. ,1? \'~. The wonderful cure related below is by no means unusual with Hood’s Sar- saparilla. This great medicine has given health to suffering children, even when health seemed impossible. The secret of its success is that it puri- fies, vitalizes and enriches the blood. “I wish to tell of a wonderful cure effected by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Five years ago my little boy was sudden- ly seized with a severe lameness, appar- ently in his right knee, which some phy- sicians said was rheumatism, while others said it was hip disease and that it was lncurable -_'During the next winter and spring he became rapidly worse. We took Jimmie to a specialist, who said it was hip disease. At this time the affliction became so severe that we could not move him with- out causing screams of agony. He be- came reduced in weight to 30 pounds, and was but a shadow of his former self. We had about given up hope when we read of a cure by Hood’s Sarsaparilla of. a similar case. We resolved to try this medicine. Jimmie was ‘decidedly improved after taking the first bottle. He was even Better after the second. We have since used over a dozen bottles of the medicine, and the change has exceeded our expectations. James is now able to walk without the aid of crutches and goes to school every day. He has been wonderfully cured ', by fiogd’s .Sarsapariua.” J. O. RUNDELL, ' Oakley, Michigan- Druggist C. O. Tubbs says he knows the Rundell boy has been wonderfully Cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla and that Mr. Run- dell is thoroughly reliable. He has a good sale of Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills, both of which are giving 'perfect satisfaction. He says Hood’s Pills seem to be the coming family cathartic. N. B. If you decide to take Hood’s Sar- saparilla do not be induced to buy any other. Insist upon Hood’s, because on ‘ s Sarsapa‘rilla": " eggs fine True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1. fiepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. are easy to take, easy HOOd’S Pills to operate. ‘25ceuts.w tun FREIGHT LINE .NORIIVALK. so. NORWALK AND ' NEW YORK. Propellers (lit y of Norwalk‘,” Vulcan and Eagle. Leave N orwalk at 5 p. m. Leave So..Norwalk at 6 p. m. Leave New York, Pier 23, E. R., Beekman St., 5 p: m, HERE’S YOUR OHAHOE. A fine building lot on Wilton ave- nue If you intend to' build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas andsewer on the avenue. Will he sold at‘a Bargain. W. H.‘ BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance, \ ——-vv.u'r‘ ~ Ni‘Gl-iTFALLON THE FAR‘M. ' Upon the porch at even Vie two together stood, And listened to the tinkle 0f sheepshells iii the wood. The locust trees bent o'er us, ,VVhite blossoms dropping down, And, fringed with flowers, before us K The path lay bare and brown. . ".411 W's heard the sheep-bells' music Far off and dreamy grow; ' ‘We saw the white flowers sprinkle The lawn like flecks of snow; The roses drew back shyly Into the silent dark, But though their haunts were shaded Their perfume we could mark. ' Up in -a cust’s branches "i3, .:.“ A little bird Said “cheep”— " '~'=“-- ’Twas all that broke the silence; The whole world seemed asleep. “ Good night,” she said. “I love you!" I said. She did not- speak. ,, A But swift she leaned toward me 3”"; W’ith tears upon her cheek. —Philip L. Barker, in Chicago Record. THREE TELEGRAPH STORIES. Showing. How Much Depends on the Railroad Operator. One of Them Made Up for a. Blunder by Saving the Limited — An Accident Where Accidents Were Deemed an Impossibility. Said the telegrapher: “Jones was night operator at a town near Altoona, on the Pennsylvania railroad. He had lost a great deal of sleep and was very tired. The night. wore along and trains were few. It was hard to keep awake. Finally the operator in the signal tower next to the west reported No. 4, the ex- press, passing east. The track was clear and Jones pulled the white signal and waited for No. 4. He had almost fallen asleep when he was aroused by the roar of the train as No. 4 swept past the white signal. He saw the red lights at the rear of the train as she disap— peared around the curve and he re- ported her to the operator at the sig- nal tower next. east- and west. Then he waited to hear that she had passed the tower east. Three or four minutes was all it should have taken her to reach that tower, but he waited long after that and no werd came to him. He called up Smith, the opeator there, and asked him if No. 4 had passed. Smith said ‘No.’ They talked over the wire and concluded that she had broken down or been wrecked between the two towers. " “At about that time the train dis; patcher called up and asked anxiously where No. 4 was. Jones said that she had passed his tower,and Smith was sure that she had not passed his. Everybody was wide awake now, for the train was certainly lost, and a. lost train is a serious thing on a railroad. The dis- patcher thought that she might have slipped past without Smith seeing her, "the towers all along the road beyond de- clared that she had not passed them. A freight going west was stopped at J oncs’ tower and the conductor was asked if he had seen N o. 4 between the two towers. He said that there was no sign of her. ,, ,mw—Wt'”:rrrwa.~ g.“Th‘en the. perspiration began to stand out. on the operators and dispatchers. The track between the two towers lies along the river. A ’high stone wall sup- ports it. The only possible explanation seemed to be that No. 4 had gone over the wall into the river. She could not have gone up into the air. Nearly an hour had passed. The river seemed the only place where she could be. The freight conductor received orders to uncouple his engine and run back slowly. He ran back past two towers, but could see nothing of No. 4 on the track or in the river. There was not even a displaced rail where she could have gone over the wall. Then he was ordered to run slowly west, to see how things looked there. About halfway between Jones’ tower and the one west or him the express was found, with a broken cylinder head. She had never passed Jones at all. Jones had dreamed it, although he declares to this day that he was wide awake all the time. good man, and his mistake had not caused a wreck. He redeemed him- self within a few weeks. By his pres- ence of mind‘and quick action he'saved the limited. That was an unusual case also. It was the train dispatcher’s mis- take, so far as I know, but he may have been misled by some one else’s blunder. One day the limited was going east in two sections. It is very, very seldom that the limited runs in more than one, section. A freight was lying in front , of Jones’ tower waiting for the limited to pass. The train dispatcher sent out an order saying: ‘No. 4 (the limited). will run 40 minutes late.’ plenty of time for the freight to get to the next siding. The message should save read: ‘Second No. 2 will run 40 minutes late.’ The first section was on time. Jones handed the order to the conductor of the freight, who went down out of the tower and started his train on to the main track. “Just as the big freight engine began pufling the telegraph instrument began ticking, and Jones read a. report. saying that the limited had passed the tower above. It was just ardund the curve, not a mile and a half away. It was a question of seconds. There was -no time to run down the stairs, and it was no use to drop the red signal. (The engine had already passed. There was no time to think. Jones. grasped his ink bottle and his red flag. He ran out on the. balcony in front of the tower and threw the ink bottle at the engine. Then the waved the red flag and yelled with all his might. The bottle struck the cab and attracted the engi- neer’s attention. He looked up and saw Jones waving the red flag andyelling like a madman’. Just at the same mo- ment they both heard the shrill scream cf the limited’s whistle as she 'ap- proachedlthe'curve. ' “The engineer did not stop to ques- tion what it was. The engine was clear the engine and sent her bumping back against the heavy train.E The forward motion was stopped,,hut' the. train 'was ., ~Room pl. Gazette B’l’d. . " 'main track. The limited swung around Neither operator was allowed to let a [the operators. ,I-Ie did not like to hold the train, for fear “Jones was in bad repute for a time, but he was 'not- discharged, as he was a perfectly safe, for Smith could not let. That gave ’ off a. little coal for his fire, as he was out on the main track. He reversed so heavy that it would not start‘back. About half the engine was still on the the curve not half a mile away, com- ing at the rate of 40 miles an hour. The engineer of the freight showed- wonderfulcoolness. He ran his engine forward several feet, So as to separate the first few cars as far as the draw- heads would allow, and give him a chance to get some momentum in his engine going back, and thus start the train. users, but to deliberately start forward With the limited, in sight took nerve. When he had gone a few feet he re- versed again and sent the big engine bumping against the: train, and she started back. Jones held his breath and watched. It was not a question of sec- onds now, but of partsof a second, whether the freight engine would clear the switch before the limited or not. “The two engiries seemed almost to melt together as the limited struck the switch, but the great train, with its precious burden, went by unharmed. The switch was open fer the freight, but it was an automatic spring sWitch, and when the limited struck it it was forced open along the main line. As soon as the engineer of the limited saw he was safely past, he put ,on steam again, and the great train rolled on out of sight, without. ever stopping to ask what had been the matter. The passengers, who were chatting pleasant- I y in the cars, may have. wondered why there had been such a. sudden jerk when the brakes went on just before they passed the tower, but they never dreamed of the danger they had es- capcd. “A more serious case occurred at a tunnel on the Pan-Handle. It was a single-track tunnel, and the officers of the road had perfected a. scheme by which they thought it was impossible ' for an accident to occur. A tower was erected at each end of the tunnel and the two towers were connected by wire. Every train was compelled to come to a' stop and get orders from the operator before she could enter the tunnel. train enter the tunnel until he had called up the other operator and got from him assurance that the track was clear. Jones worked at one end and Smith at the other. Jones could not let a train go into the tunnel until Smith said so, and Smith could not let a train go in until Jones said so. The only way a wreck could occur was for each man to let a train go in at- the same time. Even if both operators were to fall asleep at the same time the system would work, forsthe train conductors going into the towers for orders would awaken “One night there was a terrible wreck in the tunnel. .. The trains had met head 011. Several of the crews‘fwere badly injured, and I think two died. There was an investigation. - “The president of the road himself went to the scene of the wreck. The two operators were called before him. It was impossible to learn anything about the wreck. Each operator was sure the other had reported the track clear, and could give no explanationof the‘ cause of the wreck. Then the pres- ident said: “ ‘Now, boys, I will tell you what I will do. I feel sure you know how this happened. If yOu will tell me I will give you my word that neither of you system here that was absolutelysafe, . and it is of more importance. to me to learn how the wreck occurred than to punish the one who was responsible. I must find~ out how. it happened so that I can take care that it does not occur again. Tell me the truth, and I will give you my word that you will not lose your jobs. “Then. the two boys confessed. 'Dur-- ing the long nights they would become sleepy. Sometimes one would fall asleep. Then if a train came the other could not get an answer from him. One night Smith was sleeping soundly and Jones could not get any answer. Smith would lose his job. So he let the train go through. He knew it was a train in without calling him up. When the train came out of the tunnel it wakened Smith, and Jones told him what he had done. Then they arranged a scheme so they could both sleep. They always kept the red block down, so that no train could enter the tunnel while they) slept. If one called and received no answer he knew the other was asleep, and, therefore, the track must be clear, and he let the train: in. “One night both were. sleeping as - usual. A ,coal train came to Jones’ end of the tunnel. The whistle of the train wakened Jones. He called to Smith and received no answer. So he knew Smith was sleeping and the tunnel was clear. He asked the conductor to throw him entirely out. The. conductor threw off two or three lumps and the train started into the tunnel. Those few lumps of coal cost the road thousands of dollars, and I believe they cost two men their lives. . “Jones went out-side to pick up the cool as the train pulled out. Being out The plan is known to all engi- . will be discharged. I thought I had a . 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(loans, Cashier DIRECTORS : uaGE M. HOLMES. H. E.DANN, L. CUNNINGHAM, J. T. Pnowrrr 2.1.. Bonus. 8. H. Homun J. ConsmsJJa. ' viscounl llay. Saturdav. Having purchased the Market offE. J. WADHAMS, I have WADHAHS HAS SOLD OUT- restocked the same with Meats, Fish Vegetables and Can- ned goods, and so- licit a share of your patronage . sOHAHLES E. SOHEUBEH,P— 2| Wall Street. WILLIAM S. KEMP, Carpenter -:- and -:- Builder, '34- West Main St.. Norwalk. Mr. Kemp has been a carpenter and builder in Norwalx for the past 25 years, and refers to owners of buildings erected under his super- visrou as to workmanship. Every gallon of paint made by the Chilton Mfg. Company is mixed and ground in pure Linseed Oil. All shades are mixed and ground by machinery seven times, making them uniform and even. Compare the size of cans and weight with the cheaper makes. You get an honest gallon. Give it a trial and you will be convinced. H. H. I’VILLIAMS 17 Main St. side the tower, the noise of the train drowned that of his instrument, and he did not. hear Smith’s call.- A freight train had come to Smith’s end of the tunnel at the exact moment that Jones was picking up the coal. As Smith did not get any answer he thought, of course, Jones was asleep and the track clear. So he let the freight in. Then. the two trains came together in the tunnel. _ . ’ “The president of the road kept his word with the boys, but he took them off that tunnel and gave them daylight jobs, where they were not so likely to sleep, and could not do so much damage if they did sleep. ' Those are but three of the many stories like them that have come under my personal observation.” —"-.—Pitg_tsburgh Commercial G gazette. —-The voyage from Buenos Ayres to miles. Washington; covers a distance '.of_5;0’13i ’ SPECIAL SALE M I LLI N ERY SATURDAY AID—IA-HHDAY, MAY 9-". A Reduction of 25 per cent on an Trimmed Hats and Bonnets. 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