‘3 3...... M It Is Best. Why is the demand for Welcome‘SOap in _New Eng: land greater than for any other family soap? \ Because housekeepers, after using it for years, and com- paring it with others, know it is the best and most econom-g ical; its quality never varies. SARA-room ' Genuine Saratoga Water 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 5 cents per at... _——.————— 1 _ Lustrine. ‘ 130 Ask your Grocers. ‘ «in: our IN" PRIOE- OF " " MEAT. Round, Sirloin ‘and Por- terhouse Steaks, Sausge, Pot and Rib Roasts Related 26. [a Pound All First Quality Meat. J. W. BOGARDUS, _ 6 WATER ST.. NORWALK NEW CAFE ‘ Risrgfialr T MIKE fiATCHFVORD, 44 Wain Street, . .- I‘lle Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars. . ‘ . Horace E. Dann, ’ ' ' mansion. V Livervva‘ndfg‘ig‘s Stable. Opposite, Danbury and Norwaik Railroad depot Norwalk. Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers' Safe horses for woman . and children. . _ SADDLSEHORSESI A SPEC-[ALT V l ~ rue . VANDER’BiLTs. " ‘ l‘HE HEADS‘OF THIS FAMILY HAVE BEEN WORKERS.“ “ a'hough Destined to be Master of DIillions. Cornelius Began His Career as the Hum- blcst and Conscientious of Bank Clerk‘- in all the City of New York. Commodore Vanderbilt had conceiv— . 3d the idea, vast in his day, of owning 1 railway line from Chicago, the cen- :cr of the food-producing empire of the West to New York, the Empire City md seaport. The plan, magnificent as it" seemed in his day, outlived and outgrew him. His son, William H., saw the necessity of extending the line further westward into the food-gi'ow- .ng territory. Hence the Chicago and Northwestern, a line greater in extent than the parent line. Cornelius was in at the birth of this idea and has ex. .. tended it further east and further west, along collateral lines and through sup- plementary territory, . until now the "system” stands not for a single line east and west, but for a network of lines interlacing the richest territory on the continent, 'and it reaches liter- ally from lands of snow to lands of sun. All this is history. It is a part, and no small part, of the industrial hist of the century. And in it the .n‘asfinind, the controlling, domin- ating tor to-day, has been the bank clerk of other days. There is some hint of the vastness of his work in the fact that Cornelius Vanderbilt is a director of forty-five railroads. Cornelius Vanderbilt, a son of WilJ liam H. the first, was born in New.” Dorp, Staten Island, on November 27, 1843. His grandfather-was Cornelius .J'., the founder of the family. The young Cornelius went through the com- mon schools and then entered a bank, not as president or ornamental direc- tor, but as a plain clerk, 'at a plain clerk’s salary. . He went early to his desk and left late. On Saturday night he went to his father’s farm, in Staten Island, but he returned on Sunday night, so that he might be early at his desk on Mon- day morning. He saved money and developed financial independence of his elders. The father good naturedly laughed at his son’s thrift. To’the grandfather it was no laughing matter. “That boy,” he said, “will make-n man. .He is making his own living." He had a further test in store for the young man. After several years in the bank Cornelius the younger was summoned to Cornelius the elder. The Commodore was going to Europe, and he offered to take the boy along. Go- ing to Europe was no such common matter in those days as now. To the ' wermrked bank clerk who ‘had really House-cleaning. never been a boyor known a boy’s pleasures the temptation must have been a strong one. . It is recorded that he did not yield. The delighted grandfather saw the young man pause and weigh the pro. posal. It involved the surrender of his salary while he was abroad. That settled it. He shook his head. “I can- not afford it," was his reply. That incident, it is said, did much to fix the young man in his grandfather’s esteem. At the age of twenty the boy was transferred to the banking house of Kissam Brothers, on a broader and more lucrative footing, but he still stuck to the patient, methodical habits, - to the quiet and uncomplainlng indus- try of the bank clerk. ‘ , The Commodore about this time saw fit to raise William H. to a higher place in his regard and gave to him a share in the management of their then infant Vanderbilt system. Cornelius junior shared in his father’s good favor and was transferred from the bank to the office of the Harlem road. This was his rst taste of railroad work. Within four years, which had been four years of work afl not of play, he was made treasurer. The child is father to the man. These early years of toil developed the in born traits of character which ruled all his later life. His industry and watchfulness and habits of economy were in a measure forced upon him. They were destined to serve him when he came to the mastery of a financial and industrial principality, when he became charged with the conservation of an almost unbounded fortune. He has been compared to the elder Cornelius, his grandfather. The Com- modore was single of purpose, tireless and pertlnacious, and these qualities be transmitted to his grandson. Cor- nelius, junior, is generous, high-mind- :d and open-souled. _ ' . He is a consistent churchmen, noble in his aspirations; charitable, the pa- tron of arts, the friend of his family. He has been compared to his father, out they had very little in common. The merest view of Cornelius Van- derbilt’s life would find him immersed beyond the common depth in many activities. First, set down the all-con- ‘ suming business to which he. paid tribute in blood andstrength from the days of his youth.' For more than thirty years he has wrought nine or ten hours daily, with short and infre- ‘ quent vacations, at the work that came to him as‘a heritage. Measured by the responsibilities it entailed to himself, his family and to more than 100,000 men who served him, his work has been to him a relig- ion. 3 .. . - How great is Mr. Vanderbilt’s for- tune? Only guessvvork can answer that question. He had something like $10 000,000 when his grandfather died. His‘ father left him $12,000,000 besides and a residuary interest in the estate, whose value no man can more than guess. It has been estimated at. $85,- 000,000. If he kept what he bud and added thereto the customary; five per . 'cent. per’annum it' is plain thatthe fortune must now be far in excess 0! $150,000,000. f 5;: ,. minds me of an adventure my brother «$500 by lying. Iwouldn’t do that, of » course, but I want you, to understand of two weeks there was an avalanche \ __. Y‘ ' WH‘AI'AVALANCHES CAN be. ~ Thrilling sun-y or Baldheaded ‘ . A. byIAna-nias. ‘_‘I see they have had a terrible ava lanche,in’f”Switzerlard,”r said the min with the yaller whiskers; "and that re- Mountain. had in Wyoming a few years ago Were any of you gentlemen ever 0L Baidheaded Mountain out there?” run.- _ a story in the Detroit Free Press. None of the group had ever had that honor, and when informed .of this the man‘ continued: . f p ' “My brother was prospecting and hunting, and had a rude'cabl’n on the side of the mountain. - A truthful mar ‘ was my brother' I’ve known him t4: stick to the truth whenhe could make the sort of alman my brother was. 1 used to talk to him, by the hour, but he would unflinchingly insist upon telling the truth.” . . “Pity that more of the family didn’t stick to that policy,” sneered. the man with the blossom on his nose. . , “Yes, perhaps; but then all of us do what we think is for the best. My bro- ther had Occupied the cabin for about a month, when it came on to rain and rained for ten days and nights. Had he been posted on avalanches he would have been on the lookout; but. as he wasn’t, he smoked his pipe and waited for the weather to clear up. One night he was aroused by a trembling and quivering of the earth, and just as he rolled out of his blankets his cabin be- gan to move down hill, carried along on the breast, of the avalanche. It was three miles down the valley, and ten miles across the valley to Grizzly Moun- tain.” - “Ten and three are thirteen miles." said the hardware drummer, as be sharp ened his knife. “Exactly!” replied the man with the yaller whiskers. “As my brother found the cabin'going and realized what was taking place, ' be out with his watch and caught the time. I claim that he is the only man in the world that ever timed an avalanche. ’In exactly four minutes to a second he was across the valley, and in exactly 28 seconds more \ he was a mile up Grizzly Mountain. ‘. Then the avalanche spent its force and i the cabin rested; his report on its speed has been accepted by the Royal Geo- graphiéal Society of England ‘and by all other societies.” - “And he wasn’t hurt?” demanded the man who could raise his scalp by work- ing his ears. ‘ A few trifling scratches, sir; but he was greatly inconvenienced. At the old location he had a spring close at hand; at the new be had to walk half a mile for food and water. He was also at a higher altitude and had more trouble to breathe.” " “But he hung on, didn’t he?" asked the hardware drummer. “He hung on and waited for another ‘ avalanche to carry him back to the old location?” . “Exactly, sir. Yes, sir. At the end l that/carried him back to Baldheaded Mountain. It also gives me pleasure to inform you that this second avalanche made the trip in five seconds less than the first. On this occasion my brother did not get out of bed at all, and met with no accident except getting some dirt in his eye.” ~ "It is an awful pity that your bro- ther is dead!” said the man with a blossom. . - "Yes, it was a great loss to thecoun- try at large.” "Because he would have made such a champion liar in a‘few years.” “What!"exclaimcd the man with the yaller whiskers, as he rose up. "Do you think my brother prevaricated about the matter?” ' “Worse than that. I think he lied like a trooper." ' “Gentlemen. I trust you will excuse my emerion—I know you will. None of you may know what it is to hear a dead brother villified. . I promised him on his dying bed that I would never strike a man in anger, and I am there- fore helpless 'in this case, except to retire. I therefore withdraw. Good evening, gentlemen—good evening!” PAYS TO BE GENTLEMANLY. But Not Always as Well as It Did in This Instance. Colonel F. W. Sexton, of Oakland. Cal., was. in Washington recently. “A little incident that came to my-"nctice just before I left home,” he said to a. Times reporter, “impressed me that there is never any use for a man to act otherwise than a gentleman, and that it is often .a financial gain to do so. “One of San Francisco’s capitalists is Joseph Boardman. It is said he is a millionaire. but to look at him you would hardly think it. You could hardly say that he dresses shabbily, but he comes very close' to it, and appears to a stranger to be some kindly old gen- tleman whom fortune has never cared to smile upon. Mr. Boardman’s house is over in Oakland, but his office is in San Francisco, and each morning he makes the trip over on the ferry. “The other day he started. for the beat, and in his haste he forgot to trans- fer his pocketbook to his clothes. Of course he did not discover this until he reached the wharf. There was no one . in the crowd that he knew, or that knew him. He searched every pocket in vain. A young man standing near by witnessed the confusion of the old gentleman, and walking up to him, thrust a coin into his hand and moved back into the crowd. “The young man doubtless supposed that [he had done an act of kindness to a needy one. and he hastened. away, in order to make it less embarrassing for his beneficiary. ‘ He had no opportunity to get far, however, before Mr. Board- man caught him and made him divulge his name and address. _The next day. the young man was the recipient of a snug check, drawn 'by the millionaire, and making him richer by a hundred dollars than he was the day before. . rayson to we ' .. .. -sm...“ ;. my... WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Its Span will Exceed that of thé Famoll‘ Eads Bridge of St. Louis by we Feet.- It will Take the Place of and Be Buiil Over the Present Suspension Bridge. The new metal arch bridge at Niag era Falls will be noteworthy in. two re- spects. The new bridge is to be built over the old suspension structure with out interruption to the trellis on the latter. The span from end pier to end pier will be 840- feet, making it the largest arch span in the world. The length of the principal existing all met 31 metal arches, on the authority of the Railroad Gazette, are: Louis I, Oporto. Portugal, 566 feet; Garabit, France. 542 feet; Pia Maria,'Portugal, 525 feet: Eads Bridge. St. Louis, 520 feet; Wash mgton Bridge, New York: 510 feet; Paderno, Italy, 492 feet, and Rochester Driving Park, 428- feet. ' The suspension bridge now in use. which has been familiar to all visitors to the great natural wonder for. forty years, will be kept in place until tbs new arch is ready. as it would be im- possible to construct false works over the Niagara gorge to . sustain a struct- ure of this class.’ ' The span will’havo a rise of 150 feet from'the level of the piers at the skews backs to the centre of the ribs at the crain of the arch, which point is 170 feet above low water. The depth of the trusses is 26 feet, and they will be 68.7 inches apart. . " The bridge will carry one floor, 46 feet wide, divided longitudinally into three parts. On the middle portion, which is 22 feet 9 inches wide, will be two trolley tracks. Each side of these tracks will be a roadway for carriages 8 feet wide, and outside of these, raised 6 inches from the level of the roadway, will be footpaths. The construction of this remarkable span is from the plans of L. L. Buck, engineer of the new East River,bridge, between New York and Brooklyn, and the author of the plans by which the railroad suspension bridge at Niagara. was replaced by an arched bridge. The approaching or flanking spam will be 190 feet long on the American side, and 210 feet on the Canadian side. The total metal in the structure will be . ! about 4,000,000 pounds. dance is expressed in Mr. Buck's ability Every confi- to carry out his plans. The replacing of the railroad bridge by another with- out an hour’s interruption of business was one of the engineering feats of the decade. Those who have not seen the great structure at Niagara which it is intend‘ ‘— ed to replace will hardly realize the stupendous character of the undertak- ing. Imagine the task of replacing the simplest sort of bridge without inter- rupting trafiic, and then add about 1,000 - per cent. to the difficulty. This ,will, give something of an idealof what con- fronts engineers and builders. '-In an undertaking of this nature the slightest error might be productive of infinite disaster. Every measurement must be accurate to a hair’s breadth. Every portion of the great arch must perform its particular share of the great combination that will be one of the marvels of the world. ' The “jail: of Women. “How women walk" has recently 'been the subject of discussion ina Pa- riSian journal. According to this au- thority, the palm must be awarded to French women. The English women, it states, does not walk; she travels. Her «limbs appear to be moved by the engine of a steamer, and her feet have the proportions of an Atlantic liner! Concerning the gait of women of other countries, this interesting journal goes on to remark that the German is heavy —-one feels the earth tremble beneath her tread; the Spanish woman “prances,” the American resembles the pendulum ofia. clock, the Italian wo~ mafi “skips,” the Russian “skates," the Dutch woman “rolls,” and the Belgian tramps about. - N ow, although these remarks are un- gallant and uncomplimentary to our own nation particularly, we cannot but own that there is a. certain amount of truth in them. Numbers of women do not seem to care how they walk so long as they cover the distance they wish to - traverse somehow. But if they could only see themselves as they appear to a casual onlooker, how very differently they would comport themselves! How often is a pretty face and figure spoiled by a stoop of the shoulders and a. wrig- gling, bustling walk! “'asn’t’ltunning. Her mother asked little Dot to go into the next room‘ and see if the clock was running. for she had not heard it strike all afternoon.. Dot came run- ning back. put her head in at'the door. and exclaimed: “Why, no, mamma, de clock. ain’t a. running. It is des standin’ still an’ a- waggin’ its tail."—Sacred Heart Re- View. “'illing to Make Things Au reigns. ' A pompous little tradesman is said to be constructing a. building for the stor— age of salt meats. It is one of his pe- culiarities, as it is of pompous people generally, that he loves to give orders on all occasions, says Tit-Bits. His frequent needless interference with the work has secured the ill will of the'workmen.— The other day he re- marked to one of the ,masons, a man of ready wit: . “I say, Mike, I want you to be very careful not to leave any holes in the foundation, because I am going to have that cellar filled with meat, and Ildon’t want the mice to get in. Do you un- derstand?” . ' “Oh, that‘s all Mike. good naturedly. . “If I do happen to lave a hole or two between the stones > I’ll lave ’em' big enough for .the cats to get in after the mice, so yez’ll have no 77 .right, sir,", answered ‘ 'nlain'ttifien if ' n' WILL BE one OF THE cashier-31 ‘ kept in a warm place. .creased .ord are for ABORIGINAL ierTOXlCANTS. alcoholic Stimulants in! Use Among the American Indians. It is a remarkable fact that up to the time of the coming of the whites tis- North American Indians‘ generally'had no knowledge of intoxicants. - Astor tobacco, they did‘ not smoke itas we do. apparently, but. merely for ceremonial purpo, ses. ~ Going south-ward into Mega... in 9 those days, however, the traveler might have found alcoholic stimulants in com- mon use. an odd sort of beer out of corn. They wet a. woolen blanket, lay it in the. sun, and spread whole grains of maize upon it. The grains germinate, sprouting and sending out rootlets through the texture of" the blanket, which is kept moist. _ . . They are then parched and ground to a. coarse meal. To this meal a. little yeast, made by chewing some corn and allowing it. to ferment, is added. ‘ Then the stuff ismixed with water, and put away in jars. Fermentation follows, and as it diminishes, the liquor becomes as clear as yellow amber, in which con _ dition it is drunk. It is ~quiteintoxi- eating. Several varieties of grasses, herbs and flowers, the roots of sundry plants, the juices of the sugar "cane and aloe. and even beets, are used by various tribes and peoples as a basis of drinks. In ear- lier times spruce trees, fir trees, birch trees and ash trees were tapped for their sap, which was fermented to. make stimulating beverages. The willow. pop'ar, sycamore and walnut aresaid to yield palatable drinks. The Japanese obtain intoxicating bev- erages from. plums and from the flow- ersof the motherwort and peach. The Chinese actually produce an alcoholic drink from mutton. ' The Abnaki Indians of New England used to manufacture a kind of liquor from the tops of fir trees, which they boiled and put into casks with molasses. The contents of the casks were allowed to ferment for a little more than three days, . ' The Esquimaux were entirely unac- quainted with the art of getting drunk until they came into contact with the whites. HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. A chef will never allow an omelet pan to be washed. The pan should be wiped with pieces of paper until clean, and then rubbed with a dry cloth and If the pan is treated in this way the omelets are not so apt to stick or burn. ’ White slippers may be cleaned with equal parts of powdered alum and full- er’s earth. Apply to the slippers with a dry, brush and rub them until clean. ‘For giace kid slippers use gasoline, and apply it‘with a. flannel cloth. Meat and fowls may be made more tender if, when they are boiling a. tea- spoonful of vinegar be added to the water. , The addition of a little salt to sweet foods helps to bring out the flavor, and acid things are improved by the addi- tion of a little sugar. If the batter for Yorkshire puddings, fritters, or batter cakes is made several _ hours before it is wanted, the flour will have a. chance to swell and render the batter much lighter. Kerosene oil may be entirely removed from light carpets, rugs or woolen goods by covering the oil spot thickly with buckwheat and letting it remain twelve hours; then brushing it off and apply- ing fresh flour until the oil has disap- peared. A polish for shirt bosoms is made by' melting together one ounce of white wax and two ounces of spermaceti. Heat gently and turn into a. clean shal- low pan. When cold break into pieces about the size of a chestnut and put in a box until required. When. making boiled starch add a piece of the wax. When ironing first smooth the bosom very carefully, then place a clean cloth over it and iron lightly; remove the cloth, and with a clean. smooth, hot iron rub it rapidly; when about dry take a cloth wrung dry in cold water and pass lightly over the bosom, follow. lug with the hot iron immediately. BLOOERMS ARE UNPOPULAR. ~ Few Women are Seen Now in Bifurcated . Garments. It is rather remarkable how the' bloomer craze has affected certain cities, and disaffected others. It was prophesied by most of the critics/last year that when this riding season Open- ' ed drop- framed wheels would be no longer popular among the ladies, but that all of them clad in their bloomers would scorch astride the light-weight diamond frame wheel, mounting and dismounting much in the same manner as their companions of the Opposite sex. The prediction has not become true, and the bloomer girl is fast disappear- ing, a fact which is proved by the in- the drop-framed wheels. A year’s experience has con- vinced the average American girl who rides a wheel that the so-called rational costume for bicycle riding is 'not ration- al. but is an ill-fitting garment which affords less comfort than the short skirt for riding, .___. ""FLASHES OF HUMOR. She (passionately) — Will you ever love another, dearest? ' He (wearily)—-No. never, if rget out of this affair alive—Detroit Free Press. 5 Even at the present. time the . natives in that part. of the world make ; He—I don’t believe there was'a dry ’ eye in the house when the curtain wen r down on the third act; She—No; but there seemed to be the _ usual number of dry throats—Jrit-Bits. “Yea”: said 'Dolliuer, “the womai: and the wheel have a great deal in cOm men. -_,'I‘hey are both liable to be blown up in case of accidents that weren't their ,fault."’-—Wast1ington. Cap’ital'._ eight. ,nate and lost a great,deal of sleep.- = EEEEs mm“... The List of Cures Will Soon Wipe . ' Out the List of Sufferers ,‘ In Norwalk. 1 1 First one, then two, then four, then Rapid progress, isn’t it"? ‘ Well, 1t_shou_ld be, it takes them all. Beginning With back’aohe-mtbey cure. Excess of urine—they cure. ' Burning in passage—they cure. ,fiediment or brick‘dust—they cure. gigs golor agtlfimucus—they cure. is e es an risht’s di ' — cure. sense they f Al: the same to them—they’re made or 1 . . ‘ ' They are Dean’s Kidney Pills. them. And Norwalk”s list is long; Because the cure misses none. I No matter of how long standing. How complicated and stubborn. Norwalk people know it now. - Mr. Daniel S. Osterbank, No. 21 Belden avenue. says: "I am seventy- seven years old and a mill wright by trade. In my younger dare I worked very hard and for yea’rs I have, been troubled with kidney and bladder com- .plaint. My back ached so severely at times I could not move anclI was com- pelled to get up often at night to uri‘ v w I to k medicines and wore blasters but they would not cure me. I saw Dean’s 'Kidney Pills advertised d I ' box at Hale’s drug store/an 20‘ a . . 'Ihey were just the thing for my trouble. I have every reason to think that they are just what the manufacturers claim for them. They have made me sound and well." This is only one statement among the many we are daily receiving about the working _of Dean’s Kidney Pills. We Will continue :hem. .It your back is weaktlame or aching, try Doan’s Kid- nev Pills. You can get them at your druggists at 50 ctentsla box, or téiey will be sent pos pan on receipt 0 rice. b Fest 1‘- Milburn 00., Buffalo, IN. Y. y e .One to five applications of Dean’s Ointment Will cure the worst case of Itching Piles there ever was. Can you afford to‘sufi‘er tortures when a simple, nevenfailing remedy is at hand? Dean’s Ointment never fails. . ' DORLON HOUSE 7 GREGORY’S POINF. NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON OF 1896. Shore Dinners, - Rhode Island Glam Bake. Electric cars to Hotel, every twenty minutes. . JOHN E. O‘SULLIVAN, Manager. MEEKER COAL co. GOAL, WOOD, BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, TILEPIPE. OFFICE WITH G. WARD SELLECK WALL STREET. NORWI- LK. . ADAMS’ B l a z o n Soap Powder, Excells all others. . Ask Your Grocer For: It. The following Grocers have it on_ sale: E. J. anegam-Main Street; P. J, O'Brien, Cha el stret; M. Abraham. Plattsvdle avenue; rs. Harriet A. Northrop. Unionville: A. Stull East Norwalk; _D.Rosen, South Norwalk; J. 1:. June., Wmnmauk: N. Driscoll. Westport. h red Scribner. A. A. Anson. Hugh Donnelly. George Pomeroy, Chapel street. E. H. More-r house. West avenue, D. Gormley, SpringHill. E. Schachat, Harbor avenue. D. Schachat. Franklin avenue. F. Bailwitz d6 Bros..r30 Mam street; Buttery Bros, Belden Avenue: Anna Lubrous. 20 Ward Street; Anna R Qurke, East A orwalk; William Flynn, 25 Day street; 0., K. Scofield.470 Main street. DRINK HATHORN _‘; ' SPRING ' . FORTHE Stomach, . ' ' Bo-wels, ‘ . - Liver and FOR sans BY ‘ x ,... They add to the list all who take » Bathing. Boating. Fishing. , . For Kitchen Use ‘ . , ' Kidneys. ' w One/39‘1"“,“fill!“ 0“ j ‘
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