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PRIZE RING PUGS.
Appearance of 'Pugilists Before
and After Fighting.
The Victor Becomes a Lion and the Van-
. qnished In Left to Suffer in Melan-
choly Silence—Before and After
the Battle.
Muflied to the ears in a dark-blue
sweater the heavyweight sat in his
dressing-room. A couple of furrows,
denoting concentrated thought, ap-
peared in the narrow space between
his eyebrows and hair. He was about
to enter the ring and expose his chin
.to the deadly knock—out blow. Near
this magnificent human brute hovered
his trainer, also attired in a sweater,
and keenly alert to every move and
sound. The suave gentleman in the
role of financial backer, who man-
ipulates the gate receipts, was also
there, trying to appear gay and deb-
onaire, but palpably anxious. At the
bolted door stood a fawning tin-
‘hOrn sport without a penny in his
pocket, but with a good prospect of
fundling a couple of dollars if things
went right. He knew the heavyweight
from having seen his picture in the
pink periodicals and worshiped him ac-
cordingly. .
The dressing-room contained little
beside the heavyweightand hisfriends.
In one corner was a wide cot of rough
boards hastily knocked together, on
which the pugilist reclined, thinking
that he thought. On a table opposite
stood a number of bottles containing
whisky, alcohol and liniments. There
were also a sponge, some fans and
towels, and under the table a tub of
ace. ,
“ Outside could be heard the roar of
the rabble at six dollars per head, en-
joying the preliminary bout as seen
through the murky haze of tobacco
smoke. The event of the evening——
the meeting of the heavyweights—was
next on the programme. A favored
few gained admittance to the dressing-
rooms, for there were two or three re-
treats. Substantial-looking men in
cheese-colored overcoats and diamonds
a shade or two lighter crowded in to
shake the hand ofthe thumper on
whom they had staked their money,
and to whisper a word of encourage-
ment in his ear. Some who were not
sports, but had friends in that line,
gazed awestricken at the reclining
gladiator and his array of fighting par-
aphernalia.
Having exhausted his oratory in
making the match, the heavyweight
had nothing to say, and those who did
give vent to words spoke in subdued
whispers. It was a painfully solemn
and impressive occasion. Now and
then the trainer, lest he be overlooked
in the shadow of the stellar attraction,
clipped a bit of court plaster with
which he tenderly dressed an imagi-
’ nary scratch on the prickled paws of
his employer. -
Eventually the battle takes place.
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and at the end of an hour the heavy»
weights are back in their rooms. :The‘
winner is now the most voluble of the
excited throng whichcrowds the small
apartment to the door. He recapitu—
lates every blow given and taken dur-
ing the fight, and points out on the
chin of the hacker the exact spot on
Which he landed the final punch.
Everybody is deliriously happy, for
they have won money, and call the
hacker familiarly by his first name.
That astute individual is eifusively
solicitous for the welfare of his trained
animal, and presses upon him a drink
of brandy from a very small and curi-
ously wrought bottle. The. shape of
the flask creates the impression that
the liquor is of a superior quality, dis
tilled expressly for winning pugs.
He is slow about dressing himself, is
the victor, for the red welts and gouges
on his neck, breast and arms enhance
his popularity 100 per cent. But he
affects not to notice these wounds and
chats gayly about how he knew that
dub wouldn’t be in it with him, etc.
They all finally depart, however, with .
the gate receipts, and spend the night
in drinking champagne.
Across in the other dressing-room
the . dub sits blinking dizzily at
vacancy. He shakes so that the trainer
is unable to dress the fallen idol. There
is no one present but the trainer and a
couple‘ of poor but loyal friends who
had nothing to stake on the result.
Even the backer has retired in disgust,
and the hisses of the sports who sup-
ported the loser before the fight, and
who followed him as he was dragged
limp and beaten from the ring, still
sound in the purple ears of the van-
quished man. His stomach has been
hammered back and welded to his
spine, his nose broken and swollen and
every bone and muscle in his pain-
racked body aches.
' In melancholy silence, disturbed
only by the intermittent groans of the
pugilistic ruin, his trainer rubs him
down with camphor and arnica, occa-
sionally pouring something from a
black bottle into the throat of the suf-
ferer. He still trembles‘like a man
with palsy and is too weak-and wabbly
to stand without,support.
’After an hour of grooming the vic-
tim of misplaced money, sodden with
drink, is squeezed into his clothes, then
bundled into a hack and spirited away
through side streets and alleys to the
oblivion .of a Hamman bath. He is
simply a whipped dog,_ with no more
credit or standing than the bull pup
chewed to finish in the regular pit: The
other fellow is honored by the inter-
viewers and his remarks are wired to
every portion of the civilized world.
Later on he opens a saloon and' be-
comes a power in politics—N. Y. J our-
nal. '
How He Pays His Bills.
“That’s a handsome suit you have
on,”.remarked Tomkins, admiring the
new winter suit of his hard-up friend.
“Yes, it’s a right nobby suit.”
“How much did it cost?” _
“I don’t know. I’ve not been sued for
it yet.”—London Tit-Bits.
_ The Platte. .
The river Platte during the summer
is dry along the greater portion of its
course. The water runs underground,
only an occasional pool appearing on
the surface. By digging almost any—
where in its course a supply of fresh,
cool water may be obtained.
Denmark‘s Egg Trade.
Denmark’s foreign egg trade has
grown to a tremendous size,
with Britain. Twenty years ago the
annual Danish export of eggs was 900,-
000; now it is reckoned at 111,000,000.
Seeit spa/Mel
It’s brimful of life and snap, bub-
‘bling and foaming to the last drop,
and has a flavor and body that
pleases the most fastidious palate,
quenching the greatest thirst. Be-
ing made from the choicest roots
and herbs, it is a tonic for children
or grown folks. Once used always
“MAIN STREET.
The undersigned will, on SATURDAY
"NEXT, open a Hand Luandry at the above
place. Satisfaction guaranteed; a share
of public patronage solicited. _
ANNA MOKEI..".
M .3. BY (‘1. UBE.
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used; you cannot drink too much
MFRS.
ARTFORD. ’ CONN.
mainly
A TOUCH. OF KINDNESS.
The Trump's Humane Impulse Brought
Him No Reward.
He sat slouchingly upon the end of
the park bench, his head hanging list-
lessly over his breast, says the New
York World. There was vcomplete de-
jection in his attitude. An old hat re-
sembling a piece of “culls” in arag
shop lay on the ground, where it had
fallen from his head. On one foot was
an old felt slipper and on the other an
oldriding boot, with the top "cut off.
His trousers and coat were of a dull,
mottled gray that comes from hard
wear and dust.
Twice he had been moved on by the
“sparrow cop” and he had made his
way to a bench. that was secluded and
shaded by a tree. He had gone to
slee . . t
In‘the tree the sparrows hopped and
twittered in the shade of the foliage.
Suddenly through the branches came
twisting a tiny featherling, striving
hard to make its tender wings bear up
the weight of its body.
fell on the graveled walk at the old
tramp’s feet, stunned and breathing
with difficulty. Something caused the
tramp to open his eyes and they lit on
the little sparrow. He looked at it
stupidly foraminute, then, drawing
his hand across his forehead, he leaned
over and picked‘it u“ tenderly. He
gazed atit in a wondering way and
then glanced up at the branches of the
tree, where the mother bird fluttered
and chirruped in fright.
He drew the bench a little closer to
the tree and climbed upon it. That
put him within reach of a lower limb.
He laid the little bird carefully on a
forked branch and, with a strength
surprising in one so feeble, he drew
himself up and sat on the limb. Above
him, within reach, he saw a nest. It
was tipped over so that he could see in
it two downy bits of birds like the one
he had. He gently placed the bird he
carried in the nest, let himself down
to the ground, drew the bench back to
its original place and turned to go just
as a “gray coat” called out to him:
“Come, now, get on. You’ve been
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around here long enough
A VALUABLE PEBBLE.
The Accidental Good Fortune of a Hun-
ter in India. .
Precious stones are still numerous in
certain districts of India, and occasion-
ally a fine gem is found by a sports-
man or traveler. A young English of-
ficer, returning from an unsuccessful
hunt on the estate of a petty chief,
picked up a stone which lay in his
path, and idly threw it against a rock.
It broke in a dozen pieces and out fell
a brilliant pebble. The Englishman
picked it up, looked at it, and was
about to throw it away, but changed
his mind. “I’ll keep it,” said he, “as
a memento of a day’s hunt when I
didn’t shoot so much as a rat.” Some
days lat. s, in Bombay, while having his
watch ; paired, he showed the stone
to the nveler, and asked its worth.
“I’ll giv: you twenty pounds for it,”
said the jnveler, after a careful exami-
nation. Had he offered a shilling he
might have been told to take the stone
and keep the shilling, but the offer of
twenty pounds aroused the officer’s
suspicions, so he responded, with a
laugh: “I dare say you would give me
that and a trifle more, but I’m going
to take it to England.” He did so, and
sold his “pebble” in London for $15,000.
A WONDERFUL AUTOMATON.
It Took Its Inventor Twenty-Seven Years
to Build It.
In the year 1770 the most wonderful
automaton that has ever been con-
structed was exhibited at Exeter ex-
change, London. This automatic
wonder represented a country gentle-
man’s house, and was of such intricate
and elaboraté’ construction that no one
disputed the claim of the exhibitor
when he declared that he had worked
twenty-seven years in perfecting it. It
showed the regulation English country
house, with parks, gardens, cascades
temples, bridges, etc., besides over one
hundred appropriately clad human
figures in the gardens, on the bridges,
chopping wood, and at various building
operations. In the park were several
deers moving naturally about and four
horses and a coach followingthe me-
andering road. Besides the above the
figures of boys were seen fishing from
the bridges, while a boat load of ladies
and gentlemen regularly rowed across
an enlargement in the brook, much to
the consternation of the natural-look-
ing figures of geese and ducks which
were paddling about in the water. The
whole of these animate and inanimate
figures were inclosed in a space only
four and a half feet square.
5 Old-Time Football.
Football has never been a very gen-
tle game, to judge from what Master
Stubbes says about it in his “Anatomic
of Abuses,” published in 1583. For as
concerning football playing, I protest
unto you it may rather be called a
friendly kinde of fight than a play or
recreation; a bloody and murthering
practice than. a sport or pastime. For
dooth not every one lye in waight for
his adversarie, seeking to overthrow
him and to picke him on his nose,
though it be on hard stones, so that by
this meanes, sometimes their necks are
broken, sometimes their backs, some—
times their legs, sometimes their
armes; sometimes one part thrust out
of joynt, sometimes another; sometimes
the noses gush out with blood, some-
times their eyes start out.
The Cayuse as a Post.
The Indian cayuse is the worst pest
that inflicts this country. The Indian
horses spread all over the ranges, and
are not confined within the reservation
limits. It is estimated that fifteen
thousand worthless wild ponies range
unrestrained over the hills of this coun-
try and devour the good bunch grass.
' These cayuses each cat enough good
fodder to fatten afour-year-c-Ed steer,
and one steer is worth more than ten
glass-eyed broncos. If we 6:07.541 enact
a law tr: 4i;.'e‘"re every pony r”:
sesscd , ' ‘ ' £11.“: -:.T.;ilm' a
public :1 . ' . " '. matevinl
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. Old People,
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
T his medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
cant, but acts as a tonicand alterative. It
acts mildly on the stomach and bowels,
adding strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
' Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old People find it just exact-
ly what they need. Price fifty cents and
$1.00 per bottle at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store Norwalk and Monroe’s New Ca-
naan.
Mrs. Geome S. Grumman and her
sister Mi>s Nettie Hyatt are at Qprn-
wall-on-lhe-Eudson. i“
Try Allen’s Foot-Ease
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season of the year your feet feel
swollen and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have aching feet, new shoes or tight
shoes, try Allen’s Foot-Ease. It cools
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures
and prevents swollen and sweating feet,
blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns
and bunions of all pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 25c. , Sent
by mail for 25c in stamps. Address,
Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y.
The William H. Earle place is being
put in 01 der for the welcome return of
his fami'y for another summer residence
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Relief in Six 1.! ours,
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis-
eases relieved in siz hours by the “NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE.” This new remedy is a great sur
prise on account of its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in the bladder
kidneys, back and every part of the uriu
ary passages in male or female. It re
lieves retention of water and pain in pass
ing it almost immediately. If you wan
quick relief and cure this is your remedy
Sold l‘y E. P. \Veed, Druggist. Norwalk
Conn.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the h orwalk Fire Insurance com-
pany will be held on W eéncpday uxt.
Rheumatism Cured 1n D Day.
“Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in I to 3 days.
able and mysterious. It removes at
once the cause and the disease imme-
diately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, 75 cents. Sold by N.
C. Bauer and Edward P. Weed, Drug-
gists, Norwalk. jun-44y
Bishop Tierney p resided at the core
monies attending the laying of the cor-'
ner stone of the St. Thomas convent at
Danbury yesterday.
Two Lives Saved. ,
Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City,
III. was told by her doctors she had Con-
sumption, and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles of Dr. King’s
New Discovery completelycured her and
she says it saved her life. Mr. Thomas
Eggers, 139 Florida St., San Francisco,
suffered from a dreadful cold, approach-
ing Consumption; tried without result
everything else, then bought one bottle
of Dr. King’s New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally thank-
ful. It is such results, of which these are
samples, tn at prove the wonderful eflicacy
of this medicine in coughs and colds.
Free trial bottles at E. P. VVeed’s Drug
Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New (‘3.-
naan. Regular size 50c. and $1.00.
APennsyIvania girl was told that
arsenic would remove freckles. She
tried it, and both the freckles and the
girl have been removed.
BucKIIn's Armca Salvo. '
The Best Salve-in the world for Cute
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tettcr, Chopped Hands
Chilblaius, Cornsand all Skin Erup
tions, and positivelycures Piles. or no
Payrequired. It is guaranteed to give
erfeetsatisfaoticu , or money refunded
E.P. Weed, Norwalk and Monroe,
New Canaan.
An Orchard street young man pleaded
guilty to an assaglt in the Town Court
this mornirg and was fined $7 which he
paid .
Mother’s Delight With Hand’s Colic Cure
HAVERHILL, Mass, 11.30-’95.—Hand
Medicine Co.—“I Wish to say that I pro-
cured a sample bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic
Cure and am delighted with it. My baby
is now four months 'old, and has suffered
every day of her short life with col-
ic. I have tried almost everthing ever
heard of, but can truthfully say that any-
thing I have tried cannot compare with
Dr. Hand‘s Colic Cure. Yours respect-
fully, Mrs. G; G. Miller, 38 Arch St.”
Sold by all druggists, 25c.
L. D. Keeler, S. T. Ruby ands party
of their friends sailed to Cold Spring
yesterday, and the wind dying out they
were forced to row a. good part of the
way back home.
The Boston Store, Norwalk, will give
away another bicycle on Friday night
at 9:30 o’clock.
Michael Lyons and Frank Riordan
wheeled to Danbury yesterday, and
wheeled back on a railroad train on ac
count of the _, rain. ‘
William Smith one of the proprietors
of the Danbury News, was the guest of
Harry M. GardnerV'of-Franklin avenue.
yesterday. .
Price List of Chamberlain’s ‘
Medicines.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea. Remedy. The most successful medi-
cine in the world for bowel complaints, 25
and 50 cents er bottle.
Chamberlain‘s Cough Remedy. Famous
For its cures of coughs, colds, croup and
whooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For rheuma-
tism, lame back,.sprains, bruises, cuts, burns,
scalds, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50
cents per bottle. For sale by E. P.
‘druggist.
Its action upon the system is remarks
rice25eents DE‘ ‘-on. For Sale by ,
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