;, ABYSSINIA-‘S SAVAGE KING. A Man of Ability Who Claims Descent . from Sheba’s Queen. . King Menelek, the Abyssinian ruler who defeated the Italian army and caused the greatest excitement in Italy is a moSt remarkable barbarian. He claims‘descent from the Queen of Sheba and asserts a distant kinship to king Solomon himself. . His descent is. however, of less im- portance than his personality, and he has proved that he is a commander of skill and courage, by the disastrous de- feats he has inflicted upon the Italian army. ‘ King Menelek "goes to battle in novel array, with a slave carrying an um-' hreila on either side of him. These royal umbrellas are ornament- ed. They are of a bright, rich red, and have heavy fringes of gold and silver around the edge. ' ' A knob of gold surmounts the top of each umbrella. The purpose of these two umbrellas, is to distinguish him, and incidentally to shade him from the fierce African sun. ' '. He also wears an enormous hat, said to"be hereditary among male descend-' ' ants of the Queen of Sheba. King Menelek makes pretensions to education and refinement superior to those of any other African potentate. He reads and writes the native language and is familiar with geography and his- tory. He even makes a .claim to a crude form of Christianity. ' His pretensions to ancient lineage are such as to throw those of every European sovereign into- the shade. * . KING MENELEK. King Menelek rules his dominions, which the Italians have tried totake from him, with a rod of iron, which is now stronger than ever. Millions ‘of men how the knee to him. ' He is a man of enormous wealth, for everything in Abyssinia. theoretically belongs to the king, who is supposed to hold flocks, herds and some lands in trust for his people. He is the ruler of many feudatory tribes whose hereditary Chieftains acknowledge him as ruler and make him annual tribute. This tribute sometimes takes the form of young women, who in Abyssinia grow to a rare and exquisite beauty. There are some of the mountain tribes of Abyssinia whose people are light. colored and whose women are famous throughout the East for their delicate complexions, exquisite figures that have no trace of negro ancestry and eyes of rare beauty. So warlike are the Abyssinians that beautiful girls are presented as gifts to successful fighters, and a Chieftain who has once been beaten is socially boy- cotted by his people. Tigre, Amhara and Shooa are the principal sub king- doms over which Menelek rules. These, however, are ,divided from each other by numerous tribes over which Menelek’s sway is absolute. King Menelek has strengthened the rule of his house in Abyssinia. He is to—day the most powerful native poten- tate in Africa and the greatest African warrior of modern times. TWO CONCLUSIONS. ‘Wh-y.what's the matter with givin' a spring And jumpin’ aboard the pesky thing, And then Just simply work your toes? Whoopeel my lads, and away she goes. ‘But down this hill she seems to fly— So-ay, stop her, back herL—oh, my eye! Somebody’s pushin‘, and, hully gee, Right in front is an apple tree. She held a daisy in her hand ' And plucked its petals one by one: As fair 3. picture was she then As e’er was shown on by the sun. The rude young man who, unawares Approached her nearly had a fit To.hear her roseleaf lips enun— ' . . Ciate:~~"lie loves rue—loves me hit!” y—u-A .pfl... v rim—I- PITH AND POINT. "If a doubt should come between us," ‘ She faltered faintly out; But the way he moved up nearer, Left no room for doubt. - ——Ciips. Elegance of language may not be in the power of us all; but simplicity and straightforwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferiors. do not speak more coarsely than usual;_ if with superiors, use no finer speech. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are. How many weeks will any of us be able to live without coming to some spot where it will be felt as a rational comfort to believe that all our way, step by step, trial by trial, surprise, success, failure, loss, removal. W33 ordered for us by Him who sees the end from the beginning. . He who opposes his own judgment against the consent of the time ought to be backed by unanswerable truths; he that hath truth on his side is a fool as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because of the currency or multitude of other men’s opinions. Life is a trial of faith, a discipline of love, a schooling of service. It is manifestly ordered so_ as to secure 'the largest and bese results in char- acter. This view of life can be got. however, only .-from the divine point of view. ' ' The enthusiast imagines that he alone has the courage of‘ his convic- tions. But there is a faith, and per- haps a deeper faith, which can stand still and wait till the fruit, is ripe, when it can be gathered without vio- lence. Since happiness is necessarily the supreme object of our desires, and duty the supreme rule of our actions, there can be no harmony in our being except our happiness coincides with our duty. . Affection in any part of our carriage is lighting up a candle to our defects, and never fails to make us conspic- uous either as wanting sense or as wanting sincerity. The best thing to take people out of their own worries is to go to work and find out how other folks’ wor- ries are getting on. The man at the top of the ladder should not forget that it is those at the bottom who hold it up. Continual worrying, as well as giv~ ing way to paroxysms of anger, will permanently injure the health. There is considerable difference be-' tween making religion at business and making a business of religion. The measure of a master is his suc- cess in bringing all men round to his opinions twenty years later. No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to he laughed at. Inspiration, like death. always comes unexpectedly. Literature That Harms. “If I had my way,” said a promi- nent physician of Cincinnati to the Times-Star, “I would have a law pro- viding for the arrest of every person distributing circulars or pamphlets to the public giving symptoms of dis- ease. Do you know that nine-tenths of the hypochondriacs are made so by the self-same public pamphleting of ailments? Let a young man have a pain in his heart, he picks up this literature and finds, or thinks he does, which is the same thing in effect, that he has all the symptoms of heart disease. I have in mind a young man who was a patient of mine, who had been given die of these pamphlets .to read, and got so bad that I had to place him in a sanitarium, and from no other reason than by reading this trash. He became hysterical. If the parents of our children would take more interest in educating them to understand that all they read must not be the truth, it would be better for their minds and health. It is al- most criminal to place in a young 'per- son’s hand this reading matter, and the sooner something it done to keep it out of their way the better the health of the younger generation will be. There is no reason for any one to know that they have a liver, heart or lungs—let your physician take care if that.” ' The Intelligent Compositor. Charles Metcalf, who has been writ- ing advertisements for a drama in in New York city, had an unpleasant experience in connection with :a com- . posit-or of one of the great dailies in thwt city. Metcalf wrote a poetical advertisement, as follows: From half-past eight to half-past ten, Y‘du laugh and laugh and laugh again. Imagine his surprise when ‘a matter- of-fact compositor set up the [advertise- meat and it appeared: From 8.30 to 10.30, You laugh and laugh and laugh again. A MERE SPEAKING ACQUAINTANCE N ell—Who's your friend? Be]le—-—He’s no friend of mine; "But he spoke to you as he passed.” “Yes! .He's ' my husband.”—Phila« lelphia Record. - THEEVENINGGAZE'ITE . - a I I I I . l I , and manufacturers ' 's/l' (18.5.;fi- ii}... I" ,' ' ‘Ol' GIVE THE CRANKS A CHANCE. In the Business World Men With Peculiar Ideas Get Big Salaries. ' The conservatism of the rural com< munity in many sections is often a great drawback to the best develop- ment of such localities. It also inter- feres With the thrift and happiness of the people, and drives the young people away from the farm. Except in the most progressive com- munities idle ' person, be he young or old, man or woman, boy or girl, who endeavors to do something out of the beaten track, is almost invariably laughed at. Discouraging ridicule and evil prophecy is not the way to help these would-be progressive people. You may not take any stock in their new ideas or methods, but it won’t' cost you anything to speak a kindly word, and it mayhelp them. Moreover, you are going to profit by their experience; if they succeed, you can go and do like wise; if they fail, you can save extra labor and expense. Instead of throw- ing cold watermn such attempts, "they should be rewarded with a premium by the nearest agricultural or horticultu- ral society. We have got to get out of the rut, to raise new crops, to find new markets, to convert loss into profit, to replace shiftlessness with thrift, to supplant discontent with contentment. These words are prompted by a tale of the opposition which a poor widow had to live down in raising berries in- stead of corn, until she has made such a success that her neighbors were all ashamed of themselves and then were glad to imitate her example. How many boys and girls are made unhappy and often driven from the farm be- cause theyattempted to do difierently from their parents or neighbors? Human nature is the same in city as country, but it is true that in the trades this ridiculing and nagging those Who branch out in new lines is practised only by the least intelligent. The av- erage mechanic and business man puts a premium on such efiort and it is time our farmers did likewise. The best of them do, but these remarks are de- signed for those who don’t—American Agriculturist. Cleanliness in the Dairy. Prof. De Witt Goodrich of the Ohio Dairy School says: We have been taught that “cleanliness is the foundao tion of dairying,” and science has been tryingr hard for the last few years to ‘imprc :3 upon us why it is the founda- tion va dairying: That we must keep the atmosphere of our stables as pure as possible to reduce the number os‘ ' dangerous germs; that we must take. great care in cleaning the cows’ udders before milking, lest harmful bacteria fall into the milk pail; that we musr remove the milk from the stable imme- diately, lest it become contaminated with the little wretches; that all milk vessels must be sterilized with steam or boiling water and freed from all or- ganiSms. But instead of stopping here, as I sometimes wish they had, they go' on and tell us. that the air, water, soil, and in fact everything, except perhaps healthy animal rtissue and milk from non-tuberculous cows before drawn, teems with bacterial life. No wonder many of us get discouraged and give up the fight, leaving the field to the germs, good, bad and indifferent, and let them fight it out among themselves, the bud usually coming out ahead. But Is it seasonable or practical to go to the oth- er extreme and sterilize all milk or cream and then fertilize with the par- ticular flavor-producing germ we de-' sire? Certainly not yet, and I doubt very much if that time will come, though such flavors or “cultures” are now on the market. The, Foreign Market for Apples. The United-Kingdom is by far our best customer, and the trade in recent years, especially, has become one of great stability, and a promise of even better things. Great Britain always has a small to moderate crop of sum- mer fruit and also imports fair quan- tities from the continent of Europe at this time of year: During a few weeks in our early spring, Australia sends some apples to the mother country. But in the main the chief dependence is upon the United States and Canada, which ship freely during the winter season, or from about October to March. ‘ Our important foreign trade In an ples has long'been a fixed fact and was never more healthy than to-day. The influence of this business in shaping values extends not only to fruit se- lected for export, but also to the entire crop. A good demand from abroad forms an outlet for hundreds of thou. sands of bushels of the finest stock. takes that much' directly off the do- mestic market, and sti-mulateS‘the price for all sound fruit intended for home use. Adopt Business Methods. Remember that farming is a. busi- ness, and put your best thought and elfort into your business. Merchants kind of study to their special lines or work, and it' is none the less necessary for the agriculturist to follow this same course. How many farmers there are to-day who put in a crop with some sort of a blind faith that harvest will show a profit. Every farmer ought to snow to a dollar how much his product-- :osts him When turned off. that he may determine whether-the business of the rear shows a profit or'a loss. ' - give the. Closest 4 John Followed Copy. Capt. Ed Todd of Hultneyville has sailed the world round, and visited many countries. He tells among his experiences the following: Once, while in China, he gave a native Chi nese tailor an order for a pair of silk pantaloons. The tailor didn’t under- stand science of taking measurements for the garment, so Todd gave him an old pair of trousers to pattern after. When the pantaloons were finished the sailor was astonished at finding a large patch set into the seat. The tailor had copied the old trousers in every detail.— l’ost Express. : I’HOUGHT ’TWAS CONSIDERABLE n.0,, - . - 1‘. '. She—The sleighing isn’t much, is it? He—Isn’t much! It’s a dollar and a calf an hour.” Baby’s Best Friend—Mother. Next—1);. Hand's Colic Cure. HARTFORD, Coma, Oct. 26,. ’95—The Hand M edicine Co.—-“By request of my wife the undersigned :writes on ‘that baby’s best friend is her mot er,’ and next best is Dr. Hand's Colic Cure. Used— same for past months. it is impossible to WIIIC our appreciation of your prepa- ration aud do most cheerfully request all mothers to use same for their little ones. Our baby is now teething. W. Lincoln Barnard.” Sold by all druggists, 25c. Miss Nellie Hickey of Ellwood Place is convalescent of a severenttack of malarial fever. If Erery ilIolher Knew, Her lit Ie Onts ll’ould be Save (I. BRIDGEPOR'I‘, Coma, May, 3, ’95 —Dr. Hand—Dear Sin—“I have used Dr. Han l’s Teething Lotion and found it all it is rep resented. I have had no trouble at all with baby during his teething; it has helped him so much, he teases to have it used on his gums. If every mother would use it they would save the little ones a great deal of suffering. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Harry Browne, 614 State street.” Dr. Hand’s Teething Lotion sold by all druggists, 25c, Mr. and Mrs. George. Hunter 0! East toga to-day. ___.___ Marvelous Resal‘s. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun. derman of Dimondale, Mich., we are permitted to make this extract. “I have no hesitation in recommending Dr.K1n g’s New Discovery as the results were almost >marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the , Baptist Church at Rives Junction she was brought down with pheumonia, succeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in its results.” Trial bottles tree at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and Monroe’s, New Ca- ‘naan. Regular size 50c and $1. Miss Marie Newcomb who has been spending the summer at Smith Island, returns to her home in Jersey City Heights to-morrow. Electric Bitters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any Season, but perhaps more generally needed, when the languid exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tome. and alterative is felt. . A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long andper- haps fatal bilious fevers. No menicme will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, _Con- stipation, Di7ziness yeild to Electmc B1t tere. 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and Mon roe’s, New Canaan. . Elections for ideal officers willbe held in every town in the state except Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford, on Monday, October 5. Relief in Sta: Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis- eases relieved in siz hours by the “New GREAT SOUTH . 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The Junior Christian Endeavorers _will hold their first meeting after the Summer, vacation at the Congregational chapel Friday at 3:30 o’clock. ‘ Miss Nellie Welton leaves the Sey- mour house at Smith Island to-day for her home in Bridgeport. The Best Remedymfor Bowel Com- plaints. It gives me pleasure to most heartil' recommend Chamberlain’s Medicines. advertised them for a long time before I had ' occasion to use them in my own family. At the time referred to, the patient was sufi‘er- ing terribly from Cramps, vomiting and I was delighted with the prompt era and Diarrhoea Remed .—A. M. EVER- LAND, Editor and Proprie or of the Weekly 'Globe, Mention“- Much.“ For sale by E. P. ‘ Weed. D * . . avenue, are expected home from Sara- ur ein . ' £2th adsorded by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholo, .ti hwt.hn.x 'l 0 Send in Your Advertisements THE , uddlhdt , EVENING .r ‘GAZETTE Is THE. RIGHT Minlus'tnnouan when '- TO'HEIIGH THE IHEADIHE PIIBIJG. 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