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WHOLE NO. 781"
Ah. There!
run will we do when the good days comet
.iwn the prints limos s lips are dumb;
\.l the man who reads us his " little thtugs "
is lost his voice like the girl who sings;
hen tuned is the Math of the coinct nun.
m the ahrtlllrtg chords of the quartet clan;
hen our neighbors children have lost their
drum
t. what will we do whenuhe goo! time tomes!
i. what will we iii in that gin-1. blltnc time.
has the tramp will wnrtt —«h. thing sublime
ad the sacrum dame who stands on her feet
in " Thank you. air." for the proffered scat.
id the man you new to work by iii“ its:
iii hilt“! you to do his work your \\ .ty .
in the cons who tryslh your app-un—
tll steel no more than she thinks n right.
hen the buy you hire will \‘TmJJJ “ s:r_
cloud of “ say " unit inn-met. ‘
hen the mnnv man Is lmtnnrsninth»
Jw can I'v‘ stand the nitllenlulnr
— 1:5: I Tm 1H“. m the 8! vainly-i Fagin
QUITE UNACCQUNTABLE."
“ Yrs. 1 ”mend-er her very “'i‘li." said
has Kr-w -urv:llc
" A bluckeycd romp.
.nsmg the arid hum-s all our the farm.
ni pit 'lJng its) up on the wow. evuctly as
aim perv a boy ttur third t‘t‘llhlli. that“
M‘ or fourth or some such far-sway kin?
lll what of imr
“ What of .vwr ' ‘ susrlcd old t‘olonel No-
.ouruilu, “ \\ by. Just this liar folks are
sad, tint one of the officious Iilcadow iiill
leT‘g‘metFrr to us. risking us to
.iopt her Just as if we hadn‘t enough tt‘
'onble us. with three daughtcrs on hand
trendy, and no earthly chance. that 1 ca:
ne. of their getting married “ this but hen
euomcd pbmse accompanied by a gloomy
oulrsction of the ”water‘s shaggy brows!
without assuming the charge of all crea-
nn into the bargain 7 Adopt her. indeed!
i'hy, what claim has she on us. l‘d like to
now ' ‘l‘he implidence of some people 1“
“ We couldii't ymssibly think of such a
mug” sari Mos Ncmourvilic. an elderly
My. with a good deal of powder sifted
kiilfully over her features. and a lace cap
attuned sfter'thc latest l‘runch models in
be broad way windows. “ ”or income
carcely meets our expenses as things are at
lruoeut. [do wonder at the assurance of
hues people out there i“
The Nemournlle family had always kind-
_v remembered thmr f-‘ittllnltllllp to Mrs.
r’assall when the vertical sunbeauis of July
ind August mode city lifes burden to them.
ill-l lllwlf puruckstnngs, straitened by the
Wittfilupu m ‘Ir'r'p Ty i style for
" His wife." explained Mrs. De szntin.
graciously. "He is here on his wedding
tour. Lady Kennett is charming. They
are to give a ball at the Windsor Hotel. in
return for the hospitalities they have receiv-
ed here.“
"tint“ ssid.thc three Misses Nelsons.
ville. in concert.
“ Haven‘t you been introduced 1'“ asked
Mrs. lie Ssiutin. “ No? hay allow me
the pleasure I“ 7'
And presently Sir lteve and Indy Kennett
were bowing their acknowledgment of the
profuse ccurtesics of the Misses humour»
lilo. .
1f the English guests had been crowned
monarchs. these damsels could not have
been more obsequious.
Sir Revs was tall and strikingly hand-
some. Lady Kennett had tine eyes and a
graceful figure. but want not otherwise re~
marksble.
“Nemourviliol” sin repeated.
you any Nemourville f“
" .‘t pretty name. isn‘t it?" said Mrs. De
Saintin.
“ but it is not new to me.“ said Lady
Kennett. smiling. “ l have met these ladies
bt‘fufa.“
“ I'm sure. your iadysliip. I don‘t know
how that could be.“ said Blanche. quits
fluttered with the idea of addressing a ind)
of title.
" Oh. I declare. your lady-ship t“
Vera.
" Your ladyship is making fun of us."
slid unless Editlih.
" Oh. but I out quite ecrtnin of it 3" said
Indy Kennett. in her slow. graceful way.
" You." to the elder. “ are Blanche. srun‘r
you .‘ And you are Vera P And this is
Editha? How. am I not right? Is it poo.
sible that you have forgotten me P"
The three Misses Nemourville would not
for the world have suspected an English
:aronst's lady of inaccuracy.
flut they certainly viewed her with ro-
Ipcctful incredniity and utuazemcut.
“ {am Lassie.“ said she»—“ Lassie Vas-
snii. who used to pick blackberries and
gather autumn leaves with you. I am your
cousin three times removed l“
The three Misses Nemourville wcro
straighbway lifted from comparativo insig-
niticance to the top wave of popularity. A:-
thros elderly spinsters. they had been rathvr
drums in the market than otherwiso. But
” Did
not)
THE RAILWAY "All. SERVICI-
I-prsvs-eses ‘l'hsv llsve Superseded the
all Wars of “audits. the Mulls.
Now there is comparatively little of the
work of distribution dons at the receiving
emcee—there is no time for that. The let-
ters and packages of all sorts are thrown in
massinto the mail ears. and the work of
distribution is done on the cars while they
are flying along the rails at full speed on
the way between the sender and the ad.
dresses. At present there are about 4.300
or ~l.t00 railway postal clerks in the United
States always on the road. and busy at this
er.‘
It was twenty years ago that the Railway
Post once took the place of the old dis-
tributing offices. You know certain post
ofliccs. designated for the purpose. used to
receive and collect the mails both in large
parcels and separate packages from various
points for particular regions of country.
and then distribute them to the various
places to which they were addressed. These
were called distributing ofliccs. and served
as landmarks to guide the course of the
mails to distant points. They received them
in hulk from the mailing offices. and. after
snorting them with regard to their rcspi‘co
tive destinations. despatcbcd them by rail
in charge of the baggagcmastcr. This sys-
tem of snorting in the stationary offices
was a slow process. While the work was
'moving slowly on. time was flying. and so
were the railroad cars. but the mail was
standing still in the same place. Twenty
years ago it occurred to somebody that the
work of final distribution could be done on
the railroad car while it was lying along to
its declination. and then the work was re
moved from the distributing oflees. Rail.
way postal clerks. or as they were then call-
ed. route agents. took their places. At
first the number of bands was comparative-
ly small ; during the first year or two their
number was not above 300 or 400 for the
whole country. but now thcre are more than
ten times that number constantly engaged.
Sometimes there as many as sixteen clerks
aboard a single train going from New York
city.
“ On en average a railway postal clerk
works about fourteen hours a night for six
rousccutive nights; thou ho has six nights
off. You see as soon as the mail is rcceived
in the l‘ost odice it is transferred to the
mail car. and the railway clerks arc there
110“ Ill“! NOTES All RIOIBISDv
Cursed. thlksed sud Vol-hold Bills that
the Treasury Issues New Oues For.
When the national bank notes have
trumped about the country until they have
become rugged and vagsbond. and have
reached the lowest depths of degradation,
they are bundled up and sont to the Treas-
ury Department for redemption. Many
million of these vagrnuts are received at
the Department each year. They have in
pa- in review through the National flunk
Redemption Agency. where those that are
utterly depraved and good for nothing are
sentenced to be chewed up. and those that
have got in through the force of association.
but are still not so far gene that some good
may not be got out of them. are sent back
into the service. In the place of those that
are condemned. nice. new notes. crisp and
clean. are sent out. The experience of
these notes is varied. and in some cases very
novel and interesting. bnt'thcir tale is told
only by their ragged and dirty appearance
when they get back to the Department. The
tverage length of time that a new note can
keep up a respectable appearance is about
thrce years. Some have been found at the
end of twenty years to be as crim as on tho
day of their issuc. but. tinsel are exceptional
cases. where they have fallen into the bands
of peepls who made pots of them and care-
fully guarded them from rough nsagc. 'i‘hc
wandering note soon becomes a tramp. It
rapidly goes to pieces if it starts out for the
West. stopping along at tliclcrossmud inns.
or if it frequents drinking saloons and falls
in with low company. Bad habits tell on a
bank note very quickly. - t is hard luck
when it falls in with s bbxulydingercd
butcher. Some have been known to become
good for nothing under such circumstances
in a few weeks. They arc subjcct. too. to
all sort of misfortune by fire and water.
Many thousands get burned up. Then
their charred and blackened remains are
sent to the Treasury for redemption. One
lady in the Comptroller‘s office in this case
has charge of them. and they are sent to her
for identification before they can be re.
deemed. Her name is Fitzgerald. and she
is said to be very expert. soldcm failing to
identify a note. giving its proper mum.
dnte. and classification. no matter how badly
burnt it is. .Sometimce packages of suvcral
hundred. done up to be expressed. are sent
in uli stuck togcthcr and burnt clesv through
AI usousu TRAIN-
l‘he Csrrla-es and the Weave as 'l'hsy
Impress ss Ame-less Tut-valor.
The first impression which an American
who‘is experienced in railroad traveling in
his own country derives from the exterior
sspectofan English train is unfavorable.
The cars. as he must necessarily call them.
seem to be small; they lack. apparently.
the weight and solidity of the American
pin-anger coach ; the compartments are
narrow. the ceilings low. the ventilation ap-
parently doubtful. They stand upon two,
three or more pairs of gaunt high wheels.
to the axles of which their springs are di-
rectly geared. IIe misses the little indo-
pcudeut vehicle. the truck or bugle. with
its four or six small. compact. soliddooking.
wide-flanged wheels. which sustains each
end of the American esr——that rolling gear
which looks so strong. so adapted to in-
equality of rail or curve. so resourceful
agaiust disaster and so complete in its
equipment. The cars are smaller—there is
no doubt of it. They are narrower and
they are shorter. and to the American cyo
they look even shorter than they really are.
because thcy have no projecting platform
at the ends. [0 overhanging roof or hood.
but arc buckiml close up to each other. and
llu~ir contact controlled by small metal but
furs. the springs of which allow a play of
from eighteen inches to two feet and a half
between our and our.
The Millir platform. the Janncy coupler.
the link ani pith—Of all the familiar devices
of the l'nitcd Suites there is not one to be
won. 'l‘in- brakes? None visible. Nor.
for the matter of that. a brakeman. This
influential and numerous person has no es-
:.:tencs in England. There is not even a
rudimentxry type of him. That you do not
find him is the first stern intimation you re-
.scire the: in English railroading there are
no sutocrats. The wheels are fitted with
brakes. however, and the trained eye notes
a rubber hose connoction between the car-
riages. cuite different in its application to
that knt‘wn at home. but which. neverthe-
it‘ut. bemkcns the sir‘brskc.
ilc tries account of the distinctions t4
)l:\ss and reflects upon his country‘s veiled
progress in that regard in the matter of par~
ior cars and limited expro- trains. Thou
ho finds that thorn is no baggage master to
waft the volatile Saratogs to its doom. as
his own nowapapcrs would exprcn it. There
JOHN H. LIGHT.
Attorney and Counsellor at Lav,
Commieeicncr of the Superior Court
Commimioncr of Dreds for the State of New York.
Former Sentinel Bldg. So. Ntn‘wslkJn.
HOWARD ll. KNAPP,
Attorney-at-Law.
Cor. Main St. and F‘uirflcld Ave..
Bridgeport. Conn.
will South Sonrsik. m‘elliugfi._a was
Dr. McGonegaI.
~0nlt‘l A110 "storms-—
Cor. West Avenue sud Butler Street,
NORWALK. CORN.
(talc lloure—l'ntil 0 a.m.; fruit 1 o 3. and 7 to
8 ppm Sundae—2 to 4 pm.
Wt‘otnmunication by telephone.
trmo
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregations! Church. rich
walk .
_ Teacher. of
P isnofort , Organ and Musical
Composition.
To: 1y Lock Box 39 1‘. 0.. NllltWALK. CORN.
Edgar S. Place,
Organist of let M. E. Church. South Noris‘ulk.
Teacher for tho
Vouce Vocal Culture and Singing)
A150 PIANO ARI) ORGAN.
Lizssoxs GIVES 1N HARMONY AND
(‘tIlI‘ttSlTiOX
For tcrms and other particulars. address
EDGAR S. PLACE.
Ilox tilt) South Noruslk. CL
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Teacher if the Voice and Piano.
Agent for list“ a “All.“ Organs.
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South Norwslk, Ct.
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(Which tw mszl. for Tuning and Ila-pairing.
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51 Washington Street.
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Spring dvemoats
In trouser-lugs the largest and lust s-utmsn
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STABLE.
Waswicx HOTEL.
So. Ncnwux
Having taken the old stand and put in s new stock
of horses and buggtfi. 1 am prepared to attend to
all calls for first-clam turnouts.
R.L. BAKER
So. )lorw'ulk. m 13. 186. asset
.PAKUISKI‘S.
Tomsonlan ransom,
LADIE BASGS CI'TI!‘ THE LATBT STYLIS
Hot and Cold Vera for Baths at all times.
Corns. Humans and [snowing nails treated in a
nccwoful manner at thc shop or at the residence of
"limlfl._ The best ofrtsercnccscsn be given sud
satisfaction guaranteed.
llslr Cutting and Shaving
Asl'sual. Plum of as' the srusts.‘
cvxfl1hi’iixtncth‘cnbostom. Id
CHILDREN‘S HAIR CUTTING ‘ °mme~
Inhaler-m.- now: $0th Nor-walk.
South Math. July 3d.
ibove their means. refused to admit of a
mp to Newport. Scratoga or tlic White
Mountains
Mrs \‘asmll hsci welcomed them with the
"not gracitvunmss of that hospital") which
comes from. tim heart. Lassie. the “ black-
syed r imp.“ had shown illsnchc. Vere iiiid
[dubs hcuiuiirvillu the nooks whero the
clearest springs bubbled out. tlm fields
where the upset blackberries grow. and tin
.irils where fv-stbery sprays of lilitltir‘ttrilflll
could be gatlmrmi by thel double lisutifuls.
anti 11"}ilili‘ were spared to iiiskc things
pleasant for tho czty cousins during their
somewhat prolonged visits.
lint all this t‘ntivouwiiliy eflsced its f
frtim that in- :nnr) now
A to} t lsssm \' wall? \Isko tiicmselves
mpanstuie for l.'-r board. and clothes. and
lodging ’
pie thinking of ’
so \‘olonsl Nexnourvills wrote back a pa
lite declination fairly glittering with its is)
(\thOIlhl-Mhliihmk
Luan- \ “Mil. sitting In her deep-black
r .5... l..- \fi ll." .4 ml t‘iv‘ffl)‘lllhll‘l wife read
it tum- wyrr ‘ 1’? we aim furly comprehend
c l .t~ '2.
tv‘ .-.i limvsus’ What wore pen
~u..n.;
i' 12H 1:; »\ w mt llli‘ to R \ to that“ ?"
l»! m; the iu-«ivy, black-fringed
.1 is that horn “rigid-Hi down \uth tears.
.iesr." said
vb.» t‘h'Ni
l'2i. sfr.\i.i thry don‘t. the
ulsrgynni; s Wife
Lassie draw it licrp sigh.
' l‘lmu i must try In and sun; way of
earning my man living." said she. “ You
but it must
liesr .\lrs.
iiull Won't you 5A and see the lndy who
wanted a nursery governess to travel with
her little chil iren to Scotlsnd? I always
liked cin‘. ircn. and they fortunately don‘t
require natty accomplishments. I dread
crossing the ocean s illllr‘. but I must try to
leave i-d neiug a coward."
So the Ncmourvilles heard nothing fur-
ther uf Lassie VassalL
iiutthc girl herself did not ftlfs‘f. all this.
“ 'i‘bsy might bsvu been a littlc kind to
run.“ she kept repeating to herself. “ They
might have been a little kind to me I“
The Kcmourvilles meanwhile bravely kept
up. although against wind and thin. the
struggle for a ssusfnctory matruuwmsl set-
tlement for Blanche. Vera and litmus
They gave five-o‘clock teas. purple dis
ners and pink lunches; they sent out cards
for when . went to all the charity-bulls.
brine-ms sud chance-parties to which they
could obuin an entree. They smiled. and
unipsred. and danced. and prumeusded
with Spartan endurance; and still they re.
wanted the Muses Nemonrviiie.
iiut when to waves of society were rip-
pled by rumors of the advent of a live Eng-
.tuh barunet. Blanche. Vera and Ediths
began to hope anew.
Miss t‘litchett. one of their particular
friends. had been introduced to Sir Rove
Kennett at u Delmonioo ball and she had
promsmi to 1!. the Nemourville girls to s
strands party where the English baronei
was to be present.
“ Lady Kennett I“ repeated each one of
the three to herself. with an exultant leap
of the heart. " Oh. I do wonder if he has
an old castle with a drswbridge and a most.
and forty thousand dollars a year P And if
he should take s fancy to me and marry me
—-strauger things have happened. and every
one knows that Englishmen are special ad-
mtrsss of American types of beauty—should
Ibspssssntsdtothe Princess of Wales?”
I’i-Rsasourvilleordcredsnsw dram of
havu all been so good to me.
come h- an end sooner or inter.
‘white brocade. Vsru ordered Hades
Petheriqne to make over her cherry satin
with flouncss of black heurisi lace and a
trsiusfuliqsartsrofsysrdlcng. Editha.
who enacted the juvenile rots. ripped her
one white muslin to pieces and "made it.
with pull and pleatings of Spanish blonds
and occasional knots of the paint blue rib-
has.
But they were doomed to the saddest die~
appointment. They went to the party. 80
did Sir Bore Kennett. But somehow they
could not get near the regugar star.
" I‘ll never forgive Cornelia Clitohstt 3"
midlmhsmourvills.sspsie as her own
broads. “ She hasn‘t taken any more no-
ticscfusthsuifwawere those big ehiut
jars is the corner 1"
“ She mssst a deliberate insult l" m
Vera.
Int they were wrong. It was only that
port Ganelia Olitehett had entirely forgot.
tusllahoutthemia the rush and crush
and castes-est of the evening.
" Bow handsome be is!" said Ediths.
“ Oh. oh. why can‘t we get an introduc-
tion .’ Look. lock!
7 A ,A A ._xx 1.:—
luwhits. withthsmsgm‘hosoteyesuud the
setkisssofpsatisr"
"Du'tyosksowr‘mtdflru. De fish-
es Lady Kcnnett's cousins. the dawn of a
now 300ml existcncs was brightcumv~ \wi‘r
kin-in.
" You d irling 2“ cried Blanche. when she
came to lunch at the Windsor Hotcl. tbs
next day. with Sir ltevs and Lady Kennett.
" Now you must tell me. how did it all hap-
pen .’"
" I don't know. I am sure. said Lassie.
timidly. “ I went to Scotland as a nursery.
govcrrisss with a lady who was a friend of
good .\1 rs. llall‘s ; and at Loch Iomond we
met Sir lteve. snd—and—J‘
" And I can tell the rest." said Sir Revs.
laughingiy. taking up the dropped chain of
Ltssie's words. “ And Sir ltcve fell in love
with you. and he would give you no pesos
at all until you married him—eh. little
girl 7“
And as Lia-lo smiled shyly up at him,
Illsnchc Nemonrviiic could not but ui'kuiuvi-
edgc to herself that this third cousin of hers
had wonderful dark eyes.
“ lint for all that." she afterward told
l-lditha and Vera. " i can‘t see what there
was ill Lassie Vassali to attrsC-‘such a man
as Sir ltcve Kennett. If it had been me.
now. or either of you——"
“ Yes." nodded the two other sisters. “ if
t had been either of us! But a mere soun—
tly chit. right off the farm. without a par.
ticls of style about her 1"
And then they all three cried in chorus .-
“ It‘s quite unaccountable 3“——Ilelui Fm
rut Gram
TREASURY MONEY COUNTERS.
Rupert Lady (‘terhs “'ho (‘ottwt the “I’D-Iv
hacks In the National Tress-try.
The force of fifty—seven. all except two or
thrcc of whom are ladies. can handle just
half a million notcs each day. This is very
expert counting. The notes when they o “no
:0 be judged have first to be “ counted in."
This requires the counter in “ to go over
tin-m twice. and she must mskc no mistake
and pass no counterfeit. or the loss thus
caused will be deducted from her salary.
She is given from 6.000 to 10.000 notes. for
wince she gives a receipt ; then she counts
them in; then she counts them back. and
if the two counts agree she is given credit
for them when she settles up in the evening.
turning in the money bound and labelled
with her name and amount on each package.
if the packages. or any of them. are found
short. she has to make good the deficiency.
Next. the notes have to be assorted. those
in good condition from those in bud condi-
tion; then they have to be grouped as to
denomination; than distributed into banks
of inns. and then into denomination. under
the heads of banks. Then they are “ count-
)d out.". The “ counter in " has to handle
them twice and the “ counter out " thrice.
’ but the former has the most responsibility.
and must be more expert. The counter in
handles from 6.000 to 10.000 notes twice or
counts 12.000 to 20.000 per day. while the
counter out handles from 5.000 to 7.000
three times. or counts from 15.000 to 21.-
)00 per day. This is provided they make
no mistake. which makes a recount neces-
sary and doubles. the work.
To do this requires constant attention and
is a great strain on the nerves. as each note
has to be scrutinised very closely to see that
it is not counterfeit. and the “ counter in "
must know the name of every bank that has
a counterfeit upon it. and have in his mind
sfulldascriptionofthefalssnote.sc as to
be able to detect it at akht. The Superi-
tsndent mys counterfeit notes are thrown
out by these experts without hesitation
every time they coins to them. They have
alias afoot- posing before their eyes all
the time. and any flaw or defect they notice
on the instant.
Two hundred and forty appointments
have even made during the eleven years of
the sgeusy‘a existence. and forty of the fifty-
ssven employees now there have served
frcmthsflrst. Anew band isdoiugremsrk.
ably well if he or she learns in six months
tocount 500 per day on the mm
which is the easiest. while these old hands
will count 10.000 a day if the notes are fair-
ly good. Women are employed for this
husins- because of the delicacy of their
touch and on account of the fact that they
arsaotsospt to have bad habits. They
maths yonug. quick. sndhsslthysudwsll
educated. and their mist-ice. which are paid
in through the Treasury by the banks. for
the three grades of work are rated at 0900.
01.000. and 1.200. The cashiers and twt
or three of the counters are men.
To witne- the w'isnes and system in the
oles'usremsrkablesight; thseye of the
courts“ cannot forauinstsntbstsksnfrcu
haunt-s, sndthdrlugstsfly through the
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sle- sll day long. It is said thst thest
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distributing and working with their sleeves
rollmi up, sometimcs hours before the train
.tans. The men who go from Washington
to New York to-uight will rt-turn with the
mail train from New York to Washington
tomorrow night. and will keep on going
between the two cities night after night:
then they rest fnr.the next six. 0n the
through mail to St. Louis one set of men
work from bathroom to tirnflou. where
they are relieved by unotlu-r set. who pro-
seed to Cincinnati. and a third relay take
up the wo thorn and go on to St. Louis
This is in iv all through iinos aro managed.
One set of men aiwuys travel between the
sumo two points.
" For a lung timc tho accommodation in
the mail cars. was totally inadopiste. and
with the facilities it was impossible to do all
the Murk of distribution mitis'untnrtiy “mi
with sufficient dcspatch. so thnt frouucntlv
portions of the mail. and ospccially the
newspapers. had to be left behind; but
now every mail car on every railroad in the
country isaveritsble post office. as it is
culled. and sflnrds accommodation for a
ntlicient force of cierksdo keep the work
up straight stung. isn't it surprising that.
wnsidsring the tons of letters and pack
ages to be got through. and the speed at
which tht work must be done to keep up
with the spced of tho train. there should
boonly one mistake 111 distributing 6.000
piecee. which was the proportion last
FOOLHARDY COWBOYS.
(housing s Nuvrsvv Strip of “'vilk as s
Itsllrotul Bridge on Ilorsehsch.
\thn the train stopped at Mcdors. the
headquarters of the Marquis de hiores and
Tiiqodore Roosevelt. some ten or A dozen
cowboys. mounted on their typical horscs
of the plains. were cutting all kinds of
capers and giving a sort of free show for
the cdification and amusement of the citi~
tons and passengers They were putting
the horses through reckless evolutions and
manoiuvrce. giving an exhibition of eques.
trianism that astonished the tenderfeet on
board the train. The boys had just came
in from a round-up. and were flush with
money and considerably flushed with Dakota
.snglefoot. The railroad bridge. which
spuns the Little Missouri River at this point.
is at least 100 feet above the surface of the
water. To enable footmcn to cross. a nar-
row plank walk. not more than two feet
wide. is laid along on the ties from shore to
shore. in the centre of the bridge. It re-
quires steady nerve for a man to make the
trip successfully. without losing his balance
and falling through between the ties into
the river far below. which. of course. would
mean certain death. Two of the cowboys.
more reckless than their companions. rods
their horses upon the track at a rapid gait.
and then. in single file. dashed on to the
bridge. and made for the other side. flying
along on the narrow plank walk. just us it
they was racing scro- the prairiefiftor an
obstreperous bovine.
The spectators were thrilled with horror.
and expected to see the two daring men
isshedto death at every jump the horses
made. The riders yelled vociferousiy. and
rods with the same easy confidence they
always display when at home upon the
plains. One of them wu somewhat in ad-
vance of the other. and the passengerswsre
astonished and their suspense greatly reliev.
ed when he reached the other side safely
and gave vent to a regular yell of triumph.
But his companion was not so lucky. He
was within thirty yards of the end of the
bridge. going at full speed. when his horse
stumbled. '11:. rider was seen to away to
and fro for a few seconds. and to make a
desperate elort to pull the suinitl on it
test again. and then both went down in s
asap. The crowd of on‘lookers with out
impulse gave vent to a cry of terror. and a
number of people started out on the bridge
to render assistance to the unfortunate fel-
tow.
But almost immediately the fallen cowboy
arose. helped the horse upon its fest—in
some miraculous way-mounted. and clear-
ed tbs remaining space with afrusb. yelling
like a demon as he flew down the track on
the other side in hot pursuit of his compan-
ion. who was shuost out of sight. and run.
aingssifhe wsrstryiugtoget out of thv
wayofacyelose. Ifhorseorriderwssis
j neither showodsigns of it from the
distance that intervened. Tbs cowboy mun
have had the skin scraped cl his shanks at
auyrate. Evidentlythshor-fell over on
its side on the board walk. and managed to
keep its Ice free from the spasm between'
the 5.. thus saving itself from serious in-
all crude and irritst matter. Cos-
eeusrse-d medicine I; very small:
us-
sensuous-st » .
vfl-fiahsssfsssbstu m A
submisopehimmm
m --.
Carter‘s Little Liver-P lls are free from
to it black crispy mass. tilts um} tli‘litritli‘u
tlicui mic b.’ one with a very tblu-blslmi
knife. and planes tho silerrml l’t‘llliilh. oi
each one superntely up m a. glass slxiin :ml
oxuiniues it very carefully Willi a itrignify-
mg glass. She is faiiiilur with all pccuii .ri-
tics of the issues of the various bunks. and a
note must be reduced almost to tuition to be
beyond her recognition. though to nu in-
experienced eyo it might not be distinguish.
ed from a piece of grocvr's paper which had
guns through thc firc.
All tbosc not“: otlu-rwiso mutilated go
directly to the ltcdemption Agency. Tht
degrco of export ctlicicncy displayed tlwrs
is smoothing rcunrkublu. '1 his branch of
the service was crgnuizod about eleven yrsrs
ago by (icnersl Spinner. Prior to that
there was'no systv‘uistic redemption of the
papor currcucy as it lii‘t‘nlli" too \vt‘rii for
airman...“ «va .. ......i .......... -.... m. '
now were wand ing about tho country.
The servicc bocaNubout l5? ponpl.
employed in counting and sssorting the
notes that came in for l‘t‘.(ii‘ttl[\l1tlli. \‘vry
nearly the same amount of’work is now dom-
by fifty-seven The common in and «sort
tug of the notes requires great care. and it
is only after long experience that it can be
done rapidly. There is an average of about
150.€»0.000 notcs pcr year handled. and
tlicy have to be counted about five times if
there is no bitch in the count. and oftoner
if any mistakes are made.
s SRAKB CAPTURIS N LOCOMOTIVB.
Driving the Engineer and Fireman list-h
Is the t‘srs lle Tslses Charge of
the Train.
Henry Andrews. on old engineer on the
Nashville, (‘hattsnoogn and St. Louis Rail.
way. tells an intsrcsting story about the cup
true of his engine when he was “ pulling "
a pusscugcr train. “is engine was 30. mid
be pulled out of Nashville with a full train
of passengers bound for t‘hattanooga At
Stevenson. Aim. they stopped to wood up.
which they had to carry in their urms. “1103
started again. and just before reaching Au-
deruon station. Jim “'ilson. the fireman.
who had turned around to get some wood.
sung out. “ Great Scott I Look at that
rattler.“ “ l jumped.“ said the engineer.
" as he uttered the words. and. to my hos.
ror. saw a tremendous rattlesnake climbing
down from the tender with half his body
over the platform. My hair commenced to
snwd my cap off my head. and for to any I
was scared doesn‘t begin to express it. Jim
gave a yell. and when I looked around two
seconds later to see what he was doing. 1
saw the rattler crawling into the cab. But
Jim was no where to be seen. He had jump-
ed of and left me. I pulled back the throt-
tle and leaped over the snake. which rattled
as 1 made the jump. and landed in the ten.
der. Standing on a leg. I watched that
snake take poasomion of ths‘cab. which he
did without any ceremony. The steam was
not completely shut 0!. and knowing that
the train full of passengprs was stthc mercy
sf that snake. I started back toward the
cab with a stick in my hand. when the rat.
tier. hearing the noise I made. elevated his
tail and rattled in a mighty lively fashion.
That settled it. By this time we had crossed
the mountain and were sailing along pretty
lively. No. 6 was waiting for us at Steven-
son. and I knew that tfthst snake run the
engine 611 we got there. the Coroner of the
tuwuwouldbe kept busy for a week.
Crawling over the tender. and making my
way into the postal car. I hurriedly told my
story to Charles Henderson. the messenger.
and then to Frank Ar-trong. the expres-
sion. We held a hasty consultation. and
determined that something had to be done.
and done quickly. The train was moving
along lively. and the thought of No. 6 at
Stevenson made as fairly wild. Armin;
ourselves with pistols furnished by the postal
clerk and express-tau. we carefully crept 'out
to the tender. and. looking into the cab, saw
that doggoned rattler uretchsd out on the
board by the window. ‘Wall. it didn‘t take
morethsnthressecosdsforustopnt three
bullets into his cares: They struck him
so quickly and so thoroughly that. before
he could get a chance to rattle. he was as
dead as Hector. Grabbing a sfick. I jump-
ed into the cab. threw the snake out of it.
and got hold of that throttle. Well. tomks
slougatory short. I landed old ‘56‘ cu
time at Stevenson; and, strange to say. the
lat fellow I saw was the Coroner. but.
mask Heaven. there weren‘t any inquest:
for him to bold.“—Wk30ssrva-Josn
sol.
heeled llastsfthelsrth-
“internalhsstofthsssrthhbslugib
is puriurn .i :“Kh‘WV’ v-3
arc in lllt‘ carriagosi thcuisvlvcs luggage com-
pnrtnzeiits~ iti‘t‘tlf‘xlllig to tho way in which
the trim is mndo up. the length of journey
it is is take or the custom of the particular
li‘ic under observation.
iii: final contemplation is perhaps devnt.
mths origins. and if he lithl ever given any
of his attention to the American locomotive
it fills him with a deep concern. He rc-
calls tho imposing splendor of the latter. it
comfortable and lofty cab of oilod and pol-
isbod wood. its gay brass boil. the soul-
stirring whistle. the noble headlight and
the cow—destroying pilot. the great cindur-
consuming smokcstack \unless it be a hard—
cosl burner. in which case that fosture
shrinks to moderntc proportional. the pow.
crful drivers and compact cylinder. the em
centric connecting rods and all its parts
«diam with the slit er of polished steel or
burnished brass or eckcd with sppropn.
sic vermillion or emerald green.
In all of these mutton the English loco-
motive compares with it much as a lawn-
mower does with a New York flmengins
it is a humble. awkward grcen or mono
chromatic nischine. It has neither polish nor
decoration about it. Thcre is no cab. The
engineer and his fireman—that is tossy. the
sngiue driver and his stoker. as they are
styled in England—perform their duties
with only such shelter as is afforded by s
broad screen in front of them. pierced by
two round apertures filled with stout glam.
technically known as ” spectacles.“ The
sinokcstuck is short and thick ; there is an
unsightly green bump on the back of the
boiler : the cylinders are under the front of
the latter instead of on each side before the
drivers : the wheels are all large and the
body of the engine is perched high above
thcm and looks top~besvy and dangerous.
The whole thing is rigid .d (did-looking.
ind to the observer who has had to do with
the external aspect of locomotives it is on.
prermssessing. and unlovely. The practi-
cal American engineer whistles thoughtful-
iy us he surveys it. and wonders to himself
how long it would be before he would ditch
his train-if he had to run on a new Western
railroad with such an engine. Where would
he be on a sharp curve or how would such
a running-gear adapt itself to an unevenly
balls-ted track f—II-irgur‘s ”and”.
\- Ourn‘ Aw tit-r-
PRETTY l’lGURB-GIRLS.
What Their Duties Arch-Pull to 'l‘r! .-
Clubs and “‘rsps.
“ There goes a ‘ figure.“ said a young
lady. referring to a handsome and stylish
woman who passed.
" A ‘ figure.‘ What is a ‘flgnre f' “
H Why. that woman is s ‘ flgnre.‘ She is
to a cloak and suiting establishment what a
model is to a painter. By moons of her
form. style and handsome face many thou~
udutlfl of dollars are made by the proprietors.
I you a figure. too. but unfortunately I
luck tho msgimil combination to make a
show figure. \‘il’... bounty of face. perfect
form and superb style. There are in every
largo cloak and suiting establishment three
dillerent figures. to wit : the show. the do
signing and the tilting figures. I belong to
aim fitting figures. because my face is not
handsome enough to be a show. The show
figure women remain down stairs and try on
cloaks for the purchasers to see how stylish
they are and to make a selection. The cloak
is tried on. The pretty-faced figure. pert
feet in form and stylish in movement. putt
on a cloak and walks round for Mr. Buyer
to see and admire. if he will. The great
pointisthst the buyer will be absorbed in
looking at the pretty face of the figure and not
pay much attention to the cloak. as it ap-
pears on exhibition, It frequently happens
that a show figure has simply a pretty face
and style. without a perfect shape. But a
uttedfigure. whccanhave any kind of a
face, must have a perfect form. The cloaks
areallflttednponherwhenmsde and he
body must be of beautiful symmetry, so as
toocrrectsnydefectsinthecut and make
up. The life of a fitting figure is dull and
somewhat arduous. The designing figure
has all the designs cut from her shape. Fig-
ures get more pay than regular shop girls.
because it is not everybody who can beam
of a perfect shape ‘—Ns- York 1-? sad
hrs-t.
Hues-sou "sinful-1‘s..-
Itismidbyoldprospsctorsthstthere h
sotamouutaln peak in Colorado on the
tip-twofwhichthersisnotstincsu.
Tourists and mountain climbers have u
hubitofhkiugnpwiththsuiutin can. to
beleftattbessmmitforthadispc-‘ticncs
slipsofpapsrofthensmssof all who so
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prompt
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CARPENTER allBll DER.
Plans furnishcd and Erltimutce gtYI‘I.
Jobbing of all kind.- promptly attended to.
Shop Ann strut-t. near Ian:
I‘. .0. Box “3. South Norwslk t‘t.
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Work done by the Day or 00--
tract
(Mine of llsvilsnd Street on
Watcr. P. O. Box 617 (0“!
\V. S. KNAPP,
ARC u x TECT.
Is now pccparvsl to makc plans and s wincstions
and stumrintcnd thc construction of Inldzngrx
TERMS REAStDNAIiLE.
Orr-it‘s —l.audv-r‘.- Block. ouvr City National Bank
Washington 51.. so. Nurwaik. 1‘. 0. Box ‘31. Tim
Tfil if
foot
W. B. RIDER,
IIYDRAI'LIC ENGINEER and
SUREYOR.
\V‘rst Axcnuc.
South Norwulk. Conn.
Water works and Scwcrsa Spt‘t‘iully.
70*: If .
. 01m FfLSING ER,
Merchant Tailor.
12 Bull-road Place. — So. Norwaik.
Pants to ordcr scul‘; Suits to order for 8184” Re
716 ff
.vtosnntr & t‘l‘RRAN,
Hat Block Makers.
G- EN ERA L WOODWOR KERS.
ltcsidcncc.
pairing and cleaning nicely done.
Band. Scroll and Boat ~ Sawing.
WATER-ST. - sotrru NORWALK. W1
“an. MEEKER,
Practical Plumber.
Steam and Gas fitter. Facilitioi for Cutting and
Threading iron Pipe from M. to ti Inches.
54 Main Street. Eiy‘s Building.
South Norwalk. 0t... fits-t!
FURNITURE!
A full stock of furniture of all kinds.
Parlor and Bedroom Sets
a Specialty.
UNDERTAK Nl}
Bodice embslmcd without additional expense
DAVID STOW.
lain Street opposite depot.
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JOHN H. SMITH,
FLORIST.
MAIN STREET. SOUTH NORWALK
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Best. 150° Oil 130 a gallon
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baths greatest ”flushedhyberlu.
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