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A BIG STORE
BRIMFUL OF
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES.
The more you go about
from floor to floor the more it
is made apparent, you are
face to face with them. And
you also realize that the
prices are down where it war-
rants us in making such ex-
traordinary provisions for
good holiday shopping.
Everything in the Crepe
Paper exhibit is for sale—it’s
an exhibition and sale.
Dolls’ Underwear and
Dresses can be had without
the dolls, if you wish. We
carry all kinds of two-piece
clothing that you maydress
them to suit yourself; a good
many buy their dolls and
suits separately.
The perfumery department
catches the eyes of lots of
people—it’s the most enchant-
ing department of its kind
anywhere: Atomizers, from
19 cents to $3.50, Pinand’s
toilet waters,
Ea‘u de Quinine, Roger & Gal-
lett extracts, toilet waters and
soaps—quite a number will
use no other. Lundborg’s
extracts and toilet waters,
Colgate’s extracts, Florida
waters and bay rum, Farina
cologne, 4711 cologne, Eau
de cologne, as well as extracts
of all sorts for 25 cents.
Soaps and face powders of
every known‘ make that are
considered good ' and worth
havinO‘.
No. 3. boys’ velocipedes,
$1.89. Parchees1, 75 cents.
Drums, 19, 25 and 35 cents
up to $2.50. ‘Wire shade
frames, all sizes, 10 cents.
Crepe paper, 18c. a roll.
W'ish we could treasure up all
the bright things and good
things we’ve heard the chil-
dren say about the various
things in our Toy store this
season; they’re great.
Plain silk and gold em-
broidered Stand Covers, $1.00
to $2.50. Nottingham Bed
Sets, $52.00 to' $5.00. Irish
Point Bed Sets, $37.50 to
$13.00.
Sula
6
ans .
a“:
Has just arrived at our Mammoth
Store, and brought with him an end-
less variety of
7oys, Dolls, Games, Elegant
Lamps, Onyx Tables, Silk
Shades, Silver Novelties, Flask,
Celluloid and Leatker Cases,
Fine C looks, Skates and Sleds,
C Inna and Brie—a-‘Brae that
will make excellent Holiday
Gifts.
GENE?
In addition to the above
we have
GHAPPELLE, DUZE & 0033
T
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That we sell for 20 Cents a Pound.
We Se STUEEEVAN'E»
N, MAIN Cor. ANN STS..
sou'ru NORWALK.
kates
best assortment in
a New England.
icvcles
The Latest Colum-
bio.
1‘; ALL at our store
Wallet;
£33 . t and see the finest
‘54; / display of
a,“ /" Skates and Bicy-
cles in town.
.‘uhmhumul
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IDING School
opens at the
ARMORY ‘
in January. ‘
A Daemon ,
SHERWOOD
. smaller hats-Galveston Daily News.
' WHAT SHOOK HER FAITH.
How a. Very Sweet Tempered Bride
Learned Something of Old Sammie.
She is a. bride, sweet tempered, sympa-
thetic and with a boundless faith in hu-
man nature. She lives in a. pretty little
home in West End avenue—no matter
what the number is. Before her mar-
riage-mud, indeed. ever since—she has
been active in worksof charity and good
will, and long ago she made a. resolve
that when she came to have a home of
her own no needyman should be turned
from her door empty handed.
But already she has made a mental
reservation. She is disposed now to do
her almsgiving through organized chan-
nels of charity, rather than at'the front
door or in the streets. And this is how
her childlike faith was shattered.
The snow had just stopped falling. It
lay six inches deep, white and glistening
on the pavement of West End avenue,
when a poor, forlorn fellow in tattered
coat and leaky shoes came shuffling
through the drifts and up the steps that
led to the pretty bridal nest. He shook
the feathery flakes from an old slouch
hat, hesitated a moment, then touched
the electric bell and stood firm and erect,
despite'his beggarly ‘raiment, in the atti-
tude of “attention.”
“Excuse me, miss,” he said to the maid
who opened the door, as he gave her the
military salute, “I’m an old soldier, and
not used to begging, but if you would ask'
your mistress if she hasn’t an old pair of
shoes to spare. The snow comes clear
through the soles of these.” -
The maid left him standing there, and
soon returned with a. half worn but serv-
iceable pair-of shoes, much better than
those he were. The old soldier took
them gratefully. He hesitated, and
then said, with an air almostChester-
Icldian:
“Miss, your blue eyes are as kind as
they are pretty, and that makes me bold
to ask if you couldn’t perhaps find an old
coat a trifier more presentable than these
rags I am wearing.”
The maid was impressed. “He’s awell
spoken man,” she said to her mistress,
as she delivered the second message,
“and I’m thinking he’s seen better
times.” '
A serviceable coat was found. The
bride’s good husband only glanced over
his newspaper to see that it wasn’t his
newest cutaway that was to be sacrificed.
He smiled. He was rather fond of humor-
ing the bride’s little charitable whims.
The maid delivered the coat and was soon
up stairs again, wearing a look of unut-
terable surprise.
“And what is it he wants now, Maggie ?”
said the mistress.
“\Vell, ma’am, I never saw the likes of
him for a beggar. He took the coat like
he took the shoes, almost a cryin’, he was
so pleased, and then be kind 0’ choked up
like, and he says to me: ‘Sure, miss, I’d
like to do something for yez to show me '
gratitude is genuine, and if yez’ll get me
the coal shovel I’ll do yez a good turn
anyway by a-clearing the snow of]? your
front pavement.’ SO I got the coal shovel
and gave it to him, and he touched his hat
again.” ,
“He is no ordinary mendicant, sni‘ely,”
said the bride. “His desire to give us
some equivalent, even by his own hard
labor, proves him to be a worthy man;
don’t you think so, my dear?” and she
turned toward her more worldly wise
husband for his approval.
But the worldly wise husband only
smiled as he glanced over the top of his
newspaper again and said: “Perhaps so,
my dear; but Maggie had better go down
andjust see that he doesn’t steal the coal
shovel.”
Maggie went. The wind whistled as
she Opened the door. The snow still
glistened in the sunshine. It was still
six inches deep on the level, and drifting.
It was still unbroken, save for the broad
footprints of the old soldier headed to-
ward the street corner. He had gone. So
had the coal shovel.
THE BOY AS A BAROMETER.
Be For-tells the Coming of Spring in m-
Own \Vay.
The other day a boy in this town stand-
ing upon the heel of one boot for a con.
ter described the circumference of a cir~
ole with the toe of the other. It was a
marble ring, and spring’s first and surest
harbinger is here. The migratory birds
may be deceived. The trees may swell
their buds wlth a. false joy at the deceit-
ful breath of the south wind. W'aters
may laugh merrily at their territory re-
lease from bondage, as the mouse re-
joices when the cruel cat lifts up her
tantalizing claw. The sky and the earth
and the air may seem to read the signs of
spring and be mistaken, but the boy is
nature’s masterpiece. He does not err in
interpreting the sound of nature’s
voice.
When the season’s change is first sure-
ly heralded a boy is the herald. The
marble ring is more faithful in its prom-
ise than the rainbow. There is no doubt
new that the winter has done its worst.
There may be bitter cold daysbut there
will be in the chilling winds the chill of
spring, and the warm days will outnum-
ber the cold ones from now on.—'-Kansus
City Star. .
Time's Possible Revenge.
The Hon. Mrs. Strongmind (rising in
her place and speaking in a deep, reson-
ant, contralto voice)—I wish, now, Mad-
am Speaker, to move that we proceed to
the consideration of the bill, “To Pro-
hibit Men from going Out Between Act!
at Theatre.”—-Chicago Daily Tribune.
Content With Less.
“I suppose,” said Mr. Gratebar, “that
really the mail who attains the greatest
possible enjoyment of life is the man who
finds the greatest happiness in work; but
how few of us there are that are ambi.
tious in that direction!”
Apples or. Brain lu‘opd.
Apples are now recommended by many
physicians as brain food because they
contain a quantity of phosphoric acid
and are easily digested. Eaten at night
before retiring they excite the action of '
the liver and produce sleep. Several
Chicago physicians have pronouncedin
their Liven—Chicago Tribune.
Laporte Girls’ Modest. Wants. ’
Laporte girls don’t want very much.
They ask for a new writing' desk at the
postolfice, a. desk supplied with a mirror
Where ladies can arrange their toilets, and
easy chairs so that they can rest while
waiting for ' the mail.—Indianapolis
Journal.
The Beginning; of Wisdom.
One of the first things for women ti
learn is‘how to buy'a larger shoe and I
,ville, 111., says :
_ Ho Knew Enough. _ .
The esteem in which the sailor’s call-
ing is held‘in Massachusetts ceast towns
is indicated by a. true story that comes
from Gay Head, a primitive community
on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
A teacher was wanted at the village,
and a sailor, with Indian blood. in his
veins, applied to the town committee
for the position. He had to pass an ex-
amination by the committee and trem-
bled -at the ordeal, being sadly unlearn-
ed in booklore.
The chairman began the examination.
“Mr. —-.—-, what is the shape of the
. earth?” .
“It is round, sir,” the candidate an-
swered.
“How do you know?”
‘ ‘Because I have sailed around it three
times. ’ ’ ,,
“That will do, sir.” ' .
He received his ‘_‘certificate” as a
teacher without another question being
asked. ~Youth’s Companion.
The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr. G. Cailouette, Druggist, Beavers-
“To Dr. King’s New
Discovery I owe my life. as taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail and was giv-
en up and told I could not live. Having
Dr. King’s New Discovery in my store, I
sent for a bottle and began its use and
from the first dose began to get better,
and after using three bottles was up and
about again. It is worth its weight, in
gold. We won’t keep store or house
without it. ” Get a free trial at E. P,
Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and Men-
roe’s, Mew Canaan.
Shoplifting Extraordinary. a
J udge—What’s the charge against this
man?
Green Policeman—Faith, Oi believe
they calls it “shop liftin,” sor.
Judge—You believe? .Don’t you know?
Explain what he did.
Policeman—Why, he troied t’ blow
up a droy goods sthore he wor dis-
charged from.—Phi1adelphia Record.
.4. Ba by’s Life Saved.
Addison, N. Y, April 8, 1894.—Hands
Medicine Co.:—“I feel it my duty to
write to you, in regard to my little
daughter’s sickness from teething and
indigestion. She is seven month’s
old. Two of the best physicians gave
her up. One bottle of Dr. Hand’s
Teething Lotion relieved her so much
that we tried Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure
also, and at once saw a change for the
better. These remedies saved my
baby’s life.——Mrs. Wellington Brown.
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure and Dr. Hand’s
Teething Lotion sold by H. R. Hale,
2:30:
‘Vhen They W’ere Pleased.
Snaggs—Do you know, . Bilkins, I
think'I’m a gifted orator.
Bilkins—What makes you think so?
“I’ve spoken twice now, and when I
sat down on both occasions the audi-
ences were much pleased and applauded
loudly. ’ ’—Adams Freeman.
Cure for Headache. _
As a remedy for all forms of headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
best. It effects a permanent cure and
the ost dreaded habitual sick headaches
yie to its influence. We urge allwho are
afflicted to procure a bottle, and give this
remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual
constipation Electric Bitters ;cnres by
giving the needed tone to the bowels,
and few cases long resist the use of this
medicine Try it once, large bottle only
50c and $1.00 at E. P. Weed’s drug
store, Norwalk, and Monroe’s New Ca-
naan. ~
Roy had been taught how to gargle..
A few weeks after, while at grandma’s
farm, he saw the chickens drinking}
“Oh, mamma,” he shouted, “come‘
here and see the chickens gargle their
throats !”
Socialite‘s Armca Salve.
‘EL'ho Best Salvein the world. for Data
bruises. Sores, Ulcers. c~3alt Rheum
Fever Sores, Totter, Chapped Hands
Chilblaius, Corns and all Skin Erup
tione, and pea-.it-ivelyoures Piles. or no
Payrcquired. It is guaranteed to give
perfectsatisfaction, or money refund ed
PriceEScents per box. For Sale by
33.1). Weed, Norwalk ,, and Monroe,
New Canaan.
The Cumnook Disaster.
RALEIGH, Dec. 21.—A press correspond-
ent has just returned from :Cumnook,
the scene of the terrible "explosion in the
Egypt coal mines. All the bodies discov-
ered were brought to the bottom of the
main shaft, but none was brought to the
surface until today, when 24 bodies were
brought up.
A Lowell flint/wry Testimom . '
J
Lowell, Mass... April 30, 1894.—“My
little baby, now fifteen weeks’ old, has,
since birth, suffered greatly from wind
colic. All remedies failed to ease him
mnilaladv friend recommen ed Dr.
{land’s Colic Cure. I tried it, and
wnuld not be without it, and I grate-
fully advise all mothers wishing a sure
remedy for colicky babies to try Dr.
Hand’s Colic Cure—Mrs. A. L. Stur
tovant, No. 5 Simpson place”. Dr.
Hand’s Remedies at H. R. Hale’s, 250
A Fatal Railroad Collision.
UTICA, N. Y., ' Dec. 21.—Two trains
collided on the Adirondack railroad near
Horseshoe pond today. Engineer William
Brasser and F. Meyers, fireman, Were in-
stantly killed. It is also reported that one
other person was killed.
Rhcumnttsm Curedln a Day.
“Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in 1‘ to 3days.
Its action upon the system is remark-
able and mysterious. It removes at
once the cause and the disease imme-
diately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, 75- cents. Sold by W
A. Vogel Druggist Norwalk. 50.1 yr
Hill Gets Street’s Place.
WAsnns-c'rox, Doc. £1.—--Edwin A. Hit;
of Connecticut has been appointed confi-
dential clerk to Commissioner of Patents
Seymour. vice John W. Street, resigned.
Agreeubly Surprised.
Mr. T. E. Smith, ofBillerica, Mass, had
a very severe cold on his lungs that caused
much soreness and gave him uneasiness in
regard to the result. His attention was
called to Chamberlain’s Cough Remedyfiind
he was so favorably im ressed with it that he
concluded to give the lemedy a trial. The
result was very much of a sur rise to him.
At the end of three days, he ha entirely re»
covered. 25 and 50 cent bottles of this Rem-v
edy are for sale by E. P. Weed, Druggist.
D AI L: -» N as WA... A GAZETT E .2 *
HAII’NIGAN' IS FREE.
The Slayer of His Sister’s Betrayer Be-
‘ leased on Habeas Corpus.
NEWBURG, N. Y., Dec. 24.-—David F.
Hanniganrthe slayero'f' Solomon Mann,
who has been confined in the Hudson
River State hospital pending an inquiry
as to his sanity, was released today by
Judge Brown. Hannigan was recently
tried for the murder of Mann and acquit-
ted on the ground of insanity. He was
sent to the Poughkeepsie Insane asylum,
where. after a. stay of a few weeks, the
physicians pronounced him cured. .
An'attempt was made Saturday before
‘Judge Barnard, sitting at Poughkeepsie,
to have him released, but Judge Barnard
l'efuse to grant the request ‘because‘ the
certificate issued by the asylum physicians
had net been indorsed by the state lunacy
commission. Hannlgan’s lawyers imme-
diately appealed to Judge Brown, sitting
at N ewburg, who willingly signed a writ
of habeas corpus.
The matter came up today as arranged,
and after hearing arguments Judge Brown
ordered Hannigan’s release. '
Lawyer Brooke testified that he had,
talked with Dr. C. F. MacDonald, one of
the commissioners, who had told him that
a. certificate of sanity was not necessary
under the provision of the code of crim-
inal procedure.
Dr. Langdon of the hospital testified
that Hannlgan is now sane, having recov-
ered from the acute melancholia from
which he was suffering.
Judge Brown decided that he was not
called upon to rule on the matter of the
certificate from the commissioners. If
annigan was sane now, he was entitled
to his freedom. On the testimony he was
sane, and therefore entitled to his dis-
charge. Thereupon the court set Hanni-
gan free.
BROKERS SHED.
Action. to Recover Funds Embezzlcd by an
Employee For Speculation.
ST. LOUIS, Doc. 24.—A suit of more
than ordinary interest has been filed in
the circuit court here, Alfred L. Avery
is under indictment for having, while
bookkeeper of the commission firm of
M'elsmore, Gannett & Co., appropriated
$30,000 of the firm’s money, which he
lost speoglating in grain. The firm has
entered suit against Roselde Parle, a. lead-
ing firm of brokers, to recover the amount.
The petition alleges that the defendants
conduct business on margins, without ac-
tual delivery; that their transactions are
gambling, and that Avery let the firm
have the embezzled money without con-
sideration. In the same petition the St.
Louis Natf‘ ":11 bank is sued for $2,000
along with .-ose & Parlc.
It was. the practice of the firm’ to sign
checks drawn in bank and to leave them
in the hands of Avery. On Sept. 25 Avery
filled in a check so signed, making it pay-
able to James M. Berton, and then forged
Borton’s indorsement, as it is alleged.
The check was turned over to Rose &
Perle. who accepted it. The St. Louis
Nauonal bank holds the money subject to
the order of the court, the alleged forgery
having been discovered before the money
was turned over to Rose 85 Parle. This
sum of $2,000 is part of the $30,000 for
which Rose 85 Parle are sued.
Fierce Fighting at Zeitun.
BERLIN, Dec. 24.—The Frankfort Zei-
tung publishes a dispatch from Constanti-
nople saying that there has been fierce
fighting at Zeitun betWeen the Turkish
troops who surrounded that city and the
insurgent Armenians. Both sides are said
to have lost terribly. The Turks were
10,000 strong and had 2i pieces of artil-
lery. The Armenians numbered 15.000,
but they had no artillery.
A Bridge Swept Away .by Ice.
HARTFORD, Dec. 24.-—-The temporary
bridge connecting the town of East Hart-
ford with this city was carried away by
ice. The.l‘.ridge has been unsafe fora
month, anti though it had been strength-
ened at inacrvals the ice had pressed
against the piles so strongly that they
snapped like pipestems when the heavy
ice, brought down the river by the strong
current, struck them. '
Maria. Barberi’s Case.
ALBANY, Dec. 24.—Counsel for Maria
Barberi has informed Governor Morton
that if he will commute the woman’s sen—
tence her counsel will withdraw the case
from the courts. Governor Morton has re-
plied that he will not interfere in any way
while the case is before the courts. The
case will probably be argued in the early
part of the coming term of the court of
appeals.
The Berlin’s Collision.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 24.—The steamship
Berlin, which was before reported to have
collided with and sunk the British bark
Willowbank, Captain Young, from Caleta
Buena for the United Kingdom, has ar-
rived here. She reports that she collided
with the Willowbank at a point 12 miles
to the westward of Portland.
‘ ub your-poor, tired feet
with
Sabra-aces
2
g (TRADE-IdARK).
It takes all the aching
‘ out of sore or tender feet,
instantly. Strained or
over-worked muscles, g
chafings, orany soreness
or stiffness—-they’re all
relieved in the same quick
way. .
é it’s the best remedy for.
Sea-sins, 4 Files, ’/
Rheumatism, calculi,
Neuralgla, Sore Throat,
Burns, Bells,
. Bruises, Skin Diseases.
Two Sizes, 25 and so cents.
At. druggists, or by mail.
Tm: anns'm Co., 274 CANAL Sn. ELY.
I
Sick » _7
0r Billions
A; , .1; i
. . tarts
Awarded
Medal and Diploma
At World’s Fair.
Ask your Druggist for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
Inherited“
MUMME...‘
A Pure Malt HE.
A Substitute for Solid Food
Highest percentage Extract. ' Low
est percentage Alcohol." An Efi'ec-
tive Tonic. An Agreeable Beverage.
A mild Stimulant.
Just what physicians will pre~
scribe for" Nursing Mothers, Con-
valescents and victims of Insomnia
or Nervous Disorders resulting from
Impaired Digestion and Overwork.
Pills
:Bottled for Sale and Delivered Anywhere.
LONG ISLAND BOTTLINE 00.,
280-284 Bergen St” Brooklyn,
FOR SALE BY
EDWARD P. WEED.
Fairfield County National Bank.
44 Wall Street, Normal/c, Com».
INCORPORATED. 1824- Capital, $200,600
EDWIN O. KEELER, President.
DAVID H. MILLER. Vice-President.
L. C. GREEN. Cashier
DIRECTORS .
EDWIN O. KEELER, MOSES H. GLovnn
DAVID E. MILLEBL A. J. MEEKER,
F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon, THEODORE E. SMITH
IRA COLE. CHAS F. Tms'rnnr.
Accounts of Manufacturers, Merchants and
Ind1v1duals sollcited.
Safe Deposit Boxes free to Depositors.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK.-
.‘36 "WALL ST., NORIVALK.
INCORPORATED SEPT. 1, 1876.
CAPITAL, ' " ' ' " ‘ ,- 5100.000
Gnon on M. HOLMES, President.
E. L. BOYER, Vice-President.
WILLIAM A. CURTIS, Cashier
DIRECTORS :
GEORGE M. HOLMES, H. E. DAxx,
P. L. CUNNINGHAM. J. T Pnowrrr
E. L. BOIER, -. x S H. Bonus s
J. Cousms. J12.
Biscount Day, Saturday.
NAM. NNI WNTNN
Silllfi.
Trousers to order from
$3.50 up.
Suits from $18 up.
E. GUSOWSKI,
Cor. WALL and WATER STS.
Dress suits to hire.
sunrise.
Having rpcured _a_ large line Of_ handsome
Fall and . Inter suitmgs, I am ready to make
them up In the latest styles.
F. raccoon,
:7 North Main St, South lliiira‘lk.
OEEEDOAJSt
NEW LOT IN BLUE AND BLACK.
' ' Tailor—made latest style,sati .
$6 10 $103 waists and ,sleeve linings.
DIAGONAL WORSTED SUITS.
IN BLUE AND BLACK, . .
‘ ' Fine Custom Work. .
$8350 3‘ S111 . All great bargains.
Call and examine.
er. Goonwrm,
170 \VASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE
Horace E. Dean,
E 'ésxcELSIOL
Entertainer Sta '01s ~
\ .
Opposite Danbury and
Norwalk Railroad uepotl
Norwalk. Jonn. Stylish
Single or Double Team
Ivith Or without drivers.
Safefihorses for women
andchildren. .
SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALT
Raymond AS Ems.
Successérs to George II. Raymond.
Furniture Dealers 3.le General Funeral _
Directors.
46 and 48' Main Street Norwalk Ct.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone No, 77-4. 1‘
Norwalk Chronicler