.. did all he
‘ tivated, though not without the assist-
.-
FEtr‘lweu is” w “its! and. u
lilashsbttlnlciss are always inter-
tloa is just now being he-
» the weight possibilities of
fish are notoriously long
' : prided they are not caught
before they have had a cluuee of living
long, and, provided again. they have
few enemies and solicltcus keepers to
supplement their natural food supply .
regularly, it is only natural that they
should grow to a relatively great size.
Under normal conditions. of course. they
do not exceed a few pounds. and. as it
is the normal conditions that prevail,
discussion of what they might attain
may be mgarded by not a few as some-
thing of a futility. Still. they are some-
times placed in peculiarly favorable cir-
cumstances. and, as the question is
really concerned with what weight they '
can reach, it is not such a futility after 2
all.
We must go abroad for the biggest
carp of which angling history has to
tell. In a private pond in Saxony there
used to be a pair of breeding carp whose
united weight in Saxony measure (7 per 2
cent heavier than English) reached 91
pounds. The male was 43 pounds and
the female 218 pounds. By good living
and attention they even exceeded this.
In ll years the male. put on it pounds
and the female 113 pounds. The pond
which afforded a home for these crea-
tures was a famous one. In one year
4,000 pounds of carp were taken from it
-—to say nothin of tench and jack. In
this same path ,‘which, by the way. cov-
eredfl7 mtcs~the roprietor had left
several carp for breeding: Five of those
weighed 103 ands Saxon, and the
largest of the file, 11 Bpiegel carp, aged
16 years, drew in the scale 31},' pounds
English. The age of the two first alluded
2 to could not be estimated. They were on
the estate when it was purchased from
soothe; tutti 50 years before.
We havs‘ir ,on our personal know-l
edge 11'-own 11 carp that exceeded :22
pounds to be caught' 111 English waters.
A brace which weighed 35 pounds was
once presented to the late Lord Egre-
mont. A curious thing about these big
fish is their lameness. Mr. Pennell tells
us he has seen carp in tho garwn ponds
of Rotterdam eagerly following visitors
about to be fed, while one immense fel-
low, with a side as bread as u iiitch of
bacon and an appetite that secmed in-
satiable, actually pursued him for near-
ly 100 yards along the side of the bunk
until his stock of bread had r1111 out.
This fish, he adds, must have weighed
15 pounds. Their rate of growth has
been approximately computed to be
3 pounds during the first six years and 2
6 pounds before the tenth you—Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Potato In France.
In France we find that the potato
was placed on the. royal table in the
year 1616, but it was Parmentier, 1111
npothccary, .who really introduced it and
chnld to get it generally cul-
ance of the government. In 1771 a high
prize was offered by the Academy of
Besnncon for the discovery of 11 new
food which would fill the place of cc-
reals in case of a famine. Purmonticr
showed his potatoes, and Louis XVI gave
him 50 morgen of land to plant them
on. When showing the first flowers of
his potatoes, the king used them as 11
buttouhole bouquet, Queen Mario A11-
toinetto had them in the evening in her
hair, and at once princes, dukes 11nd :
high functionaries went to Parmenticr
to obtain such flowers.
All Paris talked of nothing but pota-
toes and the cultivator of them. The
king said, “France will thank you some
time hence because you have found
bread for the poor. ” And France has
not forgotten Phrmcntier, for I saw my—
self in 1882 potatoes growing 011 his
grave in the grand cemetery of Paris,
the Pere 111 'Uhuisc, and I was assured
that theywcre planted there'every your,
so that his 591' 1 ices might never be for-
gotten by Frenc.hmen —Journnl Royal
Horticultural Society.
When Kansans Are Dangerous.
The hansom cab is perhaps the most
convenient h", 'kney carriage in the
world. It is ‘ lgbl'. and handy to drive,
reagonably, safe, 11%;}; to the trained Lon~
. Ill ”gingiotz‘toogl cult to enter. But it
‘ 121411011 111'. vb11ck,of which we
are reminded every returning winter.
This is thati the seat is very liable to
A mile or
go; 1:61“? in' 191,- weathm '
two's ftiu on the soaked cushions I
may easily result in rheumatisu1,sciati-
ca or 11 general chill, ending 1o 11 more
or less serious illness.
'The hansom cobmnn is very amenable
to public opinion, and if the public gen-
erally were/lo take to examining the
state of the cushions before engaging
the cabs it is probable that means
would be found to keep them dry. Even .
as it is, the men take a good deal of
pains, but are not too well seconded by
their “fares,” who are very disposed to
get out, leaving the doors open, where-
as 11 moment’s care will shut them-
British Medical Journal.
The Russian Army [.11 Napoleon's Day.
The Russian army was strong in reg-
ular infantry, but weak in well disci-
plined cavalry, although the latter defect
was largely supplied by the Cossacks,a
peculiar body of riders from the VolgaE
and the Don, who paid the rental of
their lands to the crown by four years'
military service at their own charges.
Then, as new, they fought with barbar-
ic ferocity.
motion, each man for himself, and gave
no quarter until the czar offered a dncnt 3 ‘E
for every live Frenchman. They were
known to ride 100 miles in :24 hours,
and their services in pursuing an en-
emy were invaluable—Professor W. M.
Sloane in Century.
Surprise so a Phil-dolphins.
"Hear about the trolley accident yes-
terday ?"
'fWhy, what was it?”
"Passenger got a seat. "—Philsdel-
bhis Call.
- -.-- -._..__..._
They attacked in open for- '
' its benefit.
ANNALS OF ‘llllm TOWN.
lllE lllSlllllYEW OF A DAY TOLD Ill
TEASE PABABIlAPllS.
crisp Accounts Consents. Cumst Events
Battered PM the Highways s'sd Byways
at live "sisal Cssosctleut Cities.
(lmrge ()sterbanks has moved into np~
partmcnts on Spring Hill.
(‘aptain Robert J. Doyle has left the
employ of Edward Quittucr.
—~Rcmc1nber Father Slocum' a lecture
at Hoyt‘ s Theatm, Tuesday 111ghth‘12b.4
Harry Smith, employed by Raymond
Brothers.' 111 sick at his home in Water
succt.
Miss Alice Stocking, well known in
Norwalk, is seriously ill at her 11111112 in
1 Georgetown.
The building known as the old cider
111ill.0111x)sitnthc Stratfonl depot. was
burned to the ground last night.
J. 13. Austin left Vorwalk today to
10111 Prof Gentry's dog and pony show,
of which he is 111111111gcr,at Marshall.
Mo.
——1.’1nb1'12lhls and canes, at O'Brion‘s.
Conductor Edward Seurlcs, of the
Nonvolk Strcct Railway line, is the
' proud father of :1 daughtcr, born yester-
dav.
(‘hcstcr l2‘. 'l‘ollcs is having tho intcr—
iorot‘ his residence in llaviland strcet
rcpaintcd 11nd r12p111x'1'cd. E. 1'}. Uorham.
of East. Norwnlk. is doing thc work.
Thcrc will be 11 1111212ti11g11f thc T12111-
pcroncc lict'onu association, tomon'ow
aflcrnoon at 350 o‘clock, in the old
Congrcgational1.h'.1p<l.South Nora" 11k.
H—M-w Youman style of ’llh. 0 13111211.
Luwyt r John ll. Light. tl1c 111211 pro-.1-
c sting attorney of thc (‘ri1ni11al(,ou1t of
(111111111011 l’lcos. will commt-ncc his
.luiics at tbc term of thc court which
opens next Tucsduy.
'l‘hc l’cquonnock l'hasurc c.111l1 “fl
gNorwnlk. has clcctcd thcsc ofticcrs:
l’rcsidcni, Harry (31111111; directors,
W. Rogers. Robert Uottcr, Frank Smith;
sccrctnry and treasurer, Frank A. Volk.
(‘yrns Barber. who has. been janitor of
the Concord street school for several
years. rctircd ycsicrdny. 'l'hc tcachcrs
prcscntcd him with 11 Intitdsmuc chair.
in appreciation of his many kiudncss‘cs.
——h'lmuldcr stcok. i1“.
South Norwnlk.
.»\d11111.s 1311121.,
'l‘omorrow bcing Christian l'Indcavor
day, thc society of the South Norwalk
('1211grcgatio111d church will havt2 special
a'xcrciscs at ti 1,1'12lock. The pastor will
illi‘illx' on "Paths to Enlarge. thc Succcss
in Christian E11dc111'orcrs:”
'l‘v.‘cnty-fou1'car loads of bridge in 111
for the 110w druwbridgc, for which the
:11'1'ivcd in South Norwnlk at 11:31» o‘clock
this morning. (in account of thc snow
stonn thcbridgc 111011 :11'c not at Work
today.
——l\‘1 {extra chui'gc for rcscrvcd seats for
Father h‘lHCl‘lm's‘ lccturc, at Hoyt's
Thcntrc, Tucsdny evening, F121). 4
Frank Littlct‘air 11nd Amos R. Rams-
dcll, night clerks at the Adams Express
company's ofiicc, have. bccn removed.
and thcirplaccs arc filled by John K.
Finch, 111112 of the drivers, and Gus
K1x2our,fo1'111cr1y tiagman for the rail-
road company. Clinton J. I'Iurtwick
has tnkcn Mr. li‘inch's place on the
wagon.
——l\'otc Kricgcr's 1111. on third pagc.
Littlc Ira Jones, who was snatched
from the arms of his father, Alvnh
: Jones, by the minions of the. law and
pl11ccdsu1111narilyEin the County Home
for children, 111 Norwalk, (,lctolu-r -l,'
15:15, at the bchcst of William Jones.
the little. follow‘s brother, and Miss Bollc
F12111's,l1ns again regained his libcrty,
through the intervention of 11 number of
intcrcstcd parties.-
—Wl1cn 1111 old established 12'1'111, like
H. Kricgcr is 111:1ki11,'.E.r 11 special Sale it is
1 gcncrclly 1101111 tide. Ladies should not
fail to attend the sale.
_ Henry Squires. who for .211 11111.2 time has
had the management of thcAllingRubbcr
company. of this city, will, Monday,
11211112 for Norwnlk to assume charge of
the Alling htiil‘t‘ in that city. Mr.
Iqurcs has 111.11112 hosts of friends dur—
ing his short stay in Bridgeport. He
! 11115 for several W are city editor of thc
1N1111g.1t11ck( itizcn, consequently is an
21x1mriencml newspaper anon—Bridge-
, port Farmer.
—Welsbach highb-
Percy Ferris.
The Pcoplc'. -: Ianitutc of the South
Norw nlk Congregational church, which
has for two war-1 done 11 small but cf—
Efe'tive Christian work for boys and
.young men, wil this your, open its
' reading room with games, lectures,
‘ “,dxill ctc.,
for three months. A war,
[song concert is to be given soon for
A meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening, at 7. '45 o ',cloclr
to 1311111111111; plans and divide duties.
1'. '
uniployccs have been waiting some timc, .
voflfib4MAN1
Why take the chance of 1
without insurance, uh en
Cents a day will
INSURE vcus 11121:
“FOR $1.000!
()r Six Cts. a day will give you an Endow-
11112111. of 61. (All). pay able to ourself. 11 you
111211. Vllh insurance, kc everything
else,the best is the cheapest. Insure in the
Connecticut General
Life Insurance Co.
Of Hartford.
5. S.L’HOMMEDIEU,
111 Washington Street, So.
iux
our
‘l.orwallt
Dr. F. W. Darmer,
SURGEON DENTIST!
A3 W-ahlncton Street
South Norw-lk, Conn.
Teeth Filled
and Extracted
Without Pain!
Ai'tlllc inl 'l‘ccth 1111b and without l‘latcs by
llli' latest i111_p1nvcd 1111- -ll1nd,-1.
All operations pertaining to modern Dc 2n-
luin2l1uliil1121rim 1' lam. '12 2d by nth-2 r dcntiuls.
Iccih 12111111 112d {1122: 1.11-l1111',1;«2 when: other
(cc th arc in be inserted.
A lady in ancinlnncc.
OFFICE HOURS.
11nd Haturdny until a p_. 111..
All Work warranted tor llvc years.
Consultation Free.
.7 .-
WAGONS!
New and Second-Hand.
BUGGIES,
PHAETONS,
CARRIAGES.
CANOPIES,
SPIHDLES, ETC.
PRICES TO ~$UIT ALL
1 CALL AND sun 1111.11.
HENRY TILLY.
1
J. 0. JENNINGS,
Paper-Hanger, Calciminer,
Painter.
01:11:51: IN
WALL PAPER AND screens.
1 NORTH MAIN STREET,
South Norwnlk.
Sample 110111.» of liilltthl Sty 11211 of Papers,
Borders and (iiit Mouldings who to
homes for inspection on noin-c by postal.
Estimates Chucriully Gin-1.1 me ill
114122111: 1112'1. 1:p' ‘11211
#1121111! 2'lullf: 111. I 2.11911-
\\ ”211!“ Pug-2‘ a 1.11.1211! (-‘ne.
1 ‘E.‘111\\1lls.1\c1uoncv :111dll1clhizitrs
1p 1' .lll l2c 1111.1tlly 1: > ul :15 new, and
111 11111: lost 1111b lnuhnu‘ or 11911111 1 ' .
‘ lei‘igc rtiluus 1111211.] qla1vsrL 1.11,
.‘ll‘1‘llé‘d in an instant; “sets" slowly
: 111 211'l1ioryou lvi1111k2‘111‘crf1'ctjni11i
‘1.llltllllt‘ll'J/h/vflxlllnd/lfldijr'sh'nti —
lsonclady consoled. Thcl.. 1115111 1“
hccu c ‘Ukt‘tl out 1111b. mumincturc
P (”15111.11 :1111111'11'111c) L’cl 1gc sglneis /
'.21 .-'..1111llv cmdtomtlnrtlw 11.211 1911 or —
111n<tdcli.:1le 11'22rk,;21112.i5o11l.1ius no 7
till: L‘ulormg 1.:id. rs
T
Th: United States Govem- --
mcnt Specuic; Lc Page's as the a:
standard. .1 -
.r- bonus 11.1 household use 10 cents
' CA.‘ 511111: [‘JlUnll‘UVl'lF‘Itl' Mc.cb'1nics.
perhtlvc ‘
nouns???
Beware of Fraud
The countless imitations of
Wcshburn-Crosby's Super-
lanive Brand is the greatc51
compliment that has yet
been paid to this famous
Flour.‘
Imitators may copy the
Appearance ofthe Suck, but
no one can imitate the qual-
ity of the Flour. \Vnshburu-
Crosby's Supcrlative is the
best in the world.
& Goodwin.
Office 700 Main Street. 2
'Hartford. Conn.
Agents for Connecticut.
It; 11. Warehouse. 116 (humerus Areet
lisli'v 1212'2rlm111nl in 11 skillful manner at about _
From 811. 111. 11111115 11. in. Open ll'udncsclny
Lather M. Wright
Reberts, Tucker,
{UTAHLIOHI 0.1808.
H. R:
A GREAT SACRlFICE SALE!
Trimmed Hats, .
Cloaks, Fur Capes,
.Silk Waists, Wrappers
and Infant’s Goods !
In order to make room for our Spring Goodsnvhich are coming i11dnil_v,1vc will make
such 11 11111rk~1lowu sale that will surprise the lu‘dics ol‘ the twin cities.
This is 11 bona
iidc sale and no prudent lndv should neglect to visit our store, and sec \vlmt rare bar-
11' .1ins we will giv” away 101 the next few (luvs.
Sale Will Commence Saturday, Feb. lst.
Ilclmv is 11 List oi‘wlmt we will Sacrifice for the next few days
“'1‘ how about ::o for capes. :1~‘t1'11- About TSladics“ cunts in b'211ch2 cloth.
khan, Baltic sc:1l,1vm‘. sc. 11, R11“: 111 lucuvcr'md]1:~1‘>1~1'<,11112ll:»11 slct'vvs. _1‘i1~-
sable. 1111 I'll) inc h. long and full <wcc 1) pic backs All this svumns goods, from
Eaud ripplc but 1. 1m 1 1': 1111:2' in 12111:.- a: Na 112 812‘. ill. livery 121122 of 11112111 11'o1'tl1
from $211 to #32: they will bc sold doubli-tin-1111:1112):
fortuna- whilf'thoir! »1"111c1 12ri112 ’ '\\12 how '.1bout '.‘.'1 childrvn's short
Mll\"'.111111x-r.~,11'.-1d1 out of fan lit rc :‘llt'itliillh h it o\'121' 'lln'.<2 coats 1111' Worth
in light and dark slu1dts.11'ill '512111’ lac. !' ill 11112 win from so; to '3‘2 «.11 h 11211
391'. 79c. Will not gull 11111112 than 111'oto'_1"'11 l1'11'12 your 1111' k out oi tl1'1t lot for
onc custmncr. Will-‘1' 11nd {silk apiece.
Ilnmiunnw ixtll'cid sill; “1114s, in; Will \Hisllztlilt' sllll't \\'1llsis,ll[:lil’ 11nd
stripcs and fancy ililih'l‘llr. mad-2 with edark colors, with radio in front and lJt‘ll
six plaids in buck and I'M: 2111 front. will '_1v1tl1 12:2.1'l1 “-11.1. for 2131'. 12:12'l1. l'ormcr
be sold at $3.77». "licsc \\'11'I.~t.~ 11112 all ’ pricc I.'1c and $1.00.
worth $7 to .i~\.l.11dic.<‘ skirts. scrgthnmlmir, silk. bril- '11
lult'kr.
llllllll')‘
1l2'111
from 151.271 1111 to $5. 98.
111 :uldo
iantinc, .1 yards 1111112 and organ pipe:
"2:" children 5 long cidcrdown coats,
ll‘lilllllt‘ll 111 white 1111gor11,for ib‘c, 59c,
951.23111111 $1. 9‘, all worth double the 1 have 11°C ”10?le 0! the batch "
A
12111 1
sure 111 ones.
W
In!” V” WM“
II. III“ III.” I! the ,
In the hurry ct spssab silt ‘
be polite one isverydten “lib”
of the tongue which may pat-II
ly different ctmstruetien am
tencs than was intended. Pa
upon arriving at your W
house. you say, “I
dons for earning so is a," at!
by your hostess with the words:
dear sir. no pardons are nsadslla in
can never come too late. " ,
\ Take another instance. At an eves-
iug party in Cork a ladydd toll!
partner, "Can you tell me who tint ex-
ceedingly plain man is sitting to
to us?” “That is my brother. " “Oh, I
beg your pardon," she replied, mach
blance." ,
That was certainly putting ons'l feet
in it, and yet was perhaps not soawk—
,ward as the following: After Dwain
concert 11 well known German canta-
tricc asked a gentleman tel-thorn she
had been introduced how he liked ltd
duet. "You sang charmingly. madam.
But why did you select a horrid piece
of music?" “Sir, that was written by
my late husband!" “Ah, yes, of course.
I did not mean— Bht why did you sa-
lcct such an ass to sing with you?"
“Acb himmel, that is my present hus-
band i"
A lady said something the other day
at a friend‘ 3 dinner that found mark
the archer little meant. Therewerc sev-
eral strangers present, and in response
to a remark made about a certain lady
cf 11 certain age, the fair guest in gucso
tion ocxclaimed, "Why. good gracious!
she is as old as the hills!” and could
not imagine in the least what hadcatilad
the general consternation. She did I
little later, however, when it was ex-
" plained to her that two maiden sisters
at the table, whose names she didnot
catch in the introduction, were called
Hill, and were extremely sensitive on
the subject of age.
“Here, My dear husband," said a
loving wife, ”I have brought you a little
silver pig for luck. lt’suchnrm, you
know, dear, to bring happiness to a
house."
“Ah, how kind of you, darlingl But
, why should I need a little pig to bring
1, me luck when I have you still?"
A11 uwkw 11rd compliment recently
rather disturbed the harmony of a wed-
ding breakfast given bya substantial
farmer blessed with five daughters.
the eldest being the bride. A neighbor-
ling young farmer, who was honored
with an invitation, thinking, no doubt,
,ho ought to say something smart and
< complimentary upon the event, address-
ling the bridegroom, said, "Well, you
The
l countenances of the four unmarried ones
A big lot of bloc k silk waists mode 111lmay be imag111c.—New YorkDispatch.
1111' latest style, will go 111 812.98 e11c11.-——--——-———-
d: '21 s<11121k1 r \1111 c 11.11 go you more for the 2
making of 11 11.11% like that. ,
“a havc 11 big 1 111112 of baby carriage:
robes. frnmSl. 512111111131..-\1111~n1~rl1111o1o
Rather than puck th
:111111'1111'11cxt 1111111212 we will 1211 thcn11
'1 gm .11 sacrificu
The Author of “Evelinn.”
Miss Barney, or Mme. D'Arblay, re-
tains a place in literature partly by her
i novels, partly by her exceedingly inter-
esting diary. Nor must it be forgott-
thut, although “Evelina" appeared so
long ago as 1778, there are many people
151111 living who were young mengd
en
'1'”'\\ c have nimkcd down all ()111'11iu1111L-d ll: 115 to ich, S] '..1, $1. 48 and $2 48.l1vcmenwhe2n she died. Shears
I\c111c111bc1 this (bountic . acrihccb‘ulc 11111 lost 11 low 111115 only.
H. KRlEGER, The Leading Cloak and Millinery Store
IN 50. NORWALK, MAHACKEMO HOTE
L BLOCK.
_S____pecial §ale cf Muslin UnderWear!
LADIES’
Damaged By
caset Waterl
Covers, 1 y
. .\t 11 Recent l"i1‘c..
Drawers,
Night Ladics‘ Corset Covers and
Night Rnbcs :11. 11 Great
Robes! Bargain!
E A. ' lickerman use“...
South Norwalk, Connecticut.
84 Washington Street,
Slips and
Dresses,
CHILDREN'S
Drawers and
Skirts. '
Night Gowns!
Has Them
100 Stylesg and Prices to Su
.HCOME
Luther M.Wright
What 2 Why
it All!
queens U!I)1U€J.:1
SLEIGHS
AND. SEE THEM AT HIS REPOSITORY...
l 367 carats.
1 praised by Macaulay for describing real
life “with broad, comic humor.” yet
in 1 gauge that is never “inconsistent
with rigid morality or even with virgin
l delicacy," and it is true that“Evelina"
1 possesses unique interest as a description
lot contemporary manners and is free
l from unnecessary coarseness. It is also
9 true that the author has a keen eye for
the ridiculous and a considerable gift of
satire. Nevertheless Mme. D'Arblay is
not entitled to any high placeas anovel-
ist. Her constructive skill is small, and
her characters are for the most part
what Johnson would have called “hu-
morists"—that is, they are the incarna-
tion of qualities rather than flesh and
blood individuals. Moreover, the author
herself is a "humorist. " Herrulingpam
She has no mercy for vulgarity or the vial-
gar, but she fails to seo that her own wet.
‘ship of society conventions is itself vul-
gar. And hence one may doubt the pro-
priety of assigning to her “broad comic
humor. ” She was too much of a prig to
he possessed of humor, which implicates
geniality.
Still, Mme. D'Arblcy claims respect
on the specific ground that she didmuch
to purify an important form of litera-
ture, while she has a certain additional
claim to remembrance from her connec-
tion with Dr Johnson. Did not Dr.
ed, “To be sure, I was a little Surprised,
having no ‘idea of such facetiousness
from him?"'-——Cornhill Magazine. .E.
A Cnbby'a Tip.
A sensitive cab horse and a four
wheeler drew up in front of a theater
the ether night, and a portly old'gentle-
111113 blighted.
Having handed the cabby bis strictly
legal fire, he turned round to make his
way into the building.
“Excuse 1n sir,” said the weather
beaten cabby, “ ut would yer oblige 1nd
by not passing in front of, the old hose!
If he sees what weight he's pulled for I
bob, he’ll simply drop down dead.”—
Pearson’s Weekly.
Birthplace of George III.
7The house in which George III vtss
born-(as stated in Mr. Desent’s compre-
hensive history of St. James square) is
still standing, at the back of Norfolk
House, in St James square, parallel
with the front mansion. It Is a dwarf
2 Hanoverian building, almost of thecot.
tuge type, and has been used for many
years as a servants’ and stable ham
—London New :1
The largest pure diamond, that be-
longing to the Rajah of Motion, weighs
The one of next greatest
weight, the Orloof or 011011. weighs
. 193 carats
E ' "Lead mcils” are a misno'msr.
There is no lead in their supposition.
,
confused, "I did not notice the rescue '
sion is 11 morbid craving to be “gentee ”.
Johnson kiss her, and has she not Erécbrd- '
.l‘
1‘.
f
f
E “that is row the stable yard wu fa— "
: mcrly a garden which faced the aqua“.
Norwalk Chronicler