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South Norwalk sentinel, Thursday, February 28, 1884 · page 4

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'brukcmcn. checkmen. newsboys. and pea-

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,‘I‘hnbc-tdown to rest it was in the

 

0 heavy-arrow. Wand M
.at all our hope. destroy:
mflail then dawn in “fitting ycara
"uncrwaru of 3111 2

0 “3 that turn to gun and no.
minim that bittcr prove;

I! aim afterward ot true
Mitt "Claims love 2

O ”In“ within. without.
Vain limiting-a tor mica-c;

In there to inward tear and doubt
Au afterward of peace 3

0 lath“ wanderings to and rm.
a vain and fruition nae-t ;
re than we and above. below.
An afterward of rest 3

0 death. with whom we plead tn vala
To stay thy fatal knife;
I! there menu the reach of pain
’ An afterward of life?»
ya; we know this accruing lll.
lion righiiv' understood.
i 306': own time and way fulfill
. enemas-d of suit.
-t‘l\am’n‘1".v Journal.

2 COMIC COMMENTS.

The Mormon qtlvstion : " Dearest. will
you join my aggregation P“~— Paxton Tm».
acripl.

“ I always take things easy.“ soliloquiled
the pickpocket at he gently abstracted a
watch.

'l‘rrritorial Governors contend that the
ciitcrtainnicnt of Eastern visitors cats up
thc average aalary of $3.000.

l‘uclc Sum advertises : “ Wantcd~~A
skillful divorce lawyer to take a contract for
u wholvmlc job out in I'tah.“

lhiltiuiore act up a charity wmalyard
wlu-rc tramps could earn a living. on Mon-
d:\_\'. On Tuesday there was not a trump
left in the city. .

lii lhtil there were no postage stamps in
the l'iiitcd Static. “ Children were licked
and put in the corner. instead.“ says a sad-
cyi 11 man by our side.

A young man in Kansas wanted to to ach
acliml but couldn‘t tcll horizontal from
lwnu-iidicular. and when asked what “ cir-
cular " was.» said it was a fur-lined cloak.

t‘lim-ky Passenger-“ Any fear o‘ my dis-
turbing the magnetic currents. captain. by
cuiii‘ near the compass 'r“ Captaiu~ “ Oh
no. air. Brass has no cdcct on it whatever.
air." 7

Miss Will was. married to Mr. Shall in
Allegan County. Mich. recently. The
\\‘on‘i will appear in the family when Mrs.
Shall. nee Will. iii asked to get up and

During the war the colonels of Minis.
sipppi wore reduccd to $00. but such is the ‘
n-cinwmfivc force of the race and climate.
that the finite now “means. or in animal

 

 

by. more than 13500.

Qucry: “ You psee.“ bald Blooms to
lii~ sweetheart. in describing how he step- {
ln‘il on a lady‘s train and tore it. “ l l- lost 1
my 11 lir;.1d vou know "‘ ' Did you miss it
111111 b. ‘1 she cruelly queried.

And yet one wonders at crime:
going to plant my foot down.“ said the lady
of tln- house in writhful tunes. 1 “hit i
‘11 r 51- 1mg to misc c'foms interrogated 6
(111 m: ui of the house from behinl his pa-
In I‘.

"lam

l‘mr George : Mrs. Brown—" Why. I
thought \\ ashington was di :.id “ Mr. ll. —

And so he is; he t‘lt‘tI before the Centen-
iiiil " Mrs It. — “'-.\\hy I sue hirc in the
piper a hcailing: ‘ General Washington
I‘Leliiilclii k. ‘ "

The Cincinnati ('11mrm‘rm'iil.G1u;‘ltc thinks
the mt: of new spiper postagi- —.. .119! 100
pounds ~ in it hit on knowledge hes. and

canxidtring the Ilnlllttl amount of knowl-
lot in snlllt ncwspapcrs it‘h u inightv big
t.iv. — llmcuulce he Imml.

'li-s. ‘ 111-marks 11 tmvcllcr. “ when a
man id in Home ho Should do the Romans
do. Now. uhcn I 51111 in New York. to be
in style. I always instruct thc barber to
part my hair in or th'llI' the iniddlc ; whcn
in Chicago. on one side : in Omaha. tinder
ouc car; and (-11 further \Vrst. into the
wilds of the Rockies and the Pacific Comet.
I don‘t hayc it piirtml :it all.“

“ Now.“ mid the halo mother to her
thinly of one boy and four girls. who lizid
bun nadir-having flJt‘lllSi'll‘t‘H. " I am going
to u hip you all.“ and slic scich on Jimmie
to no ive the first installiiiriit of the chan-
tiscincnt. “. Mother.“ said Jimmie. ” ladielt
first. always." The old lady WM so struck
with this application of hcr own instruction
that she did not atrikc any of the whildren'
but let than off that time.

A Washington correspondent. who seem
to be familiar with the subject. writes of
“ tln- bowl which chm-N and incbriates.
tears your clothe»: all to pieces. wastes your
money. pawns your overcoat and loscs your
umbrella. licsidcs bringing you into familiar
contact with luafcrfx. brutal policcnicii and
ignorant ends. who Wouldn‘t presunu to ad-
dress you with their hats on if you were
sober. dean. and in your right mind."

Heredity 2 “ Do you la-lievc in the law
of hereditnry transmission I‘“ asked a gen-
tleman of Mr. I‘opperman. “ I do. most
dccidrdly. I can cite a remarkable in-
stance of it. My great-grandfather bad a
multivc squint in his eye. My gnindfather
aquinted: so did my father. and this opti-
cal peculiarity has; dcsceiidcd into my own
family.“ “ Oh. you must bc mistaken. Mr.
Popperman: you don‘t squint.“ “ No.”
“ Nor your little girl. “ “ No." “ Nor
your little boy." “ No. But my wife
does.“

 

'I'IIE OLD-TIMI CONDUCTOR.

Ah. than the title of Conductor meant
something It was not a hollow name.
The bomrwal a man of honor and dis-
tiuction. Hoawellod through the reeling
Iiilcaofthol’ouingtmininprincelypxmp.
When like a soldier leading a charge he
dnuhud'hrough the smoky. fiery blasts of
the platforms, sprung into the car and
Ihmmcd the door after him with a flourish.

 

nut poddleru gave way in awe. He was at-
tirodinthcflnuutailka, wooln. and cottons
d the latest fashionable cut. Upon his
nowylbirtfrontgleameda large gem of
pun-tray serene. In the fingers of bin
lofthsud.aoarrangcd as not to hide the

Hit. Ifkoborealantarnit was as clear
an“. undhisuamc could be seen out
hfigghn. Bin eagle eye darted from
“hid-as be coined upon the fares.
Whafloduponapcrwn of affluence
“Mandy-adamant word;
nowhcfrowucduptmaoommonman;uow
hopluoodtotboheurtwithaglanoc come
add W who had already paid.

"ladics‘ car “—tbatrolling palaoo of bar-
hrlcculuimcu within which. no male
.mdurudtoacth‘nfoot unle- in act-vile
“downpouroomomcmbor of the fair
.3. 1b cmductor‘a pro-once was felt
“moeuginc-hudertothcrearplatform.
hummuoppcd. bucked, crawl.
“..Iwattkcwuvcclhhbuud. 8011111
“$wath bo-
“wmdmm; “por-
“mthowucd
mkdlhdtybdnhwblh other.
WMMRmmttakc van mm-
dhm‘lmy to hop up luck
“so. Butbchugme. 3cm
‘fll’or.
Allin-cunt:
Malamgtrluofa
“bomb-berks“. forward and”
Bwhfiofipdnfoiorbutmiy. III
Wiwuuilvcr and and bulk of
w coho. If such a custom we. h
emu-hum. mike-landma-
mambo-mom“;

3 gnage.
: \‘iiclied flea."

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“““Urdncwplntht “yin.
manila-dd

I winh Icould puintyou 113m hcrca pie-
turc of the room which for many weeks but
been my «Mal sanctum. In one gust
chamber 111 a fair typo of the majority. pen
iiiit me to dewribe it to you. Its ancient
diam. carved by bands which have been
dust for more than a century. arc of course
guiltlcau of paint and gumiahcd with
enormous hingm and staples like the fus-
tenings- of a born. One of them open- into
the ail-l of: mic and the other into the hall
—"if we w to call the main entrance to a
Mexican «111-1 through which carts. guest:
and donkeys alike tlnd ingress. My our
wide window loolm out into the flowery
court and is indeed “ a thing of beauty.“
the pale gray of its wooden bars brightened
by a few vines clambering up outside and ti
tlnc-leaved Meaquit branch swaying unclean.
ly across one corner. and 7 its wide adobe
ledge serving for bookcasc and writing
desk. and curiosity shop in general. I am
blcsnod with the rare luxury of two yards of
wool carpet. and u long goat akin rug be.
twoeu any slippers and this prctty pink
floor. whose bricks are as cold as tomb-
stones. Here are chairs enough to seat the
Mexican army. ranged in funeral row:
against the walls. the triangular corner
table loaded with glass lamps and empty
vases. and quaint articles of furniture in
solid mahogany which would delight the
heart of an antiquarian. But the greatest
treasures which would adorn any collection
of «monies in any land. in the great Water-
jar and bowl of native pottery from Gumbo
luhara ~dark Nd. with strange figures paint.

ed upon them. which it would be no sin to '

worship. they being not " in the likcnoss of
anything in the heavens above. the earth
beneath. or the waters under the' earth."
My brass bedstead, whose slender frame-
work in polished to the glitter of gold. lit
canopicd like a French woiiian‘u. We havo
no springs in Mexico. Illflltl‘t‘sm‘! to which
good soft. boards would be a blessing. and
no “ quilts“ or blankets. Each bed is
docked in a single spread of gorgemtaly
tlowcrcd damask. generalbv crimson and
green. fringed all around. and So disptucd
as not to conceal the flue lincii sheets which
trail far below it on all sides. Mexicali
pillows are not the soft. fat. 8111mm onus of
Yankecdoni. but are flat and narrow. I'.\i'll
exactly as long as the bed is wide. like our
bolstcm 'l‘hcir crimson ticks 111-e stutl'i-d
hard as rocks with cotton. and the cast-s urn
the cspccial pridc of the housewife. of mint
linen. with broad strips of crocheted or luco
insertion act in at the sides and running tho
length of Illi‘lll. and much dainty needle—
work and lace pufiing iii the cnds. Ovcr
the various species of animals \1 ho occupy
that cont-l1 conjointly with myself. disput-
ing its posscssion and oftun gaining III!‘ day.
or the night rather. it is well to " draw the
veil.“ merely remarking. in ‘scriptural lau-
that other creatures than “ the
abound “ \\lll‘ll no man pur-
m nth. “ in this tropical crime. \‘ci'y s. 1191i-
triiiilm in this country are iirvci placed
il it upon the floor. and left to the tundci
:uircics tlf'lllicc .1:1.l cockroachcs, but are
\I1"\:|It'\1 upon racks niadc f1 »r the l‘llf'}>ii>1‘.
}l\i1i‘_\"r«\.\:ii in every can link its rcuiiudom
more or has numerous of tlic all-prevailing
faith in crm‘ses and pictured mints. and
gcncmlly somewhere about tht1 premise-s iv
a family altar. containing an image of tho
Virgin and tho blond-stained Christ in per-
petual crucifixion. before which young and

old daily tcll their bonds and whisper tlirir ,

prayers. The chief bounty of this “ Home.
sweet. home.“ and of thousands of similar
oncs in .\Irxico. is its gardcn. though «.nc
would llt‘VxT mistrust its cvistt 11cc \\itlioiit
a guide to that find it out. l‘iist kitchen
and dining room .which we shall visit
later). and uliinbulrss other rooms—for
storage 11nd lit-nvcn knows what-through
an arched passage iind barred door ue
emerge from the court into the corral.
This latter big bare spacc. which answers
all the purposes of :1 Now England barn. is
surroundcd by 11 wall as high as. the house
itself. and is in reality u continuation of the
cam. llcrc arc the goats uliich supply the
family dairy. pools of grt‘tllisii mod for the
dclectation of the su'iiic. and arches hollow—
ed into one side of the wall wherein tlic
donkeys feed. No sign of our beautiful
garden licrc ; but climb sonic high adoliu
steps. open a couple of heavy doors. wan-
dcr through :1 walled passage. and. prcsto!
-—thc scene is changed as by magic ! Here
are acres of roscs in perpetual "bloom, the
greenest of verdiirc. and the old apple trees
like those at home—tinder whose branehcs
one might forget the wt-iiry leagues that lie
between, did not growing oranges, figs and
abuacatcs remind of “ stern realities."
\\'ithin these cool and silent uhndcs one is
completely isolated from the world. and
finds it hard to realize that all around lies a
citv which 11 u: hoary with ago before Uncle
Samuel‘s lusty infant. the Lnitcd States
was born

A SCHOOLBOY FINANCIER.

“ Pa. I don‘t like to tell you. but the
touchi- -r mid I have 11: id trouble. "

‘ W 111‘“ a the matter now 2’“

‘ “'0“. I cut one of his desk: 11 little
with my knife. and th no ti aclicr say: I‘ve
got to pay a dollar or take :1 liekin‘. “

\\ ell. u hv don‘ t ion ‘tiikc the licking
and raw no more about it. '3 I can stund
cousidt niblc phy steal p; .1i11. so long as it
visits our fainilv in‘that form. Of course.
it is not pleasant to be flogged. but you
have broken a rule of the school. and I
gum you l‘l have to stand it. I presume
that the teacher will in wrath remember
mercy. and av oid disabling you so that you
can ‘t get your coat on any more. “

“ But, pa. I feel mighty bad about it al-
ready. and if you would pay my fine I'd
nevi-r do it again. I know a good deal
more about it now and I will never do it
again. A dollar 11in ‘t much to you. pa.
but it‘s a heap to boy that hasn‘t a cent.
If I could make a dollar as easv as you can.
pa. I‘d never let my little boy get flogged
that wav just to save a dollar If I had a
little teller that got licked bekus I didn‘t
put up fer him.I ‘d hate the sight of money
always. I‘ d feel as of every dollar I had in
my pocket had been taken out of my little
kid‘u buck."

“ \\‘.ell now. I tell you what I‘ll do.
I‘ll give you a dollar to save you from pun»
iahmcnt this time. but if anything- -of this
kind ever occur: again. I’ll hold you while
the teacher licks you. and then I‘ll get the
teacher to hold you while I lick you. Th: it‘s
the way I feel about that. If you want to
go around wbitfling up our educational iu~
Ititutiona you can do no; but you will have
to purchase them afterwards yourself. I
don‘t propose to buy any more damaged
Ichool furniture. You probably grasp my
meaning. do you not? lundyoutoschool
to acquire an education. not to acquire
llabllitiu so that you can come around and
makeancssemcntonme. Ifcel a great
interest in you. \Tillic, but. I do not feelaa
though it should be an amenable Interest.
I‘want to go on, o! couiuc, and improve the
property.butwbcmlpuymy duuon it I
wunttoknowtbutit goes toward develop-
ment work. I don‘t want my wont
togotowardthcpurchaacofu schoob
deck with American hieroglyphic: carved on
it.

“‘liopcyouwillbearthicinyourmind.
myaou, and beware. It will be gmtlyto
your intercittobewan. IfIwcré in your
placclwouldputinalargoportion of my
time in the beware budncu.”

The boy took the dolhrand went thought-
fullyawaytoachool,anduomonwu over
said about the matter until Mr Taylor
learned anally mural months later that
the Spam youth had received the wallop.
fng and died away the dollar for future
reference. ,‘Ifbo boy was afterward board to
my tht hm a much heavier Inc to
cum of that kind. Ouo whipping wa-
ailment. a. mid. int 11. am a an d
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“Tbccanarybtniwal never so poputa
an he in to-duy In M be M oullwd
thccong bird of the world. “ but a dealer.
la a South Eighth street ate-1c. yesterday
aftcmoob “ The «nary seen in our
American homes does not. as many of its
111m nuppocc. come from the ialunda
of the ammo name. although its ancestors
did. Over 300 year- ago. an the atory ruin.
a merchant vane] from the Canary Inlanda,
having on board several of the little feather-
ed musicians. was wrecked on the Italian
coast. The hints took up their abode in the
woods near the shore. where they began to
multiply rapidly and would doub'tleaa have
coon become Melly naturalized and

spread over the country in a wild state.
The music-lot 111g Italians. however. were
so atroiigly attracted bv the amt dongs of
the little ctnuigora that all were apecdily
From Italy their od‘spring soon
spread over the whole continent of Europe.
The canary is now principally bred in Gen
uunv. though a few are imported to the
United States from England.l1‘ranoo. Belgi-
um and Holland.

“ Most of the birds brought to America
are-bred in the llarta' Mountains. of Hau-
ovcr. a range in ihe famous Black Forest of
Germany. More the iuduatry la carried on
cxteusiwly by the mate. who derive
from it their chief mum of subsistence.
'lhe majority of them are so poor that the
agents of the two New York firms who cu»
ioy a monopoly of the iiiiportatioiin are
obliged to advance at tlio‘bcgiuning of the
brccding season enough money to provide
.lie food necessary to rear the young birds
Onc firm at the opening of the prciwut sea.
iull that laid out about ten thousand dob
turn The uiipci‘ioiity of the German birds
lies in their training. gniat attention being
paid to improving their mug qualities. Tho
canary is a great imitator of sounds. and
will learn almost anything that is thrust
upon hi1- attvutiou when young. He may
acquire the chirp of the robin if he licara
no other song. or may bc taught the air of
a popular song. A dealer on llidgo avenue
exhibitcd a canary at the t‘cutciinial Exhibi-
tion which could sing ‘ Yankee Doodlc ‘ and
a blob he sold for $100. Anothcr. owiicd
by the amni- nian rciiilcn-d ‘ Die handcr-
liucli. Maidclicn.‘ in an cxccllciit manner. I
hiivc cvcii known of a canary that could
talk. Ita owner got it whcn it was young
and kept it whcrc it could hour 111» other
bird sing and finally xuccccdul iii ti-ncliing
it to pronounce its own name. the name W
its niistrcsm~ and 111111 or two other \\‘or-lx:
I'ho G1 riimn peasants bike ad\aiit.1go of
Ibis fi.11lt\ 111 It‘llt hint. thev young birds to
ling Oiic pl. in is to plum them in a large
cage. partitioncd so :5 to prevent its IlllllilIt‘S
from swing t‘tlt‘ll otlicr; any tlnc singing
bird. citlicr a canary. a Sli)‘l:ll‘li or IllgllIlll‘
galc. i: pliiccd out of sight. but \\’iIIIIII biz-tr.
ing. of the young eaniirien.

“ After 5:! months of this imprisonment
the pupils. who have ll-'\'rf‘ sot-n thi ir futi‘ll-
er. “‘Ill l1:1\'1- )Ii'rfv‘i‘l
Another plan is to phi-v tlu- young oiicu in
a room barcly light 1 lli‘llgll for thi-ni to sve
to wit. \\licrc :iii lll\ll‘ll:ll' iii |‘.llli‘\l 11 bird
organ is playcd for 111i liiiiii‘oriiioh-cucli driy .
iii'tlic liuiring of thi- liJl'lit‘I‘S’ \\ho li~tcu
Vi'I‘)‘ “lit lill\i‘l_\' ii Ilii‘)’ .il'i' lint \Iihllll‘lu'il.
and by pr:icticin_..r IllI‘ ii~1t--slic:ird :irc own
1ibl11 to sing ”11‘!" p- rfm'tly. liirds trained
by this prui'oss :irr known :ic ‘ I‘ll1llit'.L\IN 1';

Ilr‘t‘t‘lilt‘ iiiusiciauu.

-l’wllcrn.‘ 1111.1 lit-coini- Vt ry prolicii 111 111 the

‘ wutcr roll.‘ Illt’ b-.-ll 11nd IIIII!‘ 1mm llIl-l tlm
\.ll'i1|ll.~ill‘ili\‘. Afii r this t‘illll‘hi‘ of tmniiiig
I‘Lu‘li
liizido by tho
zind fiisti 111-d tu-

is conipli-ti-ai llli‘ liird‘ .‘Il‘x‘ Si'ltilrilIv-il.
«ini- ix placcd in :1 small ciigv.
Inuzludllifi from tho \\'uuil
grtli r \\itli pch‘ Ill$I=.til of 11 iiis. 'l'licy 1‘11-
.2:..iii in Illt‘u‘t‘ narrow quark“ until tlivy
to bc 121-. rclmndisc. :lllil erl' finally
domiciled Ill t’lii- Ili‘lllt‘fi‘ \vhvrc tlzvy l-ccoinc
l‘li‘ill ts nf Ill" family.

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THE LIME-KILN CLUB-

“ Dar 11111 sch‘ral things dat iliian' look
'z;ictly right to inc." said llrotlirr Gardner
as lic rulibr-l his bald Ilt'illl with one hand
and opened the inciting \\itli the other.

" I‘. doziii‘ look ‘ractly right to see one
111:111wuthti-nniillyoii dollam 2111‘ another
\\'iith tcn omits 51111111111511 by Samuel Slinil.
but yit if I \\'113 do trn iiiillyon dollar nun I
wouldn‘t kevr \\‘livulct it looked right or not.“
(Suildcn mid to tho iippliiusol

“ It doan‘ look ‘1..1..tiy right fur onc 1:: in
to nun 11 grc .it foundi .. uhilo llllOilt 1- 111.111
111: i obit-1n d to u ork fur him fur $2 a day.

“H 1311‘ hour. "‘ from Judge Cadavt H. but
if I u: \S dc $2 a day man I wouldnt frow
my 31. If out of a job to spite do owner or tc‘
plcusc a demagogue." (Tho Judge sub-
siili'fl. l

“ l1 doan‘ look ‘zactly right to see one
man liolil otlis all do time. while uiimlcriiinn
him to shove it jack-plane for a libin‘ .greait
rustle in Pickle Smith‘s corner), but he who
shoves do jack~plane has do respeck of do
community 1111‘ keeps outer jail." (Rustlo
dies auav. )

It doan‘ look zactly right to see fo‘ty
law ycrs rush to defend a criminal who h. u
SIUIt 11 money in his pockets. while do often
dcr who am moneyless am left to dig big
way frew a ten-foot wall wid an‘ ole knife-
blade (grins on a dozen faces) ; but if lawns
a lawyer I should aim my money any udder
way except by suwiu‘ wood. De public
doan‘ look for any perticler display of con-
science on de part of lawyers. an‘ darfom
suitor no dimppointments.“ (Grin no lon-
ger observable.)

“ It doan‘ look ‘zackly right fur one man
to have 11 large brick house tm‘ anoder man
a rough bo‘d shanty. but ‘long 'bout tax
time do main in do shanty kin nitou dc fence
an‘ chuckle over de fuck he hnin‘t rich.

" It doziu‘ look 'zactly right to see one
man pushin‘ nu‘ .zivcliinan crowdin‘ every-
bod). lad ufi‘ dc sidewalk to let do public
know dat he 11111 a king-bee. but such men
hi\ 0 to carry do anxiety of bein‘ in debt to
do tailor an‘ of dodgin‘ dc grocer an‘ of
unbscribin‘ $25 to build a church \ridout a
hope of bein‘ able to pay ten cents on the
dollar. *

“ In fuck. my friends. dar‘ am heaps un‘
heaps 0 things dat doan‘ look ‘zactly right
to us at fust glance. but when ya come to
dgger it up an‘ divide un‘ substruct we‘ re all
got a bean to be thankful fur an‘ to encour-
ugeustogit up airlyindomawnin.‘ Anion
kin brace his legs au‘ lay buck Iikt a mule,
an' kick aw ay at de hull world an hate
eberybody an‘ be hated in return, or be kin
pick up sax-tin crumbs 0‘ oonaclaahun. crowd
inter a seat in do back of de wagin. an‘tak.
a heap o‘ comfort knowin‘ dat somebody h
wuss off dun himself ' .

 

THE IARVILS OF SCIENCE. 7

11 Did you ever 11%;.“ asked one, " how
whenthemhasbecnafircintbc city. you
can unelltheamokcforduylaftcrwudlome—
times?"

“ No; I don‘t member to have noticed
lt.‘

"Wcll,lhavc. Icunmdl tint chcrs
alatrectfiroyct—justfaint, youhow. and
far (ii—but fillthem‘uthoaountofthebum‘
i113 wood."

“ Well. I don‘t know but you‘lu right.“
aid the other-man, tukingecvcral long milk
of the air. “Why, Incvcruoticcditbofom.
W] a cutie fact. ain‘t it? How doyou ac-
count for it

“ 011. on aeicn "replied the
that man. "‘ It‘s due to the molecular for-
... of the particles of burnt woodv-nmc
principle- nuthutyollow day we bud here
last year, oulythcrc‘s morcofit. I’venotic—
ad it often."

“ You, you ‘vcgot It down pretty flue,”
uidtbcotbcrman. “I on Imoll it real

 

 

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no my

tc a Bight- m i hit than a.
M to the outer world. “ On one oo-
callon.“mld my Informant. “three of u-
wcrccrouchcd downln a tub. The pen!
wasgolugatuwulkupuolightrise. I can‘t
tell you how it happened. but I muat have
raiacdmy head uncut-cloudy above the
level ofmy the tub. I felt my forehead touch
acrossbeuminthe roof. and beforclhad
time to reflect I knew I wan in fatal peril.

Tho forward mavemont of the tub jammed
my head between the beam and the edge of
the tub I gave myself a wrench trying to
get‘free: but I couldn‘t. All this, of canine.
paused in a fraction of a second. and I gave
myself up as dead. Now comes the most
wonderful part. At the very time my head
touched the roof. in the very crisis of my
agony of mind. when the whole situation
flashed on me. the pony atoppcd. No one
had touched it or spoken to it. I had utter-
ed 1111 cry. The pony stopped. I drew
down my head and cmuohcd almost faint-
‘ng in tho tub. . My life wan aavcd. I never
told my companions until wo came out.
when thoy remarked how pale I looked.
For u'eekn. whenever I went down tho pit. I
was ulinoat unnerved by this terrible l‘ccob
loetioii. And I tell you. sir. I‘ve road uf
drowning people seeing an at a glance all
tho punt acciiea and doings of their lives-I
never thought much of it «but I tcll you

ovary-1111111111 and dccd of my life Ht‘t‘lllt‘tl to _

come before mo in a flash of light. I 81w
(‘\‘t\l‘)’llllllg. I have navcr forgotten. and
aliall never forget. the feeling of that day.
llou"it was that pony stopped and my life
was saved. 1 can ‘t. nay. but if it wasn‘t
Pym ldenco. I don‘t know what clue it could
lane boon.“v (711111151. ‘11 Journal.

“’urlis Both Warn.

”Love lightens labor." You. it does;
and when you‘ve taken a fat girl out for a
call. and the wind goes down to a dcad calm.
ind you liavc nix miltw to row against tho
tide with a steering our and a
paddlc. “ lJlIi‘l‘ lightens low." now you bet
your blistcri. fluidity/tam 11.1 111’: 3,1 ,

Fall and Winter
Boots hoes

Of First Clara .\I:inuf.ii‘turc. (21;; and Ft“ Ilti‘lll.

Custom Work of All Kinds.
A l1‘l'l.l_. LINE til" -

In ' Instant. (u )01 )h
Boots and Show

01‘ 121. 0111‘ 1y.

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llcpiir 111r of all Kinds

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John Schauh.

\\ :.i~li nutui N. >.- )1 v“ .1 1.

New Goods!
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A\l‘

JEWELRY

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Railroad Matches!

John l'XIonK tit-bl l‘c-ns imil l'ciu‘iii.
Solid Silvi r and I’lziti1il\\'.in1. Upvm
(illlrst‘x Unltl Slu‘t‘lui‘lt's :llltl
l'ch tiluawr. Nicki] llllil
\\';1lniit t'loi‘lh'.

llcpairinir and Adjusting

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WATCHES

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Nuiidiml Tanar by t‘hrnzmiznhi, :1!

A.W. Austin’s

Opt ra llonsc l‘ nick.

Norwalk. -

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Conn.

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HALF PRICE.
1:11:11 rialiictiun 111 t'hildn-nfi Huts.
(hind:
Eli-"ant l'riipc l‘ulllhtlr. fit-111 S .' ‘ul up
Urn-:11 [Llr"‘\ in 11 ll- :ltk t r111pi \ iil~
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F 1.-i lnuih F1; 1~ 31 1'0. forimr prim. $1. 511 1111 $2.
It .t-\ of hill 'lurbnne L‘m \‘tt l1 worth $1 00
l-‘ 111'!- l’i'l min-n :11 om hallthi-\1liol1~.~.i|i-1r1u
.liL-am tmriih P1111111». Q'oo 10$ 51'
Full line of Han-11h 'l‘ips. 31011111: pir bunch.

Lilies Will [10 Well In [MM

151 ton punlipin: clumulari.

Eli :unt n>oortmint of LADIES I NDERGAIL
MEAN. uc shall 5t ll at "It priii advcrliscd for ilii
Ilt\I It! dab in onlirlo nllkt‘ room for n largi
zitoi k of

Elegant Holiday Prcscnts

t-iu us a call and St" for 10mm in s. \\' c employ
noni but ilic first Milliucra. and uill "tull‘dllll‘ to
giw satisfaction in rcwurd to thc style and prion.

Mrs. W. Pawcett.

8 \\‘ATER STREET. NORW ALK.

:11in Mourning

 

 
 

 

Averill

The Oldest, Most Reliable,
and Satisfactory

 

 

Chemical .

Combination of Lead and Oil
ever Invented for Houses.
Manufactories. and Iron Work.

Paint

Ia unequaled. Send or call
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Pott.land filaimmflnfi‘y

MM i111 MM 1111

THE FRICTION MATCH IS OF A
MODERN INVENTION. PREVIOUS
TO THE USE OF THE FRICTION
MATCH. THE METHOD 011‘ GET \IN-
ING FIRE. \VAS BY THE USE OF THE
FLINT. STEEL. AND TINDER BOX.
THIS FREQUENTLY ANNOYED THE
GOOD HOUSE‘VIFE: THE STEEL
\VAS POOR. TINDER DAMP. AND
FLINT NEARLY. 111‘ NOT ENTIRELY.
\VORN OUT. THANKS TO MODERN
INVENTION. THIS th ‘ON\' IN

COME. AND SINCE THE REMOVAL
OF THE INTERNAL llEYEi'UE
STAMP. THEY MAY BE PURCHASED
A1 A NOMINAL FIGURE. 'I‘A KE. HY
\VAY OF AN ILLUSTRATION. \\‘lll'IN
CUSTOM HRS FORM EllLY ASK I'll) FOR
A FlFTEl‘h' CENT BOX 011‘ .‘iATt‘HI'Ih‘.
SWlI’I‘ & t‘Ol’R'l‘N EY‘S MAKE. THEY
HAVE .-\l.\\’;\\'S lllil'IN THE BEST.
Tlll‘il'ltlt‘l12\\‘.-\S THUI'GHT TO BE
VERY I.O\\'. I’OIETIHCY \\' l1‘.lll~l SOLID.
AS NO\\'. AT A VERY SMA Ll. l‘llt ll"l'l‘.
\\'ELL. YOU (‘AN NO\\' ltl'Y 'l‘lHCM
OF ME AT l.l1‘.SS THAN UNI". ll.\l.l1‘
THAT l’lllt‘l-I. IN l1‘.\t"l‘. THEY .\lll~‘.
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ll';\l.K .\T EITHER \\”ll1)l.l12\ \ l.l-1 Ul.‘
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NOllW .\I.l\'. I'd-Ill.

B. K. Leckwood.
BOOTS 111111 SHOES.

main-.1.

1351.

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)lcns' . Boys . and l tlllilh

Boots and Shoes

ALI. >‘l‘\l.l2.\ AND l.H\\' l‘lili lib.

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Womens‘. Misses‘ an
Childrens‘.

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“BROWN’S.”

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First - National

MARKET

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And nspivifiilly solicit usluin- of ”11' public put-
manna:

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Sothoru-alk, Nov. 3. “Vi. (“\\‘Hf

. G 11111 Display!

Call and examine our large stock of

Fancy Articles,

We have just mind a large and fine line of

and Leather

“81111111111111 Purses»;

Also a beautiful areortiiicnt of

Ournncstockof
J E/W E L R. 1' I

Inclndu many “ficfilwlwchu would make

MILLINEBY 600118

—-—AT COST l—

Hats, Feathers, Birds, etc.

Netball-an (db-rm: In town.
Gullcsd’y. ltwlllouys'ou.

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P1111 Drugs, Medicines, &c.

B E ST EX TR A CTS.

l’rcncripttous (‘arclully

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HMYT S Pharmacy
Carriage M11111!

Repairing
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Jobbing.

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Henry Tilly” s,

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18 lliilronil l‘lucr. S". Niirivnlk.
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Of All Kinds.

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lh~pcv‘§._ \ 1' '1 ;.- :1: .: ;:. 1;.1‘: I...“
I!“ l- :l\ .--1 k1: pig:
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Albert Berg.
M P11311111 WMiM HMVIMM.’

A No. 8
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'llic lliwt family Machine
in the World.

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‘. l \\ 'Ii‘
Rood': Jutclr) store.

Look Here!

l.\.\l SELLING 01 1' MY EX'l‘illlI S'l'irt K til"

11 I: 111111

‘25 pr. ct. llclow Cost.

GREAT BARGAINS IN

BGY’S Ulfil‘flflflli, SllllS, Elli.

NOIV IS THE TIME FOR

Red Underwear,

At llcdnccd Prices. to suit all.

\\‘e lntvc the 1.035! Expenses and can un‘ord to Sell
Lone.

Boy’s Overcoats $2;

Ilcgulur Price. 9.

Men’s Overcoa ts $4;

Regular Price. $7.

IIIS STOCK MUST BE SOLD BY APRIL Int.

0011‘: fall to come. and we will do as advertiad.

M. Davis.

BLISS’

M5. Illustrated “mam I”!

Garden. mom
.0. lllnatratlouu‘rm and a bog-“lb! Odo-u Phi!
‘W toll: Wu. Q.
plant and is N“ of tulhnnuuon 11.53.31.111 II

interested in Manila: lulled - ‘0“.
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And have on hand
when you want: to plant.

FLOWER m $1.00.

GARDEN

all, WILD cbdccurlawcr Sued: (07m m II-

too of Flower South). mu- 31.00.

AWARE GIBBS! FOR $1.00.
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thcwuking chm. 8nd tomw h
and we will mail you“ an
al. valuable but of maple good. in: wfll
gtyouiuthcwayofmkiug mac moncylnufbw
yltban you ever thought possible at any bushes.
Capital not requirvd. W e w it start.yon Y on can work
all the time or in iipue time only. The work is uni~
“wally adapted to both perm young and old. You
can easily earn from We. 11:35 mcry c\ ‘g. That all
who want work may tout the blifiintfl.‘e make this
unpurulli N 3111 r. to all who are not well satisfied
at will and SI to pay for the trouble of writing as.
Fult- iurileulare. direction-1.11m. centfrce. Fortune!
will made by those who give their 11 hole that: to
the work. Great sneer-ci- absolutely sure. Don‘ t delay.
Start now Addrean Srnsox 3: 011.. Portland. Maine

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

H. S. CORWI N,
Petroleum Broker,

F120 \\'ollcs‘ Building.
, IN Broadway. N. Y.
Pipi- I Ill! 1 'criilli H- .~ it ”Mr l‘i- troli- 111111 boa; h‘.
and will forc: i-li oriarr vi on 111. 1r .‘tu
loam llf‘L’Hlil ih-d tlitli ~ by n1: 1 l or ii lien-mph
promptly eat-riilcil.
a?" (‘Ul‘l‘t‘slxllltlt‘lll‘v sullt‘ilt’tl.

market report at the t‘ity llotcl.
131:: if

DESIRABLE

B11 M1111 L1

A nirc

Ihiily

opiuirtuiiuv in sccnri ili~irabl1 l‘i:

IMl‘ ll Mods-Mi I'rinu. Ill

East N orwalk

I.- no“ UiIt ml Miip- ~linu 11; ii» 11111111. :1111. all 111

forum: 21111 1n 11 l y

0.w. SMITH.

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811111111181 Fill'lllllll‘fl

—-——A'l'——

LOCKWOOD’S,

—8‘l MAIN STREET.

Having made arrangements
with one of the largest whole-
sale Carpet houses in New
York to furnish me with all
the new patterns as soon as
they appear, and with the use
of tlict Carpet Exhibitor which
shows carpets matched 11' a
room. 11111 prepared/to/fufi. Sh
you carpets at Lower prices
and 1mm :1 largi 1‘ 'aiicty than
any (‘arpct \toii- iii the State.
aiiilas 1mod and CD up as you

will find 111 Ncw \ 01k Sam-
ples i'cpi‘cscntiiig over Five
Thousand Dollars worth of

Carpets You arc invitcd to
1 _\:1111i11c 111v Stilt k and prices
\i) ll()lll)lt_‘ to Show goods

\lv stink oi Fl RNITI RE
is tlic largest tlic lowc<t price
and tho liost madc

WM. LUCKWUUD

-—IlII.-\l Ell IN—

Fill‘llll llll‘fl 81 Ufll'llfllS,

:lt‘i Main St . .\ur\\ :1Ik. Ct.

LARGE SALES

.\ X D -

Small Profits,

is (-i'lt .\li i'l‘TU. t’.-\I.l. 1 i.\'

G. H. Harvey,

 

For
\\' I LI. SELL

I'.‘ lbs. Stand. tli'auiil'd Sugar.
5 l .l bl D.
It; ll». .ch Turkish 1‘;‘
S I .1 N D.

ll lll‘s‘,

Nit-c New t'ni‘rank pi-r I'ouiid.
J ’7.

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.‘t‘l‘ lb.

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llii.‘ .‘lzll‘iit‘l i1.

minim-11 in {how goods (1:111 lm

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\\ “alumina-NI . Bridge.

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Lumber,

Timber,
Shingles,
Lath,

Doors, Moldings, Sash.
Blinds. Pickets, Win-
dow Frames.
Etc.

Vent-cred Hard Wood Work,
Hard Wood Ceiling
Flooring.

and

XA&SBAL $T.. \‘Ol 'I II NORWALK

HARDWARE

The er AS>ORTMIINT in TOW'N of

General 'llardware

Mechanics Tools.
\\'Iitto Lead. Paints.
Olls and \\'lndou‘ (Elan

3. full Assortment of

Looks and Knobs.
Table and Pocket Cutlery

of the best Quality. Cheap for Cash

HMMMM Furnishing GMMMM

JAPANESE PAPER \\’»ERE.
Agent for the
Boycr Verdical Boiler and Hull‘s Paton
Fire and Burglar Proof Safe.
Agricultural Implements,
Ship Chandlery. Rope, &c

w. G. QUIN’I‘AI‘D
Nmsllllslt‘ HALL BLOCK. Sn Norwal

GityRestaurant

I-‘ORMERLYF KNOWN AS THE BI XBEE RE
BHMENT 3015!.

Has been mopencd by

David Green.

Everything In mum style. Gentlemen and IA-
1111: will mire prompt attention.

Regular 11111111 at 25 MM

nip-rd can be had bythe duycrwcck. Openou
sun-hyaatSaJu. clocedatsum.

n. GREEN. Supt.

 

 

 

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Trial Grounds for puri and

 

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Ill liq-J: w 1ND~ ‘1 \l‘li l\lT\

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Earthen Ware

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Lamps.

 

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Stoves,

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Heaters.

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tho Outfittingof C ‘r"

Buyers of Boys” and 1:151ltfls‘
Clothing, Hats, Caps. and For-
nishing: Goods. Misses and
Girls Cloaks and Dresses. Mil-
linery. Muslin, and Merino [’11-
derwear.IIosiery,Glovcs,Shoes,
etc. and liiliints’ Clothing of
every description. will find in
our stock the largest and moct
complete assortment of fan..~
ionablc styles at the lowest.

prices.
cone fiWwT‘s—dS: Ki. 5n: and 6th

' avenues. New York.

‘MTSIIII‘Vlnn
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vitality. Every variety tested in

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