., Cigars '1 replied, greatly cheered. Sweet _. Caporal . Little ,. ‘ for cts. 50L!) BY ALL DEALERS. cities? ALASANIKSSI Their Lives Full of Dangers} Suf- ferings and Hardships. Trying Experiences of the Bearer 0' the Gospel Message to the ‘ Tanana Indians in the Interior. Many volumes could be written about the dangers, sufferings and hardshlps of Christian missionaries. Sometimes the hardships are more difficult to bear than the dangers. It is thrilling and inspiring to be'always ready for martyrdom; but to suffer steadily from bitter hardships, with-' out the spice of danger from human enemies, is harder, and quite as de-'— serving of the crown of reward. The missionary in the remotes parts of Alaska knows what these hardShips are. Mr. l’revost, a missionary to the Tanana Indians, has perhaps the larg- est missionary» “parish” in the world. It covers more than one hundred thou- sand square miles; and Mr. Prevost . has traveled, with dogs and sledges, ' fifteen hundred miles on one trip to . preach the Gospel. With dogs and sledges, we say; but this does not mean that the, missionary rode. He ran behind the sledge, f or the dogs had enough to do to draw the food, clothing and blankets without an additional load of human beings; “Of course,” said Mr. Provost, in giv- ing an account of his work during a ' visit to the state of Washington, “there is a handle on the rear of the sled, and we can take 'hold of that.in order to keep up with the dogs, which make ‘about twenty-five miles a day.” Like the apostle, this missionary might truly say that he had not run in vain, for the Indians give proof of hav- ing heard him, attentively, On one occasion a party of Tahana Indians traveled more than three hundred miles with sleds and dogs, in order to bring to the mission station at Fort Adams the dead bodies of a. woman and child, that they might receive Chris- tian burial. Other Indians have jour- neyed four hundred miles in order to receive religious instruction from Mr. l’revost. . ‘ This missionary has induced these boreal Indians tobuild houses and adopt some of the ways of civilized life. He has a printing press, sets his own type, and issues a newspaper twice a year. This is twice as Often as he receives any news from the outside world. He did not hear of the last presidential nominatidns until eleven months after they had taken place. Although the missionary welcomes hardships, he is not averse to using the resources of civilization in the propa- gation of the Gospel. There are two thousand miles of navigable water, in summer, in the Yukon river, in his “parish,” and he has hopes of obtain- ing an electric launch which will en- able him to make more rapid journeys in his work.-—-Youth‘s Companion. Value of Artesian Wells. In many parts of the country artesian wells may be bored and will furnish running streams at the surface. This is due. of course, to the formation of the under strata of the earth, and'if one is fortunate enough to strike a good vein the supply will be abundant. In portions of the South artesian wells have been bored to the depth of twelve hundred feet. One of these wells was finished in less than three weeks, striking a vein of water twelve hun- dred feet below the surface that fur- nishes an output sufficient for the town‘suses. it is not an uncommon occurrence that one must drill the second time in;o a well to secure a permanent supply of water. It is a curious fact that after one has reached a certain depth piping is unnecessary. A well in New York state was dug to the depth of a hundred and fifty feet and furnished a reasonable supply of water by pumping. After the second season it gave out entirely. when the drill was put in and nearly tQVo hun- ‘ dred fe'ct more wore out through be- fore water was reached. For the first hundred and fifty feet the pipe went . down, but after that the water rose through the ‘cut in the earth. there being consistency and firmness enough in the soil to make piping,r unnecessary. -. N. Y. Ledger. _-. , F Her Inconsistency. l; .“I’m sorry,” she said gently, “that I cannot be all that you wish in your life. But I will always think of you as a very dear friend.” “Thank you,” he said. . \ “And if there is any Way I can ever assist you by advice or endeavor do not , hesitate to call on me.” . “That’s downright kind of you," he “You can help me.” . , “How?” 3' “You see, so long‘as you have de- ‘ clined to be mine, I thought I’d pro- pose to Miss Binkins, and if you’ll see a .> a know—" her and put in a good word for me, you And that's why she jumped up and went axvay huilfy. and vowed she‘d never speak to him again as long as she lived.— Washington Star. A “’ay to Tell Him. When the wife, of the late,Sir Bartle Frere had to meet him at the railway station. she took with her a servant who had never seen his master. “You ‘muat go and look for Sir Bartle,” she ordered. "lint?” answered the non- plused servant, “how shall I know him?" “Oh," said Lady Frcre, “look for a tall gentleman helping some- body.” The de.;cr1ption was sufficient for the quick-witted man.- lle went and found Sir llartle Frere helping an old lady out of a railway carriage, and knew him at 'once by the description.— N. Y. Post. Taking Observations. “Do you think he is going to pro- pose?" said one girl. of it.” - “Why?” “He behaves just as he did before he proposed to me.”—V\7ashington Star. ALL SORTS. CALIFORNIA has a new law, which permits three-fourths of a jury, in civil cases, to render a verdict. SACO, Me, is bragging of a 2,005- pound cow that it declares is the largest one in the world. ABOUT 10,000 murders are annually committed in the United States. The number of executions is less than 200. A HALF-DOLLAR dated 1846 was taken from the stomach of a catfish caught in Lake Burnsides, near Scooba, Miss. a few days ago. THE maximum age assigned to the pine is 700 years; to the red beech, 245; to the oak, 410, and to the ash, 145 years. ‘ THE City Park mission of the First Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, will erect a new building to cost $50,000. It will be built on the institutional plan. INTOXICANTS affect men in variOus ways. \Vhen a Frenchman has drank too much he wants to dance, a- German to sing, a. Spaniard to gamble, an Eng— lishman to eat, an Italian to boast, an Irishman to fight, and an American to make a speech: ‘ AX ingenious man in Auburn, Me. has his lawn fenced with water pipes. These are jointed together. to permit a continuous flow of water. The inner side of the pipes is perforated with small holes, and thus the lawn is even- ly sprayed with water. A SILVER dollar of 1804 had been in the family of Felix \Schultz, of New York, for forty years. It was stolen two months ago. and the rogue is now in prison. Only twelve dollars of that date were coined, and they are valued at- 82,000 each by coin collectors. THE first copy of an edltion of a Dutch Bible, issued in 17-16 in N‘ew Amsterdam and approved by the burgo- master, who bore the anomalous name of J. H. Smith, was sold recently at auction to a New York policeman for a trifle. AN autograph collector has found a scrap of Queen Victoria’s handwriting —one which reveals her as a teacher of _ spelling. Speaking of Lord John Rus— sell, she says: “Tell him his ink is Very faint, and that there is no ‘11’ in ex(h)or- bitant.” NAMES ARE NOT KNOWN. MICROBES killed a Vienna bank clerk lately who, in counting a. pile of bank notes, moistened his fingers with his lips. A PARISIAN barber, to win a wager, entered ”a cage containing a lion and a man, and composedly shaved the man while the beast interestingly viewed the operation. A CONVICT escaped from the prison in Lowndes county, Miss, and concealed ,himself in a swamp. The musquitoes 'were so numerous and bloodthirsty there that the convict fled from them and surrendered himself to the sheriff. BLOOMEBS have come and gone in Calais, Me. Women bicycle riders are plentiful, but only two have ventured out on a wheel in bloomers, and they have abandoned the garments, because, they say, they couldn’t stand the re- ‘marks of the young men. AN enterprising boy has hit upon a' novel way of earning a living. He has a little machine for sharp- ening pencils and he goes from house to house in the drygoods district and sharpens pencils for persons who re- quire this service. He makes from five to seven dollars a week. SEVERAL amateur musicians have been amusing themselves/by strolling the streets of Paris as itinerant singers. Two of them were young ladies. A former maid to one of these ladies recognized her, and thinking that she was in distress, generously placed all her savings at her disposal. I ”—u— ~ ' An unvitiated appetite is the best guide in regard to what is safe to be eaten. A wild animal never makes a mistake-in its diet; domesticated ani- .mals, in consequence of artificialfeed- ing, may occasionally do so. “Yes," replied the other; “I am sure‘ Purify And Enrich Your Blood By Taking ‘ AYER’S Sarsaparilla lt‘was the'Only Sarsaparilla admitted At ’W0rld’s Fair. 7vsn's PILLS for the Liver." l E 4 . ' famous. Best of everything. Prices lowest 'of . BRIDCEPORT. STORE SCENES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN EQUALLED. lVith all the thriftiness and progress for which busy New England is N e w 6 st of everything. anywhere. And thousands of happy traders who appreciate the superior advantages which this town and this store offers. Bridgeport manufactures the best that its numerous industries can turn out. Its stores are as complete as any in the state.» Great is .the power and influence of Bridgeport! ’ Jackets, Capes, Separate Skirts—— how they did sell all last week; how they’ll continue to sell. Such easy choosing, Such easy paying for them. Styles that are handsome and prices that are reasonable ; every shape that is worth having. Just a word about Black Grena- dines, which are fulfilling the promises made of being a decidedly popular fabric for the present season. Some of them are in all silk, while others are in the mohair effects, both in stripes and figures. ’ It was a lucky thing for lots of cus— tomers that we had the assortment of Shirt Waists that we did. All the past week we dished them out as you’d dish ice cream on a hot day, it‘ll be that way again with the next real hot spell. Better buy now and 'be ready; the proudest folks at such times are those who've got theirs. ‘Nindow Shades, all ready to hang, 7.5 and 40¢. each. Good fringed Shades, 38, 45 and 58c. take great pains in making 'up We such necessary things, and in having them RIGHT; best of material and first—class workmanship. Why not let us estimate on what it will cost to shade your house P Light Cambrics, in light grounds— lack, pink, blue and red figures and stripes, 5c. 21 yard. Ladies' Short Skirts, silk embroidered, white and fancy stripes, 98c. and $1.19 each. Fine Lawns, full 36-in. wide, stripes and figures of blues, pinks and blacks, for 12}; c. a yard. Things which the .—-.I ‘55:..1‘3 Goods department isnoted for. THE-EVENINGHGAZETTE.j .. lk' ‘ENGLAN‘W Progressing Nicely. THE GALIPH DISCOURAGED. Hundreds of His Bodyguard Reported Slain—Situation at Bulawayo Con- tinues Critical—Napier's Scout- ing Party Defeated. CAIRO, April 22.—Dispatches received here today from the front say that there has been fierce fighting 'at Omdurman. near Khartum, the headquarters of the caliph. The details of the engagement and its cause are not known, but the re- ports say that, 500 of the caliph's 'body- guard have been killed and that his forces are disheartened. This DOWS is considered to favor the advance of the Anglo- Egyptian forces upon Dongola and to indicate that the jealousies which have been frequently reported as existing among the caliDh’S lieutenants are bearing fruit. The Work of lending troops to the front, supplying them with food and ammuni- tion, building the strategic railroad sud fortifying Akasheh is going on with promptness and smoothness. The next point to be occupied will probably be .Ferket. a much Healthier and naturally stronger position than Akasheh. The lat- ter place lies in a hollow and is surrounded and partly commanded by a number of hills, while Ferket is on high ground. Captain W. H. Drage of the British army service corps has had charge of supplying Akasheh with all necessaries for four months. More than 4,000 camels,'in com- panies of 400 each, are engaged in the sternwheel river boats and barges. The Weight of the supplies moved is more than 12,000 tons, not including railway plant and cattle. The supplies are moved from Wady-Halfa to Sarras, from there to Wady‘ Atireh, to Ambugol, to Okmes and thence to Akasheh, each of these stations being guarded and to some extent fortified. The only difficulty experienced has been in ob- taining a sufficient supply of barley, but this want is no longer a disturbing feature. A Line of Fortifications. At the bend of the Nile near Akasheh is a commanding fort close to the river. and all around the post, at various dis- tances, are smaller forts. Maxim and other rapid fire guns are mounted in all the forts, and the main fortification is pro tected by intrcnohments. In fact, when the British reach Dongola, they will leave in their rear a line of fortified posts close to the Nile, which should permanently protect and secure the line of communica- tion with their base of supplies, Akasheh or Wady-Halfa. ‘The ,medical arrangements are as per- fect as possible. A hospital with about 400 'or 500 beds will be ready at Wady— Halfa, in addition to a movable, thor- oughly equipped field hospital established at Sarras and the regular field hospital with the troops at Akasheh and a smaller field hospital at Ambugol. Eventually. when the troops push on south, the field hospitals will follow, but before this sta- tionary hospitals will have been estab- lished at nearly every post so that the wounded can be moved north from post to post or, if their strength does not permit this, they can remain at any post having a hospital and be certain of the best treat- ment. The sick or Wounded will, if possi- ble, be taken north in native b ats, but when this is not possible they will be con- veyed on camels having cacolets or padded seats, capable of accommodating one man on each side of them, attached to their saddles. The newspaper correspondents who fol- low the army will have to furnish their own camels, horses and attendants. They have formed a small column of their own and will probably not be allowed to go further south than Wady-Halfa until just before the general advance begins, which will probably be about May 1. It is be- lieved, however, that the ’real campaign will not begin until next fall, when it is troops, including several battalions of the guards, will be sent here and the recon- quest of the Sudan will be in order. A Bepuise Near Bulawayo. CAPE Town, Apr1122.—.—Captaln Napier, with a force of about 200 men, left Bula- wayo, according to a dispatch received here today from that place, on a reconnoi- tering expedition. The Matabeles, it was believed, had moved southward away from the positions they occupied. intending, it was supposed, to intercept the relief corps advancing from Mafeking. The scouting party was surprised to find the Matabeles in great force about five miles northeast of Bulawayo. Napier’s command was fired upon, returned the enemy’s fire and then retreated in good order, it being useless for such a small body of troopers to en- gage several thousand Matabele warriors. The rehaurn of Napler’s party. under the circumstances, cast gloom over the town, as it was believed that the extensive works of defense had convinced the Matabeles that the place was impregnable. It now appears that, while several thousand Mat- abeles have struck camp for parts un- known, there arc enough remaining, in the vicinity .to cause great uneasiness. Although 18 wagons, loaded with provi- sions, have succeeded in entering the town, there are many months to feed, and the relief corps is still a long way off and mov- ing slowly. on account of the scarcity of ’water and the ravages of the rinderpest among the cattle. ‘ Some persons say that a month more may elapse before the Mate- king corps reaches Bulawayo. The officials of the British Chartered company are doing everything possible under the circumstances. They are paying large bonuses to transport riders and vol- unteers and are hurrying forward supplies as fast as possible. The situation grows darker, notwithstanding the means taken. 1?tu 200 persons have been killed by the Matabeles since the uprising occurred, and men of great experience in 'South African warfare notice that the Matabeles are not- ing in a manner altogether different from that displayed upon former occasions of a similar nature. These men claim to see in the tactics of the natives the guiding hand' of the leaders of the Transvaal burghers. They insist that the Boers are arming for a struggle with the British for the mastery in South Africa, and they hold thatthe Transvaal is being actively encouraged and assisted in the matter by Germany; * The Bears have‘ mustered about 1,500 men and several maxim‘ guns, accordingto report, .at a convenient. dis- tance from Matching. They are jealously watching every move of the British ofifi- cials, who arehurrying forward the re—en- forcements to Bulawayo. President Kru. gear is not likely to go to England unless compelled. Matters are approaching a crisis, and strong re-enforcements of Brit» its!) troops should be sent here promptly. Advertise in the GAZETTE. 8‘; 33:} ~\ .' The Sudan Expedition Appears to Be. : work of transportation, besides a fleet of. expected strong re-enforcements of British . A SERIOUS SUBJECT, For You, for Anyb‘bdy. NorwaIK has Tak’en It Up. Loc‘alfrestl- ' mony Speaks-for Itself. them. ’l‘bev have a lvuguoce of their own; this 18 how they tell you: - hen vou work too hard what fol- 10379? You are tired aren’t you ? I; a just the same With the kidneys, tbev get tired. they have so much to do. You stoop over at same occupation. Yi-u strain yourself lifting.- ' Y. n u ralk too far, or ride too for. Yvu cull this over-exertion: You can in t :leop «hen night comes. ' ‘ Your back aches. Your bead aches often you who all over. , Oh, you say, it’s because I’m all fired on . .Now lhis isn’t right, it’s because your kidneys-me tired. _ They can only do so much, 8P<l the lifting. stooping. straining nr-txerline has retarded their action. The heart has pumped the blood into tlrem faster than they could filter it. lhe filter 15 over-faxed and becomes clogged. . They cry for assistance in mnnv aches that follow. . Nothing starts the kidneys working so quickly as Doan’s Kidney Pills. Wesay so and people right here in N orwalk are endorsing it. For instance take the case of Mrs. Jno. Grace who resrdes at No 32. Plans. .v1lle avenue. Kidney disorders are very prevalent and ’tis a rare thing that an aged person is found who does not suffer more or less from backache, it was so with Mrs. Grace. She had a bad back for years. The pains and notes cxleudcd dcwn into the limbs. She says. my Pills at flule’s drug store and be- gan taking them. I think the pills are a good thins. they cured me.” For sale. by all dealers. Price 50’ cents per he x. or six boxes for $2.50. Sent by [null on receir t of price by Foster—Mill-u‘ u 00.. Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for flu» U. S. Eczema in any part of lhe body is in- stantly rrlu v- d and permanently cured by Dean’s Ointment, Ihe sovvreign remedy for all itchiness of the skin. J- D. Jennings. UNDERTAKER 5 Knight streetmpposite 5110c! Railway Depot NIGHT RE L I. A T OFFICE. DAVID, . 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