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Hill mi Bill StlfllllS'
Humidity Caused a Change in
Routine Saturday Night, But
Sunday Night There Was
A Frost
\‘1't'>.‘.trll,
1.311.
(11.1.11 llilhh 1112;.
J 111' '.11
011 Saturday 1111; 11.0.1111 111111111115 101'
the cleaning at 13111:» tut-l: up purl 01'
the morning. and beruuw 01' the heut
special insptt'tion “‘11: gil‘t'll to swim-
ming.
swim when they (11111111 to ruininhuve
wept.) much 1111111111. :11111 some nz'e able
how to swim 1' 2r 11-11
3
Many ot‘ liltrL‘ who could not‘
We “etc inland in 1111 :ttvcrnz on 111' -
Dept”) (Ulilltll.~\illilt’l'
of New mum-.11 lit-111111 Commission-
er Alfred Chalmers t‘harles, who is in
charge of the (‘atholic troops 11: New
York ('ltv.
Saturday 1112M the 1101's took a
moonlight hike to the Stlllilltlut‘k
'Gorge, startingr at it o‘clock.
turning at midnight While they were
at the Guru 1' tht_1 visitei :1 temporary
camp of a troop ()1 Bridgeport scouts.
Sunday morning was occupied bv
preparations for breaking 11.111111 and the
Protestant boys were sent to church,
under Scout Master .\ustin. At 12:31)
o‘clock the First Troop from West
Norwalk went to Norwalk, after giving
a yell for-the chef and the assistant
camp masters \‘ash 11nd Cl1.1'11berlaitt.‘
In consideiatiou of the couttem oi"
'Scout Muster (loodchild in presenting
the troop with arm badges the \\ est
Norwalk boys sawed 111d out enough
5010011 to laxt the litth ’Iroop‘through
their stay.
This is in line 111111 the
ccouta‘ obligation to do 11 2001] turn
for somebody everyday. 1‘
At 4 c'clm-kdhe Filth Troop, with
Juli-s liter-1 bx,
and re- '
AIS-ls c1 Gases Do
-.'ot Discolor
This Paint.
By using Sulphate of
White Lead and Zinc,
. instead of Call mate of
Lead of which other paints
- are made,
Charles H. Brown’s
I'L'RE UNSEED UlL
House Paint
is unafl‘t ctt-iby the «introv-
. ing 6 'cments that make
. repai1itingriccessar3 1n :1)
i' short a 1111. c.
That‘ s 1 by it pugs louse
this point» it lasts longer
and is sold under a guaran-
tee that prutocls you.
A. COHEN, ,
40 Water St. ‘
colors flying and hugles blowing Cilill‘t,‘
over the hill under Scout Master
Frank Goodel1ild~only fifteen 01' them.
but they were a line gentlemunly lit-
tle squad.
The camp roster now reads:
m
M
Troop 1—Ke-netb Day.
Among the unuy victim's yesterday
were Joseph Davis, Mrs. Davis and
children. -.\lr. Davis did not want to
come empti- bonded. so he brought 11
1111.59 hunrh of bananas. Mr. and Mrs.
Huhbell. who brought Mr. and Mrs.
Frederik 110111111. Mr. Ruwa11_ with
his usual generosity, brought a lot of
orange»; and Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Hoyt
with Mrs Dubcis and Mrs Rutter:
.‘Tt's. t‘uve and Blrs.A‘.1:tin. T. 1. Ray-
mond, Mrs. 't‘rir-trnnr 111's. .i111'c-nul.
l-lr. 11.11.1111»: 11110 Heiiet'ottslv dotiuted
a 111-,1101' 1111c}. 11-1' the tran»port.1.;¢ a"
'l'to- p 7.} supplin’: M." lilildellll; and
tinnilv. Mr. Hill" c1111" is the 119111111-
:11.1n who owns the prupert) on which
the comb is located. He made an ad
drtss to the boys and told tin-:11 111
11:: iiiteiest in the 11101111111411 and
how outcome tiny 11-111 to 1111-
111 his property.
(let-rue ilownn 0i Troop Fir-tn
now the veteran of the 21111:», he hell];
the (11111 1103' who has been he 'i‘t-I tilt 1
list."
is
three: full periods. He has .1 1.111 all
to lllllltt'” and is known as \tt l‘1m1-
1111.
ll- ville was lllt‘ri 11111111151111.) 111w
11111'11iz1x
them 11 ~.
inc."
“i‘uu 21-1 1.311
1211;1,1‘11.'t .11‘
this (old and frosty morn l
(:5 thrl'e 11'a~ u ‘1](‘1’l\'}' fro-t 11:1
night and it 1121.: verv cold here
PIAYING BALI. IN
' ANCIENT AMERIGA
.._—._......~
"l’lu-u-u-oy llu11'-a11'-u11'-II” is not as
11111" 1111 ezlpi‘esniun oi pupuiur impu-
"start uninth‘
may think.
Neither is playing ball for 11 H1 1111; a
strictly modern invention. in tact-
thnusunds (11 10an ugo. 1111) down inl
llt‘llCt‘ l0 it'd“? .501th one
thing." as some people
, .'
Today's express brought 11
25c and 50: per yard.
suit her fancy,
,sa'WAsnmeron STREET.
Charming N eckwear
styles in Full Nakwenr, including the latest creations in COLLAR
and CUFF SETS, Separate COLLARS and VESTEES.
There are plain tailored or semi-tailored collars of handker-
chief linen. orgundy and pique in the new wing effects; also
rolling and' high-backed nOVelttes
~ Various types of lace and net. models for
i b gown are among the lot.
Pleatings of net. lace and chiffon are in great demand just
now and will be found here in various widths and designs at
The chic summer girl will find no end of neck fixings here to
The N. B. Ryan Co.
Scotti Commissioner—Plum Mac l'tttntun impatient crowds sat around.
donuld, . in bull p.11k., 3ell1- 1.! 11114111111125 1111111514,;
Troop 4-500111 Master Douglas btut Ulc unother in the buck, and“
Nash. threw 1111.11' t'mtiwr head-gear intothei
lounge Rowan. arena in the enthusiasm of the 11111-1
Troop 3- 1111111, just us. we are doing today. Also“
Alt'red J09] there doubtless were 'l‘)‘ Cubbn whose;
Lloyd Cave skill in “butting" and “fielding' was;
Hoyt Church ~ such thut they could afford to hold?
Louis Reardon up the ntunugemcnt oceaniouully for‘
Charles Goodchild 11 few more hundred jaguar skins 11'
Nelson Powell your by tltreuts to quit professional-1
Church \Vurren bull and go to farming. I
Robert Lincoln 01‘ (‘Olll’m' the game was not exactly,
Edward Lawless baseball. But the point is that it 11'11111‘
James Church a ball game. thut there. were regular
Lerov Brush bull parks—«11' courts—11nd that there
Elliott (‘asev were professionals who played the
Russell lluwkius. ~ game [or what. there was “in it" to
(‘arlton Sherwood. them. ‘hiayhap the. medium of ex-,
_ “(b m __ change took the form of jaguar sklno..t
T 1 pounds of cucuo, fancy feathers, or‘
r r . what not. but it was money all the
assortment ot smart
the semldressy
souTH NdRWALK.
some. uttd they could buy with it at the'
club. or in the market place, as the
case might be. They had their pecu-
liar systems or "slang.” too. at least
in some parts of the Americas. which,
translated into English, means about
t as much to us as ours would to them;-
all of which is brought out by \lr.
Franklin Adams in his story "indi-
genous Games in Latin America" in
the July number of the .\Iontl1l3 Bulle-
tin of the Pan-American Union. Wuslt-
lngton. I). 0. That the ball game is
an ancient institution in the Americas
may be gathered from the following:
“The ball game in indigenous to the
Ametlcas. Perhaps the first Simian
inhabitants found true sport In catch.
ing the cocoanutstoased from the tall
palms—certain it in that several thou-
sand years ago the ball game had
reached a high state of develdpment in 500’“ Very naturally a “lively" 119.11
the 70 cities scattered throughout Un-
cutnn. (in clearing away the mmted
forests enveloping these marvelous
ruins. bull courts were disclosed near and endurance 0f the players, for R‘-
the most sacred temples, and. from
the elaborate hieroglyphics and picto-
* upplies
F or Saturday Hosrery Come to Us
—-—_-. ““2...“ Wm”...
HOSIERY.
inter and children's.
5°, 2 for 25¢. ’
[lack white, tans.
wary at 25: a Sputolty.‘
WNW» Same” 25¢. .
”fly-gm like sixty. loop like
_ yr drown. 25c;
unnamed Hose.
" “Hon, 25c. . ~
Bait boyu’ and 311W hose.
. 11
5'09- and 01.00.
Ladlu' Nookiuear.
.. 250 and 50c.
Long. Bill; Giovoi.
59¢;-55:,.3.1.90. .- 7
‘ "Hy-Tytiounatritum."
'25:: “Mac, . 1“
Ladleo' Paranoia.
‘. Special Prion.
.1-
FANCY GOODS. GARMENTS.
._wmgé Kid BERG. :- badlu’ Shirt' Walt“.
V ' ' $1100 to $2.98.
- 25c and 50:. _
' MI "Mldd mourns.
3111: 61mm. "a y
‘q’uadiw sun skim.
$1.00 to 51. 25. .
" I indigo? noun nus-u.
01.00 to 52.40.
LIdtu' .Wuh Skim. .
- $1.25 add 91.491
' .Iiuft‘u' Under-Mm:
- * '490' ind 08:. .._1
I138 50 $3.40. _
LI'dIII' Muultn Underwear.
25¢ 10' 51.00.
I Lilli-iv Sweats". .
f " coasfls 50c 11105.00. — '
"’1 BRAOOIERES, 26¢ 19 01.00.
Uneeda Biscuit
Tempt 01c appetite,
please thp taste and
nourish the body.
Crisp, clean and fresh—
5 cents in the moisture-
[wool package.
Baronet Biscuit
Round, thin. tender...
with a delightful flavor
—appropr1ate for
luncheon.
dinner.
tea and
10 cents.
Zn 21:
Prince of appetizers.
Makes daily trips from
Ginger-Snap Land to
waiting mouths every-
where. Say,Zu 211 to
the grocer man, 5 cents.
j cbmplicatéd game like that of the ear-
' degree of skill, as two balls are used
“ or: acquire (“rout skill and die match;
‘ 5% u‘ “III'IW‘ limp crowds. 1111‘ game
" luv biccm't baked by
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
con only
Always look For that name
.4
1.1'.
t
-,____
mgrupns ornumentinu the walls. much
was learned of the complicated chur-
ncter of the sport. t‘vnt'uien at’ter tho
panning of these ancient Stuyunu. came
the first Spanish explorers, who found
taht a younger race in continuous tur-
ryory, the Azteca,i1ad r-Iv'lwd tho
old pastime into 11 "national some.’
with a stone ‘llod of Sport" beumtng
on every court.
“The peculiarity of these early
games wos that the bull. when in play.
was not thrown with the hand. but'
struck by the hip. around which the
player wore a protecting pad or leuth-i
At. each end 111‘ the court was a
great atone disk with a hole in the.
. house.
center. and through this orifice the.
er.
ball was driven bctore a point was
was used. since rubber trees nominal.
ed the forests. .
“Old chroniclers marvel {it the skill
game was seldom won under four
hours of constant play. Such exhaust-
ing contests. with a dozen participants
iin almost constant action, were not
for amateurs but professionals. Thus,
Efrom tlie‘Aztec word olll. signifying
:"ball." came the word mollontrut, “one
11 110 plays ball for a living. "
Another form of ball game to play-
ed by the Indian tribes of the Cudu-l
.lary River region in the wilds of Bra-
‘ztl. A carefully leveled fleId'lios In
trout of the nialokas, or 111m commu-
nal nausea. and daily, at 5 o'clock. the
men'- wreturnlng from the day's itching
or hunting. indulge in the sport—note
ly Mexicans. but one calling for a high
by the players, wno drive'them‘ with
the hands toward their opponents. Yel-
lowwall feathers of the Yapoo bird are
alllxed to the rubber bulls for accu-
racy. '
The Mancunian Indians of Southern
thle plus? an. anoint game wltlqupu
an bulls driven by wooden clubs. In a
clearing, 300 by 75 yards; lncluaed by
cut branches 0! trees. those 11111111111:
play chueca, ,whtch greatly rsfiemblaé
In croc‘u or 1111111 hockey. The game
In playéd from childhood and the' play-
(all! It»; mat endurance and whtlo
the pig 11.13 not 1111111111111 to
‘wus a man with u wooden leg.
' Who had come to watch the 1111-11 who
, sport. and yet even I. a schoolboy,
THE MAN 111/1111
THE WOODEN LEG
1.15.1111»
Copyright, 1913. by Asochted Lit-
erary l‘iess.
_—
’-
Of the six passengers who alighted
from the stagecoach at the Acorn inu.
in Blisstield. one April evening. one
The
stranger registered as John Gordon 01
Chicago. uud. when he gave out that
he might remain in lilissticld t'ur sm-
crul Weeks, everybody wondered winit
busineSS could have brought 111111 tin-1'..-
After three or {our 11:13.5 it lentil! out
that the 1111111 was :1 gtn'vl‘ililu'llt agent.
bud been stealing timber oi‘t‘ certain
lands. 'l‘hut 3111c him increase] re-
no-
living the thrills steel grny 1.1.1 1‘5. u'rtn
sot ju1v_und thin lips. could hurt,- tubl
that he was cruel. if not bud limited .
He bud lost his left leg ut the knee. ‘
and the substitute who not 11 .-:-211 11-1.}.
but u crotch 11111] :1 stick—4111- 11! lilies!
and cheapest Sort (11' 1111 :111'1111. ills;
dim-as 11:15 111511 very pi:.i11. his speech?
that of the 0111111111111 order. 1
"The than with the womlen leg."
11$
" he 0111111: to be generally Sltllkk‘ll nth-11d.
been in town about 11 week when one}
of the lending nit-rt‘hnnts wus rut-bed;
of about u HIDIIHilIlt" dollars in 11:11:11.:
The Iot'ilt constable did 11 1:111:11 dent or}
tutttlnu. but struck 110 view. ”lid in his:
desperation he naked Gordon to assist}
hint. llt‘ilt‘vlllg 111.1 doubt that u govern-3
' rut-tit ollh'et' of any sort ought to 1101
‘(lnnion sot-med to thina the unrtttc
. ln- rc or loss posted in detective. 11011.1
1
01erfornwhi1e and then rt 11111111. .
"The rose is an plum as the nose on{
your face. The merchunt's son touk1
the money. and utter this thing quietu;
down he will go 06' to St. Innis toi
have :1 good ttu1e.l'd stoke 1111 lifc
he‘s git every dollar of the m1. :stng
cush socurely hidden away 5111111.».
where." '
Ten or twelve du vs passed. and 1111-11 '
. came 11 tetrible u'ugedy.
The rttbent man in lllisstleld 111131
Squire illugins.lieo11ncd the “(11’0"
tnills. :1 store and several houses 11nd;
bud money to lend. He was 11 widow- I
er. but lived with his son and wife:
Ilia room mm on the ground tioor.l
white all others slept upstairs. [101‘
3 had no sure. but kept his money in ni
"not I; flit ‘.
on 111111 there was 1: 1111111 with a wood-
himselt'. and his face betrayed the fact '
no the that” m DU magma
In" I.”
868W! blond in 2 or 3 hour 119- “ -
'rlbds. event days hIVe boon lithium .
to lib.- below: decision was reached.
tin box on u shelf in a closet. Ue bndt
a bank account over at Medina. ten:
, miles. away, but often had 51.000 01'!
more In the house. One evening when l
. the other: were ready to go to bed he:
unnounted that ho had some bulineasi
to attend to and ii'u Ieutcd at 11131
desk In the sitting room when the otu-1
eru retired. About midnight the duugb-I -’
tor-lnlnw board a full and n groan
downstairs. and when her husband‘
went down to Investigate the squire-
- was found dead on the floor. having“
boon stabbed no tau than five times
in the body.
House and grounds were searched.
but the murderer had eacnpcd. and he
‘ bad nixoLmken with him the cash box.
which contained about $700.
Gordon seemed to take a 111'er Inter-
est In the murder. No outside help
would have been called in and the
murderer might have gone his wny
but for the arrival of unothcr stronger.
He was. on It happened. a first class
detective. who was just then employed
in tracing 11 missing man. The crime-
wna a day old when he reached Bliss-
ttold. He board all the particulars
front the loungers at the inn 11nd thou
wibnteered to look the ground over.
This was 11 courtesy on his purt.
which the sheriff could not retuse. and .
utter supper he was taken to the_
The trucks to the garden were still‘
fresh when the detective took hold of;
the work, and in three minutes In.- 11nd |
outdo up his mind to something. Ho,
i had little to lay to any of the mom;
explaining 111111 be had not yet com-1
pleted his lutestlgations but us be 1m 1
the house to return to the inn. \1ltito'
I followed 11! a respectful distunce. be
turned down a quiet lane. beckoned
the to follow. and when we were nlnnu
he lighted hII pipe and asked: "
111113110 you know any man In town.
who is lame In the lot; leg?" ‘
l 1111~11 «red in the negative. but udd-
en log lit the inn. Be at once begun
to question me about this ulna. not yet
11111-1111: seen him himself. and I told
him all I knew n‘nd all I had board.
or courae he told me notblug'tu re-
turn. though I heard him chuckling to
thnt be was pleased about something.
tucted ushlaxutdotuthejall. and:
when to the prenem of the Iberia he
sold:
"1 want you to go With me to over-
Cbe D. It). Read Go.
Estabhklzoa' 155]
Store closes at 5 o‘clock.
Saturdays,
m.
p.
A Suit for the Sea.
And Accessories That Sal: Water Cannot Da nage.
in gill 11111; 5111111151111
111 - 1' 1111'
_' t‘tt‘tu1ni1 .1 1131'1111'1'
«11‘. 1-111
1 ml.
' litm‘lt.
\1utcr
"1"tii~h 11211‘1 i11-1511111111; huthnnr 1'1 11
Illiit ”1111113.; 1111 11111 1-11.11
1.1111'3 likes 11-.1'1'.
S'i‘lljtil‘i' 1111i1 l111‘ 111'.
ilt‘>-
(In
-12
1.11.‘
Very conservative ljuthing Dresses are of Bla- k Sat-
in, “with 1111 111111121i1133 <
BiaCk Satin DECSSCS with 111-1111} 1‘1 ll.1t'~' ~11
111.1111
ltl't‘ti silk. 11.1w. tilui-l 1111-? 11
an cinct’ahl. $12.00.
Black 111311311 Suits 11-1111
girth-5.1‘f\\l1i1.-I111]i..1 rl-t --1 (nit-5111c strip-Us
$2.98 up.
and hlurk.
>500, $64510 $12.00.
1‘ '{l'v‘l ‘11.
1 1
51111.11 111.1t '41.".13' .1
UllilIYS 411111 (1111!. 1111A 11-1
11’], ‘1‘... .11‘
Bathing Suits of Salt Water Flannel, $1.53 and up.
15!: .- 11'
51'1‘1 Ill-l
A Bathing Brassiere
.\ 11:11' t'”ll\'t.‘lllt‘lll 111wl1'l that is bunctl in innit. tin-‘1
1‘1‘11511‘1'1l i11tl11'l1ut‘k.utnl has 111 1 stocking fillllllzll'lkl'N
so cts-
Corset Scull-1n.
Bathing Caps
Dutch Bonnets that are close tilting.
C1088 Caps with pert-1'1 stun-1-1111 ornutncnts
Tam-o-Shanters in colors
Sweeping Cap Style,
Roman striped Sashes, quite
111111.- 1'11hi1e1‘. $1.00
11111111. 7
Shoes, Slippers and Elastic Garters, etc.
Black Union Suits
Black Tights
Black Knickers
Notion Stock. main fir-111'.
50 cts. to $1.50
50 cts.
50 cts, to $1.50
St-t‘ti n1.
l‘inicrwcut‘
r
LOVER’S
THE PLACE
Vacation
Footwear
YOUR FEET ARE ENTITLED
TO A VACATION. "SLIP THEM
INTO A COMFORTABLE PAIR
OF'
flitting
Shoes
Evsnvrnmo FOR summ-En's
COMFORT FOR MEN. woman
AND. CHILDREN.
Glover's Shoe Store;
haul the man with the wooden leg at
the tavern. " '
The Iberltf. detective and constable.
with two or' three other citizens. pro-
cecd‘edto totbe “Inn and to Gordon's
'Hc watt cool .1111 quiet and '0!-
rated alga all. around but: than who
wen watch 111111 I“ him grow pale
pardon and 1101161} no olenae would be
taken. but would on let than: look It
his witoden log. 1
Gordon (altered and blotted .1111 um
Melting for his pistol under his pillow.
when the account-t ulna .btm. When
they had him security bound my 1111-.
strapped blowout!» leg. and. 10,111:
urtt loot m that“ “right a- on!
no ml the tuna who Ind robbed
merchant no the costumer. and
ms 111110 thé murder" at Santa
mmim " no hill-inch horned up
imperial Cafe
Now Op en
9. RAILROAD AVpENUE.
11:901.»! DINNER 40¢.
Business Men’s-or
Quick Lunch at
' Noon ‘
25 CEN'I'I.
no Cent Lunch
”Horn, 4 To a EACH Imitation.
molt-cuss BEA FOOD.
uni-Mme our user's mean on
anucHT.
rut nun. Pnornll'roa.
We have had some very hot 11.13.
and will have many more before tin:
Summer is over.
A GAS
RANGE
will greatly reduce the tempeintum 1 1‘
the .kitchen, and will 111-11 10 12;;111
the Summer more onjoynblv.
We have them at all prices, Ash
for information.
The United Electric
Light 81 Water Co.
ATTEND THE‘GREAT cur RATE
SALE.
Louis Avfick
The Union Clothing and Shoo store.
POBTOFFICE BLOCK
SOUTH NORWALK
.1310 no 11180
Sleuth lit 1115 Main St
BRIDGE 31‘. co up.
land tummcuooflnwr-o-M_ .
Norwalk Chronicler