.D. fins-Co.
00 WASHINGTON 81.. 80. ”RNA“-
iwm.
“up.
strated recently.
1
in an insurance company.
good salesman. and a man of good ad
these of his predecessor.’
Is I Wonder.
FliiSiillliflY llllliEilll STYLE
A, Good Talker. Well Veraod in Current
‘ ”mature—Patience and Perse-
verance His Motto—Many
‘ WhoEarn‘ Large Salaries.
is the woman.
business closely and is usually success
ful.
business. That class of canvasser 0
today is usually a bright. clever. and.
VThe book agent has made his ap-
neurones in a new form. He is well
‘ Munich. and carries his stock with
”min a dress suit case His books
are tales of trait cl and adventure such
“Ways interest boys and when he
mes to a place where a number of
‘ tors are at play he opens his
M: shoots the books which are bound
Ilui illustrated to catch the fancy of
' the boy, and usually makes a sale.
Smit is only natural that the book can-
Want should break out in new style
Wlohally." said a large book pub-
. ”than? “for he has numerous and pow-
, "Ol‘fillrcampetitors and he must be
' movingrto keep up with the proces
lilon he man selling books on the
may be.
books sold was more than $30,000. ~
tion books.
the. house.
person recently.
and looked at me. she said:
“ ‘You are not a book agent.
POLISHM YOUR SHOES FREE.
A man who had a
good trade gave it up to take a place
He turned
his list over to another man who was a
dress but the trade did not take to
him. and his sales are. nothing like
The most conscientious book agent
She attends to her
In the early day of convassing the
woman who engaged in the business
thought it necessary to wear black. to
have a tale of woe. and to give her cus-
tomers a chance to mix charity with
in most instances. handsome woman,
who makes customers. no matter what
the. quality of the book she. is selling
The income of one. of these
women last year from commissions on
"The name of our calling is against
us." said a man who is known as one
of the successful sellers of subscrip-
"Havlng a good book for
sale and knowing a man who wants
just such a book is only half the bat
tie. because some people, have. a preju-
dice-against a book agent which is so
strong that they will not admit one to
i sent‘my card to such a
It was simply a visit-
ing card. and when the lady appeared
are
Lithuanian lmt’tul in Bridrlawf
Hill Inn! Dollars.
All. iii THEM WERE lililllllllili.
. Wm...
imitation ot’tha Genuine Quito Good—
Morlaalua Believed to Have Opera
start in New Haven—Will be
Given to Authorities.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn" September 21
~Charlea Morialsua, a Lithuanian.
about forty years old, was arrested yes-
Hayes on the charge of passing coun
tertcit money The arrest subsequently
was found to. be one of the most im-
portance ever made by the police in this
city. The prisoner refused to give his
name or converse in any manner with
the authorities, and he is entered on the
police blotter as “John Doe," a sub~
name given by the police. when an-
able to ascertain a man's real name.
Policeman Hayes last night ascertain-
ed from the prisoner's fellow country-
men. that he was known as Charles
I
or a counterfelter or the clrculatin
agent for one. for when he was smrch
seventy’fivc new sliver dollars. counter-
felts of the silver dollar of 1890 issue,
were found on his person. Two rolls
of 31 pieces making 326 to the roll
were unbroken in the man‘s pockets.
They were done up as neatly as the
rolls made up .in a savings bank. The”
other 325 were loose. All were counter-
feits. and the best imitations discovered
in this city in some time. Theroins
were but It trifle lighter than the gen-
nine silver dollar. They lacked the
proper ring. but the lettering and flg~
urea were almost identical with the leg-
itimate coin.
The police were certain that the man
terday afternoon. by Policeman Georgi; ‘
Morisisus. It is thought that he is eltb- .
{impact our materials-our fashion
as.
Fur col rettea and boas.
For an omera only, we will make
button holes on our new buttonhoie
machine.
M K'ras Iflivhz 6: S. For,
lEB' TAILORB.
Cornet: North Main and Ann Streets.
Bouth Norwalk.
ill
Let Us Help
I4 my
lot
x Dress Wei].
We1 want to remind you
that ‘drsaaing well is not
necessarily an cxpenaiim
luxury.
We want to remind you
that custom~made clothing
at: the most attractive.
We want to remind you
that our Fall Suitinga are‘
here, and worthy of inapec- '
introet is the only one of his kind to
., day. but if his scheme is successful
{here will be others within a short
time."
. . f'fliore has been much imprmement
. in the" composition of the book can
9 . vassi haternlty according to thc
- > statements of the publishers. and the
; prejudice against the man ~no has a
boon for sale is growing less. or
' course." said one publisher. ‘it will be
. . a long time before people will take
‘ 5 down the signs in the hallway of pub-
. lit: buildings excluding book agents.
but It will take a long time to stop the
mother-ln-Iaw joke also. Book agents
bray have been bores and almost nui
sauces Once upon a time. but the class
has improved. and the canvasser of to
tiny is usually a superior man who
‘ combines the qualities of a salesman
with More than average education. In
the din when he was an objectionable
Visitor. who could not be insulted and
who came in b) one door after buying
been shown out of another. his carn-
ihga were small
, " ‘Todny the at erase (ant asser makes
" $3.000 a year and there are many men
' in the business whose income is “2.-
.000 or $15 000 Caniassels have their
Mist customers. and go over the
gnome route regularly like men who true
“i “for commercial houses. The can-
r to usually a ‘commission man.‘
receives pay in keeping with his
es. We may see him every day or
we. may not see him for months. He
has no authority to use our name and
we are not bound bi promises nhiIh
he may make. We hate a clause in
our subscription contracts to that ct
fact. because there are still crane men
in the business who need watching.
The great trouble is that people do not
always read the contracts which the.
book canvasser hands them to sign.
and when things go wrong they blame
the publisher
the book agent or canvasser has us
, tally had experience in other lines of
' . business. and many of the men who
kill" been successful in that calling
have failed in other \ocations. "There
" ll probably no line of business outside
I of Insurance.“ said the publisher. “in
which one can find more elderly men
who hive. been unsuccessful than in
the book canvassing line. But many of
them get down to work harder when
they enter than they ever did before
clad they succeed. One man of this
do“ makes expensive publications a
specialty. He handles no book that
Inna than $200 and from that figs
up to the highest. He has a large
makes big money. There
' nvassera of that class who
known to the big publishers ‘nnd
when they have something to put on
“in limo! they send for these men
' lane on terms and know that me
will question is as well as diapos
The sign ”No Book Agents Al
is» no terror for these people.
to to the office of a busy lawyer
.Wl street broker with the assur~
of a client or a customer. they
“Milled. their story is listened to
they usually go away with an or
there are hundreds of busy men
. I“! York who love hooks. and buy
' but never go to a book store. All
you'."
“ ‘Do i look like a book agent?’
“ ‘Excuse me.’ she said. apologetical-
ly. and then i began to talk about my
book.
"Well. I sold the woman my book.
and made a customer of her.“
' ‘I thought you said you were not a
book agent.‘
" ‘No. i simply asked if I looked like
one. and. according to your notion of
such people. I did not.‘ "
counterfeiting. He has only been in
the city two days. coming from New
The book agent who has a set of
books on his bands which a customer
refused to take which he will sell for
half price. the man who in order to
‘gct a good name on his book" will sell
a 8100 work for $20. and the agent who
will agree to throw in another book
free of charge just to make a sale are
among the people who make it hard for
the better class of canvassers to do
business—Row York Tribune.
TODAY IN WALL STREET.
WALL STREET. 10:10 a. m.—-—-'l‘rad-
ing the stock market was very small.
due to the uncertainty of the effect
upon speculation of the omission of
the customary extra dividend on Amal-
eamnted Copper. The first 8.500 shares
not that stock sold simultaneously at
I03 and till. compared with the closing
price last night of Hill». The stock
rallied immediately In". and then flue
tuated violently and feverishly. In the
general list fractional declines were
the rule on very small dealings.
WAI.L.STREET. 11 a. m.~—The de-
pressing effect of the slump of Amal-
gamated Copper were off when the lo-
nal traction stocks were advanced rap-
idly. under the leadership of Manhattan
That stock made an extreme rise of
21.43. touching 12215. Brooklyn Transit
and Metropolitan Street Railway rose 2
each. and American Ice 1‘... Prominent
railroads made sharp fractional ad-
vances. especially St. Paul. I‘nion Pa—
cific. Atchison and Pennsylvania. The
Chicago Terminal issues were unusual-
ly active and over a point higher. and
Amalgamated Copper was well support~
ed up to a point above the opening low
level. later Amalgamated Copper ran
down to below the earlier low point.
Manhattan reacted lb; and Sugar lost
as much.
TODAY'S QUOTATIONR.
Reported over omnta wtra or ill. A
Rohme. commission broker. Starts I
Corhr ll‘a block. South Namath:
Open leb Low 1.30
Km S. R. Co" Bait 133K “2% 1321.5
Atchlaon. 76% 76% 76‘},
Alchison. pfd.. 969A 971A 96" 91
Bait. I: Ohio. 103% 101 103% 104
Bkyn. R. T.. 67 69% “T6 69%
Can. South. 74‘»; AK
Chen. 1 Ohio. in! ii is! 461.45
C. 31.1: St. P. 1631‘ 164 163% 153?.
Chi. R. l. E P. 1421/. lfilfi
C.C.C. & St. L. 97% 97"
l‘. 8. Steel. “Qt 43% ma
1'. 8. Steel old. 94% MW 93%
Lou. & Nash. 105 10519. "It’ll
Nor. & West... 55% 55% 55%
Man. Con-0L. m mu Ito
Metropolitan. 165% 168M “5%
W. k. k 1'. old. 56 50% 56
Ml". Pacific. I00" “Hit 104%
N. Y. C. i H.. 157% 151'" 151'
use are made through
‘ Pacific Mail.
. to whom Jones usually
;' customers belong to
’ an. We sit! this It
N. Y.. 0. l: W.. 35% 35% 35%
ms
Pennaylnnla.lt8 unit uses
mi 77 mt
Pnonle'a OM. 108%
30% 15 .
P. E It NIL.
tion. llallwav,
' salt can an
emit a'ramasrr
‘-
40%
023$
under arrest was the man that did the tion.
We want to remind you
that it will benefit you to .
stop into “our" eatablilh-'
merit and inquire more fully
into what we offer and at
what prices we will make a
suit, overcoat or a pair of
trousers to your measure.
HARRY
poopwu,
‘ Will!“ lllll'll.
Haven. and every effort will be made
to ascertain where the den where the
work is done is located.
A bill was found in the prisoner's
pocket, from H. H. Hirshbaclt. 2l8 Cen-
ter street. New York. for Ingredients
utilised in making a silver composi-
tion. This bill was to John Morrison.
There was no envelope to indicate
where it- had been received. The pris-
oner will be brought up in the city
court. this morning. on the charge of
passing counterfeit money. but it is
likely the accused will be handed over
to l‘nited States authorities.
BOERS WIN OTHER VICTORIES.
British Badly Defeated in Several
Fights in Transvaal.
LONDON. September 2l—Wblle Mr.
Kruger and Dr. Leyds are drawing up »
petitions to President Roosevelt and
the czar. asking them to intervene, the
righting Boers are helping themselves
in South Africa. by celebrating the ex-
piration of the period in which Lord
Kitchener proclaimed they must sur-
render. by four notable successes. kill-
ing sixty-eight officers and men. wound-
ing sixty-three and capmflng five guns
and three hundred men. The situation
is singularly like the opening of the
war. two years ago. the names of the
. “0.5.... .
painuart'rs.
. ......... .
ENTERl
N0. 2 GAZETTE RUILDING.
New FaII Dress, Goods.
A most complete assortment of the most desirable Foreign and Domestic Dress 6000!. now in
stock. The line contains all the newest weaves in Black Dress Goods and the latest shades in col.
ors. We have always made a specialty of Black Goods, and our reputation for selling only reliable
goods' In this line,’ is well known.
All Wool Black l-lcnricttas, . . . . . . . . soc to $1.25.
Silk Warp l-lcnricttas,‘only the best makes. . . . . l "i ‘ 31-00 *0 31'75-
Clieviots. all wool, . . . . . . . 5°C to $1.50.
PebbleCheviots . . . . . . .‘ I 2 $1.00 0 $1.50.
(iranitc Cloth, entirely new this season . . . . 75c. to$l.oo.
Black Venetian Cloths . . . . . $1.00 to $2.25.
Black Broad Cloths . .
All Wool and Silk and Wool Iancy Novelties
$1.00 to $2.00.
$1.00 to $2.75.
Cable Lord, 48 Ill. wide . . . . $1.00.
Alma Royal one. of the finest cloths made . . . . $2.50.
\lclrosc. handsome all wool cloth. . . . Sms.
Melton. heavy cloth for Walking Skirts . .. . . . 3:35.
Mcloncttc. 20 07.. goods for Rainy day Skirts. all colors . . . ,m . . $1.75.
\icltons 1807 in all shades 54 in. .willc ; . . . l ,. ., . 8mg.
line Venetian Cloths 54 in.. all the leading shades. . ,, /' ’ , $1.00.
1 rcncll \ fichctian Cloths, very fine . . .~ .. fl . . Sit-50-
Pcbblc Cheviot Ill colors \cry desirable . . ., ; 1' ~. . . . $1. 50.
Vi heclman. a \cry desirable cloth for Tailor Made Suits . 1 . . $1.25.
New styles of l rcnch Fianncls for Waists 37%c. to 69c.
' Hausefumlshing Dept
Coal Ilods. 19c. Jelly Tumblers. 2c. Hand Lamps, 19c.
.. e .‘\sl)estos Mats, 5c.
Ash blitcrs. 10c. Coal Shovels, 9c Mason Jars. 58c.
Clothes Lilies. 10c. Lanterns; 49c, Vinson s Rubbers, 5c. doz.
Nrwkah
Tristram a Hyatt Ct.
”READ
“Chickens cent: Ila-t: to Reset"
By L. B. Hillcs.
Then you will know what a real
novel is.
100.000 Already Sold.
"Greatest novel of the age."—0hio
State Journal.
"Cannot be too strongly recommend-
ed' —Mlnn. Tribune.
Mutual Publishing C0.. Publishers.
l56 5th Ave. New York
For sale at
'l'. .l. IAGNER’S.
a3] sI’ H ‘Jl
W
Annual lily Election.
The annual city election of the City
of South Norflalk1~(}0!lll.. for city offi‘
cers. Will be held on Monday, October
29:31? West Washington :iileel.
The grand popular response to the easu
paumeni plan for balling evetuiliing to wear
same places recurring in the despatch-
es. Etrecht. where Major Gough was
entrapped. was the scene of a similar
ambush eighteen months ago. Acton
Homes. where the Boers reappeared
yesterday. is eighteen miles southwest
of ladysmiih. prominent in the early
hostilities. and the Natal colonies are
mastering for the defense of the Tug-
ela. as when Geenral .loubert invaded
Natal in 1890.
In Cape Colony fighting is again go-
ing on south of Stormberg. in territory
traversed by raiders and their pursuers
halt a doses times.
The government‘s
A Revelation inJ Repertoire. This Sear
_son’s popular priced event.
all others! I w. A Mighty Show for
a Mo.
laces. .
HOVI’ iVlilEATRE.
day. Sept. 16. with Matinee Wad-
neaday and Saturday.
Special Engagement of
MAY FlSKE
AND HER OWN COMPANY.
Solo Concert Orchestra.
publication of
misgivings as to the final issue. accuses
the home authorities of lack of organ—
ised sustained snort. of a disposition to
postpone military for financial cflllld'
stations. and of failure to grasp the
moral and Intellectual damage which
the prolongation of the struggle inflicts"
on the empire.
people in the world. Hodine and Em-
ery. Waldo Whipple.
Fllto in was 000.0-
Prlcu, 10, 20. Jill: "at. 10. 20c.
tlemen' a ticket night. Friday.
0|
Iii—Ladies
PREST. LOUBET CREATE! SENBA.
15 cents at
TION.
BE’I‘HENY. France. September 21
—In his speech at the luncheon which
followed the review today. President
Ootthemnow
We lead.
flights and Five Mat-
One Solid Week. Commenming Mon-
Acts. headed by lira. Sen. Tom Thumb
Count and Iaroo Maori. the smallest
Bert KIIIIMH’K
Still and loving Pictures. and Ray H
u'dics Ticket Right. Monday. Sept.
ntlng this coupon and
Box Office between now
and Monday. at a p. m.. will receive a ‘
30c. reserved sent ticket. Don‘t delay.
7th. l901. The; Police Station on liar-
lland street. iii said city. as; been In»...
ignatcd as the voting place for said
election. The polls will remain open
from six o‘clock a. in. until Ili'c o'clock
p. to.
South Norwalk. Sept. 17.
continues. Even) hour we are opening new
accountag livers dau we are makiau new
friends. ,
1901.
Per order of the Council.
JOSEPH R. TAYLOR.
City Clerk.
Kindly remem-
ber our
Shoe
sl'i' 2i 28 05
. liar
Fill Goods
these reverses causes an outburst of ex- 3m
asperation against the conduct of the A 3'1““ Show for the Smart 8" fin...’ .
war. not in South Africa. but by the 1” “1" following plays: Thursday mmx‘l' ”m putmont ' - -
ministry. The great ministerial jour- \lght {‘3 Husbands “in“; F“ ar'rwtng daily.
nals accuse the government of trying to "‘3“ Lndnr 1"” ”‘5' 3“ Mat. hmnm' w d t
"m the “I. "on the cheap." by. not pro- Fanchon; Sat. night. Ten Nights in a ‘- :llhl mun-«is. "uswa _‘ e are e CI-
vlding Lord Kit or with sufficient re- 3" Room , and. alto-up:- "dim mined i0 blilld '
sources. The Ti es. while it has no A" will! "an"! Bis “Me““c lllltliclt on. sat amulet Our showmg
up a shoe trade
as big and pos-
sibly larger than. .
any shoe shire" 2“.“
in the CliY.
Men’s. Women's
and Misses'
Shoes from
of ready-to-wcar
goods to: men.
1 Hill
in
largest and most
complete in the
twin cities. '
$l.00 to $3.50.
Mabel created somewhat of a sensa-
tion. saying: ”The FrancoRasaian al
Iiance l'a pledged to settlements Inspir-
ed by justly and humanity." Whether
rgihtly or otherwise. some of his boat-
ers took the remark to refer to alalrs
in South Africa.
ETBUCK IV A TIOLLEY CAR.
SOUTHINGTON. September 21—-
Bernard Quinlan a.lab0rer and sixty-
cight. was struck by the running-board
ofathirdrailwnear'f‘erryvlileJut
night. and internally Inland. He was
taken to the Hartford hospital.
ammnlsaa‘ummm
today. It will Inland you.
BOYT' S THEATRE
. Ono mam.
rusaoav. accruals 24.
lilauahm Anthonu.
DAVID IELAIOO‘.
COMEDY 8000500.
4“ t
J . fiam’l’h’ealre. New Torus
use: Carl's. New Danna.
ellipse. a. so. 75:.
* rduaenavgwnluua at.
The aw of III».
150' nights at the Herald
Hill's WHERE you LAUGH '
PhyedbyaeaatotllnshcrwIn-s
W
unov‘r's 'rnalvran.
; 3°“? g”!.‘§”¥'“.““§...
Opportunity
To not a vary nice lot of Men's
and Youths' Suits at a very low
figure. and I give’ you a like
chance. Last luring i gave an
opportunity: some some too late
to gather the fruits-don‘t get
left this time.
Man's All Wool Cheviot. $6.50.
Man's Fina Fancy Want“, at
Ladies. we oarticularlu invite son to see
and mi our K. d. Co. $2.95 Shoe. It’s
as good if not better than can $55.50 shoe
sold in the iwia‘ciiies.
We sell everulbina on partial transients.
You wear the goods while patina for them.
9.00.
......................... H KRIEGER 6: CO.
only m ' .,
A hem Ill-ism mm at 'T‘VI. A. iuaoici’. , ;, . .
mo. " ’ m lemma” at. mu:
F" M w m M i" “f H Dear Sir: ‘~ ‘ ‘1‘“ ' Norwalk, Conn.
w” "W“ °' double m Clotltealhat iii are the kind that art attractively fitting-via it
IMO Wm M not unreasrmabls to expect ready made limiting (clothing made for
claw. “lb, .1 mm. the other follow) to fit you? Well then. return to reams and have
consider the price now because our custom or
more than you have been payin for the ready to wear sort.
We are ever at your distress i; and would deli
look at our samples. They contain all the cloths
men' a correct attire.
. Very truly yours,
women and chily vi
drcnwdl be the
t to have you
up; Mod for
your clothing fit you. by being made for you. “Mon alone. Dont ‘
"tlotlring cost no
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