‘ "rid?! . ODD WAYS AND. THINGS. 'A pelican’s pouch is large enough to contain seven or eight quarts of water. 'Aliceton, Wis., is the only down in the United States without one female‘iny habitant. ‘ 'A rat covered with long, white wool, . like that of a lamb, was lately captured in Bridgeville, Ky., by Todson Brod- erick. Its nose is three inches long. ' Paper teeth are made by a dentist- in Lubeck, Germany. One of his patrons has a set which has been in use for 13 years, and gives complete satisfaction. The Alaskans have eating matches, at which great numbers of the villagers compete. The man who eats the most is considered the finest man. A household curiosity is the asbestos towel, which néver needs washing. When soiled, it is cleansed by throwing it in the fire, and in a few minutes it may be taken out fresh and clean. The word “its” is very frequently used'in composition, yet it occurs only once in the Bible, in Leviticus, 25:5: “That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap." Both Webster and Worcester erroneous- ] y say this word does not appear in the Bible. The ways 'of auctioneers in different parts of the world vary greatly. In Eng- land and America _the seller bears the expense of the sale, but in France the purchaser bears the cost, five per cent. being added to the purchase. In Hol— land it is still worse, the buyer being re- quired to pay ten per cent. additional for the expenses of the sale. THE WORLD OF THE WRITER. A memorial tablet has been placed on Lawn Bank, the Hampstead villa, where Keats wrote his “Ode to a Nightingale.” Poet Laureate Austin is said to be so much annoyed at the criticisms passed upon his official verse that he contem- plates resigning. Six lines of the lost early English “Tale of Wade,” which Chaucer makes Pandarus tell Cressida before intro- ducing Troilus to her, have been discov- ered in a Latin homily of the 13th cen- tury in the library of Petcrhouse, Cam- bridge. One of the 'Wisconsin authors who at- tended the authors’ convention in Mil- waukee recently was a woman bearing the peculiar name of Mrs. Frances Ha Ha. She is known to grand army men as the author of “We Love the Boys in Blue.” A statue of Lord Byron, by two French sculptors, Chapu and Falguieres, has been unveiled by King George at Athens. The poet is represented ad- vancing with outstretched arms to meet Greece, who holds out to him a laurel crown. All the money for the beacon in mem- ory of Tennyson has been subscribed, ' the monolith for the shaft has been successfully quarried in Cornwall, and the monument will be set up in the fall. Of the $4,750 subscribed, $1,250 came from the United States. ,- SPORTING NOTES. ' One of the finest packs of hounds in England was recently sold- for $15,- 000. In the Ski Derby, near Christiana, the winner of the jump, Cato Aall, cov- ered 80 feet. William Young, 71 years old, and John Furgeson, 82 years old, of Franklin, N. H., have signed articles for a 100- yard race for a stake of ten dollars, to be run on May 1. Many Canadian hares are soon to be turned loose in the woods of Sand- wich township, Mass, which is On Buz- zard’s bay. Sportsmen 6f that region are arranging to secure the hares and turn them down, in the hope of stock- ing the woods with them, for game purposes. , crumpox is a new disease to which fc ball has given rise in England. It is abad eruption, coming indirectly’from ' dirty jerseys and affecting especially the forwards in ltugby football, who have to shove in scrimmages. It has been proved to be contagious. The par- ticular microbe to which the eruption is due is the Staphylococcuspyogenes aureus. ‘ iii -— AI. nnnnn AAA AAAAA .I. “ The kind Boss makes his Biscuits with. " . PURE, STRONG. RELIABLE. Is the verdict arrived at by 1 Chemical Analysis of OS BAKING POWDER Economy, Health and Satisfactory Results attend its use. UANUFACTURED BY q) C. 1). Boss it SON, New London, Conn. .L ‘r v V V 1:- , ATV P. W. BATEE’ . 42 mm smear, you can find as fine an assortment of Minimum] & CamellriWnrl As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. ' HIIHD " LAUNDRY. 26 mm STREET. The undersigned will, on SATURDAY NEXT, open a Hand Luaudry at the above place. Satisfaction guaranteed; a share of public patronage solicited. ANNA MCKELY. MARY CLUNE. A DESPOT’S WILL. ~— Na’poleon’s Stubbornness‘ Caused the Death . of Two Hundred Frenchmen. It is only a few years since many English-sailors were drowned because an admiral gave a wrong order, and another officer, who knew the order to be wrong, obeyed it. Admiral Bruix, of the French navy, was once in the English officer’s posrtion, and took a contrary course, although his. orders came from no less a personage than Napoleon I. Both cases, it should be noted, occurred not in battle, but on parade. At such a time, surely, a sub- ordinate must be justified in saving the lives of his men. even at the cost of technical disobedience. While Napoleon was at Boulogne, in 1804, he went out to ride one morning. leaving word that on his return he would review the fleet. During his absence, therefore, a message was sent, to Admiral Bruix, that he might order the ship to weigh anchor and put out to sea; To the astonishment of the messenger, the admiral replied that he was "very sorry, but the state of the weather would not permit lthe review to take place. In due time the emperor returned, and inquired if everything Was ready. The admiral’s response was communi- cated to him. At first he seemed not to understand, but on its being re- peated he stamped his foot and ordered the admiral summoned into his pres- ence. The admiral came at once, but even so he was not quick enough for the em- peror, who met him half way. The emperor’s staff followed, and stood ranged in silence about him. “Sir Admiral,” said Napoleon, in an angry voice, “why have you not obeyed my orders?” , “Sire,” answered the admiral, with respectful firmness. “a fearful tempest is preparing. Your majesty can see it as well as I. You cannot wish to ex- pose uselessly the lives of so many brave men.” Constant, the first valet de chambre of the emperor, and one of his firmest apologists, is constrained toadmit, in relating the story, that the aspect of the sky at that very moment fully justified the fears of the admiral; but Napoleon was too much irritated to listen to‘reason. ' “Sir,” he said, “I have given orders. Once more, why have you not executed them? Obey!” “Sire, I shall not obey.” At that word the emperor advanced, riding whip in hand, as if to strike. The admiral recoiled a step and laid his hand upon his sword. “Sire,” he said. turningnpale, “take care!” The two men faced each other; then the emperor drOpped his whip, and the admiral withdrew his grasp from the handle of his sword. “Rear Admiral Magon,” said Na- poleon, “you will execute instantly the order I have issued. As for you, sir,” turning to Admiral Bruix, “you will leave Boulogne within twenty- four hours and retire into Holland. Go!" The rear admiral did as the emperor had bidden. The tempest broke as the admiral had predicted, and more than two hundred Frenchmen were drowned before the emperor’s eyes.— Youth’s Companion. '.I FRANCE proposes to put an end to racing by ocean greyhounds by enforc~ ing the regulations of 1883, limiting the speed at sea. A new bill drawn up by the marine ministry, imposes heavy penalties for excessive speed. IN France the Budget committee has decided to remove the taxes on wines, beer,cider, and other “hygienic drinks,” and to increase the duty on spirits with the exception of alcohol used in the arts. The manufacture of alcohol will be a state monopoly. BEE farming has become a nuisance to the sugar refiners at Gennevilliers, near Paris. The bees swarm in the re- fineries and alight on the workmen. Every hive. the manufacturers assert, carries off five dollars’ worth of sugar a- year; that they can endure, but ' not the incessant buzzing and the irrita- tion of the workmen. , ' WORD HISTORY. FAIRY was once a beautiful woman. REFER once meant only to carry back. CONFER was originally simply to carry with. VILLA formerly meant a. farm and not a house. DAISY was originally the eye of day or day’s eye. GIBI: formerly signified any young person of either sex. CONCUR formerly nfeant to run with or by the side of. DUKE once meant any leader. word is from the Latin. HAG once meant any 'old person, whether male or female. (LS i W cf keencst satisfaction comes. with every glass of Williams’ Root ,Beer. Keep it in the house ready to quench your thirst. Your whole family will enjoy it. It is a temperance drink, The clear, bright and sparkling. You are drinking to. your own health when you drink WILLIAMS a CARLETON 00.. MFRS. Hartford. Conn. . PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. I l‘ 2' Stores and Families Supplied. ‘ [Lowest Rates. ~ UN QNEVEN area.” The Desperate Run of a. Brave California Bronco. 2...... He Keeps Ahead of a Thoroughbred Race- .horse Until He Fall‘s from Exhaus- tion — A Thrilling Narra- tive. An exciting story is told by Crom- well Galpin, in St. Nicholas, of a race between a bronco and a big thorough-‘ bred horse. .The former was ridden by a mere boy, a Californian, who had to file a certain paper in court before noon'in order to retaih possession of a farm. The writer says: ‘ There was still wanting the one thing that stirs a racer to his utmost endeavor. Felipe had almost forgot- ten the horse behind him. Two-eyes had not. He had been on the alert, horse fashion, with one car now and again turned, and increased his speed as the thoroughbred drew near. Felipe turned his head with a sick feeling that in a minute more he would not be obliged 'to turn his head to see. One sidelong glance showed him a bay horse with his head in the air, his dainty ears upright and his frothing mouth wide open. The rider stood in his stirrups, leaning over his horse’s neck with the reins wound around his hands. White foam had gathered at the saddle girth, and sweat dropped from the horse’s body as he ran. Felipe shut his teeth, and turned his face toward Los Angeles. He did not need" to look long nor to know very much about horses to see that this one was a true race horse, and the man a. steady and a skillful rider. - And Two—eyes? Two-eyes heard the quick hoof-beats, and the “huh-huh, huh-huh” of a horse at speed, and felt hot breath on his flanks as the thor- oughbred drew alongside. Not the unmusical cry of Tomas, not the fierce shriek of the savage who in the old days rode him—neither beating with knotted rope, nor cruel stroke of sharpest spur—could have gained from the bronco horse the response he gave to the challenge of the thoroughbred; The big head came down closer to-thc ground, the hairy ears were laid back till the mane concealed them, and the deep lungs labored as, through blazing nostrils, the horse sucked in the strong salt breeze. So far the race had been run over level ground; but as the riders approached the city, the country became hilly and the road rougher. .. It was not for nothing that Two-eyes had spent five wild years in the Sierra Madres, where the gray wolf and the mountain lion are always swift and al- ways hungry; nor was it without ad- vantage that, Felipe’s tomboy sister, lgnacia, had raced the pinto horse over this road till it was as familiar to him as the sfableyard at home. To the bronco 3 use, used to the mountains from colt .zood, the hilly road appeared to be ra:.~.er a relief. He galloped la- boriously up the little hills and rushed down the opposite sides with a speed that took away his rider’s breath; he jumped from hillock to hollow, and across the little gulches; he dodged the spots where reedlike grass showed that the ground was wet and soft; and whether running or trotting or pro- gressing by irregular jumps, he went on his way with scarcely lessened speed. The thonoughbred had never been al- lowed to run except on a smooth and level track. He refused to leap the first gully which crossed the road, though it was scarcely a foot wide. When Harry made him face it again, he jumped ten feet farther than was nec- essary, and stopped stock-still upon the opposite side. Then he bolted side- wisc, and ran in the wrong direction; and Harry felt as if his arms were be- ing pulled off as he forced his horse to return to the road. As for Two-eyes, he did what he could. He was old, as horses’ years are counted. He had run many races for Apache masters who jerked his head from side to side, and threw him out of his stride, in their ignorant and fero- cious efforts'to make him go faster. ' In all his life there had been but one year in which his feed was regular and good; of fill the masters he had ever known this was the only one who had called upon him for speed, riding with steady hand and watchful eye and inspiring voice, sparing him needless pain. It is bronco nature to respond heartily to these things, and Two-eyes tried desperately to keep away from the clattering hoofs behind him. His breath came in gasps; his mouth was dry, and his sight was dim; his trem- bling legs grew weak as side by side the horses raced down the street leading to the courthouse, now hardly a mile away. As in a nightmare, Felipe saw the thoroughbred forge ahead, the bony head outstretched and down to the level of the withers, the dainty" ears laid flat, the crimson nostrils widely spread, and the eyes glaring with fierce eagerness. The bronco ran on, but unsteadilv. Felipe drew his legs out from under the rope, and as he did so the bronco’s feet sank in the soft earth‘where a. little stream crossed the street. The horse’s courage was greater than his strength. He plunged forward half a dozen stumbling strides, and fell just at the‘ edge of the little stream. Felipe slid over his horse’s head into a patch of tules, and lay, half stunned but not hurt, while the thoroughbred horse passed out of sight and hearing, and the dust his flying feet had raiSed settled down upon the quiet street. . Singular Case of Blindness. Mrs. Jonathan Rowe, of South Atkin- son, Me., who has been totally blind for twenty years, experienced an odd partial recovery of her sight a few days ago. She suddenly became able to see quite distinctly one afternoon about two o’clock, but her vision was totally obscured again in two hours. Since then she has been able to see. every day between about two and four o’clock in the afternoon. but during the rest of the twenty-four hours is as blind as formerly. -‘ - Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. 7TnnTEVENlNG'GhzanE 'Old People, Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys’ will find the true remedy~ in Electric Bitters. This medicine does ’not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor other intoxi- cant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby. aiding Nature in the performance (if the functions. Electric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find it just.exact- 1y 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. Silas Remsen died at his home on Center avenue early this morning, aged , about 75 years. A second wife and five children—Mrs. Louisa Griffin. Belle Bemsen, William, Charles and Fred Remsen—survive him. The deceased sufiered a paralytic stroke some months since. 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 drnggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent by mail for 25c in stamps. Address, Allen :3 Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y. A p .iriotic citizen of Chicago has put this Sigh in his window in letters big enough to be seen from across the street: “A Brief Political sermon—Free Trade, Free Silver, Free Hell. We Have Bad the First; Give Us the Sec- ond, and the Third is Sure to Follow.” 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 it to-day. Sold by all drnggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package free. Ad- dress, Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy, N. Y. The directors of the Dnnbury Agri- cultural society have voted not to in- crease the price of admission to the fair. Those Danbury directors have something beside pumkin seed in their heads. ' Rheumatism Cured 1 n 9 Day. . “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and Neu ralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action 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-4-1y Dr. George A. Faber of Waterbury, Charles B. Allyn and Arthur Cabot of Stamford have been appointed agents of the Connecticut Humane Society. Two hives Saved. , Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, Ill. 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, tnat prove thewonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New (‘21- naan. Regular size 500. and $1.00. Among others in receipt of a notice to call at the Selectmen’s office and pay a dog taxis Thomas S. Stout, who says that he has not owned a dog in fifteen years. Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve. The Best Salvein the world for Cute Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup tions, and positivelycures Piles. or _no Payrcquired. It is guaranteed to give perfectsatisfactionmr money refunded Price25cents per box, For Sale by E. P. Weed, Norwslk and Monroe, New Canaan. The meeting to-night of Hope Hose company will be the last regular meet. ing of the company that Captain Cos- tello will attend until after his return from Europe. Motht r’s Find Nothing to Equal Dr. Baird’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 and cry for it; it relieves them almost instantly. Mrs. At all drug- gists, 25. ‘ A colored “child named Louis Wil- liams, aged 13 years, and belonging in Stamford, died at the County Home, Sunday. The people have long since learned that the most disagreeable medicines are not nec- essarily the best. In fact, as a rule, the are not. What is wanted is something mil 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 drnggists 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: “ W'e have used it in our family for ain in the stomach, colic and diarrhoea an found it to be a most effective remedy.” For sale by E. P. Weed, druggist. Forty-five stars are now to adorn Old Glory. I- ' _ ~ ‘3 Nun's "ime‘ it rdsm in Your Advertisement. ,- ml in Trade. THE" * EVENING , ,, IS THE RIGHT MEDIUM THRDUUH WHiiiH TO REACH THE READIHG PUDLID. I The Only Eight-Page One-Cent Paper in the Norwalks. iv! e Valle 0 anAAlvqttenen vv 9 DEPEHDS DH THE PDDIIETS OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ IT. ADVERTISEMENTS II 0 ma EVEHIHG GAZETTE In: ‘ nun av ms: who HAVE nonmo ISPEIID. . -_ . " ONLY I CENT. (5 OFFICE OPEN EVENINGS,‘ ,
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