mg and lair prices in selling enables usto ‘be of service to yen. In our NOTION
DEPARTMENT, we carry hundreds of useful article at half
‘ the priec you would pay elsewhere.
rhino! the kitchen soap, ‘ , 3 ctsU That's tho way
flit lins perpackage, . ~ I “ You Find it
y nail brushes, 3 “ , All Through our
lid lifters, . 3 “ Stores,
ivid's best inncilnge, , 3 "
best black ink,.. 3 “ , PA
asset shoe polish. 5 “ LITTLE To Y
8 Ny'siishoe blacking, ' , 3 “ . .
stintachine oil, 4 “ A" D LOTS
arpet tacks all sizes, I " »
nameline, ,_ 3 4‘ To
min silver polish, 7 - ,
’ China butter pads, , ; 2 “
weed lemon squeezers, 5 “ SAVE !
Best clothes pins, per dozen, . , H
Ccdnrlead pencils, per dazen, ~l " "”‘ ‘ —
GOOd enveIOpe package of 25 for 3 h The Finest 3009‘,“ I
'Pads and tablets. ' I “ The Fairost eating
‘ $.14 rows. . r “ Tho Fullest Satisfac-
J‘Idinieresv " ” 1° “ J tion Guaranteed!
NORTH MAIN AND ANN. STREETS,
SO. NORWALK. CONN.
osmium.
,ifia‘ ”"‘ "‘ '
' *- ' ‘ JUST'RECEIV'ED
A LOT OF
ooden Bicycle Handle Bars'
Which I \i'ill sell for one Week at $2.50 per pair.
Also hav ‘. a look at my stock of
CARRIA'GES,
WAGONS,
BICYCLES,
HARNESSES,
and HORSE
GOODS.
No trouble to Show goods, even
though you do not purchase.
Repairingr done at short notice.
LUTH ER'MM.WV§IGHT,
, i . Factory and Repository,
‘ Franklin and Madison Streets; -
South Norwalk.
="‘"“ ‘” "" '
- - - TO BE CONTINUED - . .-
Wc resume our usual advertising“space, but our
Great Alteration Sale
(in Saturday, we will add to
Will continue to your advantage aml our satisfaction.
the other advertised bargains, a large line of
GENTS’ SCARFS, AT I5 CENTS,
2 for 25¢; the usual quarter variety ; 7 styles. all sizes. ticuis' III-ply linen collars, Re:
gents‘ 4——piy linen culls, 15c; Iadics' summer skirts at cost, and other items ol interest.
A. Dicke
u Washingtbn Street,
rman 8: Son,
South Norwalk, Connectic ut.
Lorillard’s Rose L rat Cut Plug
is an endjof-the-ccutury
Tobacco for end-of-the- '
century smokers. In it
I
. , are represented the skill, '
=' experience, and know-
i ledge that have come
from a hundred years
T I of tobacco makinc. .
A top_n0tch Ask your. tobacco dealer for
r, smoke at the lorluard’s
notch
oselgai .
Cut Plug I
A mammalian for 5 “at:
i
i
' lowest-
I
I
and i am told you don’t care whether
WHAT JOHN A. BINGHAM SAYS or
GENERAL GEORGE A. cus'ren.
The Application For a Wont Point Appoint-
ment «Reporting to Ilia Patron Afton-
tho Battle of Iiull nil-“I‘ll! Young Wire
"aim "in: no.9.“ Thank».
tiencrnl (imrigo A. Gunter, whose terri-
bio death shocked tho nation in its centen-
niul‘ year, was horn near ()udlz, 0. lie
wau'nmiolntod to West Point by John A.
iiinghmn, who, after long servico ns min-
ister to Japan, in still living, and it is our)
of Mr. iiinuhnm'a proud mmnoriou that:
his protege achieved tnnio amt instilled
tho nppplutnumt. . '
’l‘hu atory oi thistor's career is almost a
romance, tragic as wan in and, but never
Iietoro had the history of his entrance into
military life been told in print.
Sumo than ago a correspondent had a
talk with Mr. Ilinghnm on tho war he-
tween China and Japan. During the cow
verinlion tho nnmo at (luster was men-
tioned, and thoold orator wan at; oncu {all
of enthusiastic rurulnlscenm uomwrniug I
tho “boy" who owcd his efarcer and grout»
new in part to John A. Ilingham.
“i was not; long In congress,” said Mr.
Blugham, .“In-l'oro l rccoircd a hitter from
a buy. It; was a boy’s letter. ,liut not liku
the letters of "inst boys, and it captivated
mo wonderfully.
“Though that letter wan written nearly
~10 years ago, 1 can remember crux-y word
of it. as if it had arrived In this morning's i
mail. Somewhere packed away among.
my letters and papers 1 have it. yet, but
them is no need of looking forlt. I know
it by heart.
"it roads like this:
“Dean Mn. lilrit.ll.\)l~1 am told that your-an
in nd a boy to \‘r'cr't. Point. i want toga iill'l'i“
.‘t Ian-y
is u. [honor-rut boy or u Reinihlic-ln I«._.. i in!
n lh-inocrat Imy, and 1 want you to send me
there. lwaut to ho a soldier.
“tluonun A. (PPM nu. "
“Such was the letter. written carefully
in n hoyish hand, but firmly and legibly.
l was struck with tho originality and
blunt: honesty of the latter and was cap
turnd. I wrote back that the consent of
his pnronts must. tirst ho olitaincd. in
that day there was none of the misi-ralilu
machinery that my have now to prewar.
appointment. ot’ worthy applicants. 1 iliili
but to undo: my choicu and send tho lioy
to West. Point. \vhoro ho could stand ex-
umlnntion. . .
“The mother of (loot-go (‘ustcr ohjccted,
an a loud nmlher would. lie was n insult
tll’ui ehlid-—aa beautilui as Absalom-and
licr motin-r's heart possihly had a pl‘ta—‘l'lil—
torrent. of tho terrible late which ilt‘rt‘il
him L‘t') years later. Iimirgu insisted on
being a soldier, and lluully hilt‘ consented.
“lln “out. to the achdcany. 1 had new)
sci-n him and was so angl‘osfii‘ti \\ilil polit
Ical cares at. Washington that Inlmosl for
not him. 'l'bwn the war ('Itllln on. am! all
the :u'lliur cadets of West I'oiuMu-rn ma.“
lu‘rvtl into the service Without graduation.
'i'I.o linlion lu'czh'ti every our of them to
drill tho raw recruits who \Vero rushing I
from tho north to defend thcnatiun‘s cup I
ital. So it. happened that my protege
mine into the command of men while he
was ycl a “will hay, with his lung )‘t‘iioW
curls hanging: down to his shoulders.
“i to not of him whi'n ho enlno to\\'a.~h
marlin. lint dhl hot see him until nl'lrr the
lil‘al Itallioul iiull lion
“in the report of that misernhh- tiasco
ho “a: mentioned for bravery and was
promoted on tho livid. :\ leader was llt'l‘ti
Hi In rclnrln sumo troops and lake tin-m
orirn bridge invhl by the enemy. Liki-
Napoleon at l.odi. youngt‘mt- r sprain-,5 to
the from and led the charge. The hridge
wan taken. and my protege was a hero.
“I read all this with pride, but hunted
several lions [or my hay \rirlmut timiin:
hlmamong the avidi‘rs. tim- day a young
Niliicr canu- into my room without ll..-
tornuility of sending: in tu‘.’:l‘ti. liowas
Hill. of Irrcath, and with some ilt‘sitlilintl
tin Lin-iii
" '.\lr. lliugharu. lam tho Loy you up-
point! Ii in \‘t'i‘al i'oluli. i ll1!\\i l‘ollfilll‘. my
llr--l Iiatlle. and i tried tried out l'l Ii.» a
canard, 1 Hill i; it. is my i:r.~l. duty to
maim my ri-pi il in _\oti.'
" llmw he)! lluv iii-inly and Ir unlit-.21
ho lookul thatday In iii-i unit'oriu l r lilo»,
with his “which rllris‘ hanging hum-U
lion” ill-i Inuit
" Iii. l-rezm “ih bare. and he was i may
Inch n hero and a width: What. “mi-ii r
that l\\:t~;1ll'nil'ill him then and lhunm»
truth. and [wow-hull him go up In the
moi. of itl‘itltilll r urn-stat and limit in“
you!) ;i ~r major or will in Iil". an 49’.
“Non-r shall I forget thedar when he
came to lllt' in lull uniform, hrmglng bis
in‘t-i“
"They came Into my parlor, and il"\\'ii‘i
a proud happy in)‘ n»: he "tili to Ill!"
"'3”. Iilllgl'uln, l'rc l-ronght my will-
to two you and to thank you for who. you
have done Indl mu ‘
" \nd so there they stood, those two
)olillgl, pl'lllit, l. onil'ui in their youth.‘
.\Ir~. t‘nglr-c. t"~ ll. Ilcnulil'ul. unldn and
pole wonmu. to! i; uw hy the hand. and
thrrw “IN tho «noggin nl t'lnotlnli ili iu'l‘
\oiro a-e :Jiv Mil-l
" ‘I “not to thank you, Mr. iiiilgtimlll.
for Il'l‘lllrtlwl'lllilitt my hunhand from a
“malelioppur Into a general of tho I'uIt-‘d
Stall ~. “1‘!!in
"i no; iourhwl liI‘I‘lli)‘ my mil and n-
filllll'if‘li nith pith, Mr 1 Wm {fluid of
lb! or Imth -In' in beautiful and brave. and
nho m h-authul .uni pom, list I know him
in now and “ill be until rim lean-.4 thin
uorld.
' lino day “mull” al'tmrwiiril came tho
r: port that. tlmx uni killed in our of tho
“ihh‘l‘lll‘na Iialliw. i l'll:~hi'ii Icllllu Wni‘
ilcparinwut and into Hantiai‘u oliirul...
learn it the II mole rcpurl rum lrnr.
" 'IiiIl-d!’ ,\.." thundered Stanton.
‘Ilo “in 'Il'IIHIIl ii In IQ; r- lwlu, but Im cut.
his Wu) out no It his own sword and cor-
url d Iiim hit with plot)"
Al”. lhaI my hrmo lin)‘, (icon-go I'll!-
ll‘i’, ldiotlid MINIU' IIIU our and limit he
cut to )iil'l‘l‘ti ly thaw miwmhln savanna
on the Winter“ lrunllcr‘."~ rt 'inriannti lilo
ipliror.
Amiding Temptation.
"An (lunch or pmwnrlon Iva north :1
pound of coir. i‘u't it? ' mild Meandering
.\li"c.
“ill mum-
I’vlu,
WW“. .1," do mmm ltlun'tnct‘t‘pt ho
job from pol”: I‘ll l was “might, I
miahi Ir,- tompr- d l- r 5.2” on u ulrllw. An
dun wr- do trumldu i'ti hu llII”-~-Wlishllig
tun Nor.
It in," replied l’lodding
The Imtterlc-n Ho Churn-ii.
“Say," nipildtli tho II. A it. man.
"wlml. right hm . you to ho tnlkiu almut
rhuririn halt-He“ M Vicksburg? You
know you We”: too young. Wan it—-the
truth?"
"Aw, old new. who said anything
about. the wort" replied the youth. “i
am In utcctrtclnn."—Ulnolnnait Tribune.
., ..
do BRAINS .0
lswhatan i-mlncnt painter once replied.
when lurked with what hc mire-l his colors.
tie might make. tln- Hunt: reply ”asked
with what we admit our llour. to make
ulll‘l'l'lu'kal's no humans. .‘I,tltitl,lltltl pounds
ot’our LUNUM Mun llifit'i'ira alum-mid
{Mitly'carrhou' their popularity. lint ln
“1 i ‘
Boss Baking‘Powdcr
i-Hiitlfit'l‘l‘t'l. The most scientifically pre-
pared, purest, strongest, mom! economical
cavoulng complaint! ever put on the. mar.
Let. Don't that. mean Iii-aim? \l'olu re
proved it iiy ii) )‘tfln'H'«Mit‘lit‘lil'tt. on
can prove it by the bake vi a hatchet titu-
(iuitm. 'i'ry once, and we.
MANUFACTURED [5‘1
1‘. I). BOSS & SUN, New London. I'onn.
RECREAEOUDTUURIS
\,.\>L. - 3" .
VEVfiso‘kgogfific-‘S‘gggms
,.
Block Island, $8.50 and $l0.00
3-day ti Ips. Aug. 21:, 2:2.
Saratoga Springs, 3I0.00.
, liluy l ripwwn- Monday «luring unit-mu.
Ausahle Chasm, $22.00.
vi day trips Auto 1. In, i’l'. L't
White Mountains, $23.00.
5-day trips. August Ill.
Niagara Falls,$l7.00.
taial‘ tours. August ll : special train.
Thousand Islands, $I1.00.
l—Iilli tours. August '25: spwinltmin.
Montreal and Quebec, $37.00.
ilalnr trip-i. August l? and rivptnnthor 7.
(‘ail on ticket agent at ill-pot Iv-rr-opy or N,
Ii. ’l'otirM mum: lull inlurnmlinn,and tickch.
or link .\ Bishop. no: thaw-I street. New [in-
\l‘il.
ATTENTIO N!
Dr. F. W. Darmer
t'au hewntter he sci-n at his liarlcn otlioo
only, whore h»- is prepared rodoallwork
pertaining to modern dentistry painless-
_\'. Hin- minulc‘s walk from the trolley
Humorlla' (‘nusolidalwi It. It. depots.
Farridiom-(llmrhways. Spociaiappoinl-
incurs made to haw. your dental work
liolw at your own residence. (illici-
hours from h a. it! until H p. in. Sun-
«I:t}'~. W a.ni.unlii ~l pan. All Work
Linarnntm-d, and only the host of muv
lcrial til-ed.
OR.F.w. DARM ER
Surgeon lh-utiut,
DAItIl‘lt', - - - -
’ CONN.
FAIRFIELD ecumv . .
NATIONAL BANK.
43 Wall Street. Norwalk. Conn.
lnnorporntcxl, lid-i. ' Capital, $200,000.
EDWIN (l. Kl'Zleuit, President.
DAVID ii. MILLER, Vicei’rest.
1.. t_‘. til'liiliilk'. (insider.
DIRECTORS.
"'l'WiS”. Klit.l.Hll, Moon; M. Human,
DAV!!! it. .\lu.i.P.n A. .l. Manson.
i"..‘iT.-ll>lli\'.iHCKWtKli), 'l‘utto i2. mum.
INA t'oi.i~:, Fuss. Flimsrntn.
.\cchm- of Manufacturers, Merchants
and lndlrulnals Fillinited.
Safe Deposit Boxes
Free to Depositors.
o 5 Ir
takes" out ink, paint, ,
POTIHE
t..r,piltii,t‘,lr.\‘w" ‘ ' . ._
OPOTINE‘JU
.md stains ilHIl'l
yams.
civilian: and ear-
pcl‘: quirkly and '
\‘ullll‘lcleiy and
Newt Leaves a Rim:
_. ,. . .........
...... \xy .\ «m. —---
. 106;. 256.. It Drug
.\'n nor-inimul o-ior. nmillr) (hmhhluru
)J.»t iu'lanmmlulc. Samplh "milled, 5c.
L. IS. SUTTON. New Canaan. Ct.
m“
l-‘uld by A. liickornnui Ni Hon, So. Nor-
wak; Fiancy & Benedict. Noruallt.
Aycr's l’ills aro rm-onimcinlvd by
leading physicians and drugginru, as
thuinust prompt. and vlllcionl. unm-dy
l'or iliiitllii‘ilil‘fia, nausea, costivcucss, in-
digestion, sluggishm-ns of tho liver.
jaundice, uml nick hcadzu-he; also, to re-
livre colds, fevers, neural (in and rheu-
tnatimn.
Theories of cum may bu drwnusml at
length Iijy' plunh'ians, hut lhu sullerm's
want qilii‘t rclal‘: and um» Minnro
t‘ough (him will giro it to them. A
dal’ccnmfor t'illilil’i'll. It. is ”thonnly
harmless remedy that prmluves I‘nnncd-
iate results." l'}. I’. Weed and ti. (3
Slillnnn.
As tho strength of a lmilding til‘pt‘lltl
upon the Holidilyot' its foundation. tin
health depomln upon the condition at
the blood. 'l’o expel impurities and
cause the vital fluid to become. vigorous
and lift-«Wing. Ayer'n Hamipnrilln in
thnnimtmwvrtnl and attentive medi-
nine in use.
,-..v
J. O.JENNING$.
Paper-Hanger, Calcimlnor,
Painter.
, OISE—fir m
WALL PAPER AND BORDERS
1 NORTH MAIN STREET.
smrh‘ummnx.
t .1—
Ramplo iimlrmd Intent Style: 0! Papers. ‘
ll‘iorilnrnf M‘lli p23: Moulvlln o ttakentllo
more: onounooa poo-n
mmomriy'oivm, ' mi
get
s2,
Augu
Comfort is Cheap
In plenty still.
When you can buy our 870 crash suits for 86.. If
there's a breeze it goes rlqlit throu b crash—400
we lands, Rus-
sian and Austrian Crash. Crash is the coolest stuff
you can wear.
Trousers
it all right where you want it.
$2.50, 3.9.50.5
st Bargains
Open Monday, Frztiay and Saturday; Evenings
Bridgeport Conn.
in white d&%ash or plain linen, $1.25;
.. ./"
We're next door to fall now and we
want all the room we can get for new goods. Not
many sizes left of those handsome whipcord wars-
teds, $75 to $25 kinds, at 89.50. Yoursize maybe.
Home-spans, selyes and fancy cuss/mares for present
wear, 89.50. All of them $72, 875 and $18 kinds.
Trousers for Men and Young Men.
Outing Goods. Bye/e and Golf Goods.
BARGAINS”
NASH
Gasoline
and Oil
Stoves
..r\T..
, 8:
VAN soov’sg
Two I
llll'lll'l‘ and .‘up l'rom-ss Store. - -
Three " " " “ " ' -
'l‘wo “ “ “ " " - - —
Three " .quior Manhattan. ~ -
'l'hroo “ Majestic tlii Stores, - - -
u u n u u _ _ _
Fusion
< lojio
lino
- (loo
5.50
- 3.50
\Vu do not lit-lb \"t‘ in fiikiti:: the pulilic, but give you more for FM” money than
any other store in town, quality considered.
—_—
NASH a. vANscOV,
Cor. N. Main and West _Stre_ets,
SOUTH NORWALK
CONNECTICUT
ROTC
POINT
South NoriNaik, Conn.
The most Charming,r Summer Resort on Long island Sound
Fine Hotel! Fine Bathing Houses!
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS.
Every facility for providing for large excursions.
ROTON' POINT IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
tlwncrs and Proprietors.
J. FINKI‘INSTICIN, General Manager.
BIG REDUCTION SALE
For the Month of June.
Completcline of watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware,opalware and
DIAMONDS!
cut glass.
DIAMONDS!
A [incline of stones at greatly reduced prites. All of these goods
while not sold at strictly cost price, will be sold low enough to attract
purchasers,who will find many rare bargains.
A. W. AUSTIN, 39 Wall Street, Norwalk
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Fine Printing ‘
a
Specialty
at
the
Sentinel Office! ;
Norwalk Chronicler