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SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN ., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1884.
WHOLE NO. 7 27.
t
The Old "one.
it siccpx in month the mun) lull
As in u imnqull dnuin:
Tho mum i-lms arc Sl‘l't‘dtllng still
Above tlnl lllt‘Adt‘W st hum.
“in birds that join in music swcct
\u-l .piivl S‘lmAp .ilid t‘u‘V!
“will .r lirtu‘. ~‘iv-lirr [min lln‘ lli'ill:
n- maul. tlrvsv lmty laughs
.\l§ d i) on In: Ill"
nub-l.
.svirtml qrzh‘s.
‘-‘.t|I 'llll ~iin:.
;. “ll .l'lil million Sll.lil.|\\‘\ pus“
. Milli ms on tho “tug.
11H“ 1 din!) in the xii-‘lti‘rml nook
III“ on. l:.i'l‘ limir‘ may to.
\~‘t high: .in ”my run :i~ lllt‘ tin-0k
I]; ll Sill»:S ‘\llli \13‘5'll‘llllig lltIW:
0 world. \\ i'h .itl my cltlcs. pridc.
'l‘t . pl tin; .u. t \‘dlit'y ~ xrct-n.
‘l‘lw. .. hi nut in ii.) in 'nnd‘nx-s wide
g“ \\\i . l. ~o Lt‘ir u Sz‘i-lii- l
JERUSHA'S BEAU.
Evi- r_\l 'l_\ at llruniiwick knew the old
Biglz- l‘;nv l'ti. Squire Copculc bud kcpt it
H il..- ..l.i tzuios. und when he wins guthcred
£3 hi~ fxt'. rs his dnughli‘r Ann Jt‘lllllllll
l 11- lllt‘ kcys \if the count.
The railway trains now \\ histlc-d ut the
i u. \\ hv-rc. once upon it timc. tho nmlodioiis
~t mgr ll~'l'll ILHI Stlllll‘ll'tl. dull still the Eagle
l .c 1:. ill untaincd ma rcpnte for thc hcinl-
.l‘ . ihu )tllt'lr-s't steaks and the most
t l a...‘ m.- apple-tarts in the country.
)1: .\l ipion w.“ sitting on the porch cu.
. :n; lll‘ prospcct of a dusty cross—null
u 1 two h ilf—dcml willowdrmm. \vhcn Iii-ini-
. .h Phillips drove up to tho stop.
" Mums you‘rv the gentleman I wont to
and lil‘. after us curious atom at tho
. ion-ml.
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t" - ..
\‘stimigir.
lg:
Mr Mutton rose promptly up.
" l'uii‘rc from Brunswick t‘mntiro 2‘" mid
ln‘. ;
“ l‘lvm‘tly 3" mid llenuiiih.
" I'm." Stud 'Maipton. “Just bu gond-
-nongh to unit A low minutes until I got my
traps il-g-ithcr."
Iiui-uzih alllttfll.
" ii~un‘ to fvtch them along F“ said ho.
“ Wouldn‘t it save Limo 't“ said Mr. Mup-
ton.
” W- ll. I don‘t know.“ ruibl I‘uciiuish.
" tine» you understand lllt'rit‘ things hotter
. than I do. I‘ll thunk you to be it littlc lively
it though. for the downotruin is due in ten
% Llllll‘lll‘fi. llllil my horsv don‘t tulm kindly to
I
lie CAT‘S."
S‘o wull did Mr. Mxipton lily this hint to
hurt. that scarcely five minutes had cxpircd
,vcforc luv it.» seated in tho bot-wagon on u
tuninudious cushion of bllfitlltksklus, with
l n [uairc l‘lnt'iv but behind him and Ill-nimh
Phillips at lils side.
Mr. .‘liipton, ll short. stunt man. with ll
undy inoihtnhc and pulc-hlnn vycs. lookmi
. it tln- I.lll»lSi‘.l|lt‘ Ilruuiuh I'lullips looked
st Mr NLthuii.
" A film country it .‘s ‘ said Mr. .\I.-ipton
“ llisy'rii loncly though,“ Still ll-uiiizih.
" tliir griis .il. hw‘m to go unisidc of liruns-
wick tor tlnAir hush-duds I“
“ Iinh ‘ Ad. "“ Sull Mr. M. ipton.
" I ui'l'
“ \oii arc Mr. ”1.3.31 1‘ lullips‘ son. I sup-
woo?" still Mr. .‘I‘tlili'll. nth-r :lllt‘lllnl‘ long
ilence.
“ Vii-us," slid I‘wiuinh. sols-cling ll pals
.cul.ir stmn‘ out of thc bottom of tho wagon
" And .lsrnslm‘s his darter."
v
"lio IlIt \I ll. u: U Ill.
. clzcn .
“ Yon
..
“ As truo‘s you live. ‘ omplmsizod Benni-
ll ~.
S : ml
llli‘
llllsli‘ru. l mu
toil liih'lln ' it. wl Mr. .\l iptx-n.
. it. And Ilq‘lllllull. “ There ain‘t
lit‘llrl‘ {m ll_\ than the I'hillipsos here. I
lourd of
to under-
i‘liull‘lll'lll of lbw
gin-n
Illi‘l is.“
ll )t-‘l
" tilml It: l.--.u‘ ll. I Enid i‘Il‘.
‘dap'oii. clinging «l-Aspcrutcly to th! rail of
us this uhccls \icnt bounce, bounce
:uu our: ."
' lit' \A .ll .
H'I'l' lliv stony roml.
llr' thought tlmt they ncvcr would roach
‘llx cozy farm-house: of .\Ir. Hoscu Phillips.
:1 d. op rcd building. with white window
casings and ii row of Lombardy poplars in
front of II.
“ Ilvrc we ho 3" said Reunion.
Mr. Mopton climbed laboriously out of
the wagon.
Bennioh clout-93d the space with one flying
leap.
“ I‘ve fctchod him. Jerusha !" said he. as
the door opened snd a round-fuccd girl tip-
peored, with onbnrn~red hair. and complex-
ion to match, snd u stifllyxstuchcd calico
gown. with 3 perfect. aileron: do frimz of
finances
“ Goodness me 1“ said Jerushu. “ I‘m fill
of s flutter I How do you do. sir ?"
“ “fun. I hope I see you well !“ suid
Mr. Msptnn. with n ceremonions bow.
" Ho‘s a perfect Sir Charles Grundison l"
giggled Jerushs, under her breath, adding
sloud : “ Please to walk intsir 1“
And she led the way into the cool, dark
.paulor. where there were green-paper shades
st the. win) awn, s stone jar full of asparagus
in “It lirephee, and . plaster boy, with s
bow and srrow. on the mantle.
" Is your further at home f" sated Mr
HApton. with mother obeissncc.
“ 0h, dost, no l“ ssid Jemshs, reddening
up again. “Are you going to speak to him
first.”
" It might perhaps be more secmly ” sold
It Mapton.
“ Oh, good grscious !" fluttered Mb
lambs; “ but I haven‘t told him shoul—
sbom—"
“ Prsy do not mention it I“ said Mr. Mup-
ton. “ I shall have no diflculty in explain-
ny business to him myself."
‘Hustlcsll him now?“ ssld Jerri-ho,
w ‘ with pretty indecision.
“ Well, perhsps ‘twould be better,“ on-
swered Mr. llapton.
And softly closing the door. Iti- Jerusln
Phillips flow out to the born, when her
arbor wss wswing the oxen.
“ Po l" Ibo filtered. “ do put on your
flat cost sud come into the psrlor.“
“Druid Kr. Phillips. s grout, rod.
w, smiling t, with s stubby. wsok-
oldbssrd, “deman- like s blssksmitk.
"Winslow come to tss, bu he!"
" No; but, po—you see, ps—"
“tht‘stho mutter now?” ssldlr. Phil-
lip, is dorms tw'utod hi cost bum-
sronnd with domes-t eyes.
‘. “vabosnsdvctisinginthspsw.p§'
sodas-st! 1m
“ Advertiinal"
“ Wkst for!”
“ For—1w s hush-ad.“ shoo‘ M
Jun-bo- “And the cuckold
you surmw bss code to soswsr it. Ho
w kt not: I. lL—Isnhsd W
-—.I tho sssis mm srs on tho and“
it". nd ks wu- h no you st ones.‘
°‘ Wall. I but!!!” mid Ir. Phillips,
1‘ s bins: broth of sun-out. “ m
rosrsdtlisfsrncn
he went to the village for me (0-day; and
I‘ve made half a dozcu ncu cnnnhric cmvnts.
sud mended his Sunday glows to pay
for it.
Mr. Muplon. alone in the gloom of tho
but parlor. thought that the chairman of
the board of trustees never would coma ;
sud in fact it was some flow before Mr.
Phillips had “43 he, exprcsscd it-—“ scrub-
br-d himsclf clean and jumpcd into his best
rlothcs." And thou he nmdc his uppounuico,
as nmjcstic its (‘oriolanui-i.
“ I how the honor of inldrcssing —-“ mid
he. slowly.
“Moses Miipton. at your service.“ fluid
the stranger. rising and bowing.
‘ Thought my
will Mr. Phillips.
“It“. l‘II ?"
“ ch. sir.“ said Mr. .‘lupton.
to nl-tulu your good word for—“
“ Oh. you must sottle ull that with Joni.
shit 3“ said Mr. Phillips. chuckling.
" I'i- m. sh. lull iu order to introduco—'
“ My girl rows that's sll settled fro-sly.“
Quill the 1. Inner. broadly grinning “ I
5‘ [Misc \ou ve got good referentia- P"
" The very best in tho State,“ sold Mr.
Mllllloll. eagerly. “ I assure you thst our
system is—-“
" Eh P“ said Mr. I‘hillipg
dickcns are you tulkiu‘ uliout 1'“
” Will you allow hir‘ to show you n fcw
sniuples.“ said Mr. Mouton. briskly unlock-
ing tlic silniiro black boy. from which over-
llowc-l n fearful Niigam of geographical
lli‘ilw. “ thir r~~put.ition in outlines and
prinnry who‘ll maps is. I ll ittcr mys-ilf. bo-
yoinl nll zitt.u‘li."
” 0~0<Ull !" said tlitl farmer. “ is that what
you conic to son me about 1‘“
“ That is it. sir." said Mr. anton. " I
run tho only accredited ugcnt of Atlas .k 00..
tlic grout school-limp pnhlishcrs. To you,
as chairman of tlio board of trllstCM~-“
“ You ; but." iiitr‘rposod Mr. Phillips.
with round i-ycs of \vundcr. “ I thunght—-‘
” l‘ii. pal .’“ \vliispcrod tho voice of thufulr
.lcrusliu, from tlié othcr aide of the door,
“ just conic hcro u minuto. please." And
ltri the funk r presented his moonlikc face in
the hull, aha whirled him around snd shut
the door softly. “ Pa, don‘t asy another
word," slic whisperod. “ It's all u mistake.
don‘t you soc? Bonniuh‘s brought tho
wrong man. He‘s a mupmgcnt. instead of u
hcro of romance. Oh. pit." bursting into
tmrs, “ I never was so disappointed in my
hr.» 2“ p
“ And I ncvcr was so roliovcd.“ said hou-
cst llosciv. drawing a long breath. " Never
Ir-l inc catch you pluying us such capers
sgiiiu. J--rnsh:\. No girl over yet got u do-
ccnt husband by advertising for him. and it
ain‘t the sort of thing I like. So there
now "‘
And by way of answer, Jerusha only dis-
solved into frcsh tours.
Mr. llIiipton stnycd to suppor. und sold
one act of his maps to the Brunswick Dil-
trict School erc he wont his “‘lty rejoicing:
Ilnt Miss Jcruslni made a vcry plosumt
impression upon his mind. and the noxt
time he mime that way he stoppod again.
Mr. Manfred Munlcver. it was hardly
necrssnry to soy. novor put in on appear-
ance of imy sort.
lint \\‘llt'll the apples in tho orchard turned
rod. .\lr. Mupton announced that ho wssgo-
gul swirl it wss Mulliver."
“So you wont to sec
g,
" I wish
‘ ‘ \Vlnll Ill.
'ing to give up the educstionol publicolu
business.
" It‘s roinuncrativo.“ said he. " but I
don‘t like the idciv of being on the road sll
the time. I run osscntiully a domestic mun.
I want a homo. And I‘ve bought Bell‘s
farm, three miles south of thin And if Miss
.lcrnshii hers will become my wife sud go
tllt‘l“ to trike cure of it—"
“ Dear inc—how very sudden 2“ said Miss
Joriislio. " I‘m sure I never thought of
such s thing."
But she married tinl map agent after till.
and was very happy. ultliough his name was
not “ .\I:uileverei-.“ fllltl he did not roscniblo
the stool—plate engmving of “ Ivanhoe“ in
tlic “ Idtcmry Annuul."
“ llut he‘s a good provider.“ said Jerushl.
“ rind he says I may havc one silk «Irma a
your. It ain‘t i-very bud-and will do that,
now is. it 'r“——Ilr(o u Earns! Grazia.
YOUR CALLING.
If‘ You on Sun You on Right. \“y .0
About
“ I am so sorry I was not trained tome
commercial pursuit.“ said u profusion.“
gentleman to u succcmful businem f'ricndin
Detroit ymterdiiy.
“ See here. young man.“ was the reply,
“ do you really think you are sorry ? Areu‘
you doing well enough I Come, now, would
you voluntarily give up your present coll.
in It"
5‘ Too old to think of change now."
“Nonsense? Never too old to correct
mistakes. But in your case I suspect you
wsnt to mskc s mistsko instead of tooorroot
one. I msdo s mishke In my early life. snd
I‘ll tell you how it wss :
" My father was s lswysr. Thor-e wore
three boysof us. and every influence’ was
thrown sround us when very young tostlril
us the ambition to cuter professions! careers.
“'6 had a fine library, the tone of ourhmne
was refined sud cullurml. and beforo any of
us grow up we were very well grounded in
polite literature. We had sense enough to
see thst father would not listen to any objec-
tions to o pmfcmionsl life and so. under I
sort of compulsion, we went the old gentle-
man‘s wsy. I was too good to be apreuchor,
and hsd too wcsk s stomsch to he s doctor.
Thclswwsstbclastrcsort. soltook it up.
After I wss admitted I “bricked sway at the
dry sud unproductive aim! for fiftoen years.
It was the martydom ot drudgery. Finally!
mode s brook went into business sud hove
slwoys been prosperous and happy from
tbst dsy to this. You see I had found my
ulchcsudlcsn-ywlthtruth that I find
more plasma in asking s good ml. tbsn
lnpockotiugtheprontsotit. My busine-
suihrno; Itskeplcssnroinlt sud I long
sgo mode up my mind thst my boys should
follow their inclinstions in the mutter o! s
life occupstion, no mutter whithsrthsy was
led.
“ m sues-dill sod gust editors sud
writ-I on than who love with W
tag ”this: the thorny sod m
rosd d m 'It wss so with m toss-
“to sad sll arms! of mm.
“clutching-oh.
Bsbsroblowslowutlisu‘wiubssdls‘
mam. premium; view at tho born
bcforsbsinpblowndowu; vlswcltbsruins;
Mwwitkthhimdmwkogu ks
slwsysknowcditwssgohgtoblowduws;
Wwithtbsm.wttbkhudofi-
Wuhan blown down; lotus-vis-
“WXQWMW
Murat. with kt vlsws as Is tic
“dun-Int
, if tun-tilde.
ruminatio- dots uh- hm.
fisolsfiuhs-hhm“
run-Ilia ~-
HUCR IN A NAIB.
lesson “'kr Mcs‘s Nurses su- Bruno-
be!“ In Earl-l and Drink“. lions...
“ It has often smusod me,“ said it well-
known railroad man who spends his nights
In the occupation known as “ butting sround
town.“ ‘ ‘ to observe how quickly the waiters,
barkccpcrs. sud other men employed in
rcstaurants or cafes find out who s man is.
and how thcy strive to see who can do hil-
thc mos-t honor if he happens to be u rush
of importance. If you will sit in Delnioni-
co‘s any night and watch the men as they
conic in to dinner. you will see how quickly
the waiters gringo them up. The same is
true of any othor place in town. I was
standing in a corridor of the “'indsor night
before liuit. talking with a friend about this
very thing. when s well—known mun on.
tend. Without giving you his name. I con
any that he invented a certain railway can
riagc. which has rustle him a milliouriirc.
When be come into the hotel he nodded
mlcssly to one or two bmkers who were
standing about the door. and they took oi!
lhcir hats to him with the utmost politcnm.
[In was accompanied by n man who hsd
Oncc boon a snlcsnuin in A dry goods house
on Rnuidwny. but whom it lucky chunco had
thrown in with the railroad magnate. The
young nlllll is with his wmlthy fricnd at all
times and in all places. He frosts him with
thc most clnborste Inspect. In rctnru he
makes about $20. 000 a your by his con-
stancy and courtesy.
" \Vcll, an the grout mun cutorcd. one of
the hotel clcrks bowed to him. The mag-
nato nckuowlcdgcd the solute. No one
would think of snubbiug a hotel clcrk, you
know. 'I‘hcn he wont over and wrote it tele.
gram at tht‘ desk. and the clerk bowed.
smilcd. sud colloid him by urunc us he took
it. The hull boy picked it bit of lint from
his alcove. and also culled him by name:
and when ho wont to the bar he was riuluted
Again in tho some way. 0! course. it it
niituml enough that such it man as he is
should be known cvcrywhcro. But he is
only on instance. Employees make it s
point to rcmcrubcr «cry name thoy can got
hold of. and there .3 no doubt that it pleases
s mini immensely to be known by mime at
sny popular hotel or restaurant. The first
wuitcr in lhAlinunioo‘s who called me by
[none in the prose-nee of s country friend of
mine whom I lirid tuke‘i lhcrc to dinncr ro
ccivod s substantial tip. At that timc ,
this was some ycuru ugo I won not in the
habit of going to I‘clmonii‘o's much. and
one night \vlicu I wus sitting uloiic thcrc
and nobody was within lnviring l (‘lllll‘il tlic
winter to me and asked him how lu- ciiuic to
rind out who I was. Mo was vcry .‘mnk.
Ilo said whcn man wore dining or drinking
at his ltllllt‘, and thorn wcro suy introduc-
:‘~ions. he inznlu it it point to catch thiI iniincs
Ho hiid heard some one cull
my name. and a night or two IllIt‘l’ s msr:
came in und loft :i noto for me. uccoiupiinici‘
by an uccurnto personal (Inscription. and
even uftcrivurd l f-mn-l l was known at the
rcstuurnnt. It is ovidcntly :I\ much a brunch
of the tmdc its surfing drink\. or cooking is
dinno‘r. 'I‘ho man who tin-ls that ho is
known in u ccrtiin rcstanmnt or drinking
place will always 'rclpicui that placc if it in
It all cmn'i-uicui. You touch a man‘s self.-
cstocm uud you luvo a powerful hold or
him.“
A NERVOUS NEW YORK WOMAN.
A woman of great Wfilllll tells me that
she is oompcllod to give up u dwelling
which com about $200,000 on account of
the successful vcugcuuce of ii serving maid.
The mistrcxs is old. rind Its nervous and no-
tional lei only persons of fortunes can riflord
to be. A small idcu complctely fills he!
weskencd rlml uscltm mind. and nilnnyuucou
that would hardly irritate n porson of good
mental poise become terrible to her. The
servsnt is one of those young. pretty. vel-
voty French crcutures who are now fashion—
sble in New York luxurious households.
espocislly as attendants upon rich women.
She was discharged for s‘omc misdoing, but
wss to rennin until the end of her mouth.
It. was in this interval that she invented o
retalistion. which has proved the most in-
genioua and oflcctivo of sny thst ever I
heard of. excepting those involving tho
perpeu-stor in (longer of punishment. The
house had s commsnding overlook of Con-
trol Pork. and the girl know that those fields
won dotted over with plsces whore suicides
hsdbeenoommittod. Nomkpssoeswith-
out st least one voluntary dopsrture from
the Pork for eternity. The lskss sm handy
for drowning. the trees for; hsngiug. sud
the socluded bowcrs for on uninterrupted
uss of pistol or wife. It is s question with
me whether tbs sclf~murdmrs all go there
for the purpose deliborstoly. Is it not lith
thst the leisure of the unfortunsts, when
spent snide from the bustle of city business.
becomcssolonesomothst destbsscmsprof-
ashlar The French msid went into no
such sbdrusc consideration of the subject.
She was sworn thst her mistress was sbnor~
molly siectod by snytliing weird or tragic.
Boshe told her of the numerous suicides,
pointed out from the window my spots
where this poor devil hsd hsngod himself.
where thst one bod died by drowning, and
where the other had blown his bruins sway.
She sddod, with s shrug and shudder, tbs!
she funded she could see 0‘ nights ths
ghosts of the self-shun haunting the plsoct
of their crimes. The old mm was horri-
fied. She could not look st the Park, which
had previously been s solace to her eyes,
without descryiug the point which the girl
had invested with gruesome interest. She
fondly hoped thst the wretoh had lied, but
on sending a no to s now-poper owes to
msko ambition of the db- she found
thotthotngsdicslndluthc min booncon
(commuted. Aftermontbsofmentsltor-
Gunshohugcostofiswport for the sum-
msr,sndwlll never return to her houso
Wilt Control Psrk.
"I WESTERV IDEA OF A LIVE TOWN:
“Well, Dodge City hm been s rough
place. Imkon it wss. But it never“
sptoNewtou. Why,Ncwtouhsdssmny
sshslfsdossn first-ch- murdsrs in cos
sight. Tbsmsnthtlido‘tcuryopfld
wssdnosccountindmss bu. Insol-
lucxcncnlscpin'insrotm with thin.
bsdAtwmsuto cock bod. sod s pistol
udnovc‘oropsirot punt jihad ho-
nsstk this pillow ovsry tins. M,"
wkmths csttls drovs to Nswtou.‘ ‘
svsryboildtng n behwsummllcf bob
lethal-s. Hytsthcrhosghtsdsncp-kcms
bulldiugsudmovodltdowob Hitchhi-
hutbsrpumudmhuudtowslk
moditndlooknudltosdlookd I
sndsdnksthcmuudkohstsdn window
prions. Mmiswbslslkuhth
bow-o. 'Eksowbcsllowlsomsssdtorbt
WWW Mills)” lid-
mmefisMW It“
mmhfissumslsut ‘sss
ososrrros sock.
A now Adulloroot for Doodles and m
Hslfsmilsfrom Bunsrd Boost. North
Osrok as. woy up smong tho mountslns, h
s mine. The owners don‘t my much shoot
it. nor do they sppcsrfinxious for visitors
to go there: ncvortkolcss the mine is one of
the most curious slslrs in the country—‘
the only one of its kind. it is to be hoped,
h the world. The msterisl mined hero is s
peculiar kind of white rock which the
miners ssy hss no nuns. so they have very
sppropristcly cslled it “ deception rock."
Its uses are vsried sud its vslue is so grout
that the mine sud the works ncsr by pay
s good div-Ed And upon the money invested.
The rookisminod ingrcotr' or
D. R. ROBINSON. »
—I‘RA(‘I'I(‘A I.—
Plllllll Bllll UTEBB Tlllllll‘.
Osborne Ave" EAST NORWALK.
[P 0. Addrculhxm. Soutth-wslk]
orders bv unit. for Toni sndke riu m t-
ly attended to ng psi 51 Wt fp
HOWARD ll. KNAPP,
Attorney-at-Larw.
(hr. Main St. and I-‘sirm-ld Aux.
Bridgeport.
Conn.
H‘At South .Vorvvslk. Evenings. .35: 13'?!)
chunks. which src losdcd upon wheel-bur.
rows sud token to s lsrgc wooden ohutc.whcre
they are dumped. This wooden chute runs
down the precipitous side of the mountsiu
sud ends at “the mills." no rock in its
npid transit through the lsrgc trough bo-
culncs rodunul to sinsll [icons of lumps.
shoot the sine ofoocoonuts. Those tug-tho
cred up by the workmen. And when the
rock comes from the mills it is reduced to s
soft white powder. which is put in burrols
And shipped to Now York. when it sells for
from $330 $3.50 I barrel.
The uses to which powdered rock is put
sre many. The coarser quslity. eupccinlly
that which oontsins mull portions of mica.
ls used to sdultcrstc granulated sugtll'. It
is said to be excellent for this purpose, since
nearly twenty per cent. may be mind with
pure sugar without- fcsr of detection. It also
gives sugar grout weight. and for this resocn
is 'RIIIllIlIO for purposes of sdultcratiou.
Tho second grade of the " deception rock “
powder is much smoother sud floor ; this is
uscd to tidultcmto powdcrcd sugar. It is
olso used in largo quantities to give the
choupcst guides of " funcy flour“ the dc~
sired wcight. Still snothor and floor grade
of the powder is made. sud this is used or-
slusivuly in the nisnufuctum of candlos.
Since tho introduction of this powder sbout
two years ago it has largely superseded
“ tom Alba,“ which was formerly used in
the manufacture of candies Arcspecinlly in
those brsnds known as tho “ cheap French
mixed “
I asked one of the opsmtors of the ruins
—-sn intulligcnt colored mun —-wby the
candy manufacturers used “ deception rock
pou‘dol’ " in preference to tho “ torn slbo.
“ Well, sub.“ he repliod. I reckon it‘s just
' cause vou can detect tcrrs slbs. which is
s kind of clay. un‘ you can't detect dis yerc
powdcr so easy. Ef yo‘ dissolve the best
Insdo candy in water very slowly, you will
find either term nl‘oi or dis ycrc powder in
it ebery tints, I‘ll lnt u nickel. I‘ve hour
tell. boa. dst ‘notlior roman why do windy.
tankers use dis yen powder sm dot of folks
cots s hoop o‘ csndy with it in dey sln‘t Io
liable tor hnvs spasms us if term slho Ind
boon used."
THE NATIONAL PENSION BUILDING.
'I‘hc \Vushingtou corroswvudent of tho
Cleveland Lash!- anys: The new puion
building will be the lnrgcst brick buifling
in tho United States. Rising from the
north of Judiciury Billllln‘. over tho trees of
which peers the dome of the Capitol, within
sight of the gloomy Thrusury. looking up F.
street sod just scum s lawn filled with ovu-
grecns from the massive star route court
room. it will cover nearly two sures of
ground. sud will form s new feature in
urchitectuml \Vrmhington. The other buildA
lugs of the city. the Capitol, Treasury.
Patent (ltllcc. and others. ore of heavy
cliusic style. dating back to the diys of
Greece and early Rome. This building is
modelled after the style of the Roman potlu-
nes of the fifteenth century. And I doubt if
many of the structures of thst dziy will
surpass it. Its outer wulls show thrcc
storics of red pmed brick lighted by win-
dows capped with tine mouldings. and its
ghLm roof. rising sixteen feet from the third
story. is surmountod by a dome. Along the
second story of this red building. just under
the windows. extends srouud the whole of
the building s yellow frieze. a bond three
feet wide of curved figures. representing the
many scones of my and nuvsl worfsro.
The figures src wonderfully life-like. Now
s column of infantry troops marches slong.
loodod with tbcirgunsiind knupsscks. Then
comes the aslvsry. their horses chomping
the bit sud their riders flourishing their
urban. Then the artillery dragging heavy
moon. sud slung in the next section you
any soc the boots of brsye ssilors dsshing
through wsvcs towards the storming of 5
fort. At soother place you wiLl nee oin-
bulnuoes drugged by horses life-Ilka, mules
hauling supply wagons. and in short. for
the twelve hundred feet smuud the build.
ing, which this three foot wide band covers,
than sre ever vorying scones represented
by the thoussnds for whom this building is
built. The outer walls on to be seventy.
five feet high. sud slrosdy they no built to
the second story. Some of the grsnd doors
of ontrsucc on ulmost oomplchd, sud over
their tops srs fine mouldings of mythologi.
cs1 figures. while the keystones in most
csscssrothchcsdsoftbcfloddo-of War,
Neptuno,orthobosutilulfsco of “NM
de- of Libertv.
OBNIUS AND PAT-
Somoonossysthotmcuofgonius land I
yorchmcnt look formerly, bosons. long
underpsid, thoywsrc consequently under-
fed. Thotypoisnow, however. ss sxtind
ssthudodoormegsthcriun. hmsnno
literati now, who like Sander-y, flavor their
crust wlthspieceof bacon stolen from o
monsetrsp. Dr. Johnsonwss fleshy, evcn
to clumsiness. So was his biographical
shsdow. Boswell. WillismWirgthc great
ontordthccsrlyportoftbscsntury.,snd
sttornsyinthoBsrrtI-lsl, hood with con-
set-sotbsthcwssfnquontlycsrriod from
(haircut-room. mmhunchnovol-
httwsofst itwsssdsy‘smrchsb
s-slks'ound him; sud ho w- adulsd
withlmndsgqssif he was s hog-hood.
Moifihc minded composer. was rogu-
urlwmmmrdxysnshsnsvsr ssw
mum. Tbs susn boys csllsil kin s
bippopohmusinpsuhloou. Jules Juno.
disprloosol “a. hicks any m In
ddowoupai; his“ sud chock- m
trsdsd beyond kls baud aid with
Inblsnchswssoksrgcdthrsshsswksskt
hsvolcd. Mhdknsmiqut. &.
Bsuvowmsuusd with no slouch of o
JOHN H. LIGHT.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Cormuissiomr of the Superior Court
Former Sentinel Bldg, So. Norwslk. (‘f
moms: a; CURBAN,
Hat. Block Makers,
GENERAL WOOD‘VORK ERS.
nail: and .m—
W ATER s'r.
Sawing. Splitting sud Planing.
801‘ TH Null“ ALK.
M I L K!
5 cts. 8. Quart.
2O Qrt. Tickets, St.
\hlk from RllK-EllELll. t‘ nun . 'Y" slit wn day
sud dc. lthl‘lI to all puts of tin ton ii .llltf
_ R. nAvILAND,
For ’3‘ Insurance. .
Lire. Fire. Accident and Marine.
For {3‘ Root Isl-talc.
llousw and Rooms To Let.
For {3" Notary l‘ubflo.
Acknowlrgwmeuts to Logs] Pspcrs.
For m Steamship Tickets.
t‘shin and S‘iwrsgc.
For {3“ “runs nud Exchange,
l‘syshlc in (Hull Briisiu or Europc.
-AI‘I'L\‘ ro—
J acob M. Layton.
Ufllw to Washington St.. So. Vurwslk. t‘t.
Mm t‘s-liicr t‘ity Nations) Rank. 51 “‘ssluuntou
SL. and during banking hours may be soon ihcrv.
.ilyl
[bud -- Suntan-r Season ... [SS-l
WBAY S. BEDIENT’S
CR \‘1 ()\ S'l‘l' llIO.
—-—-DBAI IR l\ >——-—
Frames for I'slntlngs. Flue Engrsv-
lugs. and Photographs.
ARTISTIC MATTING AND FRAMING.
702m
Bill Lllllnf 1118 Latest Stiles
———~— 0F—
Boots Shoes
0f Fifi!
CALL .‘IXD SEI‘:
Also Full Linc of
lien and Women‘s 8] imwrs
E‘ustomWork and chaii‘iug
.\ Sl‘Ft‘I \l. T\'
John Schaub.
Washington 81.. ~ - So \‘uvmlk.
TEN PI‘ Tall. DISCOUNT!
———A'l‘—
JAQUI’S,
NEW STORE. - 53 WALL $12. XORWALK.
0n Rot‘rigcrstmx on S‘tovce sud (‘hildi-cn‘ 5 Par
llm“. for Dash poly. to chm- than out to rnskc
room for my lame stock of Fur-mica. RangIS. and
l‘srlor S‘tm cs. Coll and sec ml. Lstmt (Bruit lu-
wst'mn in Lumps. The followin on the sticntific
bore of the diflc rout moons of Lig tin common the:
Va 1 “Rowe Oil Burner. equals 5 Stsndsrd Sperm
ind
Va. 2 Kernenc Oil Burner «1|:st Ststidsrd Sperm
Candles.
(lus- d-ft. (uss Jet. equals 7 S'sndsrd Spcnll Candles.
(use 64!. Gas Jet. «lush 11 Stan. Sporrn Candice.
The German Student Lsmp. equsls 13 Stun. Spcrm
(‘andlrs
Thesllitrhcock “Stuck nt lamp. equals 15 Stsridsrd
I‘m
The t wit-non Blu‘tr‘iv Lump cqusls 48 Stan. Six rru
t‘sudlce.
\\‘ri.~lniigioii Si. oicr Fir»! Nut. Bunk.t‘iiy.
«divas llsiiiiraciurr.
Tlllfill.
The t‘sstwmn Elcctric Jumbo lamp up is‘s 60
Stun. S‘pcnn Cundhs
Thus you will pm: it imdiiccs from Kr hISslit‘ Oil
.1 light cqusl to t3: 3.! gasjcis or ik§ No 1' Km»
eerie burn-r at ii-ccut an hour Size and shs of
a common Ismp. Newt- Invoke or smokes s c im-
ncv. Shsdc or strscbmcrits used on a No. i bur-nu
will fit this: the fount will ii: any gin or other iix~
lure. Hut-2cm t Combustion. Sufi- undcr sll circum—
irosch to thc electric light over
inventcdm Call sci-it st
F. \V. JAQIJ' PS
In Operation Every Night.
Henry Tilly.
BABB'BGE MAKER,”
HAS FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING:
One hsudxmie Vtciorls._ newly trimmed sud
ind—«In clogs!“ fsmily csrruge.
W Bold Curls.
"we“ Village Csrt and Barnes. can be bought
forhslf their wine.
W PlanoBux Top Buggies.
8'0” Rockswuy.
H'Ose Bicycle-Intelsat English inske.
W sotncorl newboubleflunmsultnbls
forelthcrwu-korcsinsge.
"'0‘: ram Single rune-1mm.
Roofs
Your
—BY USING—-
13119 West]
Tammi FiItPriif mm
PAINT,
-——=ros———
Save
“madam “yum
Shingles, Tin or Iron.)
3. R. RAYHOND.
Billllllll' Bill] lillll'flfilfll',
\Vork done by at: Buy or 00n-
Shop foot of Franklin St. near entrant:
to nurserv. P. O. Box 617. 4043
BENEDICT FRANCIS,
Teacher of Violin.
Addnxs
SO. NOR‘V A LK.
Music furnished for all occasions.
CITY HOTEL. -
era-ii.
JOHN FILSI\ t1 Ell
Merchant Tailor.
“Washington St, - St). Norwalk.
Pants to order 3.3.00: Suns to onlcr for sum Re-
pairing sud cleaning niccly donc. 716 if
l’oughkccpsletN.‘ .).‘llltsry lnstltuic
numbers I imitcd. Sr ml for cin iilsrs with icnns stud
its. and rv-fcrvncos. Dr.C.ll.\\‘srring. Priric‘l. ilOttSIT
$66A work at homo. 350mm fm‘J‘ay uhsolntciy
snre..\'o risk.(‘spiisl not rcquircd. Ilcadcr. if
v on war" business at vi hlcli [K MOS of c lll’lt :-
sex. “run" or old csu iuskc grunt psi sll thc time
tin-y work. with absoluti ccnsimy nritc for particu-
lsrs to ll. "sum it (‘0 Portland. Maine 6!“ 1y
C. B. DeKLY V
Baker: flunleclinier
z'.‘ Minn Si . .Vorwiilk -
Choice
Of My On n Manufacturc. a Spocisliy.
Ice-Cream, Charlotte is Ruse,
Eli. Etc . furnisliul at Short .Votln.
THE BUSINESS IS DUNE
\\ how you can always on. tho t‘mwd. that is at
Hunt & Zelufi’s
\"herc you can nlwziy< find any thirigins First-
Clue-rs Market.
Fresh and Still
34 Washington St. (‘iiy.
Confectionery
limit
Fish.
Clams and Lobsters.
:\'l‘ 'i‘iir: “Ln ST. mi)
68 Washington at.
James W. t‘.ivaiiingli,
Fl RS‘Tvt 'I..\SS‘
Artist in Marble!
Steamboat Wharf.
South \‘orw ulk. Ct.
Keep Cool!
‘ B\ EATI\|—
I)” \RTOIS‘
Celebral ell Challenge Ice-Cream.
\ltSUl. L'TI‘LY I‘I'RE.
40 ( ENTS‘ i or our.
10 CENTS A PI..EtT
{W‘l‘sriics supplinl st lllt‘ I: 1-H“ St Rutcs.
° homo-tic [In-ad. 5‘ ccnh a hung}:
C. B. D’A RTDIS.
MI‘SIF HALL BLOCK.
Il‘l Ma; n St. South .\orv\ alk. tN
J. F. Peckwell.
'5 James‘ llloc k. \T s' or SL.
Norwalk. Conn.
Bciug unsblc to matinfsclurc
HARNESS
To comintc is': th largc nincc ms 1 have taken the
s '\ tlf‘y of mic of the oldust sud Luna‘s! (\Iabllbll
nu his in thr ~uitc for the all». of
Harness. Saddles. H alters Sur~
Cl intrles. Collars. &c.
Pine Harness To Order.
As usual I: the old stand where I will kce \a Ngu-
lsr line of \\' hips S‘porigm. t‘hsmnig lsnkcts.
Hobos. Food 83:». Traiuling l‘cigs fit:-
GREAT iiEDi’c'rlox is
MILLINERY!
BBS. W. FAWTETT,
V0 3 James Block \\ are r- St.
. Vo. '3 Main St..S‘tR1.“NOR\\'.\l.K
“WILL ssu. nim—
Large Black Bl Blllllllll‘l
\T COST. for the Ihlsncc of the Sensor).
Now is tin time in gct s lovely trimmed list at
but price. W bite Straw Bonncbl. trimmed in w -l~
vet sud mull. $1. 50; unirimrnu‘l only fit: Pint
\nlau lists.73t‘.. mduovd from 1 35; One lot of
fine imported Milan-t. “:1 75. in need from 82.5»;
50 S‘lnului hats. st .ac. . ll’lllllllt'd in Hull. 75a:
(‘hiidn‘nsSchoollmtA Min. to 75c: full Illlt.‘
of Ostrich Tips at mix; Flowers st 10c and a s
spray. Ostrich Plum $1.50: full line of Satin
Ribbons.“ at 10c. pcryd: full line of\clvct Ribbons.
.: slco hill line of Lsdi‘es Vader-ow.
will will be sold ven 2fiction}; Giw us sw cult. and
judge for yourself
Mrs. W. Fawcett.
*WBE‘N IN—
.BRIDGEPORT -
—nou‘r rsu. 'ro vrsrr—
BARNUM’S
Recreation Building.
Dimensions. an x 215 Feet.
ll. G. “MED, - Imus sud Gen. wager.
(that-vs its Wesltk of Attractions:
Elegant Skating Bill!‘
was awn-chum m. cunning
sous: pm 9,200 sous: rm
or Skstiim Surface.
Superb Dancing Pavlllion
" SEVENTH rm SQUARE.
Billiard Parlors.
e -, xsoxmcnx'r rm —— 8
QnsdrnpleBowlingAlleys
9100111“; «many,
' VII 18 sud D Foot In“
Euthanasia-Room
titan—HAT ANDWROOX— Flt“
wanna—swans...
Filll. lBlTlBI Bill]!
Richard Welton,
Teacher of the Voice and Piano.
r. 0. BOX m. RESIDENCE
grfxorwslk, (‘t. 102 .Vlsln Street.
Dr. McGonegal.
—0FH(I AND RESIDKSFK—
Cor. West Avenue and Butler Street,
NORWALK, coxx.
Uflicc llnurs~l‘mil El s.rn : from 1 to 3. und 7 to
S‘ p. in :Siinds\~'—itn l ]i in
”Communication by til-phnric
""' IxVAI’l’
‘tffik‘l
IV.
ARCII ITICCT.
I.- nmv prcparml to ‘mukc plalh and ~‘ verifications
and snpcrintrnd Illt' construction of illlltllll‘JS.
TERMS REASON A BLE.
Orrit E-Inmlcr‘ ~ “lock in or (‘i YT Satin i. .‘Il flan l;
\\ sshinrtmr St S‘n Nor“ :i‘k P 0 Box fl]. Tll“.
_’ G. .NORTII,
lIlSlBlllBllflflllS Plllllflgl‘lllllll
Photographers' Materials.
41 and t‘l Washington St.. field
(SEAS. 1. 303571123.
DENTIST.
LAI'DERS Bl. K - “‘AS‘HINGTONST.
Appointmcnis can ho madc bv Tr icphnne.
S‘u. Nurualk.
has adminiqlnAd for the pa‘ nlt‘SS (Sf mt mi of
tooth but
\V. II. MEEKBR:
5-! Main Strect. Ely‘s
Soiitl‘. Norwalk. (‘t..
Practical Plumber.
S‘iosni and (‘33s Fittcr. Ilmlvr in Plaimtu-r and
~tcimi l-fiiiris‘ Supplus. and “Ht‘ Future: Joli.
bin; promptly allt'ntlrvl to, til“ tf.
Julius Baker,
STAIR BUILDER,
IV Boy \\‘_u'rn Sruizitr.
to any part of rho: country at ~hnrt rimicc.
ll\5~1y.
‘84
A rt'i I. LIV. or
.liis‘rnm an d Snitch Riniiick B: .E’l‘. S‘ . .
s f ‘
SOUTH .VORWALK. t‘UNS‘.
I‘. 0. Box bl?
English. l‘rclck sud bar-s- (‘orkscrcw Suiting:
“'lit of S' \r: n-_ O\v.ri\~~itiii\ :r.
Building.
rns‘s Sn. ~r. -
'84 Slll‘lllll, Bllll Sllllllllfll'.
londnn
. ism-St and firm“ :wmrtmcnt
Eva-y garment :usranuvd to ti:
t\tf\?\lllllll‘“li. >
in rfut and madi bv strictly flhttlsss uorkincn.
B. CO H’N,
ES “'3 ll St
B A 'I' H S
JACOB PAKULSKI.
llsvc add. d to tlui rclcmmt hmr doming ssloon. s
the .chi “on. Block. South .Vorvi'le
Four Fine Bath Rooms.
Wrru Hor Axn Com WATER.
\fhéch haw been fitted up wtzh the most modcrn
m;\h‘l\'\‘ml‘lllS.
You can uvc :zmc ‘ny calitrg at m: saloon for
Hair Cutting and Shaving,
As flvc fiYSI-(‘laRS‘ artists no constantly employed to
BCITK customch‘
A t lllROPltDlS'l‘. with ecvcrsl years crpcric rice
Vol-w s‘k. Conn tftl’ts
' in .\.\\ \ork. lSlll the rooms st. d m‘ l rcnnnc \onr
cunts. buni ons ingn-wing risi i. Sc” st sm hour in
thcd JAl‘lB PART. LSKI.
S‘ouili\onvslk Jniysd.
Bl]. Nfll'Wllll SBTTBEB Ball.
51 Washington Street.
Oprn Daily from 9:012 s.m.. sud from 1 to 3 pm.
and on Saturday evenings fromé to S.
which“ allow «‘1 on Lit-posits
DL DIJEXA P. RI “Yl’n‘
.SOLM ANS \ icol‘rcsg
fist-Iv. JUBV II KRAPP. Sit. and Tune.
JOHNH SMITH
FLORI ST
MAIN TMEET.
SOUTH NORVVALK.
Great “ Reduction
FURNITURE,
~‘T—
D. Stow’s.
liliifilfiiiiiliiéiiu
RAIL WAY.
By the central position of its line connects the Ens:
sndWest by the shonist route, and csrria rumin-
without chsnae of curs. between Uhocsgo sud
Citv.00tmeil Blots. Isisvcswortk. gingham
in n
“£39.,“th “Wallis-h“:
folk. I'm m
sds. W Imus. .
goal]: Qumran: gratin»!
GOLDEN BROTHERS, Pnpflem
OFFICE IN “SEXTINEL” BUILDING.
Euzsnxvn Stun.
Oxr Your. . .3300 1 Six 51051113. .31.in
Sixour. Forms, 5 st'rs.
TERMS STRICTLY 11v ADVAXCL
Terms of' Adrenal-r
rivr tin. ~3m sin. din. “col. “got. foil
[vi-l 31m 32m emu sun 3500. 3776* 81!.
2“ in cm 4.5 53.00 950 is.
'3‘" 200 400 550 .50 900 1156;287.
ism :50":sm as“ sm_ iicn ratio 8‘
' ’ :m ~50 um um recs ‘3‘.
«7.01000 ldtl} i: 00 an ass
ism ISO! 2300 moofjowm fsjo
guinfi-Hll 3250 sun sacs I.”
run :k‘lm woo non run" run
’ Man: a w and I'k-aths rimmed gratuitously.
Local Nmim flux-m.- willie.
Entcn’d st the Post Offices! South M I an»
and Class Hana.
Tuna; This—m
OTIIIc K. Y. 3.". & ll. K. R
.ll’XE I'll. IN.
GOI\(: WEST. GOING IAS'I‘.
t. 54'» s: m. Erin-ch. 1.21 sin. Wuh‘ou It
5 H Expn-Si. 6.5 mm. Accnm.
5..“ .. Extin‘ss. 7.5 .. .V. I]. [ilk
5 '0 “ Sun in}. $.86 “ A”.
6.71 Acct-m. ' 9.19 “ Baum b.
‘ .t' It‘pnrt S‘i-vc HHS “ Accom.
T. “ Local Ex. 1213 p. In . Bout“! I!
it: .. Local Rx. 1.06 ‘ Sp‘gleldWo‘
<23- “ Iii-(‘32 Ex. ‘3. l2 “ EX
SUN " hrs! 11: 1.32 “ Accnm.
'1 "9‘ .. Avcum 4.50 “ EXILR‘SS.
103.“) .. Local Rx. 5.1: “ rm
ll. '» ~~ Acmm. 5 no “ 5.6.8.813“.
lot p. m . Ev ft“. tilt “ Lo.
1'2?» “ . us it >p t7 f» " S‘pr. Iml Ix
". an Exprwi T." “ Bridz‘t Spec
it? Ext-n- ss. 51 H “ Accom‘t'iou
5.16 .V port Ex. 10 55 “ Adsmslx.Ac
u": “as. l.:m:tml 113.3 " Benton Ex.
(L'J’a Act‘um. IIJT ‘ Boston 3::
S ll \\ M EX. ,
S’ 31 S. N. Si-u‘.
‘14" Milk Train
12.56 \\ ssh lun Ex.
(in Si KluYS. Oil Smsrs
i '5 a. in E‘thS‘ 1 it a. m Wash'umtm Ix
5H 3.00 sun .V. H.
5 '.‘t ~~ .. 0.45 “ Accom.
:1 i5 1 m .h Top. «.32: run Accozn
6.14 p m Acroiii. 11$ p In Boston Ex
s Np m M; It: Train 11 CT ‘
Sc pt. 3. Y Division
Kilileiliiiir Bliuinallli.
Freight_ Line Daily
'.l‘() NEZ‘V' X'ORIi.
-—-LA.V DING AT—
Pier 23, E. R.
W ll. ST!:\EV~‘ ~.\'.
I‘Ot 11' OF BEEKMAN ST.)
Lower Rates Than by Any
Other Line.
—TH£ PROPELLER—
City Norwalk.
I.t:t\\ .\'o-\i:izk E‘r'l'T .\. :ht so Li tolflh‘ein
\r \s ‘11”; «at \ tic_\t ::;un_ “I
Rm r; "Qnt' \. w \‘ork daily. Sunk)! er
(‘t 1?de ll.“ 11) I .1 ' 28 E. II iFufll of Bath“.
St 1;»:12 at South Vol-walk both
l
and rux' w fni :ht
ul‘ul rvcowd for Ill
. A: r. and S'nn- At a
(hints on
,sx
:n and shout X. Y.
in: any of the em—
pio (a oi z). lustsl-fth: in: onsccountoftke
W
in“ t. 1 {S I lit not
John H. Ferris,
“'ht‘=l~.\“ilc and Ronni Dt‘h‘f in all kind! of
GOAL Alli] W001],
Brick, Lime, Cement,
Blue Stone. Etc.
Lchigh, ‘Lscksvrsnns, Locust
lountaiii, Franklin, and
Wilkesbsrrc Cools.
Agent for RUBBER PAINT.
Yards foot of “‘ashimzton and Hor-
shsll streets. Branch Office at Stillsou’s
Drug Store. “I.
CALL AT ,,
Fresh. Pure, and Choice
J. HOLLAND’S
BNFEBTTQBEB.
Whom You m in mi
of his mm Manufacture. and
Our own Sana-lo: Quslity (1
Mixed Csnd y, at $0 Cents
Prim»:
per Pound.
A lug:- awnrtmcnt of HOLIDAY GOODS old
CHRISTMAS-TREE mourners.
[3'0]:th and Fir-stints supplied in gunk-la.
st s libcml discount
l Present Warm aBuilt!
A NO.
cheeIe-r & Wilson
SBWlllll Mllllllfl.
The Best Family lsckiuo
in the World.
Wsiiswthemwkereymassoetk- h was
ticn.sndsreslwsysghdm¢owtb..
D. B. STOUT.
Road’s‘Jmlr-y sun.
lullaygri‘gmpuiuui
Bags, 1’0??va Iron
Psrticsmo con sclltho
Villa! .0“!!!
Old Stand
OLD HANDS!
Wan-m
BEST
IsthsWImth‘