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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1884.
WEOLE NO. 695 .
OPTIMISM.
[Ella \thclor in Manhattan.)
I‘m no reformer; for 1 no more light
Than darkknu in the world; mine on m
lllt‘
To catch the first dlm radiance of the dawn.
And now to now the cloud that. threatens
storm.
The fragrance and the beauty of the roots
Defight me so. slight thou tit lgivc thethorn:
And the sweet music of t e lark‘s clear so
Stay: Linger With me than the night hawk 8
cry.
And ii‘i'm in thin great three of pain called
I a.
ad a rapture, linked With each dmpuil'.
\ ell worth the price of anguish
I detect
More good than evil in humanity.
Love lights more tires than hate cxtingulshm.
And iuen grow better as the world gmwaold
THE TWO QUATRAINS.
{Ivan Tourgueneff.)
There was once a town whose in~
habitants worshipped poetry so ar-
denlly that. if some weeks elapsed
without new and masterly poems com~
ing to light. such a poetical sterility
was regarded as a public calamity.
Every one then would put. on his boat
clothing. “Mild strew ashoi upon their
heads. and “ould gather together in
an open space to nail. to allt‘tl tears.
and to murmur bitterly against the
Muse, who had forsaken them.
(in one of these days of mourning. a
youthful port. .luniiis. appeared in tlie’
aipiarc. which was densely packed with
sot-rowing people.
He mounted the rostrum in haste,
and made a sign that he \\‘i~lied to re-
(‘lft‘ ll lun'lll.
The lictora flourished their slaves.
and/themed the stenterian voices: "Si-
lence? attention!" ’l‘hccxpcctaiit multi-
tiidc \icre .silcul.
" l'ricndsf companions Y' began
.luirius. in a clear but slightly faltering
_ \on-e;
"Friends and companions!
I‘m-tr).
(God of luirnioiiioiis beauty and light.
t‘harms away. trouble and vanipushcs sor-
r\:vt';
Apollo arises—and first is the night?“
Junins had concluded; the answer was
a uniu-rsal burst of laughter. howls
and \ihistlcs from ovcry side.
The upturned faces of the multitude
glowed with indignation; every eye
sparkled with rage; every hand was
rnmcd threaten ll.’l_\' and clenched.
"lhn‘s lic wish to mock us with that '3"
The lover of
yelled .the furious voices. “Tear the
paltry rhymcstcr down from the
rostrum' Down With the blockhcad!
l‘elt tlic fool with rotten apples and
stinking eggs? Stones? bring stones!"
Jumns rushed headlong from the
rostrum; but scarcely had he gained his
.\dwclling than he heard tumultuous ap-
plause. shouts of praise. and acclania~
leilis.
'I‘prtnrnl with doubts .luniua rc-
Illrlh‘d In the s [Hare and I‘lltlt‘ilYt‘rt‘il,
if possible. to inin.:lcunobserved in the
crowd. for “ 'l‘is dangerous to rousethe
grim hen "
J‘Iltl \\'ll:lI illil llt‘ St‘t‘? '
llaiseii high upon the shoulders of
the multitude on a flat. golden shield,
clothed in the purple mantle, his locks
crowned with laurel. stood his rival.the
youthful poet Julius ' ' ' And
the people shouted ”t llory and honor
tothe immortal Julius! He has con-
sol. d lla in our trouble. and in our great
sorrow he has refreshed us with his sub—
lime bot-try. which sweeter than
honey. more musical than the sound of
the cymbals. more fragrant than tho
odt r of r. ses. and purer than the blue
of licavcul Lii't him in triumph. pcr—
fiimc his inspir. d hc.id with soft clouds
of llli‘i‘lhi‘. f.in him “llll palm branches.
l.‘
strcw all the spices pf Arabia before
hiin‘ Honor and glory to the divine
llt‘k‘tln
-“.l!llll\ approached one of the. WM-
blill-il‘s: “lb-peat to ice, 0 beloved
fellow-to“n‘nian. thi- words with which
dllll‘.l\ has em-h.iii:ed._ Alas! unforturr
:itrly. l “as not present when he recited
them. I pray you, do me the favor to
I'I'lu at ilmsn. if ycu can remember
them 1" .
“ l low in wild 1 ever forget such
verses 3" \‘l‘li'il the questioned one
can:- rly; “for what do you take me?
Listen and shout aloud. rejoice with us!
The vi {\t‘.‘ commence thus:
“The ion-r of Poetry, my friends and cone
pain-ins.
Lit-d of snbhiinty. be iiity and light!
Cari- Lll\'l}~lh'lll‘\. and all sorrow is endall
\\'hi-ii l'liu-bus arises —t.hen vanishes
11:;‘11‘
“Now. what do you think of that?‘
“lint I pray you," cried Junins,
“those are my on n vi-rsi-s! Julius was
among the crowd when l was reciting
them. he heard them, and has repeated
them “llll a few trifling alterations.
which. after all, are no improvement!"
"Ah? now I recognize you. ' ' ‘
you are .lnniusf" replied the other,
with frowning brows. “You are either
envious or a blockhead. llecollect your-
self. miserable youth. with what sub»
limiiy spake Julius: ‘W'hen l’hu-bus
arises, then vanishes night !' Compare
your nonsense with it: ‘Apollo arises.
and fled is the night I“
“Yes. is it not exactly the lame?"
began Junius. ' .
"Another word." interrupted the
other. “and 1 will rouse the people, '
' ' they will tear you in pieces!"
Juniiis prudently held his tongue. A
gray-headed man who had overheard
the conversation stepped toward the un-
fortunate poet. laid his hand on his
shoulder and said: “Junius! you re-
peated what you had composed out of
season. This one certainly repeated
borrowed words. still he hit upon the
right moment; hence his success. Your
own conscience must console you."
So his own conscience must console
him; well or ill—to speak truly, ill
eno h—hia own conscience must con-
Iolc uniua, who stood in the crowded
background. amid the ucclamationii
which were lavished upon his rival.
Proud. lofty and majestic. Julius
moved along in the golden, glittering
dint of the.beaming.lall-conque:lng 3111;;
splendid in purp e, crown wit
laurels, surrounded with perfumed
clouds of incense; palm branches fell
before him as he approached. and the
veneration for him which filled the
heart- of his enchanted townaman
know no bounds.
A Little or the Juice.
{Albany Arginl
It wu at Mrs. Simpson Bendrickl’
blile. and Dumley was evidently mad
about something. - .
“There they are.” he whia to
young Brown. “the same ol canned
poache- that we have had every night
for six months.‘ _
Proacntly the landlady naked. “Will
E: have come of tho peaches. Mr.
,-
“No. he replied. as shortly a: ho’
dared, biog two weeks in arrearn; “I
never out peaches except in the natural
Md
“ t then are bundled peachea,’
midlro. Hendricks; “some thatlhavu
jut pd
A PLAGUE SPOT.
Whore Ilene—eat lion-cu Crowd
Each Other, and llovoln from with
Itarvln: Ill-an Beluga.
[Janet Dale in Chicago New-s.)
Have you ever been on “lesson street!
Ko 1‘ Come. let us go there. I will
show you tliinga you will scarcely be.
have exist in Chicago without seeing.
It is not'a holiday jaunt upon which we
are bound. This narrow street hardly
seems: like the entrance to a pleasure
trip. llere lies a frozen black cat.
trampled upon till its shape is merely
a flattened outline dark against the
snow; A hard-faced boy. wearing a
red worsted cap, is beating a great pa‘
tieut horse that tries his best to back a
coal cart into a narrow passage. .\ man
seated in a wagon is industriously cry-
ing “Mat—ten, mut-ton. nice fresh mut~
ton. 5 cents, gircenta. 5 cents a pound."
See. as he stopa his horse, how the
people from the houses flock about him.
and how cagi rly they exchange their
few pennies for handfuls of the bones.
upon which hang dreadful bits of meat
—meat that a \\ ell~fcd dog or cat would
reject.
The buildings are mostly frame
structures. 'l‘liey topple over and
crowd against each other at sides
and rear. » They are perched about
in an uncanny way. suggesting
liillaidc and mountain dwellings. which
must chug and press together to
find standing room, rather than such as
are erected on the broad. flat area of
prairie lands. Back of each house near-
est to the sticet. on the unfilled lower
space of wet ground covering the
original inaish, is invari'ably a set id
d“ elling. t‘an you imagine a tire ere?
Can you see how it would swiftly lame
from one to the other of all these close-
slanding. weather-seasoned structures?
You say they are so low that no danger
to life is pcssiblc. You are mistaken.
These buildings are teeming with life.
Here human beings are stored away iii
every unexplored nook and corner.
huddled close as rattle. Look at all
these narrow passagcs leading back;
mark the innumerable steps leading up-
ward. Allthese stairs are pathways to
the abiding places of dull-rent families
who occupy one, two or three small
rooms. Follow one of these passagea.
Take care that you do not fall. l‘.ii;t of
the underpinning is gone. from the door.
and it tottcrs to one side. When you
have descended the steps at tlieen-i ‘\ nu
will see you have reached a little space
comprising the few feet scparating the
first house from the one back of 1t “'0
will turn here and go up these steps to
the right. They are icy and there is no
railing. Do you think the landlords of
.such tenants as these piovidethem with
the luxuries of railings on their Sl:lll‘\"
\Ve \vill go in this way past one door
and stop at the second. I know of six
families who live in llllli house. .
As we stanl waiting the illlsait‘r to
our knock. \vitliiu we hear the Nifllltl of
a mouth organ. \\‘.\ push open the
door. A child of .3 years is seated on
the floor blowing softly on fllh’ toy.
\Vliilc there is coal 111 the l>0\,«l.0 lire
burns in thc shoe The boy‘s lips and
fingers areb‘ue.
“\thre is you mother. \"cls‘f"
The child looks up; the blue lips l~e<
gin to ipiixcr. llc digs his little lists
into his eyes~ and \vlninpers:
“ Mammy voiit vak'e. up. Scas‘lecp,
nlecp. Mammy. here‘s dc lady 'gin
come to see you." he calls with sharp,
cliild‘inli ielulancc. darling into the
innit room and going: the lllt'lliilll\‘\fi
figure on the bed a push.
“Mammy. \';ll~ii‘ up. now."
pulls the scant covering oil lli‘l'.
Sllt‘iliu‘s illil llliH'i'.
.\ nameless instinct creeps over me.
I grow cold with its assurance: colder
than the chill of the liielcss i'o llll. llay
my hand on the face of the woman.
while her buy. “ailing loudly because
of the fear that possesses him nhile he
cempveliends it not. throws his golden
head roughly on her bosom. .\li' cry
aloud little boy: never again will that
bosom. warm with mother love, shelter
you.
"Dead ‘3“
Yes. dead. Dead from what cause?
Fl‘tllll want. from exposure. from nerd
and he
of rest. The face is not aged with
years. She was but .‘ltl. It is seamed
Wlfll hunger. cold and toil. This child.
who has thrown himself on the bed. was
born seven months after the husband
was laid in the grave. Since his birth
she has struggled with all her little.
strength and faculties to make a livelr
hood for him, herself..and another boy.
now ‘J years old. For three months
this older boy has worked in a shop,
being paid $2.50 a week. For weeks
this amount has been their only means
of Support. \iith the exception of the
meagre. unsolicited doings of charity.
Lattcrly coal has been supplied to them
by the county relief agent. The rent of
their two small rooms was $5 a month.
which left this family of three 55 a
month wherewith to procure food~—
$1.25 a week. less than is cents a day
to buy food, clothes} light, for three!
Months ago the dead woman said: “I
know I cannot \nsh much longer. I
have such a pain here.“ placing her
hand on her heart. “For me to die in
notiuk;but my children; I must think
of them."
The poverty from Nortliland is a very
independent kind. It is proud, reluct-
ant to disclose its need. It can sufl'er.
endure. deny itself, but it starves
ofteuer than begs. After much self-
contlict she brought herself to go to
certain rich men. prominent inapower-
ful secret society of which her husband
was a member. She explained to them
how. if a small sum of money could be
donated to her. she could use it for a
little business that would bring in a liv-
ing and keep her children from depend
ing on charity. The rich men listened.
She had no claim on their respective
lodges. they told her. They would refer
the matterto where it belonged. 0n file
somewhere. doubtless. her case ia await~
ing inspection.
Gentlemen of this noble benevolent
order. do not hasten to extend your
helping, brotherly bands. She does
not need them now. Kind death
reached out his to her. File away in
any convenient ‘ n-hole satateinent
in reference to t 0 children she has left
‘—aona of a man to whom once your
mighty organization swore brother
bond. Then dock yourselvas with tire
aolcd tra pin and plumed hats. take
with you raw ' g instruments of brass
and tinkling cymbals, and go forth
across the continent or to Europe on
some not wt of display.
A corona. “'Ire'o Fannin-
[Philadelphia an] .
“Will you be home to dinner 9" naked
.9 Chicago woman of her husband as he
was about starting for business.
“No. I think not.” he answered. ‘I
expect to be very busv. Besides, a new
saloon is to be opened just around the
corner from my office, and I will drop
in there and get a little free lunch."
““‘cll.’ oaid his wife. while a wave of
four swept acrou her face, “be careful
not to get hurt in tho tit-hf
Baa Weak Earn known
anti-n. "5‘:.“'£“ns‘.‘3
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THE STAGE FALL. .
l l'eat “‘btch I-‘cxv Actor. Iluvo Ae-
qwlredulixnlnnatlonu or Ilow It In
Done.
(Croffut‘: better in Boston Global
How to fall gracefully and safely be-
fore an audience is a feat which only a
few actors have thoroughly acquired.
A good many fall so awkwardly as to
excite mirth, and a good many hurt
themselves. I remember a young lady
in one of llaly‘s plays a few years ago
to whom he said. “Here! You must. fall
at this cuc." At that one. accordingly.
slic fainted and fell. but she knocked
over a chair arm a stand. broke a lamp
and set the stage atlrc! The cur-
tain was ruiigdown, the tire put out.
and, indignant. he asked her what she
meant by such clumsiness. “Well."
she. said. “you never told ,me how to
fall. and nobody ever showed me." She
had never thought of taking a lesson in
so important a matter. Fanny Daven-
port 13 now a large and solid woman.
but her fall in “Fedora“ is one of the
most e’ll‘ecnve bits of stage business.
She reels fainting In the sofa. quivers
and dies in an instant, half lying on her
face. and as her horrified husband rims
up to look and learns the
drcadful truth. she rolls entirely
over by sheer force of gravity and drops
with a startling thud upon the floor
The best fall I remember having seen
is that of Francis \\'il.~on in tho
“ Princess of 'l‘rcbizonde" at the Casino.
llc posed among the comic statuary on
it pedestal a foot and a half high. with
a brass-drum on his breast. llt‘_\\'ul\iil
lull directly over. luck ward, or on
either side. without putting out a hand
or bending his body fall straight
upon the tloor. like .a stone figure. I
wonder it didn‘t kill him ~~~csiawially
when he was encored a half a doten
times. I don‘t think a death or a fatal
inpiry ought to be repeated too often.
Agnew llooth doesn‘t know how to fall
easily unless she has learned lately.
“'lien she was playing the wife in “The
Celebrated L‘iise."she used to hurt her
.sell‘every night -got black and blue
till she finally threw up the part. and
Miss (‘owell took it and “fell" into it
gracefully.
'l‘llitsv I't‘x‘i‘llta‘fidlts have l‘l‘t‘ll $111.!~
gi‘sfed by 11 fi‘i‘lillli‘lll ltNSiill. The
other afternoon I dropped .nto Fro-
bislier‘s college of acting, and found
him engaged teaching a class of theatre
bound young ladies how to fall. lllll\*
trailing lizs teaching with them one by
one. “lleineinbcr this.“ he said. ‘pci‘-
eons fall either from fainting, drunken-
ness or sudden death. They die other
by dagger. sword. pistol or poison ..
except an occasional case like .‘ilans~
field, who dies of apoplexy Sudden
death is followed by sudden relaxation.
which causes the knees to bend
as one of the first visible signs
The knees bend. the shoulders
droop, the victim turns partially
in his tracks so and falls so “
“110‘.“ lii‘ l'i'slllitetl (I11 1‘0”“ t‘l'lll}; his
feet. “as if he were built of iron. or
wood, or cicn of ”call and bone. but as
if he \Vt‘l’t‘ made of snow or of sand ~
melting away at the bottom first."
“New, Miss \Vriglit. let's see you fall
- at the cut. ‘\\'retcli. here I am!‘
There are two things to be avoided. re-
member. Don't crouch down as if you
Were afraid. and don‘t flop your feet
and show your stockings. for that is not
impressive. Now. then r-‘Wretch! hero
I am 1‘ "
The young lady gathered herself up
and fell.
“Ah. that isn‘t fair!" he said; “you
sat down? You must always strike first
on the side of your knees."
“I am afraid it will hurt me."
"Nonsense! Do you want to be an
actrcns ‘3"
“Yes; I will do anything.
the one."
It was tried again with better suc-
cess. “Always fall diagonally.“ be con—
tinued. “head toward one of the corners
of the stage. Another thing. in recov—
ering from a swoon the head should be
the last to rise. ln regaining conscious<
iiess the heart- stirs first. then fllolllllldi
and the frame _thc man rolls half over.
perhaps. before he lifts his head at. all.
Sometimes it- is necessary to fall on
being struck with the iistvmen usually.
It is a back-fall. and is efl‘ected by
holding the body rigid. withdrawing the
tongue. from between the teeth. raising
the head slightly and falling straight on
the shoulders. I can teach anybody in
an hour so as to make the back~fall un-
erringly and safely.“ Thou Professor
’Froliishcr resumed his lesson and I
came away.
This back fall I remember seeing
Charlotte (‘ushman make in a surpris-
ing manner. I think it was in “Meg
Illerrils.“ She. jumped up a foot from
the floor and took the buck fall with
tremendous effect.
, In drunken falls the most reckless I
ever saw was that of Harry Watkins.
the well~known actor, who has probably
played more parts and written more
plays that were put on the boards than
any other living man. I remember see-
ing him jump fifteen or twenty feet
during the delirium tremens scenes as
Midddleton in “The Drunkard,“ his
own play. and I asked him h0w he
could stand it. “Well." he said, “my
right side is terribly bruised, and I have
skinned my arms. but I am pretty well
bandaged, and I am having some pads
made to case my full.“
By the way. Harry “'atkins. James
“failed: and Old Burton were the only
actors I ever saw whose drunkenness
seemed real. As for Sothern‘s drunken-
ness in “David Garrick” and Irving‘s in
the last scene of “The Lyon's Mail,“ it
'18 the vericst caricature. It is a sort of
staggering dance—an irregular hop.
When men are drunk they do not hop
or dance. They put their feet down on
the giound and take them up as seldom
as pessible. Barton and Watkins would
both glue their feet to the stage as if
they had suckers on them, and their
drunkenness was very drunk indeed. I
wonder why \V'atkins‘ “Drunkard” isn‘t
on the road now. In these piping
times of temperance it ought to bongo.
Adm-c2: IIIVOI‘P" 5.00.?“
{Chic-go Times]
The domestic infelicity character-fetus
of theatrical people. instead of being
altogether due to themselves, is en-
couraged by the enterprising managers.
The public appetite for scandal in
atmng. and the actress who comes out
(‘- ive me
of the divorce-mill. while perhapa in- '
jured aocially, in often better ofi‘ pro-
fessionall . A well-known dramatic
agent wi whom a New York reporter
chatted about the people of the stage,
a few days ago, says: “A: a rule. a
divorce suit in equivalent to an advance
of at least 25percent. in the actrem’ aal-
ary.‘ As salary is considerable of an ob-
ject with actresses, the temptation to
become the heroine of a divorce suit is.
therefore. strong. A divorce will not
only relieve her of a husband whom
aha often support and who frequently
Iquandora her money, but will )bring
her a substantial increase of her earn-
ings. While thin in the case, the posi~
tion of husband to an when. must rc-
mainatiukliahanduncertain one. In
. . . . pn-
§ called upon. he would have his knife in
g in the patient in liss than live minutes.
‘ thc blood it thc.r countrymen.
THE OLD-TIME DOCTOR.
When the Lancet Wan a Great M
tor. and Cato-cl and Quill-e ‘N
Intel-la medium ..
[Exchange]
The old doctor who are ago wan}
such a great. man in Ar auaaw. has re-
tired from practice. His old saddle-
bugs hang on the. quilting frames un-
der the shed. and his grand-children
peel apples with his surgical instru-
ments. The b me: of his old horse have
been
used as a fertilizer by some
progressive Yankee. There was a day.
though, when the old man
now so gray and feeble. was strong. al~
most as strong as the medicine he cab
ried. His word was law in numerous
households. (.lllllllui! and t‘illnliii‘l were
the onlv medicines for which he had
any respect. When those medicines
failed. 'it was thought time for the pa-
tient to call on a higher power for nat-
iiralization papers in another hemis-
phere. ’l‘lie laiicet was a great factor.
.If a man was slightly ill, bleed liiii.. If
ho was dead. wait awhile. Bleeding
was a mania among the doctors.
lt ragml like an epidemic. If
a man had too much blood they
would bleed him. and they would
bleed him if he didn't have enough. If
a man had his left arm torn oil. thenext
thing was “sluice" a knife in his right
arm. It did Ill‘l seem to i'lllt‘l‘lllt‘ minds
of these “old timers" tliit a man needed
blood. \Vith tlicm. tlcsli might enter
the kingdom of lisculapius. but blood
was excluded.
On one occasion a young doctor sug-
gested to several physicians with whom
he was holding a consultation that it
would no doubt bc lu‘llel‘ not to bleed
the patient any more. The old physi-
cians looked at the young fellow in
amazement. and one of them found
breath to cxclmin:
“ \“lltlt 1’"
“I say that I don‘t think that it would
be a good idea to bleed him any more
at present."
The old physicians
other, and
heads.
"l'pon what do you base this wild
assertion. su‘ ‘3“
“1 base it upon common nurse. The
patient was sullcring in the first place
from loss of blood. then we bled him.
and now. I my, that it would be better
to wait until he is able to stand another
lotikcd at i‘ilt‘ll
:orruwfitlly shook their
film porcelain.
the silicate which
' an air—pump.
drain upon his system."
“llois ll'l;|"lt“‘-Sl_\'lll\'1\llt‘.u said one i
of the doctors. meaning the young fcl~
ltiw. -
“l don‘t know that his case is llt‘l‘t“
less.“ one of tlll‘ party l‘t‘plli‘il. “but it
soon “'1“ be unless immediate action is
taken. He needs blotsling." and they
seized him and cut a hole in his scalp.
.\ll of these old fellows have retired
from practice. \\ itli records red with
They
ll:l\ c not llta‘lilih‘ reconciled to the new
and less boisterous mode of practice,
and even now. if one of them should be
Eating with the .‘IIII‘KIH.
lluiolidii For. I '..i- .ig-i News:
I don‘t know whether you have ever
seen poi or not. but it is as like melted
lard in appearance as possible, and con-
tains the clcliients of food and drink. It
is a little sour and is made from a tuber
called kara. resembling the potato. The
natives eat it with their tingcm. fotch~
in: it to their months by a graceful
gesture wliiclitlie n iiites in vain attempt
to ii-llow. l rcnn nil-er the first time I
saw poi eaten “as at a native ft‘:\\f. ,le
particular companion was a dark-haired.
dark-faced Woman know u as the l'rinccsa
lake Like, but preferring to be called
Mrs. Archibald t‘legliorn bccnuse she
marricd a man of that name. She
drcsscd from l‘aris and had a new but
from l‘snliue's in Regent street. and she
wore gloves of at least twenty buttons‘
length. The liaiiaka womcn can dress,
and do. when they have the monev.
After the mast pig and coceanut milk
came poi. When the tub reached my
companion she stripped her shapely
arm. and. making a kind of spoon-shape
form with her lingers, dipped into the
tub and swung her elbow outward and
brought the contents of her list. in a
sweeping curve to her lip-i. It was nearly
a teacupful of the food, but she swal-
lowed it at a gulp without. spilling a
drop or leaving on her red lips a particle
of the food. I glanced aroundptlie
foreigners were watching me. I 'made
a resolve: down went my list, up came
about a teaspoonfiil. dripping every-
where aud flying oil the tangent of my
hand it reached 77—. No. I beg your
pardon. not my mouth. but. in equal
quantities. my shirt-front. and the lady‘s
check. The people yelled with delight.
and I made shift to clean myself from
the plight I was in. Ah, well! it was a
happy accident, for after that the lady
fed me herself, and with such an at-
tendant. I would never learn to eat for
myself.
flow a Quack Got About! 01' the Doc-
can
[Cincinnati Enquirer.)
A German medical charlatau. nav-
ing a salve toput on the market. went
to a respectable druggist and ofi‘ered
him the agency of it. telling him at the
same time that if he wished
to satisfy himself absolutely us
to its freedom from deleteri-
ous substances he might aend some
of it to any two medical authorities and
he (thecharlatan) wouldpaythem hand-
somely for the analysis and opinions.
The druggist found the pro-
posal reasonable, and the quack
sent the samples to the drug
gist, who forwarded them, with
a list of the ingredients of which they
were composed, to the eminent doctora.
It is true that the charlatan left out of
his list the particular drug—arsenic—
upon which the value of the salve de-
pended. but this littletrick remained
undiscovered. from the fact that the
doctors. knowing that the preparation
came from a very respectable druggiat,
felt they were safe in taking the pilot-
fared foe without going throng a
troublesome analysis. 'l‘hcy accord-
ingly declared the article to be made
up in consonance with the ao~
knowledgcd rules of acience. and to be
wholly free from any deleterious sub-
stance. The sales were heavy and tho
rofits were large. But when the
Eula-aha unitary council condemned
thesalve an composed largely of anar-
aenical compound, the eminent doctors
found themaelvea in a bad fix.
himself from fine and impriaonmoat
by flatly slipping over the hard.-
with ‘ money bag.
Val-able locale.
[Chicago Herald.)
At Nines, in France, there has boa
2 color desired.
.matter for the pale tcndrc risavei‘y
, SEVRES PORCELAIN.
‘l‘ho Nina. l’mcauoa of Prepara-
tion or the Ian-rial M
l (J. H. Haynio in San Francisco Chronicle.)
Sevres porcelain is composed of a mix-
htre of feldspatli, a kind of rock which
i a silicate of aluminum and potassium;
of kaolin, which is a pure silicate of
aluminum and of llougival chalk.
When each of these three substances
has been trituratcd. carefully cleansed
of‘all foreign elements and reduced to
an impalpable powder. they are mixed
with water in plustertroughs, called
Coques ishellai. which absorb the super-
fluous water. and the paste thus ob—
tained is called the pate. or doagh. of
Kaolin is infusiblo. but
comes from the
nth is fusible. and the chalk aids
‘oming melted under the action
of extreme heat. It is. therefore, upon
the proportions in which they are mixed
that. depends the greater or less perfec~
“on of the porcelain in its two most
important and distinguishing features——
mistanco to the heat and translueeiicy.
When the pate has been mixed there
remains the shaping of it into the re-
quired article.
At Sevres there are two processes
of doing this—turning and molding-
and no: frequently the two are com—
binod in the production of porcelain.
In the first process the workman takes
a ball of this dough. and after having
thoroughly kneaded it. places it upon a
potter‘s wheel in order to give it the
desired form. In the other process
the dough is mixed with water until it
has the consistency of cream, when it
is called barbolinc. This is poured
into it plaster mold. on the side of
which a thin coating 0‘ the stuff is
quickly deposited. As it dries this
coating detaches itself by a natural
shrinking process. The drying is some-
times acceleratnl by various means,
such mi the centrifugal force resulting
from rapid turning the mold on a
wheel. or compressed air acting on the
interior. or by placing the mold under
“'hen the article has
been shaped the workman adds lio
handle. if one be needed. and then it
passes into the hands of a skillful
turner. who carefully finishes it on a
luthE.
Any ornamentations which are to be.
added in relief are fixed in place. and
finished by hand in colored p ite en the
white articles and in white pate on the
colored ones. The colored pate is ob-
folds
itin
itained by triturating the pin-min 'its
natural state it is white ~in a little mill
wrtli various oxides, :iccoiding to the
This coioring .‘n easy
delicate operation for the pate dare, as
a very high temperature being indis-
pensable in order to obtain the glazing,
the oxide: are liable to decompose:
§ either fading or changing in tint. and
giving dull colors instead of the bright
shades desired. But when the color
has been fixed by the baking it is un—
cliaiigeable Sometimes there is a lace-
like lantern cut on the article. This
is done while the pate is soft and gen—
erally by women, who acquire such
skill that their work ham all the tincncsa
of real \‘aleaciennes.
After a first baking. or the degourdi.
as it. is termed. the glaring is added.
This is a wash made out of a solution of
feldspath and an irtz. and it melts and
vitrit‘iea under a high degree of heat.
The real baking in with the highest
degree of heat that can be obtained and
takes two days. It produces in the
pate a demi~vitritication. after which it
becomes porcelain.
“lander-In: Englishmen.
[Lon ion Newsf
Although the direct purpose of a ceu~
sus enumeration is to determine the
number of persons sleeping in the
l'nited Kingdom on a particular night.
some attempt is made by the compilers
of the general census report to ascertain
the number of our countrymen who
were living abroad. exclusive of soldiers
and sailors. Our own returns on this
head were necessarily imperfect, but
the. aid of consular returns and the cen-
sns of other countries has been called
into requisition. and from these it up
pears that there were in rough numbers
nearly 4.000.000 of such abscntccs. Of
these 2,881,157 were in the. dominions
of foreign powers. while 89,798 were in
India, and 955,034 were in our colonies
and dependencies. The l‘uitod States.
we need scarcely say. claims by far tho
largest. share » the other four countries
in which there were most Englishmen -—
namely, France. Germany. Italy and
Swami. returning altogether only 108,-.
fills-ante Rat-blur Poet.
‘ {Exchange}
A book agent living near Savannah,
0a.. spent. Christmas in southwest
Georgia. After selling an old darkey a
bible he crossed his back with a rabbit‘s
foot. and told him that. he could never
now be conjanr harmed. The no-
gro expressed great gratitude and
wanted to buy the foot. “No, I can‘t
sell this," was the reply, “for it is worth
$10,000 to any one. It is the left. hind
fool. of a rabbit that was killed in a
graveyard at Mealoosa, Ala., and
mercies peculiar virtues: but I am
looking for a fresh supply from there
in a. few days, and will perhaps sell you
one.” On going into the country the
next day he shot two rabbits and cut
of? all their feet. When he returned
the gentleman found the darkics wild
with excitement. and as fast as he could
receive the money sold out his stock of
rabbits‘ feet at $2 each.
Kev moons for letting Iron.
[Chicago Timex]
It i; claimed that $10,000 has been
spent at Ticonderogg N. Y., in ar-
ranging for melting iron by a new Tl?
nets devised by a French inventor. e
iron. instead of being melted and run
08 intopiggiabeotod towhat is called
a sponge heat. and all impurities are
then extracted. leaving the refined prod-
uct so soft that it may be cut with a
knife. It is said that by this new pro-
cess: aavingoffllatoninefl'ectod.
Ila-In and Cuba’- Cable.
‘ [Chicago Journal]
The new cable to connect Spain with
Oubnisto belaid in three aectiona;
from Portugal to the Azores, 1,000
miles: thence 1,700 to the Bermudas.
and then 750 more to Havana. The
also includes a cable from Havana
New York, and another to tho Ven~
uncla coat, with lines to the Span‘nh
Volcanic Uphouwal.
(We-co Non]
- A named Torflxildnr
Thorn-tain-
dattir' elm. of Reiha‘ vik, has wanna‘
an We novel entitled " ‘
Summon." Every little while lone-
thing occurs to anhatantiato the theory
“hfllcelaud waa formed hyvolcanic‘ up-
‘Hot Dinn
P A 'I.‘ E N '1' S.
A. I . WOOSTER,
Attorney - at - Law,
(Late examiner U. 8. Patent 01in.)
Orr-lens: 45 Main Street. Cor. Fairfleld Avenue“
Bridgeport. Conn.
Having had eight year! expericlm in thir- husines
I am prep-r!!! to give my personal attention to all
matters relating to Patents before the l'. S. Patent
Office and the couta e-marlu and Labels icg~
intend. l-‘melgn patent: procurtsl. llavc a rkillcd
drattoruan in my (ace. and a Mldm‘ mine in
“'aehington. D. C. Send a aketch, or better still.
mil in pemn. m.”
AGENT \thled for TEHm-Qiirjimiobfm
ideals of the I'.S.Tlic Inn-mt. hand-
roniwt. best book ever sold for less
than twice our prim-The fastest rolling hook inAm-
crica. Immune profits to agents. All intelligent pm.
pic want it .Anv one can become a riiccessful agent.
Terms fnc. lliiLLnr BOOK (‘o.. Portland. Maine.
TrfPéckw‘ell.“
(Sum to L l". HABIHALL)
Harness & Saddlery,
7 James‘ Block. Water St..
Norwalk, Conan.
uni-ammo m'ru' Aim rnoxrer EXE-
CL‘TED
Traveling Bags, Robes, Blan-
kets, Etc.
p Evcrvthing at low [‘5‘ prices and all work executed
in the best manner. 63%"
' c. moaning“
Bfllfll‘i Uflfllflflllflllfll'
27 Main SL. Nemalk—M Washington 81.. City.
Choice
(If My 0w ii Manufacture. a Specialty.
Ice-Cream, Charlotte [18 Basic,
676-1!
Confcct loner-y
Elia. F.W.. fnriiishul at Short Notice.
—— The no: and Che-pat place to Buy—
Fresh Fish
~A§lt .
Nurwalk Oysters
~ AND THK REPT—
C:\Nl\‘ I‘ll ) (i ()()I)S
\Evcry Can \\‘arr:inlul.=
Hunt & Zeluff’s
ALSO l..-\Il.\I‘-I~IF.‘.\‘ t‘RAI‘KEb'S. l\ll‘0li‘TEll
311$. t-RAI‘ES. “RANGES. ETC.
l5 SI
Pickled oysters a Spec'lty
ers,
25 CENTS.
D’Arluis’ Restaurant,
MUSIC HALL BLOCK.
.‘leals scncd at all hours. Iloard by the day or
Vin-k.
Good Home-Made Bread for Sale
101 Main 81..
South Niwwalk. (Swim
James W. t‘avaiiiigli.
l-‘I RST- CLASS
mm in Marble!
Steamboat Wharf.
\ South Norwalk. Ct.
——A—~
llfllllflflllfllll' llWIl
0N EASY TERMS.
I have FOI'R Very Desirable "ones For Sale on
Rcaeouable Terms.
Rnnms In .1391 01' Lease.
25 DESIRABLE
Blllllllllll, LUIS Fill Sfllfl.
—ALL in- ,
East - Norwvalk:
Within five minute walk of the Draw~3ridge.
J. Sturges Randall.
Clearing Cm Sale!
In order to reduce my large stock prc~
pantory to removing to my new store
which is being built, adjacent to the Na~
tional Bank of Norwalk. I shall immedi-
ately commence to sell at Greatly
Runner-in RATES,
All my stock of Lamps. Stoves. Ranges,
Crcckery, Glassware and all the miscel-
laneous articles which come under my
line.
F. W. Jaqui, Jr.,
(8 W.“ 8L, NORWAIJK. Conn. no
—-an—-
Meat Market
58 IAIN STREET.
Ham taken the "and ad‘ 'ning the
tlonnlchmh. and uninfor-
First - Class Market
It‘erlhlpubllcumumdm .
BENEDICT FRANCIS.
Teacher of Violin.
Husk: furnirhcd for all (mansions. Addams
DIBBLE‘S BL‘K. . SO. XOR\VA LK.
mam
Richard Walton,
Teacher of the Voice and Piano.
1-. 0. Box in. Rnsmnxcn
é\;::.f.\'crwalli, Ct. 102 Main Street.
-t .
CHAS. i. comma.
DENTIST.
LAFDER‘S BL‘K. - WASHINGTON ST.
Appointment;- can be made by 'I‘elcplion :.
Gas administered for the painlcils extraction of
tu-lh. 67“.
\V. II. MEEKER,
54 Main Street. Ely‘s Building.
South Sci-walk. CL.
Practical Plumber.
Steam and Gus Fitter. dealer in Plumber and
steam filtcm‘ Supiliw. and Gas Fixtuns. Joh-
hing promptly alien ed in. (Matt.
I. R. RAYMOND.
Builder . and Contractor,
\Vork done by the Day or Con-
tract
Shop foot of Franklin St. near entrant:
to nursery. P. 0. Box 617. 404i!
Julius Baker,
BTAIR BUILDER,
1s Burton‘s SHOP. - Warn. Srnnrr.
SOUTH .\‘0R\\'ALK. - « CONN.
Stair and “and Rails made 10 order and shim-id
to any part of the country at short notice.
1‘. 0. Box on.
’84 String all Sawmill
A rru. LINE 0?
Radial. French and Ger-an (‘orkarrrw §ultlln
of the finest Fabric;
> lnndon. Alietrian and Scotch Bannick Burn Suit—
iii-u Also a full line of Spring Uvemxatings in
cs :dic.
11:.“ the 2”;th and finfil auayrtment
ever secn in IOI’IL Eu- . ganni-nt :till’anl-x‘d to fit
pcrfii'l. and made by rtrzcily firsbclanfi workmen.
B. 00 EN,
.‘r‘ \\'all St .. _\'onvalk. Conn. tft‘vls‘
Si. Nurwalk SaviitiBank.
01 ll ash ington htreet.
Oprn Daily from 9 to 12 :i.in.. and from 1 to: p.11).
and on Xaliirday eyeinngs fromt} to a.
Winn-hast allowed on Deposits.
Dl'llLl-ZY l’. ELY. I‘l“.§.;
A. SOLNANS. \"inkl‘m ,;
JOHN H. KNAPP. Sec. and Tree.
is A 'I' H s
JACOB PAKULSKI.
“are added to Ihl'lrfltl'anl hair dressing saloon, a
the New Hon-l Block. South Nerwalk.
Pour Pine Bath Rooms.
“'11-" Her xxx) Conn \"ATER.
“'hich have been fitted up with the most modern
In‘ movements.
i‘ou can save urine by calling at the saloon for
Hair Cutting and Shaving,
As Ave met-class artists are constantly employed t:
serve customers.
A CHIROPODIST. with several years experience
in New York. i.~_in the rooms and "lll remm‘c your
torus. bunions. ingrowiug pans. do. at anr Pm." in
the day. JAt OB PAKL‘L\‘KI.
South SerwalkJuiy 3d.
urinary Summon
MIKE +NSIAY...........
now lfl\'a'il!\;: iii thr- country. says that most of the
lloN- and battle Pun-denA 301d here are It‘nhlt‘fl‘
trash. Ile say.- tbat Sheridan's t‘ondition Powders~
are absolutely pure and immensely valuable. Noth?
in: on earth will make hens lay like Sheridan's
(‘nntlllll‘ll Powders. Disc. 1 (caspnonfnl to 1 pin
of fund. Sold every“ here. or sent by mail for 5 let
(I’Adv .
Ali English \'et~
1 Will Pay me Highnsiiaii
Price For
Rags. Bones. Bottles Iron
and Metals.
Parties moving can sell the stock by
sending postal card to
W. PODMORE
SOUTH NORWALK
JOHN H. SMITH
F L O R I s T
MAIN grammar.
SOUTH NORWALK.
T’Great Reductioii‘
‘—lX——-
FURNITURE
—A!‘——
D. Stow’s.
ClicaulunllilinlfMfi
By the central milieu ofjt: line. connects the East
and Wgot by the shatart route. and units muscu—
cai Choc-ago. and
fitv. Gland] Blah. nave-worth. Atrhieou.
Iinncapolia and St. Paul. It connects intuit-1
“Albert Lea Rollie”
ANew-ndnmsct' uno.‘ visage-MW
pink. 7m r “ 1t" 1‘. Na-
WM WWI.”
«a. Nashville.-& lam ‘hmu-cmmf.‘
[m d (baht. Hm
madam-um
, «ii-an. out.
mewfi . .
film... mummm Ole- ll
' thumswan‘m
' manta] “molt-realm“
“fill all] lflglllflllllls ............... - a...
. uncalled fithllp rud-
glottho
Mmmmm
owns 3. may Gmtmuuflflo-lo,
”mw-ah‘ unmwua-afiu
§auth gamma 3mm
GOLDEN BROTHERS, Pnpflct-I.
OFFICE IN “SENTINEL” BUILDING.
Wamm sum.
Sixeu: Corns. 5 Cum
Talus s‘rmcrnv Ix anvaxcx.
Terr-a or Alva-(Islam
rum lin. 2in."3’in". Virtue—“L‘Kculla.
ivr‘x.sim noo’miujioo no. tron on“
i.
g ”1‘50? am‘ia}:s_’rop_fio 139
a u 200 «on 550 no son up a.
i gm: 2 an :5 m: A6 59 :a_so_ ii origin a.
2 u am 700 swizou "yo ism
Lt~f_:5wism_iomfiisw‘ir‘w an CI
9 ¥-*77-9iu15oi_iswflzaoova_tio com a“
a e 1250 summonses) asoo use. no.
I} 1' igirm‘sghaoogjo «715a! 7000 iii
Iarriagm and Death: inserted M.
Local Notice- 15 RI“! pertine.
and Class latter.
TIME - fauna
011505.“. 15”.“. & II. I. ‘0
£
November 13. in '—.
some. wns'r. some m.
4. a. in. Express. 1.21 La. Wacky-It.
5. “ Express. am mm. Locum.
5. “ Express. 7.25 “ N. H. rm:
5. “ Nuccial. 8.06 “ neon.
6. “ Accent: 9.1a " But:- It.
'.‘. “ Il‘port Since 10.48 “ Action.
7. “ Inca: Iii; filial). spun-co- h
7. “ .00: l. “ “‘0‘
s. " Local Rx 2.1: “ you! n. '
o -- Local r23 \ ta: “ aim-i.
‘ " Anton). \ 4.51 9’ m.
10.29 “ Local Ex. W Exp-era.
11.35 “ Accom. 510 “‘ 3!:th
12.34 . m.. Ex in-es. 6.14 ‘ .
241'» p“ 5.. .'.ll.sp 6.5-:a “ c . Local I!
3.30 “ Expose. 7.-. “ pedal.
4 a? “ Express 7.“ " Bridg‘tSpec
5.16 “ .\‘por1 Rx 5.3: “ . penal _
6 its “ Rm. Limited 9.“ “ Aorom‘ta.
6.55 “ Accom. 10.55 “ Ami! A6
7.55 “ 5X5 vial 11.28 “
sin -‘ milk 11.47 " Boston Ix
mas “ 1mm.
13.55 N Wash‘lnn Ex.
0: ernars. Ox Suture.
6.14 p. m. Arcom. 9.00 am. N. ll. lilk
xv)" p. m.. Iilk Train. 9.41 “ Am
Knickerbocker Stratum.
Freight Line Direct
To NIEWV' X'ORIi.
—LA.\‘I)1.\'G ar—
Pier 23, E. R.
tI-‘OOT OF BKKKXAX ST.)
Lower Bates Than by Any
Other Linc.
THE PROPELLER—
‘7
have Nim'alk. rice permiiungi Tuadays, Thus-
dsys. and Saturday:
Returning. leave New York. Nondam Wednes-
dsyi. and Fridays. from Pier 28. E. It. il-‘unl ol
Berkman-SLJ stopping at booth ka both
ways. to deliver and receive frwl
Freight taken from and received for all ' co-
the stnr'ux‘ a Sonwai; and Sahara . 3-. II
\‘cry “(duct-d Rafi-s.
l'pon appiicaiion in the mats. (‘itv of NM
“2.1 he sent for elict‘ill heights in a about 23. Y.
:FAH person s are forbid "using any of the.-
owncrs lhen‘of.
APR
fifteen costly box olgotlkwhfdw‘.
help you to more w r45!”
reed from first honrJ'be bro-d road to W0”
brferc the workers. aliolntely sure At mice and!—
Mly Turn 5'. (0.. Augusta, m
John H. Ferris,
WhOkFtIC and Retail Dali: in all kink d
[IDA]. AND W001].
Brick, Lime. Cement,
Blue Stone. Etc.
Lehigh, Lackawanna, 10cm
Mountain, Franklin, and
\ 'ilkesbarre Goals. .
Agent for RUBBER PAINT.
Yards foot of \Vashington and Ian-
shall streets. Branch office at sum ‘3
Drug Store. “I.
Hi, for [he Holidays!
Those who want to have a leery Good Tulle-ill“
well to call a!
J. HOLLAND’S
WhereYonvi-illlfilll
[:Fresli. Pure, and Choice
CNFECTIC Ell
0f hlsowullannfactm. at Whole-1e and w
Price; 0"me
Mixed Candy, at S. cents
per Poll-ll.
A large cram-cut of HOLIDAY 600“ d
111::
cu msrxas— cum
WChurchea and Mink anppbcd‘ 1- m‘
at a libaal discount.
Military! fillinen!
FinestFeltHatlinllltbeW
“81.5”
Long plumes in all Shad. be
up: Colored Tip. 81.87 bin,
AllthenewshadeaofVelvet from”
0065.00. mwmm
Mrs. J. A. Godfrey
ammumuwud
Hair Coils all Hair lltfi.
—hMM——
Blade 4- Up Lace Goods.
Sun “received. (hint-ken! Et-
lngofgiz'ym -
Mrs. J. A. Godfrey.
——'i'3 Hall m.—-—
MEATS,
HAVING-ummmbbd.
_ Ir. buoy Aha-21mm“
llctmmfl'm- hi
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hath-a.
Heats, Plah,’Y_ :
and Brut:
Oxr Yuan. . .3100 l Sixlfozfi'ns. “01.“
EntercduttheMODeeMSoutth-h- I
pzoyixs of the boats of this Lm on Md :
Sindficir.forpostnge.aldm«
than anything else in this worldAllxil eithersm- V
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