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Hood’s Pills iihil‘zii’lflfizm 1"“ "‘ Norwalk Opera House FOR ONE WEEK, COMMENCING Monday Evening. March 91h Return Engagement of PROF JOHN REYEOEES. From London. England. The Greatest Living 11111111111 Laughabie, Mystical and Wonderfullv Ex-. citing Entertaniments. Consisting of Expei 1- 111en. .s in .ini .1al Magnetism or Mental Elec- vricity. 1’e1sous coming voluntarily from the and- ience. if found susceptible, will be made to close tl1-i1 eyes without being able to open them: they will be made to stammer, forget th -ir names, laugh dance and sing; their 1 lunrary motions Will be completely con- 11 11 ed, so thev cannot stand or sit. Water 11il be changed to wine, coffre, etc. They 11.1. 11 shown the Falls of N1aga1.1, take a ride in a bal oon and many other 1nte1 estmg illu- Slolls: Admission 10, 20 and 300 He erved Sea. 5 no“;a on sale at Weeds and Tomiins 111 5 Drug sr Ladi es Admitted FfeeMon ay Night, norres reams One Solid Week, Commencing ‘ MONDAY, DIARCH 9, ’96. 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HOLMES, H. E. Dams, ". L. CUNNINGHAM, J. T. Pnowrrr 1.: L Born, 8. H. Homn: 5 J. Cousms, J R. lisce'unl llay, Salurdav- I. .1. FOUR TIMES IN A DAY. The General Relates Some Expe- riences with Bandits in Mexico. ' “Yes,” said the general, “it is per- fectlv true. I was robbed four times in one day. This is the story: “I was going from the City of Mexico to Spain, and fortunately for me I sent val ious sums to Vera. Cruz and to Spain in advance by means of bills of ex- change; so that when I took my seat in the coach at Pueblo on the way to Vera. Cruz, I had little of value about me except half a dozen onzas and a gold watch. It was about three a. 111. when we started, and in the two hours before the commencement of daylight we should get so short a distance from the city‘tl1at we thought ourselves se- cure from molestation. There were four inside passengers beside myself, all too sleepy to talk; so we alternate- ly dozed and smoked cigarettes for about an hour, when all at once we heard a trampling of horses on both sides of the coach, and to our horror we were halted. I 'was trying to put my head out of the window to see what was the matter, when, I was prevented from doing so by the effectual method of having the muzzle of a pistol thrust into my face. Then we were-all ordered out; though I found time first to slip my watch into my boot. Day was just dawning, and we could distinguish the figures of about 20 men grouped round the coach. They were all on horseback, except those who had dismounted in order to turn out the baggage or to guard us. Our pockets were promptly searched, and their contents vanished as if by magic, while our-portmanteaux were being torn open and hastily rum- maged. Of course whatever arms we had upon us were appropriated at once; but- the search was not so complete as it might have been had our early callers not seemed pressed for time. “As it was, within ten minutes, and with scarcely a sentence‘spoken on either side, the bandits were all in the saddle again and riding off at. a gallop toward the wooden base of Malinche, leaving us with our rifled belongings strewn about the dusty road, as we stood helplessly gazing at. each other. rl'he whole thing was so quickly over that it seemed like adream. The driver alone was as composed as ever, and re- moved his cigar from his lips to remark that they must be good people, because they had not harmed the coach by so much as a bullet hole: though, he add- cd, they might have been afraid of the patrol hearing shots. “'ell. we re- packed our clothing and continued our journey, cursing both the bandits and the government that permitted them. “The next few hours passed peaceful- ly, until at about 11 o’coock we were just beginning the rapid descent into the valley of Orizaba, when, for the sec- ond time, we were halted; moreover, it was not by mounted men in a hurry now, but. was very deliberately done. At a sharp turn we found a. felled tree lying across the road, and, looking round, we saw that we were in a trap. Fifteen or twenty men were lounging toward us from the cover of some rocks 50 yards behind, while half a dozen more, who seemed to have arisen from the earth, were "advancing with rifles at the ‘ready.’ Alongside the coach. sitting on a rock smoking a cigarette, was a most gentlemanly looking man, evidently the captain of the band, and some distance up the mountain- i 1 side were more men, with quite a troop “ of horses and mules. “ ‘Good morning, senores.’ captain, politely. ‘I am sorry to be obliged to go through some formalities with you; but it is the fortune of war. and my men are greatly in need of a few necessaries, its-their pay is in ur- rears. “I ventured to rcmark that the re- gret was mutual, as a. requisition had already been made upon us shortly after leaving Puebla. “ ‘Still,’ permsted the captain, P‘I should like to show you some of the beauties of this part of the country,’ and he led us off to a clump of pines beautifully situated on the edge of a cliff overlooking the valley 3,000 feet below. ‘A lovely view,’ said our captor, softly, ‘and splendid trees. Well, senores, now we will have no more fool-' ing. Doubtless when you were at- tacked this mormng you had time to secrete several trifles that we may find useful. Kindly hand them over at once; and if, when you are afterwards searched, my men find that you have concealed anything, those trees shall bear fruit, for you will all be hanged upon them within ten minutes!’ “We could see that the scoundrel was in dead car nest, and I confess that. l fished my watch out of my boots at once, at thesamc lillle handing over a couple of onzas I had slipped into the lining of my hat. One of my fellow passengers began to clutch despairing- ]y at his throat, and I thought at first that he was going to have a fit. But he was only taking out of his neck-cloth bank bills for $2,500. Another passen- ger ruefully explained that under the cushion of his seat in the couch would be found a bag containing 20 onzas. The captain took over, our effects, thanking us politely; but the out-side pasengers. who only contributed a few odd dollars, received no thanks at all. ' In the meanwhile our baggage was be- ing searched, and everything of value annexed. Finally the shirts worn by myself and another passenger were borrowed by the lieutenant; and ser- geant, who remarked that they were going to a function that night, and would require clean linen, the latter part of which statement was palpably true. “ ‘But, senor captain,’ I mustered up courage to say, ‘we have had nothingto eat all day, and now when we reach Angus h‘rius, where we intended to breakfast, we shall ,not have a cent among us to pay for a meal.’ “ ‘True,’ said the ruffian. ‘I shall be delighted to relieve .your necessities. I think, presented me with said the ' i of the bushes upon us. So I must trouble you to alight.’ _ '1 l than live in any city of Scotland save 'private citizens. eyed. Newspaper word used in speak- gold watch and two onzas. Allow me the pleasurel’ and he gaveme a dollar, with a bow that would have graced a caballero of old Castile- “ ‘You,’ he resumed to another pas- senger, ‘made me a loan of $2,500; pray accept this trifle,’ handing out another dollar. “ ‘You, Senor, told us where to find the little bag of onzas,’ and with a fas- cinating smile another dollar changed owners; ‘but as for you, you beggarly thieves,‘ went on the captain, with a complete change of manner, to the out- side pasSengers, ‘you scarcely contrib- uted anything; so, as I can't afford to keep you in idleness, you must beg your breakfast from these noble ca- balleros. And now we must really be going, so I will say adieu; but, before leaving, I want you all to seat your- selves in line on this fallen tree, and look up at those rocks about 50 paces from you. Do you see them? Well, I have posted four men behind them, all picked shots, with orders to shoot the first of‘ you that moves withm the next two hours.’ . “I suggested that if he would return to me the watch which an hour ago was mine, we should be more likely to know when the time was up. He looked affec- tionately at my gold time—piece as-he re- plied: ‘I regret that I cannot oblige you to that extent, senor. You will have to guess the time; but I advise you not to be too soon, because the conse' quences would be serious. Good morn- ing!’ and, with a parting bow and smile, our gentlemanly bandit went of‘. in the direction of the horses, followed by his men, and the whole party was soon out of sight. “It was blowing a norther that day, and an icy wind was driving over the snows of the great volcano above us. We felt half-frozen; yet there we had to sit, in a. shirtless condition, for what seemed more like four hours than two. and I don’t think I have ever quite re covered from that chill. Of course-no one liked to move first, for fear of drawing the fire of our unseen guards behind the rocks; but at last we ven- tured to return to the coach, and when we got to Aguas Frias, the breakfast we ate, at aboutsupper time, was really surprising. Before starting again, we managed to borrow some clothes and blankets, for even down in the valley the night was chilly. Fortified with these and inspirited with our meal. we drove off, hoping to be at least al- lowed to reach Vera Cruz in peace. Our hopes soon proved to be ill—founded. for about two a. in. we were halted by a shot being fired at the coachman, which narrowly missed his nose. These new bandits had an amateurish cut. and were very different from our high— tone visitors of the morning. They were rugged and dirty, and they treat- ed us with no courtesy at all. When leaving Agnas Frias I and my shirtless I companion had placed ourselves next to the Windows, thinking that our ap- pearance might prevent our being stopped again, by bearing witness to our poverty. But it was in vain that we. 110w threw back our blankets and . showed our unshrouded forms; we . were ruthlessly bundled out and stripped of~blankets, boots, and, in- deed, almost everything wc had left. “Again we pushed on in shivering despair. It was a bright night, so 111- could make good time, and could travel safely into the flat country beyond the mountains, when~—it is almost incred- ible, but—we were stopped for the fourth time. We were passing through . endless miles of chapparal, which might have concealed an army for aught we knew, and to our horror, we saw an- ' other band of armed men gliding out Once more we were searched, and threatened with in- stant- death unless we handed over our valuables. We looked like a party of damaged Venuses by now, and one condition spoke for itself, but I ex- plained to the principal rufiian of the gang that we had ulrcad y been stopped three times that day, and, naturally, ! had nothing of value left. “ ‘Iloly Virgin!” he exclaimed; ‘vou have been attacked three times! And why did you not defend you1selves, 0h, ' men w ithout shame. 9’ “Now, it was really too much for a ' ladrone engaged in robbing us him.- self to begin calling 11s names because we had not defended our property, in order that he might take it. I felt that the limit of endurance had been reached, and I am afraid that my reply was couChed in very strong language indeed. However, I suppose tihe gang thought that nothing could be gained by murdering us, so after a fruit-less search, in the hope that. something might have been overlooked, they went off swearingdiscontentedly, and,naked, cold and miserable, we at last reache i Vera Cruz, after the most unpleasant journey I have ever taken. “But we were told that there was a case that-overtopped ours, for the dav before a coach had arrived bearing among its passengers a young lady lightly and chastely clad in a. news- paper!”——From “A Strange Career,” published by Roberts Bros. A Pocket Dictionary. ' Sawing w ood-~—A term applied to the act of kicking a reporter downstairs by a. public official. Functiop—Cold beef and mustard at the house of :1 regular advertiser. Duel—A word used to describe the preliminaries of an amicable adjust- ment. Demise—Death of a. man good for his funeral expenses. Brawl—An affair of honor between Man—An animal that cannot drive a. nail in the bottom of a mahogany table with the back of a hair brush. Accompli‘shed— —-I-ljornely, stupid, cross- ing of one division of the female sex. The Opposite of “ravishingly beauti. ful. ”—Ilouston Post. ' Scotch in Boston. Boston has more Scotch residents the fOur largest. ‘ . SAVED THE OWNER TROUBLE. Burglar Opened a Safe When the Combi- I nation Was Lost. The proprietor of a. large store on High street went to his place of busi- ness at an unusually early hour one morning; in fact, the sun had not yet risen when he turned the key in the. door. On entering he was surprised to find a man trying to open the door of his safe. He stood and watched him for some time, apparently deeply in- terested in the proceedings, says the .VVest Bedford (Mass) Windmill, when finally the burglar swung open the door of the safe with a delighted chuckle, but happening to turn he saw that he was discovered, and became very much alarmed. He jumped up and was about to make his escape through a back window, when the merchant called to him. “Don’t be in a. hurry, my friend; come back and sit down awhile and smoke a. cigar, while I straighten things 11p a bit, and then come to breakfast with me. You have done me a great favor.” “Why, how’s that?” asked the bur- glar, in great surprise. “Well, you see, I had the combina- tion of the safe on a bit of paper, and last night I accidentally locked it in the safe and forgot how to work it. I spent most of the night trying to get the thing open, and came in early this morningto have another try at it.” A DETECTIVE MYSTERY. Was the Noted Sleuth Himself 3 Success- ful Bank Cracksman. “The most mysterious affair I ever knew in detective circles,” said a. well- known sleuth to a Washington Star writer, "‘was a. case in the west. A detective had become famous by reason of his success in ferreting out heavy robberies. It seemed that none of the professionals could escape when he once started upon their trails. After a time all such cases were placed in his hands. The ‘first one that he could not discover the thief was a. big bank robbery, then after a year or two another, then another; his reputation was suffering, but it was still good, as during thc same period he was suc- cessful in other difficult cases. He was taken sick with fever, and while de- lirious told how he himself had per-3 petrated the robberies. describing every ‘ movement in detail. When he recov- ered, it was claimed that his failure to unravel the mysteries had caused 1' the raving confessions, but other men were put upon them, and they failed to find any clew whatever. The detec- tive retired and lives in elegant style, but whether or not he was as success- . as in enforcing it ful in eluding law will probably never really be known.” QUEEN VICTORIA DRESSED UP. Shela Then Quite Royal in Appearance, But Otherwise Only Ordinary. Queen Victoria, in her best bib and tucker, is still a very good-looking woman. In the hideous bonnets and old—fashioned shawls the queen so cou- stantly wears when not “on exhibi- tion” she gives one the impression of ‘ being merely a nice, cozy motherly old :' lady whose whole life’s inlerest is cen- tered in her family. One would never suspect her of being able to rise to the occasion and. look the part of queen. With the assumption of court finery, however, says the Philadelphia Times, Victoria doifs her homely manners and becomes at once the personification of l a gracious sovereign. To those who have seen her in both characters the metamorphosis has seemed little short of a miracle. On account of the queen’s lack of height she is rarely photographed standing; for though she scarcely measures five feet, her waist line is abnormally long, so when she is seated she gives one the impression of being a tall woman—an advantage the vanity of any woman, even a queen, would never ignore. Hypnotism in Medicine. The Journal of the American Medical ‘ Association has an editorial,the general trend of which is to show that hyp— notism has had its day and is practical- ly being laid upon the shelf, or, at least, its use confined to irregulars outside of the recognized school of medicine. This is a. rather curious statement to make, at least if one measures the interest of a medical topic by the number of arti- cles written about it. There are few subjects upon which German physi— cians are writing more monograms at present or in'which they seem to take a more active interest. The sensational side of hypnotism is certainly dying out, but a certain practical side, which is represented by the word “Buggesi tion,” has undoubtedly come to stay and to be used in therapéutios. Early Plety. D. L. Moody, the evangelist, told a story in Philadelphia. recently about his life before his conversion, when a boy of 17. He said that-while he was a pretty bad boy in his unregenerate days, deep in the follies and errors of the world, he never broke so far away from his early religious training as to forget to say his prayers every night. “I used to sleep with my brother,” he said, “and if either one of us happened to ' jump into bed without first getting on his knees, the other would swear at him vigorously and kick him out on the floor.” Mead for Russians. The officials intrustcd with the ar- rangement of the details of the czar’s corona-tion in Moscow this spring have ordered 15,000 hogsheads of mead, which is to be made of pure honey. I1, is an old Russian custom to regale the people with mead for three days during the festivities at the ancient capital. New Parisian Food. Camel’s flesh is the latest addition to the Parisian bill of fare, Algerian butch- ers undertaking to provide the supply. The meat- is said to taste like beef, though white like veal. The hump is considered a great delicacy by the Arabs. KEPT AHEAD OF THE BU‘LLETS. Astounding .Swiftness of Foot Shown by a Georglatnazor-Back. Col. Taylor Jenkins, who'lives afew miles north of Blakely, is known throughout that section as one of the most truthful men in it. At least, so says the Early County Times. Re- cently, while Mr. Jenkins was out hunting, his dogs began barking at was a wild hog. He took the hog'home and dropped" it in his cornfield. It is there now. A few weeks ago Mr. Jen- kins went out .to kill it, thinking he could easily do so with his unerring rifle. He searched about till he "jumped" it; Down a corn row it went like lightning. He leveled his rifle and “cut down” on it, but never touched a hair. He ,“jumped” it again and shot again, but no hog. Again and again he “jumped” it and shot at it, with the same result. He began to wonder what could be the matter. The corn row-s were as straight as moonshine whisky Tom Watson, yet hit it he couldn‘t. To shoot at the hog as it ran off down the corn rows was just like shooting at it standing, so far as getting a “bead on it” was concerned. To make sune that he didn‘t “wobble” off the hog he put. 11p a small target and "cracked down” at it five times, then took his ax and one hole in the middle of the spot. T but settled it—that the fault was not in him or the gun, but the hog had cut- run the bullets. LONDON DOGS OUT CALLINO. Their Cards Go Up with Those of Their Mistresses. It appears, from an article in the Figaro by M. Paul Megnin, that in Lon- don at thepresent time it is not only the fashion for a lady to provide her lap- dog with a little wardrobe and even a handkerchief, but to have visiting cards made- for it, too. When a fashionable lady pays a visit, taking her lapdog with her, she sends up the dog's card along with her own. M. Megnin says he was visiting the editor of one of the leading sporting pa- pers in London, when the servant brought in two cards, one that of a lady ‘ and the other as follows: uns. FRIVOLITY. . Collie. . Asked if he knew the name on the card, M. Megnin said he presumed 'it was some dog fancier. He was greatly sin pi ised to see a. lady come in, accom- panied by a handsome collie. M. \legnin went to a stationcr’s shop and ordered 100 cards for his little dog. - lie was again surprised to find that the stationer had some ready printed, ncat- ly packed in pretty little card cases. . -BEN FRANKLIN’S BIG HEAD. How He \‘Vnro His “’lg in His Pocket at the French Court. The difficulties encountered recently by the lineal descendants of that. great man, statesman. patriot and everything else that men properly hold in estima— tion —- Benjamin Franklin —— in having themselves enrolled among the Colonial Dames, recall an anecdote of him, says the V1 asliington Post, embulined in 1be faniiiy 1ec0rds of the sage of Mon- know 3, has never been published. When about to present himself for the first time at the court of Versailles he was 'nforlned by the master of ceremonies that a wig was a sine qua. non. Now, ' his head was so ldrge that no ordinary wig would begin to fit it, and the situ- ation w as embarrassing in the extreme. However, one was found sufficiently large to pass him through the ante chambers, after which he was permit- ted to remove the ridiculous conven- tional appendage and place it in his ample pocket, whence it never again emerged to public gaze. Cox and His Brownies. Palmer Cox says the idea of writing about the brownies came to him from reading Scotch traditions concerning these amusing little elves. They were, he says, almost unknown in America until he began writing about them, but in Scotland they had existed in the, folk lore for 500 years. The Scotch brownie, according to Mr. Cox, was a. beneficient- sort of sprite, whose only ’ thre’e emotions were joy, wonder and terror. It was supposed they were never seen by human beings, but went about at night performing helpful deed: for the country folk, at the same time getting a deal of fun themselves out of kindly pranks. Trained Goats. In Swizerland and other mountain- ous cou11t1 11.5 the goat leads long strings of animals daily to and from the mountains, but it is in South Africa ployed as a leader of flocks of sheep. Should a blinding storm of rain or hail drive the sillv sheep before it, or cause them to huddle togethc1 in a corner, so as to suffocate each other, the trained goat will wake them up, and by a method best known to himself will induce them to follow him to a. place of safety. Not Scientific. A song with the title: Sigh in the Heart," fell into the hands of the girl’s father, a very unsentimcntal physician, who exclaimed: “What wretched, unscientific rubbish is this? Who ever heard of such a case?” - He wrote on the outside: “Mistaken diagnosis; no sigh in the heart possible. Sighs relate almost e21- tirely to the lungs and diaphragm!” _..._. I Titled Thieves. A princess, 3. countess, a duchess and the daughter of a reigningprince were among the. 4,000 thieves, professional and unprofessional, arrested in Paris I dining the first six months of last year. something in a large hollow log. It- and his gun true as the third party to ‘ chopped in and found five balls all in‘ tic-ell. 1, but 1'. hich, so far as the writer - ”$8.50 a Suit. that it is particularly kept and em- \ “There’s a . was sent byayoung _ man to his sweetheart; but the paper ' ’EVERYBODY SHOUTS FOR HALES LUNG; _ 111111 .. ‘ 2511. at ‘ 1=r ATn‘l-TI’S. 111111111 Pen-y 1V E_A"l‘. Round, Sirloin and Port terhouse “Steaks, Sausge, I 1 P01 and Rib Roasts ‘ Reduced 21;. 1 Pound. All First Quahty Meat. . J. W. EBoeARDUS, E EIEE 111111111 SPRINN WATER FOR‘THE Stomach, -_.~« -3 Bo wels, ‘ Liver and ~ Kidneys. 11. FOR SALE BY Tie Holmes, Keeler 818111311 Ci 1111 1111111111111 5011111135 Having rocured a large line of handsome Fall and inter suitings, I am ready to make them up in the latest styles. F. KOCOUR, 17 Nuih Male St, 80th Norwaik. @EEREOATSA , NEW LOT IN BLUE AND BLACK. ‘ - Tailor-made latest stvle, sati 86 ‘0 $109 waists and Lleeve limngs. DIAGONAL WORSTED SUITS. IN BLUE AND BLACK, . 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