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make him he . There is
., one fault in t e famil -—the
, is very superstitious. be-
, indreamsandslsnsandomene,
,po'utterdisgust of the headof
‘ disgusted husband started out
, omn- night to convince his bet—
hall that theré was nothing in
.. andomens. He turned over
. . saltbox at the table and did not
' mad, he walked under a steplad-
_ and was not assassinated, he
. .~.. atacrosseyedmaninastreet
' - and can-ted out none of the in-
‘ . .. - -: that would prevent a her-
1“ iblo disaster, and he did many other
3 ~:- that caused hiswife to be-
e that he would certainly die
.. . '- moruing. He didn’t die.
.. ,. = er, but awoke next morning
, . aregular Mr. Bowser smile on
‘ face
0 did not forget to call his wife's
ttention to the fact, either, and re-
.. ded her that hereafter he did not
rent to hear any more silly talk
.bout “thus and so" being a sure
ignof“‘such and such.” The head
I the house left home in a happy
rams of mind that morning, firmly
‘ ‘lieving that he had convinced his
fife
.1"
, He alighted from a car at Locust
’nd Sixth streets, and after walking
f half block north on Sixth street
Tell into a cellar.
r Only one finger was broken, but he
mjolted up in such a manner as to
Laue grave uneasiness. While re-
aming home in a car the car jump-
d the track, and he narrowly escaped
loath. Upon reaching his residence
. -. accidentally tumbled over a baby
nrriage and rebroke his finger.
futile at home in bed, with the ever
‘omforting wife ministering to his
rants, he never mentioned anything
lbout her superstition—St. Louis Re-
tublic.
Promotion on the Field of Battle.
On the field of battle the Emperor
‘Iapoleon would pull up in front of
aregiment. and calling the officers
round him would address each by
is name. He would ask them to
aention whom among them they
onsidered most worthy of promotion
r of a decoration, and then passed
-n to the soldiers. Such testimony
sliver-ed by those of the some rank
mind the various regiments togeth-
r with the bands of confidence and
steem, and these promotions, grant-
6 by the soldiers themselves, had
11 the more value in their eyes.
In the course of one of these dis-
ributions of military rewards, which
were like family scenes, an under
fleet was designated to the emperor
s the bravest and the best. The
clonal, while agreeing that he pos-
eased all tbe qualities necessary to
asks a good officer. added that, in
endering him this justice, he regret
ed that on amount of a serious draw-
ack he was unable to recommend
in: for promotion. “What is it?"
sked Napoleon quickly. “Sire, he
an neither read nor write." “I up
oint him ofllcer, colonel. You will
ave him admitted as such.”--Mem-
in Baron do Meneval.
I" MID PLEASANT TO TAKE.
latent Medicines
AT OUR PRICE“.
II HOT. llllll llllT Til TAKE,
ontonik £1.00
land’s Semparille, .00
yard Bump-rill“. .3;
uticura .70
aott's Emulsion, no
. Nervura. .70
lllson'l Specific for Malaria, .70
line's Ce Commend. .M
nudreth's lie, .12
book’s Planters, .10
mum's Caprice Flue-n. .51;
, is, .12
Wood's Bitters, .13
.. H's )iicrobe Killer, eta. .70
. .. ’e “tombs Killer, gal. jam. 9.50
like. hing Wither, .90
so. 0. Stillson’s
Drug Store.
I! Washington Street.
ysician for Women!
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(ha browned at her 001".
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. and incidentally everything
I! you will kindly help me. please. 9’“?
I shall be very [lads
For I don’t no to school. you knew.
l'ln each a little lad. .
There‘s several things i can't sleigh.
That’s why leak of you A,
To tell me what you learn from books.
What makes the shy so blue!
Why don‘t green peas in peanut shells
Out in our garden grow!
And why should poppies have that name
If ”pop" they cannot so!
Why do not chestnut horses come
From of! th' horse chestnut tree!
And why are table leaves In his
While tree leaves are so wee?
Wh! is it that a white mdn's told _ .1
So often that he‘s green!
Why is it that boys should never talk,
.But only just be seen!
y aren't dumb waiters sometimes dumb.
As they had ought to be!
They‘re horrid. noisy, squeaky things
It‘s always scorned to me.
And why should little pitchers have
Their cars so very great.
When all l‘ve seen have but a mouth?
What is the earth's true weight!
What makes the clouds stay in the sky
Instead of falling down?
Are matches used to light the stars!
Why don‘t the fishes drop u?
If you will Just answer these for me.
.' You will be very kind.
And when you've «lotus there are lots more
A—preylnu on my mind.
-~Boston Transcript.
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A New and Seasonlble Fntertainment for
Young Folks.
A marshmallow party is the latest thing
just now, and they are easily gotten up
and inexpensive. The limit thing to be
done is to have a fire built; if the house
has an old New England fireplace, wide
and roomy, so much the better. If the
cottage is by the sea, driftwood makes a
lively fire, and the fireplace should be
piled high with dry logs; no lumps or
candles are permissible, the sole illumi-
nation being that from the blazing wood.
The participants gather around the
wide hearth. sitting on stools, chairs or
on the rug. A big box of marshmallows,
the usual kind from the confectioner’s is
provided and set on a low table near the
mantel. A bundle of straight, thin sticks
——laths will (lo—should be in readiness;
these are usually whittled by the boys
while the fire is burning up. They are
slender stir-ks about two or three feet in
length, with one end quite sharply point-
ed; at umrshmullow is speured upon this
point and held in frontof the ruddy coals;
this should not. be attempted until there
is a good bed of live cools, as the flame is
apt to smoke the nmrslnnullowu; they
are twisted until they bcconu- a dclicute
brown and are eaten in primitive fashion
from the slick.
A more conventional way in to lay them
in it deep dish or bowl us they urebloue.
This limb is set. upon the hearth in order
to kf'l'p the contents wurm. “'heu the
confection is .1” toustcd the dish is plum-«l
upouulubloondthe(luiutyconlt-ntslacon-
smut-d. sometimes with the accompani-
ment of punch and cake. butofto-ner uloup.
Mnrsbnmliowa so prepared on: tlclli'ious.
If the party is held in the house. the
company m-m-rully tell ghost stories utter
the feast is over. Told by the flickering
firefight. these stories sound especially
weird and awesome, wise hostesses cu-
couruging the telling of them. In this
way the guests entertain each other, and
everyone will admit that. there is nothing
more fusciuuling than the telling of
ghost stories. After the borrowing tales
have been recounted the listeners are gen-
erally hungry, so toward midnight supper
is provided. The marshmallow party is
very popular with young people.
Ilml No [Desire to be (ircut.
Congressman John Allen, of Mississippi,
on one occasion wus stopping for dinner
at. the house of one of his constituents,
in which there was it son and heir about
Byenrs old. He bud been introduced to
the statesman. and then took up his sin-
tlon at his mot b -r'.~l knee.
"Now," she will to him. ”if you are a
geod boy and study your lessons you may
be u grout mun some day."
"How grout ?" be inquired. boy-like.
”You muy be u member of ('ougrcss, as
Mr. Allen is."
The boy lookcd Mr. Alli-u over euro-
fully.
“\Vell." be said, when he llllll llnlshcd
his survey. "if they all look like tlmt i
reckon l ulu'l so perticklor uboul bein'
toogooil.” Detroit Free Press.
(llngrrhn-ml for tho Knitter's fauna.
During lln- licrnum Emperor's you! to
’l‘boru be renewed u tirpululiou of the
willful-flutters of llm town dressed in pic-
(,urciullll' mmllllllvu, who presented bun
with u bnuw Imule of giiltzcrbrmul. which
With so bvury that it bull to be curried by
four town, The house is four for! high
mud ecu-o feet wide, uml m-lghml llirw
huulIrleWl:'bl. ’l'llt' Wullu, runl' um]
window» are entirely of gingerbread uud
sugar. and the Emperor was no dcllgbled
with his prownl llml. be ul- ouco ordered
it In be out to his none at Potsdam--
London Mimluy ‘l'lmce.
HE LOOKED GREEN, BUT
No Was Not as Vordtmt an "e Looked.
“'hy "M “'as Not “’mlalml.
Prom-inn tlu- t‘umlwriuml ltiwr tine
morning in the rope ft-rrylmut which pro-
vailed on those waters. l pumwd the time
talking in the uuwky youuu ni-ummiueer
wlnnlld tlw l‘lmronm'tln llml. locality.
lie was about 20. and in my experienced
eye, won, as l Judged tum, quite on moon
a spectator: as i had come upon.
“Are you umrrledl" looked, utter u few
minutes.
"No, mister."
"Not married? Why, you are obl enough
to be."
"i reckon lulu.”
“Well. you ought to be. it is the only
prop» condition for ufiumu. and every
man own it to himself and to society to
take :3 wife. it settles «use in life and
brings ulmut him Minna hostages of for-
tune which nrebouud to make a better
citizen of him. as well as a better man."
I knew i was talking over his head,
but i was enjoying it if he wasn’t.
”Are you married?" he asked with a
direetuem that rather dimoucerted
me.
"Well. m»,"l hesitated, "I am not. i
tried to be. but the woman in the case
obiected.“
lie true still lot a moment.
“Mister.” lo- said then: "you'reolton you
are the only mm in the world that ever
ha pom-d to meet. up with one it? them
ob ln’ kind or women?"
' “r, when i told him acted-by and
shoal hands with his: in sympathy. I
didn’t think he was sew as he
lacked.
- and regardless of his appearance.
APOLEON’
THE seen espram ms moos-
s‘rm'r EXCEPT To AMBITION.
”'1'
III lad Treatment at Desiree Inn-lo
Diary. several Pro Balm Jose-
phine do Bosnian-ah Accepted Illa.
”nurse’snevenge.
Up to the age of 90, it appears that Nlr
poleou had never conceived a serious affec-
tion for any woman. With the exception
of Mme. Tumau. the wife of a delegate
of the Convention to the Army of Italy in
"90. women seemed to have paid but
scant attention to the little, pale, thin
. who was always badly dream
early love aflatrs when investigated rev
solve themselves into trivial flirtatious or
vulgar adventure.
While at Marseilles, however, in the be«
ginning of 1795, Napoleon played at love
with Mme. Joseph Ilonaparte’s sister,
Desiree-Eugenie Clary, then a pretty girl
of sixteen; she believed his attentions to
be serious. Sixty-live years later the rough
drafts of her letters to him were found
'; among her effects: they show that at the
time she entertained for him an ardent
and sincere affection.
“Oh, my friend," Mlle. Clary wrote in
one of these letters, “take care of your-
self for my sake, for I could not live with-
out you; guard as sacredly as I shall the
promise which binds us, for were it
broken, I should die."
For some time after Bonaparte’s arriv-
al in Paris in May, 1795. he sent affection-
ate messages to Desiree, and urged his
brother Joseph to have a date fixed for
the wedding. but eventually the fasci‘
natingcupitul which he had entered with
awonrout uniform, leaky boots, and a
suite composed of a couple of hungry
ulde-decnmps, interposed itself and its
captivating women between him and the
little Morseillaise. “in Paris alone,”
wrote Napoleon, “live Women capable of
holding the helm. A woman should live
six months in Paris to learn what is her
just due, and where her rightful donmin."
A few days later he wrote: "The Women
here, who are certainly the most beauti-
ful in the world, play a great role in all
the aims of life.”
it i. certain that the young officer, who
had nothing except his hand to offer,-
tendered that freely, first to Mme. de
Permon, then to Mme. de in liouchargie;
later to Mme. de liesparda, and finally to
Mme. de llcnuhurnnis, who took him at
his word. During all this time he never
wrote to Desiree Flax-y, who, at lust, hav-
ing heard of his marriage. lifted her voice
in complaint, but so gently that it sounds
like the strain of an :Eollun burp. "You
have broken my heart," she sold, “yet i
am Weak enough to forgivv you every-
thing. You on- married. uu'l Iltuve no
longer lb.- right to love and think of you;
theouly coimolullou which rc-mulus for
me is to he ussured of your belief in my
constuucy; then I long for lll'ulll, for life
let'u burden, now thut. I may not rouse
L‘J‘ute it to you. [cannot uccuslom my-
self to the thought that you are married
—-lt is too hard, too bitter. l will prove
to you that l um more faithful to my en-
gagement tbuu you to yours, and though
you bun- brokcu the chain which united
us, [shall hold it binding: I shall never
marry. lnisb you every happiness and
all prosperity in your marriage, and 1
hope that the Womuu you huve chosen
will make you as happy as l lmd meant
to do, and as you deserve; but in the
midst of your bupplness. remember poor
Eugenie, and pity her sud lute."
Forgetfulm-s-s was foreign to Ilonn-
parte's muurc. and the memory oftbls
love which be bud inspired was always l|
tender point with him; throughout his
life he strove to right the wrong uud win
forgiveness. Desiree, on her part refused
sevcrul offers. but rreuluully accepted
lien. llermulotte. The news of this mur-
rlage rem-lied llonnpurto at (‘ulro, and,
although lleruudotte was his enemy and
the union displeased him. he wrote most
kindly to Desiree, wishing brr :ill happi-
new.
\Vbcu he returned from Egypt, the first
person to solicit. u furor wu~ Mme. llcrnu-
dotte. who uskcd him to stnml godfullu-r
to her infant son. [intuitively she knew
thut a son was the one thing lurking to
complete Napoleon's lmppim-w, uml, us if
to spite Josephine, whom she bated, and
whom she ulwuys spoke of m the "old
\vomun,” Desiree boasted of her matern-
ity. Bonaparte granted her request, and
with Union's murtiul bullmls in mind.
umm-d the baby ()scur.
Years lulu-r, he said: "llcruudolt'e in»
running it Murshul of France, l’riuccof
l’outccorro, uml King of Sweden was all
owing to his murriugo with my first
chcllu-nrl." it won for her Mtlxt' lliut he
pardoned lu-r husband'sdisloyulty during
the empire, formn‘e him after .\llt'r.~lm'tll,
Wugrum. nod \\'ulclu-rn-n. condoning
mllilury v.il~l:ikes which were probubly
sonwibluu worse llmu blunders, running
as tin-y dbl on top of u iluuruut conspicu-
cy lu Wlili'll llerumlollc. li'ouclw, mul 'l‘ul‘
leyrund. in complicity with the lloyulists,
brought into play the sum:- luctlm by
which. in lt‘l‘lJllt! return of luulls XYlll.
WMH I'lll‘t‘lml.
Alllmuub Mme. llorundouo lu-raclf
Would uvwr uppeurul. court. for slimio
tested .l-m'pblumtml the entire lieuulmr‘
nub-I family. end was ul. no pulus to con-
mml lu-r dislike, Napoleon showers-d gifts
upon her. He presented her with price-
lemt Sevres roses and liobellu tapestries,
and it was for her that be reserved one of
the three uumnllleeut fur polinmm which
the l‘hupt-rurol‘ lluuain presented to him
after l'lrl‘url; it. is certain,hom‘vvr, that
his friendship was entirely disinter-
tested.
Coming To It.
(f‘opyrluhl. MN. Keppler (e Hchwumumm.)
Celestial (as he sees bicyclist with
sweater un)«~—.\lellcen man cranes round
wchlnee etlyle. Wastes shirt sites some
outside, like Chlnsman.
f’asaamaquoddy signifies “good bay for
motion haddock.
meta Bantu. the cam sis M
‘ rec soar omen A? an;
In wa- nna. Brent stun- ‘or m
on Ocean "you.
,The system of railway post offices
found so successful, and a means
saving so much valuable timeuthat it h
been extended to the transatlantic steam- v
lllllll- This was begun under Mr. Wana-
maker'l administration as Postmaster-
General, but so far mall clerks have only
been placed on the American ships rum
9198 to Southampton and on the German
ships that go to Bremen and Hamburc.
On each of the vessels of the lines men-
tioned large staterooms have been set
aside and fitted out for the use of the
postal clerks. Biz racks of pigeon-holes
stand up against the wall l, and the mall-
pouches hang from stands in the centre
of the room. In these post offices the
clerks work from eight to ten hours a do!
during the entire voyage, distributing
the mails by cities and States, when com-
ing this way. and by railroad lines when
£0108 to Germany. On each ship there is
one American clerk, one German clerk,
and a German assistant. The Amer
icon is in charge going eastward. and
the German has charge of things coming
this way.
The clerks, of course, are men of en-
ergy and intelligence. They are the best
material taken from the postal services of
both countries. The Germans Wear gaudy
uniforms with military caps and swords,
and are called by the high-sounding name
of “Reichs Post Secretaer." The Amer:
lcan calls himself it ”sea post clerk.” In
splte of the lack of gold bruld and side-
arms, however, the Americans are the
most reliable men. It. is said that when
the Elder went on the rocks on the coast
of Ireland lust your the “Reichs Post
Secretuer” grabbed his sword and made
for the lifevlioats. The American stood
to his business, and did not leave his post
until he had overseen the transfer of the
mails from the leaking ship to a tug.
These sea post clerks handlenbout 140,000
letters and sixty sacks of papers each
trip; but in December and January their
work is almost doubled—Harper’s Young
People.
ONE OF GREELEY’S BOYS.
Amos J. Cummings, Printer, Reporter and
Congressman from New York.
Amos. .I. Cummings is the ideal of the
printers. whose battles he has fought at
home and in the halls of Congress. He is
ntnlented journalist and a first rate re~
porter, and in his fifty-three years of life
has crowded muuy adventures and much
hard Work. lie was with Wulker in
Nicaragua. and was with the l'nion forces
at F‘rcdericksburg, Clmnccllorsville and
St. Mary's Heights.
Hills .l. (‘llMMlNI-s.
.\lr.(‘ummiugs’ tuleuts us u journalist
were Ilt‘V'i'lupwl by the lute lloruce (iree
lcy. while he was working oi the ”case,”
and be umde his mark on more than one
journal in this city. He was first elected
to (‘nuun-ei in let-‘0, und declined a re-
nomiuuliou in H“. but in NW was in-
duced by ’l‘mumnuy to Hllr‘t‘l‘cll Sunmel S.
Fox. Mel more bus been reelected. Mr.
(‘ummiutb l~ uuully,gcuiul. u pollllcul
flgbtcr of unflinching courage. uml few
men from this city have uuule the record
for hard work lut‘ongres-t (but be has
mudw N. Y. lleruld.
LlTTLE THINGS.
Quaint or Interesting Item-u Recommend-
I'll by llrn‘lly.
The world's lolul unbl yield Imt your
was fiifll,‘.".ll~,llllll, uu inch-use of about 32,54“,-
llllom'or the previous your.
The small-«I church we in (be world is
that of :4! llvlvuu, the bishop of which
line jlll‘lh'lil tum over three rlrrgymeu.
livery «mo of England's rnyol princes
wears u (or almlle of his bride's wedding
ring.
Six \rmunm of Waterloo are will living
in Fromm, lnm'lceu in l‘luuluml and three
lll llio l'ultml Sluice,
The Grand Duke Paul of lluuiu i... one
of llwl’ew living rnyitl “bulls. He in 7
feel it llll'lllN to height.
in lh‘ll‘Hbv new [mat office of l'lll'ltlllul'y
was twtulllldml in Virginia, with lit-om"
llodlwl here no. postuumter.
'l‘lw newt curious paper xvi-lulu. In the
world belong» to the Prince of \l'ulm. it
is the lllllllllllllll'll build of one of the
llllllKllll‘r‘l of Pharaoh.
A 'i'rwum'y expo-rt ulwlnrm that there
is enough of nllw-r now held by the Nov-
ermm-ut to umkeu column l foot. square
and d :ll mill-u high.
Queen Iiilmlwth'a (treat Wardrobe.
The wunlrobe of Queen Elizabeth must.
have been about the most varied and ex.
tclmlvnom-r recorded In royal mntuls, to
judge from it list of her wearing apparel
recently authored from tho- Hone pluiers.
When the umidcu Queen was Its, and
mluht therefore have been suppmed to
have nullivwl some of her youthful van:
ilv, she powwm‘tl Wl‘omplete official one.
tomes. llr: French gowns. 1m roles» with
trains and or without, 120nm lqus dresses,
130 hmnpm, 1:35 lllnll'll, not to mention
such lrillm mu in "motion. H5 dressing
gowns and :3? fonts. With alllheaedresses,
however, it is curious to tulle tlmt Queen
liens only uwncll nine pairs of shoes.
When she died in lllllil three thousand ar-
tit-lee "f womrel were found in her ward.
robe duly unmil-mm-d.
Nut I‘ll! film.
8pcncerui'llmmbml’ told me that Rus-
sell Bugs spent half so hunrloohlug for a
cent he dropped the other day.
Fergusooml don't believe that story.
flannel-rm Why net?
Imperial dim/t tellers he one drop-
rlii a use .
~nss BOUGHT res. .‘
OE STOCK
.032“.
Jarvis Kellogg, niillnrwalk.
-—FOR—
flcllll THE llillllll,
AND IT IS ll
0W. 0" SALE.
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.
Great Reduction in
Groceri
as This
Week.
Maud S. Flour. $4.00; Snow Flake.:83.75. Every barrel guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction. Look at these prices:
New Canned Corn. 10c.
New Canned Salmon, 10.
New Early June Peas. 10c.
New Tomatoes, 3 for 250.
3 lbs Best Lard. 250.
New Citron, 15c lb.
New I’mnes, 3 lbs for 250.
New Sultana Raisins, 15c lb.
New Orleans Molasses, 45c gallon.
t‘om Starch, Sc pkg.
Gold Dust. 19c.
New Marrow Beans, 90 qt.
New Medium Beans. 70 qt.
Srda Crackerst 5c lb.
7 lbs Oat Flakes. 2-30.
New Raisins, 8c.
Evap Apples, 2 lbs for 252.
New Figs, 150 1b.
(Tottoleoe. 30c.
New ppd. B \Vheat, 1‘24: pkg.
Try our 270 Elgin Creamery butter, it is unequaled.
Full Cream Cheese. only 150 per lb.
2'3 lbs Granulated Sugar, for $1.00.
Our Teas and Coffees are the best in the, city. Full weight and measure guaranteed
The New York Grocery lln.
“Donovan's Building. Washington St, South Nurwali.
33 MAIN STREET. NORWALK,
FORTIE’I‘H STREET AND SECOND AVENUE.
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VENUE‘ lNEW YORK.
Iy ‘Dirent Freight
in?
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NEW YORK, SOUTH NORWALK AND
NORWALK.
THE; PROl‘Ele-JRS . .
CITY or NORWALK, EAGLE AND
,VULCAN.
Will leave Pier 23, E. R., Ileekmnn street. New York. at 5 p. us.
leave Norwalk, 5 p. m.; South Norwalk, 6:00 p. m.
Freight received from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Upon application to agents the City of Norwalk, Eagle and Vulcan will: be
sent for special lots of freight anywhere in New York or its vicinity.
M‘Ali persons are forbid trusting
line on account of the owners thereof.
m
ASK
any of the employee of the boats of this
no if
ll‘U It—
illlllWN'S $3.00 SilllE.
And you will
see not 0 y e
Nest and Perfect Fitting, Shoe.
But one in which the
Best Material is Used. Combining Durability and Style
Making it the best 03.00 Beamless Shoe in the market.
EVERY PAIR
WARRANTED.
Call and examine them before purchasing any other shoe. at
H. S. BROWN’S,
South Main Street. 80. Norwalk.
BlllllSEPllllT BUSINESS llllllEllli
:(IO‘I' BHOI'I‘HAND SCHOOL.)
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Brldgeport. Conn.
Only regularly organized business college in Fairileld
County. Send for new illustrated catalogue giving the names of
over 1,000 graduates we have plwed in business.
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