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The Best Wines, liquors gaud Cigars.
Piano Lessons.
' ‘BS. ’iEORGE w. BRADLEY (dau‘vhter
, of the lateWm. 3. Nash.) gives efiLinent
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No. 193 Alain street.
'PLYMOUTH ROOKICE.
Stores and Families Supplied.
Lowest Rates. '
> :Horace E. Dann,
ExcELbIOh
Lmerv and Sales Stable.
”‘0“ W“
Opposite Dsnbury and
Norwflk Railroad depot‘
Norwalk. Conn. Stylish
, Single or Double Team ,
with or} without drivers ' '
Safe horses for women
undchildren. .
SADDLE HORSES A SPECIAL-Tut
. SOME STRANGE SEEDS. '
To Be Exhibited at the Cotton
States Fair.
An Interesting Collection Gathered from
' All Parts of the Globe by the Agri-
cultural Department of the
' Exposition. :4
. -_- 1.“:
Queer seeds will be an interesting
feature of the exhibit of the depart-
ment of agriculture at the Atlanta ex-
position. Among those shown will be
various kinds employed for food by the
Indians of North America. The latter
eat the seeds of certain cacti, which are
parched, pulverized and made into a
palatable gruel. Their fondness for
the seeds of some pines is well known,
these “pinions” being to them what
sugar plums are to white people. Sun-
flower seeds. too, they parch, grind and
make into cakes, which are said to be
equal to corn bread. From the same
seeds they get oil for anointing their
bodies.
Seeds of many kinds, according to the
Washington Star, have been found in
of Utah, the evidence being satisfac-
tory that they were used for food,
Among these may be mentioned the
common garden bean, which is also dis-
covered in mounds in Arizona.
Though of European origin, this veg-
etable was cultivated by the aborigin es
of this country at a very early date.
> The cliff dwellers used to eat the seeds
Of the ordinary “pigweed.” Indians
generally to this day consume the
seeds of many species of grasses, mak-
ing bread and mush from them. Along
the rivefs in Colorado and Arizona
grass seeds are collected in great
quantities for grinding into flour.
Grape seeds, gourd seeds and acorns
are likewise employed. ,
The exhibit described will include a
collection of poisonous seeds, such as
the famous Calabar bean, which is said
to be worse than strychnine. The bean
is used by the natives for an Ordeal. If
a person is suspected of a crime he is
compelled to eat one, being judged to
be guilty in case Of death, which is al-
most inevitable. Another interesting
seed, employed for a like purpose, is
that of the “ordeal tree” of Madagas-
car. It is said to be the most deadly of
all vegetable products.
One of the seeds, about the size of an
almond, will kill twenty men. The
local name of the plant is “tanghinia.”
Yet another seed, alleged to be poison-
ous, is that of the common cockle,
which, finding its way into wheat
fields, poisons the bread malpflfrom the
wheat. It is the bane of millers in the
northwest.
Another kind Of seed, known to
science as the “hyaenanche globosa,”
is powdered and sprinkled on meat in
the neighborhood of Cape Colony for
the'purpose Of poisoning hyenas. It is
popularly supposed that horse chest-
less, in Turkey they are roasted for
coffee, fermented for liquor and utilized
for horse medicine. In India there is a
kind of seed that varies sO little in
respect to size as to be used for a
weight standard. It is called the “r'et—
ti,” and weighs one grain. From its
name is derived the word “carat,”
which has come into occidental use.
tutes for or adulterants of coffee will
be shown; also seeds used for the illumi-
nating Oil they contain, for medicines,
etc. An interesting seed is the betel
nut, which is chewed, having a
narcotic effect. Possessing wonderful
properties as a stimulant is the famous
kola nut of Africa. From Guatemala
comes the candle nut, used for lighting.
The main entrance of the - department
of agriculture is approached through
an avenue of f‘ginko” trees, imported
from Japan, where their seeds are
highly esteemed. But these trees do
not fruit in this country, save in rare
instances.
A special display will be made of
seeds arranged according to their
species in such a manner as to show
the extent to which seeds in general
are apt to vary in point of size. It is
very desirable that farmers should Ob-
tain seeds for planting that are as big
and plump as possible; for such seeds
germinate more quickly than smaller
ones. and the plants produced from
them get a better start.
I“ A Hermit for Thirty Years.
In a little clearing surrounded by a
heavy woods on the banks of Clifty,
about five miles from Greensburg, Ind.,
resides Frank Doggett. He is now
more than sixty years old. When a
young'man he and his intended wife
started to a minister’s home‘to get mar-
ried, when the horse they were driving
ran away and threw the yo ung woman
against a stone, killing her almost in-
stantly. He never afterward cared to
appear in public and sought this se-
'cluded spot in which to spend the re-
mainder of his days. In thirty years
this queer Old man has never shaved or
cut his hair except at long intervals.
Doggett is a strong man, six feet high,
and has a commanding appearance.
He cultivates about twenty acres of
land, raising his own food. From a
' pair of goats he obtains his milk and
part of his food supply. He takes no
papers and has no reading matter in
his house. He goes to town when
there is an election, and taxes to pay,
but seldom speaks to those he meets.
He keeps no record 'OI time, performs
day, and is never known to have taken
a. holiday.
New Species of Ape.
The zoological gardens at Berlin have
just received from the Dutch East In-
dies an ape utterly unlike anything of
the kind ever seen before in Europe. It
is of the orang-Outang species, and of a
bright, flaring rod, with bare neck and
a remarkable hooked nose. The inhab-
itants of Sungtra are said to regard it
with superstitious reverence. It‘is al-
leged that these apes can, swell their
larynxcs to an enormous extent, utter-
scribed in Words.
)_ ,. '3 - -_ 1,
the ruins of the ancient cliff ,dwellers ,
nuts are very unwholesome. N everthe- .
A series of seeds empleyed as substi- ,
about the same amount of labor each -
. . I
mg loud sounds which cannot be de- ..
.T H E EVE NI-NG' ‘ GiAZE T r E
MY LADY'S TRINKETS.
, A BUTTERFLY veil—holder of sterling
silver, opening and closing with. a,
' spring, is among the useful new trifies.
THERE is an alarming rumor abroad‘
that the old-fashioned, ponderous long
earring will again be in vogue.
AMONG novel small feminine notions
in silver are knitting balls, with chain
and bangle.
J EWEL-BUTTONS are an expensive fad
of the hour, an imported French cos-e
tume having two dozen small diamond
buttons on the corsage.
IN umbrella handles a serpent coiled
around an olive-shaped ball seems a,
reigning favorite among the daughters-
of Eve. -
GOLD, silver and jeweled, safety pins
—also jeweled hooks and eyes—are-
among the novelties and are used in
plain sight. »
FOR the work-basket are now to be
silver. *
SEBPEN’T key rings and snakeskin
card cases, note books, visiting books
and portmonnaies are among the singu-
lar articles that women fancy.
BELTS of silver webbing, at pictur-
esque prices, with the very latest thing
in chased or frosted belt buckles, are in
all the shops. .
“Two HEARTS that beat as one” in
silver is still a popular fancy for deco-
ration, as new hat pins, stick pins,
chatelaines, brooches, cuff buttons and
waist buttons are shown in this design.
GOSSIP OF GREAT WRITERS.
HAZLIr'r thought that his “Characters
of Shakespeare’s Plays” better deserved
consideration from the reading public
than any of his other writings.
GEORGE ELIOT is said by an inter-
viewer to have best enjoyed the writing
of “Romola.” “I wrote it under the
inspiration of the scenes themselves.”
HOLLAND found in “Kathrina” his
choicest thoughts. There is reason to
believe that this poem contained much
of his own biography and experience.
FELICIA D. HEMANS said that when
she had finished “Bernardo del Carpio”
she 'was better satisfied with herself
than at the conclusion of any other
work.
CAMPBELL liked his first work, “The
Pleasures of Hope,” better than any
other, and of his shorter poems he
thought the “Soldier’s Dream” was the
best.
GOLDSMITH rested his reputation on
the “Deserted Village.” He said that
the subject interested him more nearly
than any other that had ever engaged
his pen.
DEFOE expected his fame to rest on
' his political writings which form the
bulk of his works, and did not appear
to attach much importance to “Robin-
son Crusoe.”
THEIR STYLES IN BOOKS.
1 FRANKLIN read all he could find re-
lating to political economy and finance.
books of Moses and the psalms of
David.
I BEETHOVEN was not a great reader,
but occasionally found pleasure in a.
novel.
BACH was no great reader, but .much
enjoyed books of jokes and funny
I stories.
1 HOGARTH was fond of joke books
and farces, and enjoyed them immoder-
1 ately.
CHERUBINI was a lover of botany,.
and made collections of works on the
subject.
MARIO, the great tenor, read anything
he could obtain relating to sports or
hunting.
GEORGE 111.. for many years of his
life, read nothing but his Bible and
prayer book.
“PAPA” Haydn liked stories, and he
said: "The more love there is in them
the better.”
I .—
1 74‘1". Nothing Strange.
l Smallwort—Old man Gripe, the chat-
tel-mortgage man, got a needle in his
hand this morning and the doctors had
to cut it out.
i Ford —- Nothing strange in that.
They would have to do the same thing
had it been a nickel—Indianapolis
Journal. " M
THE STAR OF HOPE.
.1 “I had lost all
hope and gone to
j my’ father’s to die,"
'1 said Mrs. Moms
;" EVANS, of Mound,
Coryell Co., Texas.
-‘ “I gave birth to a
baby a. year ago. the
5th of une last,”
sh e 3 ds, “ an
.. seemed to do very
. well for 8 or 9 days,
’ and then I began to
, feel very bad, my
" feet began to swell,
my stomach was all
. wrong and I seemed
_ to suffer with every-
.- thing that could be
borne. I was in bed
5 months and there
was not a day that it
seemed I could live.
We had the best
doctors that our
country afforded. I
- /‘was a skeleton.
Every one that saw
me thought that I
would never get
" well. Ihad palpita-
tion and pain in the heart, terrible pain in
my right side just under the ribs, terrible
headaches all the. time; a bearing down
sensation ; a distressed feeling‘in my stom-
ach all the time ; could hardly eat anything
and it looked as if I would starve. All the
time I would take such weak trembling
sp‘ells, and it seemed as if I could not stand
it. There were six doctors treating me
when I commenced taking your medicine.
I had lost all hope and gone to my father’s
to die. I commenced taking Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery and his ‘ Fa-
vorite Prescription’ together, and I took
them regularly until I felt as if life was
worth living again.”
“I weigh more than I have weighed for
ten years. My friends say that I look better
than they ever saw me. The first two bot-
tles did me more good thanall the medicine
I had taken. My stomach has never hurt
me since. I can eat anything I want and as
much as I want. If you want to use this in
favor of your medicine, I am a'living Wit-
ness to testify to it, and will, to anybody
who wants to know further of my case.”
‘em 5M
found knitting-needles, crochet-needles-
and knitting-needle cases in sterling .
MICHAEL ANGELO was fondest of the ’
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* INSURAN 01100.
-. OF NEW YORK. .
RICHARD A McCURDY President.
emenfur heYeaI infleu. 31.1 395.
Assets. . $221,213,72133
LlabllltIes ' . . 194,347,157 58
Surplus . . ‘ $26,866,563 75-
$48,597,430 51
$23,126,728 45
Total Income. . . . .
Total Paid Policy-holders in 1895, .'
Insurance and Annuities in force, . $899,074,453 78
Net gam m 1895 . $61,647,645 36
NOTE—Insurance merely written 13 dlscarded fr t ‘ - '
actually issued and paid fdr in cash Is lnclfifledtm Statement as wholly mlsleadlng, and only Insurance
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
g Report of the Examining Committee.
Offieeuf the Mutual Life Insurance company of New You, ..
{February 11,1896.
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees Of this Company, held on the 181; h day, Of
December last, theundersigned were appointeda Committee to examine the annual
Statement for the year ending December 3lst, 1895, and to verify the same by com-
parison with the assets of the Company. ,
The Committee have carefully performed the duty assigned to them, and hereby
certifythat the Statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified
therein are in possession of the Company. '
lg In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character Of
the investments of the Company and express their approval Of the system, order and '
accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and the business in '
general transacted.
H. C. Von Post,
( harles R. Henderson,
James C. Holden,
Robert Clyphant,
Wm P. Ixixon,
Committee
J. H. Herrick.
ROBERT A. GRANNIS, Vice-President.
WALTER R. GILLETTE. General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President, " HENRY E. DUNCAN. Jr., Cor. Secy-
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary, ALBERT KLAMROTH, Asst. Secy.
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FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
IOHN A. FON DA, Assistant Treasurer. ' JAMES TIMPSCN, 2d Asst. Tress
WILLIAM P. SANDS. Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Asst. Cashier
EMORY MOCLINTOCK LL.D., F. I. A., Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary. 1 WM. W. RICHARDS. Comptroller.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor, HENRY 8. BROWN, Asst. Comp.
JOHN C. ELLIOTT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies,
EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, Gen. Solicitor.
MEDICAL} DIRECTORS
GUSTAVUSB. WINSTON, M. D. ELIAS, J. MARSH, M. D.
JOHN w. NichLs‘. '
New Haven, General Agt. for State of Connecticut.
GRANVILLE M. WHITE. M. D.
'Ao flu GAME,
Local Agent.
Norwalk Chronicler