[y promises to be partly
with lower followed by
, temperature and proba-
Millie coasts by dangerous
it promises to be cloud! to
milder. piobablr preceded
'a
M ‘ for Tomorrow}
ed” I will“ I he?“
'l‘ae oceans.
, ~agotho 24th of this Feb-
“ do Cnbmbcganthe
no... It is no nearer its
in the simple matter of
it was’ in February, 1895.
4 “diorama innupuunnrmus
:‘mthen. They needed little
" tlsoycould live by chew-
m They can do endure
me now. They have many
' andriilcs than they had
and those who hope still to
island rennin a port of the
“(Incl monarchy make no
,“i'ha Cubans are. fighting for
”3 ft! reforms, " says Maximo
' 1h qtlendid old soldier, who,
0! 72. accepted the [list of
g , inchief of the patriot army.
, h patriots should be over-
hy superior numbers and by
at at the failure of the
”tea to say one sympathizii.g
Im still they would be only
Med. Cuba is bound to
not muster, then later on It
Why.
no evidence that Spain, after
mitt millions of dollars and
300,000 soldiers to the is-
flia attempt toanbduc the rebel
‘ advanced one foot toward her
5 the province of Pinnr del Rio,
Wayne claims to be "pacified,"
, this day not less than 5,000
, ~ soldiers stationed at vari-
m d the Cuban patriots is now
I “ammunition. General Go-
‘ headed, mmleratc smoking
' he has soldiers enough avail«
,hsdsud‘lcicnt arms and am~
That supplied. he declares,
march into the province of
with 15,000 men in a month.
would mean the almost imme-
‘ . d on V.
, » who lies awake nights
”new schemes for his conn-
hs has diamond a defect in
H; in the fact that the
markers m not also
‘ fl congress. preferably at the
leptons-it. the fact that a;
W ernntrnts o
,' . 00!!!“mi cabinet is
imam of the legislative
“it “”th of Europe
Wendell for this repub-
' to follow. perhaps be
own Wis we shall
loan What time would a
whhawhadeesuw
’ Mummies“
,' assassinations”
miss la asylum:
, ‘Yrtitwssonly‘? rim-actuator
In
an ironclad wascngsgsdwas fought. It
. alarm that reduced cost of modaoticn
, Kitsaiawssiathss'lsallsstbusiaessovsr
and'wholiyocpsrtiallysrmradboaidsa
numonnesmmanwm
wquamptonlloadr. Willem-y
may loom .
momenta: Stems steam frigate
Korfolh. Afterward the Confederates
raised her and remodeled her. She was
plated outdde with railroad iron bars.
A long. sharp. iron prcw was «waded
in front, transforming her into a ram.
Thus titted out the Mcrrimac bore down
upon a fleet oi! wooden ships the
, United States navy in Hampton coda;
They were the Cumberland, Congress.
St. Lawrence. Minnesota and Roanoke.
Among these the lierrimac was like
a hawk among doves. She rammed and
sank the Cumberland in 45 minutes and
blew up the Congress. The St. Law.
reneeandRoanokeded in terror from
the monster-"and escaped The Minnesota
got aground. If thissortof ram fighting
had continued a few weeks longer, there
would not have been left a United States
naval vessel on the Atlantic coast.
01: the morning of March ii the fearful
Merrimac was preparing to punch the
life out of the Minnesota, as s had
done out of the Cumberland. but not at
that time there canto gliding up. under
water mostly: the strangest craft the
Merrimac otiicers or anybody else. in
those days had ever seen. She looked, as
picturesqucly described by a Confederate
on the lib-trimuc. like a "black raft
with a Yankee. checeebox on top."
This queer craft was no more afraid
of the Mom'mae than the Merrimac had
been of the whole wooden Yankee fleet
the day before. The Yankee cheeecbox
that appcmcd above water was a revolv-
ing turret. mounting one gun.. The raft
trained this gun upon the Merrimac.
Boom, boom, hang! The Merrimac
could notgot near enough the little craft
to ram her. She could not disable her by
firing, for there was nothing above water
but the turret to aim at. and the black
raft was so spry that it could tire half a
dorm times and get out of the way easily
before the Merrimac could move. Seeing
this, the Merrimac turned her long iron
new around and incontinently tied up
the James river.
The black raft ~ 'h the Yankee
chececbox on top 'I :3. first Ericsnon
monitor. and those , essele. ram and
monitor. in the first ironclad battle for-
nished the types for all the fighting craft
that have been built since.
A, ma'hanioal invention has been
made in Berlin which promises to ac-
complieh what all the tears, prayers. ar-
guments and threats of the ages have
failed to (lo—namely. abolish the com.
pulsory tipping of waiters in n‘staurants.
It does this simply by abolishing the
waiter, that being the only way in
which it could be done. The new sys-
tem of mtaurunt service is founded on
the nickel in the slot principle. Here,
for instance. is a scat at table. Around
you are a number of slots labeled “Pork
and Bonus. " "cause and Sinhers,"
" Hash, " ‘ '(Iorn Beef and Cabbage. " etc.
You drop the price of your order into
the slot, The new system does the rest.
In amoment yonrfood appears smoking
hot, either through a hole in the wall
or by mechanical carrier.
“When the Nicaragua canal is finish-
ed. Cuba will be the Gibraltar of Amerv
lea. " said lately Merci. leader of the
Liberal party in the Spanish cortcs.
This is absolutely true. For that mason
it is a Inwwity for the United States to
see that Cuba coma-s to he held by n Eu.
rowan lllklllill. Our own self preserva-
tion demands either that (John shall be
an indelunslent friendly republic or that
it shall lmznnrcaed to the United States.
whichever it prefers. Spain has now had
a fair show. She cannot conquer Cuba.
She can and does, however. vent. hcr
impotent rage in torturing with impu-
nity luau-eat American citizens who fall
into her immi-
(laptain John I). Hart has been con~
victod in Philadelphia of the atrocious
crime of aiding the struggling Cuban
republic by the shipment to its shorten!
arms and men upon the vessel bacteria
The people of America are proud of
tropism Hart. They would rather he be
than the people who convicted him.
A paper that iastrothlng at the month
about the wicked treats hliotlcnlly dot
and raw material uem unload the
dividendaof its snmkholders. Well. why
should it? if it minced anything. it
should reduce theoosttoconsumers. out.
orally. ._ ‘
Aproposof the «unmet motion.
the Chicago Tribune anomalies with
due soleninity the following great truth;
“no long as women are absorbed in
mm and laments they cannot give
themselves body and soul to the work of
Mom"
The meal of the on... ramp at
an Iaalhb ”was saw-s herb-lb
ed thsOrotsa moonlight
metals-alumni!“
Out-is the ransom assdtshs
intervention-sis.
WW
’Hfieflrit
. Waterman-«mam ' ‘
Merrimacwasset,m fireysndsuuhott“
ever board of. but
can tratbtai say
We“ l have tried cum.
5'” ‘ allui’i‘ll' a o slid";
om? ." site"s: Minimum?
Wonthsoldmapsuoaafla.“
The wholesale liquor trade will on
hrdhitifthe decision of JudgeWal-
lace of the United States circuit court
shall he allowed to stand in all ita
plain, unrestricted baldness. Judge
Wallace decides that liquors made in
the United States and once exported
cannot be reloaded. What! Shall our
good Yankee fermented apple cider no
longer be shipped tollurope, beautifully
and brilliantly tinted with burned sugar,
doctor-ed with chemicals, and returned to
us to he sold to luxurious Americans as
high class champagne? Shall the horn
est. cheap wines of California not any
more be sent to France and Italy, treat:
ed scientifically. watered and colored
and spiced and then be brought home
again and put upon the American market
as the choicest vintage of Spain, France,
Italy and Hungary? Such high handed
tyranny is an invasion of the right of
bemoan not to be borne.
Those opposed to spiritualism. sswcll
as those inclined to favor it, look for.
ward with interest toVictorien Borden’s
new play, ”Spiritisme. " That amen of
Borden's intellectual force and world-
wide reputation should openly avow
himself as not only a believer in spirit-
ualism. but a medium aswell for the
past 40 years and one who has been
aided in his work by invisible powers,
will be proof to many that the great
dramatist is weakening in his mind.
For this reason his new play will be
awaited with especial interest.
A lady says she does love the country.
She wants just so much of it as a 5 cent
trolley fore will take her into; no more.
That expresses the depth of the love of
half the people of this union for rural
life.
Mm.
-—-Iil|b-prlesd Slate!
About do millions of cigars are annual-
ly imported into this country from the
Island of Cuba. They are high-priced
cigars. and cost as high as a dollar a
piece. A good deal of money to pay for
a single smoke, when you can lmy nu
Imperial Crown cigar for lite.
Is to attend to the comforts of your family.
hould open! them catch a Cold or (burgh.
call on (ion. C Stillson. South Norwallr.
and Edward I'. Weed. horwala. mlo agents.
had Kettilglalhoit of Otto's Camille mat
to r. so to prove that we av
saute Care or Omaha and all diseases a?
glce'l‘hmst and Lungs. large sizes we an»
Don't allow the lungs to be impaired
by the continuous irritation of a cough.
it is easier to prevent consumption than
to cure it. "as Minute Cough Cure
taken early will ward off any fatal long
trouble. E. P. Weed, Norwalk; G. C.
Simeon. Booth Norwalk.
The Easiest Remedy.
Mr. R. B. Groove, merchant. of Chil-
howie, Va., certifies that he had con-
tumption, was given up to die. sought
£11190le treatment that money could
prooure. tried all cough remedies be
mild hear of. but got no relief; spent
many nigts sitting up in a chair; was in~
duced to try Dr. King's New lllmovery.
and was cured by use of two bottles. For
past three years has been attending to
business and says Dr. King's New Dis-
covery is the gram lest remedy ever made.
as it has done so much for him and also
for others in his community. Dr. Ki 's
New Discovery is guaranteed turnoug s.
wide and consumption. it don't fall,
I‘nnl bottles free at R. HJ’Iaisted's drug
store. South Norwalk.
.1 Hegel Ethloadi d gt f
- . e ng rug at o
Shreveport. La. says: "Dr. King's New
[Discovery is the only thin t
my oough.aud it is the t seller 1
have." J. F. Campbell. merchant of
liail’ord. Aria. writes: "Ur. Kin 'u New
Diwtweryis all that is claim for it:
it never ails. and is a sure cure for con-
sumption. coughs and wide. 1 cannot
say enough for its merits." lir. Kia '10
New Discovery for consumption. on s
andcohlsisnot a experiment. ltullas
been tried for smarter of a oeutury.aud
teda stands at head. it never dis-
” uts. Freetrialbottluatlt. ll.
“W's drug store. death Nos-walls. laud. i lbs. b it:
‘ r” . l’erterhouso bitch .
momma. Ms , ,. .
Thebsstsslve in the world to cats. ”W" “W' “‘ "’ ’ ’mj’;
. m, .m gm. ("a Round Steak.
ma. letter a hands. ohilblains. Shmldcr iiteall. an lb
333; 333.4%. 3‘39"" end ~ Plate heel. . do u.
“an ' ”a, “:3! fl ' Poi lieu-t. do lb
{:02 g" .mlm, m u “‘"I’ "a H. Bolus. “U "I
”u' N am by at “- mflmlt "- "a Sillinltlfln. “'9“ "l
. _, , - Chickens. loo lb
WWWMIMM “'V.' U. . c."
condemn bmtbotlirdiaad‘s lol-
icflumandhlfn delighted with it. My
isuowtonr mounts old. 7 has
so evoryda ct hersbortli'ewith
have t ed almost every’thing
r
upper:
'1' mad coulomb lb Vllll'a t
ii" at... ufumtgdéviugoi’u
«hill ‘l'
a. emul’
on ou‘l’tisada MI?
I
, so
-: .1101. lio’eiealr. I are
,' of tie
mflmvhe‘nl‘itgm aloft».
3 £3
EAs played by him for the past l6
, saucy, Also
Starlinga.
" Oruconta.
Bar-nan.
Hamiltona,
and s , ,
, $37 Bicycle
Equaling many sold for ’ICO.
We are headquarters for
Moohanics' Tools.
Builder’s
Hardware.
Ship lchandiory,
Etc. ‘
“7“” “*mm- . a
Fox Cycle and
Hardware Co.
No Ito WACHINO-
TON '1’.
"(loner-sills slr rt t ‘ ..
acme... i.“ "' "W M
BNTB’RTAINXENTS.
“can... Bonsai?"
———~——
STEREOPIIGOI
lEchlRES. .
Franklin Street
ilsll.
- . sp.m. - -
Mouday,March 8, Tuesday, March 9
Single ticket, :0 cts; course ticket,
35 cts. -
Stercopticou and Projection Micro
' scope, by E. l“. Bigclow,
‘ Editor“0bscrvcr."
HOYT’S THEATRE
MatinecandNight
Saturday. larch lath.
Engagement Extraordinary
Mr. Robert McWade
. in His Originalfircation,
Rip Van Winkle
years, supported by a strong
New York Cast
Matinee prices IO and 25 cents
Evening prices ‘25, it!) and 30 cents
Seats now on sale at ’laisted's and
Planet's ,
RubborStampsl
of all kinds. lselndlng the lit
Cushion Stem s. s‘to.. Rubber
Stamp Suppl as, Brass and
Riohsi Signs. 8 t s a o i I s.
S t s at Stamps. tests, .
Stencil Dies. Burning
Itsad s. Joess'
Seats, cheek Per-
io r s t e rs .
Enamel Letters and Signs, iisy
Checks and umbrella Plates
also Lsttsrsd. Latter copy-
iagvloolts to can Letters
Without Water or Press.
Stats I sat for Pat-
asy's stit ledger
for Short It" do.
about»
Irsbsm’s Patent Pass. Star
lotumstio Paper fasteners.
Togstbsrwisl titties Special
as.
JOIIR TIMI, III".
I’ll. lion X. Ni. Nrrrmlltn Il Residence .li
lilies-ride Mo. l»? N.
Harcl Tiroa
Prices.
and Wt! will save you to pit cent. on the
dollar.
H. O. FIV.
ma. canons Mm. ,
uivaueion use. .Ncrwalk.bt.
than: “one“. listtsrl
Met-n of is.
m ”Mnfiw
Nomad
stviss is lists.
”Bicycles: -" -
M, We would advise on you onoeu
, at
IDI'ILK. 00". HIV YORK OFFIGE “2 BROADWAY.
44DAYS’SAL
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tut-4
.U'ON-I-
LaceGurtainslaces and Dress
Goods!
We have made another important purchase of Lace Curtains as we we did last spring
and same will be on sale at our counters during the next four days
at astonishingly low prices. Here is an opportunity
that every thrilty housekeeper will
APPRECIATE !
Dress Goods.
4 pieces, all wool. medium weight covert, that is the
proper weight for nice bicycle suiting. 500.
10 pieces silk and wool, 40 inches wide, 25o yd.
8 pieces 40-inch black Sicilian mohair, 50c yd. ,
3 pieces Etiame, navy, black and green, 52 in. wide, 75c.
10 pieces 54 in. wide, ladies’ broadcloth. right thing for
tailor made suit. 750. ,
3 pieces silk grenadine, large figure, 75c.
Lace Curtains.
10 pairs ".25 lace curtains, for this sale, 750.
8 pairs 81.39 lace curtains“, for this sale. 75.
15 pairstljo Nottingham lace curtains,for this sale.$l .25.
12 pairs 81.98 fish net lace curtains, for this sale. “.50.
15 pairs 32.75 gossamer lace net curtains, rich designs,
at $2.25.
18 pairs corn and white lace curtains. some as we always
sell at 83.50, for this sale. $2.5m.
ll pair Irish point lace curtains, M
. "n“... . ”Mm
I
.75, for this sale, .3 00. l
Separotc‘Skirts.
$2.25 Figurcd~,Mohairs,
$2.50 All Wdol Sarge.
$l.98 Mixed Figure,
$6.98 Large Figured Silk,
Very Handsome. “
Wrappers.
(in all flannel and fiannelette wrappers we shall take off
25,per cent of the marked price for the next four days.
Laces.
3,000 yds. white and butter color laces at 25 per cent.
less than regular prices.
Lot 1. 4 to ii in. oriental lace, regular value lilo. Lie.
Lot 2. 5 to 9 in. oriental lace. regular value from 330 to
39¢. at this sale, 1.50.
Let 3. 10 pieces 4 in. linen Torchon lace, new patterns,
reguular price 25c, special 12 1'20.
THE NORWALK BOSTON STORE,
Our. Main and Wall Streets, Norwalk. Gt. '
05000000500:
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090000005030
THE LENTE
prunes, peaches, nectarines, pears,
Zoom 0
$fidflifiifihfi ow
HELLO 58 2
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N SEASON
We are always on the. alert to supply the demand for seasonable
goods. We are ready for the long last. Extra Georges boneless
codfish, 12c lb; fancy bloater mackerel, 22c; 5 lb pails J uhrings
ride sea mackerel, 800 each; smoked halibut, salmon and bloater
erring, canned salmon steak, Block Island lobster, sensed macke-
rel, (mnncd shrimp,.mrdines, pickled lambs tongue, new tomatoes,
Spinach, sweet potatoes, celery, beets, pmfsnips, bananas, oranges,
asparagus tips in tins, fancy home laid eggs, 200 doz; evaporated
apricots and full line dried fruits.
Sugar at Cost. Our Gilt Edge and Northfield Creamery Butter
are the highest grades of table butter possible to obtain, 250, 4}
lbs for one dollar. Remember, your satisfaction is ourbcstreward.
CHARLES E. SEYMOUR, Leading Grocer,
3! West Washington Street. Ssotb Ismail. ct.
. .. lawnm—
S
Evening Sentinel Left at Your House
Regular. . . . .
'l, 'm
OLLARS FOR 900.":
This phrase properly expresses the values
lugar cured Ihouldara. 7
which we are oil'criag the houackeepers of
South Norwalk at the present time. Note carefully the following prices and decide tor
youmll.
Vary hast Itgtn Groomer-y Iuttar. Ito lb.
Haunt C or Janoa' Flour. $4.0! Ian-oil: 03¢ lag.
oib.l
age)
Special Sale. Saturdiy. Feb. 27.
Extra fancy New York lists Sugar Core. 4 we can (regular price we can‘
6 ounces package of lisbbltt's 0776 Washing Powder.
ac; (regular price so pack:
NEW YORK 0
Bellman lotto-lug, - .. - .
‘ mac or was momma
‘ i
I. M. i! “I I‘I‘I‘U'l'. IDIWM ,
OOERY CO.
loath Namath.
g .
“i ditto“
Norwalk Chronicler