~m__.a..\__w_ r 4 'fl , Ten . Sweet Caporal Little ‘ Ci gars A for ets. sow BY. ALL DEALERS. SHEEP. An Interesting Annual Operation in New York. — The Official in Charge Has Trouble with a New-Fangled Clipper and Sours on the Job—Particulars of the Process. ' 533' r “- ' Every year the sixty odd sheep in Central park are shorn of their heavy winter coats, and the wool is sold by auction to the bighest bidder. The shearing this year was rather more in- teresting than in former years, says the New York Tribune. It is great fun to watch the perspiring shearers strug- gling with the frantic sheep, some of which kick like young steers, and make things lively for those handling them. Some bright man suggested to the park , commission. that time could be saved, more wool taken off, and less profanity would be provoked if the sheep were sheared by machinery, instead of by hand. Accordingly, a machine, which is of a pattern in general use among farmers, was shipped to the sheepfold at Sixty-sixth street. The shepherd unpacked it and gleefully expatiated upon the trouble and time which would be saved by its use. In appearance it resembles a tricycle, with the unfor- tunate sheep as a passenger, while the pedals, worked by the operator, actuate the clipping apparatus. The clipper is worked by a flexible shaft, and looks like an ordinary horse clipper. One man can shear a sheep by hand, but three men are required to do so by ma- chine. The sheep is held in the frame by one man, the pedal is worked by an- other, while the clipping is done by a third. When all was ready a struggling ewe Was brought and firmly held in the wooden frame, while' the shepherd, with a determined eye, started the fly- wheel humming by a vigorous applica- tion of the pedal. The shearer grasped the clipper and applied it to the breast of the unfortunate sheep. “Now you’ll see the wool fly,” said the shepherd, with a wink. What wool did fly was not off the sheep, but off the trousers of the man holding the animal. Her sharp hoofs made his clothes look much the worse for wear in about three sec- onds. Meanwhile the machine had come to a standstill, despite the fran- tic eiforts of the shepherd. “Why don’t you pedal, man?” roared the shearer. ' The shepherd said nothing, but, wip- . ing the drops from his brow, went to work and soon had the wheel humming again. As soon as the clipper touched the fleece there was a slight scurry of wool and then the machine came to a dead stop. The shepherd refused to pedal any more, and another man tried it; but soon gave it up. After some caustic remarks it was determined to go back to the old way and shear the sheep byhand. The machine when worked by man power operates very well on country sheep, but the sheep in Central park are of a pure breed. Careful feeding and housing make them grow wool at a rate which would make a Texas sheep farmer open hiseyes. The fleeces often run to fourteen pounds in weight and are extremely dense. A clipper which will run through an ordinary fleece as easily as a knife cuts butter, 5001: gets clogged when it meets with a jacket such as is worn by the Central park sheep. In shearing the Central park sheep much more care is taken than is the case among farmers. The sheep are expected to present a good appearance in the park, and great attention is paid to giving an even clipping to the coat. After the operation the sheep are un- ceremoniously dumped into a trough of salt water. The salt combines with the oil on the animal’s back, and when vig- orously rubbed develops a soapy lather. This cleans the skin thoroughly, and I when the ewe scrambles out of the trough she is as white as driven snow. The surplus sheep and buck lambs are also sold at auction, together with the wool, and fetch high prices. They are bought by farmers to improve their strain of sheep by infusing high-bred blood. Those in Central park are cer- tainly as fine sheep as one could wish to see, and great pride is taken in them by the park/shepherd. He will notin- dulge them in a machine hair cut and shampoo again, however, so he says, unless he can get a four-horse-power engine to assist him. ' r Money Struck by Lightning. , Fragments of a two-dollar treasury note were presented at the subtreasury for redemption lately by a. resident in one of the counties of Maryland, says the Baltimore Sun. “This was struck by lightning,” he said, as he exhibited the two pieces of the note. The note had apparently been “burned lengthwise through the middle, leaving the top and bottom margins. The burned portion that was missina" ”-5.- >... . - -..-. .. . ’ x ‘8 ' was from a half to one and a half inches wide. The edges of the remaining parts were charred. The man said his home in the country was recently struck by light- ning, that the note was in a cupboard at the time, and that the lightning en- tered the cupboard, burning the note as described. The number and seal on the parts of the note were legible and gen- uine, and consequently the note was re- deemed. Tattooed by Lightning. During a thunderstorm at Bridge- port, Conn., recently lightning struck the house of James Barry. Almost im- mediately the roof burst into flames. Barry, his wife and four children were asleep on the second floor. James Me- Call, his wife and five children were asleep on the second floor. The electric bolt shocked the thirteen into insensi- bility. The fire department turned out, but the house was almost totally de- stroyed. Both families recovered from the electric shock. One 'little girl has a deep red mark on her arm, an exact representation of the figure of the em- broidered covering under which she was lying. It is a vine and flower, and runs from the elbow, up over .the shoulder and across the neck. Miss Frances Huls has assisted her father for several years in coal weigh- ing in Cincinnati. She has now been regularly appointed deputy coal weigher, and has entered upon the for- mal duties, giving bond in the sum of $1,000. The young empress of Russia is as English in her leanings as if she had been brought up in England. The Anglican surroundings which she has in the last year contrived to give to the court of the czar are not altogether to the liking of the people. Mr. Harrington, M. P., says agricul— tural depression in Ireland is so great that if there now existed the organiza- tion of some years ago the people should have an agitation tenfold more bitter than that of 1886. . Sawdust is turned into transportable fuel in Germany by a very simple proc- ess. It is heated under high steam pressure till the resinous ingredients become sticky, when it is pressed into bricks. One man with a two-horse power machine can turn out 9,000 bricks a day. St. Petersburg is excited over the horsewhipping of Prince Mestchersky. director of the Grashdanin, by the two sons of an official who had felt insulted by an article in the newspaper. The young men say they whipped the prince, but he says that he turned them out of his house without being struck. IN THE FIELD' OF ELECTRICITY. An advertising novelty in the shape of a hand, actuated by an electric motor. which beckons to the passerby, has been placed on the market by an Eng- lish firm. One type of electric locomotive now made weighs, approximately, 80 tons, or 160,000 pounds, and its cost is stated to be $16,000, which, by a strange coin- cidence, makes electric locomotives worth exactly ten cents a pound. The Brooklyn Wharf Warehouse com- pany, extending from Catherine street to Gowan’s bay, Brooklyn, N .. Y., have under consideration the construction of a short electric line running through their property to aid in, handling freight. ' . The use of electric lights by gardeners near the large cities for the purpose of stimulating the growth of vegetables is on the increase. Experience has shown that excellent results may be obtained from flooding the gardens with the rays of arc lights. There is a project on foot to build, in Boston, an electric theater in which all the wings, drops, etc., are to be. op- erated by electric motors. and in which it is expected to produce remarkable twilight, moonlight, sunset and tem- pest efiects by electrical means. THE PREVAlLING JEWELRY FADS. Watches for ladies include dexterous copies of Louis XIV. timepieces. Seal Chatelaine bags mounted with old silver in antique designs are- hand- some and serviceable. _ The stoncsfor hoop rings may be se- lected so as to spell the wearer’s name, a motto or a sentiment. Fancy dishes in silver for bonbons come in a variety of shapes and sizes and show pierced borders. The variety of decorations on Don]- ton and royal Worcester rose jars’afiord a wide field for selection. The demand continues for one-inclli belts, and those with silver trimmings, in old English finish, find favor. Salad bowl of plain cut crystal, with silver rim and helpers, is decidedly sug- gestive of the cool, refreshing vege- tables served in it. The new lines of flower tubes and decorated glassware bid fair to be pop- ular for a long time to come. ' Numbered with Easter souvenirs, for which there is a demand throughout all seasons, are family Bibles, with richly decorated bands and clasps of 1 silver. . For Throat And Lung Troubles, Take AYERS Cherry Pecioral ”Received ‘ Highest Awards At‘ World’s Fair. When in Doubt, ask for Ayer’s Pull- boquet holders in Bohemian glass and , BRIDGEPORT. The . o D. M. [Bead ' Company. PICNIC WE‘EK AT THE TOILET COUNTER. Various and popular Extracts in bulk. Wholesale prices for retail quantities. A week of sweet per-‘ fume—fragrance let loose. Edward Pinaud's French odors, 35c. an oz. ROGER & GALLET’S VERA VIOLETTA, 650. oz. VIOLET'I‘E DE PARME, 55c. BANQUET DES AMOURS, 60c. AU CH'YPRE, 60c. AL’ IRIS BLANC, 60¢. PEAU D’ESPAGNE, 65c. Colgate's triple extracts, all odors, 190. an 02. Young’s crab apple blossom, 38c. an 02. Also various other perfumes, French and Ameri- can. Bring your bottle and let us fill it; ake advantage of this week's prices and have it refilled now. SPECIAL. Special prices on Body Brussels Carpets for one week. No distinc— tion in price on account of «pattern. Earlier the selection larger the variety to choose from. One of the finest chances ever offered. Look out for the bargains in the Upholstery department this week. Some of them like this: A lot of, Silk- ines, from 1 to 10 yd. lengths, for ‘60. a yard. One lot of curtain Scrim. So. a yard. One lot Sash Muslin, slightly soiled, 17c. a yard. Beauti— ful g chenille Table Covers, 92 cents‘. 3; Covers, 42 cents. ' Nottingham lace Curtains worth $2, for $1.29. Another step forward in the Dress Lining field—RAINBOW PERCALINES. So much handsomer than cheap China silks that Metropolitan'dress- makers now use them as foundations to distinctly bring out the new grena— dine and canvas weaves. Shades to match every color in dress goods. They also make a good lining for sofa pillows, foundations for lace bed' sets, and fancy work generally ; all the effects of silk at about one-quarter cost—20 cents a yard, There’s an improved tone to about everything this season. ' ‘ . . Adveitise in the-Gianna. ANTEBBLLUM REMINDER. A Claim In Congress From an 33-3m- shal For Catching Smuggled Negroes. WASHINGTON, ‘ May 12.—A quaint re- minder of bygone times and institufions is found in’ a bill which has just passed from the committee on claims to the house calendar for the relicfof Folio F. Molina. It proposes to make gocd to Mr. McRue some lgsses he sustained in 1859, when he was a deputy United States marshal in at- tendance at court’ in Savannah. During that ’year the ship Wanderer landed a cargo of African negroes _on the Georgia coast. and an’attempt was made to smug- gle them into the interior and sell them as , slaves. McBae seized 36 of them and kept them at his own expense for 14 days while their final disposition was under advise- ment. Probably, owing to the confusion caused by the war. this claim was never presented to the treasury for payment. but it arises now, like a ghost from the grave of the dead past, to recall to the memory of the American people the fact that the African slave trade was once a form of smuggling on our shores. Union Carpenters Strike. DETROIT, May 12.—-Over 500 union car- penters assembled in Central Labor Union hall today instead of going to work. The strike, is in accordance with the action of last Friday night, when ”it was unani- mously determined to strike for eight hours a. day at 25 cents per hour. The bosses are willing to make a minimum wage of 20 cents an hour and promise to concede the eight hour day J an. 1 next. Lehigh Valley Road Wins. PHILADELPHIA, May 12 —-Judge Ache- son filed an opinion today in the United States circuit court in the famous Coxe Bros.’ case in favor of the Lehlgh Valley railroad. The suit was brought in the shape of an injunction by the interstate commerce commission to restrain the rail- road company from charging the rates in force which were in excess of those fixed by the commission. Locomotive Engineers to llIeet. BUFFALO, May 12.—P. M. Arthur, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. left here today for Ottawa, where he will attend the biennial conven- tion of the brotherhood this week. Be~ tween 400 and 500 delegates will be pres- ent. Several engineers from Ohio, north- western Pennsylvania and Western New York accompanied Chief Arthur. To Admit \Vomen. CLEVELAND, May 12.-—At the annual convention of the Lake Erie district, North American Turnerbund, it was decided after much discussion that women be ad- mitted to all of the societies. This was a complete surprise to most of the members, as it was thought the motion would. be de- fcated. $35,000 For a. Leg. BOSTON, May 12.—-The largest verdict rendered in this state in ten years in an action brought to recover damages for per- ; aonal injuries was found by a jury today, when Francis A. Daly of Lynn was award- ed 835.000 for the loss of a leg on the Lynn and Boston street railway. Sir John Millals’ Condition. LONDON, May 12.-—A bulletin issued by his physicians today says that the condi- tion of Sir John Millais, president of the Royal academy, who underwent the oper- ation of tracheotomy yesterday, is as is- vorable-as could possibly be expected un- der the circumstances. Mrs. Cleveland's Relative Dead. CHELSEA, Vt, May 12.—-Mrs. Lydia Folsom Hood. a. relative of Mrs. Cleve- land, and for many years a resident of Chelsea, is dead. aged 99 years. Mrs. Hood was a native of Tunbridge, this state, and was married to Nathaniel Hood in 1822. Gold For Europe. NEW YORK, May 12.—Muiler, Schall & Co. will ship $100,000 gold by the next European steamer. This brings the ag- gregate exports for that ship up to $1,300,- 000. Greater New York Bill Signed. ALBANY, May 12.-—At exactly 1 o’clock Governor Morton affixed his signature to the greater New York bill, and it is new chapter 488 of the laws of 1896. French Municipal Elections. PARIS. May Lil—The final returns of the municipal elections are as follows: Re< publioans, 234; Radicals and Socialists, 85; Conservatives, 20. The \Veather. Fair; cooler; northwesterly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. May ll.-Money on call easy at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. @555 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with tusl business in bankers’ bills at 34.88% for demand and $4.87%@4.88 for 60 days. Posted rates. [email protected] and $4.89}£@4.90. Commercial bills. $4.87. Silver certificates, 67M68Kca no sales. Bar silver. 67%c. Mexican dollars. cause. Gov- ernment bonds steady. State bonds dull. Rall- road bonds lower. Closing prices: Atchison... 14% Bur. & Quincy.. . . 7896 New England. . . . . 48 N. J. Central. . . . ..105 C., 0.. C. & St. L. . 83% North American" 5% Chesapeake & O. . 16% Northern Pacific“ 146 Chicago Gas...... 67% Do. pref........... 13% Cordage. .......... 4% N. Y. Central ..... COttonOilso-Ino-018}‘S ombusnlussccusu- ‘3“ Ontario & West . . 14% P‘ciflc MailIOIIIOI ”% Reading............ 1196 [took Island 69% Silver Bullion..... 68 St. Paul........... 76% Sugar Refining. . .12294 Texas Pacific. . . .. 8% Union Puiflcs s l s 7% Wabash pref...... 17% —«Western Union... 85% Del. & Hudson . . .126 Distillers’ Trust.. 17% Erie... .......... .. 14% General Electric.. 34% Hocking Valley... 18 Laokawanna... . . .1615 Lake Shore ........ 149% Lead ' Louisville & Nash 4834 Missouri Pacific.. 25% Northwestern . . . .104” General Markets. .an YORK. May 11.——FLOUR—State and western quiet: city mills patents. [email protected]_: winter patents, $3.76@3-80; city mills clears [email protected]: winter straights. 83.40@8-55. WHEAT—No. 2 rod firmer on chinch bug re~ ports. but weakened under lower cables and rains in winter wheat belt: May. 69mm“; June. 699§@70c. CORN—No. 2 opened firmer with wheat. but mod 01!: May. 35%c.: July. 36 5.16@33%c- OATS—No. :2 dull. but steady: May. 24m: July. 249“. PORK—Weaker: $8.7M9.75: family. 810502911. HARD—Weak: prime Western steam. $4303 nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy. 10@15%c.: state creamery. 11@16c. CHEESE—Quiet; state. large. 5@9%c.; small.- 10c. EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania. 103 10360.: western. Mn 100. new 1118551 SUGAR—Raw steadier: fair reflninz. 3950.: 7 centrifugal. 96 test. 4l/4c.: refined quiet and steady: crushed. 60.: powdered. 5%c. TURPENTINE—Dull at 2754(32330: ~ MOLASSES—Steady: New-Orleans. 29cm. RICE—Steady; domestic. 2813.616ch Japan. 37/5 @Mc- . .. (} A ZE I T E _ "WHAT IT MEANS. Norwalk ls Learning lt. Learning It Fast—Proof N'ot Lackinz Everybody has it. That Tired Feeling. Don’t know what'lt means. .Kceps you awake at night- Destroys daily comfort. . - _ Wearies the body. W 011163 the mind. You Would shake itself. You would be healthful and strong. 80 you can. ' If you go at it,right. First learn what It means. Some say it’s had blood. Onhers say it’s a lazy liver. They’re all wrong. 'l‘u'ed feeling means tired Kidneys. Just. as lame back means Lame Kid- neys. And backache means kidney ache. How do we know it? Because Dean’s Kidney Pills cure it. And they are for kidneys only. now can we prove it? Because Norwalk people say so. Here is a case in point; Mrs. White wife of A. C. White the hatter, Address No. 47 River street. Mr. W bite says. “My wife took Doan’s Kidney Pills.” , “Took them for backache." :‘Found them just as represented.” ‘13 much improved.” :‘Doan’s Kidney Pills did the work.” ‘Got them all Hale’s drug store.” Doan’ Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers; price 50 cents. or mailed by Foster-Milburn 00.. Buffalo, N. J ., sole agents for the United States. Fpr Itching Piles, irritation of the genitals, or itching in any part of the bO‘b’. Dean’s Ointment is worth its WEIgbt in gold. No matter how long- Btfmding the trouble, Doan’s Ointment W111 not fail to give instant relief. TURKISH Burns 1 [FOR Malaria. Rheumatism, lIeuralagia, AT Dr. Shepard’s Sanitarium. A skilled Masseuse and Electrician in attendance in the Ladies’ Department. Chas. H. Shepard, M. ‘D., 81 and 83 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. BROOKLYN, N. Y. A short walk from the Brooklyn end of the Bridge and Fulton Ferry. DAVlD . w. RAYMOND Funeral linen and Embalmer. ...‘l‘.7.i5w4is‘5.r-..,='¢-qa: 39 Washington Street'SOIlfh Norwalk Residence. Mahackemo Hotel. ”r; W PRINTING “ M Department. ’ A WORD TO THE WISE _ Merchants, Manufactur- ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own inter: ests by giving us a call. REMEMBER—If you have work to do, write to us. , Can raise a fearful racket and make the neighbors feel they wish the Whole outfit . was where such noises are foreverhushed. A G001) PIANO. SkillfullyManipulaletl, calls forth our music-lov- ing spirits and bids them Gutter worship the man who first invented the wonderful instrument. Band. Q. Schleicher Pianos Are Known THE WORLD our. Have you ever tried one? Come and see our works. 1 . ' 3 ‘ "'Stamerd, Conn. U. s. Immune smear,
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