aspect my :32: so I ave s
urge line of goods selected for the holiday trod:
, that are beautiful in design, of standard makes
moaneetmmm seem
built» The Idolhm Keep Them ; But With
that t tins» of -
‘ and at nitractive prices. You will find many than! Jehoasndn‘illoo? ‘ ism they The Bay: A m”. “EM- Time ”"4 Him to 5““ “I" A ‘
‘ goods that m desirable that are not to be found figmffiuwnfijmmghfw‘fg g3; Be None. . ‘W‘ '
elsewhere in Nowell: st ' holdup or send onsets. "- . EUROPE TD “Om ..
. as no o‘clock tho so their end our... D.“ m W “I“ to"! W "MI " W
so express. which left Kansas City st sun
A. In. was flagged st Blue out and come
to s standstill Masked men immediately
covered the engineer and fireman and
compelled them to get down from their
cab. At the sum timsanother member of
the children of the whole world have
week Kidneys to s [roster or less ss-
Isnt? Mothers know It and than is I
my mistskso policy of “minnow:-
Ing obotlt It.” Sweet, clean, dry "be-ls
no Powers lion um
less or Infert- An Wm,
'1‘” Days ‘I Wm “M
stop—sunburn Ila-1st? .
iii Toys and llamil
”are passeIlmlhm s Chrisimas sense '
A. W. AUSTIN’S
szunr Brass.
. I should be end can be the renting-pious ‘ ~
. I the bandit mnmmmpm m ”u ”u ”5" P99?" 4”,, ”Wig, PM?“ sy nlstt for our um- ones. some “mgr; 9m, 905’ ”of,“
NORWALK CONNECTION frcmtbetroln. The mbbsrsquieklycilnib- ’ ”’93 {9" glfls. T at ’3 V r we a“ , i mothers sttrlbute it to "habit." It is
algal!” hos invited the' 3”
Mn Omsnien. lo
slimming that the Arm-Slum
responsible for the recent one
in: the sultan for his oi
completely satisfied with
stltutod. and that they on - .. .
foreign interference. The C- - . .
respondent says: ,
ed aboard the locomotive sud the express
ear. and before the truinmen had time to
collect their win: the bandits were speeding
down the steep grade beyond Blue out
with the engine and the express comb and
Express Messenger A. .i. -' Friar of St.
Louis A prisoner in the our.
The robbers looted the our between in-
dependence and Glendale and left the train
in the woods between the two stations.
not s habit at nil. Why mjhese chil-
dren who hove this "hs.bit" thirsty of
bed time? lat us tell you. Wesk‘Kid-
My! become somewhat followed by
the daily octivity of the child and de-
mands something cooling. The mull
[Is the same. whether they drink or not
—wet beds. We write our school tench-
ere. asking them to always and quickly
permit Fred or Nellie to retire on rc-.
been doing the my biggest holiday fl
business In the slum’ s history. And .-
more women buyers than men, almost.
Practical Presents?
A whole sloreful here Shall we mention a few of
III! GELEIII'HO
Hazleton
remedy for
nervous prov
. trstionpsol
all nzrvous
e
. , generative or
' axis of either
awash» Nervocslm rm omFadicgpr
Manhood. N'htl Emc-
flkumu‘ Y
0W: ‘3‘
Tobacco or Opium, ich
lend to“ calmly. $001.00
he:
Wm volition” 00.. 9mm I. Cieltltlltlm Ohio
Bold by all drnirgluts
THE
HORWALK BUILDING
COMPANY.
Aided by our steam dot-rinks, saws, bor-
ing machines. etc., we can quote
LOW PRICES ON
All Kinds of Timber Work!
Churches, Factoriosor any Large Build-
ing work a specialty.
SHOP, RIVERSIDE AVENUE.
EAST NORWALK, CONN.
LESLIE GAMBLE. lsnagsr.
all! I!
HESE
HREE
HI'NGS
SHOULD’
INTEREST
you:
FIRST
There is a great saving in new};
St Louis Pastry Flour. This flour
Will make better pastry with less
lard than the finest Wasbbum,
Pillsbury or Jones flour.
SECOND.
lam gelling quite a good many
perfeclly fresh home laid eggs;
some from my own fowls.
vou want eggs of this sort, inq Iire
here, and you may depend on get-
ting what you buy; 35c dozen.
THIRD
lam selling nice butter at 25c.
Comparison invited.
lORENZO DlBBLE,
ll North Msin Street.
When '
and
Cross Creek
«GOALS
FOB RANGE AND FURNACE
Theseooslssrefreefromdirt
sndslstmvillhedelivemdby
careful drivers. Send order
for ssmple losd Ind satisfy
yourselftbstcorclsimisoor-
root.
IIAvnouo ones.
.0. Hos-volt.
Read
The
Sentinel!
LlFEvaéggflmmbEkfil
”no”
CATON’S VITAE-12m
Cures general or special debility. wakeful-
ness. spI- rmstorhms. omissions. Impotency.
parcels, clc. Corrects functional d rdcrs.
now! Mr errors or excesses, quickly restoring
Lost Manhood to old or young, gmng vi or and
strength where former weakness prevailc. Con
ventcnt pacimvc, simple. effectual. and legiliaulc
CURE Is Omen mo Tuonoucu.
Don t (It dram ed by imitations. insist ox
CATON'S Vitulizen. Sent senlcdlfyourdrug
gm docs not'. live ll. l’IIce $l r pkrve 6 [or $5
with written gust-moo ore omplete cure.
llllmmlmn. rclrrcnics, 1ch free and mnfidenml
Send In M \lcmch lot like mi 25 It for a ecck':
inal lrcnlxurvu. I‘m: only Icnl to curb person. 0
CATCH ”ED. 60.. BOSTON.“MA.I.
Sold by Geo. U. Stillson. South Nor-
walk.
BICYCLE
GIVEN AWAY FREE
0N
December 3isi. i896.
One beautiful sloo Peerless Bicycle, your choice of either ladlcs' or
gents.’
REMEMBER,
This is no 075 wheel. but a strictly firstmloss Oioo wheel fully guaran-
teed.
.Every Gash Purchase
(If soc entitles you to one chance on this. beautiful wheel, st
OLOVER’S DOUBLE SHOE STORE,
40 and 42 Wall street, Norwalk.
NORWALK, CONN.
"Emhody‘lw Shots Shim m.
Wong“, With
swimmer Io
QCRJ'I‘MI “'3.
chum. ..
sip}
amid
$5.00
Kansas City officials of the United States
Express company stated the; the train car-
ried very little cash, but that the train
was filled with an enormous amount of
miscellaneous express of, great value.
Christmas boxes made up n considerable
amount of the treasure.
It was at Blue out, in 1881. that the
James gum: hold up a Chicago and Alton
express train and made one of the biggest
hauls in the hlutory of train robbing. A
few years later another big train robbery
was committed at the some place. and two
months ago last night. on Oct. 23, the
third holdup ut the Blue out occurred.
The men who planned the robbery in Octo-
ber were local novices and got nothing.
Two mombers’ of the gang have since boon
arrested and are In jail. 'l'heirnccomplicos
are known and are fugitives.
Though liluc cut is less than 15 miles
distant from lichens City. it is In a wild
nnd unsettled section. and an ideal spot
for such outlowry. It is ndcopcutlhrough
solid rock. und except in broad daylight is
almost no dark as a tunnel
RIVERA MANEUVERS.
Macao's Successor Divortinl Weylor’s Al—
tentlon From the Advancing Games.
KEY WEST. llcc. it‘llcneral Rivera,
whom General Marco loft- in command of
the Cuban forces in l’inur dcl Rio. has
thoroughly deceived the Spn' h generals
as to his movements and 1.3... it in re
ported from Havana. and II dispatch was
telegraphed to General Weyler to extricate
them from their dilemma.
General Woyler had received a very
strong hint from Madrid that something
must be accomplished before congress
lnvcls again.
. lilo returning to Plnar del Rio was Is
surprimo. as It was given out that he in-
tended going toward Cardenas to fight
General Garvin and try to stop Gomez.
The change of plan indicates that serious
news has been received from Artemlsu.
Word comes from Gomez‘s camp that
he has received It large amount of needed
supplies within It fortnight. and that his
men were never before in so good u condi-
tion to light. They are also exasperated
over the IIIIIrdors l'l‘i‘lll’llly(Ellllliilltlod by
Spunlnh guerrillas. and thirst for revenge.
A dispatch from Santiago do (‘ubu con~
firms the report that tho ngnlshforce
was worsted on the muthccst side of the
inlnnd while trying to capture the cargo of
u filibuster-inn stomach
The i‘Olilllllflldel‘ of n Spnnish “unison
motioned nonr (‘hilluin had learned of the
landing and sent for re cuforocmonts. The
force fit‘llh proved too small, and he talc-
grnphcd for more troops.
'l'lm Uubansut the town heard of this
and dynumiwd the train bringing the ud-
dllionnl troops lillil thou attacked the re
enfan'IuIII‘ntI-I with hand unmade-I and
bombs. killing anIIunIling more than
iIIII Spaniards and capturing four IIlllcors.
one cannon and largo supplies of rillesnnd
ammunition.
The cargo the Spaniards were after was
safely landed and another one the next
day. the two cargoes comprising alarms
quantity of ammunition guns and stores.
A CRUEL REVENGE
Adopted Son Malta-cuts Ills Foster Mother
Because She Wrong-d Him.
NUNDA, N. Y.. Doc. 24.-——hlrn. Sarah
Jane Willct, who was bound. gagged null
loft tlml to II bodpcst nt llcrlunw hour
hun- a few nights but», died lust night at
tho home of her daughter. Mrs. H. S.
\l'IIkI-ly. IIt Hamburg.
, (In her Ilvlitlllacd Iihc I'Imfoesod that one
of the mun who maltreated her was her
ndoptml son, George H. Willet. She stated
that the father of the adopted sou guvc
llt'l' {mud in rush. to be given to him when
he became of ago. (If thinnlnount‘. I-IlIo IIMI
went all butnimut his)”. bovingnovcr told
the buy that his fntllcr hull lull. any money
for him. ”comb. who is now 80 yours old.
rccmlly imrnml that thin money had boon
loll for him and demanded it of his foster
mother. When rho informed him that it
had been spout. ho assaulted her in tho
lillilllll'l“ minted. ”in whereabouts are un-
known.
Wentltor For-cost.
liloudy. with continued cold northerly
winds.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
l’roIIlIlcnt lilot‘oimul formally recognised
Mill entered lulu diplomatic relations with
the new lireutcr Republic of lionlral Amer.
luv
William .I. ilryan delivered tho first of
II scrim of lectures in Atlanta and Wm ru-
wlved with urent unthunlunm. His theme
was " Ancient» landmarks. “
(inn-mm Morton anvendinnorut his
bums in New York and onlmrtoinod Gov-
recur Elect Black and members of the
greater New York connnlnsion.
'i'hc I‘nited Stowe manhunt Annapolis
won Illil‘CllHflIlIlly launched at Elimhelh-
port. N. .i. The christening won by a
milldiinughtor of Admiral Porter.
Cornelius Vanderbilt won at his office at
the Grand Central atotinn in New York
for the first lime mince hill severe iilnenn.
having practically rerovrred his health.
Earl liumll'n residence Itt Mnldenlwnd
on the Thames. England. mu burned.
The fire in believed to he the result of the
libel null {decoding against the cori’s
molher-iwiaw. Lady ticntt.
A more meeting Ill“ Republican citizens
was held In carbonic hull. New “tori: Io
unto the election of ollllleph ll. i'llmisi In
the counts The lllldlilittrl Wore Edmund
Welmorc William G Guthrie. Elihu Root
«.2, Imd General Swords.
Mm ll. Elder. a firmlkiyn ntto Icy.
imnht into more no llflitinvit prsctI lly
Jinn-grin“i thnt Assistant District Attorney
titles of King: county. .\ v.. was hold»
my no Indictment over Henry E. Vsnghn.
on Inrnrsno‘s adjuster. to force him to
iron I lIlIsI suit.
s
(hem? To (regime/hat boiler present than a Mack-
infosh a llar/gman Macllnfosh slana’s for the best.
85 lo 820. Umbrellas, 98c to 36. Fine Nee/(wear,
250, 50c. 87. Space (8 foo small to tell you all
about everything ne' Ire selected {or men '3 near, but
here' s a list to set you .lhmking. '
Dmss Sail Cases, Dress Suit Protectors.
Bath Robes. Smoking Jackets,
”ufilers. Russmn Tip/Jets.
Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
Nechwear, Umbrellas.
Garters. Suspenders,
Sweaters, Caps.
4 Suit, An Overcoat,
In Ulster. II Reefer,
Shirts, Underwear,
and so on. Ifyou can (find something in that hot
just the flung for a man 's or boy' 3 Christmas, come
to the slow and we '1] help you find It. If' 3 here.
flan thesifafe to come tonight. Of course, plenty of
people m/l be here but so will plenty of clerks to
wait on the people. Christmas IS m the air here——
happy faces, emailing bundles. Christmas buying
all over the store.
Open Every Evening This i‘IontIt
We Sell MEIGS& (a.
Slumber Robes. 48c, 75c,
BRIDGEPORT. COMM
WW...
98c and SI 75.
Pajamas, 81. 50 to 85 a
Slut.
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i
i
l
i
lmmmmum WOO:
OLD AND RELIABLE
DailyDirect Freight Line
BETWEEN
NEW YORK. SOUTH NORWALK AND
NORWALK.
THE PROPELLERS
CITY OF NORWALK, EAGLE AND
VULOAN,
Will leave Pier 23. E. R., Bcckman street, New York' at 5 p. to
Leave Norwaik, 5 p. In; South Norwalk 6 p. m. Freight received lmn‘
7a.m. tos p :11. Upon application to agents the City of Norwail:
Eagle and Vulcan will be sent for special lots of freight anywhere in
New York or its vicinity.
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees of the boats of
this line on account of the owners thereof.
Nash & VanS_____coy!
W:——-—- are now offering a fine sc-oction of Cu'
Gloss fir holiday giilt. WI- gumzm't'c on l'\
.‘Il‘i‘Ilc n» how; .‘t 1mm”; finish; or; I’M II»
:Ipply llu' lIrI'In "rut glow." In gmuls lininllcn'
by acids. as is done clscwhcxc. but buy iron
the best manufacturers; you can rely on each
article for o perfect shope. ()ur iiaviland
China. of many designs, cannot be excelled.
We have the finest and richest assortment of
fancy odd pieces, as well as dinner sets, that
can be bought outside of New York. The
prices will suit all purses, but an early call is
required to choose the prettiest.
NASH&VAN$COY,
Ger. II. Halo and West Streets.
IOU?” “DIWALI. DONNEOTIOUT.
What is It A
that prompts you tobny your shoes st
onestonerstherthsn another! Isn't it
style. quality, lit dorsbiiitysndprlceu
tothoshoe and prompt and courteous
sttcntionontho oftheproprietorsnd
sslesmsnllf HIE: are thereof induce-
mentswslook forsliborslsbmofyonr
H. 3. BROWN.
00 HMHIIIIOI "HIT.
Couch Howells. coon
Kidney Pills curing Incontinence oi
quest. on their Kidneys are weak. Let
no set you right In this matter. Give
such children one Dean's Kidney Pill
twice o day. and as sure on you do.
their Kidneys quickly strengthen to s
full ability of retention, and sweet
rooms and beds. and undisturbed stu-
dies at school will be the result. Their
weakened kidneys are nearly always
the result of some former sickness. and
In easily cured as any childish ailment
Doan'o Kidney Pills are pleasant for
children to take. and perfectly hormv
less.
An exompleof the success of Donn's
Kidney Pills In this trouble comes from
Meriden. Conn. Mrs. Wm. Wood. who
lives in that clly. at No. 130 Colony
street, says: "My little boy of Ion years
weakness of the kidneys. causing him
to wet the bod. So many mothers pun
ish their children for this. but 1 know
he couldn't help It. I reed about Dean's
urine in adults and thought they might.
help the little follow. I procured a boy
and their use produced a marked bene-
fit at once. It Is very seldom he does it
now and I shall continue giving him
Dean's Kidney Pills until the kidneys
are sound and strong. It is only out of
iratilude that I permit publication. but
the trouble Is a very prevalent one and
most people from modesty or diffidencs
do not spools of it. Physicians don't
appear to be able to cope with the
trouble find I consider It n mother‘s
duty to tell others about It when 1 how
found I. specific for this terrible ll-
noyancc.
Dean's Kidney Pills for sole by oil
dealers. Price. 50 cents. Mailed by
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. Boll
sgents for the United States.
Why continue to pass your nights In
scratching and your days In mlsrrv?
Donn'e Ointment brings instant relief
and permnnenUy cures even the worsl
cue- of Itching Plies, It never fails.
SNAK-E FALLACIES.
Queer Beliefs In the Transformation of
Human Beings Into Serpents.
Asap illustration of the belief in tht
transformation of human brings into sor-
pants I will relate II circumstance mid to
have occurred during the first half of the
preseutccutury. Neur'l'rexiertown Lohlgh
county l’ou dwelt a farmer umuod Wei
ler. His wife and three daughters had by
some means or other. incurred the enmity
of a witch who lived but a short dietuuct
away, when the latter, it is supposed. took
her revenge In the following manner:
Whenever visitors come to the Weller resi-
dence. the girls, without any premonition
whatever. would suddenly he changed into
snakes. and after crawling hook and forth
along the top ridge of the wninsooting for
several minutes they were restored to their
natural form. This curious trensformu
tiou occurred quite frequently, and the
circumstances soon attained widespread
notoriety. About the end of the third
month the spell was broken and every
thing went on no before.
Another popular fallacy is the oxistonct
of the hoop suuko. This creature Is usual-
ly report-Id as capable of grasping the tip
of its mil with its mouth. and like ll IIOGI
running swiftly clung in pursuit of al'
unwuicomo intruder. This unlike in be-
lieved. furthermore. to have upon its tell
In short. poisonous horn, like It cook's spur.
llilll that If it should strike any living
creature death would result. The atorioi
concerning this murvelous snake usually
end with the statement tlmt the pen-Io!
pursued hurcly escapes. and that the such:
strikes o tree lu-Itoad causing it to withc:
and die—«Popular Science Monthly.
Stately Dinner! In the Olden Times.
The Clermont dinners wore grand of
fail-a even wirm there was nosteteuucn
ell-n. and tho doughtcraol Captain Living
utnn worn not allowed to attend them you
often, fill their luothol' feared that “N
Illill'll ul'ullfll'lll‘ would foster worldly prim
I.» lill’ll‘ Imam." which aim was for In
purl. I. n l‘hlnulat to wish to do. “Am
truly.” mild hire. Smith, "it must be con
fussed that. though personally Cousin
Chancellor was as kindly and gentle to
the luwiiout us he was magnificent to flu
lolticet In suction. and was ever ostnmlb
republican in politics, there was little
that out-oral of republican simplicity in
the rotinuu of llsorlell servants always om
played about him. ullil in the general
sumptuouuneau and state of his manner of
living."-—-Hulon Evortson Smith in Cell
tury.
The Dion Who Raised the Census.
When the lust census wall token. the re-
turns showed that one of the Scottish par:
ishos had only inure-sod its population by
novel: from the time the previous census
was token.
One or two cronies dropped in on the
registrar Juet as ho was completing tho re-
turns to hem imw matters stood (Inc of
them. an oxtennlvo family man. inquired
what the Increase was, and on belugln
formed that it was only seven be ex-
claimed:
“impossible. Ilrl Impossible! There
surely moon to some mlstsk' eomewhero.
Mun nilvei I ha’ c contributed mlir than
that myscl'. "-—-I’eerson's Weekly.
‘l‘hey Solute Old no].
The peoplowbo live In the snow wrsppsd
villages within the arctic circle have s
night. or reason of darkness. that IIIIIts
nearly three months. When the sun does
rise again, the inhabitants ell greet hill ro-
turnlng uploudot' by standing mother in
line and glvlnu military solute In Belo-
morfest sad for up tow-rd the North clips
the midnight sun can be soon on luv it.
of age hon Always been troubled with .
and sent his resignation to the posts.
has not yet been accepted." ‘
The election of Mgr Mnglfilill
plan, the superior of the new
mesh, Nloomedln. by the National
clan association was sanctioned
sultan on Nov. 28 much to fill! in ‘
tion of Armenians. who hopod 1th
this election that the feud: W 7
sultan and his Christian subjects
soon be settled. The new pntrlnroh
led theology at Rome. where he ”was
dainod a priest. He was admitted
presence of Pius IX to a theological .
mission. at the end of which be c
the first diploma of doctor of divinity
his return to Constantinople be
about I87 8. the National Armenl'nndll
together with many Annoninn be
who had belonged to the Roman!)
church. After having exercised 10
years the functions of prelute of the A
alone at Erzcrum he was tandoori“
bishop by Mgr. Mayer His patriotic
encics having excited the suspicious of tilt
Turkish authorities. he was recalled h'
Constantinople. He was afteflmrd spa.
pointed professor of theology at the semi-r
nary of Etohmindziu and aroused the sill-
picions of the Russian government. which
in 1388 requested him to leave the coun— .
trv. He retired to Constantinople. What.
he was appointed preacher in the Arm ‘
nian churches of Kara Guam-Ill: and Fesi.
and later principal of the seminary 01M
mash which he soon placed on Is W
with similar institutions in Europe. Mgr
Ormunlnn has often been sent on mlsslor’ll‘
in the Armenian provinces and knows
thoroughly the condition of his fellow
countrymen He is moderate, but firm.
lie is u scholar and has published impure
tant writings in Armenian, Latin, French
and itali. ill
Fleets Expected In the 3011)qu
Luxoox, Doc. 24.—-The powers hatche-
comc convinced finally that tho lull“?!
promises amount to nothing, and El)” or. .
determined on coercion. Lord Sdh
summoned the ambassadors to the f "
office last Monday uud communicated to.
them the British government’s vie on
the definite proposals of Rania for
intervention in order that each but“
.lnr might communicate them to hum-r
crnmout and thus enable the WWW
ithiS of the great powers at Constantin-n.
pie to bo propm iy instructed. There is ill“.
ton to believe that unless the sultnnshowo
within the next ten days a deference, of
which at present he is little suspected, do~
clnlve steps will be undertaken in the
come of the joint powers .
'iho \ovoe \romyn of St. Peter-lbw.
soy-I it is probable that within a few days ,
the Russian Black nee fleet will upped? ll; .
the Bushorus. where it will be joined by
the sqlllldl‘uill of the other 130me
the llnrdllncllos.
Victimissd by I Decoy Lotion
’i‘nrxros. Doc. 24.-—-Mrs. William Hr
innvltt, wife of II prominent business use:
of this city. has been victimized out Of.
goods valued at $1,000. Mrs. mun n- ' j
ccivod a letter to the effort thnt harm.
or was svriuu~ly ill at the Manor hm -
Silo “out Ilium IlnII found that tlld J ‘
forum. lion was untrue. \llmu she rot
homo. elm found that the goods had"
taken. including It sealnkln nook“;
pair of diamond earrings. She susploh :
Bella Wright. It colored servant. who; I”
been "mud.
WW I
The Evidence Wu III/chit. '
Burrow. Dec 24. -.lustioo ileum
In the criminal term of the sublime.
court. dismlmd indictments for
fraud» that have beech-ulna over ‘
hood» of a. dozen Bull’nlanlsnn II ..
Dietrict Attorney Konclck. In 1
the dismissals. elated the V
m idonl‘e wen lockin In III the
that witnesses who all been,
evinced a desire to hold hoot
thnt It won practice“ y linl -
loin a conviction.
u... .. -W .wm
lsssno Iothsrs Terrible 1.
N unoa, N. Y.. Doe. II --
year-old daughter of lire. I
grow. on returning lots from
her mother that she had in.
lessons for next day. The n“.
the child and thrust-nod to
eyes so that she would not ‘
school. The one tyne
thorltlos. and an nomination
the woman wan violently in
to he removed to the ‘
asylum.
his; 0 lusty 0
schemes. I’d, bet. life»
Notional hunk of 38mm Ml
minst the ”Mitt and W
ny of New York Id WI”
mount of the timid furs!
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