J. Hill, of the
cut District, who op-
_ v'i'ownsend railroad rate
, last session. comes out with
today tbat he would unis
tthomaasureiritwereroi
says the Hartford frets-
. says he sees nothing in
sermons messdge‘ to, grit;
resdntative Hill goos on to
q! don't believe that we have
‘ to give Radars) Commission
war to absolutely ilx rates.
is no guarintoc in the Consti-
goi- such 8 course. it was
dentiy. not. the intention of
ore of the Constitution to grant
. power to the Federal Covernf
.mintsd out that the clause in
tution which gives Congress
"to regulate commerce with
Nations and among the several
had with thhtlndla'n tribes." as
s to the States. was tne purl
. . preventing taxation upon goods
. tram one state to another.
a position taken by Congress
Ill has the merit of reason is
by the fact that the question 01‘
«d rates could not possibly havr
V“ n the minds of the men who
- the Constitution There were
' lroads in those _.days ‘
e central debartlhent of the,
ob customs is organizing a un-
l; museum. but one of high utility
ill its 0.le sphere. The curiosities dis
pllyed are neither rare nor ancient.
ai‘e simply the various devices of
hanIusual ingenuity which have
'_ jthe smuggler to defeat the law.
1 these devices are marvels of’
ad intelligence. The exhibition
er than it ls'pleassnt to com
(pistal'consldering that every ex-
lrii: rapresents a successful fraud—
..many times repeated probably
' oldest heads in the customs de-
Wont could hardly any with any
ca But it is hoped that the
lay will give to the training ‘01"
it generations of customs officers
, pieteness which was wanting in
of their predeceliaors.
During Queen Victoria's reign it was
custom at the Chapel Royal, St.
. to open a bottle of the price-
old Madeira from the Bucking-
Palace cellarsvlii the vestry after
he whenewr onoutsider came to
. A few years ago the present
of London preached in the
l. and a bottle was opened as
He had no sooner tasted the
than he roman-lied that it was the
- . t bad sherry that could pos-
. be bought. The sub-deacdn‘had
flur- investigated. and found that
cars the verger had been substi-
for the royal Madeira a bottle
' ohespest sherry procurabie. and
I'm: the bottles obtained from the
' cellar
The public debt of Russia, moonlit"
I‘llho latest official figures. is ap-
., :inatcly 04.000.000000 (7, 681865.
doubles). This sum is larger by
”.000 rubles than the total debt
~ in the First Methodist Church. last
evening; on Yahoo lien and Church ,.
Attendance. the iii-t oi supplemental "
i tions for us erection“ The church is
el.
. Bullet and yet honestly
I they will:
W W T Duncan preached
sermons in' a series to young man
His text war "He that is not with ‘
dis is radium Me, and he that gather- "
eth not with his, scattereth." Luke'I
at. 23.10. Duncan said:
This text is a reason for the Chris-
tian church in declares the necessity
of open allosiance with Jesus Christ.
It states in plalnest terms that no mat-
ter how sympathetic men may be with
Christ. they count against Him if they V
do not opculy ally themselves with
. I Now it is beyond dispute
9 church is the visible more
..I’t Ill equally plain that Jesuit
. nonlctntuo‘tl‘i represenm. and
m u on corresp at o
the m must exist if Christianity is-
to remain among us. There is but one
such institul ion. and that is the church
universal.” this be true, it follows ‘
cir’the authority of the text that those
who refuse alliance with His church
antagonize Christ Himself. Here or
course we encounter those who chain
pion; noncllumh attendance They
contend that neglect of the church
must not b” interpreted tom
position to’ hrist: that those who doigd
regard the church have the highest
regard for l hrisi. Himself.
We are plad to recognise such re
gain for (‘.llrist It is evidence in it
self that thr work of the church has
been anodes ling. for it is not very long
since men lseie ready to declare that
they stayel away from church; he-
causpf] Fltbey had no faith in Christ or
in the Christian religion at all. And
Yet Welbsliuvo that men who prefab!
Chrfit and disregard the church‘ are .
both Iiooeived and inconsistent. First
they. do eived in their estimate oi
their ”Ii for him. if that regard
be deep and real it must assume some
form of concrete expression As well
might we expect the thirsty man to
refuse WBIII‘. and the hungry man
food, and the shiverin . shelter, as
tthreal folloWer of C rlst, to give
no . manifest
tion. And yet that is practically what
W'Q' are askrd to expect.
that men who in heart are deVOted to
Christ. have no regard for the church,
and that means that they have no
connection with the one institution
that exists to proclaim him to the
world. Now these men are simply
deceived. They think they are more
devoted to Christ than they really
are. They are not hypocrites. They
honestly think their devotion In real
Ihd;deep. but is cannot be or it would
find espression. Tile Christian church
arose simply as a means of expres
sing devotion to Christ. The Master
knew it must ' follow in the nature
at things. ..nd while he said he would
build it, y-«t he gave no speciiie direl.
consequenlly the most natural in
stltutlonou earth. It has grown out
owns heal: and mind of the followers
of Christ. Wherever there is deep
devotion to Christ. some variety oi »
the churllr springs up having the
great asslwntial resemblance to every 6,: 4
other branch of the universal church
But second‘
Christ and neglect the church are in-
consistent They precis ly resemble
those whom they style 'bypocriteaf'
deny him all the week. These men
profess Christ occasionally, and at all
times uiti ily deny Him because they
repudidatv connection with' the crib
institution which propagates His goa-
lf luese men are devoted to
eve the
church is .orrupt, it is incumbent on
them to Hike some other means til"
showing their regard. Let them hurt
a new so. -:loty let them call It what
let them separate as utter-
ly from the church if they please, and
we will own their consistency. and
our age. in addition to the pub-
bt there is said to he a. very
private indebtedness. 0f the en-
debt public andiprivste, owed in
» countries. the great bulk is
n France and Company. .
is is a good country. "livery sun-
during the put-dive ynrs has regls
an increase of 03,400,000 in the
its oi'tho farm in this country."
in; to the statement of decre-
tires. of the Department of
uiture. in his usual report
. lathe fiscal years of i900 and
ill pay 0000000 to «moderate
for pensions. besides expand-t
, .008 for the support of the told that when the low motive of fear
'l
0...... 0
say like Paul "What then. notwith-
standing, everyway. Christ is preach-
d and I do therein rejoice." But
’ when they dig nothing more in the
way of activg“ tion to Christ and
His work " men. than criti-
bias and .. i 6. church we are
compelled to" . him. as in-
consistent church member
when lilo contra lets his profession.
But the truth We would impress on
Young Men is that non church at-
tendsncs is a decided reflection on
those who do not attend. There are
some who seem to regard it as ac-
complishment. while in reality it is‘a
great reflection. and a greater reflecl
tlon today than ever in the parathion
tall as that they no longer are move
by fear us a religious motive.
This is well. provided a higher nio-
tlev has possessed them. But We are
held away. people went to church
more regularly than now. The church
of today presents a higher view of Call
and life. and the young man who die
retards the chilich today. shows him-
self Inscnsihle to this higher appeal. _
Again we itl‘i.‘ told that men are not]
timid of missing heaven because they
miss church. But I man who gets to
heaven after a life devoid of service
for Christ an anvil: has missed earth.
expression to his.devo~ '
We are told ,
men who profess love to , .3, ‘ ‘
in wears mm and“.
who Drofiis Christ on Sunday and .
piss
Standard Books. ,
t suggesti
from a stroll among
leg sholves. .
Books for children.
Books for Children
darli auth6'rs 26c. _
9595le
line- 80c.
for Girls, 10
Books for ya 10
or sold 5for less than)
.pi: ce,ii
rs‘. liVurneti's
sale price 07 90.
Ooftno.
faults. but a
or impenf ct men.
bios for ca weight
With all t e cri’
ii
I
do! closely connected.
in sn's trials.
workingmeh
1 ‘well as they attend
Attendance where a
ior
itualy
two
and the churn ..
.to gain this ‘
Will“). lib .
themseltss.
00
. appreciation
or Christa conception at both earth?
and heaven. which seriously rsdedt‘l
on himself. The church has many
.6
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Club. of t. Paul’s
lily: street chapel
Towers this v innit" 3 tar , .
Am“ i wailing: ..brseoshrieri hfil
oftbeclbhourortb If .. - ion is ‘ - .
.r onlwz‘o
;
9
Books for round or allit-
EV... “90!“!- Gdltioll. 000000
of Christ's cause on the ‘ 35¢
6 00310”:
“specially selected frothy tile Its
Boolts for lioys “and Ciriiilto
years. sill: cloth hound. bills bruit, ,
by iii-e Mead-.100“ William
Fannie iii. Newbei‘i‘ytiro 8hpei‘b
editionh, at all and its.
by such weildioowh . fir
Boys as Alger. floaty. WWW
Optic. Ballantyne. fouh Idol! edi-
tions.19c.iiiic. Ibo and sob
: This Week Specials: . ‘
Oliver Optlc's “Rich in
hie” slid “Iii 8011001 an O 0." use .
ihéia Gillan". regaliii-ligfbfigiil :3;
prices
Writings of Theodore
vol union, handsomely All
and In linen. Reghiitf'VIYI
rfoct church could-not
be built
0 her Cicel- FRANKLIN SCHOOL ENTERTAIN-
remain such ml conti us
against the c urch it in
once that the worltiiit
has not been ‘lgnorance of the
has they were called to
of a voluntary an
use is no virtue. all the hub-
lset the led
coins a moot ._
chum has meaty-sigh Do
be chuu rich youn‘.
it? instituii on New
C tilt. and no other inst
allot moral lobe equally i a}...
seed the characters“ of it:
HAT MAKIRO' *oltsid'sas.
a limit of the [Milan mill at laser
a “most“ be her"
held Thursday crank
wvlwhiii‘i.“
hi
Stylish li‘ltiad
W !0 New liedt‘il
mtty dare"
“Mm 512.50
.9 ‘ rieiy, all sires,
Hittit-
price 010 00.
$10.00.
“Vt:
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le. CALL 198-2.
her doles .
of workln
I
The int istry , scholars
rep
I‘ttii tie it arch
I y eat--
serious Etone.
ilits im osed
'Vlliich have
laid:
oiN
listed at Nitrir
pretty mixtures-f ‘
This «all: 00-76. ”
Regularly ”0,006
it"
P‘IJRIJ;h
. The gift that reaches closest to
the. feminine heart.-
Ods 06st Plates tolldy Thain.
we iliwe that distinction in The
Nor'wallis without Militia or allel-
r 9 tion. A stock thoroushlyl motio-
poiitan in charactsmnibraoing,
in accounts assortment. the kinds
of iurs most milled. made up in
styles that have a desirable indi-
- viiinaliiy. and the prices much
lower than elsewhere V
In buying Furs for Gifts.
is the one store not to overlook.
Separate Fiir Bebtloné—id Floor.
- mwmwrfi
wmrss com Alli: 00i'l’0.
' limordlnary B Irvine.
nsr
W WATC-
One Hundred bong Stylish
Coats, latest models. immense V8.-
in the [popular
shades of fan. gr‘a'y and black.
worth 615. 06 to ”W’- > mSale
long Costs in popular‘ mixtures.
loose and bolted flick. Regularly
Sale at oclt‘liio...
yisrr cult clowns can
has? ON mini) ewes
Here is another chance‘Vio put in'alot o'f fancy Maine Potatoes at a
Price lower than wholesale These Potatoes are fine cookers
rantee everyone oi them to cook iiicc. white and manly. Just ?’ a few days
we will sell them for Ilia per pk. 95s per bu. .
Herd IN I few of our Many Bracelets.
3 oneness eaaflmfi “NEAR: nous ............. ‘ ...... its
us. so 1 ram: aucaiyilasr. ................... i. see
Holler ems svsuii Phil or. . ....................... “: ......... 12:
Fun: vsamos‘r MAIL! "has ................. is and as: salt so'r.
site near HEAD Riot“... ........ ’ ................... .....v 26c
uh. rust; TAPIOCA. ............................ 25o
When ordering your Croceties. bon' tforget our famous Tea and Delicious
dais Jaseloff
IOUTH hostile“. Boris.
Poi'ilLAll mussusuvs.
MINT.
re- Owing to the limited
has school assembly hell it asbecn pian-
lio better friend this the oil mu; nod to give three evenings or the
that workin on have been Wit! 600' Franklin school entertainment. The
iv identified with it and as sill to- first night. Wednesday willbe for
This is to allow the full
WOW posting capacity for the following
Muitlthdeo of miu- nights at twenty- dive cents a seat. Pu-
I have been in the radish of labor' . plls for Wednesday have I. special
to ticket costing only ten cents. That
Mh- you should be assured I sent you
zhogiddlbuir ynfiizbgicllet now. es un-
ou in y t w neoepII
the sale to insure a seat. Ta
tion of the school for I file entertain-
ment and the attractivo unique fea-
tures assure a full house.
W
To the board of County Commission-
ers of Fairnold County:
l hereby apply for I license to sell
Spirituous and intoxicating ldquors.
Ale, Lager Beer. Rhino Wine and Cl-
der. at 21 North Main street. Town of
Norwaik. My plans of business is not
located within W160i: in
of a Church militias or
. Lycs in. Last Willi. : . house. or the mists grinning
The Hat akers' " tidh of aircrew, 08:; Clips goblin Ll-
south Non/stir held lulu int meso- n" I ‘ .
mi and eleodbn of ones- awash. “2:0,“? ,3 ,‘, i ' “a“ day of
’It the Labor Mceum tNdutli. Rain ' IA: M’Nlmtlllll
street. The reports 1 . your - 5 din iioarri.
gafifwusmwry' Iii . rs “Iii: mvile the translationalb limit-flan
. a a era. iiilil yl . o c
“I We‘ll. tol- will": Near“ hmihfiom er.
a as on a a c
Presidehzrlioh’d finder I mu Melilerngy wt loonso.
Vi Prod rm I'iiiii'iitiiliayoi
unremitting . - December. Aon. :6 "M
ante obit (loo. P. Flsdliefil Anilimdll or,
815400 00508.
bolts on
JrIii‘ mixtures.
6019 price.
this
ilalnoosis.
”ITS-
we guar
...gv
paclty of the
to stop
repute-
dlrect line
lill c School
on. Iii misused by View. of no Town V'
fills “05-: W of
V m” “8 “PPi'Opristo lloiiday Novelties here is astohibii.
ng. Ncwisthstlmctodomrc
in come In, look around, and get I“ hriltnrui Will“! We want yin
”Y
, l
HAN’DKEROEIEFB
If you want Handkerchiefs
WY PM” designs that will
you malts your urchaIeI now.
will not apprcc
over.
every respect.
appeal to you. Let us suggest .,
for the lines are all complete. and
ate them so much when they have nil been pic
GLOVES.
Our Christmas Stock of Gloves is now at its best. In
.. colors there is practically nothing inciting. Every pail-.oi‘
half dozen pairs will be put in fancy box on request.
NEOKWEAR.
Our holiday selling of N sckwear is on. The extensiveness of til:
showing and the great varie of exclusive affects tell at a g
that we have the belit- stock Holiday Neckwesr in The Norw it‘s.
UMBRELLAS.
First choice of course i; worth coming for early. To
say that our line of Holiday Umbreliss' is the most coili-
, preheativc Iholwn hsrosbouis is no exaggeration. We gilt
{In the boot materials and the beat style handles to 50
d There are rare values here from ode to $7. so. '
PIN ‘ CUSHION S
Uni won't go home dissp you come here for a brill-
pointod when
ty Pin Cushion. The only trouble will be in selecting from such I
vast assortment. Prices 25c to $3.00 each.
NOVELTIES.
Our stock of Christmas Novelties, including Ink Wells. Th oi?-
meters, Ash Trays. Pipe Holders. Hair Receivers. Watch Silica,
I
Bags. Whisk Holders. Hat Pin Holders, Burn Leather Articles, Post
Card Albums, Picture Frames. Candle Sticks, Toilet Sets. Military
Hair Brush Sets. Collar and Cuff Boxes. Baby Sets. Scrap BaaltUtI.
Nut Bowls, Fancy Mirrors. etc. .. is undoubtedly the finest display
we have had yet.
N. E. RYAN.
06 WASHINGTON ST.. SOUTH NORWALIL
call-user Morse.
JOHN H. BENNETT.
John H. Bennett. a resilient of West
walk; Mrs A. H. Grant. of Plainileid
N. J.: Miss Annie Bennett of Framing-
bnm. Mass: Miss Molly Bennett 0f
Plaintleld. N J. and Miss Frances
Bennett. of Weatport
port. died at his home in Comps ......
street. Friday. after a lingering ill- FUNERAL 0F MRS. WHITE.
ness. He was about seva'ity- -five years The luneral of Mrs. Margaret White
of age. At one time he was captain
of the sleep C. H. Phillips, which plied
between‘Westport and New York. He
was one of the oldest members of
Temple Lodge for many more. filling
the place of tyler to “the hatisisctlon
of all. He was a member and vestry
man of Trinity Church. in Westport.
Deceased leaves a wife and five chil- John Connor and August Powell were
drr-n Dr. George Bennett of West- flower bearers. The choir misled
port; Harry l. Bennett. of East Nor- I in the service at the church.
was held this morning at 9 o'clock
from St. Mary's Church. The Rev. J.
C. Fogariy omclated and interment was
at St. Mary's Cemetery. There Were
many floral tokens. The pall bearers
acre Peter Kllboy. Michael Monomer.
Cornelius Bhoehan. William Colbert.
Edward Shanahan and John Kearney.
Selling Potatdcs
“ ‘6
WANT.
n
I
NOTICE.
mass sci-arose Alicia nus CONDITION me win. ant
"5 WASHINGTON 81‘» SOUTH NORWALK.
Telephone Connection.
LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF TABLE LUXURY.
CLEAN. assotu'ratv scan.
Everything the but. pure and whom. .
A satisfied customer is our best advertisement. Popular
,, V that It is not not
‘. ‘ - bust people. , .
.. her own housework .or for other res
- sons does do lips oiild try wear‘ingy
"youwsnrsoum prettyy all ive. on and d 1
“a“ incur Jm” “hf” gmwmfihnf Ilitiilvri iii
' beauty. her let biact {eyes and hair.
ior yourself or for gifts, we VV vi elm
THE arenas THAT sa'r rail: race.
lll lw“ llll lullll fllMPllil.
Will make a superb Sunday morning breakfast with fiddle cakes.
dam it
III-thrill slid ‘Iliih to ill“
or or have
my cheeks we Ionicthues see on to 6
The woman who is oblieed to do
one oiths purists“ which her
i:
athletic. slaterfiind ‘y‘ sable.
There are a Font many can rii
who keep med eldest at hand 'tg'qhia
ailment or iii t. will dpbetier toll
exercise a litigious Ion "iless pleat?"
Th when!“ would widened the
/
ml'osdo thus describes one of the VV"
costumes 10th the recent“ at o‘ ;
dd. .
a debutante. all“ been
i'lb'.
Ie o h dark; -
and [’81er e was "
very flodtllgliiiiziiréd infill” at the Horse ;
w. There was a “ignited skirtegim:v ,.
iii.“ whim trim
oes. . a shirt was an ad.
Then a visited short coat with a deep
a? cloth 'fiiifilaanhrhg at 5:556! to al-
wl' very . . land?
caught iinlo blank 03% (WNW
turn-over collar to cost was wet bar '
velvet also. Red buttons were on fh -
cuffs and collar. The black Nattier
hat with its single long black plume
created a picture that one Would
gladly linger over. Black gloves kept
.up the contrast of red and black un-
IibiI-oken. one of the reasons why the
costume was such 'a success.
Some fabrics meat fashionable are
.exceedlugly perishable while others
seem so and are not. Tube is. while
chiffon seems so and isn't
There is a great deal of looting us-
ed in the make- -up of dressy' gowns and
it certainly adds a dainty touch. Have
you seen the black used on light gray
costumes.
Turn-over collars seem to have ta-
ken on a new life. There is, a strong
call ior them at the moment.
Henrietta takes very kindly to hand
embroidery and thus decorated makes
very handsome blouses.
The ebony handled spoons and forks
which are so convenient for use in can
mention with the dish make
acceptable and inexpensive gifts;
int a little salt in the Water in
which you boil your new lai'np Chim-
nova. ‘
Don't wash your iiannels in warm
water. rinse them in cold and hang
them out of doors to freese. Wash
in warm water, rinse at the same tem-
peraturc and dry in a warm room.
Then they will not shrink. ,
A novel mink muff has the stripes
arranged in tiers of V‘s on either
side.
They say we have no dliiicultv in
gelling all the Christmas labels we
want this year. but i think it would
be wall to buy them early.
Beadwork had far from gone by. but ‘
we see more of the bags and embrob
deries than we do the chains.
iFresh salads are better than medl-
c be
The "Daily Graphic" as 8: “li men
and women would est is 3 meat or
none. and out two meals a day instead
of three. we should see young faces
and fair skins. bright hair and clear
eyes. and red lips at seventy. instead .
of old colorless features, with dim
eies gray hair. and every sign oi‘_ ago
upon them.
n—c-o
The mission of "Early Risers" is to
clear the way and give Nature fall
away. These famous little pills rid
the stomach and bowels of all putrid
matter. thus removing the cause or
headache. constipation. sallow com-
plexion. etc. Dertt's Little Early
Risers never gripe or stokes. A safe.
pleasant perfect pill. ‘ Sold by The
“Mmflw
Right.
The Very Finest Green Mountain I’Otatoes, per pk, 23c
06
per bu. 90c
IF YOU WANT A NICE, SMOOTH AND FINE COOKING POTATO WE HAVE 001' JUST WH'A’T' YOU
emu. casino.
;5 a 37 MAIN or. noawsait.
NEWPORT?! SAUSAGE
SUPERIOR FLAVOR
prices.
Norwalk Chronicler