I IE SORROW KILLS A HORSE. “ He Was Left Behind When the Circus .-.. Left Town. The emotional life of a horse is re- markable. There are instances on rec- crd where the death of a horse has been traced directly to grief, One in- stance is called to mind, which oc- curred more than .twenty years ago, says the Kentucky Stock Farm. A cir- cus had been performing in the little town of Unionville, Pa., when one of the trained horses sprained’one of his legs so that he could not travel. He was taken to the hotel and put in a box stall. The leg was bandaged and he was made as comfortable as possible. He ate his food and was apparently contented until about midnight, when the circus began moving out of town. Then he became restless and tramped and whined. As the caravan moved past the hotel, he seemed to realize that he was being deserted, and his anxiety and distress became pitiful. He would stand with his ears pricked in an atti- tude of intense listening, and then, as his ears caught the sound of retiring wagons, he would rush, as best he could with his injured leg, from one side of the stall to the other, pushing at the door with his nose and making” every effort to escape. ' ' The stableman, who was a stranger to him, tried to soothe him, but to no purpose.‘ He would not be comforted. Long after all sounds of the circus had ceased his agitation continued. The sweat poured from him in streams, and he quivered in every part of the body. Finally the stableman went to the house, woke up the proprietor, and told him he believed the horse would die if some of the circus horses were not brought back to keep him com- pany. At about daylight the proprietor mounted a horse and rode after the circus. He overtook it ten or twelve miles away, and the groom who had had charge of the injured horse re-,‘ turned with him. When they reached " the stable the horse was dead. The stableman said that he remained for nearly an hour perfectly still and with every sense apparently strained to the utmost tension, and then, without mak- ing a sign, fell and died with scarcely a struggle. The veterinarian who was called remarked, after the circum- stances were told him, that unquestion- ably the horse died from grief. If it is possible for all the mental faculties of the horse to become abandoned to grief to such an extent as to cause death, how much more does he appeal to the sympathy and regard of mankind] .. FLIGHTS 0s BIRDS. LONG A Shore. Bird Which Goes Two Thousann DIiles Over an Ocean. The distance which birds travel is marvelous. the naturalists say, and lay- men are inclined to believe them. W. Herbert Purvis writes to the London Field that every spring great numbers of golden and ringed plover arrive in the Hawaiian Islands. and leave the first week in May. The nearest points of the American coastto which they go are in southern California and the Alaska peninsula re« spectivcly, about 2,000 geographical miles, and there is no intervening land. It may be that the birds drop into the waterto rest occasionally, as ducks do, during such long flights, but it is not probable. This is the longest remlar flight that is known of shore birds over water, but it is known pretty certainly that some sea birds flyas a regular thing much further than this during their migra- tions. The brant geese, for instance, are said to nest in Siberia, and to fly north over the Arctic Ocean and south again to Cape Hatteras, or thereabouts and beyond, every year. The Boers Are Sharpshooters. , The fighting force of the Transvaal Boers, all told, including burghers be- tween 16 and 60 years of age, cannot be more than 20,000 or 22,000 men. This force could, in the very nature of things, never be expected to muster at one time. It may be said that the great majority of the Transvaal Dutch- men of the present day above the age of 30 or 35 years are first-rate rifle shots, who have gained their experience in the pursuit of game—the best of all schools for sharpshooters. But game rapidly grows scarcer. In many parts of the Transvaal there is little practice now, except at targets. The rising generation of Boers can never hope to emulate the feats of their fathers and grandfathers. Some of them seldom touch a rifle. In another twenty years the strength of these pea ple as a nation of marksmen will have paused away—Nineteenth Century. I J‘J‘ULW AMERICA WEARS T’HE I:AUP.EL. the Honors in the Olympian Games War by our Athletes The Olympian games which closed at Athens last week indicate the decadencl of modern Greece and show that while, in the blue environment of the encir- cling sea, the land of Homer is just the same, yet in the changed condition 01 the people who dwell in the shadow 01 Mount Olympus “it is living Greece nc more.” America led the prize winners in the mntests which drew together the cham- pions of both hemispheres. Out of 44 crowns awarded to victor: ll of these were captured by Americans. while the others were divided in thc following manner: .Greeks, 10; Ger- mans, 7; French, 5; English. 3; Run garians, 2; Australians, 2; Austrians. 2; Danes, 1, and Swiss, 1. Though America has none of the tra- iitions and but little of the training pos sessed by these nations of the Olc' World, she has, nevertheless, evincec' her superiority over them in the game: of their own choice, and from thc neights of, Mount Olympus she ha- transferred the laurel branch to he: an distant borders. , . There is some gratification in thi. Achievement, and America can well at- t’ord to be proud of the fact that for twc years at least no power can pluck this distinction from her. —Atlanta Constitu tron. PINS USED LONG AGO. Cave Dwellers Used Them, and Possibly Eve Improvised Them of Thom. Pins are, as the saying goes, as old as the hills. In some form or another they have been in existence ever since our first parents clothed themselves in fig leaves, which grew wild in the Gar- den of Eden. As a matter of fact, pins claim a very high antiquity, the earliest form being the natural thorn, which is still used to some extent by the peasant women of Upper Egypt. In prehistoric times pins were also made of the small . bones of fish and animals. Among the remains of the lake dwell- ers of Europe have been found bronze pins and bronze brooches, in which the pins form the prominent feature, many of which are highly ornamented and verylbeautiful. A few copper and one iron pin have also been found. It is es timated that 10,000 pins have been col- lected at the lacustrine station of Switz erland alone. Afew of these have double stems, and were probably used as hair- pins. Three have been found at Pes- chiere, which are exactly the same in form as the safety pins of the present time. . Among the single stem pins are many ingenious devices for preventing the spike from passing entirely through the cloth or other material it is used for fastening together. Many of them are so formed that they are thicker in some places than in others. A large number, both of bone and bronze, had the head formed of a loose ring passed through an eye in the pin. A few of them have the appearance of a scarf pin now in use. In Egypt, pins with gold heads have been discovered, while in ancient Rome bronze pins and bone hairpins with ornamental heads have been dis- covered among relics of Pompeii.— Brooklyn Eagle. When you, are thirsty a glass of " Williams’ Root Beer, so sparkling and full of life, touches the right Spot. You can drink all you wish without harm. Being made from choicest roots and herbs,it aids diges- tion and promotes health. Don’t be in- duced to accept any other kind called “ just as good.” Insist on having 1,. WILLIAMS-- & CARLETON 00., MFRS. . Hartford. ConnJE- ”mm-L. “The kind 8038 makes his Biscuits with." -LIFE WORTH LIVING with meals on time, Biscuits, Pies and Cake uniformly light, healthful and more economical, and so easy to obtain if you’ll only use always BOSS BAKING POWDER not an untried article, but the one thing above all that has made our “ Boss Biscuit ” famous. Over 3,000,000 pounds sold last year. Just see for yourself, a single trial will tell the whole story. Grocers everywhere. MANUFACTURED SOLELY 3V 0C. D. BOSS & SON, NEW LONDON, CONN. ' It ‘ n ' ,. THE EVE DECORATION OF GRAVES. Horticulture in Cemeteries Indicates Change of Custom. “Are there many flowers sold for the decoration of old graves?" repeated the preprietor of a. large, greenhouse near one of the cemeteries, in answer- to a, query from the reporter in regard to the number of flowers used for that purpose. “Well, you would be sur- prised if you could just be here for one Sunday and keep a record of the num- ber of styles made. “Styles change in everything, and this matter of fiorticulture in cemeter- ies is subject to the same great law. If you should investigate this thing you would find that the custom of digging up the surface of graves and converting them into miniature gardens is gradu- ally becoming obsolete, and the beds whore brilliant flowers once bloomed galore are being changed into smooth, green mounds, whose floral display is confined to bouquets and wreaths laid on at frequent intervals by loving hands. The cause for this can be looked for in several directions. It may be an encouraging growth of good taste, or perhaps it can be accounted for by the fact that the plants seldom receive sufficient care to keep them from be- coming withered and scraggy; or, what is more probable, it may be due to the growing frequency of visits to the graves of departed friends. “ Women, of course, are our best cus- tomers. Perhaps they are more senti- mental, or perhaps there is more con- stancy in their hearts, and in the full- ness of their love they must have some visible emblem to lay on the graves of their dead friends. “Babies’ graves, I take it, get more attention than those of adults, or even older children, for I suppose it is true that the smaller the lump of humanity that has gone away the larger is the piece that is taken out of the heart. We usually sell white carnations for them, for they are both pretty and cheap. Roses are next in favor, but they are more expensive and the major- ity cannot aiford th em. “ However poor a person may be, and there is many a one coming in here. who, it is plain to be seen, is in very straitened circumstances, he is seldom so poverty stricken that he cannot spend a few cents for a bunch of flowers. I remember a particularly pathetic incident of a couple of weeks ago. A women came in and asked for a dozen white carnations. I got them ready, and when she went to pay for them she gave me a dime. I told her what my price was. Her eyes brimmed over with tears and her thin lips trembled. ‘That is all I have except car fare to take me down town,’ she said: ‘Please give me as many as you can for ten cents. My little boy has been dead for two yarn and this is the first time I ' could go away to visit his grave, and I couldnt gj') away satisfied'without leav- ing a fat: flowers here. He had no flowers when he was buried. I couldn’t afford it.’ “I don’t do much good in the world, I guess,” added the flower merchant, re- flectively, "but I couldn’t stand that. There was a big bunch of the fragrant blossoms lying behind the counter and I gave them to her and told her to keep her dime. They weren’t much to me, but they evidently meant a. good deal to her.” TO MAKE YOU SMILE. Jokes, New and 01d from Different Sources. "It’s only a spring opening, ma,” re- marked that horrid boy, as he exhibited his torn trousers after a leap from a picket fence—Boston Transcript. Yeast—They say this new kind of photography brings out every bone. Crimsonbeak—Well, I’ll get my wife to try it on a shad—Yonkers States- man. Young Man (very thin and very long) —I am going to a masquerade party, and I don’t know what character to as- sume. Old Man (very sick and very short)— Chalk your head and go as a. billiard cue.—Tid Bits. Robbie (with a new rifle)——Mamma, does God count every sparrow that falls to the ground? Mamma—Yes, dear. Robbie (proudlyFiWell, you can bet I’ll keep him busy this afternoon then. ‘ —Harlem Life. “ “No, I cannot be yours?” “Do you reject me?” “No, but I’m a member of the W0- man’s Emancipation League, I cannot belong to a man, but you may be mine, if you like.”—La Mode. Harry, dear, The Horse Better Than n Battery. A woman who rode about New York in a horseless carriage, and Wrote the trip up for the Journal, concluded her story thus: “What is there about the manipula- tion of a wooden stick to quicken one’s pulse or satisfy a craving for sport and pleasure? e “I resigned my post in the tiller and leaned back in the cushions. Man is a wonderl :11 being, and his new motor wagon is truly; great. But there is One who is greater than man, and His crea- tions are inimitably superior. , "The horse is a nobler animal than a cell electric battery.” ' ' In Boston. Howell Beaconstreet—My cousin from Connecticut is a strange lad. Mrs. Beaconstreet—Why do you say so? Howell Beaconstreet—Last night she said to me, "You don’t know beans.” Why, mother, the Leguminosae is the study of a lifetime-Truth. Doubly Fatiguing. “Ragsy, let’s get us one 0’ them bi- sickles.” ’ "Gee, Frizzles, yer looney; ”want ter wear yerself out. a-ridin' au’ a-wa‘ikin‘ at the same time."——L.hicago Record. Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been par- ticularyly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Ner- vous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholly and . are troubled wtth Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and $1,00 at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, NorWalk, and Men- roe’s New Canaan. ' A Iargeshed at the Straw but man- ufactory is being razed to make. room for a new brick addition to the faczory. Condensed Testimony. Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manufact- urer’s Agent, Columbus, Ohio, certifies that Dr. King’s New Discovery has no equal as a Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. St. James Hotel, Ft. ‘Vayne, Ind., testifies that he was cured of a Cough of two years standing, caused by LaGrippe, by Dr. Kings New Discovery. B. F. Merrill,,Baldwinsville, Mass., says that he has used and recommended it and never knew it to fail and would rather it than any doctor, because it cures. Mrs. Hemming, 122 E. 25th St. Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of Croup, because itinstantl; ulieves Free Trial bottles at E. P \Véed‘s Drug- Store, Nerwalk and Monroe’s New Ca- naan. Five slums of New Yuri", New Ha- ven .it- wn iford changed hands in Bos- ton y :tcrday 9.151621%. Relief in Six Hours. 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 exceedingprOmpt, ness in relieving pain in the bladder kidneys, back and every part of the urin- ary passages in male or female. It re- lieves re‘ention of water and pain in pass- ing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. Norwalk, Conn. G. Fred Austin the c aterer, has leased a store In the James block on Water taurant. Mother’s Delight With Hand’s Colic Cure HAVERHILL, Mass, 11-80-’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 new four months old, and has suffered every day of her short life with col- 1C. 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. Mrs. William H. Pierson and son, leave for Sharon Springs on Monday, to to be absent during the month of Au- gust. Try Allen-’5 root-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 come 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. Sisters Mary Elizabeth and Madeline of St. Mary’s conven', New London, bare visiting Miss Kate Maginn, of Union Place. - Snakebite Iour Shoes Allen‘s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful swellings of the joints and instantly takes the sting out of come 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 today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package free. Ad- dress, Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy, N. Y. 7 Mrs. John Cant} d has disposed of a part of her household furniture and will break up housekeeping owing to the death of her husband. Mother’s Find Nothing to Equal Dr. H and s Colic Cure. WATERBURY Conn”. 4-2-’96—Hand Medicine Coz—Dear Sirsz—“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. Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. At all drug- gists, 25. Martin llanlcn, who had friends in this city died atHawthorn, near Port Chester. N. Y.. Thursday. He was about 52 years of age. Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve. The Best Salvein the world for Cute Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum Fever Sores Tetter, Chapped Hands Ghilblaine, Corns and all Skin Erup tions, and positivelycures Piles. or no Payrequired. It is guaranteed to give erfectsatisfaufion,or money refunded Triceafi cents per box. For Sale by E. P. Weed, Norwalk and Monroe, New Canaan. Michael Delh cry, of Danbury, was fined 37 and costs , yesterday, for vio- latiug the fish laws ofthe state by using dynamite for killing fish. 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. \Vhat is wanted is something mild and sure, such as Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is really 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 sin in the stomach,.colic and diarrhoea an found it to be a most effective remedy.” For sale l by E. P. Weed, druggist. . . . street an d will fit the same up as a res- ' ‘NING'GAZETTE hwt THE ne'- To Send in Your ldveriisemeiii urtmgnmt EVENING AZETTE IS THE RIGHT HEllIIIH THBIIIIGH “THIGH T0 HEAGH THE HEADIHE PUBLIG. n The Only Eight-Page One-Cent Paper in the Norwalks. r pleasant to take when reduced with water, V . .- Ihe Value naiAjygrtisepent IIEPEHIIS 0H THE PDGKETS OF THE PEOPLE 5 WHO READ IT. IDVEHTISEHEHTS IH THE EVEIIIIIG sums ABE sun or ms: was HAVE IIIIIEY To ‘ ,, oFFI¢1E OPEN ' EVENINes. *
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