«or MANUFACTURERS or HIGH-GRADE ”"1 OVER FORT‘I YE lRS PR AGTIGIIL EXPERIENCE THE FINEST TUNE AND MUST DURAELE PIANQ 11’ The Lowest Possible Price. . Sold on Easy Terins and Rented. 01d Pianos Taken in Exchange. -lseTHEYIIRE THE BESTDJ/A ? — 3111 FOR ILLUSTRATED 01111011111 10 1111100113: NEW YORK CITY. 9 WEST FOURTEENTH STREET. I MOUNT VERNON, N.» Y., . g 52 WEST FIRST STREET. ,,- *' *.’ fFACTORY. BRIDGEPORT. THE ' _ D. M. Read ' COMPANY. SUCCESSFULLY ATTFl ACTING BUYERS, That is what the new Dress Goods and Silks are doing. Once seeing them the tempta- tion is irresistible; they’re so in keeping with one’sideas - of choiceness’and liarmonyin colorings without taxing the ingenuity to \ make . them becoming. As nearly per- fect as it would seem possible so have them. And so rea- sonable that the ‘ back num- bers’ are not to be thought of at any price. Down in the Wash Goods department they are having what they are pleased to term a “ triumphal entry of i new Spring cotton beauties that were never marshalled undera grander banner” _ “looms never yielded and dyer’s art never pictured their equals ”—“ the crowning glories of Dress Cottons.” French Organdies—“ ye olden time fabric”——has evidently come to rule, at receptions and all ‘full dress’ occas10ns. No hand- somer patterns or sheerer cloth could be thought of for such affairs ; as for Summer, nothing dainter can be imagined. Silk Ginghams—another fabric Which has received special attention; not alone for the beautiful designs but the duiability of the cloth, which IS a wash fabric, sell- ing from 25 to 45 c. a yard. Satteens, never handsomer —finest improved and perfect blendings in colors; all grs,ade from the cheapest to to the 40 0. quality English Per cale, fast colors, medium and, light designs, full 36 in. Wide, 12% c. a yd. 200 Dozen Ladies’ Black' Hose, prime Hermsdorf black, prime Maco c‘otton, sizes 8% to 10, regular 38 c. quality for 25 c. the pair. 150 Dozen Men’s Black and Tans Half-Hose, sizes 9% ’ toll, for 15 c. a pair or 2 pairs for 25 cc its , would be cheap at 20 c. a pair. 7% FIRESI‘nE-fFRAGMeNTs. ~ ——Cocoa.’ Balls.:-B_efore the fondant is very- stilf, take out about a cupful. Knead into it as much grated cocoanut- as possible, form into balls, brush with ' white of'egg and nil] in dry cocoanut. -—-Prairie Farmer. ——Polish for Floors—Boil together one cup of strong beer, a piece of bees- wax about the size ofa nut, and a spoon- ful of sugar. First clean the floor by wiping it over with warm beer, and then apply“the polish with a brush. Leave until dry, and then polish with a soft duster. 5 ~ —Beef and Carrots .——Ch0p one pound of beef (not too fine). Cook slowly with three sliced carrots in water, enough to cover until well done. Season wth salt, pepper, tablespoonful of butter, one-hall teaspoonful of onion juice. Cream One teaspoonful of flour in one- half. cup of milk, and add just before serving—Chicago Record. —--Plain Custard—The beaten yolks of five eggs and five teaspoonfuls of sugar. Pour over this one quart of ' hot milk, add flavoring and the whites Bake in cups set in a Cover with mer- of two eggs. pan of boiling water. ingue and eat cold. Do not leave too long in the oven. Boil instead, if pre- ferred—Farm, Field and Fireside. . -——Cocoanut Creams—These are made by dropping some grated cocoanut and a. few drops of vanillain some of the fondant; work like dough, roll out. cut in cubes and allow to harden. Melt a piece of fondant without choc- olate,and dip the cubes in this. The dip- ping must be. done expeditiously, as the creams will melt if left too long in the hot mixture. Keep the mixture for dipping warm over hot water.— Orange Judd Farmer. ——-Apple Butter.--——Boil three gallons .of cider down to one-fourth of the quantity. Rare and core as many ap- ples as the cider will cover. Divide the cider and put equal parts in two ket- tles on the fire; ' Place the apples in one kettle, and as they boil down pour over them the cider from the other ket- tle, boil 12 hours until smooth, add ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon, brown sugar. Then boil again, stir- ring constantly. When sufficiently done it will stick to the spoon when held up.—Boston Budget. -—Fur, after some years’ wear, will look much improved if cleaned with white bran previously heated in the oven. Rub the hot bran well into the fur with a piece of flannel, shake the fur to remove all particles, and then brush thoroughly. The fur will clean more easily if the lining and wedding are first removed, .but such removal is not absolutely needful. The flat, oily look which ’mars the appearance of the neck port-ion of furs long in use is mostly, if not wholly, removed by the means of‘hot bran. Rub the fur the wrong way. THE MANGER Its Bareness Concealed by the Rich Gifts of the Devout for Ages. No one thing in the Gospel story ap- peals more to the hearts of young and old alike than that the Redeemer of Men was born in a place so lowly as a manger, out of which beasts were wont to take their food. Every one who has heard or read the immortal narrative of that birth has tried to picture to him- self the scene—that rough stable, hol- lowed out of the rocks—where Chris- tianity had its origin. The poverty and squalor of that scene have been of wondrous power in affect- ing the hearts of all of us. we have pondered the rude features of that en- vironment until it has gained a romantic place in our thoughts. Few of us have not hoped we mightsooner or later look on that historic spot, so fraught with portents for mankind. But the visitor to Bethlehem is doomed to disappointment. There is no stable to be seen. The uncouth chamber of which the evangelists tell is no more. Whither has. it vanished? It has been concealed from view by a veneer of beauty—it has been destroyed from sight by esteem for it. ' The rocky walls of the cavern-are concealed behind panels of marble; the manger, which was the cradle of Christ, is shown only by the same marble forms; innumera- ble lights dissipate the original gloom; the Christian church has delighted in bringing hither its gifts of gold, frank- incense and myrrh, as did the wise men who came under the leading star. The church has done no more than to follow in its rich offerings the example set forth in the Scriptures, but the result is unfortunate. It thrills the heart of the devout, doubtless, to stand on the spot where the Infant Christ first opened human eyes, but how infinitely more would it thrill the heart could one but see that scene in all its first naked- ness——the bare rocks, the naked floor, the gloomy recesses, the damp "air, shaken by many currents—'—the una- |N_ BETHLEHEM. dorned, the real birth chamber of Jesus ' Christ?—N. Y. Herald. How to Get a Square Meal; In an eating—house I sit as near brakemen as possible. Brakemen al- ways have good appetites and eat every- thing in sight. As long as they pursue the even tenor of their way I know the train is a fixture. By keeping one eye on these unfailing indicators, and by starting one or two courses ahead of them, I now contrive to get something to eat when dining—cars are not at- tached to my train. It is nota“squ_are”. meal, but it‘keeps body and soul to- . gether. It is not such a meal as a cer- tain man also once upon a tiine and then handed "51 cents in payment. “One dollar, if you please,” said the _ cashier. “Why, look here,”a argued the travel~ er, “you advertise to furnish meals for 75 cents.” , “That’s all right,” replied the cashier, letting his clinched fist fall upon the desk with a mighty thud, “but when a man eats as though there were no Cre- ator it’s one dollar!”——Kate‘t Field, in Chicago Times-Herald. . . _._'.—.—._.. THE LADIES OBJECT They Are Generally Retlcent about Personalltles—Th‘s Boston Lady Agrees With Us as to Facts, HoWever. (From the Boston Post. ) 'lhe well understood fact. thi. t ladies are almbst as a rule very hard to draw out. concerning any ailment they may have has always acted as a serious but to eyen the well known family ph5 sician, and more so to any. one less familiar. Vt e are therefore alwuis glad to get a wood word from the gentler sex for our wonderful reme.dy;: :boanfs Kidney Pills. Let us call your attemion to one of the main points in all our talks to the public. Do you notice we always give you undoubted references near at hand to you? A. man hung in Missouri could send you 11 strong‘nnd truthful letter of a cure by our remedy,- but you -- - — would better have one from some one' just around the corner, so to speak. Mrs. E. T. McKinnon,resid1ngat-the Hotel Roxbury, 227 Roxbury S,t says she was a great sufl'erer for years from kidnev troubles, and tried many so eulled remedies with very limited re- sults. Hei description of the vagaries of the disease is worthy of a physician. She says “ Kidney Complaint is one ‘of mods—at times you snfi'er intensely, and then again youare comparatively free lrom its tortures. Just so, spas: modic pains, and then a lull, and so 5 on ascribe it to only a stz tch, while the disease is insidiously working 5our death. ” Mrs. McKinnon suyzs “ Some time ago I saw Dunn’s Kidney Pills ad- vertised at Geo. Burwell-’s pharmacy, Boylston St and Bark ‘t‘q. I began taking them at once, and noihing I had been taking acted as quickly or effec- tively. One box entirelydispelled the pains in my kidneys and I have had no recurrenCe of them, and the “dizzy Spells,” from which I formerly suffered so much, left entirely and I am indeed invigorated, and my home duties seem so light compared with what they for- merly were. Futheimore Ifeel it my duty to tell what. lloan’ s Kidney Pills have done for me.” Is this not plain, concise, convincing? We can cure ycu, too, it vou are a sut- ferer from any kidney trouble. Doun’s Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers, price 50 cents, mailed by Foster- Milburn Co. , Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents lor the United States. DAVID . W. RAYMOND Funeral 11111101111 Embalmer. a.aw.-.w::r 1.; ‘ .- 39 Washington Street (South Norwa 1k Residence. Mahackemo Hotel. _,,,._.... _. ... A WORD T0 "II-IE WISE s Merchants, Depmaitent.’ ) I M anufactur .ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own‘intcr- ests by giving usa call. REMEMBER—If you have work to do, write to us. Brisk Business in A'Pehruary. is only possible by selling at prices below competition. We intend to keep busy, and this is how we’ll accomplish it-— by continuing our [great sale of shoes during the month. We have purchased of Lounsbury, Mathewson & 00., all their La- . dies Fine Shoes, made for the insolvent firm of Harding & Co., of Brook- lyn. and will close them out at about i: their Actual Value 120 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Enamel Shoes, worth $600, at - 150 pair Ladies’ Razor Toe Kid Shoes, worth $5.00, at 150 pair Ladies’ Razor Toe Cloth Top Shoes, worth $5.00, at ,- 90 pair Ladies’ Calf Opera. and Razor Toe Shoes,’worth $5.00, at 60 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Russia, lace, werth $5.00, at All of Harding & Co’s $4 00 Shoes, at - - , - - All of Harding & Co’s $3. 00 Shoes, at - - - - All of Harding & 00’ s $2. 50 Shoes, at $3 79 298 2 98 298 298 250 198. 1 74. 200 pair Ladies’ Opera Toe, Pat. Tip, Shoes, worth $1. 50, at 890 all sizes 150 pair Ladies’ fine C. S. Shoes, worth $150,111. —' - _ 890 all sizes Men’s First. Quality Hip Rubber Boots, AT$2I75 A PAR. 90 pair Men’s $3.00 Patent Lace Shoes, at . . 120 pair Men’s $2.00 Invisible Cork Sole Ba]. and Congress, 140 pair Men’s Lace and Congrats Shoes at i . 120 pair Men’s Invisible Cork Sole Shoes, worth $3. 50 at ' 5 Cases of Men’s Tap Sole Split Boots, worth $2 00, at . 880, 980, and $1 23 a pair This is positively the best chance ever offered to buy, HIGH—CLASS SHOE at less than the cost of manufacture. We want you to come and see this lot of gobds. are worthy your inspection. These shoes can only be found at OLSEN BROS.’ WHITE SHOE STORE 3- GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWAL‘K. Boys Shoes, . . . I STORE OPENED ’EVENINGs YOUR SHOES SHINEp FREE $18 95 a pail l 48. u 988," worth}$l.25 $2 29 a. pair 1 4‘5 8. pair They THISg'lS Wounsrinmc. Hood’s Sarsaparillafi . . . Greene’s Nervurag ‘ . . William's Pink-Pills, . . - . _ Castoria, . , ‘- ' - . Allcock’s Pl asters, . _ . _ Pears' Unseented Soap, ,. ’ . _ 100 two grain Quinine Pills, ,' . cs 4 .75' 40 25 ., '10 . :10 25. ‘ Gents ~' " s: V ‘6 h u ' to «'7’ B. H. Plaisted 43 Washington Street, So Norwalk ' - I,Adages-gm.111111111. _ -, a1
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