moot: oompIIII tsp-to
Its House Furniplilnlg more In FIIr.
“ m.- Ii W
title! mm m
Enameled Ware.
9 call your ItteIwItlop to Ibo fact “Wr we carry no seconds. liv-
Kfitr Enameled II strictly rst quality and our prices are
ity honsldcregv otlerstfid? type it at lean than we you
-- It is not first “but secon yquality. '
very article made In this line from a Gill Measure to a, Six-Foot
amp piIChiii’a. Glass. Lamps.
as in many others. we Import our own stock. which
tohavaucluaive patterns. This fIIl‘I Impnrt 0t ii‘ancy 'Ciiina
very YA IIorIIneut of Ssiid, filcsic. Berry; Olive. lobster.
g1}. “‘1‘ F it IIIITCIbl‘he Disheie,’ Cracker ‘Jarl I00ndenIed
Toto-a- -teto Bets. Odor Sets, Bread and Cake Plates. Pudding
“up”. and Plumes.
sIseIg of Fancy Lamp I.
Jim
Mdgvsetu and Beautiful Articles appropriate for these or
Win found -in this county. iticb Cut Glass Silver-
‘ a. My Lawn lipid ”moses C on. We hamps, Artistic Furnitwure
l i Ida and Wine‘ is, Gold Inc Dresden Clocks. Fine
Pigctures. Prices guarpnteed the lowest.
harters for Card Prices. ., “
‘ .UN AND LIGHTNING FRUIT JARS. JELLY GLASSES. AND
IIIII FOR ALL MAKE JARS.
I, .
1;,”th I'i .-il3 " r;
"I?" In 6.25:! Livia iii
Wag? sin grind “Street W $0IM'N0MIJJIL'X': 'f.
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triatbdégr'nh'big on FRIDAY.
.Iiifa‘I'.
this Laetitia" Cereals
and Birdies.
” at meiosis 5:2;
.ng
‘ A 1:53”; ' W per ecilonjo style: combined wit};
felt is editable ted to II Ind examine these
‘ Illl‘l free fittings. ~
SOME OF THE
SPECIAL FEATURES
.'-'I Hilda? ' i i N
No lacinga to show through the ligh-
est fabric of a More class.
No lacings inside to hurt, honey or
touch the wearer.
the Factory. .
Silk inclngs used and guarrantecd
not to limit.
No eyelets? totgust or' corrode thus
preventing the spoiling of undlrgIr-
ments or ruin of hits lingers. "
Ladies who have worn the lnvillleI
Lscing Corsets or Birdies speak in
the highest praise or same. ' '
Your special attention is called to
these goods. and we ask you to verify
“our statements by weIrlng one yourself
r , ‘ .n
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ff. {:1 . . w?” . -£,.g,-,,, .
.. 5 It 13 l9»!
s . . '3 T up) If." :2“.
SI f girl, I '»'"i~‘ 3,, "~an A . 'Ial if! Illa}, r‘ . g .
name to buyizdii I clot ,
g 3t e semi tropical valleys.“ Oslltornia
our customers and win their confidence. The
L... “or distribute; throughout The Norwalka will
”4::
g mhelt'ygaitgiexperi corsetiere. ,
Every Corset laced before leaving ‘
“ law In 800d fpilh?
*MW Mom”
One of the Wonder-s «at
The World and Wises
l3 .QS dil- “nil-0
”Among the very big thingsdn Call,
forni l of tirri
the in M so. out
hear all of will is under?
tivstlon.
'i‘lils princely estate II the property
of I sluslo firm or class corporation,
practically composed of only two per-
sous in. “million.
li‘lowlriira through the heart of this
vast is IIIplondid rivor—Iono
oi the best it Callfdruian-which takes
its rise In the big cat peaks of the
Sierra Novella. Ilboat the use of
this strfiam the estate. wou d be a des-
ert. p rty a varied:
intoh a pa wafiilili’uepim I If” “for?” d
' 01' You
belie 1:3: a Is a Hie] which the
stream has been building for ages. Here
are wand erful, held; of alfalfa. yielding
live or six crops every season and fur-
nlshing rich pasturage beside. Here
one videyarlis beariu: the famous rI-Iso
‘Illl Ind wine- shapes of, the San Joa-
quln Valley And here are orchards
laden each year with luscious peaches,
oectarltiee, and prunel..and-othor orch-
ards 0t almonds and walnuts. Oran-
'ch are not. produced in commercial
quantities. but are found in tho door-
yards .with the other rich offerings of
”he semi-tropical clImItie. It is lit-
orally a land "flowing with milk and
honey.”
'And this gnostest irrigated farm int
the world is now a private estate? It.
is, yet only a few years ago every acre
of this opulent soil, together with the
precious stream which waters it. be-
longed to the people of the United
States. The soil. the water, the moun-
‘talns. the (create and IUIG moltlnx
snows which lie In their. embrace-dill
these formed a part of the heritage of
your children and mine.
Carved Out of the Public Domain.
How, then. did all this land and wat-
cr pass’Into private ownership? The
thing Wop dons y means of the pre-
poete us laud arts of the United
States. It Is strange that these laws
were esor placed it n the statute
boos—wstranger yet I at thus far they
defy all 'efforts to affect their repeal.
No one ever dared to go before Con-
gress and respectfully request the pas
sage of h blil‘ entitled "An Act to En
able Rich Men and Corporations to Ac
uuire hardly Estates From the Public
Domain." Of course no one would
think of proceeding in precisely that
way.
What is actually done is to ask Con-
zrcss 'Io assist them in making “homes
for lhh homeless and in furnishing
.iaiid to the landless " And the meth-
'll' proposed is the notorious Desert
Land Law ‘ This was a fraud and a
humbug from its inception. it is I
sort of anaesthetic administered to the
people to put them to sleep while some
millions of acres are painlessly ampii
tated from the public domain.
This stupid and wicked law original-
ly invited every man and woman in the
United States. over twent one years
of axe. to take up 0&0 Icrc as a hume-
stead. They were required to pay
01. 85 per I'cre and to swear that they
ibad provided a means for Irrigga ting a
‘I-crtaln portion of the land he law
was loosely administered and frequent-
ly evaded in Its most essential details.
IAIow years ago the amount of land
which one’lndividual could acquire un—
der the statute was reduced to 320
acres .
its a rule, the desert lands lie in large
bodies and Ire only to be reclaimed by
costly works of irrigation. in the
case of the great farm under discus-
slung”;o the works are said to have cost
chould any poor settler or I y
of poor settlers who could
I ht together under ordinary cir-
cthns Incas, avail themselves of the
pl'lvllege of selling homes by using this
hey could not do
They did not 0 so. The law
was deluged as an instrument to rob
the poop of their lands. And, with
I... [handout those who 61
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W
nee-I cho
gglgi amw- III-um
raree ceptloh. it has has It ed strl t
ly in h’dcorli whit thatd design.a c
l min for Edi-ts Thousand.
'i‘eiI acres of good irrigated soil III
wl “PM In “W may in com-
can. :Four hundred acres would. them.
slippor’t 40 .000 families or. 150 .000 pen
sons it tbs families eonIisted of tour
each. i This (I the number of landed
proprietor: who. might now be in. pos-
se'ssion of the greatest irrigated tarts
'ln mills Hworld if. the mucus! irrigation
lubed. been passed twenty-ave years
In and it thalaad had been reserved
thepeople under I genuine holie-
stead law.
Ifrno great issue It the boar II titles
23:: 'de havgo mag-faint!" of the
c or“ I Wat. or
Ifie' multitude of small proprietors?
Bhalh we have the two families or the
to .000}; AM minim the public do-
main sty, or shall we put it tutu the
In it as a
vlll build
We:
arms-
*Mnhma Caloocan
emporium! loomed VIII Congress
lane While we Ira tali-
I
hefig'imfi"
i1"
gi.fl'r I
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ammo ‘II V
NV! “Mi tm
The State Police Association at Con-
necticut it new '1‘ year old and to colo-
brste the tint Ipniversury the execu-
tl'wuommi «(II III issul‘id a statement
The association has I301 members in
good standih’it,‘ also having been sud.
odlince them mm“ .M lil':
calamities is Mob folio:
i npolice: n.“ Rodgsto more I.
Iii-Ma tag you H my D
Cools, ab go my William il‘.
(la n and Michael Jm Hayes The
Ito cutout It as iollows: .
The association we» regularly bicar-
Wporpted as a chartered organisation at
Ithe late IeIIion of the General Assem-
nix-lily. This the tlrst step in come-ting
our members into one body. for the
mutual benefit at all was happily uc-
compile ed. in regard to our proposed
reii‘cl' In some. whereby we hoped to
obtain a legislative allowance of pit. 500
annually for two consecutive years.
we desire. to state that w le for
obvious reasons the measure did not
Lass at the lpte General Assembly. we
av 0 excellent reasons for believing
and trusting that better luck will at-
tfin 0d our shorts at the next session or
o legisldture.
None or us Ihoulu feel any disap-
pointment over the non success of this
measure for it should be understbml
by one and 'all that we were but an in-
fant body. and locked cohesiveness and
that strength of purpose which unity
and loyalty among ourselves will sure-
ly bring By dint of the right kind of
cooperation. each member regarding
himself as an Individual element caps
“common.
I‘I Work by lilacs
hie of accomplishing some good In the I
right direction, there is absolutely no
reason' that we “know of at this time.
which will prevent us tram obtaining
this deemed relief for our widows and
orphans when theaeneral Assembly
of Connecticut convenes
Your committee would suggest in
this connection that much good can
be accomplished by each member of
the nasools‘tiori. i'u enlisting. In support.
of our organisation the newapupcr
men of his city or tov'm. See to it that
the press from time to limo has some-
thing to say in Justification of our bill
[or the care and maintenance of our
widows and orphans and never let the
idea escs e you that none of us can tell
which wi l bathe next to lay down his
life in sacrliice at the altar of duty.
Remember than that the loved ones
we leave behind should be provided
for. and we feel no hesitation In pre-
dieting that if iho motives which
prompt us in obtaining such relief are
propeily put before the public. there
will be no opposition of serious moment
to the granting of the allowance when
the next. bellllltilrt‘ rniiiencs .
Your treasurer reports the following
items of expense:
To state of Connecticut. for
certificate of incorporation
and charter.
Files of counsel, for represent-
ing your association before
legislative committee.
Expense of legislative coni-
iulttoe and incidental ox-
oensos, .. Hit 35
Leaving a small bulaiu o In the treas-
ury y. -
At this mectlnmII view of the tact
that we had It slight balance on hand.
II was unanimously voted that we
should not levy any assessment upon
the members this your.
BeforeudiournmI-nt it was voted.
that the executive committee should
agree upon a (late for the next conven-
tion of the assoilatlou to be held
either this fall or (wily next spriusr.
as they doomed best the old officers
retaining their respective positions Iili-
tll that time.
100 00
217 00
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. STRAW HAT‘SOON TO GO.
Bummer Headgear Will Be Banlsbsd
About leptembcr 15.
In a couple of weeks. or so, the pop-
ular straw huts, from tho lsunty Pan-
ama to the light and airy council
will no more this year be seen crown
ing the locks of Norwalk‘s male pop-
ulace and the majority of them will be
relegated to the rubbish heap. Some
of the‘Inore expensive ones, of course.
will be put away until next year, and
after renovation be worn again.
The correct this for the shedding
The correct data for the sheddan of
the straw hats has been the subject of
considerable dispute in some cities
men who pride themselves on their
fastiditmsness as regards the proper
attire would no more think of wearing
a straw hat after Sept. l. than they
would of encasing their feet- in ruaset
shoes In January. or donning evening
dress before (I p In. This is noticeably
the case In New York Philadelphia
and Chicago. The smaller cities as
rule do not discard the summer
headfi'a r until September 1 to 15.
orwhlk the. generally accepted
tithe has been the 15th. Some people
the been unkind enough to suggeIt
that Norwallt‘ is behind the. times My-
host, (It the matter of fashion citing
Is an netahce the late date at which
wea’rers of straw hats may be helm
ciin‘gln'g to‘ cm. At any rate Nor.
walk inert bet eve In comfort and the
dicutes of -fthi0n are is secondary
con nldcratlon with them. if the
w wOuid permit the male popu-
iatlod of the city would wea‘r their
sir wa~ until January 1. ‘lnd they
wo d be fully Justified In doing so.
JUMPED 1’0 His DEATH.
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P Idenes' Man Le
commons Trick Muftismcn
’TOIGNOS TON N. Y. Aug 31.
mew: i: of Provld dqpce. E.
ed cu lmolds by icing:
c oftiI star, amhneb Dela-
". Y.
'MUIIIIII 00 In
3“ ”causes
o, '1‘ III
d Thlfly ?M ,
—'Ernest '
fromxaldtop J
W‘ actions the
:yimsla'mx mitt ’
W’ at“
iii thrill II
or an
Millaiiounllalderseevlalls
Ilew ll. ii. lee. liar Brother.
admin lilyi IIile
’Wmilali illollitld
to Glmcto Interim .
NEW ‘IIIIIE‘XIIIIII sweet latch
nouiuii. or Iiyus wet with tears. totti'rr
ml iluwu'tlie ”-izanfi pliiult of tho Ham-
bui'g- Amoiii-aii liiiuI Moltlie at llobok-
on. Saturgiluy supported on the arm of
a tall young man. Silo was the Countess
you Waldorsue. with oi the (lenses
Field Maishiii, who had ('Illili‘ from
Hnui urg In coupons to 0‘ cablogrsm
from r. ‘Duvid I). (luff. sayiniétbnt her
brother David Bradley Lee, had suc-
cussfully' undergone nit operation lo‘r
rumor of the stomach
AI customise the Countess received.
the that word of her brothers death
it was from the doctor, who had told
her his IioItIi was‘uuoxpecled as he
had shown exec-limit recuperation and
survived the operation. III): days VIII!
Iavcry promise of complete recovery.
The news was a terrible shock to the
Countess. She had eagerly awaited-
announcement of his further improve-
ment, and the bald statement of his
death almost. prosIrItcd hsr. .
()n reading the dospItch Ilic sank
into the arms of her sister. the Baron-
ess do Waohter. who‘wa‘siber compan-
ion on the voyage.
When the sansplank was hoisted
Miss Adelaide Samson. who had starred
as private secretary to Mr. Lee for
nine years. and Dr. (loll himself went
up to meet the Countess. who express-
ed eagerness to learn the details of her
brother's death. She was told the
body was still unburied and that no
Ill-unite arrangements had been made
for the tuneral. This seemed to con-
sole her a little. {or she had not seen
her brother in several years.
The young man who escorted the
Countess to the pier was Charles Lee
Rockwell. second cousin of the dead
man and president of the First Na~
tIonul bank. Meritlen, Conn. He was
accompanied by Harold Porter. another
cousin.
Mr. Rockwell superintended the re-
moval of the baggage and the trans.
portutiou of the Countess and her party
to the Park Avenue Hotel.
The Countess was not disturbed by
the announcement which came from
Paris on Thursday that though Mr. Lee
was supposed to have died a bachelor
he left a wife who was coming over
to claim his property. She has known
of the existence of Mrs. Lee for nine
)cars. since the day of her brother's
marriage with Miss Giles. though she
said she did not remember the first
name of her slstar-in-law and had not
soon her in several years.
Through Dr. Goff rite told a reporter
that her brother was married in Lon-
don on August 80, 1895. and that dur-
ing the following winter no and his
wife lived at her home in ilerlln. iu
the spring of the following year Mr.
Lee decided toroturn In America, ills
refusal caused a rupture and final sep-
aration. The Countess sympathisod
with her brother and tried to induce his
young bride to go with him. but with-
out siiccoss. From that time on Mr.
Lee never communicated with his wife.
To all appearances he forgot her very
existence.
The Countess had intended to remain
here until November. but said she
wmiiil VI-ry likely return home within
two w ks.
Accoi ing to an intimate friend oi
the family Mr. Lee loft. little property,
having lived on the life interest in a
trust fund which had been treated for
his benefit. when his father died. Hla
s.lreet
~Schofiila salt rheurn orysipelaa
and other distressing eruptive diseases
yield quickly and permanently to the
clennsinit. Purifying power of Burdock
Blood Bitters. .
mosses also soaseav. ,
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, Bold Criminals.
CHICAGO. Aug. 31.--With the incen-
tive of It 81,000 reward every member
of the police department is on the alert
to capture three men who committed
the double murder In the bum o: the
Chicago City Railroad Company early
yesterday morning. and then escaped
with Ipproximatoly 03. 000 in cash.
The police have reason to believe
that the murderers are tho‘hIne men
who on the night-of August .1 shot and
killed 8. G. La Gross In his saloon at
5120 North avaiiie. These robbers al-
so shot; Adolph Johnson; I customer, in
LI Gross' place and he died mm but
Iwound next day . *
The bullets tired at La Gross and
Johnson were of a peculiar pattern.
From the walls of the city railway
otil c. npatbaii atibiilim- have been
limit: during the m avenue holdup.
Tbepolice have made I score of ar-
'_reItis but the! are, not- “tinned with
the [hilt of any smith
W. looking the I
do; and they are identical with those .
I
father was a wholesale grocer on South '
Chicago Police Al'ert to Capture Three
Iii
wife declined to leave Europe. and her
Hezekiah s. Sheldon.
Albertina-M
Will I Kim
g Inic' yy‘i'uflw
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fl. l "r ’ .135 '
The store closes at five o'clock (Nifty "afternoon :exccpt
Saturday. during Old Home Week.
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A Flag Special.
We have just'received a large .
shipment of United
States Cotton Bunting Flag a. made in a superior man-
ner. and of bright and absolutely fast colors.
They are
finished with heavy canvas and grommets.
No. 200. size 4x6 feet, a fine display Flag. 85 eta.
N0. 400. size 4x6 ieet, extra heavy quality, $1.00.
A Sale’ of Baskets.
A fine exhibit of Fancy Willow, and Grass Baskets
attracts much attention in the House furnishing Store.
The colors are extremely artistic and’ the Baskets are all
substantial and useful.
Standard Sewing Baskets. with covers, round or
square, $3.98, $4.50 and up.
Fancy Library Scrap Baskets, 75 cts. to $2.50.
Fancy Hampers, beautiful shades of
bronze. $3.00 up.
green and
Bamboo and Willow Clothes Hampers. from $2.25 up.
Plain substantial Office Baskets, 50, 65 and 75 cts.
Basket Jardinieres. 35. 45.
55 and 60 cts.
Traveling Baskets, light and convenient, 40, 65 and 90
Cts.
Folding Waste Baskets, floral designs, 50 cts.
Butchers‘ Cults. 5 cts. a pair.
White Goods Section.
A new line of White Wai
stings has just been opened.
and they are simply fascinating. Each Waist of 3 or 31/;
yards is tied with dainty ribbons. and packed in an attrac-
tive box. The materials are
Cloth, and Novelty Brocades.
Mcrcerizcd Cheviot, Basket
They are thick and will be
quite warm enough for winter Waists.
A special Sale of Linen Tray Cloths' 15 going on. The
quality' is superb. and they are double hematitched with a
row of fine drawnwork.
Size 18x26 inch
es so cts., formerly 7o cts.
Size 16x22 inches 40 cts.. formerly 65 cts.
Plate Dollies. hemstitchcd and with drawnwork,
x2x24 inches, 25 cts.
.fleDM READG’
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I
'lefabflg‘
big/lei
a
surrisLo CITIZEN osso.‘ T
Well-Known
Throughout the State. Fund
Away Saturday. .
SUFFIELD. Aug. 30.~Hewkiah S.
Sheldon, one of this town’s best known1 Republican party.
men. died at his home in West Sutheld,
Saturday. at the age of 83.
born in-Ilils town and represented iI In. His writing was done by a secretary.
the lmgislaturc in 1858. '81. '87 and “89.1 He leaves one brother. Martin J. Shel-
He had held many towneotiices and for don, of New York. and a niece who is
seven years was first vice-president oiI. the wife of J. Ogden Armour, of Chl~
the Siiflicld National Bank.
an authority on historical subjects
heresboiits and was a contributor to:
magaslnes and newspapers. He made
a documentary history 0: Sudleld
IT -m.-....--_ a... a...
He was
lie was ‘
Iona] supervision since its tummy
anew no dn'o hideooive you in this.
All counterfelts, Imitation and “Just-appear!” are but;
[wrote of the Connecticut River and its
islands and the. genealogy of the Shel-
ton family in early life he was a
school teacher. He cast his first bnl«
Hot for Henry Clay} for president, "but
afterwards went from the Whig to the
Twenty years ago
his eyesight began to fail and at the
time of his death he was totally blind.
cago.
g Client—“l called to see you about a
will. "
l Lawyer—“Make or break? '—Piick
Mailman-mnem- V.
opts that. trifle with and moat-gar cue hesitiror
:02 fim
«Opt-m
MM
mums When-Woe against Expeflmant.
”at. is OASTORIA
(la-Wise harmless Inhstitu aromathera-
mm..s
n is Pleasant. Ia
cor,;o. schematic
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