Stick to . In Welcome. . New Englgnd housekeepd ers are too wide awake to be fooled into buying inferior soap more than once, just because there is.' a present given with it. ' - On washing-day they want only the best soap; next 1:3; they buy their own present. Genuine Saratoga lVater in _block~tin lined barrels direct from the Celebrated Spring, is for sale on draught at Had- den’s, corner Wall and River Street. THE WATER Is brought direct from Sara- toga, and is dispensed in pre; cisely the same condition in which it flows from the spring at Saratoga, and is sold at House-cleaning. Lustrine. I Go -BIG BUT IN PRIGE- OF MEAT. Round, Sirloin and Por- terhouse Steaks, Sausge, Pot‘ancl Rib Roasts Reduced 20. a. Pound Athirst Quality Meat. J. W. BOGARDUS, 6 WATER ST.. NORWALK NEW’. CAFE , Rdsréggud T MIKE fiATCHFORD, 44 Wain Street, . I‘he‘Bcst Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Horace-E. Dann, EXCELSIOL Livery and Sales Stable. “Wvuvuvfi Opposite Danbury and Norwalk Railroad depot Norwalk. Conn. Stylish _ Single or Double Team with or without drivers' Safe horses for women and children. . . SADDLE H ORSE S: A SPECIALTY s l ,THE FIRST BATTLE. How a Seared Man “Tan :1 Reputation for ' Courage. An old soldier, who had done service for many a year in the Crimea, India, China, Africa, and Egypt, was asked one day in a London Club whether he remembered the first time when he was under fire. ‘ “Certainly,” he replied; “no soldier ever forgets that experience.” “Did you feel like a hero at the time?” “N o, indeed. It was in one of the battles of the Crimea. I‘ was a young officer who had been run out of the mil- itary school ahead of time to fill a va- cancy. I had hardly been in camp 3 week before the regiment was ordered to charge a Russian battery which was posted in a commanding position. We went forward on a gallop through a dense cloud of smoke, swooped down upon the battery, sabred the artillery- men and captured the guns. We lost many of our men. But it was a very brilliant charge. Yet there was at least one hussar who acknowledged himself to be a coward from beginning to end.” “Then you were terribly frightened by your first battle?” “Yes, that is the truth. I went ahead with the others, but I was trem- bling with fear and excitement. I shut my eyes and inade no attempt to guide my horse. I thought of my good mother at home, and wondered how I had ever been so foolish as to think of the army. when there were comfortable profes- sions, like the ministry and the law, whichI might have followed. ‘ “The charge occupied only a few min- utes, but it'seemed an endless time be- fore we were behind those murderous guns and had the cannoneers at our mercy. I was among the first to be with them, and I swaggered with my sabre, while the horse rode down and killed a gunner. But my heart was like a ball of ice. A greater coward never scrambled over an intrenchment. All the time I was repeating texts from the Bible and sentences from the Lord’s prayer, and wishing myself thousands ofmiles away.” The veteran laughed heartily over. his reminiscences of the first battle he fought in. “The funniest part of it,” he added, “was that they considered it a. great exploit, and insisted upon giving me a medal for my heroic and courageous conduct, when I was a white-faced, mean-spirited coward from first to last, and my horse did all- the fighting for me, trampling the gunner under foot.” Probably the veteran exaggerated his boyish trepidation and panic. He could have afforded to do so, for he was a sea- soned soldier whose courage and even recklessness were well known; but he was not far from the truth when be de- clared that no soldier ever felt like a. hero when he was first under fire.— Youth’s Companion. The Csdl's Wisdom. There is a story current among the Persians, which sets forth the disclos- ing power of wisdom, whereby a wise man uncovers the thing that is hidden. ' A certain cadi. or magistrate, was called upon to decide a curious case. A woman was claimed by two men as wife; one a peasant, the other a mirza or scribe, Each of the two men swore to the truth of his claim. The woman, for some reason, was silent. The cadi, unable to get any evidence which cor- roborated the claim of either of the men, ordered the woman to remain for a time with his own wives. The next day he handed her over to the scribe, and ordered the peasant to be severely bastinadoed, that is, beaten on the soles of his feet. Then the wom- an broke silence for the first time and praised the just Judge. The spectators also applauded the justice of the cadi, but failed to see the ground of his judgment. “I told her to milk a cow,” said the cadi, “and she could not. Then hand- ing her my writing case, I told her to put it in order. She took the little sil- ver spoon and replenished my inkstand with water. Only the wife of a man who could write would have done this correctly. Hence my decision. ‘ The woman’s act of replenishing the inkstand with water instead of with ink is explained by the fact that a Persian scribe writes with India ink. A sponge like ball of silk full of this ink is placed on the inkstand and moistened with water to keep it from becoming dry and hard. What It Depended On. One day Tom Logan, an Oregon law- yer and an inveterate wag, was argu- ing a case before Chief Justice Greene, of the Supreme Court of what was then the Territory of Washington. Opposed to him was a. backwoods lawyer named Browne. Logan continually referred to the counsel on the other side as if his name was spelled “Browny,” to the evi- dent annoyance of that gentleman. At last the Judge interfered, remarking: “Mr. Logan, this gentleman’s name is spelled B r-o-wn-e, and is pronounced Brown, not Browny. N ow, my name is spelled G-r-e-en-e, but you would not pronounce it‘Greeny, would you?” “That,” replied Logan, gravely, but with a merry twinkle of his eye, “de- pends entirely on how your honor de- cides this case."—-Northweet Magazine. In Place of Tobacco. Coltsfoot, or the leaves of lettuce, be- ing slightly narcotic, would form a harmless make-believe for the good folk who persuade themselves that they could not sleep a wink were they de- prived of their evening comfort. Ages ago both Greeks and Germans, accord- ing to Dioscorides and Pliny, found comfort in smoking through a reed or pipe the dried leaves of coltsfoot, which relieved them of old coughs and difficult breathing. And as to lettuce, it has been famous since the time of Galen (Claudius Galen us) who asserts that he found [relief from sleeplessness by taking it at night. ~Gentleman's Magazine. - VENCMOUS SNAKES AS PETs. Dangerous Reptiles Fondled by a Massa. chusetts Man. iDown in Beverly there is a man who has three of the most singular pets in' the world. He takes great care oi them, but so far as the fear of any one stealing them goes, there is not the slightest need of it. for the pets are nothing less than snakes of the mosl venomous species, two of them copper- heads, and one a water moccasin. They are in full possession of their poisonous qualities; yet their owner fondles them and handles them as if they were stufied. He keeps them in his bed room, in a light box, but has not ths slightest fear of sleeping there with them,.as he knows that they would never touch him. He is a manufacturer of snake oil liniment, and he uses snakes in the manufacture of the oil. These three he keeps as pets, and says that he would not sell them for a thou- sand dollars each if he could not re- place thcm with others as good. A Boston Transcript reporter saw the pet snakes at Beverly a short time ago, and can vouch for the fact that they are genuine creatures and not those elusive visions which come from toying toe freely with strong waters. The snake man took the reporter up to his bed- room, and opening a light wooden box, with a wire window in the side, dove hishand into it with as much uncon- cern as if he were taking an egg out of a basket, and brought it out again with a snake seven feet long writhing in it. “This,” he said, as he hung the fear- ful creature round his neck, “is a cop perhead; the most deadly snake in this country, if not in the world. This ‘” an other dive and another snake equally large, “is a water mocassin, which is next in venom to a copperhead, and this,” he concluded proudly, bringing out a snake larger than either of the other two, “is a female copperhead. She is nine and a half feet long, and the only one I have ever heard of as being successfully kept in captivity.” The creatures twined themselves about his body, poking under his clothing, am; finally all three reared up their heads against his face, rubbing against it, and running their forked red tongues in and; out against his flesh. “When I go to work to train a snake,’ he said, “I take a little rubber ball and hold it out to him, stirring him up so that he strikes at it again and again, un til all the poison in his glands is ex hausted, when he becomes harmless. There is not the slightest use in‘extracr ing a snake’s fangs, for there is .no kind of snake which will not grow a new fang in forty- eight hours; the rattler grow them in thirty-six. “I have been bitten many times In snakes with the poison drawn in thi- way, which, of course, is only tern pm‘ ary, as they soon fill the gland wit: poison again, but I have also been bi‘ ten by snakes which had their gland full of poison, and meant business 0 the most businesslike sort. The reasc: thatIam not dead is because I hav- what "I believe is the only remedy fr. ' snake bite, and there is no question thy. it is a perfect one. There is no use in saying what it is. for it cannot be sold The reason of this is that it is itself a most deadly blood poison, and if applied- to an ordinary .cut will kill you very quickly. I would not let any of it g out of my hands, and would not use i1 myself on another person, unless I werr. perfectly sure that the bite was the bill!- of a snake or of a mad dog.” A HOUSE FOR 75 CENTS. How a. Bostonian Built a Cheap Resid «no: in Colorado. ‘ Some people who build houses to liv. in try to see how much money they cw spend on them. Others try to see ll-O' cheaply lhey can make a dwelling. Frank Haven, a young man from Be»: ton, thinks he has the cheapest house ll America, and so far nobody has sho wx anything in the shape of a residenci- which has cost less than his. In the first place, 31‘. Haven didii" buy an expensive lot to build on. H,- constructed his house on the borders (2' the Colorado desert. He went to Cali fornia for his health, and for a tim~ lived in a cottage, but finally decided that the more of that sunshiny air hi could get the better it would be f0: him. He tried living in a tent, but if was blown away in a sand storm. 'Then he went out on the desert, in the neighborhood of Indio, and found : clump of gigantic cacti. These mad- the walls for his dwelling. For a roc. he bought 75 cents’ worth of StOlll‘ muslin, His only other implements or materials were an axe to chop down the cactus pillars that were in the way, am" a ball of strong cord and some tack to lash and fasten the roof to its sup ports. . There he eats, sleeps, reads, writes. thinks and gains health. There have been several fierce sand storms, whicl robbed him of his tent, but none 0 them has harmed the cactus house or caused him any discomfort. The sole cause of annoyance to him has been the presence of wild animals. which for the first month or so of his residence in that strange abode howled vigorously about his door.—New York World. An Imitation Hump. “That is a very fine attitude,” .said' the dog to the indignant cat, “but it doesn’t deceive me for a minute. You never rode a bicycle in your life.”-—In- dianapolis Journal. ' Disappointed. “Oh, dear,” said the girl with the X- ray glance, as she looked at her bashful lover. “Here’s Jack come‘ again to- night and not brought his backbone with him.”—-Harper’s Bazar. “Do you notice how time flies, Tommy?” ”Yes’m.” “In what way?” . ' “W’y, seems to me ’t ain’t been la week since I wuz licked for skatin’ on thin ice. ’n las’ night I got it agin for goin’ in swimmin’ l—Chicago Record. I ~ “.— '~.___.—__l__ ,,.._—... THE MATTER OF TAxEs.’ Ole Remarkable Town where There A'i'o No Taxes. Near the Vosges hills in France, sur- rounded by sunny vineyards, lies the sleepy little village of Domremy with two or three hundred inhabitants. It is remarkable as being the only town in the civilized world which pays no taxes. ‘ It was freed from this duty four cen- turies ago by King Charles, who de- clared that, having given Jeanne d’Arc to France, its tale of public service was complete for all time. Tax-paying in these days is a com- monplace matter of offices, clerks and checks, but it had its picturesque and romantic side in old times when the individual recognized by it his debt of citizenship to king and nation. In fighting days be rendered to them armed service in the field, or if he was a noble, led into battle for his king 21 body of mail-clad knights proportioned in number to his possessions. Into the towns the citizen brought yearly fleeces of sheep, or casks of wine, or_ other products, and heaped them in the market place for the support of his rul- ers, and days of labor in the making of public roads and bridges were given. Presently" the cumbrous heaps of wine and fleeces and domestic prod- ucts disappeared, and for convenience “bx-silver” and “wool—silver” repre- sented currency that was brought in- stead. The poor Saxon then paid his “town penny,” and was entitled to the protection of such law as was to be found inside the walled English cities. These ancient levies upon citizenship are represented to-day in municipal, state and national taxation. African explorers state that the most savage tribes instinctively acknowl- edge that each individual owes some service to the tribe or nation of which he is a part. , . It is said that when the wise and be- nevolent Hebrew, Sir Moses Montefi- ore, had passed his hundredth year he was busied in planning a new charity. “You have done your work for the world,” said a friend. “Rest during these last days.” “While I can breathe,” was the re- ply, “I am a citizen of the world, and I must pay my taxes to help and bet- ter it." - We can and ought to pay honestly and cheerfully the taxes necessary for the support of the government that protects us in all our relations in-life. Added to these are other obligations. The poet who leaves to mankind one great thought; the artist who gives to his generation an immortal picture; the architect of a mighty cathedral, and the hodman who carries the mor- tar to build it; the mighty apostle and the poor negro who tries to make his fellow servant’s load lighter—these represent the taxes that men pay to humanity. We all owe tribute to it. Women in Peflla. A Persian doctor says that in Persia a wife dresses only to please her hus- band. She cannot be seen by her father or, brother-in-law for many rea- sons,among which her own self-respect stands first. You may be surprised, says this authority, to learn that a bride must not uncover her face or open her lips to speak a single word for three months after her marriage, and some wives never speak to their fathers and mothers-in-law to the last hour of their life. In that way they gain most honor and respect. Notwithstand- ing this severity, there is not in all Persia a single unmarried woman. Per- sians get married without seeing each other, and they are ready to be mar- ried from the age of telve.—The Queen. Teiephony from Ships, Lately experiments made at Kiel on telephonic connection between war- ships and the shore resulted very fa- vorably. In future, accordingly, it will be possible for all the ships that lie near a buoy in Kiel harbor to be con- nected by telephone with all parts of the city, and also with each other. The central office of the ship telephone sys- tem is in the torpedo depot. From a small temporary wooden building run wires through the water to the same buoy, so that the connection is thus made without trouble. If avesselleaves its buoy it disconnects the wire from the ship’s telephone, and if it ap- proaches one it makes connection. The communication of the ship with the different port authorities and with pur- veyors of provisions, hitherto fraught with so great inconvenience and delay, has by this invention been greatly fa- cilitated, and it is also of noteworthy and important use for signalling pur- poses—Popular Science News. Confession. Barber—Don’t you want some tonic to make your hair stay in? N. Peck—A—ah—I don’t believe I do. The easier it comes out the less it hurts. ' RECIPROCITY WITH BRITAIN. l- Wh en first came Britain’s haughty lords To conquer for the throne. Our spoons were melted, into swords That we might “hold our own." Si-But times have changed, alack, adayl No longer need we swords; . II‘hough spoons are melted, some do say. That maidens may buy lords. , TH E .n ’v E N1 N G . c Ana-"r T n g was A REVELATION To Her,And Many Others In Nor- walk. It is always a revelation to every sufferer from kidney complaints. Sur- prise and gratitude are the impressions it leaves behind. Medicines have come and gone, some with merit, others With none. Cures spring up in the papers like mushrooms but are soon declared toad stools from lack of profit. The people lived too far away. Facts are wanted. _Whom have you cured ? That is what is wanted. "Tell me of neighbors that have found refief and I will believe you.” That is plain English. The dis- ease may have a Latin name, but ‘any- one understands pain“ Anyone would rather have relief from backache than to know the Latin name for it. And still it is well to know the cause. INme times out of ten it comes from the kid- neys. That’s why Doan’s Kidney Pills are so successful with all kinds of bad backs. What proof have we of this success? The only satisfactory proof for you—Norwalk testimony. A Nor- walk lady has good reason to speak well of Doan’s Kidney Pills. We'refer to Mrs. Alex. C. McLean who lives at No. 18 Maple street. Mrs. McLean is well known to Norwalk peo- ple being the wife of the popular man- ager of a. big New York jobber’s Drug House. She has been a sufferer for two years and a half, was under treat- ment With a Brooklyn specialist who claimed she had chronic Bright’s Dis- ease. She got Dean’s Kidney Pills at Hale’s drug store and began taking them. Mrs. McLean says: “I do not care to go into the details of my case. Doan’s Kidney Pills are helping me andIfeel very much better. I have great confidence in their merit.” Dean’s Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50. By mail on receipt of price by Foster—Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the U. S. Why continue to pass your nights in scratching and your days in misery? Doan’siOintment brings instant relief, and permanently cures even the worst cases of Itching Piles. It never fails. Gh'l ' 1 ton Palnt, Every gall-in of paint made by the Chilton Mfg Company is mixed and ground in pure Linseed Oil. Ail shades are mixed and ground by machinery 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. WILLIAMS 17 Main St. SPECIAL SALE ._._OF.__ Sailor Hats NOW READY. Unlrimmed, We and Upwards, Trimmed, 50c and Upwards, —* FAWIIETTS. 3 Water Street, Norwalk A537 P. W. BATES’ 42 when STREET, you can find as fine an assortment of liflllfllflflllllllillifllllfllfll‘l’Wfll‘K As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices DORLON HOUSE “IN GREGORY’S POINI. ‘v—s‘x x—flm NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON OF 1896. —* ( Shore Dinners, Rhode Island clam Bake. Bathing. Boalinz. Fishing. Electric cars to Hotel, every twenty minutes. JOHN E. O’SULLIVAN, Ma nager. MEEKER COAL 00. can, WOOD, BRICK, LIME, IiEMENl, TILE PIPE. OFFICE WITH G. WARD SELLECK WALL STREET. NOBWI LK. ADAMS’ B az. on Soap Powder, For Kitchen Use Excells all others. Ask Your Grocer For It. The following Grocers have it on sale: E. J. Finnegan, Main street; P. J. O’Brien, Cha 61 stret; M. Abraham. Plattsville avenue; rs. Harriet A. Northrop. Unionville' A. Stull East Norwalk; _D. Rosen, South Norwalk; J. ‘. June..W1nmpauk: bl. Driscoll. Westport. lired Scribner. A. A. Avrson. Huih Donnelly. George Pomeroy, Chapel street. ‘. H. More- house. West avenue, D. Gormley, Spring Hill, E. Schachat, Harbor avenue, D. Schachat. Franklin avenue. DRINK HATHIIIIII SPRING WATER , FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. , FOR SALE BY The Holmes, Keeler Hailed to Piano Lessons. .8. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter of the late,Wm. . .Nash.)21ves emcent and satisfactory instructions on the, Piano at her home No. 193 Main street. ‘ PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE; Stores and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. ‘ before going elsewhere. I I LIGHT PARCEI and LUIJKWOUD S PACKAGE DELI'VEBY Cheap rates. Will also take orders for mes wager service in New York. Goods called .Orand delivered to all arts of the town. Orders received at E. P. eed’s Drug Store. Wall Street. with telephone connection un- "m' c n. LOCKWOOD. J. D. Jennings. UN D ERTAKER s Knightstreetmpposize . Street Railway Depot NIGHT BELL A1 airmen. TowIe Vault‘ Light Company, MANUFACTURERS. VAULT LIGHIS. SKYLIBHIS _ ’ dND PATENT LIGHT DESIGNS. , Factory: 43: unless AVENUE, BROOKLYN. “a . Office:- lli'l ELM STREET, new rm.
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