Because ‘ m It Is Best. ” Why is the' demand for \l Welcome Soap in New Eng: land greater than for any other family soap? Because housekeepers, after using it for years, and com- paringit with others, know It is the best and most econom- 33-hoELs/ ’ Qi‘l‘WAT E R 04’. ;45ABATR§3s SARATOGA! Genuine Saratoga Water in block-tin lined barrels direct from the celebrated Spring, is for sale on draught at Had- den’s, comer 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 5 deals per Glass. . House-cleaning. Lustrine. I Go -BIG cur IN PRIGE- MEAT. Round, Sirloin and Por- terhouse Steaks, Sausge, Pot and Rib Roasts Reduced 20. a Pound All First Quality Meat. J. W. BOGARDUS, 6 WATER ST.. NORWALK NEW CAFE WITH RESTAURANT ~ ATTACHE D. MIKE BATCHFORD, 44 Wain Street, The Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars.“ Horace E. Dann, EIGELSIOB LLVGI‘V and Sales Stable. uuwuuW\ \ Opposite Danbury and Norwalk Railroad depot Nor-walk. Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers' Safe horses for women andchildren. . ‘ sADDLSIHossss: a sea-clam. . , a «as. THE OPAL IN FAVOR. END OF THE SUPERSTETION THAT IT IS UNLUCKY. The Beauty of the Stone Has'Trlumphed Over the Fancy that it Carries Ill-Luck. Story of a Girl who Threw One in tlie Sea. The trade in opals has increased more than that in any other stone in the last three years. There was a time when a woman with a well regulated woman’s mind would shiver at the sight of an- other woman wearing what was regard- ed as the most unlucky of gems, and few men were brave en ough to fly in the face of the superstition of the women of their families. Today it is no uncom- mon thing to court a dozen rings and pins set with opals during a short trip on the street cars. Some women are so fond of the stone that they have discarded all others. One woman in this city has a magnificent collection, consisting of a necklace with a band of the stones to fasten around her throat, and long pendants in front grad- uating to short ones in the back, ear- rings, fine stick pins, and seven rings, besides an opal tiara encrusted in dia- monds. This very woman a few years ago threw an exceedingly valuable Hun- garian opal into the surf at Asbury Park because she thought it brought her bad luck. She was engaged at the , time, and she and her fiance had quar- relled for the first time. They made up, quarrelled again, and kept that up un- til the making up process didn’t pay for the quarrels. One day she was sitting on the sand with several other girls. They were discussing the whys and wherefores of her troubles. One of them drew back suddenly. “Oh, you wear an opal ring!” she ex- claimed, taking the engaged girl‘s hand in hers. “How can you?” Why, my dear girl, that’s the secret of all your trou- ble.” “Certainly it others. “Throw it into the sea,” suggested one. “No; crush it to atoms under your feet,” came from another. “But it is my birth stone, and was a birthday gift from my father," answer- ed the wearer, “and I love it. It’s a very fine one. Why, this ring cost is,” cried all the “That doesn’t matter; destroy it,” chorused the crowd, but one girl a lit- tle more practical than the rest said tersely: C‘Sell it.” “That wouldn’t break the spell,” an- swered a married woman. “You must put the stone out of existence. Now, I never would have been happily married if I hadn’t thrown an opal pin in the fire. As long as I wore it one terrible thing after another happened, and from the day I saw it go to pieces in a bed of hot coals I’ve had nothing but happi- ness.” One after another they told harrow- ing tales of the evil influence that the opal had gained in their own lives or those of their friends, and finally the woman took the ring from her finger, looked at it a long time, and pressed it to her lips. The others remained silent and solemn. Occasionally one would give a sigh and shake her head, as much as to say, “Can‘t you find the courage?” Finally she found it, for she held the ring tightly shut in her palm, ran down to the edge of the water and cried out in a tone as full of tragedy as that of the leading lady in an amateur, “Perish all of my misery I” At that very minute her sweetheart walked by with a pretty little blonde. He saw the despairing attitude of the girl as she was in the act of throwing the ring and his heart was softened. From that day to this the two have not had a serious disagreement. “That woman never got over yielding that fine Hungarian opal up to her own and the superstition of others,” said the gem expert who was telling the story, "and a few years later, when opals be- came so abundant and cheap, she came into possession of first one and then an- other, until she had a collection of many fine ones. It used to be a rare thing for a man or woman to come in here to purchase jewels who wasn’t afraid to wear opals ; now it’s a rare thing to find a person who is afraid of one. Of course there are a good many who haven’t been able to wipe out the superstition of several generations, but the extreme beauty of the opal is converting them just asit has the others. People could no longer resist the beauty of the stone.” N. Y. Sun. CORRECT WRITING PARAPHERNALIA. Proper Season to Elope. “Well,” said the love-born young man after an interview with his sweet- heart’s father, “he refuses his con- sent,” The maiden began to sob. “Do not cry, dear,” the lover added, trying to comfort her. “He shall not prevent our marriage. We will elope. Fly with me, my darling 1” “But————” _ .2 ‘ . "No buts, my dear! It is quite prop- er. Fly time has come again.” Then they went to Youngstown and were married.—Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph. Mother.— How dare you take the money from your missionary box?” Willie—Didn’t you say I was a regu- lar little heathen?” Mo'ther.—You are far worse. Willie.—Well I was saving the man ‘3' for the heathen, and first come fir-.4 served—"Boston Daily Globe. . Rochefoucauld. . Q A THRILLING STORY. ’Oro Cissy Fitzgerald "Ad 3 Remarkable Haccident. . There was a thrilling story published in a newspaper the other day telling how Miss Cissy Fitzgerald, while taking an early morning row on the Park lake= leaned over the side of the boat in or- der to gasp awild flower, or a fish or an idea, or something or other, lost her bearing and fell overboard, and had to swim ashore. This was an absolutely true story, only its most interesting de- tails were left out. Unknown. to the general public, the Bow Bells beauty has had her alphabet laid away in a hot house all"winter. In common with many British llnguists, Miss Fitzgerald, since her arrival in this country, has experienced a long felt want—in other words, she hadn’t an h to her name, and as it is her intention to become a citizeness, she was anxious to acquire a few as soon as possible. Thanks to the hothouse treatment and the early spring, Cecelia’s H’s blossom- ed apace. Plucking the most advanced blossom she attached it to her vocabul- ary, and, championed by a young gen- tleman who could not sing, she took it out for a row on the lake. t was this H which caused her to jump overboard. ‘ She was humming “Home Sweet Home” to herself very softly when the H slipped» from its mooring and fell overboard with a dull and sickening splash. Being a British II it had all the buoyancy of a London joke, and before the despairing eyes of Miss Fitzgerald it made rapid tracks for the bottom. It was a time for action rather than words. Before her friend at the cars had time to utter a feeble “ ’Elp! ’elp!” Cissy was overboard. She dived in the direction of the missing H, steering her course with one hand while she removed her glove with the other. She grasped her treasure just as it was sinking for the last time, and now, according to the latest reports, both Miss Fitzgerald and the H are doing as well as can be expected—Evening Sun. PEARL DIVERS REPAIH—A SHIP. They Stayed Beneath the Surface for Two Minutes with One Breath. The American bark Seminole will go back to Australia. CalifOrnia red wood is now called cedar nearly all over the l world, and vessels are in’ demand to take it to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia, besides the southern part of America. The Seminole is not the first vessel by any means that has taken lumber to Melbourne and Sydney, but she pioneers the way for a fleet that is nowup and loading for all points of the compass. During her trip from Newcastle, N. S. W., to this port with coal, the Semi- nole had a remarkable experience. She sprang a leak, and Captain VVeeden ran for one of the South Sea Islands. Fifty tons of the cargo was jettisoned, but nevertheless the leak could not be reached. Finally, it was decided that the leak was due to a butt that had started in the lower hold, and that re- pairs would have to be made. Two pearl divers were engaged, and it took them just an hour to repair the damage. They made no preparations, but simply dived into the water and located the leak. On their return they took a piece of sheet lead, a hammer and some nails, and went down again. The hole was covered, but not made watertight, and another descent had to- be made. On this occasion the men stayed down nearly two minutes. and made a thor- ough success of the operation. ~ “It was the cheapest and best job I ever saw performed in my life,” said Captain Weeden recently. “The men went down perfectly naked, and as the water in the southern seas is as clear as glass, we could see all their movements. They moved around like fish, and after locating the leak came to the surface just as fresh as though they had been in the open air all the time. After nail- ing on the lead they came up and drew a long breath, came up the ship’s sides like monkeys, and I’ll swear you could not see a quiver in their nostrils, or a heave in their flanks, even though they had been under water nearly two min- utes.”—San Francisco Call. Two French Kings. A story about Louis IX. is that when his jailer, the Sultan of Egypt, was murdered by one of his own men the assassin rushed into the King’s tent and cried: “How much wilt thou give me for having killed thy enemy?” Louis made no ofier, and then the bloody sword was pointed at his own breast. “Choose; die or make me a knight.” “Become a Christian,” calmly replied the King, “and I shall make thee a knight.” The man was awed and fled. Louis XI. has his share of notice, and of him we have the well-known anec- dote which Scott has turned to such good account in “Quentin Durward.” Louis was about to kill his astrologer. but that wily officer of the household got wind of the design. The King sum- moned him as for an ordinary consul- tation, and asked him to foretell the date of his own death. “I shall die three days before your majesty,” he re- plied. The execution was postponed. Danger in the Female Vote. “The time has come,” she announced, “for women to be no longer trammelled by conventions.” “That is one of the main reasons why we don’t want you to vote,” exclaimed the man who carries two wards in his pocket. “The best thing about a man is his habit of sticking to the decision of the convention no matter whether the ticket suits him or not. You women would be making all sorts of bolts.”— Cincinnati Enquirer. The Lofty Mind. A lofty mind always thinks nobly, it easily creates vivid, agreeable, and nat- ural fancies, places them. in their best lights, clothes them with all appropri- ate adornments, studies others’ tastes, and clears away from its own thoughts all that is useless and disagreeable.— ,_— «l T n n a v ENINe ,e A Z,E '1‘ T E CURIOUS ABOUT THE BABY. The Young Lady “'as Kind but he! Ques- tions were Embarrassing. d She was one of the curious women who are always to be found everywhere and when the young couple, accompa- nied by the baby and the old lady, en— tered the car, she turned her attention to them at once. Presently the baby began to cry, and she saw her opportun- itY- She waited, however, until the poor young woman had vainly tried to quiet the baby, and then,.when she yielded the battle and delivered it over to the elder lady, the curious woman opened fire in this manner as the Chica- go Times-Herald reports. “How old . is your baby?” she asked first, and the young woman blushed and looked desperately at her compan- Ions. “I don’t know,” she answered at last. “DO you, Edward?” “NO,” was the brief response of the man, as he glared at the curious wom- an man fashion, “I don’t.” The young woman looked as if she considered the matter settled, and sigh- ed comfortably, as she leaned back and began playing with the baby, but the inquirer was not yet satisfied. and she returned to the charge. “Has your baby any teeth?” she asked, smiling cordially, and again the young woman blushed. "I—I— really don’t know,” she said, slowly, “Has he, grandma?” “I’m sure I don,t know,” was the an- swer again, and the young man rose hastily and went out upon the plat- form. “You don’t know, either of you?” ejaculated the curious woman, in aston- ishment. “How funny.” But no ex- planation was offered her, and-she tried another tack. “Is this your first baby?” she said, with an insinuating smile, “or how many little blessings are there at your house?” “Fifty,” answered the old lady short ly, seeing that the younger one was helpless with embarrassment, and the curious woman fell back in her seat, with astonishment. “Why,” she gasped, looking the in- crudelity she felt. "how can that be possible?" “I’m the matron of an orphan asyl- um,” explained the old lady, icily, “and these kind young people are helping me to take this baby to the lady who has adopted it.” THE SMALL JACK TAR. His Contempt for a Newly Arrived and Decorated Officer. “The average blue jacket. as I knew him long ago," says Admiral Colomb, in the Pittsburg Dispatch, “was always a good fellow, but you seldom knew where to .have him. He was unques- tionably a. drunken fellow, and he used- to manage to get drunk faster than any other class of men with whom I have been acquainted. He was not steady. Apart from his oflicer, he seemed al- most like a reed shaken with the wind, though his personal courage was always lion-like when aroused. “He was proud of his officer, especial- ly if the officer was hard on him. He was somewhat of a fatalist, quick to imagine that fate was against him, and to give up the struggle without it.~ He was quarrelsome in his cups, but always distinctly witty out of them. He pre« serves his humor to the present day’. “A story is told of a certain ‘Bill’ standing at the corner of a street in Na- tal during the Zulu war, when a certain general, just landed, covered with med. ale and orders, equally hung with sol- dierly knickknacks, the whistle, the field glass, the compass, the notebook, etc., passed near ‘Bill’ and his compan- Ion ‘Jack.’ ’ “ ‘Who’s ’im. Jack?’ asked Bill. “ ‘Dunno,‘ said Jack: ‘seems to be one 0’ them new generals, just come ashore.’ " ‘H’m, ’ returned Bill, appearing to put his pipe in his mouth again, ‘looks like a bloc min’ Christmas tree!” A Chesterfield Chestnut Street. Philadelphia’s finest, the Chestnut street reserves have gained anational reputation as specimens of physical manhood, but it it is doubtful if any of the blue-coated giants have ever utilized their superior size so uniquely as did the big reserve who stood at the corner of Thirteenth and Chestnut street yes- terday afternoon. A trolley car was coming up Thirteenth, and a dainty miss, with an essence of spring in her every frill and furbelow, was waiting to board it. The car stopped, the vision of loveliness started for the rear plat- form, only to stop half way, to be con- fronted by a puddle of-mixed mud and water. The ever-watchful guardian of the peace saw her dilemma, and was quite equal to the emergency. He may have read of how Sir Walter Raleigh once spread his cloak in order that the Queen might pass dry shod, but he had no cloak. He had a foot, however. and It was a big one. With true chivalry, ne planted his pedal tegument squarely In the middle of the road, and mun mured gently: ~ “Allow me, miss.” she- placed a dainty little foot down on the big one, thus reaching the step without soiling her shoe, and boarded the car ra~ iiantly. "Ding, ding,” went the bell, and the modern night resumed his for- mer position—Philadelphia Record, Trust and Experience. Young Wife—I have the clearest, most :onsiderate husband in the world. Old One—Ah, indeed? - Young Wife—Yes, indeed. He didn’t come in till three o’clock this morning, and when I asked him where he had been he told me he had too much re- gard for my feelings to tell. me. ' Now, wasn’t that lovely? ' Old One—Huul—The Capital. A Long Felt Want. Toodles—I see a man in Washington uas invented a thought machine. Noodles—Well. that’s the place where thought seems to be the most needed-- Kansas City World. . \. _ —' ..§_-.h. .3 .. Iii... 373.“.3‘.» I... . In . a . __... —— .11....2 :i-u :; . “cw... . ~m---.... To Her And Many Others ln Nor- , walk. It is always a revelation to every sufferer from kidney complaints.“ Sur- prise and gratitude are the impressions it leaves behind. Medicines havecome 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 toknuw the Latin name for it. And still it 18 well to know the cause. Dune 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 Not- walk lady has good reason to speak well of Dean’s Kidney Pills. ~~ We‘refer to Mrs. Alex. C. MOLean who livesat No. 18 Maple street. Mrs. McLenn is well knowu to N orwalk peo- ple being the wife of the popular inan- aIzer of a bus New York jobber’s Drug House. She has been a sufi‘erer 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 Doan’s Kidney Pills at Hale s drug store and began taking them. Mrs. McLean says: “I do not care to gointo the details of my case. Doan s Kidney Pills are helping me and I feel very much better. I have great confidence in their merit.” ' Doan’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, Y., sole agents for the U. S. Why continue to pass your nights in scratching and your days in misery? Doan’s Ointment brings instant relief, and permanently cures even the worst cases of Itching Piles. It never fails. Chilton Paint, Every gallon of paint made by the Chilton Mfg. Company is mixed and ground in pure Linseed Oil. All 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 __0F__ Sailor Hats NOW READY, llnlrimmed, We and Opwards, Trimmed, 50:: and Upwards, FAWflETTS. 3 Water Street, Norwalk P. » W. BATES’ 42 WATER STREET, you can find as fine an assortment of Mllllllllllllllfllllllfllllfllfll‘l’ Wfll‘ll As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. was A REVELATION I I I ,- .- - , , . 3 L , ,g—a ov— ,-,_ ; DORLONHOUSl} GREGORY’S POIN I. I __ NQW OPEN FOR THE SEASON OF 1896. Shore Dinners, Ilhode Island Olam Bake. Balhing. Boating. Fishing. lectric cars to Hotel, every twenty minutes. ~ JOHN E. O’SULLIVAN, Ma nager, MEEKER COAL CO, con, WOOD, BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, TILE PIPE. OFFICE WITH G. WARD SELLECK WALL STREET. NOBWI LK. AOAMS’ Iazon SoapPowder, For KitChen Use Excells all others. .Ask Your Grocer For It. The following Grocers have it on sale: E. J. Finnegan. Mam street; 1’. J. O‘Brien. Cha e1 stret; M. Abraham, Plattsyille avenue; Harriet A. Northrop. Umonville- A. Stull. East Norwalk; _D. Rosen, South Norwalk; J. ‘. June._ Winnipauk: N. Dnscoll. Westport. Bred Scribner, A. A. Avrson. Hu h Donnelly. George Pomeroy, Chapel street, . H. More- house West avenue. D. Gormley, Spring Hill, E. Schachat, Harbor avenue. D. Schachat. Franklin avenue. F. Bailwitz do Brns., 30Main street; Buttery Bros.. Belden Avenue; Anna Lubrous. 20 Ward street; Anna R Qurke, East [\orwalk; William Flynn, 25 Day street; 0. K. Scofield. 170 Main street. DRINK HATHddlI SPRING WATER FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY The Holmes, Keeler &Sellecl 80 Piano Lessons. MRS. GEORGE W. BBADLEX. (daughter of the lateWm. R. Nash.) Rives eflicent and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at her home No. 193 Mam street. PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. Stores and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. I ! LIGHT PARCEL and LUbKWUOflS PACKAGE DELIVERY Cheap rates, Will also take orders for mes ounger service In New York. Goods called .0. and deliyered to all arts of the town, Orders received atE. P. eed’s Drug Store. Wall Street. With telephone connection un- .30. c E. LOCKWOOD. J. D. Jennings. UNDERTAKER 1. Knight street. ODDOSllb Street Railway Depor NIGHT BELL A1 OFFICE, Towle Vault Light Company, MANUFACTURERS. VAULT LIGHIS. SKYLIGHIS AND PATENT LIGHT DESIGNS. Factory: 48l names AVEIIIIE. BIIOOKLYII. Office; I61 ELM STREET, NEW YORK. IS. . /
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