ABEOLU‘E‘EWRI EUBE SOUTH NORWALK. The South NorwalK Office of the Gazette Is at the store of New- man & Pinney, No. orders. for Job Printing, as well as Homer M. Bylngton, Manager. The board of School Visitors will meet to-night. The barge Henry Vandusen is at John H. Ferris’ wharf loaded with coal F. B. Coleman will erect a barn on his premises in which to store his new bicycle. Lieut. Col. Crowe will be one of the judges at the priZe squad drill of 00. G in Danbury to-night. Mr. W. D. F. Prentiss is inproved in health. Yesterday he was able to go out for a short drive. Colfax Encampment, I. O. O. F, met last night and worked the third degree on sevesal candidates. Miss Florence Brown, who has been visiting friends in Great Barrington, returned home this morning, Jere Donovan expects to leave for Canada to-day, on a short visit to his daughter, who is at school there. Karl Johnson, a former employee of John H. Ferris, has returned from a visit to his mother country, Sweden. M. as Gertrude Bohannan entertained the Chautauqua last evening papers read at the former meeting were repeated. A son of Willie B. Mills, of Day street, is sick with the diphtheria. Health Officer Coburn has quarantIned the house. The Building and Loan Association will hold their monthly meeting in Taylor Sr Golden’s othce on Washington street this evening. Un cas Tribe, 1. O. B. M., rehearsed the Chiefs and Warriors degrees last night and to night they will work them on candidates. I The Fawcett versus Ireland case comes up in the Supreme Court in New Haven to- day. Attorney John H. Light is in attendance.- A large number of local young peOple expect to attend the Bridgeport Wheel club’s reception in the Bridgeport Ar- mory this evening. , ‘ A dog had his legs cut off this noon on the Wilson Point tracks of the Dan- bury & Norwalk railroad, near the Meadow street bridge. The remains of Josephine, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ray- mond, were brought from New York 'for interment in the EJBII Nor walk ceme- tery, this morning. To-morrow afternoon on the prem- ises, at" .1 o ’,clock the homestead of the late Andrew J. Crofut will be ,cfl'ered for sale, at auction, under the dire‘ction of the executor of the estate. Mrs. W. D. F. Prentiss has bought the adjoining property to their Wood- ward avenue estate which was owned by Paul Berg. Mrs. Prentiss has been negotiating for some time for this pur- chase and has finally come to satisfac- tory terms with Mr. Berg. A wagon got caught in the trolley tracks where the road had been dug out to lay the bricks,yesterday afternoon in front of Tomlinson’s drug store, but it was go ten out without any damage be- ing done. A young man named E lward Selleck employed at the depot news stand was struck in the eye by a stone supposedly thrown from a slung-shot, while sitting upon the porch of a house on Crescent Terrace, last night. He was quite pain- fully injured and visited B. H. Plais- ted’s drug store where Dr. H. E. Bates relieved his pain with cocaine. At the annual meeting of the officers and teachers of the South Norwalk Congregational Sunday school, held last evening, the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year from May 1st: Superintendant; Jacob M. Lay- ton; first associate, Edward H. Gum- bart; associate in charge of intermediate department, Marshall H. Tolles; asso- ciate in charge of primary‘ department, Miss Margaret B. Weed; treasurer, John H. Ferris; librarian, Charles S. St. John; secretary, Jesse M. Ferris; executive committee, Louis E. Nash, Nelson Dickerman, Frank A. Ferris, Miss Eliza G. Platt, Mrs. Gerald H. Beard and Mrs. Charles S. St. John. , The Philharmonic Orchestra gave an excellent concert and ball in Music Hall, last evening. There was a good attendancc'and the dancing and music enjoyed by all. Under the able 19.11- ership of Prof. ‘,‘Be1t” Freeman the orchestra rendered several choice selec- tions which were highly eninyed by In addition Miss K1tt1e Wehle, those present. Flynn and Messrs. Force, dancing was indulged 111,111.11 the twelve numbers on the program were greatly enjoyed. The, 12 North Main Street, where Advertisements and Items of News. can be left with ABOUT ABYSSINIA. The chief exports are gold, ivory, slaV' es, coffee, butter, honey and wax. - Abyssinia is a, V ery mountainous coun- t1 y. Many of the peaks are always cov- ered with snow. The literature of Abyssinia amount-s to little. What there is deals with re- ligious matters, The country is so situated that the climate is one of the most salubrious on the ‘face of the géobe. The area of the country is about 200,- 000 square miles. Its inhabitants num- ber a little over 4,000,000. Adowa, where the Italians met de~ feat, is the second city in Abyssinia, haV' mg a. population of 7,000 inhabitants. 'The people are mostly agriculturists. Cotton cloth, leather, parchment, iron and brass are manufactured. The majority of the inhabitants of Abyssinia. are of the Cducassian race and are VV ell formed and handsome. The language of the religion and literature of the country is the Geez, VV hich belongs to the Ethiopic class of languages. According to'the Aby ssinians the queen of Sheba VV as their ruler and from her son Menelek their kings are de- scendcd. The Gallo. race, which came from the south, constitutes a large part of the soldiery. They are fierce and turbu- lent. The name Abyssinia. is derived from the Arabic word Habesch, meaning mix— ture, and refers to the mixed character of the people. Abyssinia. is one of the most ancient monarchies in the world. Until re- cently, however, the king was generally afraid of his chiefs. The prevailing religion of Abyssinin is every corrupt form of Christianity. It is professed by the majority of the people and by the reigning princes. CURIOUS AND ENTERTAINING. Paris differs from London and other large towns in this: Its better class resivde'within the city and not in the subunbs. The foundation of a. church at San Como, Guatemala, has been shifted . seven inches by the growth of two large white gum trees. The Coliseum of It 01118 VV as built to accommodate 100,000 spectators. It COVers 51/2 acres of land, and was 120 feet high.2 An unusually large gray eagle, which measured seV on feet from tip to tip of its wings; three inches between its eyes, four inches across the top of its head, was killed near Philomath, Ore., a few day 5 ago. Florida is noted for its rivers and lakes. The St. John’s river is nearly 400 miles long. The Indian river is a salt VV atcr lagoon, 165 miles long and from one to six miles wide, and is famous for its oranges and pineapples. National flowers have been adopted in various countries as follows: Greece, violet; Canada, sugar maple; Egypt, lotus; England, rose; France, flour rlelis; Germany, corn flower; Ireland, shamrock; Italy, lily; Prussia, linden; Saxony, mignonettc; Scotland, thistle; Spain, pomegranate; Wales, leek. It costs more to scnd a ton of goods from London to the west of Ireland than to J upon. A ton of woolen goods can be forwarded from London to New York for $3.; to Chicago, 1,000 miles in- land, for $7, and to Japan for $10. The same goods sent from Derry to Lon- don cost $14, and from Gwcedore, 70 miles inland, $24. MANY AND VARIOUS PATENTS. There are 2,487 different varieties of fire escapes and ladders to be used in emergencies. Soda water and other cooling bever- ages are manufactured according to 278 patented methods.‘ The steam engines of this country need not lack for valves, 2,465 of these having been patented. The patent office has issued 3,075 pat-' ents fer inventions, contrive-noes and discoveries in telegraphy. The fisherman has at his command 2,667 patented devices for attracting or capturing the finny tribe. According to the reports of the patent office there are 4,380, different varieties of patented chairs. The number of-patent medicines is not so great as might be supposed, there being only 1,332 in the ,reports. Harness-making has received the earn-est attention of the inventor, there being 7,400 patents in this line. The erection of fire-proof buildings isencouraged by 455 patents, taken out for materials or methods. Over 25,000 inventions for the manipu- lation of metals have been patented in our government office. WHAT AND HOW TO EAT. No man can lay down a. rule of guid- ance for another man’s Stomach. Every stomach is a. law unto itself. There are chronic dyspeptics who digest p01 k and beans better than any other food. Much cold water should not be drunk during or after a. meal. It chills the stomach and mm ents propen d1gest10n S HERE AND THERE. —-School supplies Hayes’ 5 Main St. Bicycle riders are warned that com- mencing this evening they are liable to arrest if found propelling their wheels on the city thoroughfares after sunset, without lanterns. The Phoenix boys will be out for prac— tice to-night. after which they will be saved with a clam-chowder and con- comitauts furnished by Smith ”0. 'I‘. ,R. B.” Northrop who was 30 years of age yesterday, George .T. Buxton 1s renewing old acquaintances in Washington, D. C. Ch1ef Bradley accompanied Gussie Aiums to the State school for boys, at Meriden, today. Officer Morehouse was acting as chief of police, this morning. At the meeting of the Barbers’ Union last evening. one new member was elect- ed, and it was voted to close the shops at noon on the 4th of Julv. Messrs. J. Belden IHurlbutt and Bradley S. Keith are in New Haven to- day at the Republican State convention. Olsen Brothers have sold their brown horse “Barney" to Dr. Brownell of South Norwalk. Our Brothers’ Dodge, I, O. O. F., met last night and worked the first de- grte. Hams, 110 per lb; shou der, 911 per lb; granulated sugai, 18 lbs for 3‘ .00; best creameiy butter. 230 lb ;good but- ter, 200. lb. W. R. Barss’ Cash Urc- cery, 47 Main street. James S. Barbour of New York is visiting friends in town. An attack of tonsolitis accompanies him. ‘ Complaint is made that garbage is dumped in hillocks on Cross street, DUI only impeding travel but filling the air with disease germs. ' Substitute Pe1ry is acting for letter cul‘l'ic'l' Glendening who is taking a Short respite from work. The J. l". ProVVit company sold six bicycles yesterday. The boa: .1 of schOol gisitore wiil mtét this evening. It you are in want of a new harness or anything in that line it will repay youitu read Dwyer’s new adv. His pricesare astonishingly low. The matter of changing the name of T1yonav_c-nue to Morgan avenue will receive attention at Ihe nixt regular mectmg of the Council. County Commissioner Miller was in town yesterday. Street Commissioner Kellogg has a gang of men at work on Adams avenue to-day. On account of the illness of Mrs. M. E. Mead, Miss Brush, a former tercher at "Hillsltlt ,” arrived ye:terday to take charge of some of the classes until Mrs. Mead recwers from the effects of her illness. Miss Mary Salli-:ck «.f Merwiu street, left this morning fora two “’1 eks’ v1:i1 in New York. | There was a very refreshing shower at 12 o’clock last night, which maturin- Ily brightened nature this morning. Oliver Clark says that there are seV- eral-lads living in the v.ci11ity of his home who are habitual truants. He will make complaint to the proper cfii- cers. .9 FOR SOLDIER AND SAILOR. The recent experiments of the United States government to test the value of a concentration army ration have shown it to be a failure. Owing to the breaking down of the Copper tubes in the boilers of the t01- pc do boat destroyer Rocket, these tubes will be replaced by steel tubes, not only in the Rocket, but in the Skate, Stur- geon and Starfish also. Frederick Price, who used to be the center rush in the football team in the University of Georgia, is now fighting in the Cuban insurgent army. He gets $21 a week, and he says the VV ork 15 not half so exciting and dangerous as foot- ball. M. Lockroy, the French minister of marine, in his endeavor to put a. stop to favoritism in the navy, intends to publish in the Journal Officiel all pri- vate reports of admirals and captains on the officers under them. There are lively times ahead for the French navy. Army surgeons say the expression of the faces of soldiers killed in battle reveals ’01 1e causes of death. Those who have perished from SVV ord VV ounds how. a look of repose, while there is an ex- pression of pain on the countenanccs of those slain by bullets. Prince Henry of Battenburg’s death from fever contracted 011 the Ashantee expedition was attributed to his being “out of condition,” but Maj. Ferguson, of the horse guards, who also died of it, was one of the most perfectly trained athletes in the British army. Indiana furnishes a great many tall men for the army. Out of 118,254 men whose descriptions were taken at the time of enlisting 11,302 were six feet in height or more. There were 2,614 six feet one inch, 1,357 six feet tvo inches, 406 six feet three inches and 303 over six feet three inches. l l / M ISCELLAN EOUS ITEMS. '- —Miss Ella. Ewing, of Price, Mo., weighs 290 pounds, and is said to be seven feet two inches in height. She attends church regularly, and takes up the collection every Sunday. - —An 03 sternum of South Norwalk, Conn, came to New York recently with a- bout load of oysters. He couldn’t- find profitable sale for them, so took them back and planted them again. —An English automatic gas company does a. flourishing business. Last year its penny-in-the-slot customers con- sumed on an average 1,875 cubic feet a month, and the amount received from the meters in the past six months was . £ 30,000. —The family of a farmer named Ray- mond, living in Calhoun county, Mich, is in the heavy-weight class. There are six sons and their combined weight exceeds a ton—considerably over 300 pounds each. Neither the father nor the mothcr tips the scales’at more than 150 pounds. —The grand jury returned a. true bill against Elizabeth A. Short, of Verona, Pav., charging her with being a common scold. The charge is a strange one in the county courts, and is not heard of very often. Many yea-rs ago persons convicted of this crime were punished with the “ducking” stool. C. J. Mathew- son, of Verona, brought, the suit. —T,he management of the Tennessee centennial exposition is locating the buildings of"'t.h-e fair so as to leave as few open spaces as possible between them in order that the visitor may not be Vvearied going from one to another. The walks will be constructed of as- phalt and fountains and statuary will be placed at every point of vantage. —A woman who is an enthusiastic naturalist suggests that the diminu- tion in the number of song birds of New England is due not to the hostility of the English sparrow, or the small boy, or the fashion of wearing dead birds in bonnets, but to the general use by farmers of Paris green and other poisons as insect exterminators. —A burglary insurance company has fol-Len the field, which is apparently a. new one in the insurance line. It is a Boston concern, and already is doing business in 11 states—meeting with a success which its managers hardly daied to anticipate. Most of its risks use for dVv elling-houscs, and the poli- cies are usually for $500 or $1.000 to 00V er losses from the (lepredations of burglars. . . - ‘I-4W_ 1' - SUSIE GOT THE SAFETY. But It Was Not the Kind She Had Hoped For. Susie Simpkins lives in the little back~country village of Concordia, but even in her childhood Susie was con- sidered “powerfully smart,” and too bright :1 girl to waste. her ability in so small a sphere. As the years passed and Susie budded int-o young woman- hood, this conV 1ct1on deepened in her mind, and she longed for the things of. outside life. She felt that though doomed to be 1n Concordia, she VV as not- of it. Then sheiook Va. queer fancy. She would have :1 bicycle, and room the country lanes of her neighborhood in freedom and unrestraint. The city papers and the illustrated magazines ——even the art-born bicycle catalogues —penetrated to her rural home, and the bicycle passion was fanned by each scrap of cycling information she pe- rused. ' One day an eastern paper found its Vvaykinto her hands, and on advertise- ment caught. her eye. An offer was made that to agents who disposed of three cases of a. certain brand of baking powder a present would be made of a. ladies’ safety. finished in full nickel, and thoroughly guarantecd for one year. “ The next outgoing mail bore away an order for the three cases of baking powder, accompanied by the cash Susie had been saving for n twelvcmonth back. In the course of a week or m the baking powder arrived, but with it came a. letter stating that the safety had been ordered from the factory, and would be somewhat delayed in ship- ping owing to an unusual demand. Susie fretted in her impatience, for she had told the neighborhood of the safety she was expecting, but still the safety came not. She haunted thelit- tlc weather-beaten railway station upon the arrival of every train, express or freight, in anxious expectation of her coming treasure. A fortnight passed, and with its end came a letter from the-baking powder concern, addressed to Susie Simpkins, and inclosing one-twelfth of a. dozen of those useful little articles so familiar in the feminine toilet. It was Susie’s safety—Bearings. Thoughts from Dumas. To make friends with a man requires time; with a VV oman only occasion. Experience and philosophy that do not result in forbearance and charity are two acquisitions that are not worth their cost. A well-bred woman does not fall in love a second time without allowing a considerable interval to elapse. There are never two accidents in close suc- cession on the same railroad. It is with science and philosophy-in . their search after truth as with rail-- way trains passing through a. tunnel in broad daylight—darkness in the, middle, but. day is at both ends. “'hich- ever side we go out it is the some light in VV hich we entered. The same God is at the beginning of faith and at the end of science. , A VV oman has no power to efface rad- ically by the sole effort of her will an image that has long filled the mind. She must replace it by another. She does not destroy, slre superposcs. When the second'imng'evis finer or larger than the first, so that the first is seen no more, all goes well; this is forgetful- ness. When it is smaller, so that the edges of the other. can be seen, things go badly; that is remorse. —- Detroit Free Press. : To Send in Your Advertisement IS THE RIGHT MEDIUMETIIROIIBII WIIIIIII TO REACH THE READING PUBLIG. 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