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Will also take orders tor lllLS senger service in New York Goods called or and delivered to all parts of the town Orders received titE P. Wee-3’ s D1112r Store 33 Wall Street, w1th telephone connection un- ti 8.31). C E. LOCKVVOOD. DAILY FREIGHT LINE BETWEEN NORWALK. SO. NORWALK NEW YORK. Propellers city of Norwalk, Vulcan and Eagle. Leave N orwalk at 5 p. to. Leave So. Norwalk at 6 p. m. Leave New York, Pier 23, E. R., Beekman St., 5 p m, drool]. NATIONAL our. 26 WALL 811, NOR WALK. NCCRPORATED SEPT. 1, 7,876. ni’l'l‘AL, :- - - - - . $100,000 mm M . HOLMES, President. . L. Bursa, Vice-President. WILLIAM A. Cun'rrs, Cashier DIRECTORS : when M. HOLMES, H. E. DANN, L. CUNNINGHAM, J. T. Pnowrr'r 1;. L. Boron, S. H. HOLME 8 J . Cousms. J11. lilscount Day, Saturday. one of its THE EVENING GA'ZEr'r-‘n AFTER THE BLOOMING. 0h, little rosebud with petals red, As you nod by the garden wall And dewdrops drink, Do you ever think That some day your petals will fall? Some day your fragrance will all be gone, Your sweetness a thing of the past? For it matters not how Much prized you are now. ‘ Little rosebuds cannot always last. And, oh, little maiden, with eyes so blue, As you sing, and laugh, and are gay, ' Does it come to you That some day, too, Your roses will pass away? But the little rosebud nods on by the wall, Caressed by the winds so free; And the blue-eyed girl Swings in the mad whirl Unheeding the song andm Oh, wise little rosebud and wise little girl, Why turn to the daik ere you must? Nod on and laugh on Till your pleasures are gone. Live to-day! For the marrow—trust! —Johnstone Murray. in Womankind. A QUEER ADVENTURE. It happened about seven years ago. I had been transacting some business in London, and was returning by the afternoon mail to my home. in the coun- try. Being the only occupant of the car- riage in which I rode, I broke the tedium of the journey by reading. in the dim light of the chill December day, some of the several periodicals with which I had furnished myself at the bookstall previous to my departure from the sta- tion. The papers at that time were full of accounts respecting some startling out— rages committed just previously by a band ofdeSperate nihilists, who, in their own particular manner, 11 ere levy1ng war upon civilization in a. well-known European capital. The reports were alarmingly graphic, and an air of in— security was engendered by reading them, for rumor had it that the ramifi- cations werc well-nigh limitless, ex~ tending into other lands besides their 011 11, and it 1v as plainly hinted that Eng- land was shortly to receive a. special share of their attentions. I read on until the growing darkness rendered the operation too difficult to be longer indulged in, and then mused upon what I had read until, half my journey being accomplished, it became necessary for me to change my train. With a quarter of an hour to spare, I entered the buffet attached to the sta— tion at which I had. stopped, with the object of obtaining some needed re- freshment. Having eaten not-hing since breakfast, I was hungry, and looked round for something substantial where - with to appease my appetite. The only available thing beside the usual sandwich was a German sausage, which I began to tackle without the least compunction. Although not an edible that I usually indulged in—to be correct, 1 had never before tasted it— the inelegant polony seemed to my sharpened palate quite toothsome food, and I ate vigorously, and felt, as I be~ lievcd, all the better for it when the time came to resume my journey. I had a companion this time, a man who, like m1 self 11 as closely wrapped, and 11110 occupied the sent directly op- posite to toe corner one in which I placed myself. In his hand I noticed that he carried a small, oblong parcel, incased in bi 011n paper and tied with a strip of thin string, so arranged as to forma loop for the fingers that held it On stai t1ng, my fello1v—.1a1eler made a few commonplace remarks about the went-her, and later 011, with an air of decided sociability, offered me his flask. I am aware that it is not ordinarily ad- ; , visable to accept hospitality in this way from a stranger, and it is a thing I al- ways set my face against. but, in this instance, I broke through my custom and took the proffered drink, and then. drawing my wraps closely around me, snuggled into my corner, and tried to make mvself comfortable for the rest of the ride I had not been long thus ensconced . of action, , ing. addressing me. “The potion imbibed from my flask is a. special decoction which will prevent action on your part: for some time to come. So sit, still and listen! You know, doubtless, what this is,” he continued, pointing to the box. which he had placed 011 the seat beside him, “and most likely you guess what I am at the same time. In case you do not, I Will tell you at once that I am one of that noble band who have for their object in life the emancipation of man— kind from the tyranny of authority!” “In other words, you are a. nihilist—-a dynamitard ‘3" I suggested. “Use those terms if you like,” he re- plied. “There is nothing in a. name. Acts are the things whereby men are judged. Hear what I have to say! The society to which-I belong has decreed the immediate doom of an authorita- tive rule, and with that object has dis- patched emissa ries far and wide to car- ry out its behests. A big blow is short-1y to be struck, and there is not a. country in the whole of Europe which will es- cape it. Russia, Germany, Austria, France, all are condemned, and even England, the vaunted home of the free, is not to be exempt. At the present moment, there are 99 picked men, armed with the most deadly bombs, in London itself, awaiting the signal to commence. One more worker is re- quired, and I am commissioned to find some one to supply the want. I have done so, and my choice falls upon you! " I started in my seat at these words, uttered in a fiercely earnest tone. He concluded: “You, yes, you must become one of us; must enroll yourself under the ban- nor of emancipation, and strike a‘blow for liberty! ” “ And 11 hat if I refuse. 9” I inquired, as quietly as my excitement 11 ould allow. He leaned f0111ard, and hissed rather then spoke in my ear: “If you will not do this, then you yourself are doomed! Mark me, un- less you join our ranks you will never leave this train alive!” “Who will prevent me ?” I asked, again making a vain endeavor to rise. “1 will!” he shouted, fiercely. “I defy you!” I exclaimed, with a firmnes I did not really feel, thinking that a determined attitude might possr- bly overawe him, for assassins are in- variably cowards. I was mistaken in my man, however, for on. hearing my words he put his hand under the cloak that enveloped him and drew forth :1. poniard, the sharppointed edge of which he felt critically with the tip 01‘. his finger. “I will give you one minute in which to consider your decision,” he said, “and if at the. end of that time you re» main obdurate, then this blade goes straightway through your heart!” In order, I suppose, to amuse himself during the interval he pricked several holes with the point of the instrument in his arm just above. the wrist, from each of which the blood squirted in small, purple jets, showing how sharp was the weapon’s edge. 111 a little while he said: “The time is up. What say you now ‘3” “What I said before," I replied. "‘Do your worst! ” Instantly hc sprung to his feet and clutched me by the throat. ‘ “Coward!” I cried, half choking, as I was, and struggling in his iron grasp. The epithet seemed to madden him. for his face. became livid with sudden rage, his eyes glared wildly and his breath came in thick and hurried gasps. “You shall neger say that again!" he shouted, tightening his hold until the blood swelled up in my face and my eyes seemed ready to burst from their sockets. With the energy of despair I made one final attempt to recover my power and felt. that. 1 was succeed»- Tho effect of the potion was evi- dently working off, and with use rc— -turning to my limbs I realized that when a kind of d1011 sy stupor began to j creep over me, which steadily increased, despite repeated efforts on my part to shake it off. As I sat in this semi-con- scious state, my thoughts. reverted to the nihilistic literature I had been read- ing, and instantly itoccurrcd to me that the brandy I had been drinking was drugged. The thought was not a pleas- ant one, and somewhat alarmed by it I made a farther attempt to rouse my- self from the lethargy in to which I was falling, but without success. Suddenly I lost consciousness entirely, and every- thing became a blank. It was only f or a few moments, how- ever, for my senses returned as quickly as they had left. me, although my power of action was quite gone. I seemed like a~ person under the influence of some mesmerie spell, from which there is no escape. In this condition my gaze ,in- stinctivelv turned to my conpanion, and I noticed, as I thought, a mysteri- ous change in his appearance. His com- plexion had assumed a malignant air, his eyes wore a wild look, and round his month there curled a cunning smile. As I sat watching him, he began to undo the parcel in his hands, and draw- ing away the paper in which it- was in- closed, exposed to viewsa box apparent- ly made of tin. A little hinged door on sides, which he presently Opened. showed that the interior was filled with a species of clockwork ar— rangement, and instinctively I guessed that the thing I beheld was one of those diabolical inventions which have. come to be known by the term of infernal mn- chines. On beholding this horrible engine of destruction, which, for aught I knew, might be fosed ready for its dreadful work, my first thought was to stretch out my hand for the communication cord, and, by stopping the train, let the authorities know the manner of man they were carrying; but, 011 attempting to rise, 1 found that my limbs utterly refused their office, and I was as help- less as \though I had been bound hand and foot. My companion, evidently , divining my intention,_spoke. “You arc powerless to move," he said, 1 now was my time. Concentrating all the strength I had into one tremendous effort, I managed to free myself from his grip and immediately closed with him. We struggled violently together for a. few seconds, neither gaining the mastery, and then I stumbled and 11c both fell to the ground, he uppeimost. It seemed that my hour was come, for in his hand he held the deadly 11 enpon. As I saw the gleaming blade descend in one swift stroke I raised my voice and shouted-— “Tickets, please! All tickets ready!” It was the summons of the collector. I rubbed my eyes and looked around. There was my fellow traveler sitting quietly on the seat opposite, regarding me with an amused expression On his face. “Been sleeping?” he queried, as my gaze caught his. “I suppose I have,” was my hazy re- ply. “And dreaming, too,” he added, with a smile; “unpleasantly, I should guess, by your manner.” 1. It was so. The substantial repast of which I had partaken had been the means of bringing on a heavy slumber which lasted right on to my journey's end, and the fearful adventure through which I had been passing was not, as I had imagined it, a thing of reality, but only a horrid nightmare, engen~ dered by the reception of a mass of in- digest-ible food into a constitutionally dyspeptic stomach. My companion, of course, was no more a nihilist than I was. The only fusible article inside. his brown—paper parcel was a box containing a hundred choice cigars, and his flask, he assured me, held nothing more injurious to the system than a quantity- -of fine old Cognac. As I related to him the experience through which I had gone he indulged in a hearty laugh, a.,nd while I could not refrain from joining him, even at my own expense, I inwardly registered a vow to give German sausage a very wide berth for the future.—Tit-Bits. —-If thou hast a. loitering servant, send him of thy errand just before his dinner.——Fuller. i l .MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS; . —-It is said that stammerers rarely, if ever, show any impediment of speech when speaking in whispers. —A dream that you have lost your sight indicates that you will soon dis- cover the perfidy “of a trust-ed friend. —The Sailboat for the pilot’s use is going out of date, and the steamboat is taking its place. One is in. success- ful operation in New York waters. —-—The natives of Canada do not scru- ple to take out patents in \Vashington; 293 have been granted by our patent office to our cousins on the other side of the St. Lawrence. ——The otter is becoming more rare each year- Anthony Dokey caught one in a. trap a few days ago in Black river, at Lee, Mich. It weighed 25 pounds, and the pelt is valued at $15: —One of the greatest war records in Maine belongs to the safe of a company in Bars Mills, which has been blown open three times by burglars, and now has three holes in it, filled with powder, left by a recent marauding party. —The average yearly sunshine in England, according to a recent work by Dr. Van Bebbier on meteorology and hygiene, is 1,400 hours; in Germany, 1,700; in Italy, 2,300; and in Spain, 3,- 000. London averages 23 hours of sun- shine out of a possible 100, and Madrid 66. ———A tramp visited all the houses at Cloverport, Ky.,'and begged from every kind lady he met a postage stamp with which to send a letter to his sick mother. He got the stamp every time 'and went out of town with several dol- lars' in his pockets as a. result of the. successful ruse. ——It is stated that an electric hen 'has recently been invented, which is claimed to be superior to the natural article of flesh, feathers and blood, ex- cept that it cannot lay eggs. When the electric incubator has produced the chickens, an electric foster mother takes them in charge. The upper part is devoted to the freshly hatched, while the lower part is so arranged that the young can run around on the ground, and at the same time find heat and protection when they require it. THE BURIATS. Something of tliefibits of a Peculiar Siberian People. A St. I’etei‘sburg correspondent gives an abstract of a recent account gwen by a l-lussran physician, Dr. Shcndri- kofski, of the Buriats, a racéinhabifing from time immcmorial the regions around Lake Baikal, in Siberia. “’l‘lic _1' are an entirely pastoral 11': cc. They all, men and common, practically live in thc saddle. In summer they dwell 011 The plains; in “intei 11 hen the snows come. they retire to the hills and AW 111 1 nits, huts built of wood or felt. llCli c- .y and dirty. They think $0111 in: it; and ‘brick' ten. 1 hey seldom . .1t meat, but whencver they do they eat. it 111 enormous quantities. six pounds or seven pounds at a time. without salt or bread. They are insatiable smokers, men and 11 omen, cvc11clilldrenindulg- ing inordinately. There is scarcely any social life among them. Each 111118, of fie or six families. generally related, lives its 011 11 separate existence. Their rcligion was formally Shamanism, but about :1 century ago the Mongol Llamas were permitted to preach Buddhism :zmong them, and Shamanism has nova but fcw followers. The Buddhists 11111 c :1 Lian-2:1 of their own, appointed by the Dnlni of '.l'hibit, in a. monastery near Selenginsl:. In this monastery is :1 school of d1vinity and one of medicine. According to the medical teaching of the Llnms most diseases arise from dis— orders of the liver, which is looked up- :111 as the most important organ in the body. Diagnosis, 11011 e1 er, depends so ‘ely upon the condition of the pol _c. The B11119. is suffer mostly f1 om sc1 ofuln and scurvy. ' Skm diseases are rare. notwithstanding their want of cleanli— ness. ldiotism, crctinisrn, malforma- tions and mental disorders arc not un- common, possibly on account of fre- quent intermarriages; but the race is not dying out, as is shown by the fact that bet11 een 1863 and 1893 their num- bers increased by 20.41191 cent. ”—-Lon- don Lancet. . —: . .~ Pecul‘arities of February. The month of lv'ebruary in aleap year has some peculiarities of which not many people are aware. This year, for example, February has five Saturdays. This has occurred just once in every 28 years for the last-124 years. Feb— ruary will have five Saturdays again in 1008, 12 years from now, be- cause at the turn of the cen- tury there comes a break in the :36 year period, which is reduced to 12 1"cais. Tw—enty -eight years later, in 1936 we will again 13'have five Saturdm s in the month of I' ebruary. This same rule holds good for every day in the 11 eek, each recurring five times in the leap year month of February every.28 years, with the exception of Monday and Wednesday. During the last 200 1"ea1s these two days have come fi1e times in February at. one inter1 al of '12 years, while the rest of the days have been ’40 years apart once during the same period for 200 years—St. Louis Republic. Famous Twins. Montagu Williams and Sir Douglas were known as “The Twins.” On one occasion they had been fighting before an alderman at the Guildhall, and on leaving the building they linked their arms and went off together in the di- rection of the Garrick club. “Lor’, l'iill,” cried out one of the loafers out- side the court, “ain’ t we bin sold? Why, we thought they was quarrelin’ together inside like cat and dog. It’s all a put up job, Bill. Jest look at’ em now, arm in arm, and roarin’ with laughter, like two old pal-s.” Who does not remember Mr. Pickwick’s horror when Mr. Serjea'nt Snub'bin said “good morning” to Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz ‘1' And what can their respective followers ~"think of it when they hear ofArthur Balfour and John Morley linking their arms and going together to Saturday pops ?——London News. '9' THE SHIPPING OF'ANIMKALS. Cattle on Ocean Voyages to Receive the ' Best of Care and Attention. _ he improvement in the arrange- ments made for the protection of ani- mals during the voyage across the At- lantic are said by Mr. Tonnan, principal of the animals division of the board of agriculture to have fairly kept pace with the increase of the. trade. During the early days, according tothe- London News, the losses, owing totcmpestuous weather, bad ventilation and other causes, were often of a. very serious character, and in some cases resulted in the destruction of the entire living cargo. As experience was gained, how- ever, an improvement took place, and since the year 1889, when the losses among cattle amounted to no less than 21 of every thousand that were em- barked, there has bee-n a steady de- crease in the mortality among this class of animals, until, in 1898, it was re- duced to three per thousand, and dur- ing the year 1894 to five per thousand. Sheep are at all times bad travelers when compared with cattle, the losses among them during along journey be- ing almost always large, and during the five years in question the average losses amounted to 28 per thousand. Notwithstanding the fact, however, that the importation during 1894 in- creased nearly eight-fold, and leaped up to upward of 400,000, the losses dur- ing the past year only amounted to 17 per thousand. LEFT-HANDED PARROTS. Curious Observation of One \Vho Has Much to Do with Animals. Superintendent Sol Stephan, of the Cincinnati Zoo, has made all sorts of curious discoveries in the habits and characteristics of animals, the latest of which, says the Enquirer, is that wild creatures are mostly left-handed. .Mr. Stephan has been endeavoring to verify this observation on two parrot-s lately brought from Mexico. He found t-hat'in grasping a finger offered as :1. perch, the parrots almost always put the left foot forward. Usually the finger thus offered is that of the right hand, But when the left finger is offered to the parrots, thev put forward the right foot. There is, however, apparently a small residuum of preference for the left foot. This seems to be due to the fact that men are usually right-handed and offer the right hand to the parrot. The left foot is the one naturally put forward by the parrot in this case, and through repetition Of this action a Species of left-footedness is induced. Mr. Stephen’s general conclusion is that- t-liere is no evidence that the parrot is naturally left-footed. The. appearance of that left-footed- ness is due entirely to the fact. that those who offer the finger or food to parrots do so, as a rule, with the right hand. Repetition of this process makes the parrot more or less left-handed in time. Historical Records of Maryland. In speaking of the records of the provincial court of the province of Maryland, from 1057 to the revolution, now preserved in Anne Arundel county, the Baltimore Sun says: “The historical value of these oldrecords is intestimable. It. is believed that 11-0 other state in the union has such records of family. his— tory showing the manner of living among the people of the colony as far back as 250 years ago. In the wills, families can be traced back from father to son for :1 cent ury. _ The court record books containing inventories of per- sonal estates make. a. complete exhibit of the character of household furni— ture, kitchen implements, farm uten- sils, etc, used by the early settlers and their descendants during the first cen- fury and a half of the. colony. From these things we can read much of the habits and customs of the people.” A Heartless Experiment. The Lancet tells this story to show the trials of :1 country doctor in France. A young physician settled in_ a com— mune, whose paupers he attended for ten dollars per annum. One night, soon after his arrrval at this Eldorado, he received an urgent summons to Visit. a patient who lived at a distance of six kilometers from the village. On reach- ing the cottage—«it was then 1] p. m.— he found the doors closed and lights 1.x- tinguished. In repy to his knocks the door was opened by a sturdy peasant, who laughing] y informed him that there was no illness in the house, but that his wife had wished to see if, when anyone was ill, he would come if sent for! The unfortunate medico—since dead from overwork, and probably 11n- derfeeding-—rcmarked: “I could have felled him to the ground.” An Artistic Compliment. A hairdresser in Boston numbered among her patrons many gentle’men of the medical profession. One day when operating upon one of them he broke forth in great glee: “Yet you dink, dogtar? I haf been to dot hospital, 11nd vile I vait to go up und cut aman’s hair I see 1narple.busts of de dogtors. Dere was Dog’wr Stores, und dere vas Dogtor Peegelow mit de vig I dress for him dose dwenty years, in 'marple. Dink of dot! You of my vigs in mar- ple!” Horses Regular at the Bath. The horses which are used. on the Kennebec rice fields are so accustomed to dropping through the ice that they don’t seem to mind it. They are yanked out a little roughly, to be sure, but they take their medicine like the chickens belonging to the family that was con- stantly moving, which, every time they saw a covered cart stop in front of their house, would turn on their backs and stick their legs into the air to be tied together, ready for transportation. Another Immense Log Raft. 5 Preparations are making for building another immense 10g raft on Puget sound, to be towed by sea to San Fran- ciscoe. Last year a. large raft was towed from the Columbia river to San Fran- cisco and the undertaking was a big suc- cess. .- To Cure all‘ ' kinds of Coughs or Colds, either Bronchial ‘ or Pulmonary, also Hoarse- ness and Sorefiess use WILLIAMS’ " ’ NEW ENGLAND Made from a recipe of one of the most famous doctors in New England. It contains no opium of any form and there s no danger as with some preparations of forming the Morphine Habit. Children like it, as it cures them without upsetting the r stomachs. - 111111113 & CARIETDN ~1:11. HARTFORD, OT. EVERYBODY snou‘rs Foe HALE’S LUNG BALSAM. It Cures When all Others Fail. 2511. at T—T ATE—FPS, it‘ll} Bill EN PRJBE- 011‘ MEAT. Round, Sirloin and Por- 1'1-1l1011se Stu 111s, Sausge, PM. 21111 Rib Roasts Reduced 20. 1. Pound All First Quality Meat. J . W. BOGARDUS, 6 WATER s11, NORWALK 1.1111111 lltitlollll SPRING WATER FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY ' ’Tto Holmes, K111111181 Sellout Co FALL AND WINTER SUlTINGS. Having 1rocured a large line of handsome Fall and _ inter suitings, I am ready to make them up 111 the latest styles. _ F.KOCOUR, I? North Main St, South Nowell. evascearsr NEW Lor IN BLUE ANQBLACK. ' i - , Tailor-made, latest style,sati $b 5 0 $109 warsts and sleev e linings. DIAGON AL WORSTltfiD ITS, IN BLUE AND BLA‘K ,SU. $8.50 g1 Sllitq Fine Custom Work. All great bargains. Call 9nd examine. H. GOODWIN, 170 \VASHINGTON STBFET BRIDNGE. y ' Horace E. Dana, EXCELSIOL L1 very and Sale______s Stable. Opposite Danbury and Norwalk Railroad uepot Norwalk', Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers Safe horses for women sndehildren. . « SADDLE HORSES A SPEClAL'l’ y
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