crop? 0 today with 3
’“inen to bombard a
voiutionists.
apitai of the state
omburded by the
boats Bolivar and Res-
“ 2k. and many persons
(1 that " warship of
m for their pro-
reports that last Fri
tithe Venezuelan Army
the vanguard of the gov-
“ rte-establish traffic on
aliroad' from Caracas to
his 'duri‘ng Thursday
r‘lhstl.) Week. and the lat-
by it detachment o!
s 'l‘eques. The
non is now in the
, out of Venezuela,
cc of President Cas-
domiciled in the pres
e. Miraflores which is
31313 in Caracas and corn
. Last Thursday night
ident' . guard heard a
ini of the Miraiiores
. gen firing his rifle on
. ‘ his position on the stone
riding the palace. The
races were very much
2...}; y of Norwalk. will do
the tug of war at the
Central Labor Union. at
Fair Grounds today. The
3 little game is a. beauti
pet. This trumpet was
in; of war team of the
., year. but for permanent
as to be won three
been *in the possession
‘2 boys throughout the
‘for several days has
lbltlou in Jeweler C is).
inflow.
p N on To TEXAS.
it ill I. his hotnwh
N rv’rnik, with blood pal
time ago Mr. mttlsiohn
its clerk in E. H.
ray in West Ivonne,
arm and theimem.
a result thnt he has
, hi home.” Mouths.
9 boot three weeks
mt fmns is divine spam. the chin. .
_ Ionera for a short time.
Th . a bitter. but Sir Hana ‘
,. -ry CampbelhBannerman in making it
. endeavored to be genial. and told one
admirable story of the advice given by {a “
. an Macilshlnan. a Snotohman and an '
’ , lrishma‘n respecthely. to a gentleman .3
3 whose servant was constantly breaking
articles in the household. The Eus-
lishmun in his blunt, honest way said
. to the employer. "0, git rid of him-w.
, dismiss him."
' was.
The Scotchman’s advice
“Stop the money out of his
wbgcs.” “But.’ said the master. “he
,, breaks more than his wages amount
to” “Then." said the Irishman,
. “raise his wages "———Spectstor
Newgate prisoners Were supplied by
the sheriffs of London with a pound
of beet. potatoes. white bread and u‘
. pint of the best ale. While those under
going solitary confinement were al»
lowed to associate with the other pris-
More fortunate
still were those confined in the Mar-
shal~sea prison-mllied down in 1842-—
for they had the choice oi! four pounds
of beef. veal. mutton 0r lamb. besides a
half-quarters, loaf and" a ‘ quart of
strong ale.» Dethrs in thé Fleetiprison
*pulied down in 1845-Were treated by
.2 the warden, and each was allowed a
gallon of porter to himself; while resl~
dents in the Queen' s Bench prison en—
.iqyed roast beef and plum pudding.
The many inmates of Bridew'ellw—which
retains only a few cells for refractory
. ,_ apprentices since 186i—éwere not only
to at Ciudad. Bolivar.
allowed special food. but had a day’s
holiday from their usual hard labor. .
Frank O Bangs. the veteran actor.
is credited with telling of a profession-
al trip through the South that involved
' an all—night ride in North Carolina.
Along about 2 o‘clock in the morning. ..
the train came t a stand till The
cessation of the 11 ice of mot on caused
some of the more sensitive passengers
to woken: and they called out from be-
bind the berth- curtains to inquire 'the
'.stopping.placc No answer was voucb~
safed them After the train had been
there ten or fifteen minutes, one of
Bang's fellow~actors pulled on his trou-
sers and started to investigate; but the
conductor was not to be found. An
hour passed. with he passengers all
grumbling at the delay, when the con-
ductor stepped jauntliy into the‘ car.
his lantern across hlfi arm. and pulled
the hell for the engineer to proceed
Questioned as to ‘ihe delay. he ex—
plained:
"Well. a woman got off right here—~
its a flag-station. it was nearly 2
o'clock and {here \vas nobody to meet
her; so i offered her my escort as far
as the house she was to stay at. and
she was kind enough to accept That
was all. gentlemen "—Philadelphia
Times.
Representative Mercer. of Nebraska.
when making the rounds of the depart-
ments one day. chatted with a’suhord-
' inate who has recently experienced a
change of omcial superiors.
“How do you like your new chief?"
asked Mr Mercer.
“He' 5 all right " was the reply. “lie
does not giva us the least bit of trouble
He signs everything weisend him. "“
“Oh. no,’ said Mercer "That can't
be. You couldn’t impose upon him.
Ne' 5 too shrewd ”
"Well. " replied the subordinate. "3'"
bet you a box of cigars that he will
sign his own resignation."
"l’libet you." said Mercer. ‘
On the officials desk was a pile of
letters ready to be signed. Another
letter was written, purporting to be a
main-tinn- .to take «out humiliate”.
no it was slipped into the mass of cor~
respondents. A messenger carried all
the letters down to the chief. and Mr.
Mercer and the subordinatemlted. in
twenty minutes the correspondence
was broughtbsck by the messenger.
Mr. Mercer lost the box of cigars.
The chief hnd signed his own resigna-
tion.—-«Wasblnntob Post.
. The coveralls of Shun-Tons. in obs-
dishes to the imperial commands. is
. now erecting I temple in China to the
rumor: sad for the worship of Li
Hun: Chan:
host the pull-ant maker oi the gods
tit-sail . mun would he s: reiisioor (or supersti-
t as the spout Athenians. For»
.0”) tot interwar-l interests.
worm than new but lit»
those M stately
"Hit up: to
‘ Were the imperial ocin- .
‘ « mund- stristly obeyed. and worship sv-
' embers pets to such of the won-thin
NEW LONDON. Donn. August 31-
i'rhs great war game is new on and _
hostilities exist between the army sud
navy with Major General Mac Arthur.
commanding the Department a! the
East“.- and Admiral Higgiuson, com-
mandias the North Atlantic Squadron,
directing the movement oi the oppos~
mg forces.
emy, or attacking party, the army act-
ing on the defensive. and ths“light-
lug will be betweoli’tho ships and the
forts within the New London and Nar» ‘
ragansott districts. Every fort nuns
the line will he atthcke‘d in order to
give every defensive point opportunity
to drill to the limit in all the modern
artillery appliances of warfare. and to
test all known methods of communica.
tion; and to demonstrate the utilityiof
search lights.
by the new forts. and to the entrance
of Long Island Sound at the eastern
end. The manoeuvres will be c'arricd
on in the same scale as if an actual
war was raging. except the use of bui.
let and other deadly and destructive
missies for the .big guns. ~ Barring ac~
cldents, it will be a bloodless war.
At‘lntervals all day today the big2
guns and mortars belched forth the
and smoke. and sent shot several miles
at imaginary targets, illustrative of
moving ships. The concussion was so
great that it was plainly felt in this
city. and it seemed bv the sound as if
the guns were at old Fort Trumbull
instead of from seven to thirteen miles
distant. ,
United States ship Panther. with the
Connecticut Naval Battalion on board.
sailed away to the eastward just before
noon today. to join the attacking fleet
leaving the training ship Muenster in
the harbor as the only representative
of thé navy.
Major General MacArthur and Gen-
eral Greeley. chic: signal onlcer will
.be at Fort Trumbull. until after the
enemy is sighted. hud will then pro-
ceed to whatchr point that may be
considered the most advantageous (or
the direction of‘the movements of the
army force. It is believed that the
plan of sinals is the most complete
over established in the world. and ev~
cry precaution has been taken to have
substitutes for any system that may
go destroyed or captured by the on—
my.
Search lights will play an import-
ant part in the manoeuvres atnlght.
and e elii‘cicncy of those of the army
Was emonstrated at midnight. when
the waters of the entire New London
disirict~~were completely covered. every
sarchlilrht being and at that hour, and
directed a short distance above the
surface of the waters. It was a most
magnificent sight. and the smallest
boat. even the small craft used by the
mackerel fishers at this season could
be seen plainly and with the aid of
the marine glass the occupants of the
boats could be‘icountsd. How the war-
ships can set within firing distance of
the forts. as set forth in the rules gov.
timing the war game. is somewhat
Mystifying" to the uninitiated.
One who was rich picked out a spot
High on a noble bill and there
its built himself a costly tomb
That all the people might know
when
He rested when his work was done.
The marble xii-toned In the sun;
The white shaft towered in the air.
A toilet where the crowds were great
Had lays» (in digit; in in heart: ,
o the club
And watched for peace that:
Kitsch: rdiedkin his lips one day.
They laid the ill-clad form sway
From III the neatly tombs apart.
Broad paths are beaten to a spot
watched now with loving. lesions
care:
and rich and poor. and grant end 'j‘
. hive been taken: .6... '
than .
Fare for to stand hungover! there.
.9“. man so
smeth‘oahsftmsy‘m
as. it. Kim We Man-ins.“
Wm
,lthucftenairuskmpsssp
11¢“?th ills oil
FOR LADiES’
The navy will be. the en- ’
The object or the at-
tacking navy is to three an entrance
lob-l
....3 at.
as well as ior men
Enquire for Prices
Opposite Hotel Hamilton.
Chas. J Ketcham,
STOCKS» ,_
BONDS
COTTON
30%“ and 30mm- Casflm _ .
" . Breakfast Plates, _.
1 . Tea Plates. 2 ‘ ’
Unified on Magic. ,
93 WASHINGTON STREET,
. ‘ SOUTH NORWALIC
”you”... ~~ ~~. -... . u... . ..
surnammusu‘rs '
*HOYT S THEATRE
LABOR DAY. MONDAY BEFT.‘1
Matinee and Night.
The Biggest Hit in Minstreisy in N.
YCity in Years. _
iII HENERY’S BIG
" MINST EL“
SENSA ION
Largest. Most Expeflsive Best Min- ‘
_ . strel Show in the World.
Complete Change.- Everything New.
Never before has _ such a
Large and Expensive Show
opened their doors at the”
low ri see. i '
mum: 30, 26. 35‘?- Children, 10:.
Nlour, 23‘, 35,50:
Seats on sale st‘Weed's‘ drug store,
Not-walk. and Hoyt's runes
HOYT’S THEATRE.
One Night only,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
First. time here of
WM. A BRADY'S
latest Sure Eire .llit
FOXY
sunspot
0n the road after six oath: of strep.
nous existence in New York.
a MUSICAL counnv WITH sonar ‘
INTEREST FOR “YOUNG
FOLKS" OF ALL AGES.
PRICES: - . 25, 50, 786, ‘3.”
.c. ~r- .. w~w.. .suwfi...
Try Our Gem Safety
Razor Ten Dabs.
it it does not suit ninth“ and
get your money back.
, $150.
mNotwaik Hid’w eCo.
34 Main Si:~..Norwaik.: ..
D 0
mo Lawns and Dimiiies.
25c qualities.
Wash Silks. good style. .
Large Platters,
Dinner Plates... ,
Seven inch Bakers,
~' "Two quart Pitchers.
Trist‘ramasyau,
A women are not devoid of the
sense or: humor. it one may iudso by
SCHOOL
SUITS
$2. 40
2 Reduced from
S3 50 $400 and $5 00
Now is the time to clothe your _
boy for the coming school term.
Such suits will never, be sold
again at so low a figure.
QIZEE 7 to 10. 2
We close evenings at 0 o‘clock _
except Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday.
i; um iii.
rinses. cannons. '7
names. 111333383le
85 Washington: um
com 30st
u’bund New York. The ism my
this” country In readout
humming have
Summer Goods. and sill lower prices
' our ‘
7‘ ‘ All Fine Wash Goods, regular lilo and
nuns”
White Ware
innnf]
cc ,
be
So
We
hit:
.iMrs. Potts Sad irons
band Pails and ShoVels.
Slop Pails, 1
Sugar Boxes.
“3193;" some wives manage their hus-
Black. Duck Skilié. and Black 3
and Blue Polka Dolled Skills“.
with Double Ruffles. formalin
"sold at $2. 50, closing on
Our New Fall Styles in Millinery an
rivl Daily.“
See Our Window Display.
We no to use no Shopping litre.
pungent attainable thdiptofiisbie.
and if you is It not it’ll the salts-
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Norwalk Chronicler