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MANUFACTURERS OF
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OVER FORT-T YEARS PR AGTIGAL EXPERIENCE
THE FINEST TUNE AND MUST EURARLE TIANR
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The Lowest Possible Price.
Sold on Easy Terms and Rented.
01d Pianos Taken in Exchange.
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NEW YORK CITY,
9 WEST FOURTEENTH STREET.
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MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.,
52 wnsr FIRST STREET; ‘
FACTORY, '
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BRIDGEPORT.
THE
’ D. M. Read
COMPANY.
BRILLIANCY
HAS QUICKENED
DEMAND.
The restrictions of ‘not
knowing what the new goods
were to be ’ are now removed.
They are 'here. . And the
more one sees them the more
determined she is to buy
right away before the quiet-
ness of Lent shall change the
course of thought to another
channel.
The various lines of Silks
which we have thrown open
for inspection have thus far
more than met our expecta-
tions of approval. They have
quickened the demands, not
only in proportion to the
duties of those who require
an immediate change, but
from those who are so far-
sighted as to prepare for fash-
ion’s Summer prospective.
Carpets, easy to buy be-
cause of our easy terms. If
you are a judge of qualities
you’ll need no explanation
of their good points; if not,
we’ll be only too happy to
show you wherein you’ll be
doing well to buy them here.
Anderson’s cele b r a t e d
Scotch Gin ghams, the Daniel
& John brand—colors fast-—
plain, stripes, checks and
plaids. 350. quality for 250.
Another lot of fashionable
Jackets direct from the man-
ufacturer. ‘We sold all of
ours long ago, and now we
are selling his garments at his
prices. Every one new.
Every one at a low price.
How the Crib Blankets did
go! At 25 cents a. Pair.
We have reinforced the re-
duced lot with another stock
of them—juzt to help along
those who were unable to
buy at the first sale.
That Housefurnishin g and
Crockery department in our
basementis one of the great- .
est saving institutions of its
sort anywhere. ‘
Everythingfor the kitchen,
everything for the dining-
room that you can possibly
think of, and at the littlest of
all prices.
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THEIEVENINGLGAZETTE.
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CHAMP CLARK’S STORY.
How It Impressed a Youngster Who Heard;
It In 3 Speech.
In the Garfield-Hancock campaign
there was a big Democratic meeting at
a certain place in St. Charles county, in'
this state. A number or distinguished
Democratic speakers were there, and
we had a day of it. The writer was then
a small child, but one of the speakers
made a very profound impression upon
his mind. lThe speaker was no other
than Champ Clark.
No one asks now, ”Who was Champ
Clark?” but then he was a new star in
the firmament. ,
We had a number of speeches, and the
children were very tired. I can’t speak
for the grown people, because the good
Democrats there would not have owned
to being tired, I know, after such a dis-
play of eloquence from their great party
leaders, At any rate I was tired, but my
mother whispered:
“There is only one more speech,”
and-I was much relieved. A blend young
man was introduced as Champ Clark of
Pike county. He cameforward with a
pleasant face and manner that at once
attracted my attention. He began in
this way:
”I am reminded of the boy who kill-
ed a possum and expected to enjoy a
possum dinner the next day. The fam-
ily was about to sit down to the dinner
table when a wagon drove up and a
neighbor’s family came in. The head
of the house announced that the visitors,
had come to dinner. There was no room
at the table for our young friend, the
sportman, and he waited, with his eyes
anxiously fixed on the dish of possum.
The guests had good appetites. Finally
there was only one piece of possum
left, and one of his own family took
that. Then the possum lover busted
right out a-crying. The disappointment
was too much for him.
“My friends,” continued Mr: Clark,.
‘t‘I am in that same condition. When.I
heard the first speech, I thought, well——
that is pretty bad, but still I have some—
thing left to say. ' Then there came the
next speech, and the next, and when the
last speaker finished I just busted right
out a-crying, because there was not an-
other thing left for me to say. ”
But there was, and he said it too.
He awakened that audience till you
could hear its applause a mile away.
I think that that was probably the
first time Champ Clark ever spoke in St.
Charles county. He carried back home
with him the thanks and appreciation
of a good many of his hearers that day.
——St. Louis Republic.
FOUNDENG THE KONGO STATE.
Explorer Stanley Tells In Brief the Story
of the Great Enterprise.
During my descent of the Kongo I
had revrfied over and over in my mind
the question of the destiny of the river.
Seated at the 'prow of my boat, which
led our flotilla, and daily watching the
river developing itself, I was preoccu-
pied with these thoughts every leisure
moment. There was, it seemed to me,
no other power but England that could
interest itself with this part of Africa,
and, as I said, there was not a single
white man in possession of any portion
of the equatorial belt except at the
mouth of the Kongo, where a few trad-
ers had gatheréd. But despite the nu-
merous addresses in England upon this
subject I failed to awaken more than a
geographical interest in equatorial Af-
rica. The terror of the African climate
in general was too strong upon every-
body.
Elsewhere, ‘however, the reports of
my addresses in the Englishnewspapers
were taking effect. After nearly nine
months’ busy life in England the king
of the Belgians invited me to vi’sit ,him,
and I was then informed of his strong
inclination to undertake for Africa what
I had been so strenuously advising Eng-
lishmen to do. He was already president
of the African International association,
which was about ~to set on foot a hu-
manitarian enterprise from the east
coast, and he led me to understand that
if I were free from other engagements
he would like to employ me in opening
the Kongo basin to European influence
and civilization.
It was my opinion that the best way
of setting about the work was to con-
struct a light surface railway which
should skirt the cataracts of the lower
Kongo and then to launch steamers on
the upper waters, which I estimated
would furnish about 6,000 miles of nav-
igation. We argued about this matter
from August to December, 1878. The
best Belgian engineers were consulted,
but after the most elaborate calcula-
tions as to cost it was finally decided
that as the expense would be great we
should content ourselves with making
wagon roads past the cataracts and build
a series of military stations for the pro-
tection of caravans, and that the annual
expenditure should not exceed $60,000.
—-Henry M. Stanley in Century.
Lesson Learned (it Home.
“What 'do you expect to bring for-
ward in this congress?” said one new
member to another.
“Absolutely nothing, ” was the. reply.
“But are you not going to try to write
your name on the immortal scroll of
fame? Don’t you realize that you were
.sent here by your constituents to see to
it that these other fellows don’t let the
ship of state drift on to a sand bar?”
,“My dear friend, I don’t bother my-
self with reflections of that kind. My
wife, who is a discerning and practical
woman, once made a remark to me dur-
inghousecleaning time which has as- -
sisted me on many occasions.”
“What was it?”
“She said that next ten genuine here
the man to be most admired is one who
knows how not to get in the way. ”—
Washington Star.
A Regular Stampede.
“Several persons were crushed tc
death last night at the performance of
the Amateur Grease Paint company. ”
“What—a fire?” p .
“‘No, just getting aWay from the per-
formers. ”-—Chicago Record.
Advertise in the Guarani.
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A DRowMNe MAN
Will Catch at 'a Straw. A Boston
Man Grasps Something More
Staple.
(From the Boston Globe.)
. _In 1823 was established the Hubbard
Choir 00., and'to day, at 885 Washing-
ton st, it rengiins, one. iftbe prominent
institutions C Boston’s manufactures.
Connected with it is an Old and trusted
employe,-Mr. James Conner, who re-
sides at 196 Broadway, East Somervillc.
Do you know him? Any one who does
will tell you his word “goes without
saving.” We “'1” let him lead you to
us by what he says. _ When our repre-
sentative called on him he became en-
thusiastic at once, saying, " I can
speak very glowingly of your medi-
cine.” He said his kidney trouble
dated back eight years—he was unable
to assign a cause—it came just of its
own accord. The pains across the small
of his back were at times terrible—so
much as to literally “double him up,”
and he says he often felt it would be
. impossrble to get home from his work.
Another bad feature was the costant de—
sire to urinate, often 8 and 10 times in
a half day. In the Boston Post he hap-
pened to see a report of a similar case.
cured by Dean’s Kidney Pills. Like a
drowning man. be grasped it, and in-
stead of its proving a straw it actually
saved him. He tells in a few words
how he went to Geo. Burwell’s Phar
macy, Boylston st, and Park tq., and
bought and began taking the pills at
once. .The day he got them, he says
his pains were terrible. “and my very
breathing intenmfied my distress. All
pain was immediately eradicated, urine
restored to its normal frequency, and I
cannot realize that I had ever sulfered
so. I shall always be ready to speak a
good word for the Greatest Kidney
Remedy :in existence—Dean’s Kidney
Pills.”
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for sale by
' all dealers, price 50 cents. mailed by
Foster-\Iilburu 00., Buffalo, N.
sole agents for the United States.
N
J . D. Jennings.
UNDERTAKFR
4 Knight street. opposite
Street Railway Devon
NIGHT BELL AT OFFICE.
Piano Lessons,
RS. GEORGE W. BBADLEI, (daughter
of the late .Wm. B. Nash.) gives et’ficent
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No. 193 Main street. ‘
DAVID .w. RAYMOND
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
. Mar: awakened-“j
39 Washington Street South Norwalk
Residence. Mahackemo Hotel.
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Department.
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woso '
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WISE. _
Merchants, Manufactur-
ers, Lodges and Societies
will consult their own inter-
ests by giving us a call.
REMEMBER—1f yoii ha...
work to do, write to us.
Brisk Business in 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 & (30., all their La-
dies Fine Shoes, made for the insolvent firm of Harding & Co., of Brook
lyn, and will close them out at about a} their‘Actllal Value.
120 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Enamel Shoes, worth $6.00, 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 Better Toe Shoes, worth $5.00, at
60 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Russia, lace, worth $5.00, at -
All of Harding & Co’s $4.00 Shoes, ' at - -
All of Harding & Co’s $3.00 Shoes, at - - ‘- ' - -
All of Harding & Co’s $2.50 Shoes, at
$3 79
2 98
2 98
2 98,
2 98
2 50
1 98
' 1 74
- - . - -
200 pair Ladies’ Opera. Toe, Pat. Tip, Shoes, worth $150, at 890 all sizes
150 pair Ladies’ fine 0. S. Shoes, worth $1.50, at - -
890 all sizes
Men’slirsl Quality Hip Rubber 'Bools.
AT $2 .75 A ”'5’
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 Congress Shoes at >
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
Boys Shoes, . .
$1 95 a pan
1 48 “
98c, worthi$L25
$2 29: a pair
1 48 a. pair
. 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. .
'Wewant you- to come and see this lot of goods.
They
are worthy your inspection. These shoes can only be found at
OLSEN
33.0.5! _
WHITE SHOE s-ronr:
3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK. ‘
STORE OPENED EVENINGS
YOUR SHOES SHINED FREE
THIS IS WORTH READING.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, . . ' .
Greene’s Nervura, ’ . , .
William’s Pink Pills, .- . .
Castoria, . . . .
Allcock’s Plasters, . .
Pears’ Unscented soap, . .
100 two-grain Quinine Pills, ,
. 652Cents
1' 75 u“. .
'40 u r
.25
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It. 11. Plaisted, 43 Washington Street, So. remain;
15 I.
Norwalk Chronicler