‘1 before the age of 16, at least, or, in the Democrat. , instincts.’ The back and the upper part ‘ strength, and partly because he shows 1?: o u .‘ 92!? ~ 44. u , $17 I ‘ m . . ‘7 >131 :3 -i’ _ z ' 3 \I‘Allifll'ililllllti‘illli a -.-, I.” ' Ill—D a). m I: ""- s, l.- . d: . 'fi . g I I — Z.- “ E a iIIEAMEIIIL'ANEgalgtglggufilgiucussm __ ., Do not be deceived by infringe- ments of name, package or cigar- '. ette. THE ONLY GENUINE Sweet oaooIaI olganIIos Bear theiac simiie signature of m - on the package and on each cigarette. TAKE NONE WITHOUT. WI» STRAINS THE NERVES SEVERELY 'Prodigious Labor in Learning Instru- . mental Music Thoroughly. Gounod, the composer, bitterly re- sented the omnipresence of the average piano player. He was strongly in favor of a somewhat severe pianoforte tax. H is argument was that'99 out of every 100 who learned to play that instru- ment failed to attain more than a super- ficial stage, either Of conception or-ex- ecution, and that they wasted valuable time, which might otherwise be em- ployed‘in doing something that would benefit them. He also contended that the piano practice of students consti— tuted a public nuisance, and was irri- tating and exasperating to such a de- gree as to become an outrage on peace- fully inclined citizens. The proposed tax was never levied, but some figures published by a French scientist may possibly in some measure tend to re- strict the indiscriminate teaching of ' music to very young children. It is declared that a large number of nerv- ' ous maladies from which girls of the present day suffer are to be attributed to playing the piano. Children who Ought to be exercising in the open air are kept at dreary and distasteful work at the keyboard hour after ‘hour daily, and the nerves simply will not stand the strain. It is said to be proved by statistics that of 1,000 girls who study this in- strument before the age of 12 less than 600 suffer from this class of disorders, while of those who do not begin until later there are only some 200 per 1,000. The proportion among those who are spared the practice is only 100 per 1,000. The prosecution of the study of the violin by the very young is proved to be equally injurious. The remedy sug- gested is that children should not be permitted to study either instrument case of delicate constitutions, not until a later age. SO far as the piano is con- cerned, however, it is possible that the true remedy may be found in a. bettel method of teaching. The main point in early tuition is to “form” the hands and give them flexibility and strength. This is purely mechanical and it can be done away from the pianoforte key- board. The endless repetition of sound, which is responsible for much of the wear and tear of the nerves of young musical students, is thus avoided, and better progress is made from the con- centration of the mind and technique only. The objection has been raised that such a system makes “mechanical” players. As a matter of fact, it makes only those “mechanical” who would be so under the ordinary system' of tuition. To those Of true artistic in- stinct it is an inest'imable help, and shortener of labor.—St. Louis Globe- VICIOUS VULTURE. He Is the Largest Specimen of His Kind Ever Captured. A bird of prey as tall as a man! Such is the prize just capiztr' :l. by the super- intendent of Richard uli'd's ranch in the hills south of Chino, San Bernar- dino county, Cal. The prisoner is a magnificent specimen of the California vulture, without doubt the largest ever taken captive. From the crown of its ferocious-looking, red-wattled head to its strong, scaly talons it measures six feet. Its plucky captor is 2. inch or two shorter in his cowhide boots. The man has the advantage in weight, for the bird weighs 100 pounds. Still that is a. fair fighting weight to carry through the rarified upper air. In order to ac- complish this feat the vulture is pro— vided with wings that have a spread of 12 feet. Withal the ornithologists who have seen it declare'that it is merely a youngster. . Apart from the red wattles already al- luded to, the bird’s head conveys the idea of a very bold old man of miserly of the wings are gray, and the tail and larger wing feathersarc a glossy black. The legs and feet are of a reddish hue. Altogether Mr. Gird’s pet is a formid- able looking creature. Partly for this reason, partly because of its red poll, partly because of his light weight in contrast to his extreme height and a viciousinclination to deal knockout blows to whoever approaches him, Mr. Gird proposes to take good care of his prize, and is prepared to match him against any captive wild bird living. If the match were an eating cOntest Mr. Gird would probably be on the safe side. Allured by the palatable flavor of a dead cow, the bird devoured nearly every particle of flesh from its bones, which so oppressed him that however vigorously he flopped his wings he was unable to fly away to "his eyrie among distant mountain fastnesses. ” In' this humiliating predicament he was lassOoed and dragged, fluttering ponderously but helylcssly,to Mr.Gird’s stable. "His mood just at present is‘a trifle morose, as might be expected un- v, n-u. :rm derthe circumstances, but Mr. Gird hopes to convert the bird into an affec— tionate and interesting household pet. Even in the bird’s present untutored condition his owner declares that he would not take $1,000 for him. Mr. Girdprobably does not exagger- ate the value of the acquisition. The California. vulture is very nearly ex— tinct owing to the traps laid for birds of prey by settlers—San FranciscoExam- iner. . An Astronomical Paradise. There is a plan on foot to erect the largest astronomical observatory in the world, on the summit of Mount San Miguel, near San Diego. The observa- tory is to be an international one. A member of the Proctor Memorial as- sociation is now on his way from San Diego to Belfast to see the widow of Richard A. Proctor, and afterward will visit Washington to call upon the rep- resentatives of the various governments to secure their cooperation. The new observatory is to be fitted with the largest two telescopes in the world. These, with the great Lick,telescope on Mount Hamilton, ought to make as- tronomers flock to California—Harper’s Weekly. SOMETHING NEW‘ IN THIS. The Petroleum Wagon \Vithl'n Reach of Many People. The practicability of these carriages seems to be placed beyond doubt. Since 1892 they have been growing in favor in France and the only wonder is that we have not seen them over here before now. The future, says the Lon- don Saturday Review, would appear to belong to them, if all be true, and we hardly doubt. the bona fides. They are. as easily worked as a tricycle—prob- ably easier. , A novice, as many wit- ness, is able on the first trial to drive his carriage over 200 miles in two (Iaysof ten hours each. Tourists have wandered over half a dozen departments in them, and the taste is spreading every day. Soon the enthusiasm will reach Eng- land, and then—well, it is difficult to say what will happen then. For, among the great advantages of the petroleum carriage, is its remark- able cheapness. The cost of a. carriage 1 is not much in the first instance. They are built, as we have said, with touch- ing'fidelity to old forms. _ There is the dog cart, the wagonette, the phaeton, the “break” and the “mylord,” as our French friends have it. From a purely lay contemplation of these vehicles, we are not disposed to think that finality has been reached in regard to their shape. When the first railway carriages were constructed. either out of loving conservatism or from a desre not to offend, they were built upon the lines of the stage coach and colored to match. In time they achieved their own independence and individuality. MM. Panhard and Levassor .will probably find time and experience ripen their invention in this respect. At present a voiture a. deux places costs £168; a voiture a quatre places, forme dogeart, costs £200; the phaeton, £212, and, naturally the “mylord” heads the price list at £240. These cannot be reckoned extravagant prices. And when you have once purchased a voiture to your taste the saving seems amazing. To begin with, two horses can be dis- carded; and horses, we believe, are roughly estimated to cost £25 or £30 a year apiece to keep. A purchaser of a. petroleum carriage reckons that it costs him from 1.50f to 2f 2. day. The manufacturer’s reckoning is 4s per kilometer for a two-seated carriage, and 5 cents for a four-seated carriage; let us say on an average some- thing betweenahalfpenny and three farthings a mile. Compare this with the expense of horses. Let us sayacab horse costs some £36, and is available for three years; that constitutes a yearly charge of £12. Adduto this £25 for food and keeping and we get a total of £37. The initial outlay on the vehicle may be ignored, as we are also ignoring the initial cost of a voiture. A horse, year in and year out, would hardly do more than 15 miles a day. Out of these fig- ures, which are, of course, rough, one may deduct something like twopence a mile as the cost of a horse carriage. The advantage is in favor of the petro- leum carriage by three to one. BIBLE QUESTIONS. What king feigned insanity in an en- emy’s country ?—-David. I. Sam. xxi: 12,13. What is the shortest song in the Bible?-—The song at the avell. Num. xxi: 17, 18. Who hanged himself when he saw his advice was not taken ?—~Ahithophel. II. Sam’. xvii: 23. \Vhat king is mentioned as having an iron bedstead?—Og, King of Bashan. Dent. iii: 11. ‘ Who was very near being killed for v eating a little honey?—Jonaflhan. Sam. xiv: 24, 27, 43, 45. ‘ Who, in speaking of himself, said: "Such a dead dog as I am ?”——Mephibos- heth. II. Sam. ix: 8. What king was declared by his peo- ple to be worth 10,000 of them ?—-—.David. H. Sam. xviii: 3. II. Quickcas The Appetite Makes the oak Strong. 3' ."~: .’ 2 . THE 0 ‘ GOLD MEDAL Has Cured (like as , And Will Cure lieu. i Ayer’s Cherry Pcctoral for Coughs. Sarsaparilla' 7 By True f as Merit Only canany article attain Such a nigh standard of favor among the people as that enjoyed by For years no other soap in New England has ever approached it either 1n sales or quality. It has proved 1ts value over all substitutes._ It is soap, all soap, and nothmg but soap. I MISS scan csrs retains. The Jury Finds For Viscount Sudley In the Breach of If: fie Case; LO}TI)O.\', Junie l~l.»—Tl‘r- trial of the suit for breach Of promise brought by May Gore, the actress, against Viscount Sud- ley, eldest son of the ‘ Earl of Arran, dam- ages to the amount of $75,000 Icing- claimed, resulted in‘a verdict for the do fondant. Viscount Sudley during the course of his cross examination said that he never mentioned marriage to the plaintiff either by word or letter, and that her statement in this connection was pure Invention. Continuing, the Viscount said that when he asked the plaintiff to leave Lieutenant Stourtcn he had not offered her any in- ducement except affection. ~ He loved and ' respected her, and his long association with her had not changed that feeling. He did not intend, however, to make any sacrifice except a financial one, and if he maintained his connection with her he had to give up his allowance. This caused the chief justice to remark that this was not a very high. order of love and respect; Counsel for the plaintiff, referring to the “God bless yous” in the defendant’s letters, asked: “Do you mean that you commanded to God in your prayers the woman you were trying to purchase with a. portion of your allowance?’ ’ - “Certainly I did,” replied the Viscount. The defendant’s answer caused a sensation in court. Answering further questions '92 .» a E I [a . n : will. v 0302 ,8 g Jolt and Cyclone Proof. 9 . ” They who ride mast see the 3 road. The Pathlight makes : bri ht the way. All dealers. g so! it. _The Place 8: Terry Mfg. C00, 247 Centre Ste, N o o MWMWQW UATIIULIU RELIGIOUS ARTIIILES. Prayer Books and other Religious Reading Books, Rosaries, Scapulars, G ruci- fixes. Altar Wax Candles. Pearl Rosaries from 450 to $3.00 per pair. NEVIS, STATIONERY, NOVELTIES, 8m. JOHN T. HAYES, ,Norwalk. 5 Main Street, #— ’ RAUNSGHWEIGER } ‘ MUpIE‘ A PURE MALT EXTRACT. A SUBSTITUTE FUR SULIU F000. Highest percentage Extract. Lowest percentage Alcohol. An effectiveTonic. An agreeable Beverage: A mild Stimu- lant. Just what physicians will pre- scribe for Nursing Mothers. Convales- cents and victims of Insomnia or Nerv- ous Disorders resulting from Impaired Digestion and Overwork.: ’ For Sale and Delivered Anywhere Long Island Bottling 00., 280-284- Bergen St, Brooklyn. FOR SALE BY EDWARD P. WEED. Red uction Beginning to-day, all my Hats and Bonnets which are made up in the latest stvles, will be sold at a in great reduction. Come early and obtain your pick of the most fash- ionable Millinery Goods Millinery intown. ' MRS.-E. DIVER, 58 Wall Street, Norwalk, conn. om IAGKSON'S JEWELRY stuns; ' HAVE ARRIVED. My new line Of Spring and Summer SuItIngs, Whlch will , be made up in the latest styles and at the lowest possible Call in and inspect them. . F. KOCOUR, MERCHANT TAILOR, I? North Main St. South Norwalk. Raymond? & Son. ‘ Successors to George EBaymcnd. Furniture Dealers and General Funeral - irectors. 46 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ct. Residence, Berkeley Place. . ”clerk-3'10 ."-.'u 2"" " .. T'I? Pathlight' price consistent wilh good work.‘ during his cross‘ examination, Viscount Sudley said he had intended to provide a permanent home for the plaintiff. The defendant admitted that he prevail- ed upon the plaintiff to sign a covenant not to sue him, and even if he won the tended- to invest £3,000 ($15,000) in her behalf. The fair plaintiff, replying to the chief justice, said she never mentioned Viscount Sudley’s intention to marry her while in conversation with Lady Airdlie, his sis- ter. nor to Lady Cranborne. Mr. George Lewis then said he proposed to call the father and sister of defendant in order .to show that the marriage was not discussed in her family, ‘but the chief justice upheld an objection to this. Counsel for the plaintiff in summing up said that Viscount Sudley belong to the class of men who looked upon cermin wo- men as creatures ' provided for them by providence, The chief justice in summing up said he was bound to say that the correspondence was the only evidence which had not sup- plied the necessary corroboration of the breach action. Some of the letters referred to by the chief justice were written in decidedly wild terms. In them Miss Gore was ad- dressed by her lover as “Pussy,” and he signed his tender missives “Podge.” The following is a sample of his amorous cor- respondence: “Oh, my Pussy! My little love! Ro- member you swore to give me an answer. ‘If you ask me not to see you, I will not do so. But, for God’s sake, Pussy, do not break your oath. My own darling!” 0n the eve of Pussy’s departure" for the production of “Little Christopher” at Palmer’s Garden theater In .1894, Viscount Sud'ley wrote: “ You are a fool to go, dear. and are making the great mistake of your Pussy life. Pussy, love, may you have a very happy time. I still hope you will not go. God bless you. my Pussy!” While Miss Gore was in New York the Viscount sent her a letter, in which he said: “I am so miserable and heartbro- ken. Oh, my Pussy! Pussy, love! Oh, Pussy! Oh, dear! I don't know what I shall do! If I can get leave, I am coming over to bring you home for good. ” A verdict was finally rendered for the . defendant. Minister Taylor’s Condition. PARIS, June 11.—Hannis 0. Taylor, United States minister to Spain, who is now in this city, is not dangerously 111, as reported, but is, simply suffering from fa- tigue and is‘resting here, subject to the instructions of the United States govern- ment to return to Madrid immediately if necessary. * _ Captain Pickett Retired. NEW YORK, June 1 .-—-Captain Patrick H. Pickett has been retired on. his own application by a unanimous vote Of the police board. A Gift to Charities by the Czar. ST. PETERSBURG, June 11.-—-As a me- morial of his coronation the czar has given $75, 000 to charities. The \Veather. Fair; cool; northerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New YorkStock Exchange. NEW YORK. June 10.—Money on call nom- inally new? per cent. Prime mercantile pa- per. 4@5}é per cent. Sterling exchange firm. with actual business in bankers’ bills at 84.88% for demand and 84.87% for 60 days. Posted rates. [email protected]}é and [email protected]}é. Commer- cial bills. 34.86%. Silver certificates. sales 3100.- 000 at 690. Bar silver. 68%c. Mexican dollars, 58%c. Government bonds steady. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easy. Closing prices: Atchison.......... 13% Bur. &. Quincy. . . . 75% 0.. C.. C. & St. L. . 3236 Chesapeake & 0.. 14% Chicago Gas...... 66%: Cordage....... Cotton Oil Del. &. Hudson . . .126 Distillers’ Trust.. 14% Erie...... ........ . 13% General Electric.. 3154 Hocking Valley... 16% New England..... 43 N. J. Central. .....103% North American. 4% Northern Pacific.. 4 Do. pref........... 137 N. Y. Central"... 95 Omaha............ 40% Ontario 82: West . . 13% Pacific Mail....... 23% Reading........... Rock Island . . . . .. 68% Silver Bullion..... 69 Lackawanna......160 St. Paul........... 74% Lake Shore ........ 150 Sugar Refining. . .121% Lead........ ..... . 23% Texas Pacific..... 7% Louisville &. Nash 47% Union;Pacific.... 6% Missouri Pacific.. 20% Northwestern ..--104M Western Union... 84% General Markets. NEW YORK. June 10.—FLOUR—State and western irregular; city mills patents, $4.25@ 4.50; winter patents. [email protected]; city mills clears, S4: winter straights, [email protected]. WHEAT—N0. 2 red opened easy. broke sharply under liquidation. foreign selling and. weak cables but later recovered on demand from shorts: July, 64%@65c.; September, 641-16 @64%c. ‘ CORN—No. 2 was steady with a. fair trade; July. 33%@34%c.; September. 34%@35}éc. @28c.: track, white. western. 94@28c. . PORK—Dull: old to new mess. $8@9: family, [email protected]. .. LARD—Weaker; prime western steam. $4.35, nominal. - BUTTER—Steady; state dairy. 10a15c.; state creamery. 11@15}§c. CHEESE— Steady: state. large. ISM/3.6%“ small. 4®7c. , EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 12% @130.: Western. 11@12€. SUGAR-Raw quiet: fair refining. 3 5-16c.: centrifugal. 96 test. 3 13460.: refined .quiet; , crushed 5 11-160.: powdered. 5%c. . TURPENTINE—Steady at 25%,@26c. MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans. 29©350. , RICE—Steady. o. . V —Subscribe for, Tan sznrrn ,0ATS——No. 2 inactive: track, white, state, 24 ' present action, the visccunt stated, he in- ' New York, where she was to take part In , Wabash pref..._uc 16%. ' ’ ../\ ' fi’ A“ Found . - There is something so shocking about sudden death that the mere mention of it wrenches the nerves of sensitive people. Millions of people pray for deliverance from it. Every Sunday in “(dry Epispitzlpal church ' 1d these wor s are 5 : m‘fgsoziofiatt’le, and murder and sudden death, Good 0rd, deliver us. ’ . Justhh sudden death should be shock- ing,'and eath after iingenng disease easy to bear, would puzzle any one to tell.._ It would seem that it would be more terrible to see some loved one wasting away, daily becoming weaker—daily slipping towards death no less certain because it was slow it coming. Consumption causes more deaths than heart disease—more than cholera— more than yellow fever—more than any other disease the world has ever known. And yet peo 1e are careless about it. A man in danger o sudden death from heart dis- ease can avoid the danger Simply by keeping quiet and avoiding excitement. Consump- tion goes right on with its deadly work, no matter what the man does or hOW he. gon- ducts himself, if he doesn’t take the ngh’f medicine to cure it. Consumption affects the whole body. It is a. blood disease. It permeates the whole system. the lungs ‘because the blood goes tothe lungs for purification. It carries. impurities there to I) made pure. If there 15 too much impurityfihé lungs are over-worked‘over- loaded—the impurity stops there. The germs of disease stop there. They develop and multiply and then Consumption taxes , de_ nits; form. "Dr: fierce’s Golden Med- ica Discovefy cures 98 per cent. of all cases of consumption, lingering coughs, throat - and bronchial diseases if it is taken accord- ing to directions. Get it at drug stores; learn all about it in Dr. Pierce’s great 1008 page work, “Common Sense Medical Ad- v15er,” sent FREE on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only. It _conta1ns_ 1008 pages, profusely illustrated. 11 IS a veritable medical library, complete in one vorume. Every family should possess a copy for ready reference in case of sudden Sickness or accidents. World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y” TURKISH BATES FOR Malaria, Rheumatism, lleuralagia, AT Dr. Shepard’s Sanitarium. A skilled Masseuse and Electriciangin 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. 572:7? DAV}D .w. RAYMOND Final Director and Embalmer. 39 Washington Street’South Norwalk Residence. Mahackemo Hoteld It shows in , .. \A. . I... am. all ~ 3 PRINTING Department. = A 1 '- WORD TO» THE ’ WISE ; Merchants, ., M anmactur. .M- ore, Lodges and Secieties will consult their: own inter- ests'by giving us a call. REMEMBER—If you have Work to do, write to us. Schlelcher Pianos - THE WORLD OVER. -_ 5 Have you ever tried one. _ Come and seel our works.“ I mam PIoIrIo smut. ‘ Gan raise a. fearful racket and make the neighbors feel they wish the whole outfit was , where such noises are forever hushed. A GOOD PIANO. , SkillfullyManipulated. ‘ calls forth our music-lov- ' ing spirits and bids them worship the man who first invented the wonderful instrument. Are Known ., a ’i I‘ Stamford, Conn. U. 8’ 5A, ‘
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