,. Wane-t.
‘ cum—1n. wm
" WWI“ miller.
“wife! first assist-
,fi, - time that the appoint»
‘ . Sherman would entail a
< n bythe incoming sec
quail-men Hanna and the
" so had their attention
uel Bay for this impor-
W that Colonel Hay
" so important, diplomatic
m heudruliy fixing the
J, as cable post of duty.
linen accepted the tender
, film this programme
. ... hate been carried out. No
We: acceptance been
, .tbanihe friends of the
began looking owned for
' who could take up the do
, pull the manifoldviltnoss
161' the place at once aug-
meign Appointment.
Imturul inclination was
unpaintment. His main!
him exceptionally well
, service. and his former
, of the legatleu at
' W1 Sieklcsond his long
' th‘di’plo‘matic affairs in
tier him an altogether
‘for ion cmbaseadorship.
mt Sherman was so manifest,
' colonerllay was at once
position. He was the more
’ to makc'thc sacrifice on
in Cleveland relationships.
tone, Colonel Bay’s father-
feIo‘ng friend of Chairman
1 bmthbr-ln—law, Mr. Samuel
W close business friend of
. f and this. with Major Mc-
m quointanoeshlp with him,
{$95.11. mparntively easy. ,
1 . 1 has ,been in Canton but
on: McKinley was nomi.
0 came down with Chairman
_ and a few friends on election day,
“Ivan noticed then that Major Mo-
was purtloularly interested in the
of the former mtary to Presi-
, neoln. .
' Hay leached with Major Me-
Mark Hanna, returning to
.' later. While no definite state
w , , given out at Major McKinlcy‘s
”up crowed that Colonel Bay will fig-
, in the affairs of the state department
dining Secretary, Sherman’s regime.
lollniey’s Foreign Policy.
assmcros, Jan. 28.—-Prosidcnt Elect
.. not send a Hawaiian an-
> , {treatyto the senate. He is op-
, d) the annexation of any foreign
tofi‘i ‘. This statement is made upon
m e by of Mr. Bosewater of Omaha,
be ”Just arrived in Washington from
Canton. where he had an extended inter-
3 view With Mr. McKinley. Mr. Roscwatcr
with“ the president elect spoke freely
about his foreign policy, declaring that it
,, bull! be essentially one of peace, but vig.
W when American life and property
are ‘t stake. Mr. Rosewatcr says that be
ill” discussed the financial question with
' president elect and found that he was
W to the retirement of greenbacks
' in favor of on increased bank circula~
‘4. western man, he says, will surely
‘ W of the treasury, and although
' NcKlnley had not fully determined
lilitappolntment of Lyman J. (loge
time of the interview Mr. Rosco-1e
, that be received the impression
this ..Well known. Chicago banker
abs Sodium Carlisle's successor.
(logo you to canton.
0100. Jun. 28.-—Lyman J. Gage left
QM for Canton, 0. The Chicago
.. who has been offered the portfo-
Qf tho trauma went in answer to u
from President Elect McKinley
him to come to Canton. Having
a diplomatic tender of tho Microfilm
the W to the Chicagoan. Mr.
. “initially wishes to discuss with
scattered policy. It is known that
h when been making arrangements
M ii!) bl! adults in Chicago in order
in free to take a position in the pres-
, ’seabinet.
June. I}. Blaine Sued.
Barons, Mo, Jan. astmm o.
”the, um of the late statesman, was the
endent in a case on trial in the supreme
M It Ellsworth. The plaintiff is An-
Siufford, a well known stable keeper
in! Harbor. He brought suit in rm-over
“.50. which he asserts Mr. Blaine owes
for Mall and drives during the lost
in“ mason in Bar Harbor. The plain:
aimed all but till of the amount
V Mr. Blaine did not testify.
W labor Reciprocity.
AVA, .Tiin. lid—Tho (.luundian Fed
of Labor has passed a n-mlutiou
the Camilau government to pass
~ llbor low so no to shut out Euro.
mint and then to ask the llnlml
for reciprocity in labor, as the
- low was not passed with the
,liining It Canals, but to shut. out
labor of Europe.
Wme-,--ww
for mom.» Brook water.
no, Jen. 98.--Contmots for the
of the great Buffalo breakwater
.- lined by Hughes Bros. Gt Bangs
mood Major '1‘. W. Symon:
. of the blind States. The out»
out immediately have their hands
' ,. ufterwhieh the papers will be
. to Washington. ’
.W Wins a Prise.
ll. 1., Jon. 96.-—A eablegram
no here from Paris au-
lir. Anderson has al-
fibula price for sculpture
W
M II a mu Inn.
“1“” Vubout ”milesfrmn here.
than active assistant secre- .
‘ Ben Anderson of this
on the Racehorses
Out. Jon. 20.-——'l‘ho vii.
When we see if otulelves.
“hell our own care hear it.
“hon our neighbors tell it.
Our friends tellers: it
No better evidence can be had.
its not what proplc say in Maine.
or distant renderings horn Cali.
fornia.’
,No decriving, echoes here.
South Norwalk talk about South
Notwslk people. . .. . ,
Public opinion published for the
public good. , _ " .
There is no proof like home prool.
Home testimony at the back oi every
Box of Dean's Kidney Pills.
Can you believe your neighbors»?
Read this statement made by a citi-
zen:
Mrs. C. (lunung, living on Hill
sircct. says: "I am well up in years.
and like a great many old people I have
had trouble with my kidneys for a long
time. causing distressing backache. 1
could find nothing to give me any rc-
liel. and l fancied that Dean's Kidnc
Pills might help me. even if they didul
cure. i went in Plaistcd's drug store
and gut n ..upply. l was nor disap-
pointed, Dunn’s Kidney Pills disposed
of the last :mark. The backache and
suffering are a thing of the past." ,
ljb'nm's Kidney l’ills for sale by ,all
dealers. price so cents. Mailed by Fos-
tcrllilburu Cu. Buflalo. N. Y.. solo
agents for the United States. Rcmom-v
bar the name, Dean's, and take no
other.
W
The Best
Christmas
Present
for ourseliil on live. and your
lam 1le cu e.ls an Endowe-
ment pol oy in the
Connecticut General Life
Insurance Co..of Hartford.
With insuranceas with everything
else. the best is the cheapest. an
to :- day will rite a young man
at ousand do lars insurance to
to emo himself in old age. You
do not case what you have paid
if you stop paying on time after
three ears cash vs no. or paid
uppol oy,or be insured tor the
{all amount for the balance of the
em.
C. S. L’HOMMIDIEU.
t South Main Street.
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A 75c
TEA
FOR
35c!
In 1 pound pack-
ages at ‘
Sam’l.
Gemstock
Jr.’s,
72 NORTH
MAIN
S T R E E T.
filllklllllll‘;ll5§lll"llll
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page than-wan it'llz'i‘dffifg
Iusmud flltllo on it on application
E. G. omlinson. Di'uggist.
R. H. Plaisted, Druggist.
City Board of Relief.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
will meet on Monday, January 4:11.1897,
at 9 o'clock . m.
o’clock 1).
o’clock p. m.
o'clock p. m.
o’clock u. m., at the
mush .. a...
3031‘. M. WILCOX.
Board of
the Met day of December. 1896.
out“ any;
i
in l gum.
use who set
.mgflli . ll.
‘ibfloflflhom
lie . , ,
highest point sttsiuable. and there ex.
posed the wounds to the pumt 3dr and
tiresome , I
cases yielding rapidly under its inane
cued, doubtless the healthy state of the
blood . , on . ,
the yeti? diet ,
with the matter. Dr. Stoker walled to
beltete' that "the meni'meulght he
applied gunners. light! and wounds of
ajslruiler outlive. “on
meets on such cases. and the more be
new of ‘it the firmer was his belief in his
discovery. Bucteriioousfstnf two kinds
of Relief for the City of South Normality
Friday, canary, 8th. 1897,“ 7.30
m.
Friday, January 15th, 1897, at 7.30
Butardey, January ”$1897,“ 7.30
Wednesday, June 27th. 1897, It 7.80
coil Chamber,
onHwiland Itreet,iu said city. for the
rpcee of hearin and determinln all
p“ doings of the Guys Ar
CHARLES F. HALLOOK,
Dated at the City of South NMIlk,
. . at. of Remit.
on Pro ‘ h . ‘ '
me al‘hfllll lied Milt mil 9 D 'hlllnl‘i’i'oglll If '9 "”9 In ”hm "’9 mo" :9er-
rom edate e . fort ec liars ofsald
l
t
waletrmxhibitt sir via the or settlement: percent. the perishable, the awning.
noticed that cdtimuito the
. . . ,,!9;.M. pimple
...“? to. “gift" he saw. flap worst
,a- live! 16d b!
Mikel to“ lie.
, oil-hi? return to
this country he made several exped'
mthe harmful micro-organisms and
those necessary to the system. in order
that the mechanism of the body may be
carried en‘satllfactorily. Before the dis-
covery of antiseptic surgery the risk
which was run wherever a raw surface
was exposed to the air was enormous,
but with the introduction of antisepties
into the treatment the danger was re-
duced to a minimum. lodoforrn has al-
ways been the special medium for use
in the case of ulcers, and it is not a
pleasant one, but it tended to hold the
bacteria at hey. .Now, however, it has
been noticed that in cases where oxygen
has been applied and where the wound
is healilfg the progress was marked by
the presence of common organisms and
that if a relapse occurred the bacteria
disappeared, so that one is led to the
conclusion that a certain number of
those living organisms are necessary in
the formation of new and healthy flesh.
It was decided to enter upon a wider
field of operations and test this experi-
ment further—for it must be borne in
mind that as yet it is only an experi-
ment—and accordingly a committee of
ladies and gentlemen, under the presiv
dcncy of Baroness BurdetbGoutts, nu-
dertook to establish a hospital at 85 St.
George's square, S. W. The hospital is
small, but if funds were forthcoming a
larger house could be secured. The oxy-
gen used is said to be first generated in
an iron funnel, and thence it is pumped
into india rubber bags, according to the
strength required. The part affected is
then indicated in a wooden box with a
glass lid and cased round with oilskin.
A tube communicates with the box and
(lie bug, and in this way the oxygen is
introduced into the, box. Other appa-
rutuses are contrived for the bark, head
and other parts of the body. The first
effect is the cessation of pain, and the
healing properties are quickly discerned.
One case of an ulcer of 40 yuare' stand
ing had yielded to the treatment in
three weeks, another of ill yours in an
equally short time, and many others
had a similar tale to tell. Not one of
the least of the virtues of the oxygen is
its doodorizlng power. It has also been
tried on cases of baldness, with the re-
sult that the hair grow rapidly and in a
short time was in a normal condition.
To what length the curative properties
of oxygen may be carried remains to be
proved, but it has at least one advan—
tage. that of extreme economy, for, bl"
yond the cost of the oxygen, which. it
is said, comes to about 2}, [mum for 34
hours, there is‘no expense for dressiuw
or medicines—British Soulful. Rveord
nor Ides of "IIIIIOI'.
How delightful they are, those peoplr
who don't understand a joke, to whom
the point in an anecdote is n delusion
and a snare!
Miss P. is a clever woman and an ex
cellent teacher. But the solid sciences
are more in her particular line than
anything which serum of the article
called fancy.
Some years ago one of the children‘s
magazines printed an amusing little
jingle abl'mt a young lady at an archery
party who became so alarmed at the
promiscuous flight of the arrows that,
in order to be perfectly safe from harm.
she seated herself directly in front of
the target.
Some days ago Misc 1’. was reading
aloud from a bound volume of the mug-
uzinu to some of her younger pupils.
rllm road this jingle and coughed over ll
till tears came.
”Well, well. well!" said dear Miss
1’. "How true to life that is! i know
hundreds of- young people who are just
foolish enough to bring their «tools and
sit down in that very a;x’1t."—l’hiladel-
phin Prose.
. I!» a Reason.
“lio really doesn’t want to be fa-
mans?"
”That's what he says. "
“Do you believe it?"
“Well, yes. i know him pretty Well.
and i know it‘s a matter of conscience
with him."
"I don‘t bellow I quite follow you. "
“Why, he wouldn't like to feel that
he was even indirectly reeponaiblc for
all the lies that are sure to be told about
nfomons men after his desth.”-Obi-
cage Post.
Hopeful.
The dry goods merchant was explain-
hc had just eiuployed.
chaos. “
"I don‘t know who Chaos is,“ cheer-
Press. '-
Wobeunareefhey tritium
ing the situation to the new drummer books? Gibbon inclines folhunplillml
“Your predecessor.” he said, ”has 'l‘eylorlusists that if llwrobadiweu u
gotten his business all tangled up, and library it was burned in the time of Jo-
if you take his place you will haven liqumsar. Traditionscvnisloiodlcaiv.
difficult task getting order out of however. that there was n library in
fully replied the dfflmm". “but I bet ophilun o! Theodoslus is not known. If
l’ll sell him a bill of goods if i have to looks as if the charge thought against
hang on to him oweek. "--l)etroit Free the Arabs rested on no fmmdation. ile-
pi’lntb 81le 0f the fleeting, the eva- foundation. and. mouth!“ that them
it meant heir 1m
"’9” ’ ‘ “marl, ”hull“! the the here today and gone tomorrow, par. ih
. ll- ” .m' ed the papyri might have suffered
sure My. File Hotel Tr“ W" m“ 11% *0 mp. n mum be a h, o, .n u an
pudendum principal am a‘flmwm l: 803:0 mmedlete in boy boo
» «licences were destroy The pressure of atmosphere on e
W t
, ‘ it is ueoluaple mm: to My, atom.
for the crew in. wily‘hlell, anathema
blinders net set forthut,_f_ , re-
,im skill. “ad patience find we I. but
the hungerof the crew is always the
trapper-b greatest aid. . One man alone
would urakehut little headway testable:
crown and would probably sit all day in
halituuovsh have may to trans
belt a wide berth because they would
know that home ihere, i _ .
After fleeing the , , ' of some ani-
mal on a field the net is set close to it
by bending poles of saplings, on which
the net is hung flat to the ground, where
they are held down by trigger-like pool.
and a line run .50 yardsormore toe
house built of boughs, where the trap-
per is secreted. , w
‘ Another carcass is usually laid some
hundreds of yards distant on the same
or another field, where there is no not
set. The trappcrs, usually two in num-
ber, go into the bough house together
before daylight, and when the crow bu-
giu to assemble on the fields one of them
goes out and walks away. The crews,
seeing him leave, grow a little bolder
and approach the bait in ones and twos,
but stop only long enough to get a beak-
‘ful of the flesh and fly ofl’ again. The
carcass where there is no not set is of
course the best patronized, but the trap-
per on the outside makes it his business
etc walk near enough to that to keep the
crows from settling on it in numbers.
and thus satisfying their hunger with-
out going to the one where the not is.
After awhile their hunger gets the bet-
ter of their judgment or their fear, and
they gather on the carcass where the
not is» This is the opportunity of the
man in the bough house; who. with a
vigorous pull on the line, springs the
not over~,,,them. Quick work must be
done then by the lrappers, who rush up
to the not, to keep the trapped crews
from crawling out at the ends and the
front, where it is not staked fast to the
ground. With their builds covered with
stout buckskin gloves, to keep the crows
from biting and scratching them, the
captured birds are put in bags ready to
be carried off the field. From 40 to 60
are frequently caught at one pull, but it
is a rare thing to get more than two
uprings of the net in one day.-——l’hila-
dolphin Record.
A STORY OF LONGFELLOW.
Mn. Fields Toll- on Interesting Anecdote
of the Author.
Speaking of Longfellow, in her vol-
ume of literary reminiscences, Mrs.
Juno J. Fields says:
“ills kindness and love of luunorear-
tied him through many a tedious inter-
ruption. Ila generously overlooked the
fact of tho sublerfugcs. to which men
and women resorted inionler to get an
interview, and, to help them our, made
us much of their excuses as possible.
Speaking one day of the persons who
came to see him at Nnhaul, he said:
‘Onc man, a perfect stranger, came with
an omnibus full of lollies. lie descend
ed, introduced himself; then, returning
to the. omnibus, took out all the ladies,
one. two, three, four and five. with a
little girl, and brought them in. I on-
tortuiucd them to the best of my ability,
and they staid nu hour. “hey had scarce-
ly gone when u forlorn woman in black
came up to run on the piazza and asked
for a dipper of water. "Certainly," I
replied. and went to fetch her a glass.
When I brought it, she said: “There is
another woman just by the fence who is
tired and thirsty. Iwill carry this to
her." But she struck lu-r bond as she
passed through tho window and spilled
the water on tho piazza. “Uh, what
have I done!" she said. “if I had a
floorcloth. I would wipo it up. " "Oh.
no matter about the water," I said, “if
you have not hurt yourself." Then I
went and brought more water for them
both and sent them on their way to
freaked and rejoicing. ’
"It would be both an endless and un-
profltublu laid: to recall more of the en.
rlous cxptrieuees \Vllll'll popularity
brought down upon him. 'l‘b-lru is a
pneuugo uuumg Mr. Fields' notes, how-
ever, in which lw descrllwrl an incident
during Lougfollow's lasl visit to Eug-
luud which should not he. overlookml.
Upon his arrival the (pawl sent a grace-
in] message and invited bun in Windsor
(lusilu, whom she receivI-d him with all
the honors. butlm told me no foreign
tribute louclmd him duper than the
words of no English bod ('ill'l'il‘l' who
chino up to the carriage door at Harrow
and naked permission to take the hand
of the man who had written lbe ‘Voiocs
of the Night.’ “
The End of lluoke.
What bring» about thu- end of books?
II it fire, Water, worms? As every ship
launched is bound to be wrecked. WHY
theater to be burned, the flair of the
book is its reduction to "when. What he-
con'io of the Alexandrina library? Did
the Harmon: burn it in Ml)? There in
this question asked: Was there any ll~
brary at Alexandria cardaiuiug 700,000
that there Was no such library. llauon
the Berepoum. by no means a large rol-
leciiuu, but whether (lustroyvd by The.
coat exploratiousof Alexandria, lllilfi-fl,
show no traces of the European]. The
seaport of Egypt was built on a damp
was a library, if not «lonlmyed by fire,
from decoy due to water. Books of to.
do! token to indie, to the southern
m end to thew.» Indies perish
m at if mlnlstrstors.
man’s body is nearly “if lone.
his act. but the crews would give his ,
.
Haud-imHand
for. forty years have
B-L_ tobaccos been
with the chewers of
New England. '
it's made aname that
competitors can’t buy
or steal. B-L meansr
honest goods every
timembest : flavor-—
the kind that stays by
you the longest and
always satisfies.
That’s why you see
so many tags of
B-L
Tobaccos.
Persons who are troubled with indi-
gestion will be interested in the experi-
ence of Wm. H. Penn, chief clerk in the
railway mail service at Des Moines,
Iowa, who writes: ”It gives me pleas-
ure to testify to the merits of Chamber-
lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhma Rem-
edy. For two years I have suffered
from indigestion, and am subJect to
frequent severe attacks of pain in the
stomach and bowels. One or two doses
of this remedy never fails to give per-
fect relief. Price 25 and 50 cents; sold
by (i. (J. Stillsou.
To Cure A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tab-
lets. All druggiste refund the money if
it fails to cure, the. For sale by R. H.
Plaisted.
After hearing some friends continu-
ally praising Chamberlain's Colic, Choir
era and Diarrhoea Remedy,()urtis Fleck,
of Anaheim. California, purchased a
bottle of it for his own use. and is now
as enthusiastic over its wonderful work
as anyone can be. The 2.3 and 50 cent
sizes for sale by G. (3. Stillson.
CABTORIA.
mm.
g. m u
“1-“ . , . now-
“My daughter, when rr-eoveriug from
an atlaek of foyer, was a great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips,” writes
Loudcniirovcr, of Saudis, Ky. “After
using quite. a number of remedies with-
out any benefit she tried one bottle of
(.‘bmuberlain's l’uln Balm, aml it has
ln'von entire relief." (.‘hamberluin‘s
l’uin Balm is also a certain cure for
rheumatism. Sold by G. U. Stillsou.
Ayer's Iluir Vigor is certainly a n-
murkable preparation and nothing like
itlius ever been produced. No matter
how wiry and unmanageable the hair
may be, llllill'l‘ the influence. of this in-
silky and pliable to the comb and brush.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
I'M fu-
tlullr it as
clusters mo
u , , “mu-
lllr. U. M. Dixon, a well known mer—
threatened with croup, but when the
first symptom appear, his wife gives her
(,‘humlmrlain's (kiugb ltlunedy, which
always affords prompt relief. The 25
and (blunt sizes for sale by (l. (I. Still-
Hon.
Sure or Umo, CITY or Totem, I
Lune (lolrsrv, l "l
Frank .l.Chcuoy makes oath that he
ls the senior partner of the firm of F. .l.
illionoy 8: (Jo, doing business in the
(lit of Toledo,couuty and state afore—
sul ,and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
undevery case of Caturrb that cannot
bocured by the use of Hall's (latarrh
Cure. ‘ ll‘mchJImcsuv.
Sworn to before me and llllllKli’lbt‘fl in
my Igl'euance, this 6th day of Member.
A. .1886.
5 ..., A. W. Gunmen,
4 ““1 l Notary Public.
ly and acts directl on the blood one
for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY a Go. Toledo. 0.
"Sold by Druggistn, 75!
E3” ”won ,.
'l’e‘lt 1--
m
I
we: comm ertco magnum m
bitten: is Dr. Samuel W
Minion for Infants and Gilli
(lien. It contains. neither Opium
lorphlne not other lunatic sols
stance. It hohumleusubstitutefer
Mosaic. Drops. Whine W
and pastor Oil. It is pleasant. It:
. guarantee is thirty your! use by
millions of Mothers.
Children’s Panacea-the.llothu’l
g cas'romA
For lnfhnto and Children.
Gadolinium
Do not ”be imposed upon, but insist upon
having Catriona, and see that the fu—Iimil:
W
icct ourselves and the public at all hum
Tn: Cum-ac: Courm, 77 Murray on, NJ.
U. 8. Patent (Moe.
1878 to 1883
Offices, 436 Main Street,
BRIDGEPOR’I'.
lIe-rmont
Maple
Syrup!
Horse Radish
Ground to .
Lthters, Pickled Oysters.
Blue Point Oysters
Sent out on the Half Shell.
HUNT ‘
8: . . . .
ZELUFF
Telephone. 33-4.
comparable. dressing. it becomes soft,
(Ithan‘t of 1l’leaamnt Ridge, Fulton (Jo..§
a., tuna ittie iri who is fret ueml .
“ ‘ y IN ORDER
lofaufisfy tlufidonumdsof the public taste
we art-obliged to keep»: largo, handsome
lllll select stock of wall paper.
feel We are justified in myiug We have
mum designs and more elegant paper
than you can find elmwaeroin Norwolk.
lwtuu glw you an csilumto feryour
lmuseaml you‘ll find we can paper it
with the most. exquisite designs ut very
moderate figures.
if not convenient for you to call at the
atom. dropa postal, and l willhe pleased
to call on yeuwuh a inllline of samples.
E. E. GORHAM,
10 FIRST AVENUE.
Em Norwalk.
”W
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the wonderful cores of rheumatism,
cttarth. serofule, dyhpflpuin, eczema, (le-
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Ayer's Setuparilla, the only aarsuparun
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1m Garvin‘s ‘Msv Pots and on" amount.
«mm. errant times levied).
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Ever Km Id ills ”Ilene, Brim flout”
”You ought to see it, now
My quaint Amagunectt ,ebarioteer
pointed with his whip in the direction
of an, antique mansion half hidden in
the shadows that the clot trees threw
norms its portal. '
I had driven over to oldEast Home
too for an autumn afternoon's pleasur-
lug along its elm emllmvered street of
:00 years. Stretching from one antique
windmill to another, such the somber
guardian of graves, each the warden of
the old village cemeteries, this grand
old Main street of East Hampton un-
rolls its green ribbon of verdarothe
length of the little town and texnptsgtho
tourist to a lazy, lovely loitering iu the
sherry colored sunset in the sanguine
air of sons. Afar the boom of the in-
finite ocean called. The arms of the old
windmills tipped with the lust tapestry
of day, yearning aloft above the little
graveyards. suprreeted tho forever be-
yond the confined white line of frozen
sorrow far below.
”Yes. you ought to see. it, mum!"
And. “ulnm” consenting, my chariotcer
stopped at the. antique threshold of the
East Hampton dwelling. It was the
house where John Howard Payne, au-
thor of tho ballad that has sung “so”
into the bear! o3“. the world, pasted his
boyhood:
It is a modest two story (lWelllng,
standing :1 little way back from the
village street, of frame. shinglcd and
gable roofed. Though it has received.
from time to limo, some smart adorn—
ment, the old house keeps its ancient.
soothing spell as you face it from the
main street. lknow of nothing so quaint
out of old New England. On one side. of
the doorway a board placard..wcather
beaten by time, mellowed by the years,
fingered by the tongues and picked at by
the little birds flying out for aye from
lllRllllllllIl", swm-t homo beneath the old
gray euros. 'l‘bo quaint placard tells you
flint within are . .
The town clerk, ‘ l
The Bank of bloat Hampton,
The village.- notary.
and, MI learned afo-rvvard.
The undertaker
and
le furniture dealer,
all in one piece, or in one person—tho
genial mvuer today of the old house by
the wayside.
nil-p in——bnt you won't go far afield
or afoot, for the old staircase;- blncks tho
'way. It winds and beckons up. It is
thoroughly lb-volutionury. If. winds up
so that you wonder it doesn't go ofl‘ at
once and play a tune. Ah, you are in
the upstairs now! The house.- is a double
llllllr‘l', as “'l' say. But tiu-twll the old
dwr-lliugs of lmlg ago were “double."
llid you ever think of that? ”Heine,
swu-t homes” and married loves and
liearlhsldl-s. Not apartms ills, like pl-
ones, on the installment systmn; not
skyscrapers attempting that old plain
of Shinur's fall ambitions; not "hmncs"
whence. you sailied to get your very diu-
ner and whcu you got bili'k thanked
(Eod up 13 flights that you didn't die
from nwuus and masses. lint it is down
stairs in tho kin-bro that the most.
charming bit is found. This kitchen
sol-ms older than the. Rrvolntion. It is
ifinrlcrvllnu. In one mono lit, as you
step across its threshold, you are trans-
ported with a fairy waft and a fairy
wand into the days and flu: ways that
are oldrr than that dear Mollur (loose—-
into the days of Mother Wise. Mother
\l'isoinndoull lb“. fairy stories in the,
beginning. do you know? And Mother
WM- Ilvml in Egypt 6.000 years before
wls opened our wise oyt-lids. And Motht r
Wise knew Cinderella by heart and by
head and wrote down all about her door
little slipper in the, vocabulary of the
Pharaohs, older than the great pyramid.
As you step into the antique kitchen
ill lilo house of John Howard Payne
you almost lxpz-ct to {too all an :lhuf
l‘llfj'llllu . :filllt’ around llu- corner and
Filmy! azu.‘ ll 1,121.27 (.2 in :l burr!»
gli'p‘nll-ulfitutlo on tho lu-urlb. llow
q.l.lll*l-—-i.'.‘.'; :3". zip! it. lvl llllel‘t l lu'nr
llltir: Clilfll‘ll'llil!.‘l l'xo'zh and MW llmso
lll‘zil‘ bill-r plumpbaudsr'lnppml tvlgwliwr
with joy? And is that glow flooding
\x‘mdow and wall the sliver other flint
llozllH around the fairy nn'l (liauolvm,
slowly, in aruvolving, radiant rainbow,
mm Hill rs that the. fairy iakosuud stars
in the blue of llurryns and the frank,
frmh cherry of Int lips":
tt-ally it is all so unreal that it fret»
you to be told that that is a Revolution-
ary musket hanging over the old, old
fin-place. You nil-nook it for nelubfbat ~
those grand old lllblo fellows bromlisbcd
whuh they unit down into Egypt and
had a tight. How purl and new lllfl is!
It in horrowful to think that, after he
closed the lamb of his old sweet homo
and board for the last time the olink of
the closing door and Went out to fare
the World, John Howard Payne had no
llflnlfl.-’)lll'y Cleveland in New York
Home Journal.
A herons noon.
At Eltham, the late Uolonel North’s
sent. there ill said to bonus of the stron—
m-st of strong nmms in the world. Rot
only warn his gold and silver were stored
here, but upmlul arrangements were
made for the mseurily of the jewels of
lady visitors during the nights of their
stay. The strong term is floored. with
content malty feet thick and smiled ell
found with mighty blocks of granite.
Weighing living "It.
A visitor at the aquarium who had
wondered how they managed to get the
«eight of a live fish learned ibatlbut
wan really a very simple thing to do.
The. fish is put into a poll of water,
which is Weighed with the fish in ii.
Then the llsb is taken out and poll and
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