\ N. THE \E*V ENI N-G' e A zen E . ___ .cmrwweru’rcwswwrrwmr‘sflflwacsfiemcar's/”s ,2 . A [combination of lenvening agents that are pure, strong and pre-eminently . satisfactory in their action, has resulted in ‘31} r'A‘? ..'Y- ( ( which is. “ The kind Boss makes his biscuits with ’l’ and has for 32“ years.) 1 Over 3,000,000 pounds sold in the past year testify to t/zez'r popularity. ’ 3 MANUFACTURERS C. D. BOSS & SON, NEW LONDON, CONN. |l< t vvvvvv \ .. .m. SOLDIERS ON LAND AND SEA. Tm: huge guns of modern’navies can . be fired only seventy-five times, when they become worn out. ., GOGGLES are now supplied by the British admiralty to the‘ officers and sailors serving on fast torpedo boats, as the hi . speed has been found to be in- jurious o the eyes. TWENTY more thirty-knot torpedo boat destroyers have been ordered by the British admiralty. This will give England a flotilla of sixty-two destroy- ers, with a minimum speed of twenty- seven knots. RETIRED colonels and majors were among the more than a thousand appli- cants for the place of hallkeeper to the Armourers’ and Braziers’ company in London, - which 'was recently vacant. The salary is $1,000 and $250 for extra services. ' HOLLAND is building three fast cruis- ers [of nine thousand horse-power, in which the boilers will be in part of the ordinary tubular type, for cruising at slow speeds, and in part Yarrow water- tube boilers, to be used when excep- tional speed is required. PRESIDENT FAUBE proposes to review the troops on horseback at the Septem- ber maneuvers, which no president since MacMahon has done, Grevy, Car- not and Casimir-Perier having ridden by in carriages. The chief of the pro- tocol is trying to find out whether there is any authority for a civilian presi- dent’s so doing. TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS. DURING the hot week in May the rails on the drawbridge over the Pas- saic in Newark expanded so‘ as to lock the draw. - ON July 13 the Empire state express ran from Syracuse to Albany, one hun- dred and forty-nine miles, in one hun- dred and forty-nine minutes, including a stop of eight minutes at Utica. .. THE Pennsylvania company has a new rule which prohibits road agents from selling anything except news- papers and periodicals on its Sunday trains. Tm: Pennsylvania company has is- sued a rule forbidding the use of freight cars not complying with the federal law concerning grab irons and the height of the drawbars. THE inventor of the Reynolds ven- tilator, now in use on all Pullman cars, was a colored man, who at one time was a porter on one of the Pullman sleeping cars. ' IN order to create travel for a branch line that is not doing very well, the Detroit Citizens’ Street railway com- pany has made a two-and-one-half—cent fare during the hours from seven to ten p. 111. IT is reported there is a car on a Den- ver road which is making two hundred and eighty miles a. day, turns sixteen right-angled curves every twenty-min- utes, and has been on the line for months without repairs. . ‘Na THE WORLD’S WON DERS. THE tunnel at Schemmitz, Hungary, is the longest in the world. It has a length of 10.27 miles, costing over 85,- 000,000 to construct. Completed in the year 1888, it was commenced in the eighteenth century. THE smallest city in the world is the miniature place known as Steward City, Alaska, U. 8., its three inhabit- ants being, respectively, mayor, chair- man of the board of aldermen and pres- ident of the common council. . THE most remarkable whirlpool is the maelstrom of the northwest coast of Norway and southwest of Mos- kenaesol, the. most southerly of the Lofoden isles. It was once supposed to be unfathomable, but the depth has been shown not to exceed twenty fathoms. THE longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near Saugang, China. It extends 5% miles over an arm of the Yellow sea and it is supported by 300 huge stone arches. The roadway is 70 feet above the water and is inclosed in an iron network. A marble lion 21 feet long rests on the crown of every pillar. P. w. BATE-s 42 WATER STREET, can find as fine an assortmentof Monumental ll GueluYWul As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. HIHO LAOHOHY. 26 mm STREET. The undersigned will, on SATURDAY NEXT, open a Hand Luandry at the above place. Satisfaction guaranteed; a share of public patronage solicited. ANNA MOKELY. MARY CLUNE. - Goon AS GOLD. How Unused Railway Tickets May Be Be- deemed at' Slight Cost. Some men with valuable unused rail- way tickets on their hands sell them to scalpers, while others go to the railway company that issued them - and obtain their value in money. v Most men, how- ever, do neither, and accept the loss when the ticket is worth less than one dollar. Indeed, many men do not real- ize that railway companies stand ready to redeem unused tickets, even of small value, so that the companies must be richer by many thousands of dollars per.» year‘by reason of this neglect or igno- rance. . ' Every railway ticket bears the name of the general passenger agent of the road issuing the same. It is a. simple matter to inclose the ticket with a letter directed to the general passen- ger agent, asking him to refund the money paid, and explaining the reason why the ticket is left unused in the hands of the purchaser. It is courteous to inclose a stamped envelope in which the money may be returned. When all these things have been done, says the New York Sun, the company usually acknowledges-the re- ceipt of the ticketholder’s communica- tion and promises to investigate the. matter. The investigation consists in the proper identification of the ticket and a little bookkeeping to set all right in the accounts. Then the purchaser receives from the company a check for the amount due, along with a letter requesting acknowledgment on the part of the recipient. That closes the trans- action, and there is no material loss on either side. THE WORLD OVER. The Ashantee ambassadors to Eng- land spent $60,000 in eight months. Over 20 boys under 18 years of age have won the Victoria cross. Great Britain’s territory in Africa amounts to 2,570,000 square mileai. The latest official reports show that nearly 19,000 miles of railway are open for traffic in India. At the Transvaal gold fields whisky brings $15.50 a bottle, champagne $12.50 and beer one dollar a bottle. Vienna is to lose the Wien, the little river from which the city derives its name. It had for some time been used as an outlet for sewage and often caused damage by overflowing, but will now be covered over. Reservoirs have been built to which the water will be drawn during freshets. Mme. de Remusat had features so perfect that her contemporaries said she was worthy to sit as a model for a Greek goddess. The flesh of her face closely resembled alabaster, yet she did not give one the impression of be- ing pale or delicate. In old age she retained most of her good looks. AMONG THE POULTRY. Keeping too many fowls together does not pay. For the sitting hens now corn is a. good feed. Keep fowls thrifty for laying, but stuff them when fattening. To have fowls tender and juicy let them be fattened quickly. Turkeys do not thrive well when con- fined, whether young or old. ~Lime is needed by old fowls for the growth of bones and for shell material. Millet is valuable on account of its small size as a grain feed for little chickens. chit is toil Because it‘is rmadef‘from the choicest ‘ roots and herbs—that’s iwhy. too, its body and life are so much ahead of other, so called, root been. It excels any other temperance drinks and is far more healthful than any alco- holic drink. ' _ ' A bottle of extract will make 5 gallon, of delicious ‘ . .- WILLIAMS & CARLETON 00.. MFRS. HARTFORD. CONN. PLYMOUTH Roe-K ICE-.- Storm and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. 3*,- SCIENCE AND‘ INDUSTRY. F—Street railway rails in 'Memphis, Tenn., are being welded together with molten steel. ‘ —German coal from Westphalia is now being shipped at a profit .from the Rhine towns to London. —The value of Maryland’s farm lands increased $5,500,000 bet-ween 1880 and 1890, making a total of $175,058,550. -—There are 19,146,420 acres of tim- ber lands in the southern states, and the average yield of these forests is‘3,000 feet per acre. , 7 —~An examination of the eyes of white and colored‘childr‘en in the Washington schools show that the latter are much less liable to shortsightcdness and as- tigmatism. -—What is looked upon as a most im- portant discovery is a solder for glass. This is composed of 95 parts of tin and five parts of zinc. It has a beautiful metallic lustre, is not subject to change, adheres firmly to glass and melts at 200 degrees. —Philadelphia merchants propose to send a steamer carrying samples of the manufacturing products of the city to certain foreign ports in order to stimu- late trade, after the manner of the rail- road exhibition cars known as “Cali- fornia on Wheels,” etc. —The loss of stock in New South Wales during the recent drought is es- timated at 10,000,000 sheep, valued at four shillings each; 303,000 cattle, val- ued. at 40 shillings, and 20,000 horses, valued at 60 shillings, amounting in the aggregate to a total value of £2,666,- 000. - —chorts received in Savannah on the watermelon acreage in Georgia this year show a decrease in most sections of from 40 to 00 per cent. The chief reason for the decrease is the price of cotton last fall, which was such that fruit growers could make a handsome profit by planting cotton on their acre- age, and cotton being a staple product, they could obtain spot cash for the crop. ——In Germany a new process of color- ing leather is being exploited. Here, again, electricity is utilized. The leather is placed upon a zinc table, which forms the positive pole. The dye- ing material is poured over this and the negative pole connected with the leather. Under the action of the cur- rent the coloring matter penetrates the leather and patterns may be designed upon the surface by covering it with a pattern plate connected to the nega- tive pole. BY A ROUNDABOUT ROUTE. Course of a Mlssionary’s Letter from X Pitcairn to Tahiti. ‘ In the possession of one ofthe mis- sionary party recently arrived from the south seas on the Adventist vessel Pit- cairn, is a letter which has an inter- esting and unique history. It traveled about :..':,000 miles, while the distance between the mailing point and its desti— nation is but 1,200 miles, and it went the most direct route possible and did not miscarry at any stage of its jour- ney. The travels of the letter sent from Pitcairn island to Tahiti show, as nothing else can, the complete iso- lation of the little Pacific paradise founded by John Adams. Tahiti is only about six days’ sail from Pitcairn, and is the source whence lovesick Pitcairn- ers take their wives. But letter-writing, although .it forms an important part of the courtship, is generally confined to one letter, as when the answer is received it is generally the arrival of the bride. Except a small vessel or a man-of-war consents to carry letters between the two points, which oppor- tunity rarely occurs, the only remain- ing hope is from a passing ship, bound from San Francisco or Portland to Eu- rope. A gentleman now residing in Oakland was once deputed to carry the Pitcairn mail'from Tahiti, and he told the story of how it was done: “We left San Francisco in the ship City of Hankow, and were off Pitcairn island on Christmas day. Only about one ship makes the island, and as we should lose no ground by waiting a few hours we hove to‘and signaled to Adams point. Then the two boats Queen Victoria and Admiral Drew came off with two loads of vegetables. Gov. 'McCoy also came off and ‘asked us to carry some letters to Tahiti. We rather smiled at first, but when he produced seven letters and told us that there vas no other way to send them we consented, and after paying for our fruit and vegetables we started on our trip. Those letters were the cause of a good deal of inconvenience. When the captain landed at England he took the letters ashore and went to the post- master. Then he was informed that he must make an affidavit and must apply to the postmaster-general for 14 cents, the tariff for carrying letters from countries not in the postal union. Eventually the letters were landed in the Falmouth post office, after we had carried them about 13,000 miles. From Falmouth they went Southampton, and were sent in the usual course of events to New York, another 3,000 miles. Then they crossed to San Francisco and were put on board one of the Australian steamers and put off at the nearest .point to Tahiti, their destination. The remainder of the journey was covered with a small boat. In all, the letters traveled a distance of over 25,000 miles and occupied four months and a half en route.”—San Francisco Call. A Very Modern Antique. _ All is not gold that glitters, and all antiquities that come from Egypt are not genuine. A lady who recently re- turned from that land of mystery brought with her a terra cotta. figure of a cat, which she saw with her own eyes "dugup out of the ruins of Kar- nac‘. She paid a good price for it, and was delighted with her purchase. Un- fortunately, the other day it was knocked down and smashed. Its head was then found to be stuffed with old numbers of the Birmingham Post, and it bore other traces of being distinctly of Brumma-gem origin—T ondon Chron- icle. ' . 0M.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 tonic and alterative. It actsmildly 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. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Ward Selleck who sailed for Europe Saturday had Hon. Frederick Coudert, Sir Charles and Lady Wilson, Pierre Lorrillard and other distinguished personages, as fellow passengers on the Lucnnia. Their firstlanding will be Queestown. Try Allen’s Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this sea50n 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 today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25¢. Sent by mail for 25¢ in stamps. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y. Clam Finch celebrated her 4th birth- day anniversary at the home of her parents M . and Mrs. Charles Finch, on Water street, Friday evening by entertaining a number of her little friends. Games were played and re- freshments served. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen‘s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful swellings of the joints and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen’s Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting or .new shees feel . easy, It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try itto-day. Sold by all drnggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package free. Ad- dress, Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy, N. Y. Hon. William C. Whitney received 'a cold reception in Chicago from the free silver democrats who are now in the saddle and determined to ride their party and the country to destruction. Rheumii'tism Cured 1n D Day. “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and N euralgia radically curesin 1 to 3days. Itsuction upon the system is remark- 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. jan-i-ly A young:son of E. L. Griswold oi Elm street got ahead of the Fourth by falling through the head of a barrel on Thursday and badly cutting one of his hands. Two .l/ives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, Ill. was told by her doctors she had Cou- 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 Franmsco, 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, tnat prove thewonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at E. P. Weed’s Drug tore, Norwalk and Monroe’s New (‘3.- naan. Regular size 500. and $1.00. Clark, the concrete walk builder has the contract to build about 400 feet of walk on Butler street in front of the McGonegal and Raymond places. Bucklln's " rmeal Salve. The Best Sal-v: in the world for Outs Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever Sores, Tetter, Chopped Hands Chilblaius, Corns and all Skin Erup tions, and'positivelyoures Piles. or .no Payrequired. It is guaranteed to give perfectsatisfaotion,or moneyrefunded Price25cents per box. For Sale by E. P. Weed, Norwnlk and Monroe, New Canaan. _ A Miss Norton of Massouville broke her engagement because her prospec- tive father-in-law hoisted Old Glorv, Saturday, Union down. Mother’s Find Nothing to Equal Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. WATERBURY Conn., 4-2-’96—Hand Medicine Caz—Dear Sirs:—-—“I am using Dr. Hand’s Cough and Croup Medicine and Colic Cure for my children and find nothing to equal them. They work like magic. I would not be without them in my house. , The little ones love Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure aud cry for it; it relieves them almost instantly. Mrs. Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. At all drug- gists, 25. Little Jessie Poyvez has been confined to her bed at her home on Orchard street for the past three months with an abcess in her side, * The people have long since learned that the most disagreeable medicines are not nec- essarily the best. In fact, as a rule, they are not. What is wanted is something mild and sure, such as Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is really pleasant to take when reduced with water and sweetened. Then it is acknowledged everywhere to be the most successful remedy in the world for bowel complaints. Ask any number of druggists for the best remedy they have for diarrhoea and fully nine out of ten will recommend Chamberlain’s. In speaking of this medicine, Mr. B. B. Bufl'um of Friendsville, Susquehanna Co., Pa., says: “ We have used it in our family for pain in the stomach, colic and diarrhoea "and found it to be a most effective remedy.” For sale by E, P. W'eed, druggist. Cc. W. W. Skiddy of Stamford reached Henley on Saturday and will lremain until after the Yale races. .,~~ Nutim ‘3‘ 2 ‘ his .v ‘. The Only Eight-Page One-Cent The Value. of an Adver iiemenl AAAA OEPEHOS OH THE POOKETS OF THE PEOPLE ONLYICENT. OFFICE OPEN .4 EVENINGS. ‘ To Send in Your Advertisement msmgut IS THE HIOHT HEOIOH THROUGH WE’OH Paper in the Norwalks. wno nun u. ADVERTISEMENTS m “"i‘mo‘nmn THE HEW“ punuo. J I ma EVEHIHE GAZETTE m ”HEIO BY THOSE WHO HAVE HOHEY TO J
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