: .. lthc uttentiou oi "
h the call. 2"
h. u‘
. "' crwutout
than ythfiiymgu'hout;
..
. m the “db; looked inside
All win: no sa- ‘ him laugh on
. in there. out of the rainy weather.
A dozen crows were huddim together:
I}
lie rlr‘d !
So the farmer. hitching as fanncrs should.
dud : “ 1 rear my scarecmw did ittiie good.“
~.\‘oru 8. CI‘tA‘V'Iy in St. Mahala:
.l. v
COMIC COMMENTS.
~ - An excellent boiler ~The potato.
Gutronomy-(‘ooking with a gas stovo.
Earthquakes are very aristocratic. at least
they always belong to the upper crust.
The man who makes wagers may be very
wicked, but the one who does not is no
better.
Fifty million clothespius are made in this
nouutry annually. and yet American women.
In 1 rule. have small mouths. ~P11'.’vm’c3p’.i.i
Call.
Lawyers are generally presumed to be
ublc to swallow anything. They are f re.
quently called upon to digest their own
cases.
The toy pistol kills the boy that uses it.
The kazoo \i‘r‘ail‘fi out all his relatives. Ilotb
instruments have their good pointsvli’ufi
lingual Fri. I'm-xx.
If men knew as much at forty years of
z , Igc on they thought they knew at twenty.
, there would be mon~ statesmen in the coun-
try.— Tenn Stillr'ngx.
In a coming race. how‘s will run against
bicycles. This. liuWr‘Vt'l‘, is nothing re
marknblo. “'e have often seen a baby car-
riage run against a man.
" Another cold wave.“ as the young mat.
said when his two sisters and three cousins
standing in front of'an icc cream saloon
beckoned him to ctnne over—«I'm? Mo {rim
0 .
(that.
No Mormon nole of any note has up
pearl-d. It is so hard to make A hero out of
n dried-up curmudgeon in lm e with twenty-
tive gaunt and llllflhllb‘llullly :zltirc l worn-h
at the same time.
“ Ila: that baby got the jaundice 'r" asked
a cranky old bachelor of a young rnothrr.
“ Of course it hasn‘t. Why did you think
, so 1‘" “ Because it is such an ugly yellcr.‘
._,ll. rob! u! TAU» I.) m.
Fifteen .litl'erent machines are used in th-'-
manufacture of infants‘ Sinhw. but all the
machinery in the world i‘aiiiiwt make a shoe
that a healthy b.rl-_v won‘t kick out in n
u'ck-k.-}”«is'zir1cz’p'ui-i (311'.
“An lowa mun fell'dlal in the presencc or
list doctor. recently. it is rumor" :1 that
the 1hysiei-in think» of bringing \‘llli against
. the estate of tln- .l: v -:~ ti on th:. ground of
interbrencc uizli \- N'.L.l inside-
Bc cmreful ab in! win! you say to a bar-
ber. " Cut it sit nit. ol 1 n: in." said a cus-
tozm-r- to one u h i u is spinning a long.
yarn in his ear u nile cutting ins l. iii: The
result was a shaved h ad an] intteh pr )-
‘illalt.\'.—.\'n.‘ Ur": P '. \ 1'1»! 1‘; u :n .
3‘ I never saw such 3 \\ vniiin in all in}
life." and Haas; ” 3": MTV Lit u-r satisfied
with anything." “ I‘v'nplv who know tlw
man I took for a hasbanl.“ sud Mrs. li ,
~- "think. on the contrary. tliit I am very
easily \iusliwl.” , 11' 3’ A. T.“ rux‘l-ii t.
"I liiyen‘t Ltd a l‘tf:’ for too d iys,“
pbahvi a troop. 'l.~ ll
5w» i‘cd the 'w -:u .n with syrup t'.ll_\'
5w \‘llii i can ii» for y mi
Tige~" ‘l‘ht- trm '
ting away. (".9 p
In bidding .i llr'll to Arctic t. xplorers now—
adays it is \‘tll tn \lll vte Sitiltn‘)‘ rSniitli‘s
comical udirti to n
all
.. I‘l‘
ll- fr, Vl‘igo n
.7. \‘_’
p mold-"r”
lir
‘Ilifu' U‘ul'..
g on .1- t~
trail-l who
liihfiullll‘)‘
wu» going to Africa " (lobby. my
friend? [do hope you Will disuree will
the nun who l‘.lIS yo i f“—r firm-tr; T. )r.
graph. ,
“ ‘Vell. I do Ilt‘l‘t‘.“ shill Mrs. Pun fluih‘.
asshe strollnl across h r ilcrant lawn in
Clifton. “ if the rind ra comes here this
year. it \von‘tiumuar an rpi ierniis form.“
and we {aimed 11"lflllf nil in i' handily clan
Oink out above lu-l' incl: at :lli ain'lv» of at.
dcarocc.~('t‘um'u ‘1'!“ t‘ n ----- q r 'f If Turn '3 r.
\Vheu Dual-nbnry gets blue over tlla im-_
portunitics of his ('I't do was. be always writes
‘ to the correqmnilvnee t-.lii.xr of his favoritr
paper to know the amount of the national
dcbt in “oil. lie says it is wonderfully
loathing to road in cold typo that it was
01,8tlt3.-lol.lltl. It makes him realize that
ho! bus company in Ms misery—Bufon
(Reba
Awriterin the ('t/if‘ll‘y says it would
taken limited t'Vpl‘eiS train several hun
drod yours to reach the sun. and the fare,
It the customary rates. would be over two
million. tivo hundred thousand dollars.
uuttlmi it. We shztll ricver make a raiL
journey to the sun. The far-o is re.~
Ionnblc enough. but we couldn‘t neglect
out buuincsa so long.—.\'»/‘r.".vf.u:~.-i IIcmLI.
In a recent t-vhibition of statuary in New
'7 York there was a marble group reprcsuut~
i {13‘1wa wrestling with the ungcl. on a
smallpodectal. Au elegantly dressed man
“dhhwlfc stood looking at it for some
trying to throw the angel ofI ‘3" “ Because
9 therein not room enough up there for both
of thyn. He doesn‘t want to be crowd "
_ y - “1"“ ‘ . . , ,
crass-r CA’R sporrans.
‘ ” Ono night I noticed that. after a lady
' heft the cur. thcru remained on the neat
J had jult vacated a whitu slip of paper.
(it knowing that it might bu of import
moo. I went in and picked it up. and may I
uovcr knock down nnotbur «that is. may 1
b0 blamed if it wasn‘t pi:..~~hed full of pig-
1““, Ind when I counted them tboy tail~
liod with the clock. The dainty dame. who
had her hand- ho modestly in her muff. had
’ 0d a hole in a card for every {are that
. I couldn‘t be mistaken. you know.
' cud m ‘a trip sup. Ilut take a
i W and he keep: the whole regirr
'h hand and requires no memoranda.
c has. however. who was a counter
Yuk line for which I worked.
rud- vith me very frequently. ]
‘thtt it was glwuys at the busiest
that he uh almost pcrpetuall
candy. Why. the smell of
:htloucngecinthatoarm a can.
, uhlutlgotontohim. forby
ii ‘ . hook. hcobcwed a lozenge for
and, knowing how many ho
Eh. Mod, and counting how
i when be left. than: was
, In it cubtraction, and how:-
- an“ d people carried”-
M _
i.r
zyulcmo'oonm.
Whhmvhk
,u-qucdtboluubcrrullb
and. neatly netted a
" int-[tats but... and u-
‘ ’_ hurlmulth a hub
to. no at the. count"
‘ “damn-d coral“
' “tumhluy-
tlmo. and finally she asked 2—“ Why in he .
yam immensc. Of course a gram deal it
respect to the time roquirud to study a pait
depends upon the style 3f the author they
have to memorize. The ordinary sensational
play is comparatively my. the language is
commonplace. the incidents suggest it, and
the substitution of other words than the
author‘s. with the same meaning (and which
is sometimes an improvement). isnot ob-
jected to: but in what is culled the ‘ legiti~
mate drama ‘ it is vastly diflcrent. In the
latter case the performance must be ‘ dead~
letter perfect.‘ which can only be acquired
by hard and patient study. People are apt
to think that Shakespeare is difficult to corn~
(nit to memory. whereas he is not by any
means so much so as runny others. There
is that beautiful flow of words. that musical
rhythm in the language of the innnortal
bard that the thinking power readily retains.
Iiulwer is harder to deal with than Shakes-
peare. but the most difficult of all is un‘
doubtcdly Sheridan Knowlcu The blank
verse of this anther. beautiful as it is. is so
peculiar and at times so twisted as to give
an actor or actress in great. deal of trouble to
memorize it. Some 'astonishing feats of
memoriztng have been done by the members
of the dramatic profession which show what
wonders may be performed at ‘ the seat of
sensation and intellect.‘ An actor has been
known to assume a part at a f 3w moments‘
notice. In such a case he notes down at
what points of tho piece he is ' off the stage.‘
Having mastered his first scene he has to
trust to these intervals. when he is out of
the sight of the audience. to cram in his
brain the remainder and so fight his way
through the whole play. This is called
‘ winging a part.‘ A company. nearly all of
whim were strangers to each other. found
themselves in a far-away country town. 0n
the (lay of their opening they discovered
their luggage could not reach them for twc
days at least ; the hills had been poslv‘d and
many seats taken in advance. There werr
no play-books to be had in such a place. In
the afternoon a book of ‘ The \"ondér ’ was
Il\llt‘.l up. the manager cast the piece. tore
up the hook and distributel‘ the leaves.
each performer to stuly from a leaf, then
pass it to another-rand so on. That night
‘ l‘hc \Vonder ' was played to a crowded
holiro‘ and went 03' with thunlem of up-
plans“.
" .‘lr. (“u irles .‘I :ttlicws is credited witl
a remarkable feat of memorizing many years
.\;o in l. in~l in The convaly ‘ A Game of
Speculation ‘ was: tr inslatzvd from the
i‘rcnch. nh- .mad and produced in less than
three days. His part of AtIable Hawk is
very long. arr-l he is barely absent from the
stage a morn-int. through three ion; acts.
yet he ‘ su‘illowcd the dos: with oil spilling
a word ‘ on the first night.
I “ It is well—known fact th ti Sheridan w 2s
writing the last act of ‘ Pizarro ‘ in ths
{I'V'Tl‘T-Jolll of Clnent Garden Theatre ulnlv
the first with lain: playe 1. Anti the r» at «it
the various p irts were it nilol arvui it.) tlu
:onmnnv by the call boy as the author “‘rntg
than; 05.. to be studied as hear they could.
“ All )u‘wit‘Ssbfinals—flu“ is iroininent
ones v-who are continually playing the <rna
pieces suls‘i‘ll aft. r an own llliz' lio 1th. RI"
Pull-nigh. lhrretl. Ining. Jefferson. .l‘.‘ .
do. will admit that til-re is always soniv
portiwn of a play they f-wl ‘Sll.‘i\_\' iii.‘ no
nutter ll-i“ trepi. ntly lll‘ y han- playcd it
.\t li'axsth y uill t?.ili\}n~~‘i' lln lines of a
:p s‘cli. \Ir ii mtb. f ~r lli‘lJllt'v‘. h is play i
Il‘tllllc-Q in l lino lb. \‘ulml‘i ls ,wi. lllll: s. in: l
“-1 1].. f. . ls leg. at wts‘n- nitii IIIN invniory in
sum“ pul‘ibill< than in ulll rs of tlzm-u x h «r
In plays that hm .i very l~:;.: l l
\\ . il' in
aclerx ’l‘l
tho act-it's. after rcpixit‘ii; the sinu-
mouth aftcr lli ‘lllll aui you :iflxl
qraluallv and imperceptibly u<~~ til
l.ttl\.:‘-l.\',::. having in the main pr. .‘l\-. l_v :l.~
same Iiii .llllli:: ax that originally \\ ritt. n by
the author. It is generally until-om .l tLit
xhtn thc memory of the actor f nls lnvn ti. -
pronipter is ready to help him out of the
i ,liffi‘iilty'. Now. a man must lie prompt-Ml
it tllt‘ Very instant he he i. it. but tin r.» i.
y. el
2?. r-
not on“ nun in a hundred \v‘ o u: A. s a Kim l
pronipter. 'l‘ho word or w owls r- mire-l
mud be coma-yr .l to the actor in a char
\vhispcrur by sun" action on the 1).“: m
the proiuptcr that tells the player the \‘i‘f‘l
sense of his! speech. Many c llllb‘l ‘ take tin
word‘ readily and have to introduco ‘
l‘\l\lllt‘S§‘ to gain time. “any acton are
Worse confoun led by being prompted at all
and “ gag “ until they recover ‘hvuisolves,
Swilllt
{or nothing so upsets an actor as to know
his audicncc has heard the proaipter‘i
voice.“
A STORY OF I TREE-FROG.
One sultry night. in Indiana. l sat busily
writing upstairs close to an open window.
.\Iy lamp. placed upon my llt‘uli. attracted
countless numbers of the insect world that
come out to see their friends only after
dark ; there was a constant bun around
the lamp. and many a scorched \‘ivtini. fall-
ing on its back. vainly kicked its little legs
in air.
Suddenly a clear low whistle souuvletl
from the windowva whistle somewhat like
the sound made when a boy blows into the
orifice ofatruuk-key. Stariled for a mo-
ment. I turned my chair and beheld on the
window-sill a liltlc tree-frog gravely looking
ll me. His skin —of an exquisite pale apple-
green color—shone in the lamp—light. lv‘car-
ful that imight frighten him away. I sit
aioiionlcss in the chair, watching him in-
:eutly. Presently he gave, another littlo
whistle. asclear and sharp as a bird-note.
[Io was evidently making up his mind that
I was to be trusted (a confidence not mis-
plaecdl. and soon he gave an easy spring
and was on the desk before me. I hardly
dared to brcuthc. lest he should be nlarin~
ed. He looked at run carefully for a few
minutes; and then. hopping under the .
lamp. he began a slaughter of the insect
creation. such as I had never before wit-
uussx d. II ~ captured in a flash any car-cits:
fly or moth tint came near him. declining
to touch the dead ones that had cremated
themselves.
After half an hour‘s enjoyment of this
kind. my applmgrecu friend hoppod‘ rather
lazily across the desk. repeated the whistle
with which he had entered—as if to say
good~night,—and went out into the dark. I
proceeded with my work and soon forgot
my visitor. But judge my saga-ice when
on the next night he again appeared, again
signaled his coming with his musical cry.
and again took up his pinition under my
lump. '
For nearly three weeks did my sand:
friend visit my room nightly. and he and 1
become great friends. House dies wen; his
special delicacy. Stenlthily crawling up the
painted wall. clinging to the smooth surface
with thc little disks. or suckers. on his feet,
hominid draw clone up to his body first
one leg and then the other. and when with
in proper dictum. he would dart forward
and. matching the fly. would swing head
downward, hindfoct firmily glued to the
wall! Then. attaching his for-crest. he
would move on in quest of another.
He never mined his aim, and he would
“no, and thinly signs up and down the
ridovralluftcrcvuryflyhe saw than H.
Wadi. named to mo, and would
hop on my hand, and sit them at
”mam“ composure ludicrousto bo-
Hilda—1'. Inca. in St. NW
non-mama“
“muwmhdylivingm
w-ichit mightpuyyou‘to‘féak lnupou.
tour-o. iticonlyunudvcrtimmcng for th
blankchurctobccoldutin dollar a pair.
and they are really good ones, worth more
than double the money. There'll be a big
crowd. and like enough some fun. The
rules of the mic are simple enough. First
grab first served. that is, the shopper with
her hands first on a blanket secures the
privilege of purchase. Limit, one pair. and
no more. to each buyer.“
The. reporter promised~to be on hand at
the special blanket mic. and he kept his
word. Judging by what he saw. the sales-
man had in no respect exaggerated the scene
it the special calico counter. The women
were fairly mobbing the clerks who were
disposing of the dollar blankets. Their
numbers jammed the department where the
sale was going on. and eager. fresh buyers
were crowding in much faster than others
were squirming out. Only a scmbluncc of
order could be preserved by the employees
assigntd to that ditty. The buyers seemed
about equally divided between needy-look-
ing and fairly well-to—do women. with a
liberal sprinkling of expensively dressed
women. who seemed fully as eager to sccurc
the coveted dollar bargain as their poorer
sisters. First grab first served being tho
motto of the day. the fair coutestantv pounc-
ed toward the blankets with the avidity of
gramhoppem upon a sprouting field. lion~
nets and skirts were being crushed. tempers
and ribbons lost. and a midst of ferniuim
gztlvlde o‘erhung the woolly field.
There were frequent Squabbles
.h
as to
a pair of blankets. Visual dag-.zvers and ver—
bal sarcasms were constantly interchanged.
Due energetic old lady. at very veteran of
:he sale. popped in ahead of two oonh ntii ins
younger women. aeemawcd through further
opposition up to the counter like an animaL
ed cheese knife. and. covering tivc blankets
with her outsprcad wings. chirped out de«
terminedly that she pro-erupted the lot for
is many married daughters and nieces it:
:he background. One. pair was accorded
her. her greenback was appropriated. and
she was plucked out of the seething mass
while cuddling her bargain to her heart of
hearts and invi-ighing against the entire sale
as a conspiracy to tlt‘ft‘.ll the just den: tnds
of deserving; femininity and duty-hallouel
age. In the Ill".ili time. at the other err-l of
the count: r. a lull. gaunt woman \\ ith a
max k: t l>.\.~l.et no» in active controx ersy u :th
Tl s‘. vrl. fit \\‘om.iii will. .i hors- hair i'- taxilc.
tot -~ .lrtrinhnt of the lisnlol that \i o
:i.;i:tly clot ‘lp .l b- tut-en mm».
Tip urn-a C
rim; the i liill't 1. ml: of ti i- . :..-'z \\ r»
bring Ila rub-:91} ch if: i i; z' .4 r
. - i ii i; '. t i'.i
'liic din and cor: ;-‘. 2:; ‘2' .~ i
(nulllr‘lll-il‘lii)‘. and (no “no > .1 . .. ‘I u re
oliuod in l‘ll \p on
At last n h ilf li.\“r'< c “
\‘.i 'r of lvtuzns‘fi
\l! TO
\\-\let’n
. ,.
it.“ 1 .
S-‘Vi .‘ral
Was ‘\l~~.‘l.till‘.rl. anl MI; is
shoved back out of r» a ‘h
took ilrlYllil‘tgv. .3: this :‘esx’lilwli of l: «lili-
lies to | luv m lhhirid ll.“ counter at t ither
call. to b- Tr .dffima fi.’\t pounce upon the
liliiikvfs .it liI' sidllll fur a Tt‘iit'Wal of tho
attack. 'l‘licy “. l'.‘ deservedly .lzs ippninle d.
liow- ver. “ Indus i vhinl the counter will
be an r\'a .1 last.“ cal‘u l out one of the «works
at tho rx'x‘llilll‘lJli of the sale: and then, as
ilu~ Little of the lea-cams recommenced with
fresh \ car and ta: 5 the \voullbe
Clt‘Hl' lili~‘~ fill’ii;glr.l Nil (lit‘ $Pr‘llt‘ ill a
bull. Without waiting for .hvir turm. and
:riilil-ly
the lilil’lii-‘li’.
.1-2l~v‘.»_i‘:.~i:i g-nvril
lu mulch»: lus way out of the store. after
t‘um note an i .li {mini bargain seekers. tho
(“will .
\\ ith much asperzty
of dry
a‘x‘!!llli!‘llllli{
t‘zfit‘i\‘ll\II‘-‘\‘l
u;- in
rep n'ter [inst-J the counter presided over
by his atlab‘ao llifnl‘iiluul of the pronoun
e\-!:in.:. "Jll‘f her ‘cm. “I“ you. and
whit ..il l t-ll you yesterday '3" he leaned
for“ \:.l to comm: iii in an undertone. “ ’l‘ho
counter jumper] always to blame: Of
courw I“ '
UN Int; SULES Ul‘ ’l‘l‘ll‘i FEET.
I‘tic l'rurlicul \ppllcutlun of a “urban-g
Jurisprudence.
“ .\~’ I walk up the room a ciu‘k Sll‘ilu‘l
the hour at '1. 'l‘iit- pr vfecl otlwrs lllt' his
h ill 1, and at his imitation l f.llu.‘ :l St’ll by
his ulilt‘. 'l'hvn :\ in pro. clad in a long \vl.ito
rolu- :inl wearing on his heal an riioi‘nmiis
}'\‘iii‘\\ turban. brill-4“ me a llfilr‘
col‘u e and a bundle of eigireltx s.
cup of
.\s~ I
haul l‘.\l‘l\ my cup to this imposing sernlwr.
three Arabs. escorted by twu‘ on this. are
It‘ll lu-Iul’t‘ tliv‘ lll't‘ftiv‘l.
Seem to belong to the poorest people; tin ir
fer-t are bare. their clothing; is worn and
rugged. their hanls tremble convulsively.
their eyes are haggard. uul their faces
twitch in appii-heusion as they listen in
iuournful Sllt‘lil‘t' to the words addressed to
tlu m by the p; fret. After the rxcliaiige
of a fer words two ofthe prisoners are led
from the room. Their tive iuon enter. These
are the torturers. and nothing more fell or
hang-dog than their looks can be iniagirn d.
Four of them seizc the Arab who is still
standing lh’ fore the prefect. and the poor
wretcli. as he is cast on the ground. ilm u.
at him a glance eloquent with agony and
fear. but the great man‘s countenance rc-
uiains fixed and iuipassivc. and he makes lit‘
sign of grace.
The victim was then placed on one of tin
slabs with his clmst resting on the stone. in
which position he was held by two of the
oxeeuti-uiers. Two others next raised his
legs until his feet were in a horizontal post
tion in which they were retained by iueam
of a cord fastened to either end of a stir: o
Each man held tho stick with one hau .
while with the other he kept fast hold of the
Arab‘s legs. In the grip of those four pow-
erful and export men it was impoxsible fur
‘J‘nn to move and almost impossible for him
:0 wi‘ithe. On this the fifth torturcr, who
had takon no part in the proliaiinary pro
ceedings. mute forward, holding in his hand
1 sort of a lush consisting of five strands of
twisted gut or hide. The face of the fifth
man was singularlyhidoous and wpulsivo.
no raised his arm Ind struck with tho
regularity of n pendulum the upturned feet
of his helpless victim. At the fourth stroke
the Arab uttered u cry of pain. and at every
fresh stroke the cry was repeated. But soon
the cry became a scream, the flagellum]
flesh visibly shudderod and the 50ch were
teamed with red and livid streaks. Sitting
nleutly on my cushion, chewing mechani-
cally the tobacco of my extinguished cw
ctte. I could not help shivering with horror
at the sight of IO much suffering. I felt u
if I were under the influence of some terri
ble nightmare. (kman Bey. his secretary.
the are executioncrc, with their stern and
sinister features, looking unmoved on so
cruel a sight. seemed for u moment rather
the cautious of a disordered imagination
than beings of flesh and blood. but the
heavy thud of the strokes and the scmamc
of the victim recalled no to the and reality
which I moo reluctantly vri ‘ng. Than
the punishment mud. and the Arab with
ghastly face and body tinker: with u fevers
i=1! humbling. land to incline him-alt u.
apoctfully bcforc the man by whom order-
he had been cruelly tormented. Helped by
can-rd. forhic minor! Iud“blc0tlin¢ tau
"fifwh-PMNH. be m than lad.
“11 ”was via! wow. tron tho tortun
These unfortnn lies
a
of Kmbythcpound. so.
which of two shoppers had first laid hold of
7 o“ u ..
ibumcornflrc in no ”-4 r,”,;.
than the Frenchman who burns faggot.
The French farmer would never think of
burningwoodto heat the house. He sits
in the cold all winter long. only usingvmod
to cook with. The average farmer does not
know enough to buy coal or kerosene yet.
He does not live as well as the ptmrcst
ucgri in the South. Ho has no home com.
Yortc: poverty and ignorance are his com—
panions.
France is literally one large garden.
Every inch of soil is cultivated. In riding
from Paris to Dijon. 150 miles. we counted
only thirty cattle. We saw no sheep orhogs.
The farms have usually from one to ten
icrcs. Sonic farms have half an acre. and
care have twenty acres. They are non.
ally from 30 to 300 feet wide and from 1.500
to 2.0m feet long. There are no fences be—
tween them.
When I asked a French farmer how his
farm happened, like all the rest. to be so
long and narrow. he said :
“ It has been divided up so often. When
a French father dies. ho divides his farm.
and each one of his children hastan equal
share. He always divides it. lengthwise. so
as to give each one a long strip. The long
strips are easily cultivated. because we
plough lengthways. These strips alwayt
.run north and south. so that the sun can
shine into the rows.“
“ How large is your farm 2'“ I asked.
‘i My father‘s farm was 300 feet wide and
L000 feet long. When he died my brother
and half. Now my farm is 150 feet wide
and 2.000 feet long. It is qiriten largo form.
There are many farms much smaller than
mine.“
“ “'hat do you plant in it P"
" 501‘ tl\‘t‘l‘ llit‘l‘r‘."
I asked.
he said. pointing to
what seemed to be it gigantic piece oi strip
ed carpet. “ is a strip of wheat til) feet wide.
Then (Willi-N a strip of potatoes 25 feet wide.
Then comes 4” fret of Hats. then I" feet of
carrots. :3” feet of alfalfa .huvrnu : . l” It't‘l
)I mangebwurzrls. 7- feet of onions. 5 feet
of cubbages. and the rest
ciim‘nts.
tables."
“ t‘an you supp trt your family on a firm
if.” feet wld ‘ nul L’JMUfr-l lung?"
{or the narrow stripseenirzl only hie a :rua‘s
door—yard in .‘lilt'l‘lt‘d.
“ Support my tairiily 1"" he
" \Vhy. tln I.il‘1l: is tw- largv fur us.
part of it out ll”\\ “ 7
“ lint yunr Lash. i lxaid. ‘/‘ \\'h. :e i:
is in flowers. pearl.
gmst‘berries. and liltlu Veg.»
laskx Al;
eyelids... ,l.
I rent
that 2'"
“ilh. that is in to‘aii l‘ize Iaiiiilll‘x‘ of u5
li‘l' in one trolls": fix in .‘ly wife an-l i
Culii" u’ll \'\i ry morning: to our}. uni .n.. 3
at m :L‘t,"
“ lines your wife :li\\':‘.)'\ \xozk tin-
i. ‘: ; -
“ Yx «. .‘ij. \su'u " ‘i. w \n! on i, l“‘n':i.ll"‘
to .t l..v;--.~_.. »: .l t:.:l it in l i to .;.u. 2‘
le.i.~tv~‘.\ l-xl \\.ti\i "pan .‘..
”gnu l ~“.l:. 1:.
.\‘.1 in
work in ii: :2 ii. \\'i.y 11.»:-
nothing 1.. 5-3.! hymn
“us is lit: \. The wife of a French. Eng—
l:~li. Itinii. or ii ‘I‘llllll farmer has notion;
'I‘in )’ \l) 1: ll
like tie: outs of An.» I'l-'.tll firm: rs.
ll.th‘ n . l; WINK to kiep.
l-lcs.
it: .re \\.-i.. - tow ha}
to til“ -.-n t'..- at l w .;,., u
lin ‘\ i..i\t
u
t ul~~ at home. “ ht‘yl- house ”
They
“in huts lliry live
'l‘iwy lite in the same
Er bonus. inns. .‘llivl pig.»
.1 tlo a:
in we like xix.
l 'rlivill‘.“ with t}.
.
it. y i:e\ r “ad: l‘nere [R n Yr! 1
:ii 3‘ elwtlu 'la y i‘.\.' like brat”. Tn.
i.I. iv ‘.llt turn it Iliw ”II by “will 5:”.
: cool. d by tr-vs anl :1 ill its. d i. s not
;’\i\l in France They .ixr ll‘ b’nti -r .iul
a: l' r vily no lwttvr off ti,..n were the slurs of
tl..
always c.~'.;;re\'ite iii lzltle ln'ul‘leai mu Hi»
i.).‘ «1*. .1. .l about two liillt'~ apart. These
Smith l~.-fore the war, French tuners
any learn h. on butt: Iilri e hundred
n” roots ale armseovcn d. tho
HI .
\lii ; ;- »
_\‘~‘.:f‘~ 4,; i.
houses are dirty. and renmrl
enzeairy poor house in New England.
'l'ln r. are llillllJiH of farms in Francccum
tour a quartir of an arm to four
ulii‘
liulillig
It‘l’v'S.
l lili-l that an acre and a half is about
the most mnlxitiuus man wants. The
{01‘ lJll‘l m in v ‘ um —li.|lI the Chip.
anti is \\ l 2 ‘ ill) iiii :lt‘l‘t‘:
all
rent
The
or. if in
STA. a \ l
.\u Enterprising Reliable I'l\|l\_t‘.
iioo. it. l‘laistwt. Noiwalk d Sonih
Norwaik can always be h in d upon. not
only to carry in stock the best of evrry-
thing. but to secure the Agency for so: h
ai'ticb a as have well known merit. and
are popular \\ till the people. thereby sits»
taming the reputation of being always
enterprising. and ever reliable. Having
secured the :lgt'nt‘)‘ for Ill" t‘elt‘bl‘iitt‘ti
llr. Kim‘s New lbwou ry for t‘onsump~
lion. will sell it on a positive guarantee.
1! will surely cure any and every allev-
liou of Throat. Lungs. and t‘hext. and to
show our confidence. we iii\ no you to
call and get it Trial Hollie Free.
lec Kiln (‘lub linu-
“ (‘tcm'lcuL dar uni sartiu tings dat it am
well to b‘ar in mind." said tho old man as
he slowly uricoiled himself and stood up.
“ De man who boasts dat ho can‘t be con-
vinced by argynient lrain‘ wutb do trubble
'o knocking down. “ Dc man who flatten his.
self upon alias speakin‘ his mind am dc worry
pussou who kicks hardest when criterciscd.
“ A nliillin‘ in money am mo‘ to be desired
rlan a dollar‘s wort ob credit. " It out much
easier to spilc a boy ob ton dan it am to re-
form a man ob fo‘ty. “ A man wort a mil-
lyou dollars may be fricndless. You" kin
buy praise au‘ flattery. but true frieu‘ship
seldom soars higher dau do poo‘ man‘s cab-
in. " Dc man who sees nuttin‘ good in do
world arouu‘ him can‘t have much good in
hisself."—- (“rod Free Prov.
lion‘t allow tl‘c accumulation of Scarf
or Dandruff. when it ‘an be so t‘ltl‘llY pn-
vented by the use of Ayer‘s Hair Vigor.
A Rupld Traveller.
“ My son.“ said an economical rather.
“ an express train attains great speed. Light-
ning in proverbial for its rapidity. comets
are supposed to hurl themselves through
lpacc at the rate of millions of miles a day.
but. comparatively speaking. all these things
lrc snails, my boy. all snails.“ “ Why,
father." replied the young man. lazily pul-
ing a twentydivc cent cigar, “ what can
pomibly go faster than lightning ‘3“ “ A $5
bill after it is once broken. my son."
“Rough on“ l‘uln“ Plaster.
INn-ous and strengthening. intprovul. the best for
backache. pun-s in chest or side. rheumatiins. neu-
ralgia. 23¢. Bragg-ins or until.
“Rough on Rails“ clourgrogt‘ltata Miro. 15¢.
“Rough on (Va-us.“ for Cornuj‘hunionc. 15c
Thiapeopie. “quwa restores
health and v'mor. guns dyspepsia. etc. :1.
“Rough on Who.“ instant relief. 15c.
balm: who would retain frcchnccc and vivucity
don‘t fail to try “\Eils‘ Ilium: Itcncvvcr.“ ,
"uuchu-puiba.“ «out kid ”7nd urinary cure.
Fliw. Ruckus. nuts. bu rung ' ‘ ‘1
out by “Rough on Rats.“ the.“ rum. dew
f‘ltouch on Cough“ trochec. 15c: liquid. 25c.
For children. slou- tn dew: " Intent. an m l‘
lute. use ‘ZWellsLIIcalth antiwar.“ p y d a?
.“Rough on Dciitist“ Tooth Fowdcr. Try it, lite.
Nervous Wei-kn 1) music.“ Sexual Ikhiii
cured by “ cllc‘ 53)» Itcncwer. “ 81. U
lather Swan‘s Worm Syrup. for fcvcrlshuc
wot-inc. cunntlputiou: tasteless. 35c. 1"
sunning. irritation. iii m and l'rlnary cora-
plulnts cured by “Buchandfifl. ’
' Nlrlit min. NW malaria. am
and by “walrus-rut nutritive." ‘
If Ml .
“gagging-a in: Mum-out and nervous,
complaint in America;
I?! of
«m. .eraxm. m...
Hillary known
Bags. Bouesf’noues Iroju :7 i
shallows. .
mymcxwoon.
Tiancfi‘ rWumeaned
Ware. Sheet It‘s-mu, Agate alianm
its Iron Ware in great variety at
—E. K. LOCKWDOD‘S.
All kinds at Cooking and Kitchen
Utensils at '
,—E.' K. LOCK\\'OOD‘S.
U
Plated Geods. Custom. Cake Stands,
Pickly Casters. Tea Pots. Knives. Forks,
Spoons. etc. at;
r—E. K. LOCK\\’OOD‘S.
Door Mats at [firm
'—_—I:‘.. K. LOCKWOOD‘S.
Tea Sets. Dinner Sets. (‘lmmber Sets at
~I‘l. K. I.()(‘K\\'OOIYS.
ltrootusrliriishgfimd W331 warn at
' ’ -——E. K. LOCK \VtXHYS.
Buckets.
Pumps. Sinks.
Curbs at
and “'19!!-
—E; K. LOCKWOOD‘S.
—_——_
Cooking Stoves and Ranges at all
prices at.
- —-E. K. LOt‘K\\'t)OD'S.
Home \‘Vhips. Brushes. Curry—(Tombs.
Sponges. Harness Oil and Soap. Stable
Pails and Brooms at.
s . —E. K. I.tK.‘K\\'OUD'S.
Flags and L-iiutci‘iis for «iii-librarian at
' —l‘.. K. I.()t‘i\'\\'t)(lli‘5.
IItlll Iaimps. Librarviilriuipn Table
Lamps. Lanterns. etc. t
_-—l~1 K. l.tlt'K\\’(‘Hli‘.~‘..
Tea Trays. -(-‘ridirons. \\':.tlle Irwin.
Ham & Fish Kettles and (‘h’ainla-rlain‘s
Steam (Ranker ’iit
—»l-Z
K. IA it ‘K\‘.'( 5\)I VS.
1‘3- K. Locnwooi).
Lookle Look!
t'asii Buyers. and N‘\' what Key »
inour lirus. are doing. \\'e are
receiving our Flour direct from
the Minnesota Mills \"llll‘h ere
ables us to sell at Bolton. l‘i'il‘t*>.
(‘vnieiin-l wee' fur )‘Hllrsrl\'t‘~'. \Vean-
ulVllu: ll! lbs. Stat-lard liramiln-J fur
Hue i‘mllar. lfli ll-~'. «1!le t‘ Nigar lnr
”no In llnr. ll'u lizx. \Ylnte (K ti. o So. 31‘
for tlliv llnilai‘. Tit-.sli-uss l'wsl ll-xzzee
Light .1-‘-Ht.-~i=tnlfor'1.‘- t‘ts‘. lliir i; if
Edge l’a‘ho Farm t'n-ainery liirttrr ir-
ceived dinet from dairy.~ \\'e are pr.
pared to furni~li it to our l’ll‘IUTlH‘I" and
patrons by llll‘ tub «.- wvll :u by tla~
Imumi :il llnuniri l‘i'iw \. .\ it: -.; Ul-
\u:t‘ Ii. t‘uli‘m‘ i~ Irv: Hui t n H \\‘- -. k
titer-3b}, Inning cannula}; . !' Ila-pl i t ii.~
"it; but fresh gin-sis. iitni .Il pain 5 to uni
all. Try our T. ax and ton “.3! it.» e...»
\‘iiu‘ed‘ \\ here' to buv a first-cl ... Llllt‘lr
:it flilr pi we. \\“- km p on ion-J
it “t ll M‘lt’i‘lt‘l \llw‘i‘ til l‘dl' l‘
liint‘t‘l'li‘~. l‘lllll .‘it‘ti \‘t‘gl Kii‘iuN
'of every \lt‘rt‘l‘II-Iltill or II
m t'lmllll for \‘ish
<1:
:m p --~:iv!u-.
Seymour Bros
70 \\‘.i,\l’sin«,;lvn St.
NEW BflflDS.
k‘h“!l tiulu the l‘... ‘- i . ~ \ltu k w lh \\
....v.
luairi, ion.‘ in w, (:0 3 ~ |.: ..n i'\ t in u \‘aztr'y
o.’ l‘tllt \ :ti..i Na. . .\i . .. to ::-.u'.13i lash and
\":iit2~of!ln I‘Iii‘iiV \‘~:: Nth-k vl' l.:iti‘;~\ w flu
l..'l.';t'5l mam. \ arntl. lint Ava-cull. :it l'oiillml
l‘r’w-z. of any Merl-duh nth-laud lhlt‘ rim to tr.
ket. liar t‘rm her}. t but. I.i.i>~ \\ .m-. and Fan. y
Hood- .m‘ of the I.‘tl\‘>l Suits and Ni“ Shaun ~.
.iiil‘. li.‘t‘\l oi: 3 li' lr n“ n to be ::p;vr.-. l mu: t‘1t‘
Ranges and 0:1 Noyes haw all thr hunt Iii-pion-
iimits, and remiuim-mi lht‘lll‘\i\r\ to al. who ‘v
them. Our ~l‘iu Ware . map-nu ~ .mno { I virulent:
that l.‘ iwednl a: limo y and l‘. on «mud.» The New
York Tt‘Xilit' i‘i let Veda- p... b» a: a3. o1‘u r~
I‘lit‘t‘.‘ lll 'l‘in “'arr» and lr‘alu'y .\mm-~ :rrt Lilly n-
duccd.
\Ve iiu tie the public to exaiiime our line of .,oo.l~
b. fore purrlubiug iis‘u here. \\'e {n :usurnl that
\w c.u and will undcrsetl the New York market.
and one the cost of fare and “right. We buy at
the Fountain-[lead In all ll‘l‘l‘. :uul an‘uioilvd “lill
moderate protlis.
F.H.Nasll&Bra
u
.1th Simpson
725 and 127 nitrate,
-——-ISKT. lit! AXD «it‘d 51‘s..“—
New YORK CITY.
WINTER
UNDE WEAR
spam“. MRGAISS
tludcrmr LADIES. GBNTLEIIEN and
1' cmnnu'g'. and an Immune: Stock to
w.
dies' Illa. unlit: marine Vests
L:m'l Pullman mammoth mm; mm
Lad ’ Intro flu“ Murillo Vat.
uanuuu. ilk £3... nu stitched. ace;
mm‘
Ion' I ll luau; tar Hairline Shirts
.n¢.u¢:m slat: cock; worth “my -
Ian‘s Good Quality Sour-tot: an
Wino! Shim ind Wanna. uni:
Cough Remedy.
Pure Brits, Medicines, (to.
BBB" ‘ EX'I‘RACTS.
Prescriptions Cnrelully
Con-[mu ndcd.
A LARGE S'IlX'K or
.
Patent Medicines
Always on hand at
Hairs Pharmaci-
BOOTS and SHDES,
~~——1.~.~~l.———
‘I HAVE l.\‘ NI‘Ut‘K .\ I’l'lJ. LINE HF
and l'outlis‘
Boots and Shoes
.\ LI.
.llciis‘. Boys“.
.‘-T\'i_II.\' AN!) l.tb\\‘ l’IiIi‘l’lr.
Misses‘ and
Childrens‘.
Womens‘.
»~ v-~-.\l.l. KINDS ~ —-
Ladies’ Kid Button,
filJnL i.
1‘3. L7.H_ L‘Jkl. 23¢ :: m. ;:_.‘ni_
Iiems‘ Fine II.tlllI't\~t‘\\t‘\I"W
BmmiaiflGuigrsssflaners.
~ :r point lbw: - V Ni.
l:. l"
... :1.:i ‘- Lu“. ,i. 513.-
‘II‘ 12- l‘ . Ilmim‘ ‘.‘ .i! plan ~
T! a: insk- ~ )t‘l: 3“ lwn t ’v a’ _
(
AND THAT is
“BROWN’S.”
Elegant Styles
New Novelties for Sprint.
. »7 “Alli. \l\.\' IN
Furniture & Carpets.
The Newest Styles!
The Best Sine '3
Th: Finest Goods!
Tlit‘ IAIWVM l‘l‘it't‘si
—r-ll.\\‘iNi.
Enlarged My Show - Rani]!
Aral lucnused my Stork. am betier pnpun-d to till
the \tatiisot‘ ltl\ mum' ru~loruer> and the
lillllilt‘ than eu-r before
Thankful for |m~t {anus and soiieitin; a eontmu~
ance of the same. I remain nepu‘lfuily.
Wm. Lockwood.
—-—DI-‘..-\l.l~TR l.\‘~—~
Fflilliilll‘fl 8L- iifliDBiS.
:iti Main St.. Norwalk. Ct.
WW. Enmsinck 8: to.
When you want a bill of
.goods from us, we will sell you
14 lbs.
Of Standard Gran...Sugar for
$1.00.
fig.“—
'16 lbs.
01' Handsome Ex. “C" Sugar
$1.00.
»
We will not sell Sugars
alone at the above prices. ‘
All other'goods at the Low-
est Possible Figures, ’ 1
'wmmhmuw .Sullby
- and!!!
> i I not well m
t‘rlv‘mbie of writing nu.
. t free. '
(like I‘lizir whdc_tiur¢‘e.m
Mindy scrunch t (It _ y.
i s"): & t‘o,. Fenlandxsine.
PM
flee
H. S. .RWlN,
Pflll‘fll' ‘iulii,
5‘20 “‘elles‘ B i
I‘ix-i- Line
in} sold for t
Loam negotiated,
promptly executed.
‘ *n ificuu-s' t_l‘r-
'h. or carried
tirde-s
"3. A... lurl,._‘it't
u. _
ti o; 3. mgrapn
a" L‘orrcslmndcnce so
.« l: ‘l ‘
market report at the t ity . ‘ 1 “ 3
STABLE.
ll \ :n: taken X'-
‘\ -:.-a k
as :r
So anuaik. March 13. 1‘“.
Haiti, Bil BY & Ci.
“:iniifgo‘t':r~'rs -~‘ .i-rl IN .1
‘1" .II
Lumber,
Timber,
Shingles,
Lath,
Doors. Moldings. Sash.
Blinds. Pickets. Win-
dow Frames.
Etc.
Hard Wood Work.
Hard Wood t‘eilin:r and
\‘cu ccred
Flooriiic.
ndli>ll—\L\'l‘. ‘wt‘i‘ii \i‘l.‘\\'_\l.K
lliiiliiuinls. “Hitches.
\\i'
>oil .\;t 2.3 in .\A-:c... A. .’l ‘ i n; 3|} La 'vll‘lzx’t‘ y.
RUt‘iil‘t illil (fl lt‘KJ‘RA ix
Rairnat Watches!
John Foley‘s Hold Pens and Pencils.
Solid Silver and I’latcd \\'are. Opera
Glasses. “will Spi‘t‘lut‘irs xiii-l
i-‘.ye~tilas.<e.<. Niikel and
\\'a‘.uiit (locks.
Repairing and Adjusting
.>.
W ATCHES
A Si‘Et‘lAIJ‘Y.
~I‘I\I-
Standard Time by t‘iimnoincltr. at
A.W. Austin’s
Opera House Block.
Norwalk. Conn.
SALIGYLIGA.
The oniy radical internal mainly. .\'ever known
to fail in u si 'lc case acute or chnmic. It c: nels
the poisonous 'ric Acid from the blot-d. whic is
the mime cause of Rheumatism. Gum and Neurab
gim—Auunlood l‘uruler' it has no urinal. Acting
The Old Rename Specific n...
dorsctl by Physicians and
Thousands of Patients.
on minim‘uenm principle:- it «indicates _ from the
bloodall iii-immu- matter which causes dictum. -lt
has been in use for many years and carcd a larger
Positively Cliros
rummage of uses than raw other remedy. Send
lot testimonials from the tam—meliu strikes
directly «(the muse of those dire-m». wink-so
RHEUMATISM.
many moaned succinct only trout kit-ally the effect.
When you have tried in vain all the “tutti." “cum—
mcmn.“ “‘liuimalu." and “th cums.“ and w
Gout. ANemlg-ia.
yourdoctou carrot help “buildup-ink“
uchnlfcylirautc-cc and be cunt—Nomen-
uladto live in nah and mint-y when Salicylic:
Gravel. Diabetes,
rcllavckhuli “health to.“
:mhhnyuvocfinr‘
:1 "M8 lamb: .3.
Blood >- PQisoning.
Liners-gm.” u mu
rains-mum «gymnast-H..-
New Goods!
mml‘ ASS“
Genera: ..
oo
“RP-'32 Lead.
’ i Haiti Furnishing.
liovor Verdicad I‘Iniler and Ila.
Agricultural Implements.
Wanwn‘x ”ohm. - So. Si 1:“ at K KING’S EVIL
*tl'u.
i
D
arm? lcfimlk'
Harri
our: and \V| /’
8' full Aceortm “
to an 3 LE E“ A .
3733?. ‘i '“N‘” SW" ‘3' well- arul knobs. \
vs I“ . ..
Ge N .Van' xii Til-‘ti'g- 3 Table and ['00
Ir“ . H » . '
T333541 rig: Yam. or the best Qn-‘J‘lL 0‘“? '
. . . ,
“'9"
f.
JAPANESE PAPER \\'
Hem for the
Fire and Burglar Pniof 5
Ship Cband cry. _
o ,
v. it‘d girl E D‘fi lY‘
‘ .r ;.
-.,.. Md“ - ...,, w.. ,- .35 I”
R L Ball! A """"—' ‘
. ' ‘ EMEDY y
T t‘bc Cure of Kidney my! fit": a”
qr (wasn‘t-lion. an. ‘1‘.” 2mm]
; r't impure Hat»: of the L). , be in
V i i ' tit-ho safi'crtrom anyof t!" n» ‘
i a. . . ‘t is an unfailing n5 7
r S“; ‘ or odor: Iain!
.1? :Il' .1 by“?-
u e D- ,
J X. ‘6——-—
inc 3‘. Iion iout. - .
~ . the name fmcrly giver: to Scro;
3 ~. .~c of a so;- trillion that neon);I
‘ind by a king‘s touch. The “or
“\‘r now, and knows that ' ‘ul
' , . a
L .
SC R L LA ‘
can on‘p im run-.1 by thorough 1.33216: 2
lion of no iii-)4)“. It“? ti‘iut any“ ‘
the .tllw’dfi p. r; “numb .l ‘
cerv-ratiwr . ' 2th .1
earlier gin. , . if
Eczema. Lutan ( .
mots. [Soils (“at :-
l'urulcnt l'lcc .
sit-a1 ('ollapse. v c.
tin-av. Rheumatism, Sc «in .
tarrh. Kitlne and LIV}? mg. I
Tula-rcular ‘onsumptro ‘ '1
mi‘ other danzcrous or fatal ‘ "
producv.d by it. urn 9
A ' Si
yet-s ;
le uh only powerful
1.: ~~--purr:ryin{] med
littl an alterative th
the system Heredi
Ilh‘ killtlf‘t‘tl puiwns d
and merrury. At the
riches and \‘itulitbi the
h»~-ii'irful action to the \
rxjm t-natingthccntire syst .
Regenerative led?“
Is compmed of the genuine 32:13:33
.V-ii‘s-ipaari'h’d. with )elfrm: D" Hid k.
[mg/m. the Iudi‘vfss of Polassi‘
Irma. and other infl‘edie-nti of ma
tency. cart-fully and Sch-milieu“.
rounded. lls formula is L'tm‘rally ‘
to the medical l‘l‘rlfr'sslull. and thy
p!i_\‘<ieiaii< constantly prcscrilx: A“
EARSAI‘AIIILLA its an i
#
- i
Absolute Cure er I
For all diseases caused by the \‘itiation 0
th.‘ blood. It is concentrated to the limb
ext practicable degree, far beyond any
other preparation for which like cfl‘ccts
are maimed. and is therefore the cheape‘. iii.
a; will as the best. blood palm , ' medl-
till}. in the world. . . ,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
PREPARED Inc
Dr. J. 0. [yer l: 00., Lovell, lass.
[Analytical Chemists]
Sold by all Drurzists: price 81,- six
bottles for $3.
‘3
i. I'm."
Lg: -
E621?“
y“"‘ Hana—cm
-.... f“ ,'K"__
NEVER
0 UT OF ORDER.
No EQU‘“ .«3 ~ - -
Ewflfikdmpnlflfllflifil
30 UNION SQUARE NEWYORK.
vireo em
FOR SALE BY
A. Batman 5' ° iris,
about South Xmas...» in»:
V. 8. at. .0. .
181’. I. 18.3.
Offices, 436 Blun‘ 8t!“
Barman-our, can.
Norwalk Chronicler