. § JOKERS BEHIND 'THE.’ SCENES. Property Men Make Things Lively by Hav- ing Fun with Green Hands. When the auditorium of the theater is deserted and dark and dreary the space behind the curtain is full of life. It is then that the property men‘get in _ their Work and anybod'yr who has ever come in contact with them knows that they are the greatest jokers living. ing. They play jokes on the first vic- tim that comes along and afterward appease his anger by taking him out for a drink. In a theater not far from here a young carpenter, who proved to be a green: hand behind the scenes, was employed' to assist on some woodwork recently. The property men immediately snapped him up as an easy victim. There being a lull in work, they sent him to the man- ager of a downtown theater for a bag of wrinkles. That dignified and por— tentous gentleman was rather non- plussed for a moment, but he soon saw into the joke and gave the young car- penter a bag filled with iron and scraps that was enough for any man to carry. The property men roared when they saw him coming with the bag on his back. The young man was as mad as a March hare when he saw through the scheme, but the property men took him out and filled him with exhilarating drinks, so much so that he roared him- self with laughter. " The particular 'mark of these. jokes is the would-be actor, who constantly haunts the stage entrance. One of the property men plays the role of manager and requests the would-be Thespian to step on the stage and recite some ex- tracts from Hamlet. This he is only too glad to do and the “manager” places him on; the stage immediately above a trap door. The property men conceal themselves behind the scenes and await the fun. Just as the poor aspirant to histrionic honors reaches a point in his dialogue that is extremely tragic and touching the property men turn out the lights, produce thunder and light- ning and open the trap door, precipitat- ing the would-be actor into depths that give him the impression that he has landed in the infernal regions. The distance he falls is not more than two feet and the property men see to itthat he is not hurt and that his feelings are atoned for subsequently. 'l‘heir jokes are numerous and versa~ tile. One of their favorites is to send a green hand to the billposter’s room for a key to the curtains. There he is given an iron bar that requires all his strength to carry. Sometimes the vic- tims get real angry and there is indica~ = tion of trouble, but the jokers always manage to smooth things over and eventually make the victims themselves laugh—N. Y. Herald. HARD‘ON THE PURSE. Trimmings for,” Gowns Nowadays Cost‘a- Pretty Penny. One can hardly tell from the looks'of trimming, these days, how much it is going to cost, but in nine cases out of ten it is safe to guess that if it is at- tractive it isexpensive. In many cases the trimming costs more than a whole dress ought to. Feather trimming, combined with fur. and jet, comes as high as eight dollars a yard, and sells, too, yet we are told that such trimming is made of the odds and ends of a tac- tory, swept up by the thrifty makers. liven though this sounds almost too big to be true, it is pleasant to believe such things about desirable accessories that are unattainable. In trimmings that glitter, jewels are at a discount; all that is wanted is sparkle, and span- gles and rhinestones glow almost as warmly as do gems, and at a lot less money, though not as much less as one might expect. Even in jewelry, mag- nificent pieces are made of rhinestones . arranged in such choice design and set in gold that few can tell whether the jewels are real or not. The brilliaucy of the properly-cut rhinestone rival, that of a gem, and there is left nothing but the exercise of good taste in the se- lection of design and color to differ- entiate the wearer of cultivation from the tawdry user of cheap brilliants. in trimmings the imitation gem sails under false colors'to a less extent, for therein real gems are not expected.— Albany Argus. ‘ FRUIT BONBONS. How to Make Some Delicious Sweets for Christmas. Take candied pineapple, cut into cubes and dip it in fondant once or twice, as may be necessary, cover well, then harden. Still another is to cut the pineapple in pieces pointed at one end in fondant, leaving the other end un- ‘covered. Cream_ cherries are candied cherries used in the same way as the pineapple. Do not use a whole cherry for the top of the candy, as a half or even a quarter is enough. Stuffed cherries are made by taking candied cherries and cutting them so that there will be four or eight points to stick up; fill the inside of each cherry quite full of fondant so that the points will lie against the fondant, thus making a pretty candy which will look like a flower. To make pecan creams, take a ball of fondant, flavor to taste, dip in- melted fondant and lay a pecan nut, meat on top and let it harden. Cream almonds, same as pecan creams. A1- monds may be dipped in melted fondant if desired. English walnuts may be used in the same way. . To make rasp- berry creams, add to a desertspoonful of raspberry jam enough XXXX or con- fectioners’ powderedsugar to make a paste; if not acid enough to taste like the fruit add a speck of tartaric acid. Make into balls, melt some of the hard- est fondant you have and add a few drops of red coloring; dip the balls twice if necessary, as it sometimes will be.— Ladies’ Home Journal. “ -Too Many of a lKind.-‘-“I have 15 clocks I’d like to sell you." “I don’t buy stolen goods.” “Why, they weren’t stolen, my dear sir. I was mar- ried yesterday.":—Tid-l3its. —Sausage Toast.-¥Scald the sausage -in scalding water, try a" light brown, chop fine and spread on slices of toast. Serve at once—Farm, Field and Fire-l ‘ . *' ' ' ' _ . acondensed milk company. side. .erj 'ENOCH UP ”A TREE.- A Nebraska Woman Time Has No Liking for Romantic Tennysonian Outcomes. A paper in western Nebraska con- tains the outline of a story that should be slung into undying verse by a poet - as good as the author of Arden.” Some yearsago, in the town where the paper is published, there lived a man who had a wife and daugh- ter. He seemed prosperbus, and his credit was good for anything he de- sired. ' One fine starlight night he disap- peared. taking with him nearly every- thing that asn’t nailed down. He had made about eVery man in town a creditor, and when he went away the 'people betook themselves into outer darkness for awhile and wailed and gnashed their teeth. The wife and-daughter were treated the same as 'the rest. ' They found themselves destitute. The fiend in hu- man form who had so long ofliciated as husband and father had left them not adollar. The lady and her daughter were, of course, looked coldly upon for awhile, as people believed them to be in collusion With the departed. But they were not depressed by this. They went manfully to work hke little hero- ines in a play; the mother‘did sewing, and the daughter did whatever she could get to do. They prospered, as they deserved to prosper. The older heroine in time established a millinery store which captured all the trade, while the younger became principal of the schools. They had money in the bank, and could eat ice cream when- ever they wanted to. The other day a seedy tram-p called at the back dbor of a lady’s residence and asked for a drink and something to eat. The good woman looked at him intently, and recognized her hus- band. And now the really beautiful part of this story comes in. Did the lady kill the fatted calf for the prodi- gal and bid him welcome and forgive the past? Not to any great extent. She called the family dog, a large creature with a penchant for human remains, and no man ever climbed a. tree quicker than did the' erring hus- band. ‘ SHOOTING AT A BALLOON. Experiments Which Show That They Are Not Easily Brought D )wn. The use of the balloon for dispatch carrying and for military rcconnois- sauce is likely to play a great part in the next war. Its only drawback is the fact that its huge size makes it a splendid target, and the equally dam- aging fact that, being chiefly a col- lapsible gas-bag, a shot-hole in any part of its great bulk brings it down. For this reason, says the New York World, a good deal of uncertainty has existed in the minds of military men as to the usefulness of the balloon in cam. paigning. Recent experiments In Austria, how- ever, are calculated to give great com~ fort to the aeronauts, and to show that the objection just mentioned is not so great as might at first be supposed. These experiments had for their object the determination of how easy it would be to hit a balloon in the air. To make the task of the marksmen as light as possible, captive balloons were used; that is, the balloons were tethered to the ground by ropes. In one case, such a balloon, aha height of 4,265 feet or more than three—quarters of a mile, was fired at from a distance of 4,400 yards (two and a half miles) and was struck nine times without being brought down. Another time a captive balloon 2,625 feet high was attacked from a distance of 5,500 yards, or more than three miles, and was not brought down until after the fifty-sixth round. ‘ In this case a heavy gale-made the balloon plunge, and rendered aim very difficult. CHARACTER IN CANES. What to Do and'What Not to Do with Them. “You know,” said a discerning gen- tleman, “it used to be said that a man who carried a cane every day was an idler, a dawdler—worthlcss for all prac- tical purposes. “If you let me see how a fellow han- dles a cane, I’ll tell you whether he is worthless or not. ‘It’s not in the fact of carrying a cane, but how it is car- ried, that the significance lies. “When a man comes into my ofice with a cane in his handeatch him closely. If he" sits and twirls it idly and aimlessly about on his fingers he is a worthless idler. But if he walks in, pfits it up against the wall and pro- ceeds to business, there is something in him. You may hope for him. If he holds it firmly while he is talking to you and does not twirl it' about, he’s all right. The fellow who plays with his cane, swings it around, marks fig- ures on the carpet with it, punches the “furniture with the tip, isn’t fit for much "’else. “Yes, a. decent, hard-working, straight- forward fellow can carry a cane all the time, and they do so, many of them, and the act does not indicate that they are idlers. But the fellow who goes around swinging the 'cane and playing with it is a. nuisance anywhere you put him.” ' Trout- and Musk. Trout fishing is rather a difficult sport on account of the shyness of the fish, but in one particular place near Geneva, where the Rhone leaves the lake, they can be easily caught with nets. Chemical works manufacturing great quantities of muskslikc artificial perfumes have recently been located there, and since they began work the fish have collected in regular shoals near the drains coming from the fac- tory. Fishermen haul them out in al- most incredible quantities. Smart Smhgglers. A novel way of smuggling has been brought to light by the French au- thorities on the Franco-Swiss frontier. "It has been discovered that about twenty-two thousand watches, valued at two million francs, have ' entered France in the space of six, months 'without having paid the duty. A great. portion of these, were packed in tins of / “Enoch . Thomas Walker. arrested on 4} the charge of intoxication was discharged 1n the Town Court, yesterday; The test of the. Silsby' fire engine which was to have taken place at South- port to-day hits been postponed' - Two Dives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas. of Junction City, Ill. was told by her doctors she had (low sumption, and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery completelycured her and she 'says it saved her life. .Mr. Thomas .Eggers. 139 Florida St., San Francisco, suEered from a dreadful cold, approach- ing Consumption; tried without result everything else, then bought one bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thank- ful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove the wonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New Ca- naan. Regular size 50c. and $1.00.. Measle cards have been placed on the residences of W. F. Bishop on Belden avenue and George W. Cram on East avenue. Building-mover Pal-trick of Cronbury is engaged in moving five buildings at Stamford and two houses and a. born at Sound Beach. 4 Lowell Mothers’ Testimony Lowell, Mara. April 30, 1894.——"My little baby, now fifteen weeks’ old, has, since birth, suffered greatly from wind colic. All remedies failed to ease him untilaladv friend recommended Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. I tried it, and would 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. Stnr tevant, No. 5 Sim’pson place.” Dr. Hand’s Remedies at H. R. Hale’s, 250 Mr. Maples still persists in recklessly and viciously striking odious and ill- smelling matches in the vicinity of Col. Lockwood’s powder magazine. Old People, Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor other intoxi- cant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of the functions. Electric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find it just. exact- ly what they need. Price fifty cents and $1.00 per bottle at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store Norwalk and Monroe‘s New Ca- naau. Manager Allen was not satisfied with the entertainment given by the “Mon- ster Specialty, Wild Westond Vaude- ville Show,” and for good and sufficient reasons cancelled their engagement. .One of the women performers was left out in the cold when the show departed and is trying to get sufficient funds to pay her way to a more congenial place. A Ba by's Life Saved, Addison, N. Y, April 8, 1894.—Hands Medicine Uo.:-—"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, 250. A number of witnesses were subpoe- naed last night to testify in the Corn~ mon Pleas court to-day, in the case of the State vs. William Tuhey, but were notified this morning that the hearing in the case had been adjourned. Rheumatism Cured In a Day. “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically euros in 1 to 3 days. 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. Voéel and Edward P. Weed, Drug- gists, Norwalk. jau-i-ly Lady friends of the members of the Norwalk Club enjoyed the freedom of the club to s, yesterday. It was a stormy day but sunshine reigned Within the club rooms, and the ladies felt grate- ful for the privilege accorded them for an afternoon’s enjoyment. Bucklln's Armca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. ‘Salt Bheum Fever Sores, Tetter, Chopped Hands Chilblaius, Corns and all Skin Erup . Hons, andpositivelycures Piles. or no Payrcquired. It is guaranteed to give perfectsatisfaction,or money refunded Price25 cents per box. For Sale by E. P. Weed, Norwalk and Monroe, New Canaan Wooster Lodge, 1. O. O. F., have re- ceived an invitation to visit Our Brothers Lodge, of Norwalk on the17th inst. and confer the second degree. The invitation has been accepted, and a large delegation will attend. Very Popular in Minnesota. We have a good trade on Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy; in fact sell as much of it as of all other cough medi- cines combined and we handle more than a dozen "different kinds.—RAE & PETERSEN, Druggists, Pelecan Rar’is, Minn. ' This remedy is popular because. 1‘5 can always be depended upon. ness in curing bad colds. creep, and whooping cough, make-3 if. a favorite everywhere. For sailr ~v L. .3. Weed; Druggist. Defender Council, 0.‘ U. A. M., of Norwalk will visit CommddOre Perry Council here on Friday'cveuing and confer the third degree. The local lodge‘isvarranging' to give the lNor. walk brothers a'hearty welcome. , . 0 .‘ts prompt- 'MADE A GOOD BARGAIN» How a Californian Prospector Got a Big " \Price 10153 Mine. .' “It is the easiest thing on earth to sell a. mine in London for almost any price, provided you have anything to show an expert,” said Maj.~ Frank Mc- Laughlin to a San Francisco Post re- porter. . “There is also a right way and a Wrong way to go about it. Some time ago Iwent to London to negotiate the sale of some mining property. Of course the first thing I had to do was to let capital 'know what I was there for. Then, when inquiries commenced, I simply said: ‘Gentlemen, I have min- ing property to sell. If you mean busi- ness and want to buy send your expert out to examine the property and make a report on it. You will know then what you are buying." “A company was organized. An ex- pert examined the property and re- ported favorably and a meeting was held to discuss terms. “ ‘Now, major,’ said the spokesman, ‘we have found that the property may be worth something. What is your price?’ “ ‘Two hundred and fifty thousand,’ said I.” _ “ ‘That is more than we expected to pay. We expected to pay about two hundred. There is not much difference between two hundred and two hundred and fifty. If you will drop the fifty we will take it.’ ‘ , ' “I had expected to get about a hun- dred thousand dollars for the property, so with a show of reluctance I agreed to accept their offer. When the papers were made out I was surprised to learn that they had been talking about pounds and I about dollars, but I was very careful not to let my surprise leak out, and that is the way I got a million dollars for the mine. Great people to do business with.” QUEER THINGS IN TEXAS. Sun. Wood and Air Act Strangely to Northern Eyes. There are some queer things down here, writes a Texas correspondent of the Fulton Democrat. For instance, the best wood you can get will burn out while you are mixing the dough for your biscuits. There has not been a night in three months when one needed any covering. All gloves, shoes and other leathern articles will soon mildew and be ruined if neg- lected. One cannot keep bread and . cake in tin boxes, as they will thus spoil in a day. It is the washerwom— an’s paradise, owing to the fine bleach- ing qualities of Texan artesian water and Texan sunshine. Stamps and en- velopes stick together in the most ex’ asperating fashion in spite of every precaution. A daily bath is not a-lux- ury, but a necessity; one living here can understand why the ancient Pom- peiians spent so much time in their baths, The sun’s heat is like a blast from a hot furnace; it will blister the tender flesh on one’s shoulders in a minute; and yet one can walk, work or drive in this sunshine with impunity from danger of sunstroke, and with far less discomfort than in the summer sunshine of the north. One may take a. severe cold, and in a. day it is gone. The severest fevers usually vanish in a day. One may get his feet wet, or may be thoroughly drenched in a rain, with- out evil efi‘ects except to his clothing. JERSEY CITY’S CHABON. Ferries You Over “The Gap,’!.and, Like the Styx Boatman, Gets Your Obolus First. The shortest of all ferries, and one the “ordinary New Yorker only stumbles across through some untoward circum- stance, is that at “The Gap,” between Communipaw and Jersey City, says the New York Herald. ' Go to Communipaw and then ask some one how to get to Jersey City, and the chances are that you will be told to return to New York and take another ferry. But if your informant be a train- man, particularly a. Lehigh Valley man, he will tell you to risk your life by crossing the tracks of a. great railroad system, walking two hundred yards and finding the shortest of ferries. There you will find a great wide row- boat, a solemn visaged man and about fifty yards of unbridged water. The fare is two cents. He of the solemn visage collects it before he leaves the Communipaw side. He does not row; he sculls and propels the boat with a sin: gle oar from the stern. Sometimes he earns thirty cents on one passage. He is a great admirer of the Penn- sylvania'railroad as an upright and ad- mirable corporation. Some time ago it was proposed to bridge the gap.‘ The Pennsylvania objected. But. for that were Charon’s occupation gone. So now he swears by the Pennsyl- vania and at the Lehigh Valley, for the employes of the last named railroad have a ferry of their own. Cigarette Smoking in England. It is puzzling to account/for the dif- ferent status of the cigarette in Eng- land and the United States. Here it is very rare to find a man past middle life smoking cigarettes, yet the statement is made on good authority that Herbert Spencer, who is seventy-five, smokes them, and it vis noticeable in reading the personal gossip of London weekly papers that the same fault (from a ci- gar smoker’s point of view) is alleged against many men of prominence in life. When Emily Faithful died the story of her fondness for cigarettes was repeated, and it shocked many American readers; but Miss Faithful was not unique among ‘English ladies in this indulgence. In the ease of the men perhaps the inferior quality of; their cigars and the proximity of Eng- land to the continent may account for the preference given the cigarette. Victoria’s Crown Not Often Worn. The fact that Victoria has only worn her crown sixteen times is not .. surpris- ing when it is known that.the royal diadem weighs a few pounds less than a barrel of flour. There is really no reason why a royal head should be transformed into apedestal, and Queen Victoria proves that she possesses some good, hard democratic sense by refus- ing topose as-a royal heavyweight . head balancer.., 0 an. n. . ..... Eé=:::§=:=:""""'i"'" - _ . , ‘ a . . I I | 1 . ‘~-—‘ ) ‘ NNN llnly ' signings line at: l = Paper in Bunneotlout ; SOLD IN 1 Norwalk, South Norwalk, . 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