.. , W int-m
“slum humus
,, novels. the English preferring
we always. the romance. or. rather
“Rm form. the novel of adventure,
9 thall‘ronch take the scene-t pleasure
Willem“ of characters orpnrrions
ll. within the frame of every dcylife.
‘ ”tempting to decide which is the
of these two productions it may be
‘ to try and explain how the English
to choose the romantic and the
, the realistic method. The expla-
m seems tc’iie on the surface, to he
Illness of the two peoples.
. IThe English is n colonizing race that
seeks adventures and finds them in every
‘ quarter of the globe. If Englishmen do
not push across pathicss forests to conquer
Mon- and deliver fair maidens or plunge
'into eunieu sen caves to war with men-
Iterl more terrible than any to be found
the dangers have only assumed new
men by any one who considers the clrcum- ’
in upper air, it is simply true to any that .
the W! ah
eand'e where the ephlnx'e
at his feet, with a prayer on his lips or
his heart to Toth—Thoth, the master of
wisdom. the lord of the lhie, in whose aha
Wheaten land ‘ :rf Khan” iii: 2:;
t own ow. a
still refuse to mmy mooniight"iort they
should anger her," they any v ,
in German children firmly have in
Home] or clda, whose boat is the moon.
whose flower is the flux and whose delight
in to reward industrious little nuidens.
Dante makes the man in the moon Cain.
In Egypt he is Horus, held to the breast of
Isis, his mother and the moon. in lion.
tun the man in the mom is a giant, who
at flowing tide stops to pour water on the
earth and at ebb tide strands upright in or-
der that the water may subside. .
A curious enamrn fancy is that the fig.
forms. Fighting fevers and [tuning in In- 1 are in the moon is that of the pattern wife
din or tolling forn livelihood on the frozen 1M. who weaves the clouds into white
plains of Manitoba, seeking gold amid 010th. Mid who, after the lapse 0‘ many
the ralnstcrms of Msshonninnd or on years, Wilt her mortal husband back to
the nunhaked waterless wastes of West “Ml“ by the rainbow b71080 1" WOW
' Australia. the. llriton’e life is apt. to 1... death might not defile her heavenly home.
one of great vicissitudes. filled with events 1 TM 0’" “Dd "10 panther M0 bfllh connect-
so strange as those which, in tho telling, . ”a With “'0 moon in “0"“) Vliffllf'. 000"“
obaflncd Desdcnwnn. It is not to be wcu- ‘ fashion. indeed in Australia the moon is
tiered at that the race that most loves m}. ' represented as a native cat, and also in
venture: and perils and feels more keenly Efllll- 1|”)th “IO ("ililtllfilfi say "If“
than pthers the fascination of tho un-
known should prefer works of art that run-
‘dnr its peculiar passion. The novel of ad-
" , venture is still, as it has always been, tho
chief type of English creative work in
prose. »
The French idea of prose fiction is
wholly different, corresponding closely,
as it does, with French life and French
character. The Frenchman is neither nd-
venturous'nor romantic, but gifted with
the Latin rcasounblenuss and clcurness of
View, an art lover from his birth, with n
. leaning toward refined sensuality. These
‘ f qualities and many other excellent differ-
ences will be readily conceded to him by
every student of art or literature. For the
model of his prose fiction, for the master
pieces embodying his characteristics, as
“Robinson Crusoe" embodies tho charac—
teristics of Englishmen, We must not go
to "Gil Bias,” with its Spanish intrigues,
' but to "Manon Lescaut. ’ ' Every one knows
the Itory of the Chevalier dos Grieux and
his passionate love for Manon. Every one
knows, too. how Manen’s lightness and
gaycty tortured and fascinated her lover;
how the obuvclicr’s parents made common
cause with the authorities of Paris to sop-
arate the devoted pair and how they
failed. No one who has ever read It can !
hive forgotten tho story of Mnnou‘s death
in that American desert and of the cheva-
iier’s inoousolable grief.
This great work Ichfli‘iilifls "Robinson
Crusoe” in nothing save the fidelity to life
of its character draivlng. Robinson Cru-
Ioe is a liner study of an individual, for
more intimate, soul revealing and cinho~
rate than the somewhat careless, sketchy
portrait of Desiirieur. iiut Manon can be
classed perhaps even higher than Robin.
Ion Crusoe as n portrait taken from life.
The vowing fortunes, too, of the French
”lovers are conditioned by their characters
. and by. the circumstances of the time, and
‘ are not to be compared in strangeness and
physical excitement with the wholly acci-
dental adventures which called for Cut»
K: indomitable energy. Both books are
of
knowledgvii masterpieces, nmi thnehurm
in for mature renders ls certainly not
surpassed by the fascination which tlw
other exercises over the lumgiuutiou of
boyhood—Saturday Review.
Ln Grippo is here again with all of its
old time vigor. One Minute Cough
Cure in a reliable remedy. It cares and
cures quickly. G. A. Gregory 0: Co, and
G. C. Stillson.
there ls'afrog in the moon, to metamor-
phosed bounty called Chango.-—All the
Year Round. ‘ .
Telegraphic Mistakes.
The telegraph has indulged in many
1 witticisms at the expense of the mcmln-rs
of both houses of parliament. It has trans-
formcdu classical nllusiou to“('.nto and
; Brutus” into “Cats and limicsf’ the
celebrated phrase used by the info W. E.
Forster in n spomhon his Irish alley,
“nmuvais sujets and village rufllanfi’ into
“wandering savages and village ru ansf’
“tried in the balance and found wanting"
into “tried in the balance and found pant-
ing;” “the Cow was cut into halves" into
“the cow was out into calves,” and “the
militia is a great constitutional force"
into “the militia is a great constitutional
farce. "—Mncmillan's Magazine.
You Don't [lave lo swear (m
siys the St Louis Journal of Agriculture
in an editorial about No-To-Bic, the
famous tobacco habit care. "We know
of many cases cured by No-l‘o- line. one.
a prominent St. Louis architect, erected
and chewed for twenty years; two boxes
cured him so that even the smell of to
bacco makes him rich.” No-TovBac roll
and guaranteed by R H Plalated. No
cure no pay. Book free Sterling Reine
dy 00., New York or Chicago.
B. H. Bowman. pub. Enquirer, of Eve
men, lnd., writes: Last week our little
girl baby.the only one we have,was tuber.
sick with croup. After two doctors failed
to give relief and life was hanging on I
more thread we tried One Minute Coulis
Cure and its life was saved. 6. A.
Gregory a Go. and G. (I. Stilleon. .
if a New You millimetre gives
oer at 5th avenue and 26th street,
6700.00, which gives ill people dyspepsia
and these people spend 01,456.00 in doc-
rs' bills and ‘iinally have to pay 16.! l.
sch for Cactus Blood Cure to cure them
what would be the saving per capite if
-'h.r dinner should not be given. there
being 87 persons at the feast!
Inquire at Pleisted’s drug store. what
you may have the problem solved ‘6
M
urtinfnmatzonni'ou‘ I am.» l'lvn'ilma
. . Beautifulm
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You see them everywhere.
Bicycles
Bicycle beauty comes
from graceful lines and
fine finish, in which points
Columbia bicycles excel.
But there is more than
mere looks to recommend
a Columbia. Back of the
handsome design and elegant
finish is a sterling quality
that over the roughest
road and the longest
journey will carry the
rider with safety and sails-v,
faction.
W one emu. M
well of Phillipsbcrg, N. J.
A term reclaim mom. m
Various (lime. flower-r. Point the
flower of Incision at Islam (inventor
of lane-.10...“ Ila "as nu- Arrow
ed charm With the Crime.
Elinor. Pa. April 97.-—'f'he use
quiet little town of l'bllllpsburg, whle
crown» the hills on the New Jersey shore
of the Delaware opposite this place. In in
n ferment over the mystvrlmis death of a
widow named Mrs. Rachel Blackwell.
whose dead body was fcmnd late 'l‘hursday
night lying (“floss the llltl in thefmnt
room on the mnmd floor of her home, film
Washington street.
There was atiuy bullet wound In the
right temple, her right arm was out-
stretched. and the bond rooted on the hsnc
die of a scroll new revolver. Everything
indicated suicide, but those who knew the
widow refused to believe that elm touit her
own life.
The arrest of Hniuuel (funicular, a
wealthy resident of ivlmton and one time
pfrslfllltsid' ut Mbury for is your», on a
warrant issued by ilorbncr i'awr llnguorv
ty has given rise to all sorts of stories.
The warrant was issued aim the mrtmer
had revels a thorough Investigation. which
showmi that Carpenter's relations with the
widow bad Imuu the calm of much music
in the little town war since last spring.
Aboutfhut period Mrs. liltWIlWlllimM'
,Jlfrs. Hillier agreeing to save the girl in
ed to l'hllllpwburg frmn illusion and took
the cottage. passing all non: Carpenter as
her husband. lie was lmowu. lmwever,’
end when elm found that out who miniittod
he was her mlmlrcr. In that she nvarcmne’
the prcjmllmm of her neighbors and visited
in many houses.
film feared Carpenter.
She often spoke almut Carpoolor’s vie:
Its, enmciaily tqus. Mary Iimnumll, who
lived nppmltc her ileum, fine day aim told
Mrs. llnmnmll that alto was ufmld Carr
punter was going to do something desper-
ate. him said he was acting :mcerly. Two
Weeks ago she mill:
"i have told him that he should stop
his visits and saw the fmully from the I
disgrace which lmlsf. certainly follow. 1.
have told him time and time again that i
would run away. and he finally wound up
by threatening to kill me. "
Carpenter, it appmrs, continued his vls.
Its. and lately the widow complained
greatly of his threatening attitude. and
that he bud mid he Would shunt her, (in
Monday night last he had aqunrrel with
her and again on ’l'mvsdoy. (in Wednewley
morning Mrs, lilsekwell mid she had
found pistol, a letter and a bottle of
infidel! In ('Mpefllef's (out wicket :
while he woe asleep on a much. him said
the letter purported to have been Written
omlnnt Imvant than in the present male.
by mm," m "M "mmm‘ “N" and M" Mr Phantom was almut lilyearsofnge
boom-ml that she had mmmlliml cullclvlc. "m but been FM“. mmmlswhmcv since
T” M“ """mw" "m said u" "M! m" nha'lrily lmfure the assassination of Dave
claret! it an April fool palm and bod in. "WWW” r-hief 0‘ ”an“ by "m Italians.
duredhcrtorcturntlwIutlprumlroe-.lvur, ’l'hansws haermwd I. profound “I”
Mrs. llamnmll sow Cartmnhvr mil at the “a" bore ' ' ’
house on Thursday. ‘ ., M...
At that time the widow was at Mn.
liammoil's house. I'll:- saltjl slmhdid not BASEBALL
want to no (hammer. on a it went , ,I .
home, therele another row, but that ‘ t ‘1 ”:03 "I“ U: "Am"
was thelnstsmnof Mrs, llilwltwullnilw. \’ if"; m ‘ n 2 4y 0 1 4 t) . It
When Mrs. llammell returned at if .rw "" """" t . £ ,, 4‘- .
o'clock that nlfit from Keaton, the wicl— Boston "'I ' U ’ 0 U " 0 f) ’m "
owls hnumwm in darkness ’I'luiolmi- ,‘Him‘ MM". 6 ‘. ,, 1 . fl 0 ' f’
term in the tmrlor We!" thrown hurls, and “m "‘7‘" (’ :’ " ( r ' u (’— a:
the winliOWrt on the front of the lumen ”thil‘ii’vulrinpti :1 l 1 u l l f y...
were open. ’l‘lm evening paper had not ‘ ‘ “ ,
been boltcninmml .‘Irs. ilnmnwil Howl PMWMPMN '” I: [I 1., (i i i :h‘
clone wuo nrouml. filmmllml l’nilmnmnbw“::"";l"‘:t“i:.'.;l.’ ’ U ’ ' " ‘ 0 """"'
Goran-s. Wiiflflllff'fmi llm lm'lm mill found ’ ' ‘ m ’
W * ......... lil.".i‘:.‘.’:’.i.’.; """" f. ‘: 1'. 2‘. 1: 1:“: 11%.???
powder marks em-lrolmi the wound In the.
temple, showing that tho pislul boil been
held very close In the woman's hunt.
The rev/ohm! is n «mull one, and on the
side of the barrel is the norm l}. is. New
inch. Hatfield. More, no a amnll mile in
the roomwan a letter. the «nine f'flilllif'
which the blow had symbol: of "H. tiny
before to 3 , llaimm-ll m lmvinsr found
In sum (Zarpc-ntrr's pmlwt. but it bur.
neitlwr signature nor date It mud
la-fl n latter,
“DEM: iii-Milt I haw liven ill l'ul
some time. and being all nimmlhink ii
better in com anything slmulli happen.
lint whatever slumid happen I "list you
will he mllsflml and virtue no one any
trouble Immune lam the only one to blame
in the matter, [have enoimll nmmvy to
prey all the "sinuses, and In regard to the
furniture i trust you will take «any of that
for the children. I want my watch given
toMnry. i intended giving it iolwrnt
Christmas. lwrile this to you Imusc
you have always lm leaned apti kind cl»
lerto mo and hevetold me‘ often that
whatever I wished you would do ilsvs
whatever things are useful to you. and
forllve me the trouble 1 lmve outlined you
and unrest of the loved mm Take care
of the children, and tell tlmm nothing that
will cause them lofhlnir III of their mother.
(lmdby, with a diner sister’s love to you
and all «Ivar «m. "
Thin letter was whim-ms! to hire l.ls~
combo 'i". ”church. Ilium lfuntenlon
ninety. N. J. A note written In lend pea.
ellwas also (mind. It nuslto buin the
mhsndsslhelwttev. lined:
"tilt. flanne~Wu from. and you were
not here. i hove 3mm in Known. "
Cavalier is wild to have always er
dressed the willow as "shuttle." It was on
the strength of firm circumstances that
them mow the warrant. Carpen-
ter was Weller/hie berm at Fusion arr:
ly Friday morning by Chief 'l’illon.
lie celled may uumlom relative to the
death, and moral as If alsmt to collapse
when the polio-1mm told himof the air.
more which led in his luring «upset.
roof the reorder. lie was locked upln
lacto- jailgmfl ,...
Ilium mm “a“.
new has. April 21-h dispatch frma
rm states that its limbris. which
filled frus- Mvsrpnvrl tmlsy, carried ”mu
m in her gold for the American bond
undies” account
e
.,. ._ ,, ,,. M ._.,. ... m.
u- mm- r-mo rim 0 Ilene m a W
immense. April ”.MW from near up. Ind. and one ine-
.lbe mm part of them Indicate we- killed
the m Muted min baseman: mew-weenie” by
tbelmbtand put astcptcthe appointing tonnes-sot
Ins. -
W M33365...»
u. pm 91.me day Is
«Med line. The First
3
pt
young decanter from the lace when the
child was placed by the let .
Mm'tbewneinslon of the suit the little
it wmm with Mrs. miles mummies.
lie. ll'rern tbet place shew» when by
the father. who pieced M In 5:. Xavier's
railway in this all . Itrs. billet. scrotum
peeled byJubn may. told to bend.’
“alive. visited. the when! and attempted
to take her daughter from the place.
Ilium Aruba cf the school tried to take
the little girl from Mrs. miles. and a des-
perate «mum ensued between the two
women. l'aeneymv to am Mrs Stiles
and waved nrevolver. threatening tusheot
anybody who Interferon with him or Mrs.
mile... The sister refused to give up the
girl, however, and Faerie], peeing that
~m 1N CLOTHlNC.
MEN’S AND BOY-3’ CLOTH-1.
You can easily understand that good Clothing aside
toappenrances and you should know too that its
have the kind you want at the prices you ought to
pay. All new goods and lowest possible prices.
ING, ' FURNISHINGS AND» ,'
help was earning to the aid of the sister.
hurried out of the building.
The matter was flneil annpromised.
the salami if I'll would be allowed to see
her anew l week. This was agreed to, and
Mrs. ritllml left the sciusrl.
THE DUBANT HEARING.
Attempts far (test Mariel». or: (”her l'n-
‘ HATS.
Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back if you want it.
sews l'rnve l'reltfns.
film lv'lmmrlsco, April 27,—lluring the
early days of Ilvrnni's trial an attempt
was mmie by endant's «arrival to cast
suspicion upon Iiov. lllhscm, pastor of
KM" uaI church. lmrant'r attorneys have
failed so far in fiawdvrpltm nuyiangilrle
rvldenm connecting the minister with the
irugmllcs.
Elinor A. Wolfe. a witness of the pulse-
cutlon. was cum subdued Iv the defend:
act’s attorney, who emimvoml to allow
that similarity between Wolfe and Durant
In eprmmnce and dress had led tulle:
rsnt'u illiulhkfln identification by psalms
who had really use» Wolfe. ilo cemented
for his movements from noon on Friday
until 1 o'clock port rooming.
Chief Crowley said that In the lament
We the police would present an even
stronger cfmlnof clrmmaionttal evidence
lie says the cam is puffer-1,91!!!“ Duo
rent is loom-ant his pmiium in unfortu:
new.
BEANHAM A SUICIDE.
He Was Police diminution" of New or-
lenwe and Very Popular.
New (messes, April slid-Police (imp,
mic-Inner William ll. Ileanbnm amounted
suicide have. lie was captain of Battery
ll of the lm‘lleisnu field artillery, a mettle
l‘lffl'nf all the prominent clubs and was
well known thrormfumi the mumry. It is
not an exaggeration to my be was the
most popular man to Sew irritants.
Reform Mhmrl flirts Mill ‘sllfw'.
W» w m. row, A mil 2‘.“ w'l'lm trouble in
the (Tulnrml. Hills’ itr'furi‘rr M’Ivrfll‘ Mr
Holil'm‘fnwn whirl» bmlm mil Thursday
continues. timugh it is being brought
prauiunlly H'Ilil‘if' mntrnl. blurb confusion
«sluts "mi web a l'inlsei as is rarely heard.
All rim. um Lu iiui'm mm titer girls i.» to
keep them in rooflmrrwnt on a llmiml
«lief. lllltli fin/y prnmmv in lwvimt'ufilflfl-
selves. and this is living clone
VIM ferried Ina melt».
(mu mv. it... April 21-4 ftmwblth
1mm .1 in the enablers of the North slums
hmwm'y Iltlliv'ilyiid property thh .Ifyflfflx
At the tune of its discovery a flair"; pig
was blowing, which carried n shower of
swim into the rwslrh’nre pull of the city
and ignited the vrmfs of a dorm Wolves.
'l'he bnkuvy and the "timber! llonee
were destroyed, while the other hone“
were but slightly «lewd
An Autumn ”we Ml.
nouns, .tpvil 21—4 bill was presented
to the hum of rspvmntativss to provide
a penalty for diserlrwimllow millet per-
mm In public plum ow mmnt of sailor.
The bill provides for is fine of from 020 to
new to be imposed upon any one who In
shops. hotels or any white plans shall die»
priminute Want a «duet! per-val. The
men-urn wits favorably rvpmied Ml by the
judiciary commutes
1km II:- ”M by a ‘l’rnla.
sanctum April 27.-Wllilem flirt of
llmllcm. me, 5 mm mm named
Clinics meme, place sf residues on:
known. and Alfred Tells of mrm
city, all in ”"6 of work andwaltlng on
the lake from mellow! loveliest licen-
part. west at this my. were limit bye
train. Km and mum were killed, and
'l'si'luv was ”entirely Inland.
TELEGRAPHIC“ BRIEFS.
Vise mm interwar pert at film
wnnm‘. X». I).
John Cm a miner. was-um and
killed at (Joel limit by suture.
The mountain annivermy of 0M
fellowship be” It lest (it. Mala
1m frail-s weave is new York city
out luv mm We throat with n rr
mums-
”Vernal".
than “like“ ”for were
W for ntlbeOil
m
M new
w. A. BENEIllllT a. no. .h
19 Main Street,
‘ Norwnlit.
Sentinel Building,
South Norwnik.
4—...
THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE,
Tristram & Hyatt,
N0. 2 GAZETTE BUILDING.
CAPES.
An interview of a few minutes with the silesladies in our Cloak Department
will make plain to you that we are selling Capes particularly low, and that we have
a large stock of the best made and finished garments that it has ever been our good
fortune to have. Rich in quality. new in style, color, trimming and shape, over 3
hundred styles and hardly two alike in the whole assortment.
CAPliltl or VELVET, CAPES or BROADLOTH,
CAPES or SILK. CAPES or LACE.
Thoreau Double Capes, Single Capes. Beaded Capes. Braided Capra, aimed
everything you can think of in the Cape line and ranging in prices from 82 as to
" SHIRT WAISTS.
We have enough aty lee. aorta and grades in Shirt Waiate. Were you to look at
them all that would Impress you is where the Shirt Waist trade is to he done thb
spring. and the littlenese of the pride is as surprising as the vastness of the stock.
Waist. of Percale in fine Pink. Black, White and Blue stripes with largo
alcoves. laundered collate and cuffs, while piping. yoke back, at 69 cents each
Soft finish Waiata in Dimitiee, Irish Lawns. Gingham and Percale, with em
large sleeves, yoke back and belt, at 98c. 81. 3| 25. Si 50 and $1 65. .
Wash Silk Wail-is in line stripes, Red. Pink, Blue and Green, extra large
slum end steel: collar. at $8 75.
WIIII Silk Wallis in all of the new shades with stock collar trimmed with in-
urting and rosettes, with the new butterfly sleeves, at $5.50. Other styles at G.
$2.50 and ill.
Trislram It Hyatt, Norwal
lllllll‘. l8 & 00..
Have broken the backbone of high prices and one might
as well try to lift himself in a bushel basket as to under-
sell them. And at this time are showing the best line of
Plilliii BLIJTHING ~
in the town. We handle nothing but the best. Cannot
afford to do otherwise.
FRANCIS & 00.,
RELIABLE CLOTHIERS,
86 Washington Steel. - South Norwalk. Conn.
wt: NEVER SLEEP.
(in or about the 15th we will
0 on our New Store at No. 23
all Street, with a Full Line of .
Housekee ing Articles. Our
prices wi be CHEAPER than any
other store in town.
JilliEszllilTlilillllS ‘
No. mm a, No. 23 Wilt,
Hcmlumltluns
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