”.qu toll In the end.
was “
geriatric
inio‘itiris Country and
[tilt Solo ,st Absurd-
]; Low Prices.
or JHE sinus .
to BE iBilIil illiui
Service Agents who have been.
an the Case a loath. Il -
the Gears Came late the
Country by Way of Canada.
York. October 27—Dcputy Col-
‘Phelps today confirmed the rev
that diamonds valued at thous-
‘o! dollars. and which had been
led into this country. had been
, by government agents. The vet-
tlie stones is believed to be not
prom $20,000.
service agents have been
,0; on the case a month. their
Mons having been aroused by
,i_ -: of stones having been offer-
” Maiden Lane jewelers at absurd-
‘ low, prices.
‘ .. States Treasury Agent Theo-
onlled at the Grand Union Hotel
‘ y for a man registered an Ad-
‘Penbody. Later the two went be-
% Collector Bidwell. It is asserted
- the secret service agents believe
monds to have been smuggled
all! country from Canada.
ES CHARGE OI" FORGERY.
York. October 27—There was ur-
d in the Centre Street Police
today a young man who had been
—- last night on a warrant charg-
Im with forgery. This warrant
Visited by Magistrate D. M. Done-
, of Washington. Pa. It charges
mdm’ F. Willis. C. B. Orris and T.
mdegrift with tho larceny of 845.-
9501mm the First National Bank. of
fliington. P3,. on October 5. last.
”I, In court. positively denied the
m. He was held for examination.
' out ball. for next Monday. Ellis
. that he came. from Boston. but had
Iliad In‘Baltlmore and Washington.
mastic
V ' PINES.
filohington, October 27—)lessrs.
My and Worcester. of the Philip—
’Commisslon. were again at the
arm Department today and spent
”fly two hours in conference with
Wilt Secretary llill. lilr. Schur-
m, the president of the commission.
had been heard from in New York. and
It is expected that he will be in Wash-
In season to permit of the first
“tins of the body at the State De—
. “fluent nevt Monday morning.
HIT W'ITH A HATCHET.
Iiddletown. Conn. October 27—Dnr-
min altercation between Salvador
Iii-o, aged twenty-six yearS. and Ml-
“ Brophy. aged twenty-six years.
Shimmer hit the latter twice on the.
. with a hatchet. inflicting seriousi
probably not fatal injuries. RuSiiO!
nested and will be given a bear—
;m'n charge of alltgtd assault with
‘ pi to kill.
uTAlhorts llli'l‘l'liN To worm-
to ON THE PHILIP-
47.5 m but what we are told we carry the
Skirts to be found hersabouts.
an often we've come to the conclusion it must be so. anthat
"HoustOn,
New Haven. October 27——The I00;
.jnnrneymen tailors who went out on!
it'll. I week ago. returned to WOI'iIl
this Afternoon. a compromise havingi
“filecwd. 'l he strikers demand-i
I! an increase of about flu per cent.'
III" now acrr-cd to nucpt an In-.
m of ten per cent. 5
.’ ‘ EN more: To MANILA.
Mania. ih'tolu-r 27—Tlic l'. s:
l
Missouri. with a large
W of medical supplies and H'
I!“ of nurses has arrived here on:
"It. to Manila.
. ' LEFT you nosrrm.
flew York. fir-roller 27--- Mr. Kenna-C
m secretary to Lord Mayor 'l‘nllon of
In.“ III! of
/
wt includes. Cheviot Homo-pus .Vcnetisna, Broadcloths.,
. - 's Rain made 'up in tbs finest possible manner at prices
' .. .garmonts can be purchased elsewhere for.
440 MM" '1'.
Blillllill’lllll.
scintillation
noun llilBliRLlil
[Continued from First Page.
one and Dundee dbows the British
were forced to move their camp twice
in order to get out of the range of the
Boer practice. Just as they had decid-
ed to evacuate the second camp a shell
killed two soldiers.
When General Yule heard of the bat-
tle of Elandslaagte he as a squadron
of Hussars under Colonel nox and a
battery of artillery to intercept the
Boers at. Biggarsterg. The artillery
succeeded in shelling the Boers as
they were retreatin over the llrnpati
Mountain. killing an wounding many.
but the artillery men were forced to
retire by the'ilre of the enemy. It ap-
pears that the Boers shelled the camp
all day long Sunday and the British
were kept busy skirmishing and re-
noving their transport wagons out of
range. During the retreat there were
many anxious moments at night. when
the. British marched through Van Lon-
tleel's Pass. six miles long. across to
Blggarsberg. The troops got through
the dangerous defile. which Ilfty men
could have easily held, at 3. o'clock
Tuesday morning.
London. October 27~The colonial of-
tlcc has made public the following t io-
gram received from Governor Hutch-
inson. dated Pietermaritzburg. Octo-
ber 26: “The following telegram h~s
been received from Greytown from I).
Greig. a resident of Dundee. formerly
in the telegraph service: ' -
" 'I left Dundee this morning. Gen-
eral Symons died on Monday. at 5 p.
m.. and was buried the following mor-
ning-close to the English Church. by
the Rev. W. Daily. A tiring party, a
few medical officers and a few civil-
ians attended the funeral. There were
no Boers. Colonel Eckeet, Majors
Boulbtlee. Hammersley and Nugent.
also Crum a Johnstone and Ryan are
improving. The Boers ocupled Dundee
Monday afternbon.’
Commandant Zuderberg is in charge.
The stores were looted oy individuals.
who were unarmed. The hospital was
removed yesterday from the. old camp
to houses surrounding the railway sta-
tion. The principal medical otllcer
asked me to inform you that every-
thing was gotng well and that every-
one was cheerful and confident.
London. October ill—A special des-
patch from Cape Town says General
.loubert. the Boer commander. has
sent a message of sympathy to Lady
Symons. widow of General Symona.
Colcsburg. Cape Colony. October 27-—
A detachment of twenty-four Free
State Burghers crossed and re-crossed
the Orange river at Alleman'a Drift.
yesterday for the purpose of studying
the ford. which has caused the circu-
lation of rumors of an intendent Inva-
sion of the colony from that point.
HANGED FOR WIFE MURDER.
Dallas. Tern. October 27—Rev. G. B.
Merrison was hanged at 12 o'clock
noon today at Vernon. Texas. for wife
murder. He met his death resigned-
On the scaffold he said to the wit-
nesses permitted at the execution: "i
am innocent. Circumstances over
which l had no control have placed
me in thisgposition. l have taken my
trouble In’prlvate to my God. I au-
mit that l have acted indiscreetly. I
have not done. worse. however. than
hundreds of men who stand high In
the religious. social. business and oil!-
cial circles of your state. I have done
nothing to confess. I am in the hands
of my Maker. He knows I am inno-
cent."
INDIANS READY TO MEET HAR-
V'ARD.
Newton. Mass. October ill—The Car-
lisle Indian foot ball team. which is to
meet Harvard tomorrow. with thcir
substitutes. arrived at the Wood Park
Hotel. Auburndale. today. in charge of
George Thompson and Coach Warren.
The men were in good condition and
hopeful of making a good showing
against the crimson players. During
the forenoon the Indians went to the
Newton Atheletic Club grounds. where
they practiced signals for two hours.
PARTICI'LARS OF ALL MINES.
Havana. October 27—Senor Domingo
Mendez Capote. head of the department
of Government. has ordered the gover-
nors of the provinces to furnish partic-
ulars of all mines within their juris-
diction: also to obtain from the may-
on. the number of cattle in each dis-
trict.
WANTED TO SELL HIM HIS OWN
HOR. Pl.
Oscar ('anilcld of Broad River. whose
horse was stolen a short time ago. went
in New York. yesterday. to buy an-
other one. The ilrst horse brought
out at the attics stnblc he visited. was
the stolen animal. The proprietors re-
“. pad John E. Redmond. N. P.. tuned to give the horse up. Mr. Can«
Ht today on the lloatou apicial for field is in the city again today to an
m lwhat he can do about the matter.
M
Dainty Lingerie,
Lace trimmed Underwear in matched
sets of five pieces. or has Csmbric with
Linen Laces. ”.00 set. Sets of ave
pieces of the Snub French Nainsook,‘i
with Point Paris Lace. “2.00 and
815.00. The new Habit shape White
Skirt with Train. Lace Trimmed. from
“.00 to $8.00 each. ’
...°_
Washab’e
Foundations.
/
Ii'or Raised Embroidered Initials will
be found in the Art Department. For
the marking of Handkercth or other
linen they obviate the necessity of
stamping and dlilny’ln. needing only to
be attached to the material and worked
over with Embroidery Cotton or Silk.
r
.9...
Men’s Scaris.
For striking styles. in Men's Neck-
wear look in the Men's Furnishing Sec-
tion. Rich designs and coloringa in
Imperisla. Squares and Four-in~handa
with every characteristic of the pro-
ductions of the most noted Haberdash-
ers. Correct form in Collars and Cuffs
is also a specialty. .
—o—
Foulards.
From the Wash Goods Section there
comes news of another Cotton Fabric
-—a Foulard In blue and white. Navy
blue ground with spray patterns and
Grecian and Persian designs. A soft
ilnish which Is especially desirable for
Comfortables. In two qualities, 64x64
Cloth. til/w yd.. finest quality. 8c yd.
—0—
Printed Ar t”; Fabrics.
Discerning people, who select thr
daintieSt materials for Sofa Pillows
Mantel Draperies. Window Seats. Head.
Rests and Chair Coverings. ilnd in thi
Upholstery Department a rich Ileld ir
Printed Art Fabrics. Silknlines. Den
ims. Art Ticklngs. Gobelln Cretonnes.
Crash, plain and printed Burlap. and
Cretonnes in a variety of rich design‘
and colorlngs. These give very charm
lng although comparatively inexpsn~
sive effects
I‘m 1). M. READ 00
m.
SPECIAL SALE
' OF
We have received an en-
tire new stock of choice
Stationery, and In order
to make room for same.
we oil'cr odd lots for pric-
es below cost, ranging
from . . . . . . . . '
5 to 20¢ Per Box.
Fee our window display
of Bargains In Paper.
R. H. Plaisted,
43 Washington Street,
South Norwalk.
‘AM.AW.‘“.‘. Q
SIAMESE CUSTOMS.
Siamese paupera and' criminals are
not cremated when they die. but taken
to a temple. where their bodies are cut
in three places and laid out in the tem-
ple enclosure. where they are devoured
by parish dogs and a ilock of vultures
kept there for that purpose.
The Siamese count the years by acts
of 12. each year bearing the name of
some animal. Persons born in years the
animals of which are hostile must not
marry. Thus a union between a man
born in the year of the tiger with a girl
born In the year of the rabbit would be
very unfortunate for her.
WILLING TO TELL.
Sometimes it is a pleasure to answer
attentions. evcn If the questioner may
put them In an unpleasant way.
"What do you do for a living?" risk-
pd a lawyer. frowning horribly at a '
hatchet faced young man who was un-
dergoing cross examination.
"I. sir." answered the witness. has-
tily diving into his side pocket. "am
the agent for Dr. Korker‘s celebrated
corn and bunion destroyer. greatea‘
remedy of the age. used by all the
crown bands of Europe. never known
to rail to remove the aunt obstinate
corn Ia less than twenty-four hours
New York. October 17~Captala
Scorn ll. Star-buck. United States lull'
srvisiag inspector of“ steam vessels.
bah modiiled the order of the local
board of inspectors in mmdins the
license of Captain Frederick H. Wat-
kins. of the Ambition line steamship
Paris. for two years because at his run-
ning that vessel on the rocks near The
muscles. oil the coast of Cornwall, on
May 21 last. Ths'ruling of the super-
, vlaing inspector suspends the license of
Captain Watkins for six months, dat-
ing from yesterdpy, October 20. This
action was taken’ih the plea of Captaih
Watkins that the grounding of the
Paris was due to an error on his part
and not to carelessness.
Captain Star-buck has also overruled
the decision of the local board of in-
spectors. annulllng the license of Cip-
tain Allen W. Thomaaon, of the Glen
Island. for violating the patrol lines
during the late International yacht rac-
es, and has ordered his ”case to be
restored. 'y
HIS IVENIR.
A famous noveli arrived one day at
a little country place and from the
moment he crossed the threshold of the
quiet inil comported himself with ex-
cessive ease. ' ,
He was passionately addicted to
cabbage and instructed the landlord
to prepare for dinner on his arrival
an immense dish or that vegetable.
which,he conscientiously devoured.
Next day there was cabbage In the
soups and cabbage In the stew, and by
the third day the whole culinary de-
partment by order was conducted on
the basis of cabbage
After a week's stop the novelist hurl
sickened of it and announced his in-
tention of departing. Just before. star-
ting he waited on his boat to present
his respects.
garden-the. kitchen garden.
“Good sir.“ he began loquaclously.
”may I not hope that. after having
been the. guest of so capable an en-
tertainer. I shall not be. antlered to
depart without a souvenir of the vis-
it?"
The country landlord looked at him
with surprise. and then. Inspired with
an idea. called aloud:
“John"~a farmhand—"bring one of
your finest cabbages for this gentle-
man."-—-Bpnre Monients.
surmruuusurs.
A usurious ixuiluiorl.
An Entertainment without a Peer
or Parallel. It will-Lbs at
HOYT'D THIITRE.
South Norwalk,
iridiy ind Saturday lireu’gs,
oer. 7,.28.
AND SATURDA AFTERNOON.
The One Absolute Novelty of the Age.
iiAGUIR E’S .
Educated Ponies.
Home "and Mules
An astonishing exhibition or animal
iagacity. Horses that do everything
but talk. .
Six Equine Beauties and Barney the
Mule.
"mascot" the ‘ttquine King. The
most wonderful horse in the world. He
'eads. writes. spells. adds. counts. tig-
ires. tells time. writes name. draws
portraits. etc. Ills act alone is worth
he priq of admission.
Every man. woman one child should
we this delightful entertainment. All
are fascinated and astounded at the
wonderful display of brute Intelligence.
PRICES:
Friday and Saturday evening. l5 and
35c: resrved seats. 35c. Saturday af-
‘ernoon. 25 cents to all parts of the
house; all children. 10 cents. Com-
nenees at 3 and 8 o'clock.
Seats on sale at Plaiated'a and
Weed'a Drug Stores.
Hov'r's THEATRE.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
bFridaonv. 8d.
A NOTABLE EVENT.
I'nder the Ans-pica- of
Putnam Hose Company.
The fin-blonnh‘o success and dramatic tri-
umph of the modern sin.
Appearance of the Brilliant Stellar Alliance
Herbert Ellie
KELCEY, Sill all)" CO.
I’m eating the Famous American Drama
lioliotli and illeFlIlllt.
A great play ducted by a new! nwnpany.
unautlfuilyntagad. Superblytlul
Niflld~Tne production will he seen here
with all the origin) «nanny and all the
elaborate surroundings which chamrterlne ila
mutation. Imni hit-at Daniel I’mhnnn's
. aw York Lyceum re.
Chart will open at Plalated'a and
Weed'a Drug Stores. Monday. October
30. at exactly 7:30 p. m. .
HERE FORtlllillil' Illli OILI
ZINZARRB and
her band of Expert
Gm! Palmiats
and life readers.
Come and see the
ealistic 0 y p a y
[ramp and have
your fortune to”
by genuine Gyp.
ates. Zlnxarre lives
yopr full name and
WMII‘OIO
, marry.
Ad-idoa us sad your Iortaae told
or money cheerfully rsrnnd"- Hers free
the court interfered-Indianapolis
Jonraal.
r: so... Iaia street. South Norwalk.
He found him in the‘
(h. III" of “IO‘
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TRISTR AM {HYATT
so. 2 oszn'r'rs surmise. .
Fall Opening
of Fine Furs.
We invite usryone to make a oriti
and Jackets.
Oil Cloths.
Spotless
Steam
Sponging.
Tristr
FLOWERS OF WITCH HAZEL.
They Bloom When Everything Around
'lhern is Ice Laden.
The witch hazel Is common in damp
wood all over the United States 'and
its peculiarity of producing flowers, in
the autumn is the same irrespective of
climates. From the shores of Lake
Michigan south. the bushy. many art'-
glcd little tree will clothe itself in light
yellow flowers after the leaves have
fallen from all the trees of the forest
surrounding it. and although Gray and
Wood are good authorities. and both
say in their botanies. that “the witch
hazel blooms from November to Janu-
ary." observation has shown the writer
that tho blooms begin to open in Sep-
tember. before the leaves are cast. In
October the leaves fall and still more
flowers appear. and in November every
lcnf will have been stripped from the
tree and the full flush of bloome‘wlll
clothe the branches from end to end.
The flowersare perfect. or merely poly-
gnmous. and in clusters on the curious.
ly and sharply angled branches. and
the stamens and petals show plainly
how they are Inserted in the calyx
Now. after November the stamens ap-
pear deadened. but the petals retain
their golden hue. which is the reason
our botanists have for saying It blooms
till January.
By a right combination of circum-
stances the witch hazel In yellow
blooms will he covered with snow
and ice. when the holly side. by side
with it is bright with berries. Until
after January the flowers cling to the
leafless branches. and then another
curious phenomenon appears. At this
stage the fruit. or seed. is edible and
hangs on the branches until spring.
The little fruit consistsof an oblong.
woody case. about half an inch in
length. inclosing two hard nntlets.
somewhat resembling the. seeds of an
apple. These seeds are expelled with
a snapping sound. and any one curious
to witness the phenomenon may stand
near the witch hazel an a warm. dry.
sunny day and see it now its seeds. The
case splits nearly to the base. and af-
ter the needs have been sent bounding
the appearance of the seed cases is like
the wide open mouth of a serpent. It Is
an Interesting experiment to cut the
branches with the embryo fruit and
help them in a warm room until the
expulsion sends the seeds bouncing
about.—Vick‘s Magazine.
PARNELL WOULDN'T READ IT.
An error in spelling was as offensive
to Parnell. Mr. McCarthy tells us In
his "Reminisceiieea." as the sight of a
black beetle is to many a man
I once handed him a letter which I
had received from a constituent of
mine asking me to call Parnell's atten-
tion to some improvement which he
thought might be made in a bill then
before the house dealing , with the
subject of agricultural occupation of
Ireland. linlucklly the poor man who
wrote the letter had spelled agricultur-
al with two "g's." Parnell looked at
the letter. smiled sadly and handed It
back to me.
me all about It. I couldn't read
thmugh a man's letter who aprlls agri-
cultural with two 'g s.
It was Indeed a crrriona stroke of
the Parnell forgcriea to ornament his
letters with flagrant examples of bad.
spelling.
After a long period of silence. Mean-
dering Mike raised himself on one (I
bow. pushed the hay from in front of
his face and in a matter of fact tone
said I -
"ilmrray!’
"What's do matter with yer?" la-
dnired l'loddinn Pate.
"I've been intending mi do dir- for a
long time. An' I me ter do marin-
siou dat der was no use 0‘ pnttia' it 0'
no kmger. It's a debt 0' gratitude ter
a great man. and I'm goin' tor pay up.
Hooray!"
"Bat what are you hoorayin' for?"
M n
Spsskor .
"lint he never done nothin' for you."
dat some out Iatfooted tor a do noth-
osi .ia' my."
NORWALK, CONN. '
"Do forgive me." he said. "and tell ’
fate which led the unhappy author of '
Our entire new line or run is now open and may for your Inspection.
People as a rule who buy Furs are Not caperts In that line. thereforo are
obliged to depend upon the people of whom they buy. We. could -bsy low
grades of Furs and sell them at a prollt if we mislead, aml do very well for
one season. The next season people would probably buy their furs clscwlisrs.
The skins and In our garments are the but that we could buy and the gar-
ments made from them will give satisfaction.
cal examination of these garments. No
detail of honest workmanship has been slighted. livery garment is perfect
in At. elegant in design and made up In the very best possible manner. Our
line contains all the latest strings in Neck Scarfl, Collarettea, Mulls, Capes
New line of Oil Cloths and Linoleum Just in. All widths and qualities
in the latest patterns.
The spooning of Woolen Dress Goods and Cloths has become a necessity.
The proper time to sponge goods is Just before they are made up as the
steam gives new life to the wool and adds much to the appearance of the
goods.
Goods which require sponging are Broad Cloths. Covert Cloths. Keraeys,
Venetisns, Meltonettcs, Wool Cheviota, Granite Cloths, Storm and Clay
Serges. Whip Cords and Homespun.
We have a steam spouting machine which does the work in a Intels-
manner, price for opening. 5c per yard. ;
am 8: Hyatt,
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YOU’LL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
45 and 47 West'V‘Washington Street.
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COME AND SEE THE REVELATION!
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En K. BANKS,
Strictly «to DRY GOODS in the ,Town.
While the improvements were going on our stock was hustled about from place to place; therefore we intend to give you
SATURDAY
We Present to You the Finest, Brightest, and Haudsomest StoreVDevoted
So Dingle, Gingle, Tingle. Mingle,. get on,
While the bell rings, don’t you.gct left.
that will satisfy you and Ring Out the Old.
two weeks earlier. but: were unavr idably delayed. our New Stock was lying
We propose to Ring In the New and give you a feast of bursa
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. Rhodes. In the very center of the era-
: ter holding the precious blue mrt. this
His Ream For Declining a Drink In Invitation had upon a certain occasion
'mne forth. and the men were goiag
the Early m1“ Kimlluliy. their way up to the bots! when It was
In connection with the foundatlaa of “timb?‘cgm Mallflfiwhmfl
Cecil Rhodes' “”0"" '“m'r than k the lucky tinder of the gem. "Aren't
a story told by an old fellow i‘laer. you «union on to 'wet the r-trme' rm
himself lately a colonial minister of .aood luck?" 10 which. however. CHI
Induce. which illuatratca at rm: one infirm“! “a" :3! '9'“: M
trait In the characterof the great ‘0'... “$33: m; ”nun“ 3001'
South African Ifllldfl Illd politldll. , "Wk: pro, you min; to do?" asks-r]
. During the early days of the Kim- Rhodes. iookiag up.
soon. snooze iDEA.
when a miaer found a particularly line ;c°3g:,'" .. lied the future a
m- to Invite than about him to m decisively. We“ not an out here ii
ceremony or "wetting the stoae"-—i. e.. drink claim bat to make money:
drinking champ-gas at the laden aadthaawsatoawlthhiawork.
expenss.wtththeidsatlatltwsaldi Tintinlhadsah-aaussdadla
poodlaeklathadiseovavyorthat . ksynadail
another treasure. la the Flight! his . b aow a
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