) . Franklin avenue. F. D '9urnr’s'v0un;earner.- m...» " Stick to 1|" Welcome. New England housekeep- ers are too Wide awake to be fooled into buying inferior soap More than once, just, because there is a present given with it. _ o ‘ 7 On washing-day they wnzzt onlythe best soap; next clay they buy their own present. -TIME- FOR: CRABS. — We have some nets for them . , , Price 25'0enls. I Something new in COVERED BASK- ETS. Good for picnics, fishing, etc. OAR LOGKS, l5':'anrl 25¢ a Pair. ' " H. H. WILLIAMS 1.2::- III|2i25<>r1 Soap Powder. F " K'tchen‘ 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 e1 stret; M. Abraham. Plattsyille avenue; . Harriet A. Northrop. Unionville° A. Stull East Norwalk;.D.Rosen, South orwalk; J. . June. Winnipauk: N. Driscoll. Westport Fred Scribner. A. A. Av1son. Hu h Donnelly. George Pomeroy. Chapel street. . H. More- house West avenue. D. Gormley, Spring Hill, E. Schachat, Harbor avenue. D. Schschat, Bailwitz &. Bros.. 30 Main itreet; Butter Bros, Belden Avenue; Anna ubrous. 20 . ard street; Anna R Qurke, East Norwalk; William Flynn. 25 Day street; 0. Scofield, 170 Main street. SPECIAL SALE ——OF——— , Sailor Hats NOW READY. Unlrimmed, Inc and Upwards, Trimmed, 50c and Upwards, 4 FAWIJTETTS. fl, MEEKER COAL CO. con, wooD, BRICK, LIME, BEMEIIT, TILE PIPE. , 1 OFFICE WITH e. WARD SELLECK WALL STREET. uoaws LK.’ -. Horace E. Dann, ‘ ~ EXOELSIOL Livery and Sales Stable. mukuv-u m Opposite Danbury and Norwaik Railroad depot Norwalk. Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers Safe horses for women ; sndchildren. . SADDLE HORSESIEA SPECIALTY A fine building lot on Wilton ave- nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the ayenue. Will be sold at a Bargain. W. H. BYINGTON, Room 'I .‘ Gazettei’l’d- * 7; lleal,iEslele.zand,Insulin-13°.-. 1 ’_'l_‘_' ii. 1,-3- --i«i \r. -.\’ l \- t . ‘ , F/ .‘ k ‘ N G- ;c A ZETTE . NEW ~ 15 ' 6556mm FiEMARKABL‘E Wm: OF PROF. RONTGEN’Sv enscovesv. Surgeons Are Already Using It to Locate Bullets in Humdn Bodies and to Diag- nose Diseases of the Bones. A Man Scared by ‘9. Photograph of His Skull. Never in the history of science has a . great discovery received such prompt recognition and been so quickly utilized in a practical'way as the new photogra- ' phy which Prof. Rontgen gave to the world. . - Already it has been used successfully by European surgeons in locating bul- lets and other foreign substances in hu- man hands, arms, and legs and in diag- nosing diseases of the bones invarious parts of the body. It is almost an old story now in its first features, and these seemingly miraculous photographs are easily produced in many physical labor- atories, while technical journals are publishing reproductions in their pages. The fact that only a faint idea has yet been gained of the practical possibilities of this discovery is already proven, and it is difficult to, keep pace with the as- tonishing supplementary disclosures. -~ The most important of these is the ap- plication of the new omniscient agent to metallurgy. It has been found that although most metals are apparently opaque to the rays of this strange light or force, yet any internal defects or lack of homogeneity in them are quickly de- tected and recorded on the telltale plate. The sensitiveness and accuracy of negatives in this respect are described as marvelous. No two metals are alike under this test. Lead proves to be almost as trans- parent as aluminum and wood. Hith- erto it has not been possible without a complicated process to test the uniform- ~ ity of structure of metal work, for in- stance, gun barrels", iron rails, railroad wheels, or to distinguish at sight the different varieties of iron and steel. All this, it is anticipated, will shortly be achievable by the help of the new pho- tography. It is no exaggeration to say that this would mean the complete rev- .olution of many branches of. metallic industry, especially in the manufacture of arms. Exact reproductions have been ob- tained of inscriptions or relief drawings on signet rings and metallic surfaces. To the great astonishment of the exper- imenters, it was found that metallic ob— jects exposed to Rontgen‘s rays show in the photographic reproduction all in: equalities that exist in the structure or metals, such as fractures and cavities, This quality theorists recognize as being ilue to the great sensitiveness of the rays to, variations in the thickness. All alloys or composite metals, and most of those used in the manufacture of arms are composite, show on the photo- graphic plate whether they are com- pletely homogeneous throughout and Where and to what extent one metal. for instance, zinc or copper, in the so called steel- bronze cannon, has not thoroughly amalgamated with another. Owing to the intensity of the photo- graphic picture obtained by the new rays. carbon is readily distinguished from iron, and hence it will be possible to recognize the quality of iron or steel. The rays will also probably’furnish a dumb method of control in the Besse- mer process. The inference from the latest experi- ments is that nothing is absolutely im- penetrable to these strange rays. There are only varying degrees of transpar- ency or opacity. Prof. Rontgen took a photograph the other day of' a large metal plate which had been broken in various pieces and Welded together, and so carefully joined that the lines of fracture were imperceptible under the strongest- ordinary light. ' The so-called X rays made them as plain as day on the photograph. Prof. Czermark of Graz has succeeded in photographing a living skull without its fleshy integument. The editor of the Grazer Tageblatt offered his head. for the purpose. When he saw the re- sult he positively refused to allow the picture to be reproduced or shown to any one except to men of science. It is reported that he has not- slept a wink since he saw his own death’s head. He Quit Talking \Var. “John !”' “Yes, dear?” “Are you in earnest about going to war if there is one?” . “Why certainly: Hope my little dar- ling won’t be too lonely.” She was as one in a great struggle. ‘ “I don’t think our government does right—” “Certainly, it does. We all ought to o.” . “But it does seem that—” “Well, that what, now?” “That $8 a month, isn’t that what they allow a widow? is enough to—” John has quit talking wan—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. _ The St. Paul and the Apostle Paul. H. Derson of New York says, “It is a fact that I have not yet noticed in print that the St. Paul ran aground on the ‘ Feast of the Conversion of the Apostle Paul.’ As this saint had more tribula- tions at sea than any other Biblical character except the Prophet Jonah, the ' coincidence seems ,worthy of no- tice.”,‘ Cleveland, Carlisle and Law. It is reported in Chicago that Secretary. , " Carlisle will open ailaw ofi‘ice in that city after he retires from the ~ Cabinet. 0n the other hand, it is said in Washing- ton that at the end of the present ad- ministration President Cleveland. and Secretaries Olney and Carlisle will or- ganiz'e a firm to practice law in New York. . Fair Flay. Mamma—Yes, indeed, I think this young man who is calling on Grace is very sensible; - ',_ Papa—Well, don’t you go and tell that to Grace. Give the young fellow a fair show.—Puck. . pious of the world; they sang more corps is now awaiting other contests . 132 SONGS'IN 48 MINUTES: Cleveland Salvationists Makes Record for . Fast Singing. ' One hundred and thirty-two songs in forty-eight minutes is the record made by, the Guard street Salvation Army corps. _ _ The members are extremely proud of _ the record. It makes them the chain- songs in a shorter period of time than any other Salvation Army corps was; ever known to, have sung. They went into the contest to carry off the honors. and they succeeded splendidly. No prize accompanies the accomplishment of this remarkable feat, except the hon- or of being the champions of-the world. The contest, which is known in the Salvation Army parlance as a battle 0: song, was a novel one, and never before tried in this city. ’ Indeed, only three such battles-are on record in this coun- try. The highest mark reached was by a corps somewhere in Illinois, which sang sixty songs in forty-five minutes. A corps in Quincy, England, has held the championship, having sung 100 songs in forty five minutes. Capt. De Garis Of the Guard street barracks made up his mind that his corps cduld beat the record. He made out a list of 130 songs, which he thought could be sung in forty-five minutes, and members were furnished with copies of the list. After the contest was ended it was re- ported that two songs, which had not been on the programme, had been started inadvertently, and this raised the record to 132 songs in forty-eight minutes, or one song about every twenty-two seconds. Guard street eagerly, in order to learn whether this record can be beaten—Cleveland Plain Dealer. __________ POPE LEO’S BEDROOM. the Private Apartment .-(f the Soverign Apartment. To the Pope’s beedroom only his pri- sate valet and his secretary have access. it is of small dimensions and contains only a bed, in an alcove adorned with graceful marble columns, a writing ta- ble, an arm chair, and kneeling stool and one wardrobe. ‘ Besides these, there is his private study, in which the table and chair stand upon a little carpeted platform, other tables being placed on each side upon the floor. together with an ex- tremely uncomfortable but magnificent straight backed arm chair, which is one of the gifts offered on the occasion of the episcopal jubilee. There is, more- over, a little room containing only an old lounge and an old fashioned easy chair with “wings” and nothing else. It is here that the Holy Father retires to take his afternoon nap, and. the robust nature of his nerves is proved by the fact- that he lies down with his eyes fac- ing the broad light of the window. This private apartment occupies the second floor, according to Italian reck- oning, though we Americans should call it the third; it is on a level with Raphael’s loggie. The floor above is in- habited by Cardinal Rampolla, the Sec rotary of State-Century Magazine. WILL VANDERBILT MARRY? talk of William K’s Marriage to Miss Amy Bend Revived, “The fact that Mr. William K. Van- derbilt’s residence has been undergoing renovation for some time past has given rise to a rumor that it is being put in readiness for a wedding. The announcement of the alliance of Mr. Vanderbilt and Miss Amy Bend is said to be looked for by friends of the couple, and the engagement is said to have been conceded by a representative of the Vanderbilt family. ‘ - Miss Bend is the daughter of George H. Bend, and the closest friendship has exidted for years between the two fem ilies. . Good Looks Averted Further War. Ex-Governor W. D. Heard, 'of W is- consin, told stories the ether night at the session of the National Dairy Union at the Sherman House. This is one of them :i " “I like a joke on myself as well as three-quarters of the folk alive' One summer I met an ex-rebel down East, one of those lean, lanky Southerns. with a face so long ’t he could eat oats out of a churn. He looked me over, up and down, three times, each way, and then he said: ' “ ”S that the Gov’nor of Wisconsin?" 6‘ tYes.’ . - “ ‘Fit in th’ wah, eh?’ ‘L ‘Yes.’ . “ ‘We-el, ’f all th’ Yanks had been ex homely ez he is, we’d be a-fightin’ ’eu» yit !’ ”—-—Chieago Record. The Partitioning of Africa. Henry M. Stanley states that within the last ten years France has acquired of Equatorial Africa about 300,000 ' square miles, in which there are only 300 Europeans; Germany, 400,000 square miles; Italy, 547,000 square miles, and Portugal has a defined territory extend- ing over 710,000 square miles. France. moreover, has ' been active further. north, in the Sahara and in west Africa and claims rights over 1,600,000 square miles; while Germany, in southwest Africa and the Cameroons, asserts he: rule over 540,000 square-miles. The Influential Miember. “My dear sir,” said the minister to the rich and influential member of his church. “I take it for granted that, a: usual, you will contribute generously tc our fund’for the relief of the indigenl children of depraved cannibals.” "Not on your life,” growled the influ- ential member, “but I'll contribute 25 cents toward a'fund to clear the ice oil the walk in front of the churéh." In Harness. Husband(airily; they had just return. ed from their wedding 'trip)-——If I am not home from- the club by—ah—-—tén. love, you won’t wait-—A ‘ Wife (with apalling firmness)—Ne l . l enteen bows and one drink to, a M... clear; I’ll come for you! . ' Up. _ He' was home by 9 :46 sharp.-—Pick-Me 1 THE YEAR 7,249. . CHINAMEN CELEBRATED ITS COM- ING FEBRUARY 9. They Pay Their \Debts, Take a Bath, and Caress Their Queue and Sally Out to V Say i‘Chlng as Fe} Toi” to Their Many Friends. Almost six weeks after Christian net tions celebrated the New Year’s Day of 1896 the Chinese celebrated the anni- versary of their year which is said to have begun February 9, 7,249 years ago. , , ' They celebrate in their own way, and it is an extremely rigid and peculiar way, but one in some respects highly commendable. First of all John makes himself clean—very clean. — Several perfumes—a recent fashion among the Chinese—brushes» and soft and thick towels serve to attain this end. Then the queue is carefully prepared, but the method. of this is a secret which no white man may understand. A short beauty nap serves to make the eyes bright and superinduce afeeling of gen eral fitness. Previous to this John has paid up and collected all debts and dues wherever that was possible; but if any remain over, he now goes out to settle them up, for it is his purpose to begin the new year clean of dirt and debt. This is one new year’s duty; the second is hospital- ity; the third is inebriety. Or, to trans- late a Chinese maxim, “Cleanliness is next to drunkenness and a man’s house is his neighbor's castle on the first day of the year.” So'John puts his house in order with plenty of rice’ and whiskey, nuts, pro- served fruits, sugared pressed flowers. watermelon seeds, and othey dainties ready for the delectation of his friends. and starts out, with his sleeves full of red visiting cards, on his rounds. It is not until afternOon that the streets of Chinatown take on a really festal appearance, as the morning is consumed in preparation. By 2 o’clock every one of any pretensions to social position is out, dressed in his best. Calls are ex. changed, varying in quality from the very ceremonious, which consist in sev~ the warm and friendly, consisting in one how and seventeen drinks. In general that house is ‘most frequented which sets forth the greatest array of refresh- ments. To any one who knows the ropes Chinatown hospitality is bound- less on this day. The proper thing to do is to enter the house slowly and with a dignified mien, and, approaching the host with many bows, trill out:- “Ching a fa toi.” It is essential that this little ditty be chanted with the proper tonal empha- sis, for if the notes are mixed it be- comes a very insulting epithet, which the Western man said to the Coroner’s jury that “any man what got called that would shoot. even if he was one,” whereupon they absolved him of blame without leaving their seats. Properly rendered this selection expresses pleas- ant new year’s wishes, and the host hav- ing heard it waves his guest toward the refreshment counter after bowing to the verge of standing on his head. Unless the visitor is an intimate friend he is not expected to spend more than an hour or so at the eating place. Ordinary ac- quaintances bid their host farewell in a succession 'of obeisances and depart to the next- place. Intimates, however, may invite him to drink with them. As he has been abstaining from alcoholic beverages for weeks in anticipation of the event, and has, moreover, prepared himself by gargles of hot water, he is quite ready for anything in the line of a drink, and compliments fly over the liquor jars. When at length the friend departs he makes a low bow, saying: “May the spirit of your ancestors abide ever with you, and the noble mansion which is honored by your an- gust presence shelter your descendants for ten thousand years.” To which the other, performing a courtesy that makes him look like a Crooke’s tube, says: ““I call down upon you the peaceful blessings of a prosperous existence. May your queue be hung in a Jess house and your bones be preservéd as holy relics in golden boxes.” . ~‘ This was usually enough for any visi- tor and he went. Some of the swell 'Chinamen this year prepared selections from the poets and philosophers, which they rbng in upon their best, so the af- ternoon were away in feaStin‘g and ex- changing courtesies. In the evening all the Chinamen went to the J oss house, and laying gifts at the feet of the J oss. prayed for prosperity and wisdom. Having performed this, they went back and had some more to drink. The Irrepressible Und ergraduatc. It is said that when Tennyson received his degree of D. C. L. from Oxford the decorum of the occasion was greatly marred by a sprig of an undergraduate. The boy sat up in the gallery to see the ceremony, and when he beheld Tenny- son, with' dishevelled hair, rioting in luxuriant locks-about his forehead, and dangling in his eyes, the youth's piping voice broke the solemn silence with the inquiry: “Did your ,mother call . you early, dear?" His' Lead. “Sir,” began the high-brewed man with the rolled manuscript, “in me you behold a man who is in advance of the ace.” . ‘°“Yes,” said the editor, “you are situ- ated somewhere along about next sum- mer, I presume.” ' ' “Next summer?” “Yes, I notice that yen have left the door open.”—Indianapolis Journal. " “All I demand for my client,” shout ed the attorneyAin a voice of a man who was paid for it, “is justice.”- “I am very Sorry I can’t accommodate you,” replied, the Judge, “but the law . won’t allow me to give him more than fourteen years.” -— Indianapolis Jenn" cal. _ .. “ , STONEWALL AT MANASSAS. PersonalvAppear-ancesoi the Great Con. - federate General. ’. Mr. George R. Wendling of Washing ton, in a lecture on Stonewall Jackson. incidentally gives o.- personal descrip tion of Jackson. said, “and look at this college profes- sor. He is about 5 feet 10 inches in might, with. an angular figure and iroad shoulders, and so far from being rraceful that one vgpuld first say he is l clumsy man; but if he will uncover iis head we shall see a broad, white orchead, .betokening in its lines the :inn intellect "and the powerful will. His eyes are bluish gray and very, mild n expression -when undisturbed, but 'ull of volcanic sparks when aroused— liey say the piercing eye of an eagle. 'ins clothes are common, with just -nough simple braid to show his rank. d1 through life his external seeming, aken together with the heart, the soul, and the brain of him, forms a paradox, IIe .mounts his old sorrel horse, and we augh at him. Stirrups too short, knees irojecting - upward, heels 3 projecting )utward, and chin hugging his breast— n sober truth, an awkward man .in his :addle. He wears a cadet cap, and ooks from side to side beneath its low rim. He is a reticent man; his air is choughtful and abstracted. His bear- :ng is stiff; he loves to be alone; he :onsnlts no one. His lips move often .11 prayer, and 'he has a way of looking ullg‘ and steadily into the sky. "What sort of a man is this? Shall ye set him down for a hypochondriac driven by fate into short-lived promi- nence? Is be anything more than a more routine professor, ill-balanced when out of his groove? Is it safe to put thousands of men into his hands? We shall see presently; meanwhile it looks doubtful.” ' The lecturer digressed to give what he called the philosophy of the tremen- dous conflict, characterizing it as a struggle between two civilizations, one originating at Plymouth Rock and the other at Jamestown. ' "Nominallyf’ he said, “we were one people, but in fact we were two; we were Old England on American soil, and the problem was to construct ‘one 19th century American out of two 17th centuryEngli-shmen. All honor to the Cavalier and all honor to the Puritan. But there is a new man and one better than either at the door. Today there are neither Yankees nor Southerners, and in their stead we find an Ameri- can.” In conclusion the lecturer said: "Summing up his career, the muse of American history may write: ‘Here wasa man .who gave soul, and heart, and brain, and at last life itself, to his duty as he saw it, and humblytrusted all to God.’ I‘ doubt not that when Stonewall Jackson passed behind the veil andsaw, the things ’that are and are to be, he said again, as upon his dying bed, ‘It is all right !’ One day, in the-delirium of his illness, he softly murmured: ‘Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees,’ but the last rational words that fell from his lips were: ‘It is all right 1’ “And when the sad and carewom face and loving heart of Lincoln were touched by death, and his great spirit went up to the same God before whom Jackson had so often knelt, and when later on there came the noble soul of stately Lee; and by and by there came the hero of the Union cause, the great commander, Grant, I doubt not that, one and all, with Sidney Johnson and HanCock and Thomas and McClellan and with a million of brave men who were here the blue and wore the gray, all looked with clearer eyes over the past and into the future, and beheld a great nation where there had been great States, saw one people where there had been two, and then, with div vine approval, said, with one voice: ‘It is all right!’ ” How Grant Got a Customer. Capt. U. S. Grant used to drive through Southern Wisconsin selling leather. A young German opened a shop at Lancaster. Grant called upon the German. After trying in vain to make the young man understand, he asked a friend to direct him to some one who could talk German. A Mrs. Cox was named. Capt. Grant, rein~ forced by Mrs, Cox, renewed the at tack on the young German, and made a good customer. . ' Mrs. Cox is still living, and delights was Gen. Grant’s interpreter.—Chicago Times—Herald. ' ‘ Her Error. “1 see that you have been buyinga bicycle,” he casually they sat side by side on the sofa. “Yes.” “Cash or. instalment?” “Two dollars a week,” she admitted. And thus it- was she unknowingly saused him to postpone his proposal for nearly a year.—Indianapolis Journal. The Atelier Fish. The archer fish has a. natural blow gun. This animal possesses the Curious property of being able to shoot drops of water from its mouth with extraordi nary accuracy to considerable distance. A fly or small insect passing over the water has very little chance of escape from the deadly aim of the archer fi sh. —Nashville American: Ought to mu the pm. “We have no use for bear stories,’ said the editor. Our readers demand something spicy.” , “Well,” said the man with the manu- t script, “this story is about 3. cinnamon bear.” __________._. Lowell’s Idea of Peace. God give us peace! Not such as lulls, to sleep. . But sword on thigh, and brow with purposs knit! . » , , ‘ .. And let our ship of State to harborsweep, ' Her ports all up. her battle lanterns lit, leapl -—LowelL and her leashed thunders‘g’athering for their ,- 1 “Let us pause for a moment,” he . seeming en from time to time. in talking about the times when she ' remarked, as ’ , Shore Dinners. - a SAILOR-’S si'oltrf N1: the Proverbia! Sailor‘s Yarn. An Old Salty Speaks In Nor-walk- The life of a'sailor has man u s an downs. The hardships of theymalii whg sails the briny deep are not appreciated by. the land lubbers who knowrnot what itis tp struggle with the elements ,to keep above water; it takes brawn and innscleand good conttitutions 0 stand it. While men, even the hardiest, "when they return from nautical life find the exposure has- left them with a legacy as a constant reminder of the past. And often when a J olly Jack‘ Tar is relating an experience, the back that has ' car— ried him through it all is burdened with a far heavier burden. Our representa- tive had a pleasant chat the other- day With just such a mini. A sailor for thirty years. Thomas Coonev, by name, a Nor_walk citizen, residing at ,No. '23 Harbor avenue. He has also held the position of dockmaster for ten years, and to add to the difficulties he has had to contend with, he. fell from altree when a boy, striking a fence. fl’hisac- cident left him with back 'trouble,-and the life on the water with its hardships added their share until. he found back- ache was more or less; a steady thing, _ _ . Like most people he did not understand that it came from the. kidneys, but reading that Dean’s Kidney Pills cured back- ache he get a hex at Hale’s drug store and was surprised to find how _ quickly they acted. “Why.” says Mr. Cooney, “they Simply cured me, and you may be sure I have a good ' word for Dean’s Kidney Pills, they havedone such good. work for me. I shall ‘ be glad to tell anyone about it who wishes to know.” It’s like a case of mistaken identity. Mr. Cooney did realize that it was kidney ache and that his kidneys were ll jured, not his back. That exposure had simply increased the kidnev com- plications. It’s easy for Dean’s Kidney Pills to cure such cases. For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents, or mailedby Foster-Milburn 00.. Bull'- alo, N. Y., sole agents for. the United States. . . Itching Piles, night’s horrid plague, is instantlv relieved and permanently cured by Dean’s Ointment. Your deal- er ought to keep it. 'tEL'S/ - - $$WATER .9 '- SARAT_DG_A SARATOGA! 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 Glass. DRINK, HATHBRN SPRING 1 WATER «' FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY The Holmes, Kaela Helen (In, DORLON HOUSE GREGORY'S POI-Ni. NOW OPEN i FOR THE SEASON OF 1896. _ Bhode Island-imam Bake. . ' ' Deliriumloallns. Fishing. ._—-— Electric cats to Hotel, every twenty minutes. . , - " ' O’SULLIVAN, JOHN E. _ /