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A“ ‘00 GOING 1'0
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This
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I! I) be sure and go by the
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JUHPIN JO! 0' CHEROKEI IGOR”
A GREAT 6006‘”.
llsOpeseUpls mmudefirsesvills.
Ill'itltho lay-rel Ills lids loll-
trodaeas Bis tenors-yie- Vildlyls-
him-Audience.
On Wednesday arternoon last [pitched
my tent and hung out myeim In the
' young and strap-
n town oi Jet-
, . villeI Iliad
W! C.“ ”7
In“! urns--
shun under kiver
when the mayor
appeared and see:
"It ar' my odi-
shul dootyto In-
quar Ii this ar’ a
moral show!"
“Shobe,” see I.
"WhilslamnuthJ
In but a humble
‘ worm oi the dust,
nuthiu could in-
dooceme to travel
about with an ex-
hibishun cslkor-
“has YER ranches" 15m; go corrupt
001‘ "‘3 CLOTHES 01"" the morale oi the
populsehun oi Cherokee.”
~ or panorsmy got Its clothes on!”
Nuthin will be found about
remy to Injoore snybody's {eel-
Ill". , “My
“Whetds yer pcrticklcr child: In show-
in this shbwi" sez he as he picks up a
stick and scratches the heck oi my eddo
outed bug in o fatherly way.
“Fustly. to emooso, instruct and make
the world better, and, secondly, to cell at-
tenshun to my Cherokee sassypsrilly and
Magic cement. two iam'ly remedies which
should be found In every household."
“Do ye deliver a lectur’ in oonjuuck-
shun with that panornmyl“
“I do. That lcctur' alone Is wuth wnlkr
In ten miles to h'sr.”
"It sr' my oflisbui dooty to inqusr it
thar ar' any jokes in that lcctur'i We
ur' a strugglin people. and richness is not
iur us, but we hev n rcputashun to sue
tain.”
I solemnly nssoorod him that thsr was
not a joke in it from boginnin to end. nod
to convince him oi the fact I repented
most oi the lectur'. When he wassotlsiicd
of the Integrity of my cause, his eyes filled
with tours, and be pressed tny bond nod
scz‘.
"Feller critter, ’tis well! (in right
ohcnd and show yer vnrcbcwous exhibi-
sbun, and I‘ll do oil I klnou the outside it:
umko the some n bountyful success."
As lirilllil. thur Woe no charge Iur nd-
misbuu, “'Ilii‘ll Is one of the strongest
p'intsof my cxhi- '~
bishuu. ’i‘bo .‘ ,\
1
news circulated ,4 ‘ ’:\
nrouud thut uuth- 55. ,
in wasto ho unit».
Itcd to oIIt-nd the
m o s t Innocent
babe, and as u
conwkousc the nu-
jocnco was on
ovorfiowin one
and in the host. of
spoorits. The
mayor was not
only timr. and on
a front soot, but when the show wns rondy
to open in- riz up nud intordmecd "it“. to the
multitoodo in it way to tool: the bumnn
heart. He referred to tho kuss who bud
struck that town with n potent wmbin
imminent: and loft wreck and ruin behind,
to thocrittvr who had cum thnr to soil
purlor orguns and shaken society to it.~
fountinsbuus, to the human liyenn who
bod sot up n tout In .lcllcrsonvilio and ex.
hibltcd waxwork Iiuuors without so much
as 0 par of illitlt'tl on, and thnrby produced
a riot lik‘lliil three days. He had oflisituni
ly lnvostigntt-tl tho t‘hnrnctor of my vxlii»
bishun nud was glad to announce that l
bud tho tuorul wolinr' of the public nt
bourt.
i then exhibited tho fust pictur' oi my
pnnornmy, which won n scene on the
ithinu. I ochtrd nu outburst of cnthm-
siustn. but was skcorccly prepared iur the
ovnshun which iollercd. Sum of the nu
jcvucc labored illitll'f the idea that it imd
sunthln to do with Christopher Columbus
diskivcriu tho (therein-o strip, and sum
others gin thrm cheers for (iincrol Junk-
son ilvkin tho Iiritish M. New Orleans.
Scull) that public onthooslnsm was aroused
und with Inc, I sold nuthin to dampen It.
The second plctur' wait it view of sotm
ruins in tho lloly Loud. I was shout to
explain that sicb woo tho cnse. and that
ruins was now quoted In the market at 2d
per cent nbovo lust y’nr's prices. when the
nujccnco lwgnn to cheer. They took the
plctur' tor the ruins of Chicago nrtcr the
grout Ilrc. nod the mayor riz up and
blowod his nose and wiped his eyes and
sold be lost it brother in that calamity and
could recognize the very ruin under which
his mangled remains wor found reposin
alter things had cooled off. Hum oi tho.
populace cheered, and sum wept. and i
didn’t her the heart to tell ’otn that the
stsit oi lllinoy was Inr. for from the Holy
Land.
The third plctur' represented the
“Landln oi the Pilgrims," and on sficctln
incident foilsred
Its intertiucshnn.
A gray haired olc
critter on a back
seat recognized
his brother among
the Pilgrims and
got upsnd hosted
iur joy sud then
broke down and
wept. He had bin
.77 \vorryin over that
,4” brother (or y'sre
and y'srs. thinki
he was dead i
:1” bottin his mono,
/'W on bass races. and
"INTERNOCED ME TO
THE. Lil'l.’l‘lT(lOIll'Z. ' '
‘. melts blmwsdin
WNIZ‘DFID IIIION mm. ‘
'm lot of W
mom, megs... .. “m
WUWWWW
~mrirtromeum
g .
hosnsabls t'atsnsbnns to’srdsthe psopieoi
Cherokee.
When I had exhausted the psncrsmy.
which the populace insisted on inholdin
twice over, I called attenshun to myism'iy
remedies snddisposed oi 15 bottles at asap
syparlily and 10 oi logic cement. The
entbooslastn was not exactly so bountyiui
as I could hev wished for, but the mayor's
ssplsnsshnn. that s teller had sum alons
the week aiore with a suessin hour and
strapped the town of all but 817 was per-
ieckly sstisisctory. I took lest as much
pains to exhibit my eddecated hop, ave
legged woii. inmpin ire. and oxhihishun
grasshopper as it I had madesslessmouut
in to 850. When the exhibiahun was
about to close. I stepped ior'd with my
usual hisndness and announced my readi~
uses to line all yearnln souls In the bliss-
iul bonds of matrimony free of charge.
The entboosissm was spontaneous It
broke out into yells sud boots and cheers.
which put out seven oi the kerosene lamps
and cheered my live logged wait till he laid
down and howled. When the patriotism
had sumwhat subsided. the mayor riz up
with tours in his eyes and made another
speech in my favor—s speech in which he
took sand and a rug and polished up my
character till It shone like a lantern in a
dark ssrret. I don't know how many
couples stopped forth to be jincd, but I
should say at least 40. I msr‘d 'otn all to
once in s huiissle way and added my is-
therly bleach). and when the sujeenoe had
departed and the silence of night had fell
upon me and‘cny grand sggmgeshun I
seemed to h‘nr a still, small voiccwbispcr»
In in my ears:
”Durn a knee who won‘t make u foils-r
critter happy when it don’t cost nuthln to
do iti" AUSTIN Keane.
Couldn't Fool Him Twice.
“Have you u 320 greenback you wouldn‘t
mind exchanging ior small bills!” nskcd
the uentiomeuly stranger. “I want in
send 820 In a letter. and It's more conven-
Ient tosend it In one bill. Besides it's
suier." .
"I reckon I can accommodate you.
young man," replied lTnelo Zeb ilsycrnft,
drawing a roll of bills from his pocket und
proceeding to extract it twenty from It.
"Here It is."
“Thank you. Here Is the change.
Count It, please, and Boo If It's correct."
Uncle Zcb counted It.
“It's a dollar short.” ho sold.
“Let me sou." ctr-inimod the other,
taking the hills out of his hood and run
ning thorn over rapidly.
“ Why, so it. Is. I'll put. in nnotin-r dol‘
lar.”
He took it $1 bill out of his vest pocket,
ntldcdit to the roll and handed the mom-y
buck.
Ahburt time afterward i'nt'lo Zeb ns-
ccrmiuod. by n cnrcfui recount, timt his
change was exactly $5 short, but It wns
too Into. The gcutiomnnly stronger bud
left the train.
“Arc you going any further thou i'hi-
cairn?" Inqulrvd the uncut oi the omnibus
line an hour or two lutor. touching I'm-It-
Zeb on thosbouldorond rousing him from
an uneasy slumber.
"What do you want?" demanded Unch-
Zob, vying him suspiciously.
"Are you going any further than (Ibi-
cog-i?"
“I don't reckon It's tiny of your busi-
nose!"
"hot too st-o your ticket."
”Say, young folk-r," sold I'ncle Zeb
stornly, "l’vo boon swiudiod once this
morning. and that‘s enouuh. Now. yougo
on and mind your business, or I'll throw
you ofl‘n tho Irnlu!"
"All right, cup," replied the agent,
passing on down the nlsio.
\‘i’hcn l'nclo Zeb imd rennin-d the city
and got his trunk nnd vnliso. with touch
diiliculty, onto! the imndsoi tho hangout--
mun ut the station, he paid at grasping
citlzcn with u spriuuh-ss wuuon $1.50 to
hnui himself and his buggnuv to n ruilwny
station that proved to be only tour or five
blocks away. No missed tho trnin for the
cost, was compelled to wait. night hours
for the next one. and It is the opinion of
unbiuscd persons who sow him plumber
aboard the curs nt inst tbnt- Ilt' Is swearing
yet—Chicago ’l‘ribuue.
A Compliment.
'l‘woyoung men stood In tho oilico of
the (irund butt-I one nltornoou chatting
picnsuutiy together. They were of that
close who con enjoy the bright nfn-rnoons
In itilo happiness, for they bnvo nothing
else to do.
Presently ono of them pulled it pnckomv
oi cigurottos from his pocket. and quickly
striking n iuntch on the solo of his shoe
lit his Immune without doigniuu to puss
the box to his compnnlun.
"Well. thorofs politeness for you," sold
the young man thus silubtcd.
“Ut'rtniuiy It is," the other rcmurkod
"I never oIIor it man u cigarette, {or l he-
liovo it in the height of ,dlst’ourtosy. ’l‘o
puss your cluurctto is to Intimnto that
your friend Is it victim of tho Imbit, and
to n sousitlvo mun this Is an insult. Never
be offended II n gentleman nt-giocts to
offer you a cigarette when he lights one
In your presence. ilo ls n‘nliy paying you
ndt'licato compliment. "—(Iinvinnutl 'l‘rIiL
une.
Learning to ('oolt.
"No, mo'om," sold the grocer, making
it grout cluttering among his tins. “l
have coilocpots nnd ttlnptltii, but there isn't
such s thing as n jock pot In the store."
“I'm so sorry," wuiled the young wife.
“You see, we buvcn’t been married long,
and my iuisbnnd's mother hos nlwsys
cooked ior him, and when I honrd him
8
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HOSIERY,‘
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AD
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In Carriages I have Buggies and Phstons sud Canopies‘Extension Top Surries and Spindles sud Runsbouts,that are in
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The iionnecticut General tile In-
eursnce!llo., of Hartford.
will insure the lite of a young man for will
for less than to szday. or willsell him an en-
dowment for $1.1 till :for less! than 70 a day.
payable to himself if he lives. sud his people
It bodies. so do not neglect to Insure.
s. s. l'illllillilllill, um.
_ m wasummon ST. _
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Ifyou want your horse clipped quick and
on
talking in his sleep about a jock pot I Mm."
thought I'd not one, for he tuuntions it so
often he must be used to it. Could you
tell me what they cook In it? ‘
“Greens. mo'um." sold the grocer, end
he sent her to the tin store in the next
block—Detroit Free Press.
Ills Platform.
"Wodon't," shouted tho Intpussionod
orntor, “wo don’t went nothing also but
the English language spoke in this coun-
try. and don't you forgot it."
And the hcnrors promised themselves
to remember whut he had spoken—In-
disuopolle Journni.
Plenty of (‘mnpanp
Bingo—Now that you urn living In the
country I should think you would find It
lonesome riding book and iorth on the
train.
Witherbymxot ot ell, old man. I si-
ways have a servant girl with inc—Lite.
Bro-[lot It With Ilse» , ,.
Bursa-l saw your dance in town. end
masochism lwstve to‘you
( , )— was it! ‘
we lites on us
w,
W. McQuhae,
58 North Maln‘Stu
“l: South Norwalk.
WAGONS.
ltlew and second hand
Buggies. illusions, Carriages
canopies. Spindles. tit.
Prices, to suit All.
mausoleum.
HenryTilly-
v
i i
. 7,.
JIIIIIIIIIIIIIWI
IIIIIIIII
I
WILL PA Ens.
lam selling white back Blankr
from 100. to 20c. per double roll.
These goods are all new and IL
combination side, ceiling, and I
in. or 18 in. borders; of com-st
we break the combination whet
desired.
Giits are from 15c. up, double
roll.
I have been told by a great
many customers that my price
for BORDER is much less than
has been quoted elsewhere. "1
have also been told that my
stock of FINE goods is larger
than is shown anywhere in Nor
walk.
Painters’ supplies at lowest
prices.
Painting, Paper-hanging and
Decorating.
E. E. Gorham,
‘ lit. 2 First Avenue,
EAST NORWALK-S
PEAT MN.
The great German stable
bedding. No more stall
foundered horses, nomore
scratches. By reason of
the great absorbing quali-
ties of this bedding, there
is no stable odor.
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Ismmi‘ tum
FOR
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AND
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Get my figures for ;
work done by my ‘2
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This is the kind 0
sieighs that I have i
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at them if you
hiuking oi buyin
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Dana’s Sursspariils, , .‘
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Alcocit's i’lastors.
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Castoriu.
Carter‘s Pills.
Atwood’s Bitters.
Radnm‘s Microbe Killer, qts.,
Rodsm's Microbe Killer. gs]. jam,
Yankee Lung Soother,
lieu. c. Stillson’
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I? Washington Street.
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