Christmas Prasanls.
Before another issue of the Sxx'rta‘zt.‘
christmaa will have come and gone. and'
many hearts have been made glad with
tokens of remembrance and affection from :‘
relative and friends. The beautiful cus- l
mutt. Nil cult!
“ connotation-Inca. m-tcckhimsclca‘. tf‘yculockwdlilIMy Z
thatwchadn‘ttinctomaphtuncfcnc x ; ,’ I
of those urn-lagoons. is “hoped todc.
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‘Ilaacih‘o‘l'plaoo to [at flat class groceries,
canbcprooandhcrcforthccmallectbcy
novella-chemist“. The «use.
name's-outbound!“ thmcd-
-andlalocatrd in thobpposltc part of the
city. whcrc' ‘ there are no vessels. but con-
stantly poking trains. so many of them in
what are needed for a Merry Christmas or
By this time we concluded our artist
tom of making prevents on the recognised needed a mt. so we left him sitting on
anniversary of the birth of Him :who i the curb stone while we dropped into
brought life and immortality to light. has
well nigh become universal in this coun-
try and to be pitied indeed are they who are
so impoverished that they cannot comply
with it. This number is indeed very small.
for the ingenuity of the age has
plied the productive power. and simplified
the process of decoration and beautifying.
that articles of use and beauty can be
bought for the most trifling sum.
During this week most of the purchases
of. holiday presents will be made. and it is
of‘interest to every one to‘know where they
can. with the least trouble and outlay pro-
cure such articles as their funcy suggests
and their purses will allow. The 8251'!-
xu. to give assistance in this matter has
made a tour of the business places of its
advertisers. and will give its readers the
benefit of its observations.
In order to make the job more complete.
the reporter had our “special artist " go
along with him and make a few sketches.
It is some time since this member of the
stafl has bad experience. and some of tliel
sketches may lack telling points. but in
the main they will help to adorn the tale
A. LAUDER‘S
Cigar store. and looked over his stock of
cigars and tobacco. and smokers‘ goods.
Being addicted to the habit of “ puffing a
so tnulti~ . weed and blowing a cloud." we had a very
pleasant time and were considerably inter-
acted in the skill and taste shown in carv~
ing and shaping pipes and cigar holders.
the many devices of tobacco boxes and
pouches. and the great variety of manu-
facture of tobacco. Mr. Lauder manufac-
tures his own cigars. and is ready to fill
large or small orders for the holidays.
“'hiie here the thought struck us to cal
up stairs on
DR. c. H. KENDALL.
The popular and skillful young dentist.
who has been so successful here in the
ipractice of his profession. We did not
1think of his place as one in which christ-
mas presents could be procured till we be-
gun to examine some of the sets of artifi‘
cial teeth be was making. when thtI idea
struck us that an order or the money for
such a great boon nsa new set of teeth
would be about as much appreciated as
we tell.
Starting out. we came first to
.t. maintain}: a sos‘s.
anything by those in need of them. \Vhen
. we came out of this plaf‘c we found our
artist occupied on .'\ sketch of something
nth declined blunt ltr. bencdict.
. A‘r cac. w. nav‘a
we found a fine display of groceries and
fruits. which go actual way toward the
enjoyment- of the holiday; Our artist
grouped some of the leading fruit: to.
gcthcr in the following sketch:
When we went into the South Norwalk‘
Savings Bank. we were at once struck
with the {coca-cl air "of'buslncal about the
place.
noon at. Myron
the cashier. was full of business. but not
so much encased that he could not attend
to all that called. He writes life. acci-
dent and fire policies in the best compan‘
ice in the world. buys and seller-cal estate.
. in onc of the second story windows on the
:nppositc side of tlic strcct from \Vllcre we
.lt-ft him.
jarriyul. but \vc sccurcd tlic skctcb. which
EW‘H drop lil licrc. liu‘irc particularly tnshmv
3 the weakness of our artist for the fair sex.
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Ulll‘ artist undcrtt‘mk to sketch our of > “‘6 found a large stock ofiucns'. women's
flit" show windows. but ho {OllUtl llll‘lll‘anll childrpu's hunts and shnofil and Mr.
filled with such a multitude of lu‘allllhll38ch3ub himself busy on cllstmn \vork.
articles that he feared he could not do the : Looking ”vu- his “wk m. {.mud n 9....
subject justice. on he merely dashed 017; braved the latest styles and bust makes.
the above outline. leaving it for tho writer Our attention was particularly attracted
3» AT JOHN sclucu'a
‘0 mention “'1‘“: ht‘ docs “i“ “NW. Tllt‘ bv the‘ fine display of rubber goods.
wrttcr. however. is in jiht us- much trcub~i would have my... a cut ..f [1,... stock. bad
le us the artist. lltl mnnot tucntluu uiuny : not Mr Schuub‘s dog gut ltflt‘l' our artist.
of the beautiful u l useful things on sale ; “'8 tried 1.. make a sketch ..{ the scene of
here. for while then‘yis much that is beauv our ageing nrtist ouxsclvcs. but he darted
tiful there is niuch‘uunrc that conibincsliuto one of the hallways so quickly that
the useful With the ornamental. Among } we could not do it. but while we failed in
the novelties is a full line of Kalo Medo'gettiug a picture of our emupanion we
ware. embracing vases. baskets. wall secured a life-like representation of the
pockets. broom holders. etc. Besides. Edng. which we give on a reduced tit‘illt‘.
there inn full and beautiful line of silk! 2 E
and linen ilillltlk.‘l‘t‘lllt‘f§. dross goods. and :
a‘i‘ \v. ll.
the many hundred things that the ladies?
use in their \vardrolw and [Illlt'L The live!
and ten cent counters are distinctive and l \\'e bud leisure to examine his stock inn
attractzyc features of this cstabli‘luuent. f fore our artist rccoverwl his courugc nulli-
l cicntly to come forth from his hiding
. , . ,place. We found his store fully stocked
there is a Jam of holiday goods. the coun- : with a large 1"... “f cloths fur suitings.
ten lllltl shelves being crowded with a van ? for dream and bug...“ purposes. Also “
lety of useful and ornamcntal articles. In ‘ a fine assummtm.“ gum; ms and furnish-
one of the cases there are scvcrul beautiful S ing goods from which to select. There is
dressing “8““ hand mirrors. (to I" .3 a sort of practicability to the presents of~
dress goods be has replenished his stock. fercd at this store.
sud in fancy articles he has a novelty in;
Chinese goods in glove and collar box“. '
3 We called upon our ,urtist when we came
out. and here is what he had sketched.
SW‘URD‘S
ar ll. VAN nousrzufs
u. s. nRows‘s.
By the time we reached H. S. Brown‘s
ahoe store our artist had again joined us.
The little scare he had had from Mr.
Schaub‘s dog had somewhat excited his
lmniag'ination. and with an utter disre
gardof what he saw. he dashedofl' the
following picture. which. if It does not
portray an actual scene. shows to good
advantage and in an attractive manner
the beauties of a well fitted slim.
which is evidence that he had been pay-
ing more attention to the polite clerks
than be had to the goods on exhibition.
a. a. noon-ms.
Bodwcll‘c always has Men and still is
headquarters for Santa Claus. This sea-
anu he has a larger stock than over of toys;
and confectionery . and a large Fine of al- E
hunts and stationery goods. lluys cnl: be.l
supplied here with sleigbs. wag. ns. tll unis.
flfcc. flutes. horns : girls with .l-iiLs. min-
htm'e toy and bed room sets and dishes;
that are jumping jacks. ncrobnts. spelling
m and so-forths of all kinds. The
or“ did a little better here than at Van
Boon-n2 for he produced the following.
which he laid vac a fair representation of
ficjoyin “for thedcar little children
when parents mug!“ their presents at
dwells.
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Hr. Brown has a largcttock oflhcesfcr
ladies. and also for gentlemen. that fit
jutunicelyuthcccchcwn in the out.
Thebestwaytojudxcofthucgccdlictc
callandcnuincthcna.
n- nomxn‘c s'rcnx
choondatetnptinx displq cf confoc-
ticncry of Hr. Hothnd‘s own manufac-
ture. What beam.- withoutcndy.
and when you can get it scchccpand
“mum's. every child-boon
be My furnished for the W
Echuabnufifulvarlctycfcornncophc
Thu subiuct dim i mired on our
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The pineap e was not in the stock. but
was placed in the picture to give it an ar-
tiatic finish. We know of nothing more
acceptable as a Christmas present than a
fine turkey. a pair of chickens. a barrel of
flour. a ham. or any of the goods to be
found in a first class grocery store such as
Mr. Day‘s. Next door is '
u. a. noon‘s.
the jewelrymnn‘s. Mr. Rood has shown
excellent taste in his selection for the hols
idnys. which embrace a full line of silver
and plated ware. gold rings. napkin rings.
silver and gold thimbles. gold and silver
watches. clocks in great vnr'ety. What
struck our artist fancy was the eye glasses.
and he gave us the following specimen of
his skill.
A great many attractions are shown at
this place that must be sccn to bc appre-
ciuted.
AT DAVID s‘row‘s
furniture store we found beautiful par-
lor and bed room suits. easy chairs
chairs. pretty stands and ottomnns. writ-
ing desks and secretary's. lounges. hat
racks. ornamental brackets. mirrors.
camp chairs. 6:0,, ranging from the low-
cst to the highest prices. lie cannot fail
to suit all that may be looking for any-
thing in his line. “'0 would have had a
sketch of this place if our artist had not
caught sight of the undertaking depart-
ment. which, though pleasant and pcr~
feet. was so suggestive that. he could not
use his pcncil in that cliccrful mood new
cssary to show the bcnntics of the general
stock of furniture.
w. c. ot‘ixrnw.
tho cx-tnuyor. is lit the old stand in Music
Ilall block. Ills storc is fillcd Willi bard—
\\':irt~ and hnuscfurmsllin; goods as usual.
but the most :lltrztctlvc thing. for the hol-
idays. for ll--- buys and girls :lf't‘ the slclls
and :kutcs. cf llu- laittcruf winch lic in s
:‘. lllrpc llllt‘ t-f llw most lmnlm‘n palicl‘lm.
llcrc our lll'll'\l was proltibilctl from milk-
Mr. Q. would not
C(lllil'lJ l” it‘ll»; ll‘l'l'l .‘0 ltl' ll Ill ll.
ing a Fkt‘lt‘ll‘ llt‘f‘flufit'
AT l~‘. . ix‘l‘lllalt's.
Tllt‘f’t' is n \3t'l"\' busy luzin making over,
rr-p'iirmg .‘lll'l clcanmg \\‘lllt‘ll lir‘
docs u ltll L'I!"ll rklll .llnl to lln- utmost
anthfm-tinu nl' hm pill-ms. Mr. (ioniln .
is a thoroughly practical furl ill. and will
make allytlimg' in his lint- in orllcr. or
purcluiw for his t'll~lt\lll“l‘~l. ulvmg them
the ltll\'.l itztgc of lll‘~ cxtwl'lcru- for only it
slight i'culuncrutiou. 'l‘licrc is nothing
that a hilly murc uppru-lltcs than n will
skin r-Sll‘tllli'. or sunn- olhcl‘ .‘ll'l:t‘lv~ of fur.
\Vc \\'«>lllll li.i\ ~insct'tctl it cut llcru if \t’u
could lich ltllll n lit-tbcr l bc llllllllill nkt‘lt‘lh
ml was a nnul. or n rut. Wc don't want
to make any llllhldlit‘ ml \Vc \Vlll lt'flVt‘ it
out.
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l. u. uovr‘s.
No artist or \vrltcr can do Jllslli‘t‘ lo the
beauty of the drcssing cuscs. vases. tollct
acts. perfume bottles. «c . nhl)\\‘|lltl lloyt‘s
pharmacy. Tim-m \vill llcul‘ the closest in-
spection. and too more they are vicwcd
the more thcy will be admin if. He has
collects rents and finds tenants “W
you will see a happy scene. that is made
complete by the stylish appearance and
comfort of the carriage. Walk--hfullinxa
Brothers are ready to furnish one like it
or any other of the many styles made.
They also have a full line of sleigh: of
their own make. and will promptly make
any repairs that are needed.
//’/A'rlm§sn‘s
‘thér/e are more goods than you could shiik'e
/‘ to supply their wants.
manta. sells drafts on foreign cyluntriec. a stick at in a day. They have Japanese.
passage tickets by the best steamjhip lines. bramble and lustre goods. card Ntltll\‘l‘l‘lt
and (loco a general agency-business. The Bohemian vases. lava smoking sets. nut-
cut at the head of this oticc is to rcpre. jolio ware. beautiful lamps. flower .hold-
sent the bank. but it, s very suggestive ere. presentation cups and» saucers. mus
also of the occupation of MnLayton—bucy tnoho cups. and stacks of articles Just
as a bee. ,/ suited for holiday presents.
,mnra a co‘s.. ’
or tho/OldWcllCigar Company.“ the place
fo makers and users of tobacco to visit
They have a repu-
tation second to no similar establishment
in the country. which has been earned by
careful attention to business and a deter-
mination to excel. Besides the brands of
cigars of their own make. they keep all
the leading makes of tobacco. meerchuin.
brienwood and clay pipes. at wholesale or
retail. and give their customers tho best
goods and the best attention. The corn?
puny brand most of their cigars by their
firm name “ Old Well.“ and our artist
thought it would be the right thing to
The housekeepers goods cupturml the
fancy of our urtiSst. nnd be contributed
the above noun-what- jumbled sketch.
- ll. THJA‘
hits tlouu some of lilo finest Jobs in car-
riture and sit-lull making. and ho is doing
them all tbc time. His shop on Main
street is it busy phicc. for he not only
given sketch of their registered trade
mark. so that purchasers could not he
mislcd by counterfeiters and imitators.
liereitis:
Timon. “urn. Registered an. l“‘7“-
And nothing could be more suggestive
of the purity of their goods.
MRS. ll. Kiln-30E“
informed us that she had made great rc-
ductions in the pricc of all her millinery
goods for the holidays. and could sell
tritmncd hats from 50 cents up. Sim has
a large stock of ribbons. n grunt vnricty of
ft-ntlicrs null flowcrs. silk hnndkcrchicfs
and worsti-d goods. llcr store has it real
city appctmtnco and ladies will find tlu-rc
liundrcds of nrticlcs that tho tncn know
nothing about and cannot dcscl’ibc. Our
nrlcst niudc the following ski-it‘ll of tin or
ticlc he saw banging among the nulny
olllcr things. \Vo flhkt‘ll him wind it was.
llc sziltl lu- didn't lino“, cxuctly. but
lbougl'l it was it rug.- ful‘ some kind of .‘t
bird.
We also found In H- n l.‘~l’\_;c linc of hair
gmuls. which hilllhll ll us that no lull)
uccd lm without hair of lu-r own if slu-
only bull u liltlc mutiny in spend for lin-
arliclc. Ami to show how "min-a] fulfils
hair t‘mllil lw nunlc in luck lllc Following
piclurc was lulu-n from lifts:
n. D‘.\ n'mts
l‘unfcclioucry und bakery prnscnls n holl~
(lily uppcul‘nncc. The stock ofcoufcclion-
also it lnrgc lino of pocket books. perfume
boxes. fine colouncs and fancy
Don‘t fall to cull licrc on your shopping
tour.
MNll‘r.
M. hAVlé-R.
The clotliier. is well prepared for the bulls
days. having a wry full Hlul‘li of rcudy
Inudc clothing. gents‘ furnishing guilds.
hats and cups. jewelry. umbrcllus and
citizen. lie has silk balulkcrchlefs speciall-
ly for holiday presents. In fact you
couldn‘t make a more sensible gift than
any of the goods he offers. We looked for
our artistic companion here but he. was
missing. and when we went into
rattvmu uno'riimts‘
Tonsorial palace next door. we found him
spread out in one of the easy chairs having
his beard removed. He said he couldn‘t
continue the tour until he had been re‘
freshed with a shave and bath. which are
luxuries indeed when they can be indulged
in at this first class establishment. These
may not he presents but they are very esv
sertlal to n presentable appearance and
general good health. which are the great-
est blessings of the holiday and all other
seasons. We hardly knew our companion
after he had passed through his ablutious.
and the hands of one of the proprietors.
We were so pleased with his appearance
that we had him sit for his picture. and
here it is.
on m.
Ourrcadercwill atoncedetcctactriklng
semblance of Gen. Grant. which we
think ishlthvcnutpllmcntu-y to the Ir
tilt. ortthcncral. wedcn‘t knowwhich.
Wctddtchcvc hint look a: little more
plouant. 5|“th upon a Icok‘f
austerity. which. be cold. indicated not
onlypniucbutcoavcycdaaclfmm
accent. ‘
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“Mutual-shown aroma."
cry is very full nnd varied. comprising the
choicest nutnufncturc. Our artist tried to
} not :1 picture of Mr. D‘Artois. lllll ho was
l in such cunstunt motion he did not suc-
; cccd. lie was inking orders for ice cream
purines. contracting In f‘ltit‘l‘ for “'l‘lltlllllP',
lll‘ll'tilllllillg‘ to supply couf’wllouory fl 1‘
Sunday sch-col l‘cstivnls- flittingr hero and
tllcrc uml cvciywlu-rc. good nullu‘edly ut-
tcndmc. to oil. llis long cxpcricucc mud
skill at catering has brought his services
into grim demand. but lm manages to no-
ooumuulntc all.
If] LLRDOVS MARKET.
A sight of this market is enough to ex-
cite the nppditc. Its contents. which in‘
cltidcoll the dainticstnnd substitutials in
their season. are arranged and displpyrd
in the most tempting manner. and with
the most scrupulous neatness and cleanli-
ness. Mr. llilsdon‘s long experience in;
the business has made him perfectly fa-
miliar with the wants of this community.
and he aims to make his tnurket a model
one. Hero will be found poultry. fish. oys-
tors. clams. scallops. fresh and canned
fruits. vegetables of all kinds. everything
to make a bountiful Christmas dinner.
Our artist‘s attention was so taken by the
fish department that. be confined his sketch
to one of the largest and prettiest of tho
tinny ll‘ibt‘.
A call at Hilsdon‘s market. adjoining
the Congregational church. will convince
any one that it is a well kept and complete
market.
0. n. naavnv‘s.
C. H. Harvey's boot and shoe starch
well known throughout this part of the
county for the great variety and exceb
lance of its stock. which embraces a full
linsnf gents. ladies and childrens boots
and shoes. from the ctoutect to the finest
grades. He always makecalpeclaltyof
rubber goods. and relic all cttlwluweat
prices. We can‘t give a full description
of them. but must make the following
grouping by our artist telling the story.
when you can buy it and your groceries
tnnnufncturcs. but repairs and does a gen-
eral jobblng busincns. His cnl'r‘iagvs and
sleighs run cusy uml wmu- well. and civc
onlirc srltisfucl ion llcsidt-s this he docs a
mineral sign and rl'lllt‘V pundit”: business.
”c has mult- mumc of lllu fine st signs in
thc city. All l--fl with him for ll
l.‘l|l‘l‘lll;.'.'t‘ \\ ill ln- Hill lltll‘tl to promptly. or
he will furuidi you a Lnlc‘iéll on demand.
nl‘ilcl‘
'l‘llc :iln-vc arc in >1‘!|\\' one of thc many
lvcnutll'ul and significant dcviccs that are
made by
JHHN ll. SMITH
the flow-st. \\‘llt| “th'S speciul ullr-utiun to
unit-rs fur the holidays. llc nuppln-s our
cllurcllcs. and Il ll“ much to mid to tilt-
hcuuly nil-l pit-”slum of llic liul:.l.ly scu-
Mm. .\'cll.xn; lll'ibt'.‘ llic llnnm mun,-
t‘lm-rlui lIl lic- \\ mlcl' lluill cruu'lngplunls
moon 1 :m- In wit ’1‘ \--~.- in» can mpply or
mil fill‘lll‘ll mu «u: l‘. |\\3“l‘ li‘l'l plants
ful‘Nlu \Xuilkxii't l.t'-';~llml.
.‘ilr-h l3..l \\lli3ii
ill Iwi' mint“. it “ohms. m. \\'.'-.l strict.
Ulll'l'hhzlt‘I'lill l.m.l.'-I.ic'll~ lul’ lllt' hull-
tl:ly~. It'- l‘uiticll-c. of p:.cc on all llcl‘
Hut-k. which (‘lllal'l low. llmm- .‘llllt'll‘fillltll
“u to m lkt up I‘m- ,‘.:l‘c.‘|it'.~i u!‘ all lllelt-r-
’\ \\'mn:ltt3~ Ullt‘ lir-
tist wouldn't Milt-mp! :i lrll'llll't‘ of mica-f
llwm. lull mull ln- Would llri :\ ll‘l‘llll
without tlic lmnllcl. lie-m ll ls:
lcs in mm: l-.mm-l.
givi-
We rccommcnd that. you cull in L‘liss
Smith‘s and sou what our artist. could not
tlost‘rilw.
’l‘l. s will be be our hit-t attempt to give
nu illuslrutctl .lu.~c.lpliuli of tho holiday
mum-twin. til" rcd by Hill‘ lulvcrlisurs. llllv
ll‘xi \vc gct n llcw :trll-l. ‘liu troublc is
ltc will not \‘Hllllllt‘ luulsclf lo the Pit‘f‘llt‘fi
nntl sights lit-furc him. out drum-s
lunch on his llllllgllllllltlll. nsllm f'ullmvmg
cut shows:
lzm
tin-about ii dozen at u flow. and never gcts
\ lllltl for ill.» holidays.
fact that instead of onlh‘ngthe place by
its proper and beautiful name‘s-Springs
wood—come ofour peeplc speak of it an
“ Whictleville.“ which is very properly re.
sented by those living there. It is no un~
usual thing to see what our artist sketched
in this place i
But what is more profitable is to see to it.
that you buy your Christmas groceries at
the Springwood grocery store. which has
the reputation of furnishing the best goods
at the lowest prices.
From Springwood we wont to Norwalk.
and on our way dropped in at
FRANK T. "\‘ATT‘S.
And in d him busy in orders for Dental
work. of which he has some fine speci-
mens In the hurry our artist could get
only a sketch of a set of uppers.
om here we hurried to Ii. K. Lock-
umds. nnd found the gl‘cnlt-st collection
of useful and ornamental goods. The
“ nnncx " is flllml with toys. vases and a
thousand and mm difl'crcnt things of use
and oruaincnt. Nat was there in all his
glory. polite as ever. and (icorgc was giv-
in); every attention in customers. The
“ Boss " has tlic happy knack of waiting:
flurried. (lur artist could not get a ski-tch
of the store. but be got onc of his wife
who was “shit: mm of the l'nivt-rslll
\Vringcrs. for which sbc gut trustcd at
Mr. L‘s. .‘lccllmv happy bllt‘ looks. und
think what it prospccl. Mr. 1.. has of gt‘l‘
ting llll_V for tho wringcl‘.
lhn‘t full to go up to Luckuuwd‘s bo-
foll (‘ll‘f‘lillllfls. nud whllc uptown you
should call at
“nu l.t>t'l\'\\'uoli'.~'
Ind look ovcr llic goods lm ole-rs ill his
furniturc slorc. which :lf‘t‘. wulnut. col-
lugc nml parlor suits. varying in pricc to
suit llw tllncs. He has :i apt-chilly in mul-
i‘csscs. und tillcl‘s t‘\'t‘l‘_\ thing ill the \‘cry
lowest prices. A tncc parlor or in ii mum
suit \voulul nukc ll mm! ftl‘l‘wlllfllllt‘ pres-
unt. und Illll‘lllg tlic lml till) :i you might
have u plcusunt llllll‘ pnllmring.
which our urlisl bli;{,{t‘.~l\ m liu- fulfil-Wing.
M‘l'llll
This is caicululcd to mukccn-rytltinx as
Til ‘ lu‘xi place
uur ()lll friend
lucrry us it nlzu‘riugc “1'“.
we cullcd at was lbnl of
will patron
.l. M. POTTER.
Here we found just the things for holi-
dny pl'caonts. The first that struck our
artist was a beautiful \\'cbc.l square piano.
llut thcrc \vercalso uprights and grands.
orgims ot‘ scverul tunnufucluivrs. and a
gmwml stock of musical nultriunenls and
music. Mr. l’oftcr don‘t dcmnnd the§ full
price of nu instrument down but accepts
piiymcut. in cosy instnllmcnts.
'l‘bis finished our calling in town so “'0
slurlcd for Stamford lu scc \vhiit
JOHN hltnllll’.
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'l‘lic .u‘tisl inszstg‘d
on :i sliclcli of tllc hursc \vc ltlllt‘. and we
». an
sf;
which lm made to represent
.ioux u. rmuus‘
Coal yard. “"0 rmnonstratcd with him.
but he said it was in true city style. and
he thought more of that than actual rep.
l‘t‘m‘llllltltm. John delivers his coal and
wood by one or two horses. however. in
large or small quantities. or by rail or veto
sol by the cargo when desired. 3
RAYMOND HROTH ERR
Do the sumo thing. and: much more. but
our artist had cut to sketching curls. lion
sea and men. and feeling it little sore be.
cause wo criticised his‘ immediately pre‘
ceding production. be determined to
make this one plain. and he‘sucoeeddd.
. . - - I 1
But the lllt‘l‘t is guild and lthe general glutin-
ing‘ is true to life. and suggests that ti Won
of coal left at some poor friends idoor
would be a most acceptable Ohrisitlnas
present. This firm. besides theiri coal
and wood busing-its. are engaged in the
flour and feed trade. dealers in drain lp pa.
cement and builders material. and are
fully prepared to do all kinds cfjobc in
heavy trucking. hoisting. to. i .
w. w. com.
The grocer. located on the foot bri
made special preparations to do a
holiday trade in confectionery. al tic!
prices of which are given in his ad tinc-
ln another column. Too much can be
laid lnfavor of pure confectionery.§and
cheap. at such a place at ilk. On ‘0.
youare fortunate. He will call an get
' your orders, and deliver them pecmtly. .
.orifynu prefer .voucan go to m. 7. .,
While it» in: pnttltsgu’fim ..
date. but it never made such a plunge of
appearance «this in a horse. When we
got home we sold him to Sherman. when
he can be seen with many other gentle
and safe horses.
there was one placcwherc ans goods were
sold that had not been mentioned. and
that was the
And moduty prevents our going into dc-
taint“ we invite oil to call and examine .
the goods, -
finally (‘-\llr=t‘lllctl on condition he would
ntllll lllt‘ l‘ltli‘l‘. ‘3
The reference to liemlidl‘s spawn cure
is a little bit of satire. We were not no
in): for the cure but for John Moore. and
we found him with it full stow; of harness~
es of all kinds. tubes, bells. trunks. &c.
He didn‘t like the looks of our nag. and
said it would make a great difference in
nppeamnco if he was properly saddled and
bridied. and asked us to take it sent- till be
fitted him with them. In a few minutes
he called us to the front of the store and
said. “ What do you think of that l” We
could hardly believe our eyes. the change
was so great. and we at once had the horse
saddle and bridle photographed. See the
clumse :
Kendall‘s spnvln cure will iyork won-
thn we got to our office “found that
smart. astronaut mac. ‘ '
noLIDAY Goons
”AT—~—
Puisrnn‘s DRUG Sr. .35,
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The. most extensive disph ' and, as usual, the
Powcst 1 1'1 .8.
Holiday eserfts, -
Either Useful or
China Ware. Vases. Dinner sols. Oriimcutcd Cups and saucers,
Carriages. slcighs, .Vclocipcdcs. lorscs. (Sheap'l 03‘8, 0...!
\VOl‘k Boxes \Vl‘iling Desks. . allllllOSO “ are, Clinics. Ckc
Photograph Albums. Leath Goods. Work BOXcs.
Jewel Cases. Cigar C 0.: (Hero Brutus,
Juvenile
in the Holiday Annex.
ted to examine
sortment not
E. K. LO
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Ill-ISBN“!
namentnl.
mks
to 5.
Fine Table cutlery and fiber Plated \Vm'c
llcst Quality Ld’cst Prices.
5,10,25,50and10f) Gent Counters
First {but liusl. )lcssl‘s. Mullm‘yli
Lcwis old plat? of busmcss
0
oifc r0 (1
3KW0_0_n_._
Ample Accommodatiggns or Santa glans and
Those in search of dipl'opitiuto Christmas
Presents lit the LO\ st Prices, are invi—
unqunllcd as-
by
ltnvitc the sitcom attention of Ladies to my as-
eor no t of
Cloaks, a
Dolinagns
3 Ulsters.
'l‘he B'lylf‘l will he found the lost. 33.} 1mg... .1.
Lowest in the t‘ity.
Alwu complete line of .
Black and Cold Silks.
SATIN D1“; LYON.
Black and Cold Sutins.
Brocadcsl Silks and Sutins.
Block & Col’d Velvets
Black and Colored Cusluneres.
All Wool Mommies.
—F L A N N E L 8
And Novelties in all Shades and Prit
35c. to “501?.
. to war
.mc. mister;
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Silk Hnndkcrchlcfo from
8th: Cortland ‘I‘asctslu fmu
Cloak Dummcnta from”
Special Bargains in
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Hosiery and Underwear.
Towels. Napkins and Table Lin3
H. VAN HOOSEAR.
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o uuprow such chances
int many men. “Linen. analn
right in their own localities.
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SI? T'I‘ON ’S
cilarrh flute!
A Sure Rem edyl.
ix \\ ill mnvrncei you that you can 33hr ruml
at l‘lAl‘TlCll‘s Drug Slurc. South Rot-walk.
Prion 50 (Innis all“
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Qutilr furnished froc. with run iii-Ifruv
ll\)ll.- for conducting the nun-l palatable
tuisinmn that anyone can origami in. The
lul‘lnr‘ a is sums)- to lost-n. n ‘3 our in:
hlf‘llt‘liflll! llh‘ril simple and pluiu. that
any one can ninkc cow profit:- from the
\ o onc can fall uhn is \liliinx to work
are as hilt‘t‘tm‘flll us mcu. Bore iltlld "iris
large sums Many haw madc at 3theiibusiiiess
lulu rcd dollius ill a single \“l‘l‘k. LNothin"
or known [when All who (mgr-cc 32am- Ell]:
lbv care and rapidity \vSth which lfht‘V Lt?
ulte inuncy .You caneuxage in this‘luilinc-s
mitt You do not
“0 ‘tht‘ all Elm risk.
should write to us a
rcndv money.
a mu 'l‘nulhht‘ou
five
\‘nutucl ves-
lvy rnuki ., mo 9
when a golden qrxxxrtiifiillv is ‘1: ~
crcd. thereby alwnyu live .6“: pnvs
erty from your door. 'l the who
always take advantage of h
rlnlucw for ranking runner on
immune wenltlrv. while thin who
u pmwlyrk We
strand rub tdgwo for
The bnsllmwlll
ages. Wdfn
you need. fire. so
mam-v WY
your uhptc time to the workdays: 3
l-lllHufDl'mafitm and all that is
suns“ a (To . Hit-tiara!
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