.r ‘ l," .__ ., , r.- are as . .5. ”I!!! w .I w . W timingmmwsmmnnua;--__ ..-.‘:-- as l% 2 .’ ail .Mu.n&""c’:nair~u. 7/ h'. , a 6 was! 27/; L: g I THE ATHENA“ IUBAEEU COMM!“ SUCEETSUR. % E : new worm usa. . q Do not be deceived by infringe- 3.: meats of name, package or c;gar- .1. ette. . THE 0le LY GENUINE neat anal ligalllles Beat the fee simile signature of g A on the package and on" each cigarette. TAKE NONE WITHOUT. *‘TEAZE‘L RAISING. . A Ciroumscribed Industry in This Country. Onondaga County, N. Y., Supplies the Curious Seed Case So Important in Dressing Woolen Cloth. A few weeks ago Onondaga county, N. Y., harvested the last of this year’s crop of teazles, a statement which, judg- ing from the effect of it as made in the presence of a number of generally well- . informed people, means nothing to the average New Yorker. And yet the hunt- ble and almost unknown Dipsacus Ful- lonum plays a larger and until recently an indispensable part in each man’s economy, and, in these tailor-made days, of many a woman’s. Nature has .devised about 150 patterns of teazel, . but, so far as known, only one species, the fuller’s, the subject, as the political biographers say, of this sketch, has any value to man. He used to drink a de- coction made from its roots as a diur- etic and sudorific, so old books of ma- teria medica say, but the plant’s chief utility has been found in its peculiar seed-cases, which a careless observer- might call its burrs. These, with their elastic recurving spines, with points finer than the most delicate cambric needle, are used to raise the nap on such fabrics as are commonly used for men’s clothing, and have always been avalu- able article of‘eommerce in the com?- tries where these latter are manufac- tured. ‘ Though so greatly in demand in this country, teazels have never been raised in any quantity outside of the circum- scribed territory of Onondaga county; not because there was not a market for more, but because the peculiar soil necessary to the development of the best quality seems to have been found nowhere else in America, if we except a portion of Oregon, which produces a few good teazels. The possibilities of the rich central New York uplands were discovered by the men of Somersetshire, England, who formed so large an ele- ment of the early population of this part of the state and who naturally turned their attention to an industry which had flourished in their native country across the sea. Perhaps another reason why the teazle is not found distributed in wider area is that its cultivation is too slow for the ave: age northern farmer. It takes two years to bring it to maturity. The first year the seed is drilled in, as is done with wheat, exc‘ept that the rows are about three feet apart. As the plants come up, they are thinned out, and the crop is hoed and cultivatedatintervals, hills of corn being planted among it, that the stalks may hold the snow on the ground, lest the tender plants be winter-killed. The second year they are cultivated until” they are so high and spreading that a horse can no long- ' er pass between the. rows. and the cut- ting begins at any time from July 20 to August 1, occupying a space of three weeks or more. A teazle ficld approach- ing maturity is a pleasant sight, with its tall, sturdy plants, with their spread- ing, serrated leaves and blossoms some- what resembling those of a large thistle and of a sweet and penetrating odor. The cutting begins as soon as the seed cases growing on the central stem be‘ come ripe and hard. They are the largest, and are called “kings;” next come the “mediums,” on the branching stems, and last the “buttons,” or small- est of all. The teazel farmer has a teazel barn, built much in the style of a to- bacco barn, in which he places his crop for drying, on scaffolds, or shelves, four feet apart, piling the teazels eight or ten deep. They are left here from two to five weeks. At the end of that time the teazel buyer is making his rounds. This year the price offered the producer was ten cents a pound, without sorting. If he thought that too low, he was under no necessity of selling, so far as any de- terioration of his teazels were con- cerned, for while a teazel cannotbe said to improve with age, and dealers prefer new ones, the product is serviceable even after 20 years’ storage, and many a man has had to hold his crop year after year until his barns were full to overflowing, in the hope of receiving higher prices. In a good year the sup- ply has been known to reach 40,000,000, and it has fallen as low as 20,000,000 pounds. At the Woolen‘faetories the sum paid for teazels ranges from ten to twenty- five cents a pound, but that is after the heads have been trimmed, sorted and packed, a work requiring some patience, for each teazel must be handled sep- arately. How elaborate an operation this sorting is may be understood from , the fact that within the three classes al- , ready mentioned there are 30 sub- classes—N. Y. Tribune. ‘ PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS._f-ss§g 1' —She«—“Have‘ you loved anybody; else, Harold ?”- He (apologetically)—— “Well—you know how it is yourself.” Somerville Journal. ~1VIuggins-“They tell me Bjones is a; very devoted husband.” Buggins— “Yes, indeed. Why, he actually goes to his own wife’s afternoon teas.~?’——I’hila- delphia Record. ~'—His Way of Putting It.———“Is there one fountain pen better than another ‘3” “Well, no; I should say, however, that there are a good many fountain pens worse than others.”—Chicago Record. ———“What on earth have you been do- ing, my child?” exclaimed Fannieis mother as the little girl came into the room with her hair all awry and her dress torn in a dozen places. “Playin’ shoppin’, ma’am!” was the reply.— Yonkers Statesman. —Ragson Tatters—“Wat’s become 0’ Bonosy?” ~Rollingstone Nomoss —- “Did’n’ yer hear? Why, dey had ter put ’im in de loonertic asylum.” “Mlhat fur?” “Why, he swiped a box frum de grocery store and carried it ten blocks, an’ w’en he opened itit wuz full 0’ soap.” —Philadelphia Record. —Mr. Ferry—“I see that at a wedding at Quincy, 111., the man promised to obey instead of the woman. I wonder how the match will turn out?” Mrs. Perry—“Oh, about like any other mar— riage. Idon’t suppose he meant it, any more than the woman does when she says it.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. —Strange that it should be said that this is a hard, unfeeling world. It is a bright, beautiful world; at least just before election, when one is all the time meeting the most amiable of men with faces all smiles and with a hand held forth in eager pursuit of another band to fondle and caress—Boston Tran— script. —‘\ir. Slaveserf (to his wife)——“Clara, I wish you would tell Bridget not to cook the biscuits quite so brown in future.” Mrs. Slaveserf—“Why, John, what are you thinking of? Bridget and I haven’t been on speaking terms since that morning I forgot myself and spoke hastily to her when she broke that old china saucer I had had so many years.”—Boston Transcript. NORTHERN WITCHES. In Modern Times Belief in Them Has Been Quite Common. So lately as the middle of this century a girl of Louisburgh, near Wick, was ac- cused of being in league with the “pooers o’ mischief,” and a remedy akin to that recently practiced with such tragic results in Ireland was devised. She was placed in a basket, lined with shavings of wood, which was then hung over a. fire. The issue in this case was not fatal, but the folk averrcd that she was not “half so witch—like” after she had been singed? A hag of the northern isles was at times thought to be meta- morphosed into a porpoise, and in fair weather she would dive under and over- " turn a fishing boat, against whose skip- per she bore a grudge. On one occasion she was made to place her hand on the bodies of several men who had met their death in such a way, and, in the words of the old chronicler, one “bled at the collir bane,” another “in the hands and fingers, gushing out bluid thairat, to the great admiratione of the beholders and revelation of the judg- ment of the Almychtie.” _ A host of stories tell of northern witches who have given diseases to horses, oxen and flocks of moorland sheep. Herdsmen to this day distrust unknown persons who touch the food of their kye, lest it be poisoned. In Shetland the cat or vaneja is regarded as an animal which brings good luck; if she is seen to run thward the boat’s nust there is sure to be a good catch. In Chaithness, on the contrary, witches frequently appear in the form of cats. A carpenter of Scrabster in the olden times was systematically robbed of his meal and cakes. He thought it “cu’na be cannie,” and one night as he watched he saw a number of cats devouring his property. In a trice he cut off the right leg of one of them, whereupon they made theireseape with a rapidity which confirmed his former suspicions. Short- ly afterward an old woman, who had al- ways been looked upon with disfavor, was found dead in her lone cottage, be— reft of her right leg—Scottish Review. True Form or the Moon. You were doubtless taught, as was the writer, that the moon is globular- shaped; or, in other words, that its form is similar to that of the earth. According to the teachings of advanced modern astronomy this is all a mistake. It is believed nowadays that the moon is a perfect ellipse, its figure being nearly exactly one-third longer than it is broad. This elliptical theory of our satellite’s shape is founded on the well- known fact that a certain side (end, rather) of the moon is always present- ed to our view. This is caused by the moon revolving once on her axis in ex- actly the same period of time that she revolves around the earth. Her elon- gated shape was probably caused by the attraction of the earth when both planets were young and soft. ' Sick 0r Biiioas Headache Cured by Taking ‘cathartic Awarded A Medal and Diploma At World’s Fair. Ask your Druggist for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. A Q, . :‘r‘ up ’ ~i. 1 / BRIDGEPORT. THE. _ . ‘ * D. M. Read . COMPANY. MATTERS ARE SO MANAGED That the newest an d bright- est of Silks and Dress Goods are always here for the earli- est choosing ; advance offer- ings. Particularly when so many thoughts are turned in the direction of new goods. They appear to be looked up- on as an authority for novelty and correctness of design. Well and good. The Wash—Coeds depart- ment have opened their new JTrnnvEVENING‘GizETT: importations of F r e n c h"- Sateeus—blaek and navy grounds, stripes, dots and fig- ures. This cloth is the finest we have ever had, and the colorings are strictly fast. Price is 25 cents a yard in- stead of 37%. Take a glance at those double-fold Dress Plaids, it’ll pay you—15 cents a yard. Cheviots, in the new Ma- dras weave, light, medium and dark patterns—most al- ways hard to find when you need them, 150. a yard; especial attention given to shirt waist designs. SPECIAL. About 100 remnants of Challis, Llama Cloth, Cre- pons and Lawns, 3 to 10 yds. in the piece, for 6 cents a yard. As we said before, they’re regular 12% and 25c. goods. ‘ More of those thin Table Tumblers at ‘2. cents each, in the Crockery department. Beautiful and c o mplet e Chamber Toilet Sets, from $1.49'per set, up. One of ‘ the advantages in buying our ‘ open stock ’ Din- ner Ware Patterns, is because we keep duplicates of every- thing and you can always have your set complete. The new prices will be interesting to you if you are thinking of buying. ' Separate Skirts, fashionable ready-made outside wearing apparel which hang beauti- fully and stylishly. Either lined or simpl y faced, just as you prefer. I . WAX MODELS. Figures Made for Use in the Show VJindows of St; res. Copied from Living Subjects with All the (latent a Scuiptor—Some Inter- esting Features of the Business. A comparatively new industry in New York is that of making wax models for show windows. Until two years ago only the inferior grades were made here, the better figures all com- ing from abroad. Though the horne- manufactured article has not entirely displaced the foreign, the wax figures now made here are equal to any im- ported, even those coming fromVienna, which has long held the palm for mak- ing wax models. All the figures are made fromliving models, most .of Whom are found on the East side among the Italians. A firm which manufactures wax figures is always on the lookout for a pretty face, and the models are well paid. The chief modeler makes periodical excursions among the people of the ex— treme East and West sides of New York and keeps his eyes open for pretty, well-cut features. Whenever he“spots” a face to his liking he opens negotia- tions with the owner, or if it is a child, with its parents, and pays liberally for a sitting of two or three hours. By, long experience the manufacturers find that the best figures can be modeled from the heads found in the lower quarters of the town. They say that perfect regularity of features is ex~ trcmely difficult to find except among that class of people, whose complexion also, when soap and water have been plentiful] y applied, is far more mitural. Intellectual expression is not required in a wax figure, and is even a draw- back. q The first step in the process'of malt-- ing a high—grade wax show figure is to east in wax a head and bust in the rough, It is, of course,liollow and looks like a huge wax potato. The artist then takes a knife and models like :1. sculptor the block of wax into some re- semblance to a human head. Knife in hand, and with the model before him, he then carefully cuts away the wax until an exact reproduction has been made of the face of the sitter. He puts the tints on the wax to copy the nfodel’s complexion and completes every detail with the utmost care. Then the hair, eyebrows and eyelashes are put in. Only natural hair is used, and it can be brushed and done up in any style the purchaser pleases. - The modelling of the eyes and put- ting in of the eyelashes are the most delicate. parts of the whole process. Each hair is put in separately, both on the head and for the eyebrows and eye— lashes. The operation ia performed 1; ilh a hot needle, and takesalong time. When implanted in this manner the hair can be treated just as though it was growing on a living head. It can be washed and. brushed and taken down and put up in any style just as in na- ture. This sort of thing is possible only with first—class heads, which often cost$150 apiece. The average price of those seen in the dry goods stores is about $100. The price depends not only upon the workmanship, but upon the quality of the wax. A good wax head will never become greasy and shiny from heat, and will stand without injury a. com- paratively high temperature. The sur- face is protected by a. coating of fine powder, which is blown on while the wax is slightly softened by heat. The composition of high grade wax is carc- i'ully guarded by‘ the manufacturers, each having a secret process of his own. When the mouth of a wax figure is shown slightly open real teeth are in- serted. As the faces will‘be seen from a distance, the eyelashes and eyebrows are slightly exaggerated, or they would not show at all. Expert wax modelers are scarce, and command a high salary. The trade generally runs along from fat-her to son, because the wax rwdelers, one and all, refuse to teach their craft to any but members of their own fam- ilies. Wax figures are frequently used by medical colleges and institutions, and one or two modelers devote their time almost exclusively to getting up special models for the purposes of med- ical instruction. A great many orders have been executed for “Trilby” feet, and a fad has lately sprung up for small groups in wax of an allegorical nature. In a big dry goods house in Boston there is a complete group in wax rep- lesenting Lieut. Peary and his expedi- tion at the north pole. The wax modelers are often required to get up figures to be used in practical jokes. Not long ago a party of stu- dents from a western college brought on photographs and measurements of one of their professors. They had a life-size figure made, which cost them $200, and they returned in high glee with an exact reproduction of the pro— fessor in wax. How it was to be used they refused to say, except that it was to figure in}; practical joke of a more or less grewsome nature. Many of the dry goods houses require the heads of their show figures to be remodeled after well-known actresses. Show figures are also made out of papier macho, which is much cheaper and more lasting, but does not give nearly as good an effect as wax—N. Y. Tribune. - Her Object: “Oh, I do wish the count would pro- pose to me!” “Would you accept him?” “No but I could tell Harry all about it after we are engaged.”—Brooklyn Life. A Good Guess. . Teacher—Now, Tommy, tellus what an hour-glass is? . ~ Tommy (thoughtfully)—Guess it must be what pa takes so often—Truth. -..,as.__. KEEPS'ADDING TO IT, [The List Of Cures Wi‘li’ Soon Wipe} ’Out the List of Sufferers in Norwalk. eight... _ fiapidprceress, is’nt it? 'Well. it should be, it takes them all. Beginning with backache—they cure. Excess oi. urme— they cure. Burning in passage—they cure. [Sediment or brick dust—Whey cnre'. H3211 color and mucus—they cure. Diabetes and Bright’s disease—they cull! th '1 t e same . —. ’ ‘ for it. 0 them they re made They are Dean’s K dney Pills. them. And Norwalk’s list is long. Bchause the cure. misses none. ho_ matter of how long standing flow complicated and-stubborn: horwnlk people know it now. Mr. Daniel S. Osterhank—, No. 21 Beidcn avenue, says: “I am seventy- eeVen years old and a mill wright by by trade. In my you Luger days 1 work- ed Very hard and for years I have been troubled With kidnev and mum..." com- plaint. My buck noted so severely at times I Could not. move and 1 mm con.- pelled to get up often at night to Ill'lllall' and lmt a great- deal of sleep. I look medicmes and Wore. H'nSl-HTH but. it... wouldnot cure me. I saw Dunn’s Kid»- ney Pills advertised and I got u box at Hale 8 drug store. They were. just the thing furmy trouble. I have every resecn to think that they are just. what the manufacturers claim it. them IheyhaVe made me sound and well.” . fi'lhis 18 only one statement among the many we are daily receiving about the working of Dean’s kidney Pills. We Willkcontmue them. If your back is pg); Pill? or aching, try Dean’s Kid- - on can get them at. our druor ' gaggpgppts a box, or they, will beFI-Lsiii _ on new to' " ' — Mlllllnirn 00., Bnduiof him}? by Foster ives are not. dangerous to lif they are a prolific breeder of Shelli}; and profanity. Doun's Ointment gives rigsttgnt relic), even in the worst cases Si in? 31:331.th exasperating diseases J. D. Jennings. UND EKTAK F ii 4 Knight street. opposite Street Railway Depot _ NIGHT BELL AT OFFICE Piano 1583303135 BS.‘GEOBGE W. BRADLEY dau hte of the late Wm. B. Nash.) ziyés eflgineng l her home No.19?) Mam mreet DAVID . w. RAYMOND Funeral Director (1 Emhalmar 39 M'aslvinston Street South limwalk Residence. Mahaokemo Hotel- First one, then two, then four, then D _'.l‘hey add to the list all who take/ and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at The train an. PW“ ' . $739303 m“ . ' I v .‘ ' ' ’ WORD - TO THE. WISE-4% Merchants, Manufactur- ers, Ledges and Societies will consult their own inter- ests by giving us a call. V1 ~. ”v \- REMEMBER—lf you ham wlorknto do, write to us. The Finest Toned and Moslllur- ‘ able PIANO, al the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRIGE. @Youlcém SaVe OVER 25 ‘ PEI! can. by Purchasing Direct From Our Factory. Old Pianos Taken in Exchange- Tuning and Repairing. Telephone 9242. l'lllllllllllll MI— 5 MANUFACTURERS OF M. H IGH- GR ADE GRAND AND UPBIGHT OVER FORTY YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE New FACTORY AND WAREROOM, I25 and 127 Pacific Street. -' STAMFORD. CONNECTICUT r
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