mplu JOE or cssaoxss‘ussre A
HOQAELEBS. HOPELESS wmssnes.
:_' MAM nearing m- maven?»-
Mel film ”like an lnspirlting Don
’. am Wonder-ml ‘s-umriiiy~ww the
MB Was.
It ar' needless to mmark that I em still
unused in the grand and glorious mish-
ap of oontributin to the happiness of my
‘ tailor men. or at least club at them as 1‘
meet up with in this Cherokee strip Who
“will permit me to extend my shorts in
that behalf.
The other day, as I was out s'archin fur
. the note which ar’ the foundeshun of my
‘ celebrated Chore.
kco sassypsrill y,
which is sold at $1
a bottle and war-
rented to enthuse
the vital spccrits
as nuthin also kin.
I met a pilgrim
win dojocklod
app. ..rnnre enlist
ed my sympathies
to once. iio we...
lame in both legs,
his back “as
humped upI and
his eyes were red
from wipin away
the tears of sorter
on the tails of his
woolen coat.
“Pilgrim,” em.
I as I stood before
"Amrsntzssmonstsss,him, “why this
norsnsss MAN." son-9,21:
Tears gushed from his eyes, and he set
down on the grass and sobbod aloud.
“Hev loneliness and sadness and sorter
driv all the boundin onthoosissm out of
yer soul and left yo to wall; in tho shad—
der of dispair?"
“She hov, stranger—ésho hevi" And he
wecpod and wiped and wept. agin.
“Mobbo yo had a wife when yo jogged
_ along this way from Kansas or Missouri—
a partner of yer husum. as Shakespeare
puts it?“
“I had, but in my surrcr I could no loir
gar hustle, and she fled with a gilded
stranger who was soliin sewin machines
around the kentry on the weekly install-
ment plan—warranted not to rip and any
child kin run '01:). ”
“And yo iuved
boundless luv‘r’"
”Sorter luved hor, sortcr boundless luv.
I shouldn’t hov felt so bad. however. if
she hadn’t taken most of the outfit with
her and left me shukiu myself all over the
ciaim with the seven day nurr. "
“A woman goeth whar she iistoth. " >07. I
as I remembered tho names of three \\ ho
had run away from mo in days gone by.
“Yes, she do, and durn her pictur'i" ho
replies as ho gits up n lootlo spoorit in his
tones, and the end of his nose grows rod
with emoshun.
“And yo ar’ finanshuaily busted?"
“Busted all to squash! if gondoluswnr
e-seliin fur ueent apiece. with tho hilor
and injiue throwed in free gratis. i
couldn't buy one. "
“And while yo war shakin with tho
agar and mournin artor the lost partner of
yer busum nlongs cums n kuss who jumps
yo outer yer hole in the ground and soizos
yer bioomin claim as a site fur an orphan
asylum?"
“Ho do. stranger, he do. and yo in‘iiuiii
In mi) 1: wifciess, homeless. hopeless man.
and one who ar' about to shuillo off this
mortal coil and be at rest. Yes, a human
critter cums along while my chill was on
and pulls mo out of the hole and tells mo
to 30 house, "
“Tho best of us ar' but pore and iililllilii'
critters,” sez I as I realizes that one dose
of my Cherokee I
maypal‘illywould
tech his vital spot.
and relight tho _
candle of hope in ’ ’
his dispairinfl‘
heart. h
“That'sso, " sez
he as he pulled a
handful of grass
and gnawed at it
and wept afresh. ”Lint: A MI'LE.”
“Yes. Btrangvr, that's so, but I'm foolin
sorry fur the pore and humble critter who
got my Mary Ann even if she did servo
me out. She w’ars a No. 11 shoe, and she
kicks straight out behind, like a mole.
and her breath would wobble tho hind
wheels all u. wagon. in iunvln this yore
vain world for a better land l frooly for
five him. "
- “And won't notliln pursundo yo to iil‘i‘
on and been"! ccltlsh and ambisbus nui n 5‘ “
“Nuthin, stronger. nuthin on tho Tlii'i‘
of this nirthi Y0 svo boi‘oro yo a fuller
critter who will bo iiyin around in para
‘ disc anti producin swoot moosio on a hold»
on harp before this day’s sun sinks below
the hills and tho shudders of night cum
down to kivor up the wicked spots of
firth. Ican't say just how much influence
I’ll hnv up thnrbcin as I hain‘t party and
am no hand to push myself l'or’d, but if
10'“ gin mo yor name l’ll do the best i
kill fur yo in my humble way. "
“As fur the name, it’s .lumpin J no, and
tar yer willin‘ncss to help mo I'm much
fibicogct .”
“What did yo jump to pit slob a jump-
in name!"
g “A claim or two in tho houlrinin and
dare I had reformed from my wickedness,
in“ it cums mostly through my jnmpin
V frog and the man
nor in which my
(Tiiart‘ikm‘ sassy-pn-
riiiy jumps hopo
’ and mnhishun in-
to the souls of all
who take it. no
oord i ii to the
printed direckr
shuns on tho bot-
tle. Shake aforo
usin, and don’t
lose the cork and
stuff a rag inter
.. , the bottle. If ye
ar’ mindedtoteke
MK 1"" 003m": I‘M 0' W0, 11“
teethet ye'll and all about yer
Ana and other W "
W72?
that. Woman with u
insubstanmr'
“lichedoa't. itwiilheim
“And I will train becum a, hustler end
mull...» "
to about with a dotcrminsshuu to canker,
or diet Stranger, don’t hold out no false
hopes to a crushed and dyin men!" -
After sum more talk the critter walked
back with me to my shanty, and I handed
him e bottle of sassypariliyi'and he drank
of its contents. In five minits he was a
changed man. llopo returned; ambishun
ill-ed his soul; glutinous shone in his eyes.
I patted him on the‘fiack, headed him out
into the world and told him to go forth
and cooker. He went. but as darkness
fell he returned and stole my spotted boss,
and a shotgun, and a blanket, and though
I chased him three miles he got away.
Slob is the gratitood of human natur‘, but
l'm not complainin. If I can git the 04180
properly More tho public, it otter increase
the sales of my sassyparilly by 50 bottles
awook. Don't git. up in the night and
take my Magic cement by mistake. and
don’t gin the baby the bottle to chew on
while cuttin his eyotooth.
Airsriu linsxs.
Fate.
Long she stood at the window and mus
ed. The rays of the setting sun cntan lod
themselves in her 'i'itinn hair or surroi ud-
ed her glorious height of 5 feet 8 wit an
auroato halo. Proud, quecnly, lira)» like
a goddess, she was indeed in. magnificent
specimen of femininity.
“Strange,” she muttered. And then a
soft, self pitying, half happy sinilo illttmi
across her face like u gleam of April sun-
shine.
“Strange. " she said again, “to think
that I, who only six short nmnthsngo was
the quarter back of tho Emancipatcd Mald-
ons’ football eleven, should have lost my
heart to a man whose collar is a size and
a half smaller than mine. lint such is
fate. And I love him!" ,
Cnrclcssiy picking up a 40 pound dumb-
bell, sho tossed it out of tho window and
across the lot and thou sought her hou-
(loin—Cincinnati Tribune.
Confusion in the Temple.
During a into protracted session of the
Blue Light tabernacle the Rev. Wining-
doodlo Baxter brought his umbrella down
on the pulpit with a jolt that rattled the
sash in the window frames and exclaimed:
“Dora’s got. to be less talkin in dis room.
I can't. hear myself think.“
Upon hearing this one of tho (‘tllul’l‘ii
sisters arose and said:
"llruddor Baxter, Iwishos tcrcaii yer
retention to do fuc' dot it mu do iunh-
members of do congregation whom lilli dw
in do tnlkin. "
"llit mu. om it?" n‘pliod tho ill-v.
Whongdoodio, with a savage gleam in his
eye. "i‘zo mighty glad of dut. ilnr mu
some kin of shhw of hit's stoppin it hit's
do mules. Ef hit was do females dat was
talkin, dar would bo no hopos of hit's ob-
bcr ll-itin up. ”-’i‘oxas Sittings.
’I‘iw (‘Ilstum of the Country.
"Whoa I was in Kentucky last." sold
tho man who had su‘orn oil, “it was very
dry down thoro, and thoytold mo id have
to toko whisky or nothing. ”
"And what did ‘you say?" inquirmi one
who was interested in his welfare.
“I said nothing," he i’vplluii, with tho
air of a martyr.
“That was right, that was right. my
dent follow. "
"You. i found out that it was. ’l'iu-y
always givi- a man whisky under such vir<
cumsmnoos. when he says nothing.
ilotruit Free Press.
n
Too Much Education.
Sympnthizing ifh‘ruynian l to conviviy—
How did you happen to get here? You
seem to be an intelligent man.
(‘llll\’li‘i—~'i‘illli is" just tho troubles.
followed good udviw.
Syiuputhiung ( 'ii‘rfl)‘llllill-—H0mi mivim'i
('UIlVli'b—hl'n. ’i‘hot what roads, "’i’ho
Lord helps those that help theiusolvos.“~
Bmokiyu Lilo.
1
Only Una Inhihlfl'e.
Miss l’iukeriy~\'ou must have u do
lightfully bnppy disposition, Mr. Jammy,
.lagwnyv—Why?
Miss i’liikq-rly—-.\lr. i.‘lov~~rton told llil'
that tho other night «as tho iirst time in
had ovvr soon you really sols-n—Now York
\Vorld.
Disrvspm-tful.
“’l'imuiins' farlwr says ho is going u
cut him oil with a shilling."
“What did 'l‘lnnnins say?"
"iio asked if ho couldn't arrange to
leave him out of the will entirely and pin
him tho shilling now. ' '—-—\\'ashington Star.
A Desperate Effort.
(‘obbio—i put on my host suit last night
and onilod on my girl's father.
Stone—Did ho sovm pleased?
Cobble—lip somm'd pleased with the
suit. He tried his best to not a sample
from its—(Howler and Furnisbor.
lie Mugs-rod.
“ill-or iii“, 1 find it impossible to drop
my feet away," he said as thocioek struck
2, and he unw- no sign of wring.
" Perhaps they are ash-op," suggested
tho young lady. with a yawn. and ho took
the blah—livtroil Free Press.
No lnmxvr Entitled to ltlemlu-rshlp.
Van Masters—4 umhrrstnud Hobbs iiilr
been formally expelled from the Artists'
society.
Pewter-Nos; ho foil asleep in o. bur.
hvr's choir, and the harbor cutoff his van-
dyko board—(thirtiiwi llocord.
Proof l'ositive.
“Yrs," said the physician, “he's dead,
poor follow. liis heart has ceased tobeat."
“That last statement sottius it," said
tho friend. “If there's anything about
Slippery Date that has (nursed to hint, he
certainly is doad."-—-ilife.
A Hitter Reflection. .
“No, ho thwsn't love me," she sighed
as she listened to tho receding footsteps of
the youth who had just parted from her,
“No, ho doesn't lovo me. He said “(and
night only four times before goiiig.”—-—Now
York Press.
The llest Way.
thfloeron know that girl who ruins-
ednu-l She has just insulted me by in-
viting me to dinner.
I)ashuway——\\'hat are you going to do?
Btufier —' Swallow the insult. —- New
York Sun.
unforeseen Calamity.
Hungry Guest—I’d like to have a sprig
of parsley with this sirloin.
Waiter-40m, sir. but the bunch of
be last man that had steak—Chicane
is)” we’ve been usia today was at up
t
buns.
i
)
LESSON W, FOURTH QUARTER, iNTEH’
NATIONAL SERiES. OCT. 28.
Text of the Mason, Marl: ll. Ida—um.
cry Verses, Gum—Golden Text, Mark
ii, lip-Commentary by the Rev. D. 3!.
Steam. 1
1. “And again He entered into Caper-
naum uftcr some days. and it was noisod
that lie was in the house.” The leper who
had been healed blazed ti ‘ fact abroad so
much that Jesus could n more “We“ in
the city, but had to find a' resting place
without (chapter i. on. but whorowr He
went the crowds flanked to ilim. Does
not that leper and the Iopors of 11 Kings
vii, ii, put us to shame. for surely We ham
good tidings. and yet. how many hold then"
pence? When Jcsuscmno into (.‘upvrnanni,
it soon became known. In chapter vii,
24, it. says. “He could not be bid.” How
is it that many who bear the name of
Christian can so hide Him that no one
would know from tin-irconduot or conver-
sation that Christ is in them?
2. "And straiglitway many wore unth-
orcd together, insomuch that there was no
room to receive them-no. not so much as
about tho door—and Iio preached tho word
unto them.” Ono would think from the
many devices resorted to nowadays to draw
tho pooplo toehurf‘h that thorowas no
longorpnwor in Jesus nor in His gospel.
Were it not for ilob. xiii, a, one might
think He had groutiychnum-du But know-
ing that with Him is no variablonoss. lll'iv
thvl' shadow of turning. wv are compelled
to conclude that many preachers do not
preach tho Word; hence the need of such
exhortJuions as Jonah iii, :2; II Tim. iv,
‘3, “Pa-ooh tho preaching 1 bid time,"
“Preach tho Word,"
ii. "And thoy l-omo unto llim bringing
one sick of tho palsy. which was borne of
four." \‘l’hon those who know Jesus thus.
earnestly labor to bring their frloudst-J
liim. it is maul i'Viiii‘ilf‘t‘ of their faith in
Him, but what shall up soy or think of
those who profoss to know Him. yet never
put forth :in odor-t or say a Word to brim:
another soul to Him? (‘an it ho that they
have a name to live, but. are dead or luke-
warm and ready to be spewed out of ills
mouth (iii-v. iii. 1. iii).
4. “And when they could not mmonigh
unto Him for the press they unom'orvd
the roof whoro liowos. and when they
had broken it up they lot down tho bod
whorl-in the sick of tho palsy lay." In
Luko v. 11'. it says. "into tho midst lwinl‘il
Jesus." Liko iliu poor Woman whom no
physician ('Hliill in-ip, lliry felt if tin-y
could only not to Him He Would surely
do it for tin-oi. What ilil‘n'h‘i‘ii i‘HllflliI'liL‘i'
in Jesus! Such trust is nm-rput ioshamo,
We must ask without. wavering. liuvo
faith and doubt not plus. i, ii, 7-, Marl; xi.
2;. 2i)
5 “When Jesus saw thoir fuiib. He
said unto the six-l. of ”iv palsy. Sou. thy
sinsbl-Toruiwn lbw." How hill'li l'nilh
does pix-nan iiiiu? ill-or liim ('Hiil‘i'i‘llllli:
the centurion. “i luuv not found so great.
faith—no. not in imp-l." And to tho
woman of ’i'yn- and Sidnn: "Hwnnan.
[rm-at i~ thy fulfil. ’u' if unto the-o own as
thou will" l.\l:nix. \iil. i“; xv. ‘3‘).
how the grout phy~ivinn wvnw‘ right to the
root of lhv mom-r and attends to the soul
iwfon‘ lln' luul)‘ ;\ Mel. lmdy is ofLu-n‘
but not always. lilo l‘i‘rilihui a sick soul
(iii John. 2i.
ll. " lint llxri'vvwn- m-rtuin of the sl'ribo<
sitting tin-to and rmwuiuu in Ilu-lr
imiris " ’i‘his iliniil' of fronting ills Words
or ills doings will never brim: iiuhtor
[ii‘iii‘i‘. .\ll roosonings must be cost down
(ii For. x. 3'. It is only tho. Nil-rimm- of
His Words that giwtli light. iiia‘ Word
must be rot-rived with inwkin-ss and re
n-ivod. as it is indeed as the word of ilod
(T’s. n-xit. 13W; .las. i. ‘.’l; l’l‘hoss. ii. iii!
7. ”\l'bydoih (his man thus spook hid.»
phmuii-s" Who can forgivo sins but Hod
only?" it iii. 5' had our law“ so hardened
ugnimi Him. tin-y might inuo said to His
glory and to rhoir soul‘s good. "This must
iii-Hod, for only God can inrnivo sins."
'i'hI-y might haw lilolurht of l.~a xiiii. L'fv.
fll'lii Sillti. ' 'i‘illfi lllllnl iu‘ lilo Lani “ml (if
tho holy propln-is. I‘ll-ll our Messiah."
:4. “And immediately. “in“ .iosus por
(‘t'lvi'il in iiiri Spirit llllll lin‘)‘ nu T't‘a'ihhiii'li
within ilmnsrlws. if.» said unto tin-m,
Why reason _\'w thow things in your
hearts” The fact that lie would rend their
thoughts and tn-li them what was passing
in iln-iriuinds should have convinced iln-iu
that lie was llunt' Ullu‘l’ than the one who
said long before. “i know tho things that
Cuiili' illln yulii‘ llllliii. ivory nlw III iiil‘lky'
so
(i‘l’lvk. Xi, b), two!) lln‘ gi‘l'ul svnn‘lu‘r ii
reins and hearts (I (‘lu-on. xxviii, ii; .i r.
xvii, no.
9. “Whether isitvnsior tosnyto tho sick
0i iho pain; ’i'hy sins lmforuivx-nihw, orto
say. .'\l'i.~ and lake upihy boll and walk,"
'i‘hoinhl would M‘t’iii to many to ho fho
groan-st, (or bodily iuilrmiiy it. in many a
moro [.{l‘li‘Vllliri thing: than unforuivon sin.
What liilllilu'l‘n thoro aro who \vould giro
all they have for hooilh of body who are
not at all l-onvoruod about tho forgiveness
of sins! They are blind and dead to spir-
itual things and in tho unseen and «tor
nai realities of heaven and hell.
lo. "ilut that yo may knowihot the
Son of man hath pou'oron i'iil‘lil to f'oruivo
sins (lie saith to the sick of tho puisyi.”
Hero is the truth to ho proclaim-d around
tho world. "’i'ho Son of man bulb power
on earth to forgive sins." llo rl-l'oivi-th
sinners: llo costs out noun who mmoto
liim; Ho blot-s out all sin and will re-
niomhor it no moro. The blood of Jesus
Christ olomnsoih from all sin (Luke xv, :3;
John vi. ill“. lsn. silli. “.25; John i, 7).
Many in (Tliinu have rom'ivod the ulmi tid-
ings the first time they heard tlwm, and
multitudes in all muintrivs are vainly
seeking rostof soul ('oneorniinz this ho-
oauso they know not. of lilm. Whom is
the faith and soul of those four friends?
11.“i say unto thee, Arise and take
up thy bed and no thy way into thlno
house.” This is tin-Word that has all
power in it, the word that at creation spake
and it was done. conuumuiod and it stood
fast (1’s. xxxiii, in. tho Wm‘il that said,
“Let there ho light,“ and ilwro was light.
it is the "thus saith the Lord” of tho
Old 'i‘cstonwut. 'i‘ho sann-voieo is say-
ingflto many today, “Awake, thou that
film-post. and arise from the loud, and
Christ. shall uivo than light" (iixlil. v, 4).
and will i'l‘ll long say to Isriwl,,“.\rise.
shine, for thy light is come, and the glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee" (isu. ix, l).
19. “And immediately hournso, took up
the bed and Went. forth lii'fiil‘l) them all,
insoinuvh that they were all amazed and
glorified Gmi. saying, We never saw it
on this fashion." A Mean soul and a
whole body—how sunnostivo of tho resurl
rcetioa morning. when. having been pro-
sorwd blameless. We shall ho presented
intuitions. We shall, be like Him, even
our bodies likoiiis glorious body (1 Thus».
v, 21f; Jude 2i; 1 John iii. 2', Phil. iii,
21). More confidence in Him and more
loidminess to Him would bring more ‘of
Us power even in these mortal iiodies, to
His great glory and our great joy.
are sure ihcy will suit.
look at tin-m, we think the price wdi svli
Repairing of all kinds.
NOS. 5, 7,
m RIBBONS.
J 9.12 AT
5 01‘s. PER
w
YD.
A. Dickerman & Son,
84 WASHINGTON STREET. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
liwfli to you.
John mile-d for and delivered.
WRIGHT’S CARRiAGE REPOSlTORY,
BOEING Mill SIGN LETTER!“ a specialty, by GEO. WASHBURN, the artist. Call and get figures.
ComeandSeelhem
'\ THREE SPINDLES
\ OF OUR UWN MAKE.
New designs and we think
I the best ever offered.
They are built ‘on honor and;will
be sold cheap.
The finest lot of
FANBY TRAPS
in Connecticut.
'8
In ilL'iliilliS and I’liA ETONS we have end springs, side-bars and side springs. These buggies we fully warrant, and
.\|.~() t‘.\l\'()l’li§", ilUNAllOUTS. BUSINESS and LUMBER BOX WAGONS, to suit all demands.
ITAKNESSES. ll 0 have put in a tine line of ”ARV ESSES, WHIPS, LAP ROBES, BLANKETS. etc, if you will
Cor.
HALE SELLS TT. 250.
REMEMBER
The connecticut General life in-
suranceifiou oililariiord.
for loss than in a_duy. or will-sell him an on-
dowmont for SiJIIl‘flor less; than 7:! a day.
puyabloio himself if he lives, and his people
if he dies. so do not neglect to '
:8. S. i'HUMMEDIEU,‘ AGENT.
ill WiSHlNGTilli ST.
”has: CLIPPING
—B\‘—
WATER POWER.
if you want your horse clipped quick and
cl on. (Hill on
W. McQuhae,
58 North Main St"
mi? South Norwaik.
means.
New and second hand
Buggies. Phaeton. taiiiagss
tannins, Spindles, tic.
M...
Prices to Suit All.
OALL Alli) Ell THIN.
Henry Tilly.
r
will insure tho lifuof a young man for Shim ,
Franklin and Madison Sts.. So. Norwalk.
Hid Company’s
LEIIIGH,
HAZLETON,
CROSS CREEK,
and other first class family
COAL.
Our range and heater
COALS
for family use are carefully pre-
pared; all slate and dust remov-
ed before delivery.
SOUTH NORW A LK.
.s. e. JERNINGS. '
Paper Hanger.Calcimlnem’alun
and dealer in
Will 'rAPER AND BURDERS.
lNorth Main street :43 Narwnih.
Sample lumin- of full lim- lam-i styles of
Papers. Borders and Hill Mouldings taimn
houwe for iuapwtinn on notice by umtni.
mclil Estimaimrhsorfu'l wives,
Physicigiiiur Women!
MRS. DR. N. R. Glilltliiiil
Can be consulted at her Miles,
342 Broad St, Bridgeport. tuna,
from if! a. m. to 7 p. m. any day except Sunday
I'l‘hs Doctor is a regular ph sirlan and for
the last sixteen years imu nun o the DiHEAFEH
of OMEN a specialty. Ladies snusrinn
from any iiiflll'llii inch eat to the sex can
consult] r. Bullion lathe strictest confidence.
and With the assurance of receiving the most
skillful and wientific treatment known to
modern surgery and medicine. Home care
furnished for confinement resort Terms mod-
erate. All letters promptly replied to. im-
olmw stamp. Mt!
' Uncles A
Six Per Cent Investments
Guaranteed Real Estate mortgages.
First Mortgage 20 yr. (iold Bonds of
the Lock port (ins and Electric Light (30.,
Loekport. N. Y.
Debenturs Bonds of the liliddissex
Banking Company, Middletown, Ct.
Prompt attention to mail orders.
H. D. SMITH,
loo- 1 laconic Building. Norweii.
Groceries
If you want good goods that can‘t be
be beat call on
A. T. MERRIAM,
i28 SUUTH MAIN STREET.
Fine No. l Mackerel. at lilc each.
Canned Soused 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.
Teas and Coffees of the best, but no
presents.
700 MILE
- SEA TRIPS
By the beautiful new steamships of the
Old Dominion Line.
T0 Old i’oint Conifert or Virginia
Beach and Return,
(llygeia lien-l.) (Princess Anne Hotel.)
Most delightful resorts on the Atlantic coast
for a SUMMER OUTING. May be made for
SIB. [lid Point Comfort, tit.
til. Virginia Beach. iii.
A day and a quarter at either hotel.
iiillliillilm EVERY: EXPENSE.
0! main and berths en route and a day and e
quarter‘s board at either hotel.
This trip is an ideal one as the course shirts
the coast with little likelihood of seasickness.
and passes in review many watering plum
and points of interest.
illil DOMINION 8. 8. iii).
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