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Home “or 5.... Claus,
THIN SEASON II DUNE" AT DUII STONES, FOR NOWHERE IN EITHER OF THE NOIINALKS
CAN BE FOUND THE WONDERFUL VARIETY OF HOLIDAY GOODS DIII’LAYED AT THIS——
ORWALK s GREATEST TOY SToR ’
{lac entire floor devoted to children’ s goods, and another for presents for the older folks; in fact, the entire building has been given over to St. Nicholas,who has transformed it into :1 1T Tritzdllef fairyl. 11111. if the
question “What shallI buy and where can I find it” enters your mind, look through this category of bargains, and if unable to find
a suitable present, look through our stock and the question will soon be answered.
DOLLS.
Dressed and undressed, bisque, china,
. kid body, jointed body, babies, rag, rub
her, boyl', giris’,meehanioal.ts1king,
_ walking, laughing, crying and dancing;
dell- of every size. style and price from
.7 "detoflo. Dolls‘ furniture, dolls’ dishes
.' mouthing for dolls and dolls for
everyone.
, TOYS
0! every description, both imported and
1 domestio,wooley horses ,.sheep.dogs,oowa
goats. deers, cats and rabbits, all me
shamed; drums in every size made
soldier sets complete, with gun, sword,
knapsack and apaulets: mechanics.
boatsofwood or tin, from the tiniest
yacht toafull rigged ship; magic lan-
terns, small enough for the baby and
1111111 tree can be found here—«candles and
candle holders, cornucopiss, tinsel' 1n sil-
ver, copper and gold, gold thread and
ornaments of every shape and size.
GA M E S
For the old ones as well as the young.
Full lines of the standard makes, such
as Parker’s, Singer’s, Milton Bradley’s
and McLaughlin’s. Our 5c,100, 23c and
48c games are exactly half price. We do
not wait until the day before Christmas
to make a cut on these goods, but offer
them in the beginning at prices that sur-
prise the shrewdest shopper. Some of
our games: Menagerie, limited mail,
Yankee ,IDoodl , ,hold the fort, happy
days in England, Kerion, Napoleon,
Yale and Harvard, words and sentences,
(fire department, flag ship, steeple chase,
large enough for the old boy to amuse lrivals, 1111' e for the cup,business, authors,
the whole family; toy pianos, all grades,
from 2511 to $5; toys. trunks, parlor and ‘
bed room suits, dinner, tea and toilet
sets, in china, tin or pewter; footballs,
baseballs, tool chests, ten pins. chairs,
tables, wardrobes, bureaus, sideboards,
dressers and wash sets; browny ladders,
carpet sweepers,w watches, clocks, guns,
pistols, swords, whips and canes, veloci-
pedes, express wagons, buckboards,
wheel barrows, sulkies, bicycles, tricy-
cles and sleighs of every style and kinds
made; hobby horses, swinging and rock
ing, wood fire engines, hook and laddels,
hose carts, trolley cars, etc, and every-
thing' in tin toys from a hilly goat to :1'
climbing monkey. Our assortment of
iron toys isa great feature of this do-
partment, yet the greatest feature is the
price, which, you may rest assured is
the lowest. Everything for the Christ.
i2c or $2 00 you
bowling, prisoner‘s base, county fair,
’ Uncle Sam, snap, corner grocery,Chiuce,
letters, nonsense, t'lddledy winks, lotts.
brownies, luck, baseball, pops, Pike's
Peak, balms, football, great inventions
alphabet, checkers, dominoes, chess,
doctors and quacks, fish pond, Bo Peep,
Peter Coddles, old maid, ship comes
home, yacht race, Mother Goose, for-
bidden fruit, donkey race, Robinson
Crusoe, octo. World’s Fair, Dickens,
l heads and tails, cherry chase, parcheesi,
kukeba and pillow dex, which is the
most amusing game ever invented.
I BOOKS
are as necessary to your assortment as
candy, and whether you wish to spend
can be accommodated at
this counter. All the juvenile works in
plain and fancy shapes in paper, linen
and cloth. Short stories, funny pictures'you wish; umbrella music stands, 5 ft.
and puzzle books. It would take our en- ' high (can be folded and carried in the
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tire space to name the titles of all the [Kicketls5e each Leather music rolls’
works' in this assortment, but we assure in great variety.
you they are just the right sort at thcl ~__
right price. Christmas cards can also, HAN DSOME CLO K
be found here in great variety «from 1" In onyx, marble, marbllzed wosdc, in:
to ”‘00 each. Blocks 911 you can lock and china. New designs in funcv
11335-13180 and small, 911““ and fancy ' Dresden china hanging and stand clocks
solid and hollow, building and spelliug~ Our gparantee 3,) hour nickel alar
in fact- everything in blocks you cmlclocks, 69c m
imagine.
SI LV E RWA R E
STAT|° N ERY ' Is one of the most important depart-
Plain and fancy box papers—Ward‘s l lnents in our house this season: we have
Irish linen, ruled and unruled, white and purchased none but the best grades and
tinted, in silk lined and OOVBWd 1’03““- ! strictly guai'antee every piece we sell If
Crushed Vellum (2(101- each, WW and I you think of purchasing anything in lhis
envelopes) 150 box. Fancy ink wells, I line we 1.:1u save you at least ll) purcollt
writing desks. playinfl cards, fountain [on such goo is as R'gl crs, Russell‘s
pens, pencil boxes and novelties luaum- l Holmes & E dwards' or Meriden. H,"
arable. Umbrellas are here in 0“??? , assortment partly consists of cake Im-
size, style “‘1 quality —30ld1 silver,ivory l kcts, fruit dishes, water pitchers, 11111
or natural handles, ladies’ 0" gents' size. 'bowls, butter dishes, sugar bowls cream
Our leader in this line is a IWMY twilled urs, spooncrs, colerics caslers, pickles,
silk. made 011 a paragon ““1101 silver I cracker jars, tea pots, coffee pols, 55. -l
trimmed natural handle, guaranteed ' and 5 piece tea sets, toilet bottles, glove
fast black. for 8125—41 useful and 39““ ifl‘ld handkerchief boxes, crumb trays,
ble present. knives, forks, spoons, oyster ludles. pill
‘ knives, berry spmns, orange sols, wub
M USICAL silver, ivory or pearl handles, nut picks,
INSTRUMENTS“ photo fr lmes puff boxes, atomil. 1's,
Make good Christmas gifts. If “mu- I hand mirrors, pin cushions, silver
sic hath charms" our stores should mimouu ed hair. but and clothes bruslll's,
full of them, for we have almost any- whisk brooms, 111k stands, candle hold
thing you can mention in that line— « crs and hundreds of whistprincnorellil'u.
violins. mandulins, guitars,banjos. auto— ' _-__.._.-.
harps, phouoharps, zithers, accordeons, FANCY GOODS
concertinas. fifes, flutes, ‘30"‘6‘9- me'l‘ l of silk, plush, celluloid and leather in
and SWiBI'I music boxes and “‘5 Sympho I dressing cases, manicure sets combina
handkerchief, fan and “1'0le boxes.
collar, cuff and work boxes. In this do
partment wi '1 be found a handsome line
of imported albums in plush, celluloid
and richly painted world. Musical and
easel albums in great variety—won will
wonder when you see the prices on these
gmds-hau1lsmue full-sized books, holrl-
lug twenty-five cabinets, and usually
sold for lill 50; for 491. ()111' musical ulv
bums play all the popular airs and are :1
marvel of cheapuess.
-._ fl.-.
POCKET-BOOKS
and purses come in for their share of at
t1- ulion, for we have not or before at.
tompledsuch an assollmellt. ()nr 111'
lllc, 16c, 35c, Jllo. 7.71:, and $1 goods w1ll
colors. in alligator, lizmrd, snake, seal
and calf skinkplain and silver mounted,
Perfume and fine toilet waters in fancy
cut glusa bottle, handsome baskets and
attractive packages. Bradley's lino
handkerchh t' extracts canlt be equalled
for fragranc l and lasting qualities.
RUGS d1 PICTURES
are always acceptable presents. .inlyrna
1'11;z~l,v.lriel) of plttcrns, from 81 11p
Moqucts in thencucst designs from all
up. Fur nulls, rugs and squares in all
colors Special job in fancy fur rugs,
si/s' 213.15% inches, colored centers, corn-
rrs' and bmlcrs, regularly sold at fit for
$219. Steel cnguiiugs and arms in
oak. white enumclwl, and enamelvd
gold frames, from 591’ up. Pastels, wa-
11-1' colors and oil paintings for less than
the (‘U'slllf the frames. ”11 this floor
you will also find artistic furniture,
surprise youmall the new styles 11111l'
Iniuln. .which can play any piece of music tion cases, odor 1-11ses,shaving sets ,glovo l comer smalls, b ml: 1111111111, hall chairs, I ll. :.
medicine
cabinets. cliina closets. fancy stand-1.11111
folding whist tables, blocking
ladiel-l' desks, hall minors,
l.t11ble~',
leases, willow recalls, 1111. etc, etc.
1 FA N O V C H IN A
'fl‘lllll all over the world, Cups and sun—
cers, plates, platters, bowls, cake, fruit,
but and choose dishes fete :1 Mo sets,
plate sets, ice cream sols, pudding sets.
oyster plates, celery trays, fancy jugs,
l .
Tea. coffee and clmcolatc pots, cracker
'jirs, condensed milk jars, fancy cream-
crs, spooners, butters, syrups, soaps,
lnlngs, tooth picks, peppers and ills,
bouquet holddrs, and hundreds of 1:110
pm 911 of impolt snnlpl es, to be found in
no other house 111 this town.
DINNER, TEA AND
TOILET SETS
have not been forgotten 111 our grand
assortment. 21) new pltlorns of vllnm-r
and 11.1 sets fr.onl [be best 111'1ke1's 111
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home and abroad We earlylhcl1111n-l1- Imwr tillllllt‘lGd stand 152 95.
ITMW such slundald makes as the Amer-
ingn of these. sets in stov It so rou may
leusily rcpla :0 any pier 0 broken, and We
guarantee them not to cram. ”or load-
er for the holidays will be an ‘ ()1 11
Hall" dinner set, If ’pieces. richly decor—
tiled in font colors, *7 ”ll.
LAMPS
l A 51: night lamp 111.1 $2.3 bunbuet.
Allthc new designs of the Rochester
and other standard makes. I’inno, bau-
quet, library, hall, parlor, sewing and
night lumps. Handsome bull lumps.
beautifully etched and engraved, 1') foot
extensions, complete with burner and
chimney, Would be cheap at $2.50,
ll illllllt‘b globes, silk shades, crops
11,1p'r and shade frames
CUTLERY
is flll'lflltlr line we offer great bargains
ill Lllrving sets from .501: to $8 00 per
out. Full) steelscissors,,she.1rs, razors,
pocket knives, knives and forks, with
ivory, pearl. rubber, back, bone, ebony
and (loco handles (iood steel sets (6
kn ves and 6 forks) 19.: set At this
1'. motor you Will find 11 good stock of
boy-1 poo ket knives (what boy isn 'rl hap-
py to get a knife?) from 15c 11p Better
grades. of course, for better boys. Bar-
ney db Early 11 fine steel skates.
OIL HEATERS,
ill some cases, wou'd nuikethe moshac-
ceptablc gift we could suggest—better
than ll ton of coal oracord of wood. No
p'pll, smoke, odor soot or ashes; can
beat any aim mom, in one- 1111artcr the
Hill", with far less expense lhan with
Hull '20 slylcs to select from ()ur
“l"llllrfllltl"b stove,l1he most powerful
heater of its size made, complete with
We also
I'll .111,Gr11n1l. Reliance, Globe, Puritan,
Gem, Majestic and Franklin. We give
11 stand free with every heater.
DON'T'THINK
FUR AN INSTANT that this vast ac-
cu' nnlalion of‘ holiday goods has caused
11sto neglect our staple stocks, for we
fully realize that many will make Christ-
, unis presents of absolute necessities, and
fox those we have filled up all om regular
departments to overflowing.
OUR ADVICE
is to shop e.1r]y,buy early, do your trad-
iugtlt home and encourage your own
lllr'l‘dhllllfs, who will gladly show their
for
I
llppl‘b CIIIEIOD ill TQDDID.
Norwalk, Connectlcut
W. S. STURTEVANT, North Main and Anll Streets, Sonth
fiSUG‘GESTIONS To SANTA CLAUSI
HANOKEROHIEFS
0f every description; initials at 5c,lcc
and 25c; gents' silk hcmstllchcd and
initial, 50c.
SILK MUFFLERS.
of great variety.
KID GLOVES.
Buttoned and laced,
lined.
UMBRELLAS,
50c to i3, 00.
TABLE LINENS,
and napkins.
For the last two years we
our former effOlls in variety mil .lllral llv‘cul '15
. A. Dickerman 8. Son’s,
South Norwalk, Connectlcut
8‘ Washington Street,
ARRIAGE BUILDER AND DEALER!
1,.
fur trimmed and
What Shall I Buy?
Jackets :11 d
hale made a SpCfl ialty of C alcmlars and Booklets. This year we have excelled
fflskllll and Isdlsen Streets,
Where Shall I Buy ’1’
a u I a 1'
Do You Wanta New Sleigh 1‘
01' Your ”Ill 0111' Repairch or
I ’aintell '3
IF SO, LET ME HEAR FROM
YOU!
1
Work Called For and Delivered
FREEOFCHARGEN
LUTHER M. WRIGHT’S
Factory and Repository,
0 I 0'
Ladies' an d ch'ldren's
l'zur Boas, Fur
Mulls and
Cl‘1llareltcs,z\lualin
Underwear,
Smyrna Mats and
Rugs, Goat Skin
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I’Rllll \ "l ION.
"And you will be mine lll\\'.l_\‘ 14""
"Always?” f'l'lllll‘il the girl For what
dbl ll'vllv lllll‘lll, with her l7 _1'l‘.'11'~' ol‘ l 711‘
(1"‘l1'1l girll111,.li know of Ill‘\'llilll lovo, of
‘llll'llh' (I‘llllll.lll"‘ll. of 111111'111'1-1 1111: 1‘..111.?
Y1 I she-proln‘nml ymrsof llnnlll'rglllll l11\'1’.
of 11111 lil'll illll'lll)‘. to I._\‘lll 1‘onrnll. :lllll I111
I)f‘lli‘\'f‘ll in Iwr 1111 I111 bellow-ll In faith, in
love. Ill lii‘ll.
’l‘lll'y 14111 i",,Zl‘llll‘l', '111 llll'llccp I1111'1l, glow
int: snort-l, among tho fragrant slllnnwr
grasses tllut t-l\\'.'1_\‘1‘1l nbow :1 llllll'b river.
”1' was a lieutenant in the navy and bull
been suddenly (ll'ilt‘l‘l'll on a distant Voyage
\vllll'h might keep him away for years. lic-
T‘Vt‘l'll the earnest, hopeful, tolllll'r words
he addressed Ill‘f’ and lllo kisses lll‘ pressed
on via-1V1; and lip and brow ho lovingly
tulln'll purc u bite lily buds In her flowing
auburn lul'lr.
ll\1' _';.1111'~ Is a Iollgtl 1111' to unit. Rune,
but i 11' ill be ow 1' true to y.ou \n other
“Nolan‘s llps' may Woo 1111', no otbl'r u'lwlu»
'111}. \11l1'l'1'ufl thrill 11111. no other woman's
fltllilf‘ ~I111ll ll‘(‘llllll0‘ on my lips in prllyl'r.
Homll y. darling. Iillll bless you."
Ill-1w llllrol was utterly poor, with only
lll'l'p burll, Izrllllnnl eyes, 11 slwel. bright.
('Il:lTI"|‘illI 1111-11 and ll l'lltnl low of lIm-ry
for If“? lllln-rilnnl'o. She bulml tho barely
furnished. old fashioned fnl'lllllou-el'. tho
plllll. lloluvly,IlollsowilolyHal‘s. lIll' 1111M, 1
orthodox. prflll, 1-olulll'y folk. There was
In Ill'r soul on sllbllo slylllpnlby to I111 111
tr'll'lml from colmnunlonwith 1111111111. and
oven lllo glory l'lI'l‘II'II and golden crowned
fillilm'ls’, wllll'b to tho Inllntoly rl-flncd
lesllll'tll' mllul'owollld Ill' pllsltlvo joy, hold
no beauty for Ill'f'.
'l‘llll spring was blossoming
llcuutr, lilo curly fruit trun- blossoming In' .
lurlll'l'llll,r'llllllnl'c11ndall-alluring1l1'lh'nfo, I
frlllxl'ollrpl-rnlu1111 1l1o1'lllln,sllll air. when ’
Mats and Rugs,
Baby Carriage Robes,
Fancy Goods of livery Kind
in glad,
I.\'l1-l our. '111 mtllrllcll tnI'1'1'lllll'll—«rolur11 1
all I l flllll lllll 111111.1ng bo bllll loft rnlll lot
with llllllllu'rlng roses and IIHIII')HIII klos
l-loml, vino lll'surlml llnll desolnlll; re
round to hour 11 strange. and story of the
girl 11 llouo prolll‘lso I111 llml III‘IIMII'NI. l
()rp vIllllo (I llnll 1111111121011! IIIIII grown {it I
lllrly wwarv of tho lllollotonous fllrllllnnd 1
We. and Ill Illl‘ sllwry grll) down of n l
slllonll-r morning Ilml stllrlml to suck 11 i
lll’c'lllnlllll Ill flm clly. At first fm‘fllllll In
Vlm'lllmr. Aflorwurll film's gr1~w1lllll,llle
Illl'l'lt‘IM closed. and bur clllployer turned
11 deaf our to her ctltrenly.
(11111 chlml'owllllo onlya—was offered her
«the lllIlllI‘. the homo, tho wealth of a do
'rt'plt. selfish old man. hot this 11h" sur'rb
, III' . 1| lll‘l‘ prll-oh-m youth, her pllghtedlove.
I Mr Wolnllnly honor
Who shall be the first to point the finger
1 of sent: 1. lo plum 1'l‘nslll‘lllllfl judgment upon
such as she? Vot you who be down nightly
on snowy pillows to pleasant dremns; not
mu who have newr trodden wenrlly the
am e14 of 11 great, throbbing 1'Ify,llullg1vr
1 Inn for broad and offcrlld n sfonewyolmg.
‘ faint. heart. sll‘h beautiful and frlolldlcss
I or one your Ilclm as Mrs, llnlpll Rey
nnllls endured the milling slorcrv the. hit-
lnr tyranny of coloring wlfshood. ’I‘holl
alt-nth rendered the slim-klcll sud sether
ll'i‘t‘.
Wltll lmundlvss wealth, Wondrous beauty
and dulled selluIbIlItiI-s, she entered loudly
the whirling eddy cf fashionable folly and
lllailllllllllm.
1.1 In met bola-ant tlll-lnnorent.flllll1fnl
dorllllaof his youthful hope. but wt I1 false
1'11-1-11 blooming on her cheeks, the en
quetle s alluring smile on her face, the
World 11 mocking scorn on her lip Wes
thls the child he had left with the sunlight
flvlvm In m-I nth-1:: :gaug-A . 3:5. ..
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South Israeli.
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; [will 111' pure, tron, Wolllllnly,
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Ill‘lll'.
the golden sf lllll‘llNl
1111111 ll '111 bar llfllf"
lllll'lllg llll‘lll}!t10|\{ yv‘al'slll'no'slorn for
1.on l'nnr-ln had not whollr faded, though
she had l’l'sulllll'ly 11nd ruthlessly stl'iven to ‘,
l'r'.l~b il our of bv-r lll'arf. 11-1 sllr' llthl llll
lbw 1:111:11' lllblllll‘fs' of" IlI'l‘ IllIIllf'I', but :11,
r‘w- “’III of Ills; .llllls‘onl‘gpnllll'll, rl'prllllrll»
fill 1:11'1'11 11111.1i1'1l11g11l11~—11sinllll'ollldnys T
\\‘ll"'l iv had Ill-1'11 her own SIllll‘l'IllOJll}'-'--
over Mr soul. wul'lll. \1'I11'1111'11t.
llly cups llo Ml
" l,_\lo' Lylef You Ilu\'1l 1'11llll‘. for 1111' at '
lust "
>l1111.1:1»1rr'trl.1'1l llolll fulrll:111d.~'.llutl1o
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stood Morn, lnol‘lollll'ss. I
“For vou‘ .\'l. I Ilnpl'll III llllll llll’ll
llpl'nlngllllll l Illtll1'IIl'l‘lN‘IIIlllIllllfihlllllt‘ll luv
to plil'1',pl-rfl'ol u'olnunllooll for 1111-. In—
t-‘U'llll I Ilmo found '
“Lylo.” sllo interrupted
"don't my ll'
Illlplor‘lnlzly, l
llon‘f look of 1111' so l-olllly
and sl'llrnfully' I cannot Ill-or iti Slrllm
lnodl'ollf If you knew howl hale 11nd
Illnflm lllysl'll'“
'II.1'1~'1'11'111111ll'lsfm'clliell; pity, round, :1
1:r.-:ll.lm 1111: ~.1'rou'lill1'1lIlls\\'rollg1~ll-<ulll.
"Uh, Iil‘lll'. l’vllv' Ill'lt I should born
found you ll1u~ ‘
“'Ilvl gnllll' r11l r1 Illlll‘sll' of years ollircrcll
111 I11I'|lll.\slllll.‘1lt‘ plodding utteralllo as
silo l‘l'll‘ll:
“l.ylc,l1l1"w1'\c ~\ollr sl'lll'llmyour ha ,1
Il:l\'1' ~dllllll'll llln honor you Ilf'
III‘\I'(I lowlulw Illllrllycd Illt‘ llll-uvl-rl'illg
burn you :f.’l\l‘ 11.1'. Iilll for your silknl
.lll 5‘111111111'11 (l1'1'llll'1l 1111'.
Il”llll‘—-ll|l'
l lolo ,1'1111', '
A»: b.- llsfl'n'ul to her Words and looked
lnlo lll-l' 11'111' llilllllllll. pl-nllmlfly bowel-l1
lug llyl's, and liIll'W that ho lllollll or all
the world Imll powvr lo mil-«'111 Ill‘l' (roll.
tlln llllvslllll and moral (It‘lllll of fashion
nblo loll, pr'lllo sllllnlll'rl'll and low 1'11“
111! ‘l’l ll.
" Ill'lu'. with oil your flllsl'lll-s-l llllll folly
you 11111 IIl‘fll'l'l‘ to 11111 than any other wow
.1" 1:111111'1' bu, Illsll from the moral llll
:1-11111 1\'|1I~'Il cowl-11w voll Ill'l'llllu‘ lllul
Ilovlorllbll' :,':.llll'1l ullnllul I bow
drl'nllllll my \lll‘l'wollld I111 llo flllllll’lll I
for fun \'l'lll‘- lo rollr promised llubll'llv
flll'n I\\'III1-1lnll~llll' \Hll,
.‘Ill' Illfl'll Inr {11112 Ilrlllllmt with tho
holy glory born of I lull "NHIYI‘. and mill.
“l.v11- 11w frll-nll. luv lll'lll'l'rl'l'. you shall
m-wr 1'1 1111-1. it
He lli‘lll'l' lllll for I'I'll llll' lwo yours
worn ('llIlNl usllll dlspntl'b IIIIMII'III‘II l ‘llnmn E
to Iilllll‘ 1- ‘lIlII‘ t*bc was Ill dying \Iml
,Ionl sklll was llllllvnlllllg- wars of rock
[Il'eulllmlpnllull bad 11' "11' land 'lwr rugged
llollslltluloll. Hod lllld fllrglwn by'llv
,lmll forglwll. lint slll Is i111 own relont
Ill'us 111'.1-111¢1'r and In her youth her beauty,
Illl'r r1 slorllllrln, she must (III‘
i I'ol' 11111l brief hour they 11111111111111] of lb"
Illiyslcrll's llllolll “III! ll “be 1m! 11mm to
know then Ilene lullll sulllh'lllv
"It‘s growing lllll'k, Kiss 1111'. Lyle»-
dml't weep. I’I'rImps I shall be worthy of
yllllwllp Ill I112111'1111«~I IlPH'I‘wAWl'II Ilt‘l‘t'. "
IIol'losml the blue. slglllll'ss eyes. He
smmtlloll 1th Ion-«l :lllbllrll lrlwm-l from
IIII‘CHIII. while. III‘lIlII shmIom-ll If’f'i'lll’ltll,
H11 pressed lender. sorrowful. forum-ll
klmm on the 11.11tc.plllc lip-1 and mm»
MII'WI passionately:
“Ilene, my llllrLlnu. my dllrlllln'”
Her probation won count—Now York
Neil‘s.
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A Kind lIuslnml.
”Pore .llm mu zllunys mighty good to
lie," robbed tho weeping willow. “With
all the besfln‘s he gimme. he never hit me
where the marks would show so the neigh-
Um"! could use 'elll.”—»Indlsnnpolls Jour-
fll .
1 peculiar value to Ann-ril'ans, not only
, as zlfl‘orlling :1 means of comparison with
‘ our own postnflil'e work, but because if
' and f1'i1nll.~'lllp llotwcln lhl'
1 al 51-11'11'1'111111 11w profit, flu'lirvat Brit-
1'I'I11'\\':1'.;1's11f 1-111 lllll‘f'lN 11211111:
2 l . ,
' to $232,.’lllll,llllu :1 your, wall» llll‘ total
, I":I\'ll|i.{ :1 balance of $15,11l10,ulm profit
1 11 your.
'Yf'll'fll'lfpll foo.
lgrapllll' prollls ofTs'lll :1 lll'fll'lt 111 the
I1 Allll'l'll'n, for tho lll-xt (‘Illlllllf‘lll on tho
, pl'om' IN -1 11» now than Italy's ll,-1I|ll.llllll.
, 1111-1114 IllllltlllllIllull loll-rents In general is
2 grams. ole. "
I
ENGLAND AND AM ERICA.
the Great Chain of Letters That Hindi
the Two Nations.
Alnost interesting summary of tin
llll':l|ll's~' of the poslof'fll'e of fill' linitl'l'.
Klllglllun ll:l~' llf'f'll conlpilml by Mr. J,
[loll Schooling. :1 member of (In' Royal
Slatislical society of Lmlilllll. 11- is of
shows 11111~w lIlI‘ close bonds of business
two great
nations. Mr. Schooling illustrates hi1-
sful lanes with graphic diagrams.
The first thing that slrlknn' the eye in
the report is Illf‘ cost of the lil‘ltlsllpost-
11in nullu's :1 profit in thi4 department.
111111111111
1'11-1 of IIII' (Il‘lllll'IllII‘llI for the some pe-
riod 1,11 $S1:l,7.‘lll,llu.l,
'llo- .'1-1'1'1pls sin-mull to $118,750,000,
’l‘llls w lulll make 11 very star
thug l-onlpllrlsoll11111111 large yl-al'ly do
fil'll of our own poslolih'l' won- 11 11111 rc-
Illl‘llllll‘fl'll that (iron! lil'lzulll owns the
Donbfll'ss largo 11lo-
elrll-lly llllsllll business. On this point
All. Schooling 1s \llli'llflllllflll'ly hill'lll.
Wlllll- (in :11 flrlluin exchange-41m,-
Ollll,llllo bums wull l'luropl», llln- 1~x~
l-lmogm lll,llllll,1lllll wil‘o Allll'l‘lf‘it. This
shows the bond bl'lu'm'n l'iuropl' :111.l
ll-lt is Aslll, ~1'lll11vlllnllll11- nlnkl-s only
22.111111 mm 1 11 Ilnllgr ll
III the v‘unpnril-ol of 111111111111 tho
l7 IlIlHI ~11 111» rounds f'll' :IIll'.l(I of any
olllvl. for -.ll lloo Ililll ll' 111 to 1111- 111-
1'hllllgl d .llllullllly Ill-lwr on 1114 and (in at
I rll.1lll Ill ' 1:111 on 'the 11111 is I’rum'l',
with '111 lll'lll lllgl' ol‘. .‘,1 .‘7lll fill” 11- -lf1 rs,
and Horuullly lfiillll'hl wull.lnl'xchnllgo
of 2:1,..llll.llllll. N11 ollll'l' nation ap-
'l'hl' lllf‘l‘f‘ll‘fl‘ in ll'ltl'r writing lll tho
but illlyours,1I'.ll'loilll'l'l'llsl'll I‘lllll‘flflllll
,111111 the l llIllrgl-lllvllf of fr.i ‘llfllllllp. bus
v01? illtl'rl'sllllgly shown in II)" rom-
pill'r s 111M111. I11 lulu. for bulbous-.11"-
Bullish Imammml lll-l‘lvl'rl'll Ill ll-llm-s for
1~ wry lll‘llfl of population, while in Hull
62‘- lcm-rs for each III‘lIII of population
Dal-n- 1I1~liv1-rml.
Willi silnlllu'
'l‘y“i
”'l’wcllly yl'nrs 111111 the activity of a
tiny spot in Ill" tiny spot marked Lon-
don annually delivered 7‘3 letters in tho
I7lllll-1l Kingdom for every loo persons
llvimz llII the arm of the whole world.
:1 HHTIII'IHIIIY remarkable [wrforlnnnco
WM] ”11’". lint now this wonderful
pmlodll'e machine delivers in those lit-
tle islands nnlv 11 number of letters that
mall-es to provide each unit of the
“()rlll a popllllllloll ullh nearly 1‘4’ Ill
t1 1'» annually, and this without inclnd
111g any of III“ other considerable items
of pmlal matter, such as book packets,
post cards. newspapers, circulars. full»
illll-nt Mr. Schooling
The comparative 11111111111111 Indicate
[lll’ amount (1 postal matter exchanged
by 1111' Lnitl'd Kingdom with the other
1ronfl1wnts.T11cy show how closely we
are bound to the ('111 on s realm through
the 111 sol? the post. -—Ncw York Herald.
QUICK PROFITS.
A Boy's lmprov-tmt-nt on the Usual Pro.
gramme lu Fairy Stories.
“Business" is the watchword of the
day, and the small boy is developing on
that lino with a rapidin which aston-
isbcll the previous generation. But the
pr: 11' lical side of his nature has not ob-
wllull'd the poetry of childhood. The
fairy tale is as potent as ever, and there
1111-1 a smile of pleasure on the face of
the kid who remarked at breakfast:
“II had a beautiful dream Iastnight."
"‘What was it?" his father asked.
"I thought I was out ill the woods,
and I saw 11 most gorgeously dressed
ludy' coming lowurd mo. “
"That is a good deal like some of the
stories that you have been reading. "
“ Yes; it doesn‘t get very different un-
lit The end. I knew by her looks that
she was the fairy queen, and I made up
my mind that I wasn't going to 1111-11
ellallll-vs like some of the boys in story
hooks who didn‘t know a good chance
whom they saw it. "
“Did she offer you three wishes?"
"Yes, and I called to mind how she
sometimes took advantage of a mortal's
being excited and nervous when be
11' illlll-d ill ordl r to make him w asfo his
opportunities and have a good laugh at
him]. So when she said, 'Little boy, I' ll
givll you three w islns.’ I didn t jump at
the chance. 1 said, ‘Will you give mo
\vlllllfcw-r I ask for? She answered;
‘Ylllll; you may have thr1-o wishcs.‘ "
”What (Illl you do?"
"i wished for four. "—Wullhlugton
Slut.
Silenced the “indent-r."
llie had :1 smile as bright as his guy-
ly ll'lllorml trap 1111 he rode up alongaldo
11 db more young uonllln who 111111 walk
will in ( '1'n1ral park the othc r morning
upon 111111 of the asphalt paths. thl
hellrd the ruttlo of wheels of her side
yell she turned n1 Illlf.‘r to the right nor
to Ibo left.
‘l'Uood morning!" said the In 1111111011111
young man as ho I'lIIlf'fI his straw hat
with the dizzy band "Wouldn't you
hills to take a ride with me this morn-
no
1111 1
‘T‘ho girl didn't say "n'ir-T-rl” or
"l but means this intrusion?" Sbo
slclwly turned around and looked the
yobng man ow-r from head to foot. Ho
lull-a her gave without fl'luclling and
stillrfml to get down from his seat, 1111 if
tlllassist her into tho trap
‘Tf‘he 1:: rl looked at him, and IIII'II at
Ith pocketbook which she held in her
hand.
“‘1 don’t know." she said ball aloud.
“I don't know, I'm sure. How much
v11 ld you charge to lake me to the
All: museum?“
There was a whirl of yellow trap, of
be ht red hathand and flyingwlleelq.
“You'll do!" the young 1111111 said as
111 rapidly drove away.-——Eschsnae.
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Norwalk Chronicler