will; confidence thatgoocls of ennui Quality are never shown
\atlowerprices. . . . . . . .V V. ,
,, J‘apatimfindfihina Mattingdmm 9c yd'up. : - ‘ ' . ,
"’ Mia l i Every size and style, from 39c up. Russian iron oil stove ovens,
*“ ti, ‘ , . .
MMOCK STOCK is complete; large Mexican hammocks, 65c.
“ m NTAIN [cleanablc and Cooper 8: McKee refrigerators. ‘
MAI Another lot of import samples of fancy china. Over 1000
thelriczliest china ever brought to Norwalk: ~ .. *
ll
’ "piece, Toilet Sets, richly decorated, 02.10 ;
‘ ated ‘Ewers and Basins, 98c pair . '
' H Ewers only. ‘ 49¢ each
Basins, 49c “
Covered Chambers, 49c “
Small Ewers, 29c “ i
Tooth Brush Holders, 12c “
Covered Soap Dishes, 19c “
Mugs, 99c “
.4. garden hose,'guamnteed notito burst, 10c f t. ' , ’ ‘ .
" ~ . Baby Carriages! Baby Carriages! Baby Larrages l
J
STREETS,
loath Norwalk. Connecticut
RIGHT MAbIson osmium srs
‘ V'r'rr All 7 n
Branch Shops
AT
DARIEN
AND
BROAD RIVER
.U
/
THE TALK IS ALL OVER ABOUT " " -
SITORY,
. r.
L. M. WRIG‘H’T’S REPO
, I WHICH IS WELL STOCKED \VITH THE FINESTiLINE 0F
. I ‘
rages, Morons, Bicycles and Horse .Goodslll
i dINTING ANU LETTERING done at short notice. All purchasers of bicycles taught to ride
' . free. Open until 9 p. m. Repairing a specialty. llaving leased the Norwalk
, _ 2 Fair Grounds, apply to me for terms, etc.
I i ' ' Factory and Salesrooms,
TH E R M,“ ‘WR I G HT! Madison and Franklin Sts.
lngrains, Velvets,
.“
Tapestry, Moquette,
I-_
BodyBrussels, Axminster,
o
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A large variety of China and Japanese Mattings, ()il Cloths and
Linoleums, Shades, Lace Curtains, Porticres.
A. Dickerman 8: Son,
handgun Street, - - - - - South lorwolk, Connecticut.
e Cut Plug
. is an end-of—the-century
Tobacco for end-of-the-
century smokers. in it
T are represented the, skill,
erg chemo, and know-
ge that have come
from a hundred years
of tobacco making.
, A? top-notch Q 7
r at
Ask your tobacco dealer for
lorillard’
Rose [gal
Cut Plug ,
‘1',"“W for it will:
smoke at the
. loWest-
" notch
price.
l . l»
Chord
NORTH MAINwAND ANN .
curd. “‘Whot can be ‘ored noting
over contiguous» angina ' '
‘ , andmmmohtoiigeurwornr'
oxidise. mamnmlr.,,..‘.:'lle.rum
lrom tam; ,lelouaogfimcbtynrgnptfl the
am!“ ‘ .. Y'. '. , city
ritually the ebonr‘dity of be other.
But. ain't! the dehirmi y o! the head-
gear sink: into inalgnitiounce when one
sees, a are» doomed, pulled and, weep-
lng the streets with u long train. But
. what ejaculntionr are “tong enough to
express the surprise and disgust when
one looks at the newest Surely absur-
dity conga no further. But Fashion ir
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HRS. HENRY WARD 9339101153.
a tyrant, and volumes written about the
harm shudoes will be of little use un-
til womeudefy’ her and make her sub-
ordinate.
Tho efforts and admonitions of ego
and long experience have but little, if
any, influence towards checking the
long-established control that Fashion for
years has held overher followers. The
old look sadly on the vagaries of the
young, but it they should look back to
their own early days they might recall
absurdities. Perhaps even the dress and
style to which i or a long time they have
pertinaciously adhered will be thought
by the young liable to the sumo criti-
eisln."
EZEKAIL WAS WISE.
floor He Cured Martha oi Longing for City
Ways. “
They had returner] from a visit to the
homo of n grownmp son in the city.
His face brightened no he approached
the front gate, and he heared a sigh of
relief as he stepped :up to the well and
began to pump a dipper {all of "water.
‘EH ,1; n drinkuldarthy,“ humid, "how
u dririli“ ’Tnin't' ind Polly Nnry’wnter.
nor no ginger ale. but ’tnin't tho pricklo
that quencher thirst.“ I've boong‘o honk-
or'm' min; drink from. this well over
senco we lef‘ home."
But she took no notion of his invita
lion mow-commotion”. .
"Anythiu' wrumg?‘ ho inked when he
laid down the wood he bud brought in
for the kitchen lire. ,
"No. Nothin‘ in wrong."
"Ye seem sorter ailontor than usual.
Ain't ye glud ter be back hum?
"Yes. I‘m glad ter be back hum.
But I‘ve unthin' on my mind "
“Trouble?"
"Not exnckly trouble». But I'm bo-
xinnin' tor think that we ain't movin‘
along weth the times. I'm kinder
afraid that we're gittin‘ tor be back
.nntuimrs."
"That comm ulong or npondiu' so
rumzh time in city surroundin's, I
n’lxuo."
"l'tu nfourd no.
Ilil'lll [Mfuplo duo-u
“in don't tall! liko
We don't mm to-r
Ho seated himself on tho \Himl box
and thought it over for a low minutes.
Th- n llu illuktld up and until uruvelyz
“Martihy, you ain't no slob. "
"How dare you use such language ter
Inn?" slur inquired indignantly.
"Whut 1 menu is thot ye'ro it Jim
Dandy."
"Whoever mid any such thing :nin
my clmrunh-r‘!" who r-xcl'iilued. riuing
to her feet in her nxcltvrpe-nt.
"Aw, that's all right- Yo'ron burn.
you nrv. Yr'ru a writer. Ye'ro right
In it, see? liltlly gee, lIllI~-'—-"
"Ezekiuil" uhu fairly wrenclu-d,
"Stop that swearin' llllt uxiuuto, or no
91. hr: lived mun un' wile nil tlu-so
years it n uninlvr huv court procurlinp
un' our llillllt" in the li'llifll’fl,"
"Don‘t git riled, Min-thy," he ropiiml.
mntuinzly. “Them'r only u'uneo' tho-
things i picked up whiluu we on: [at
town. Ididn't think yv'd like '01:: wry
well, but i didn't wuntor loan no way
4' mdn‘ yer reconciled ll'l‘ hum."
"Air yo euro 3o board that ltlud o'
talk?"
"Didn't hear much (-le while tin-
boyn wuu 'ruuud."
"Well." the ronptmdo-d. gently, “lo'u
my no more about it, uu' tulk our own
lull: in noutunt from this; on. I reckon
ltdopnn'n n timid dent on whut yore
under. (.‘itieulmvo their not lundindn
no.“ 109' the mum (-1. the country. un’ I
Free hm.»
Dbl-n.
llonmeoes tlillleuu know anything
nlmut umsic‘l
Jonwat); he dooan't know the dif
fer-once botrmm a string orchestra and
nrubbor hond.«-I’hilmlelphin Record.
in Wu ll".
Mistnmwtinry. I don’t approve of
your entertaining your young man in
the kitchen.
“Well. mum. he's too shy to come l.)
the purlor."——Life.
not Ito-HIM u.
MW] too that Miriam and Mr.
lhrtwhistlo’a engagement in oil.
Alothoaneo; he bought a hicyrll‘
that wasn't the some moire no item-
Puck.
Ami." mum.
Poul. Built, a nine younold Poll-d
girl. in Vista’s into-t musical in
if" WI PM mt! hr in” i mm
W ‘ .:
many the prevailing for tool are oh-
”it .mo.“
llev their way of i-xpro-ssiu' ourselves." 1
dunno but whut more w."»=-Detmit‘
Nowhere.
roads ’Sunduy, papers and has the nerve
to take, chances on talking books to a
young rumour young woman , who
doesn't read anything‘ond booths wit 1
to fancy the youn man doesn't know
any more than the 093.
$333“ you read Mr. Howellsl last
‘ She—You moan “Bonnie Brier Bush?"
He~Yrs. Charming story, isn't it?”
Shem-Exqulnite. ‘
Heal think Howells is one of our best
writers on fiction. linear: good, whole
ironic fiction.
She-Ales, and he makes his churnc
turn no true to life. Take, for instance,
tholeading man in the "Brier Bush"—
mn-or-nru-how silly of mo to forget
the numb. lun’t it~-" ,
llo—I think interlock Holmes you r:
for to.
She—That’s it. I have such a poor
memory for names. Quito unfortunate.
isn't it? ,
llo (lnughlng)——Yos, but we are all
til it way, more or loss. It's a wonder I
was able to recall the name. '
Sin—Au I was going on to say, I
think thnthchurneter is in some purtio
ulnrs one of the finest in American tic
non.
He-v-And still it does not strike me no
favorably on that of hill gentle and for-
giving wifo._
She—Naturally, tho wnninn would be
more interesting to you than the man.
lie—Possibly that . has something to
do with my opinion; but ntill you must
admit. her ulmrncter is n line one, and
that Mr. Howells understands the fem»
inino heart.
She—O! course he must.
he writo novelty, if he didn’t?
lie—Ho couldn't. I suppose.
. Shoo—Do you think novels are instruc-
tive? v
Heel)! course they are. They teach
us it great runny things.
She-«Momma says they tench no u great
deal we shouldn’t know.
lichhut’s the old logy idea. Modern
ideas are quite different. '
Silo—I do wish I had time to read
in no. I dearly love thecompunionship
0" books.
Ho—I think you are quite well read.
don't you know.
She (tnmlestly)-—Not as well no I
should be. I fancy you have read nonr-
ly all the new books.
lie—Really; youiiattor me. l—try to
lteop abreast of ,tlfiz times in literary
mutter». At haul. outllciontly so to talk
intelligibly on the subject. ,
Silo—That's what I try to do. and I
prlnmha it' we do that much it ought to
b.- uil that should bu expected of us.
Ila—Judie], I‘ think so. too. Miss
Carter was saying yesterday—4—
Sliemi‘Excusb rim {or intizrru'pting you,
but did you know she was enguged?
lie-Jib Jack Strong?
' ' Sile~YeS.
[lo—Wonder what she
about! '
Shemhlon‘ying. I presume.
He (laughing)~-Thut'e good. I'll
mnko u unto of it. Really, don't you
know. that's bright enough to come
g (rout one of Mr. Howulis' stories. In it
i your own?
, And the conversntion continues indef
. initely.——Wnshiu'zton Slur.
How could
in thinking
f vouuoueur A HUSTLER.
1 “no Story of n Twelve-your Old Boy who
wut .‘lnke In. Why.
Thero is u lin in this town that you
would do well to he 'p your eye on. His
name is Luwroue . Wlnrvlo ‘. lie is only
9 twelve years . 1d, but in: is the old-.st ol’
3 u faintly oi sown children. and his pub
i into on: poor. But that buv is n nurt-
1 ler. We got acquainted with him nearly
' n year ago, will.“ he began to strike us
; [or jobs. And ever since then we h Wu
{never soon him when in: wn'in'tlnuy,
i either doing something or hunting
something to do. We never tree hill!
tweaking around it corner ton-moko .-
.ciguruttc, and we never sow him loaf
; any, or heard on idle or insolent WUld
l trout his lips.
I For u long time he sold cubs around
town wherever he could ilnd n um
i turner, but hero 0! into he hurt token the
oil wagon, and in going to non what he
tun do with that. Ho has no horns of
his own, but he told us in u nimplo and
unaflectod way that new-rut turn but
oflered to help hhu buy oltu. Uf ('Ulll'at‘
_ they have. Don't you nuppouu Lint
ovary mun in town who know that
boy in hiu Irhnd nnd wnnts to help him
along? llhi fsunzly linolnteiy niuvud Into
town. and Lawrence hnriludortukcn to
keep up the rent-86.2b a month. an hi»
‘oltoro of the family oanmm, in midi
tion, of course. to clothing himself. We
found out all thew thing» by uukiun
him, not by any Mill prairie or coutplmm
of his. Ila doesn‘tueeiu to think ho is
doing anything uncouuuuu, or that he
deserves special credit. lle takm i:. all
or n matter of couno and goes nhout it
u it he were already a man. And lln lg.
n mm, God liluon him. for all his twelve
your-plots, Kan. Beginner.
0n tm-tlol mum.
“Jorklno, hove you everything now
“Ill. you will need lm‘ your linhiuu
tripl" ukotl lulu. J.. wlicihmoly.
t "Rot by n jugfnl." mid .lorltius. u
the good woman’s utoninhruent. wile
trait Pres Prue.
When ”on an Esprit-ire.
Dogs lit for hurling sledge; ure 1
'5!!!“ demand at Juneau. Alaska, it.»
bring from tan in ”ii each. (in ntl‘
mentor from ductile to were roeuivml.
and theory in still (or that“. .
‘l’bo “King's Inn."
The "three King's dayr.” it in mid,
on by l9. aloud ll. end the king 3-
“ front. Till! I’llfl‘t’mCi i! to in
m rule, "flavor to plum om
know him ma “toning King.
li'lflnlhliPeroonm: Youngmnn who
l.
[Mid-15W"
June D i
ays ,,
mate thought of Ii lit apparel. It's
man 's ambition to loaf well at all firms; .
whether it be his business suit, bicycle
! our! or outdoorlhg suit, and he rarely ab-
jacls to doing so at the smallest possible
cost. Some stores can Make lum look
well at less money than we , charge. We
make [um loo/r well/ongen It's got to
be in material and make. The tailors
say the same thing. but they're several flip/Its lily/per up
than we are—m prlce. 0w- cuss/mere suits at 87.50 are
strictly all wool. Price in this line does not represent the
quality—they're wort/1.370. Our tailor made blue sir/yes,
clay worsted and Scotch weave suite at 6‘10 have the some
out as $20 Suits.
Bicycle and Golf Suits, 35 to $1, .
“(hilt Flannel Trousers, very time quality for 601135,“.
Linen and White Duck 'l'rouners, 89c to $2.
Linen Crush Suits, $3 and 3m.
Bicycle odd Breech”, $2 $3, $3.50.
Star make-Negligee Shiite, $1.25 to $2.50.
other maker-1,48c. One, 9 .
Golf and llicyle Stockings, 25c to 13,
Milli-5K0: '
Open Monday, Friday and Saturday Evenings.
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' What is It?
that prompts you to buy your shoes at
one store rather than :tlmfltv‘l‘? isn't it
style, quality. lit durability and price as
totlioshm and prompt and courteous
:d toutionon the part of the pn lprictor and
salesman? If tho-so rm» the real induce-
uu-nts we look for at lilx-rul slxnreoi‘ your
patronage.
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Bauth Norwnik, Conn
Tl lzl'l‘
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KeepIllutluondugn white crockery, which is acknowledged by Ihv
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‘ SELL AS LOW
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it will r‘lennund polish silverware without injury, contains no acid
and i5 unequalled for glass, marble or brass. l'ricr age.
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