9r?“
a l‘bseame unite confident
.3. rue ‘ I {circuits able to
‘scttct aossstlut camehny
. ‘ youth aboutt rec
,E, M 7 used up nearly $1,500,
” , gin nls young fellow led his
V , my m and the old gen
mitt! mote remove his eye, as,
him so he couldn't stand it. "
junior had“ much experience
“a: and a course I shouldn‘t
and“ his case. but‘I thought
- . rial to anything, and at once
making my proportions for the
‘ fill that? t\fidcraif‘ood from yhfi the
.. ,3, pa 'fromtheb eye
M the other. and as it had been
3 ’fcr ten'years the family thought
' best thing todo was to remove it. In
" Tory short timeIhad my patient under
e influence at other, and without coll-
.i‘p anyassistsnce further than the
‘I mat tcwork‘and soon had the eye
, Then as I began to put it in shape
- iced. to myhorror, that I had tak~
, out the wrong eye. The thought of
hat 1 had done startled and frightened
no stfthat I at once hurried through
inywork and sent the old man home in
”Then, I drew out what money I had
, in the bank. packed up my belongings,
‘ ., after settling all my bills qdietly,
manger train and left the town
- ,7 Mexico. Being extremely sensitive
Marthe thought bf the terrible in’
jury Iliad inflicted upon this man so
wrought upon my feelings that I could
not stay in one place, and I wandered
‘ about Mexico for three months. At the
"' some time I was afraid that I might be .
identified by‘some person and be arrest-
' » .- .ed and carried back ,forrlbe punishment
1.. . ’I so richly deserved. ‘After four months
t I came over to Texas, and in a remote
“ town I opened an office again and
‘ changed my name. I managed to make
a living and staid there for five years,
., warrylngso over the man that I had
made blind and perhaps had left to die
that I Nannie gray and wrinkled.
, "I presume I wo§d have died there,
but oneday Ihap ued into San An~
_ ionic and meta m I had known in
‘ the Arkansas town. At first I thought
of trying to get away. but I concluded
that the time had come for me to take
my punishment, “for I couldn‘t stand it
any longer, and I went up to him and
asked him if he didn’t come from
, Blankville and did he know Mr. X.
and the doctor who had got out of town
so disgracefnlly. I was relieved to find
that he didn’t know me at all, and he
at once proceeded to tell me that the
disappearance of the doctor was still an
unsettled mystery, and that Mr. X. was
in good health. I told him I had heard
that the doctor had taken out the wrong
eye and that the old man had become
atone blind in consequence. He assured
. me that the old man had not suffered
any inconvenience at all, because he was
‘ blind. anyway, in both eyes and had
been for years, and another physician
had finished the job quite satisfactorily,
and the patient's general health had
greatly improved.
”You have no idea,” concluded the
gentleman from Texas, “how this news
relieved mo. and in my enthusiasm I
gave up the practice of medicine forever
and put my money into a manufacturv
lag establishment that has almost made
me rich in the past 20 years. I never
went back to the remote Texas town
again; neither did I ever go to the
Arkansas town, nor tell my informant
who I was. As it happened I was all
right, but the suffering I had endured
was enough to cause me to put that part
of my past clear behind me and keep it
there."-Washlngton Star.
, . ,, Historic Mderhorns.
between the years 1755 and 1780
about 1,800 army powder-horns Wore
tiled in the English and American or-
mies engaged with the French, and
probably the same number existed in
tile‘Amorioan army during the Revels»
, lion. Each harassed in the continental
am Was marked with the initials or
film! of the soldierwa carried it. The
spirit of the times is shown by the sen-
timents engraved on the horns, and
' daily read by the owner and his coni-
paulons. such as these:
' : all!” or death.
“once of liberty.
a like“! I'll have of my death.
, hue slavery.
M him dishonor.
W is the time, ye hearts of oak,
give our loss a fatal strobe.
‘ were last and in the war with
coin 1848. After that they rapid-
,ppeatcd. litany were shortened to
am more convenient for hunt.
_ Some of them were clean-
E valuable records and engravings
~ them his, son of! and thus
.Lfitv, .311..th
‘ (than! our.
. , smmwho hat-studied church
pretty carpfiilly thus defines them:
labs are places where we
‘iaoneythan we can afford
with not wear in orderfo
. zwbcra‘w donotilbfsmd
the Men. who are happier
a
!.
\
J
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
are thereby enabled to offer them to . our.
per cent. on tbe costof on
shapes and decorations, an
so. NoRWALK,
We litre closed out " our satin: stock of lettfscssoa's patterns: ope titles... on so; ll“? very new
. goods to thereto! alviaghroughtfmgooda oysr-oumlvos we have saved the madame. profit fend '
tipde at the regular. jabbing price. vlnjad‘ditiuul‘fo‘ leaving 3..
c of these site you have tbo‘s's‘tls'factica of. handling that myth msvm latest
It. Iain and Ann Streets,
or,cvanv
H
Factory and Repository,
Franklin and Iadlscn Streets, - . .
ges, Wagons, Bicycles and He
DESCRIPTION
d coming" from thei‘Old Hall" pottery, England. they are the best to be had.
‘ Aucthergroat feature—viva carry the stock pattern of these goods; ii‘you break any part. of your set you
, can replete it at once. or you may buy a dinner set, piece by piece. , ‘
. We aroshowing the haudsomest “Flow Blue" dinner. and ice were ever brought to this cuunlry, Come ’9‘
' and see it even though you do not care to buy.
Our new stack comprises l8 different shapes and decorations. ‘
We odor as a leader for this week, It: piece dinner set, from “Old "all” pottery, handsome decorations,
variety of colors, latest shape. guaranteed not to craze for 07.29, and we have the matchings if you break
any part of the set. '
Dresden china, after dinner coflccs, 15c pair; can't be duplicated here under 40c.
FREE DELlVERY.
w. s. S‘l'uRTEVANT.
- CONNECTICUT.
rse Godos
v
Willi be sold for the
' Next
;, Ten
Days
at,
Your
Own
Price.
The cause of it, “Hard Times."
‘/ Cure for them, "Gold Cure" cost.
Come and see at.
LUTHER M. WRIGHT’S
South Norwalk.
Winter Underwear!
FOR GENTS, LADIES AND CHILD'REN.
In large variety and excellent value at
A. Dickerman 8: Son’s,
as Washington Street, - - -
South
llarwalk, Connecticut.
READ
THE
owes-w mm“
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Work Done
Promptly.
JAMES GOLDEN,
Editor and Proprietor.
FINE '
EVENING srmmu. PRINT- ,
MG.
96 HAS"! 01 Off
SIRE“.
nil.
siren-uncured: of con man
0*“ lit the mo, mammals-t were
hi to the summitlof Mount Shasta;
9.! mend. gmtoruuseucug '
leaf to swarms thflthe crest of snow
capped Shasta,~as many tourists who
havgfidonaken the trip will bear wit-
M t to guide a horse up the rocky
and "slippery traili. that's something
if! wtrfh boasting’about. . /
‘ The daring young girl who accom-
plished the climb successfully is only 15
yeast old. She made the trip early in
Htptember. Her success is owing chiefly
to her trusty guide, Tom Watsoncf
Simon. is mountaineer whose skill is
known to all frequenters of the region
mas name CALDWELL.
about Mount Shasta. Besides Watson
and Miss Caldwell. (i. B. Sornmerman
and Master Charles Mills of Sisson were
in the party.
The party left Sisson on the 2d of
September, going by way of Squaw
valley and reaching the old Mountain
House at 4 p. In. Jolly Tom Watson
know every step of the way from Sisson
to the summit. For over 15 years be
any for its dollvlike qualities. ' We have
not lost Int-NW. thou!!! wears no
. kiss and gray hairs announced the end
has been over those roads and trails,
dozens of times every summer. 1
At the old Mountain House ullpassed 3
a comfortable night. and the next 5
morning they were astir early and off lyards of lawn, including a strip for the
on the trail by 6 o‘clock. ‘Thcy traveled
all that day over rough ridges and up
mountain paths and reached the upper
limit of the timber bolt about sunset.
There they camped by a stream of clear
and cold snow water. Every one had a
ravenous appetite, and every one was
fired out. But they built a rousing .
campfire and stood watch by turn to l
guard the camp against four footed
night prowlors. It grow fright-fully cold
before morning dawned, and all the 1
blankets in stock were in great demand.
But all rested well and bad wolfish dc-
sircs for the coffee and burn that for-
nisbcd their breakfast.
Long before "sun up," as every one
in the mountains calls dawn, they were
again on their way. up, up, up. There
was snow everywhere, and traveling
over it was not the greatest sport in the
world. Watson guided the party around
the cast side of the mountain and
through tho dcrp gap known as Mud
Creek (unymi. The air was delightful
and the scenery superb. Watson is a
cherry companion, full of jokes and
quips and turns and stories of mountain
doings. '1' be travelers nearly forgot they
were mountain climbing when suddenly
Lmioh rock was at band. This rock is a
inasaivo piece of granite flint overhangs
a perpendicular clifl thousands of feet \
high. It is a charming spot, with mags
niilccut glimpses of the great valley
stretched out for below.
After lunch fhc journey was resumed.
anvcnwnrd the party toiled. Stcopvr
and more jagged the rocks become as
the summit drew nruror. Then the ice
flcld, fully a mile in extent, was crosacd,
and beyond were the hot springs. From l
the springs in the, summit is only 300 l
yards, but fbv incline is the steepest of l
the whole frip. Plucky Miss Caldwell
never finished, although there Worn
places where a single missfcp of the
faithful old horse mount death for horse
and rider down llt‘f'll in the precipitous
canyon thousands of feet below.
This last climb is over what is known
as “the pinnacle," on which stfmds the
monument put thorn by the coast and
geodetic survey 15 years ago. it is a
monument of cut storm and was all car-
ried up the mountain side by Indians.
Mr. Simeon, the contractor for that task,
charged a mountain freight rule of 90
(units a pound. At just 3 o'clock in the
afternoon of Sept. 4 the summit was at-
tained at last. The guide. and Master
Mills gave three chums for the plucky
girl who had beaten all records by rich
ing to Sliuafo‘c crest. They (lhOtll'tld the
horse, too, but he didn't seem to appro-
ciato the glory and looked very much as
though he wished he was safe home
union-San Fratmisco Examiner.
Woman and the Love of Admiratloa.
One of those “emancipated” women
wbouro said to be abroad in the land,
but who can't be distinguished by men
from any other women, writes as fol-
lcws: ,
"Without going into all the dry de.
tails of the relationship of the sexes in
primitive times and among oncivilizcd
peoples we may just take the broad facts
which are known to and admitted by
every one. Woman has, of course, al-
ways been and always must be man’s
physical inferior, and in times past she
has been actually if not literally his
slave. Elbe has been the toy and sport of
man. with one. and only one. chance of
asserting herself.
"This has been the exercise of pea
sonal chm. which has enabled her to
more in man the passion called love
and there to secure an mum
over him. , he love of!
‘ shabby gown on a dull or dark day.—
{bunches of purple and pink orchids.
"l‘bis radiant bodice was worn with a
mar. which“
monogram stats. on has.
“1‘ ‘
Q menial term
. ,. should like to , , t.
not important facial-that car it”? is
gradually beginning (to recognise than
it is lgnoblc to seek a”: admiration aim.
values than men. but we are now aim-
ing at winning , , , 7, , in worthler
Mink-namely. in intellectual walks.
"We shall still pride ourselves on our
good looks when we base them. We
shall still do our best to dress well and
fully. We shall still look forward
wllobood and shall not lose our'ma-
ternal instincts. but we shall no longer
allow our features and our gowns 30
dominate our lives.
“Undoubtedly we are ‘cmancipsted.’
All fields of activity are being opened
to as, and the men who now sneer and
gibe at us for our ‘newness' will soon
come to see that we are more compan-
ionable and possess more lasting attrac-
tions than in ‘the days when our faces
were our fortune and when a few wrin-
of our reign. .
“To put my arguments into a nut-
shell. my contention is that the prevail-
ing passion of women has been the love
of admiration bcbause it has become a
hereditary instinct of the race that in
personal charm lies“ our only power.
Now that we are at last allowed to on)-
tivate our infellects and put them to
practical use our bid for power will be
on what I consider higher grounds.”—
Oincinnati Enquirer.
Aprons In Holland.
An apron of fine, creamy holland,
which you can get just a yard wide and
of which you will only require a single
yard, as the depth of the skirt néed not
exceed 27 inches, and your remaining
quarterof material will serve for the
bib, is pretty for house wear. Nothing
could be easier than the manufacture of
the skirt part, which has a fairly wide
hem at,tbe bottom and sides and is
gathered somewhat finely at the waist
into the band. By way of trimming,
put at fho bottom of the skirt three
bands of fashionable grass lawn. You
must choose a very open pattern, as
there is to be a running of ribbon be-
neath. Stitch those on at intervals of
about fig inches, starting just that
depth above the hem. Two and a half
bib, will be enough, reckoning that
your hands of insertion do not extend
over the wide horns on each side.
You must cut away the hollund bc-
neath the. bands afterward. and when it
is tidily hemmed back insert a bright
cherry colored ribbon, which is drawn
forth at each end in a smart rosette.
The bib is out in three points. ’i‘hoccn-
for point is formed of the lawn, folded
over at the top to produce the triangu-
lar effect, and beneath it runs the chcr-
ry colored ribbon to match the shirt. A
pretty finish is afforded by the pair of re-
settcs on the corners of the bib. These
are made of ribbon of exactly the some
hue, but only an inch wide. You will
want a yard of ribbon for each rosette
and a third of a yard to make the
straps, starting from them and meeting
in the center of the back. This holland
apron, with its lawn insertions and
cheerful ribbons, will be a very natty
little garment with which to conceal a
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Tight Sleeves In Dinner Bodiecs.
It is in the French dinner bodices
that one secs fhoquito tight sleeves, but
those are generally of lace, moussclino
dc solo or chiffon, ruffled from shoulder
to wrist, showing the arm through their
transparency and being finished at the
armhole with milieu of lace, chiffon or
ribbon. A fine cxanrplc is o? mauve
mousseline do solo, accordion plaitcd
over silk and having tight alcoves of
brusscls lace. falling down even over the
wrist in tlll' fashion made noticeable by
Sarah Bernhardt. With this was a ber-
flm of brussols lace, double rallies of the
lnoussoline do solo over the shoulders,
and the dccollefugo was trimmed with
skirt of mauve and pink 'shudcd moire,
varied on different mousions by a skirt
of white satin or one of black, so that
it quite took the place of three gowns
instead of one.
The black shirt with a light bodice is,
however, no longer considered the proper
thing for evening \Vt‘lll', unless, indeed,
the wearer is going to a party on the
street curs instead of taking a carriage.
For the most part, black skirts should
have black or black and white bodiccs
for evening wont. At any rate, the main
fuafuro should be black, even if bright-
ened by other colors. You can can for
yourselvcahow rational all this is. A
singularly handsome evening bodice
made in block accordion plaitcd chillon
over geranium red satin had transparent
tight fitting sleeves of the chiffon to the
wrist. Folds of red velvet and jet pus-
semcuterie outlined the docolletage, and
the whole effect—though somewhat
Mcphistopholian, I grant yon-was ex-
tremely smart and fetching-«Polly in
Chicago Times-Herald.
deal-kins and Substitutes.
The first consignments of sealskins
reached London, now the greatest map
lrct and distributing center of the
World‘s yearly crop of fur, a few weeks
since, but the sales are not likely to be
held before December. Although the
skins from British Columbia and the
Bering sea, as well as from the Pri-
bilof and Copper islands. are much
smaller than those of last year. it is
quite possible that prices will not be
raised in proportion to the depreciated
catch. This is largely due to the fact
that what is called electric soul has
found its way into common uscfito such
an extent that the refusal true misfits
has become lessened in the eyes ot‘the
fordm’ his sanction.
the supremacy of sealskin. No success-
dyeing lsskilliol to art-
ful gradations“ golden brown under
the Wheelie the final stage of
manipulation is misled: by electricity,
really marvelous machinery removing
any, undesirably and hairs'thst may
have beeulaft by the first machine. It
is carton that only the shine! the do-
mestic rabbit can bamtreated. .
I am told by oncwho ought to know
'that table and «influence well as chin-
chilla, will this coming season dispute.
ful imitation, of the rare Russian sable!
has yet been found, and it is likely that “
these beautiful skins will bring a more
exorbitant price than ever this year.—
London Letter.
Girls Who Attempt Sulclda.
, A clever doctor has declared that the
only natural death is that caused by old
age. All. others are by accident or lul-
cide. Girls who shudder at the thought
st self destruction, who would turn
with loathing from man or woman who
had attempted suicide, are nevertheless
frequently guilty of the some crime.
She who goes out in low shoes in the ‘
raw, cold days; who Wears thiu‘ solos
when the walks are‘damp;who, getting
wet, will not take the trouble to change
boots or clothing; who in order to wear
a specially becoming gown will put on
undr-rclothing lighter than that to which
she is accustomed, is just as surely guilty
of attempted suicide as if she took poison
or jumped into the river. “Nothing
hurts me” cannot be said truthfully by
any one, no matter howvrobust. The
fact that confirmed invalids often out-
live members of their families who have
always enjoyed perfect health is well
known and is readily accounted far by
the care which invalids take of them-
selves.
Certain chrcnic diseases are said to
prolong life because they tend to make
the sufferers abstain from customary
follies. Perhaps the most reckless of all
persons are those who have every reason
to think that they may some day have
consumption. They are fatalists to such
an extent that they regard every cold
taken as a matter of :course and feel that
sooner or later the nurse will develop.
This is worse than folly, for it is hold
by many scientists that disease itself is
not hereditary, only the tendency to
dischse. Therefore the seeds of consump-
tion are sewn by the victims themselves,
not by their ancestors. The distinction
is one that should be impressed upon all
who believe “there is consumption in
the family. ”—Brooklyn Eagle.
Black Materials.
Black materials are to be greatly fu-
vored this winter, and a special and at
tractivccxhibit of stylish and elegant
black goods made this week included
French armurcs with bourctfo knots,
mobairs and canvas weaves with bouclo
figures, English whipcords, camel's hair
surges with glossy silk and wool stripes
in raised designs, plain and fancy al-
pucas and brilliantincs, saline, moires,
both plain and brocaded, licnricttas in
silk warp and sheer all wool combina-
tions, drap d’ctc, Topped silks and topped
wools in both fine and heavy cords. new
designs in crcpons and many handsome
textiles in crcpou effects. The mohaira
and heuristic. cloths, the faced cloths,
are represented in different qualities
and prices, and possess a degree of du—
rability that is unsurpassed by nearly
any black material save silky English
serge, which is less dressy in effect than
the finer woven fabrics. Many other
standard black textiles are displayed
that are in steady demand, as the out-
look for the winter season indicates an
oven greater demand for handsome
black fabrics than was experienced a
year ago, when this color largely pro-
vailed.—-Ncw York Post.
New York \Vomcn Officials.
It was in the guise of stcnograpbcr
and typewriter that the first wumau
was introduced into tbccity‘s service in
New York. A your ago on innovation
was made in tho uppoinnncut of n no ,
mun (lraffsnfan in the city works depart-
mcnt. Now flu-re are no lower than In)
women in the municipal building. The
woman draftsmuu has planned sewers
and other city constructions, and her
work is in every way equal to that of
the men. The hours of all those worm-u
are will] and the pay is very gmd, run-
ning from $800 to $1,200 for stonogf'w
pliers to $2,500 to women skilled in on-
ginccring or architecture.
_..._..
To Make the Sleeves Stand Out.
You can puff out the thin alcoves of
fancy waists by using a separate slccvo
of stiff paper carnbric or crinolluo,
white, made- very full, half way to the
elbow and gathered to a narrow band
at the top. This, if busted inside of the
thin dross alcove, will answcrcvcry pur-
pose. Una yard of material will make :1
pair of extenders.-—Ladies’ Home Jour-
uni.
.__......_.—.lL
Mrs. Robeson Keener, 84 years old,
residing near Whierak. Pa, has never
seen a locomotive or train of cars, al-
though she can hear the whistle of the
engine from her bomb. Se is an active
woman and does all the Work about her
home. She and her husband rcccn‘ly
celebrated the sixtioth anniversary of
their muriragc.
Mrs. L M. Turner, one of the board
of managers of the Michigan State Fod-
eratiou of Women’s Ulubs, was recently
elected a member of the school board of
Grand Rapids from the Eleventh word
by a handsome majority.
Native Uhriatiah women in China
have formed a mainly to discourage the
custom of compressing the foot of chil~
urea.
Miss Hannah Alice Foster of Demo,
0.. Won the ace prize for the best ode
aim an lsaotblasmethsu a.
written for the Cleveland cmmnial.
W . v
Norwalk Chronicler