Agon The wonderful cure related below 1s 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 Sarsapar‘illa. years ago my little boy was sudden- 1y. 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 aspecialist, 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 weread 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 Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” J. 0. RUNDELL, Oakley, Michigan. Druggist C. C. 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 oods 7 I Sarsaparllla I ‘ "7 5.32m” frue Blood Purifier. All drug ists. $1. Hepared by C. I. Hood 8.: C0., Lowell, Mass. _Hoodfs Pills The Saddle Question. This' 15 an illustration of the old style saddle. ’ If you will observe it carefully you will note that it fits like a glove (and a saddle should not). It presses the sen- sitive parts, causes sores ness, stiffness and chaf- ing, and has made cy cl- ing to a certain extent injurious, because few could enjoy a long ride without fear of injury. All this Is now changed. Here is repre— sented the perfect saddle—the ’Christy Anatomical Saddle, 1 . showing the pelvis as it rests on the pads. The Christy Anatomical Saddle is the only saddle that is built I. ght. Made of metal, cf light weight, cannot \1 arp or change its shape, has pads that ’ rest the entire body, does not press the sen- sitive parts, prevents stiffness, and makes cycling a pleasure. Price, $5.00 Fm BOOKLET on 51111131125. are easy to take, easy to onerate._ 25— cents. Shows p:lvis as it rests on the or- dinary saddle. on the ChriSty Saddle. A. (i. SPALDING 8: BROS. : New York. Chicago. Philadelphil. HERE’S WEIR GIIMIGE. A line building lot 011 Wilton ave-i 1111c If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, Five. Shows pelvis as it rests gas and sewer on the avenue. . THE EVENING GAZF ' LANDING ON A FOREIGN SHORE. The Traveler on Arriving Wonders What to Do First. When our steamer lands us in a for- eign port—it matters little whether it is an English-speaking port or not— the traveler who has not taken the trip to Europe before wonders what to do first, according to a writer in Harper’s Bazar. Having donned our shore gar- ments,.packed our steamer trunks ' and given it to the room steward, who brings it to the custom house for us, and having given our fees to this same steward, our stewards, our table stew- ard and deck-steward, we have noth- ing to do but wait with our hand bag- gage until the-gangway isplaced in po- sition and we can go ashore: With our fellow-passengers we enter a large room, where custom house ofiic- ers abound on every side. They stand behind long tables, upon which our hand-bags and rolls are placed, and which we should prepare at once to unlock. A cheerful compliance with the request to open all packages does much to make our passage through all custom houses pleasant and easy, and a person has no disagreeable experiences who obeys the requirement of the law of the country she is entering. Travelers, as a rule. and American travelegs especially, ace treated with consideration. They will ask you, in French, German or Italian: “Have you anything dutiable?” and as cigars and brandy are what they seek, one can truthfully answer in one Word: “N0thing”—a word eaSily learned in all three languages. When our hand- baggagehas been examined, one of our party usually stands guard over it, in some. out-of—the-way corner, while the others, with trunk keys in hand, wait for the trunks to be brought from the steamer’s hold. One claims them as they appear, and they all must be opened as a. rule. As the place for ex— amining trunks is large, a distinctly marked trunk is necessary. A red ring or cross on the end of a. trunk is seen at a. great distance, when initials are not distinguishable. Great patience works wonders in a custom- house, and when rough hands plunge into every corner among our small number of treasures, we are supposed to smilingly approve. The hat tray is always attractive to these guardians of the peace, and then a woman is allowed to make known her feelings by a gen- tle “Prenez garde, s’il vous plait!” or, soft Italian: “Badate, per piacerel”— all of which is simply: “Please, take care.” If a person preserves a calm in- difference, and does not attempt to vio- late their laws, there is nothing to dread in these places of custom. But no fee is ever offered a custom house official. After passing the customs, a porter carries our luggage to a cab, or, if we have too many trunks for a one~horse carriage, we must take a larger one. A one-horse cab can carry comfortably two people with their hand baggage, and two small trunks in front with the driver. We direct the coachman to the hotel previously decided upon, our de- cision having been reached by our red- bound Baedeker. POETlCAL COMPETITION. A Pleasant Pastime of Literary Folk In China. The Chinese have at least one very gentle and highly civilized amusement —competition in making verses. Tcheng-Ki-Tong says, in his book, “The Chinaman“ at Home:” “Instead of shooting, or playing lawn tennis, or croquet, our literary folk, as soon as a certain number of them have a little time to spare, meet together in turn at each others’ houses, and give them- selves up to poetical tournaments.” This is done in all parts of China, but especially in the province of Fukien. As soon as the players are ready, a vase is passed round, and out of it each draws a slip of paper, on which is written a word denoting what part he is to take. He may be examiner, copy- ing clerk, or competitor. , When this formality is over, one of the examiners takes up a book and opens it at random. Another examiner ; calls a number, say nine. The first ex- aminer reads the ninth line of the page E at which he has opened, and from this ' line a phrase or word is chosen as the subject of composition. Then a second vase is placed upon the table, to which a bell 13 attached. ‘Athread hangs from the bell, and at the end of the thread' 15 a lighted stick _ of incense. In about half an hour the stick burns out, the thread ignites. and as it snaps, a. weight drops, which at at the same instant rings the bell and closes the lid of the vase. The time' 13 up, and no more verses can be put into the urn. Now the clerks pour the manuscripts out of the urn; copy them all on the same sheet of pa- per, to secure anonymity, and so sub- mit' them to the examiners. The ex- ; aminers compare them, decide upon the best and the second best, and one of ' examiners mounts a kind of desk and reads or intones the best one. Each candidate may write and drop into the urn as many poems as he pleases—before the bell rings—but has to pay a small fee for each entry. The : money is spent for paper, ink and prizes. A second trial follows immediately, and the two winners of the first trial are made examiners in the second one. . I This may go on for an entire after- Will he soloLat a Bargain. W. H. BYING I'ON, (J Ileal EsIale and Insurance, 9 Room I. Gazette B’I’ol. noon, and in the evening a dinner brings the fete to an end. Estimating a Horse’s Height. y The Arabs have two methods of esti- mating the height to which a colt will grow, the first being to stretch a cord from the nostril over the ears and down I along the neck and compare the meas- I urement with that from the withers to the feet, and the other method being to 3 compare the distance between the ‘ knee and the withers with that from the In the knee to the coronet. rst method it “is considered that the colt :will grow as much taller as the first measurement exceeds that of the sec- 50nd, and the second method, if the pro- portion is as two to one, the horse will ‘ grow no- taller. I €91 “Bitte, in acht nehmenl” or, again, the _ "spot” is usually located. LO ’Ilnl ”WORTH MILLIONS In Twenty Years —Barnato Has Acquired OVer $100,000,000. Paris has a king within its walls to- day, one whose subjects do him hom- age thronghout the worldof business, for the monarch is none other than Barnato, the king of mines, who at the lowest computation is worth one hun- dred and twenty million dollars. Twenty years ago, says a foreign ex- change, a circus which had traveled, goodness knows how, from England to South Africa, arrived atKimberley. It was not a big circus, in fact it was only composed of the manager, the man- ager ’5 wife, a clown and two trained mules. At that epoch Kimberley was not the diamond town that it has become since. The circus did a poor business, and one morning the director and directress fled, leaving the clown with two mules and thirty shillings in his pocket, which is not much in Europe, but which is still less at the Cape of Good Hope. During a ride in the outskirts of Kim- berley’ he found in the field traces of, diamonds; he took some stones, showed them to a miner, and, entering into partnership with him, Went to sell them i.1 the town. Then, Without di- vulging his discovery, he bought the field where he had made his find, took out only a few stones, for fear of arous- ing suspicion, bought other fields, and soon found himself a large landholder. _It was with these fields that the fa- mous Society of Boers was created, of which Mr. Barnato is now governor, with _ Sir Cecil Rhodes and another; each of these three gentlemen now re- ceives an annual salary of one hundred and twenty -five thousand dollars from the company. ' When the first gold mines were dis- covered at Johannesburg, Mr. Barnato rushed there, bought as much land as he could find, organized societies on the Lendon market and become king of the mines. He also went in for politics, and, although not a fol- l'ower of Sir Cecil Rhodes‘ policy, he caused himself to be elected deputy to the British parliament from the Cape of Good Hope. Now Mr. Barnato lives in London and only goes to the cape for the parlia- mentary sessions. He is a little man, about forty-five years old, wearing a. slight mustache. In dress he is very simple, and behind a pingenez mounted in gold (it is the only trace on his person of the metal king) he has two eyes of an incredible vivacity. A CURE 'FOR IDIOCY. It Remains to Be Seen Ifow Successful It W111 Be. 3 A cure for idiocy is one of the latest achievements of surgical science, which has taken so many giant strides of late years that it may be almost termed one of the wonders of the century. Experi- ments were made on the skulls of two children, who had. been idiotic from birth, and the latest accounts _are that they are not only. surviving the shock of the operation, but are giving prom- ise of a recovery of the mental facial? ties. It would be more correct to say, says the Washington Star, that they are gaining those faculties, for the idiot from birth has no development until the obstruction on the brain is re- moved. This is exactly the process in the present trials. Holes are drilled in the skull of the child, at the top of the head where the “Fontanelle” or “soft In the case now under observation, these spots had become hardened at birth, and thus the expansion and development of the brain had been arrested. The opera- tion was, therefore, to make a new or artificial fontanelle. Great care had to he exercised, of course, to avoid injur- ing the brain, and there lay the main difficulty of the operation. The scalp is drawn anew over the apertures in the skull thus made, and the little brain is left to cure itself. The chil- dren thus operated on are two years old. It is, of course, a question just when the patients should be subjected to the experiment, and the age of two years has been chosen as the starting point. It has been considered prob- should recover its health and gain in- telligence, will be scarcely, behind oth- er children of its own age a. dozen years later. By that time assisted na- ture would have caught up with itself, as it were. There may be some ques- tion in the minds of ultra-sensitive peo- ple as to whether it is ’right for sur- geons to experiment in this way upon helpless children by performing opera- tions that may cause death. Yet there will probably be no general outcry against such an effort. In some sense death is preferable to life-long idiocy. Few parents would be likely to object to the experiment upon their own un- fortunate offspring if conducted with the care which should attend all such dangerous proceedings. His Way. _ We all know the story of that bright boy who answered correctly when asked how many legs a fly has, but who had been enabled to do it ”only by catching an insect and counting. The Philadelphia Record gives a parallel instance. A teacher recently told her scholars to mark on their slates the Roman numerals from one to twelve. In about three minuteS'one'bf the boys held up his hand signifying that he had accomplished the work. “Why, J ohn- ny,” said the teacher, “how you must have hurried! None of the other schol- ars are half done. N 0w tell me 110W you came to finish so quickly.” “I cop- ied them from the clock on the wall up there,” replied Jimmy, with great glee. The Sheep Renewed. Spectators looking at the “happy family” of a menagerie have often won- dered if the ovine member ever laid down inside of the lion. The Glasgow Times answers: The owner of a men- agerie in Berlin, which included a “happy family,” consisting of a lion, a. tiger, awolf and a sheep, was asked one day in confidence how long these animals had lived together. “About nine months,” he replied, “except the sheep, which has to be renewed occa- sionally. ” able that at this age the child, if it- ‘g an. WM. N. Sums, 716 E. I78th,Street, writes: "TREMONT, N. Y. Crrv, } May 13th, 1895. "I am glad to serou are pushing ' SALVA-‘CEA. It 15' 'v orthy of it. After having given it a thorough trial for over a year, I am persuaded that it comes nearest to being a “ PANACEA," a denghtful cure-a all, of anything of its kind that I have ever known. I have come to believe that you are rum monies-'2‘ in your claims of its excellence. Verily,~ it is the oil of gladncss D VW WM. N. SEARLES. " ALVA-CEA is universally praised~~peoule are finding out 5th1zzt it does its work promptly—— hat it is perfectly safe 1 and that it does as it is an vertiscd to do. Y on may depend upon it togi ve immediate relief, 1n every case of piles; and a Cure in ninety cases out of every hundred. It is a positive cure for all skin irrita- tion and chafing—colds—and nasal catarr' :1, especially the dry catarrh so prevalent in this country. 1 Two sizes, 25 and so cents per box. At druggists, or by maiL For Jeri-seated 15a. '3 an rheumatism of flu/pint: use Sawa- ”can “Extra Strang.‘ Sold :7: tin: at 75 certs ear/z. T113 ann’m C0,, 274 Canal St., N. Y. J. D. Jennings. ,UNDERTAKFR a Knight street. opposite Street- Bailwa} Depot BELL AI OFFICE. LIGHT PARCEL and LUIIKWIIIIII 3P PACKAGE DELIVER 11 Cheap rates. Will also take orders for mes uouger service in New York. Goods called 01 and delivered to all arts of the town Orders received atE P. eed’s Drug Store Wall Street. With telephone connection un- (‘- E LOCKIVOOD. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. 20‘ WALL ST., N ORWALK." ORPORATED SEPT. 1. 1876. at’l’l‘AL. - - - - - - $100.00C non III. Homnas. President. . 11. 130111511, Vice-President. WILLIAM A. CURTIS. Cashier DIRECTORS: user. III. HOLMES, H. E. DANN, .11, CUNNINGHAM, J. T. Pnowrr'r is. L. Borne, S. H. 1301.111: J . ConersJ‘a. IIIScounI Day, Salurdav. DRINK HATHIIRN SPRINI} WATER FOR THE Stomach, Bo Wels, Liver and Kidneys. The Holmes, KBBIBI‘ littlest Cu WILLIAM s. KEMP, Carpenter -:- and -:- Builder, 34 West Main St.. Norwalk. Mr. Kemp has been a carpenter and builder in Norwala for the past 25 years. and refers to owners of buildings erected under his super- vision as to workmanship. Chilton Paint, Every gallon of paint made by the Chilton Mfg. Company is mixed and ground in pure Linseed Oil. 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. WILLIAM? 17 Main St. . SPECIAL SALE ———OF——- M ILLINERY A Reduction of ' 25 per cent on all Trimmed Hats and Bonnets. Ladies desiring a nice Trimmed Hat for, little money, will do well to attend this sale. FAWCETT’S 3 HATER STREET N'URWALK I‘TE , EARN eleven: . . Yellow. 1,, fellow is known throughout cycling as a light, staunch, ,_Stylish, speedy mount. There’ s a best in every- thing; the ’96 Stcarns IS a veritable edition dc quc among bicycles. Finished in black or orange. - Stearns riders are satisfied riders, and always proud as kings of their mounts. Your address will insure receipt of our hand- some new catalogue. E. C. STEARNS 6e 60., Makers, Syracuse, N. Y, Buffalo, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal. Toronto,‘0nt. 9 . H. R. BULKLEY & (30., Agents, SOUTH NORWALK. All shades- are mixed and ground by machinery. 'i That you can save money An WINNER __.......r“ The Reduction in Hartford Bicycles has proved a drawing card. Ladies, Pattern No, 2, is in great, demand, and orders are being received right along. Come in and examine it. 1 c “ Columbia, standard price to all, $100.: ' The F. S. Ambler” cycle .00., 29 Wall Slreel. ‘” d“. J ’m I oinglt‘ If, you Don’t believe it, Come and See! ”1100 BICYCLES FOR $65. PIEIIGE, Latest ’96 MES, Pattern. uonr. - GOLIIIIBIIS, Builiyioprsiile'.“ IIOII MA 8 II Full Guarantee. IIOIIIMII, DIANA, Easy Terms. * WE .ARE NOT IN THE COMBINE. For Terms and Lease of Norwalk Fair Grounds, apply to LUTHER M. WRIGHT, Carriage Factory and Repository, Franklin 81 Madison Sls., So. Ilorwalk. \ \. \mk! :12: W ..... Branch Shops at Broad River and Barton. THIS WHITE snot-3101115 Is still in the lead. We $2.00 and $52.50 Tan, $ l .75 a pair. Ab0ut 300 pairs in this lot. your selections and get the greatest bargain in town; shall sell all of Our Ladies’ Lace and Button Shoes at Come early and make OLSEN BROS.’ WHITE snori- STORE 6 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK. YUUR FRIENDS ARE USING “111112311113 csucu REMEDY AND RECOMMEND I’I'S USE , Get a Bottle at once. 25 and 50 Cents. ALL DRUGGISTS. no You Know PR'VATE BOXING at the pupil’s home. by «buying your Meats and Fish at r. 11.31111“, 55 Main Street. CLASS plicants once to Everything First Class. South Norwalk. OPEN EVENINGS , or at this oflice. Instructions given 1n Now forming, and ap desiring to . - join should apply at Prof. Geo. Yoerger, .1}.
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