Moquet Velvet.
Wilton Velvet.
Bromieu Smumas.
Fine brussels.
.w inmates.
Furs.
fitces range from 25c|to $25.00 each.
" this is our Annual ClearanceSale at which cost cuts no
1‘ figure. Many special bargains in flue furniture will be found
new; floors during this sale.
it (‘23.! . .
COMPLETE HOM K FURNISHING.
_ Hort/t hafnium! Ann ‘Streets.
South Nor-walk.
AND.
:urpklus Sale
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Saturday night. We have a fe'm goods left that belong-
RUMMAGE so:
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. Man our Fifty.
You can: tomtony man over fifty
years of age in anything that. will make
him feel better. boson-e while he may
not as yet have any positive organic
disease he no longer feels the buoyan-
cy and vigor of twout -iivo nor the
freedom from aches nit '"pu'ine hi5 eu-
joyed in earlier years. and he VN'D’
naturally examines with interest any
proposition looking to the improve.
ment and preservation of his health.
We will notice among other things
bu. .be stomachof tlfty is a very dif-
ferent. one from the stomach he pos-
sessed at twenty-five. That greatest
care must be exercised as to what is
eaten and how much of it. and even
with the best of care. there will be ill-
crousing digestive weakness with ad
vanciug years.
A proposition to perfect or improve
the digestive nnd assimulatlon of food
is Olll' which interests not only every
man of ilt‘ty but every man. woman
and child of any age. because the
whocl secret of good health. good
blood. strong nerves. is to have u stom-
ucbwhb-b will promptly and thoroughly
digest wholesome food because blood.
nerves. brain tissue and every other
ooustitttcnt of th body‘ls entirely the
product of (llgos ion. nun no medicine
or “health" food can possibly create
pttrc blood or restore shaky nel'vcs.‘
when 0 weak stomach is replenishing
the daily Wear and tear of the body
from a muss oi fermenting half digest-
ed food.
No. the stomach itself wants help
and in no round about way either: it
wants direct. unmistakable assistance.
such as is given by one or two Stuart's
Dyspepsia 'l‘ublcis after each meal.
’l‘bcsc tablets curc stomach troublc'
because their use gIVc the stomach at
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contains
digestive elements sufficient to digest
v3.000' grains of ordinurytfood such as
bread. mcut, eggs, etc.
The plan of dieting Is simply anoth-
t-r name for starvation. and the new of
prepared foods and new fungicd
breakfast foods simply makes matters
worse as any dyspeptic who has tried
them knows.
As Dr. Bennett says. the only reason
i can imagine why Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are not universally used by
everybody who is troubled in any way
with poor digestion is because many
people, seem to think that because u
medicine, is advertlled or is sold in
drug storcs or is protected by u trade
mark must be a humbug whereas as
a matter of truth any tiruggist who is
observant knows that. Stuart's Dyspep-
sia Tablets have cured more people of
indigestion, heart burn, heart trouble.
nervous prostratlon and run down
condition generally than all thc DRII'III
medicines and doctorsI prescriptions
for stomach trouble combined.
mi] 13
IMPdRTANT TROLLEY EXTENSION
From New Vorit to Mantreal, via Mas-
sachusetts and Vermont Lines.
HOOSICK FAmll-i. N. Y., March it
--—i’luns are being mapped out, by trol-
.iey promoters fox a road to connect
New York with Montreal, the line to
run via Vermont, according to reports
here. The. specifications call for at
least seventy-two miles of track, and
connections will be motto with the im-
portant trolley roads in eastern New
York and the Berkshires. and nearly
u dozen systems in Vermont. Among
those which will serve. as feeders for
the projected line are the Troy Truc-
Iion Company. the Benniugton and
lioosick Valley Railway Company. the
liudsorr valley line. the Troy and New
England Company. and the Bemshire
Street Railway. with about if» other
corporations of less importance. The
scheme is said to he backed by capi-
talists of New York and Boston.
The. proposed line would have malty
attractive resorts along it. the princi-
pal one to be. develooed’belng on Lake.
Champlain.
sock ISLAND FLvEs wsecxzo.
Ran Head-cm um mover Train. at‘:
Agate Station, Colorado. 9
LIMON, Gold, March li—Tbe Rocky"
Mountain dyer, on the Rock island
toad; collided hesd’bne with the train
from Denver, last night. tit “Agate Sta-
tion; . »
, Engineer Davis. of the west-bound
train was badly bruised and Robert?
‘Binl ; eighteen years old. of Hope...
idalo.'whocm stealing. a ride. had
both to bmbon.’ '
'l‘he yer was latesnd‘ was napkins
up time. The eastbound train bod or-
der: mount at Agate» The engineer
back intention was bringing
to a standstill on the main
tr ck; when the dyer chute-into sight.
svoiding.a collision, out the speed of
the dyer was tempest and the loco
mothes crieheti, together: ‘
GERMAN DUELLIST. PARODNEDe
s s iN..L,f‘rch_11.——Flrst Monten-
n. Growert, son, of the
lteuhenatit‘ general of that name. who
shot}- Dru 'Ayo'. a” issuer "of i-‘lenoburg.
through the neck. cutting the spinal
Mood causing instant death in; a
duel fought in the Grunewsld Forest.
January ‘18. and who was sentenced
yqrs imprisonment. in o. fortress. has
’ or. ~ He hurl only served‘flve weeks
for to You Growert's plfdon as 0. "dis-
pensation" and as tending to encour-
aged“ institute. ‘ = »
rams J. upton‘hhp just ordered nj
launch from a White atone company.
up hf ‘wiil be thirty:-
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pany'. an 'Wliidl Benefits
Employes ‘ " ’
On November 12. lilo‘l. the. stockbold~
ore of the John B. Stetson (.‘outpuuy
authorized the issue of “000.000 midl-
tlonttl cotntnou stock, making the total
capitalization 34.000000 $l,i>00.0tl0 pre-
ferred utul “5.000.000 common) says
the Atncrlcun Hatter. liy u uutmi-
mobs vote of the stockholders rcpt-Lu
seated at the meeting $500,000 of the
proposed issue was placed at the dis-
posal of the president and board of di-
rectors to be used. by them for dis-
tribution. at not less than par. among
those of the company's employees.
who. by the faithful and conscientious
discharge of their duties. have made
themselves particularly valuable to
the company. .
0f the above amount 8200.000 have
been nllottcd at not to certain of the
employees. in amounts ranging from
“ $500 up. according to merit. Addition-
ul amounts will be allotted from time
it) time until the entire 8500.000 has
been disposed of according to the pro-
visions of the resolution. Not only
have heads of departments and Iht‘il‘
assistants been remembered, but a prtv
t-vcry department: Mr. Stetson's pur
pose being to make the distribution as
representative as possible.
The. terms and conditions of the ol-
lotmeut are unique and original, in
that the employee ultimately becomes
tbc owner of stock without the expen-
diture oi one cent. Special arrange
ments have been made by the com-
pany, whereby. so tar as the employee
is concerned. the stock is paid out of
the accumulation of dividends—~17 per
cent. per annum has been paid on the
summon stock for two years past.
The stock is held by trustees in
trust for the employee, and the. stock
is not transferred to said employee un-
til the expiration oi’ fifteen yours. In
the meantime. the dividends declared
each year. less a deduction oi 5 per
cent. interest on the balance due on
the. principal. is credited to the cur
ploycc.’ tints your 0 year reducing the
principal. When t it accumulation of
dividends canals the par value of the
stock. then the employee is paid ouch
year the full dividends declared.
There is u provisiou that, if the cm.
ployec so desires. he may draw each
year. for his personal use. onc~ihird
of the dividends. To take advantage
of this provision nhlurully delays the
date when the stock is fully paid. so
that the majority of those. interested
have indicated their intention of ai-
‘owing the entire dividends to accumu-
‘ate. no doubt feeling that. the. money
cannot. be invested’to vbctter‘ udvst.
ttige than with the company.
in case of the death of an employee
or the torminuiion of his employment
because of mental and physical inabili-
ty to discharge his duties. there shall
be paid to the employee, if he be li\-
ing. or. if he is deceased, to his per-
sonal representative. the number of
rhinos of stock at our represented by
the dividends that accumulated.
if the etnploy‘meutioi the employee
be terminated by the company for any
cause, other than his physical or men‘
tal inability to discharge his duties.
then there shall be paid to him in
'cssh the amount of accumulated divi-
dends. The difference between the
actual amount in cash and the sum
amount in stock at par is at once up-
nurcnt. when it is considered that
the common stock is now selling at
a premium of $00 per share (par $100).
This distribution of stock is only an
other illustration of the wise and libs
erul policy that has always character
'100 the John B. Stetson Company in
dealing with its employees. who new
number 2.250. The said policy has
been the means or drawing into ““9183-
tlblishment men and women of intel-
ligence and ability. as is fully. evi-
denced by the'fact that the name of
"Stetson" the world over is synony-
mous with all that is best in but mean
floture. ,
=The jury of awards at the lust Paris
exposition was evidently impressed
witn‘this thought when it awarded the
company the “Grand Prix." and elite
save it a special diploma as follow:
"The. product's displayed by the John
point of view‘ubsoiutcly remarkable.
and very especially the manufacture
of soft hots: which is in‘contestably the
some of perfectiott at this century."
The John B. atetson Building and
Loon Associatiop’lo one of. the most
successful In‘ th'o‘ tity. it has been the
custom of the‘company to present to
those who .nre worthy of it, .a certain
number’of shares 0‘! Building associa-
tion stock, each share being worth $200
when fully paid. which amount‘maytbo
borrowed at‘ttity time on each share
«it. the purchase of real estate. in
this way, many men in the employ of
the company have'heen enabled to own
their homes.
«The ptebéntatlon of life insuance
policies'is also a feature of the com-
pany’s philanthm y. toward its em-
ployees. The‘m y or the policies
arenth‘e twenty ‘mdfvtwenty-five your
a democrat plan. the premiums being
it by the, company, and the their
dead allowed to accumulate and paid
tie. -ll .
Notwithmndi the many additions,
downturn!- t recont'g. the bust-
pmgugw to: such amount!
tenor; tinder canon-moon three our}.
warehouse 600x100, a hospital building
501109. and “u live ttory addition totes
‘t moors.- Autu'tc hummus-m
trove? hon-urinating the latter build:
stories (strum). ‘ t ‘
’0‘.
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for s. but.
_ routeasannur
portion of the rank and tile in ouch and .
~,B. Stetson Company are from every.
4 .th beneficiary whpn the policy hw‘
code: If ‘ ‘ ' ‘
mod. and there“
1 ‘ liter inf-9370’:
t
“i sutured tot'monthsrrom sou?
soil noted his in;
In. tr.
9 .
some. or. flower“ 'DYlplplifl spo-
clfic at Half Price, and Guaran-
racing a Cure. ‘
Wherever there is no taint of incur-
able disease in the blood to complicate
the one, Dr. Howard's specific for the
cure of constipation and dyspepsia will
cure those diseases.
Frank Baxter. the popular tlrugglst.
is so confident of this that be will give
his personal guarantee with every
package of the specific he sells, to I'l"
fund the owner if it does not cure,
To induce the people of South Nor-
wnlit and neighboring towns to try this
wonderful remedy, he is making a spe-
t-iui introductory offer‘ of a regular
ilfiy ccni bottle. containing sixty doses,
at half price, 2:. cents. And with every
bottle goes ills guarantee to refund the
money if the remedv does not cure.
‘Dr. Howard's specific in not a "cure-
all." But it is the one remedy Wu need
if you suffer with constipation. ill diges-
tion. headaches or uuy disorder of the
stomach and bow-ls Mr. W. S. Green.
it well known biiuiilvss man of Crown
Point. N, Y., wrote the following letter
very recently: “Nearly ten years u'gu
l was it more shadow. and. according to
the Judgment of quite n number of dor-
tns. my end was in night. My troubles
reduced ntv weight from 170 to lli'y
pounds. Finally an eminent physician
prescribed ilr. Howard's specific for
the cure of constipation anti dyspepsia,
and l soon improved, My weight went
to about trill pounds. and has stayed
around there. Previous to taking the
specific I bud to live on rice and rye
bread, but now i eat anything and ev-
crything. I always take a dose after
a heavy nislu tucul. such as a banquet,
and am all right in the morning."
it is the mt'liit'inu that cured Mr.
Green that llruugist Frank lluxter is
selling at half price and guaranteeing
will cure,
rub it
FAMINE SUFFERERS GIVEN WORK
Emperor Orders That $600,000 Shall be
Taken from Finnish Treasury;
(Corscpondcnec of Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG. February 25"
According to usually woll informed per-
sons ut. llclslugforu. the order of the
emperor that $000,000 shall be appro~
printed front the Finnish treasury for
the immediate construction of the rail-
wny from ldensulmi lo Kuyatlu in the.
hunger stricken district of Northern
Finland has an interesting history. It
appears liltii the Finnish government
managed by close economy to sure.
$2,000.000 for railway extension. When.
.bowevcr. the ltussiiicatlon of Finland
~was begun in earnest. $800,000 was
subtractcd from this amount by Gov-
ernor Gem-rel Bobrikov; with due au-
thority and it was stated that half of
the deducted sum would be devoted to
military purposes, and half to procur-
ing land for the landless population.
This vctocs the beginning of the much-
nccdcd Kayuna line. it. is now stated
at llelsingfors that the restoration of
$700,000 to the railway fund is a re.-
sult of Ambassador Mcuormick's in-
. entry on behalf of the state department
‘ whether Anwricuu contributions to the
Finnish famine relief fund were. wei-
come and how much aid \vos needed.
itvis explained in Helstngfors that the
ambassador'e inquiries were" transmit-
tcd by the Russian vurnmcnt to the
Finnish capital wit : orders to delay
the answer until the appropriation of
$700,000 for the Kuyana railway could
be arranged and publicly announced.
This runway will not only afford ent-
pioyment to the suffering population of
the north, but will facilitate relief moa-
surcs in case of famine in the future.
and moreover. tend to greatly develop
the natural resources of the country.
Thethtclr 0' transportation facilities
has hitherto been the great drawback,
All Finland appears to be toting and
heaping honors upontthe four govern.
ors that More been dismissed for trout.
log the. Russian military edict as me.
gal. The Novoe Vromysuj reports
. with indignation. a number of banquets
file their honor and declares that var-
5. lone addresses and messages of sym-
pathy have been received by the re-
. tiring officials.
foANsnRv WANTS new NORMAL
3 ‘ ' SCHOOL.
: HARTFORD, March li—rA hearing
‘ on the resolution providing for a state
normal school at Dsnbury. was held
before the committee on education yes-
terday afternoon. Daubuyy wssreprc-
iminted by Judges ii, B. Scott. Demp-
.scy and Walsh. Speakers in favor .of
.the resolution were also heard from
i Bethoi, Ridgefleld. Stamford . and
Greenwich. ‘ ' ,,. ~
Danbury bases her claims noon the
fact that there is no normal school
nearer Dunbuty than New Bil-10in.
which [5‘55 miles instant. and that the
demand for normal. school teachers in
tthat vicinity is much greater than the
. supply. Denbury would accommodate.
i it was stated. moré towns in the west-
lern‘pert attire sluts; not easily access
: sible to either New Britain or New Hu-
ven. than any other town; ‘
Denoury. as an earnest desire of its
intentions. has appropriated $10,000 for
a site. to be. purchased by the state
board of education and stands ready.
if that Is not sufficient, to appropriat'c
more.
EDITOR STRICKEN WITH PARALY-
NEW YORK. March ii—Berlsh Wil-
kins. owner of the Washington Rout.
has been stricken with paralysistn the
Waldorf, Astoria. He was unconscious
late isst‘night and unable to recog~
also the member; of his fomily,.who
had .been summoned to this city. The
attending physioifippldfiio utefpffhir.
Wilkins was tremblitigsi‘g the bylaws.
$5 Wilkifus wzsifiz‘io raconteurs in
5““ rpm .. Jet?! m
With-Emit H-tvme‘foménnontm
general. he acquired possession clothe
Washington Peotnboumiio. up; Wil—
figs ‘1?”an fr unifi“ a“: month
'. , r». “I” 99. .,t‘ ‘ ill-10‘3”!"
local weeks. Mrggflkhrgris lift
on ngf old. He View in" its
..crucriv"nm - aim to -
.that‘t‘tate.l tibia!” t
j. ‘ «new RAILQQAD. arrow-
s'r. PAUL, nu...‘micii 11--Art.hur
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all outdone ‘
THE, D. M.
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fifi.~-.——
READ co.
Established 1857.
We have received from The McKinley National Me—
morial Association a supply of the souvenir certificates
which have been prepared for distribution to those who
wish to contribute to the monument fund.
These certifi-
cates which are prepared by Tiffany & Company are
handsome prints on heavy bond paper from a steel en-
graving, and are of the highest artistic merit. They bear
an excellent portrait of the late President. a view of his
residence in Canton, and also one of the White House.
They are signed by the oflicc rs of the association.
Those who 3 bscribc $t.oo or over to the monument
fund are entitled 0 one of these certificates. I
NE W UPHOLSTERY A ND DRAPER Y FABRICS.
We have made very thorough preparations in provid-
ing all styles of fabric decorations for the interior of
homes. If you intend recovering some of your furniture
and freshening up things a bit this spring. just let us give
you an estimate of it.
We can take the whole affair off
your hands and will guarantee it to be satisfactory. A list
of fabrics with prices follows: i
Jute Tapestries, 38 cts.
Gobelin Tapestries, '
$1.00 to $2.00.
Silk Damask. $2.50 to $5.00.
Plain Velour. 48 to 75 cts.
Fancy weave Velour. fro
Cotton Tapestries, ; .
50 cts. to $1.00.
French Tapestries.
$2.00 to $3.00.
Figured Velour. 48 to 75 cts.
Corduroys. $1.00.
m 75 to 85 cts.
Self-colored Plush. 50 inch. $2.25. $2.50. and $3.00.
Plain Velour. double face
single face
Imitation Leather. grain
$t.25.
SPECIAL. There is a
tcrs a Sale of Notions and To
some exceptional values. It
At the Hosiery Section i
lots which are veritable barg
75 ct. quality selling at 50 ct
A lot of Lacc Lisle Hose
imperfect. in 50 ct. quality. a
(1. $3.50.
0, $1.50 to $2.50. ‘
ed 311.: embossed. $1.00 and
t present on the Center Coun-
ilet Articles among which are
will pay to look them over.
s a display of Lace Hose. two
ains. One in all-over lace. a
s a pair.
. some of which are slightly
t 29 cts. a pair. .
THE D. M. REM) COMPANY.
Bridgeport, Conn.
lt‘or bruises, cuts. burns. wounds of.
any sortw—ior rheumatism, stiff joints
and sore muscles. Rumon's Nerve 6';
Bone Oil is u prompt remedy. it. ll,
l’iuisted. ”
(in the first railways a candle stuck -
in a station hUIIS“ window lllt‘illlt
“slop " its obscure was a signul to go
on.
Accidents trifling and serious. are.
always happening. in homes there is
often need for a quick. cil‘cctivc remedy
for bruises. cuts, burns. sculds, etc.
annn‘s Nerve & Bone Oil is the best
remedy for all sorts of Wounds and
hurts. 20c. R. H. Pluisted.
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than 22,000,000 letters saunt'lmt of the
city in the :34 balloons dispatched be-
twaen the 10th of September. 1300. and
the 28th of January. ixi‘ii
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TO CURE A COLD-m ONE DAY
Take Luxuiivc llromo-Quininc Tablets.
All druggists refund the. mom-y if it
falls to euro. 1-). W. (irove's signature
is on each box. 250. “
Suspicious Symptoms—Tiffington—
l‘m getting old.
Widdlcton—Ob. no.
Tlflingtonwl'es i am.
.think that i look
years—Brooklyn Life.
l've begun to
young for my
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