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RAILROADS-eIN CHINA.
Railroad Building Not Done Precipitataly
'in the Flowery Kingdom,
There are in all more than 400,000
miles of railroads in the world. and
of this mileage nearly 175,000 belong
to the United States and 150,000 to
Europe. The balance is distributed
unequally though >ut Asia, South
America, Africa and Australia, with
a larger mileage in Australia than in
Africa. The present railroad mileage
of China is insignificant when com-
pared with that of some American
states or American systems. It con-
sists of one road, from Tientsin to
Kaiping, a distance of eighty miles,
or about as far as from New York to
Rhinebeck. This diminutive Chinese
railroad, cbnstructed under the su-
pervision and as a result of the advo-
cacy of Li Hung Chang, is the one
railroad in China, but it is to be ex-
tended into a trunk line to reach the
capital city of Pekin, and to connect
the‘latter with Tientsin. It is to be
an imposing: affair, with double tracks
and many stations, and is to be under
the general control of the imperial au-
thorities at. Pekin. The estimated
cost of the road is 3,000,000 taels,
equivalent to about $4,250,000. V
Railroad building, like ‘ everything
‘else in China, is dOne’ with cautious
deliberation, and sometimes by a
crab-like movement. The first rail-
road line in China was started more
than twenty years ago, and was in-
tended to connect the big city of
Shanghai with Wusung. After it had
run successfully for a year the Chi-
nese government. bought it, and soon
thereafter the track was torn up and
the materials were shipped out of the"
country. That was the end of the
first railroad in China. A second
small road had the same fate. and
then there was a lull in railroad
building until the construction of the
Tientsin line, the extension of which
is to bring the road into the city of
Pekin. The people of China are not
favorable to what an English writer
has described as the freedom of trade.
They object to any new alliances with
foreign countries which will entail the
opening up of either the ports or the
cities of China to outsiders. Accord-
ingly, railroads are to be expected
only through the intervention of the
government, and the representative of
whatever progress there is in the Chi-
nese government is Li Hung Chang.
The Requisitdd of oratory.
“Father," inquired "little Johnnie
Jenkins, “are idea's absolutely neces-
sary in oratory?”
"That used to be the belief,” replied
pater, “but times have changed. If
a man had words and plenty of them,
backed up by a good wind pressure,
- the absence of ideas will be lost sight
of in the whirlwind of yerbiage—par-
ticularly if those in the audience are
partisans of the speaker.”——Buffalc
Express. ‘
Incapacitated.
“Heavens!” shrieked he, “what in
my anger have I done?”
He reeled.
“I have been tearing my hair,” he
gasped.
One glance into the mirror was
enough to tell him that he could no
longer be considered apiano virtuoso of
the first class—PickvMe-Up. '
Riches are rather an uncertain thing
to lean on, but bless me how we do like
to lean on that kind of uncertainty!
In the old days we used to have men
with “influence,” but in these times we
have men with a “pull" instead. -.
Gun=Shot Wounds.
Major E. A. Garlington was shot
through the aim at tne battle of
' Wounded Knee,” December 29,
1890, the last fight between the
Indians and our troops. It is not
often that a regular army officer
certifies to the value of a. proprietary
remedy, but this is what Major
Garlington says about SALVA~CEA:
“WASHINGTON, D. C.,
April 21, 1895. .
“I have used SALVA-CEA for
soreness or'rheumatic pains in the
muscles of my arm, which is dis-
abled from a gun—shot wound involw
ing the elbow joint ;relief was quick
and complete.
E. A GARLINGTON,
Major and Inspector General,
" U. S. A:"
Not many people suffer
from gun-shot wounds, to be
sure, but lots of us do suffer
from piles, local skin irrita-
tion, chafings, colds and nasal
catarrh, and SALVA-CEA is
just as efficacious in all of
these as in gun-shot wounds.
Two sizes, as and 5° cents per box.
At druggzsts, or by mail.
For daft-eater! fab: and rktuntatlsm of
{fit jqinf: use Salad-cm, “ Extra Strong."
Sold 1» tin: at 75 cent: each.
Tux BRANDRRTH Co., 274 Canal Street, N. Y.
a.
" The kindBoss makes his Biscuits with."
PURE, STRONG. RELIABLE.
_ Is the verdict arrived at by
Chemical Analysis of
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Economy, Health and‘ Satiéfactory
Results attend its use.
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PRINCESS LOUISE AND HER WHEEL.
If She Can’t Bike She Declares That Stu
Won’t Dance.
The young Crown Princess of Saxony
is probably the nearest approach to new '
womanhood that the little kingdom
can boast of, though her latest esca~
pade certainly does not seem very dar-
ing to such of us as are accustomed to
see- princesses, not to mention coun--
It appears then that
tesses, a—wheel.
not very long ago, the Queenof Sax-
ony (Princess Louise’s aunt by mar-
riage) came to hear in segue roundabout
way that her royal niece had actually
taken to riding a bicycle in the seclu-
sion of her own grounds A terrible
scene between the two ladies then en-
sued, at the end -f which Princess
Louise declared that if she might not
bicycle neither would she dance, and
she actually kept her word to the ex-
tent of staying away from several State
balls.
Her recent .reappzarance at the last
one, radiant as ever and dancing mer-
rily, has made Dresden society wonder
if her Royal Highness has not, as usual,
managed to get her own way and ride
her machine in triumph.
This same pretty princess is wonder
fully popular in Dresden, Where she
and her husband are constantly to be
seen. 'walking, riding or driving to-
gether, with less ostentation than many
of their subjects. It. is related that on
one of Princess Louise’s numerous shop-
ping expeditions she found on return-
ing to her brougham that it was sur-
rounded by a loyal crowd, struggling to
get a glimpse of the two pretty princes
inside. ' ,
A way was immediately made for
their mother, who advanced smiling,
and, taking one child on each arm. pre- .
sented them to the admiring gaze of
the crowd. ‘
“I suppose you want to see my chil-
dren—aren’t they dears?” she remarked.
before getting into the carraige again,
amidst enthusiastic cheering.
llIayor. Sutro no to Bear Killer.
Few people ever suspected that Mayor
Sutro was a bear hunter, but he is, and
it has been but a short time since he
brought down a big cinnamon bear
with his trusty rifle. The facts as re-
lated to me yesterday by a political
friend of the Mayor are as follows:
He walked into his‘secretary‘s office
the other day and surprised him with
the remark: ,
“Rogers, I want a. bear skin rug for
my bedroom.”
“Quite expensive, are they not?” ask-'
ed Rogers.
“Oh, it depends on how you get them.
I think I’ll go out tomorrow and kill a
hear.”
The Mayor's easy confidence in his
ability to bag such big game on such
short notice compelled his .secretary to
look incredulous.
The next day the Mayor took his rifle
and a belt full of cartridges and walked
down to the cage at Sutro Heights that
contained a. .big cinnamon bear. Mr.
Sutro took aim and. fired. His bullet
did not reach a vital spot, and with a
terrible roar of anger the bear rushed
toward him, but he bravely stood his
ground—outside the cage—and fired
two more shots into the ponderous
brute.
The shock rolled the bear over, but
he was up again immediately. The au-
imal was full of fight and the Mayor
full of pluck. The result was that the
hear was soon full of lead, but he never
weakened for a. moment. He dashed
himself against the bars and his roars
of rage drowned the yelping of the sea
lions, but he soon succumbed to the
great weight of lead. But the Mayor
was disappointed. There wasn’t whole
skin enough left on the bear to make a
mufi, let alone a rug—San Francisco
Post. '
The California Lion.
The running and leaping ability of
the California lion When hard pressed
by bounds and hunters in open fields is
almost incredible. Only a fine pack of
hounds, accustomed to the mountains,
can even attempt to run a genuine
lion. '
There are scores of hunters who de-
clare they have seen California lions,
when hotly pursued, rise like a winged
creature high 'above the greenwood and
Chaparral, and make leap after leap of
over 30, sometimes 40 feet, across boul-
ders, logs and rocks. Ground scent for
the dogs is barely left, so daintily does
he alight; the hounds might use the
slightly tainted air for their guide. It
is a well known fact that the mountain-
lion stands » in the greatest terror of
dogs.
When chased by them he wiil first try
to outrun them; failing in this he will
take to the nearest tree. But when
there are no trees of refuge and the lion
comes to bay, then look out. One stroke
of the powerful paw means a dead dog,
‘- and unless the hunter comes" to the res-
cue with a rifle or revolver, the savage
brute 'will slaughter the whole pack in
detail. . ,
. Should .he succeed. in killing all the
dogs he will immediately turn. his at-
, tention to thehuman enemy, whom he
considers the most insignificant of the
pursuers.—~San Francisco Chronicle.
The Princess of Waies's Dairy.
The Princess of Wales has a. dairy
where she and her daughters sometimes
make,_with their own hands, delicious
butter. The description of one of the
rooms with its tiled walls, marble coun-
ters, silver pans and silver churn almost
turns one’s head, but good, substantial
butter comes from this very room when
the Princess honors ' it with her work-
ing presence. In an adjoining room the
usual family supply of butter is made
by other than royal hands.
Country Patient—I didn’t expect that
you would call again before to morrow,
doctor.
Doctor—Well. you see, I had to visit
another patient in the neighborhood,
and I thought I might as well kill two
birds with one 'stone.-—-Pick Me Up.
EplSON’S WORLD DEST ROVER.
By Pressing a Few Buttons Electricity
Does the Best.
The astonishing progress of electrical
science is neatly satirized by a Parisian
paper, which imagines Mr. Edison in his
'laboratory hearing the news of a decla-
ration of war between Great Britain .
and the United States.
his assistant, rushes in, pale and out of .
breath, and exclaims to the great 8180-
trician:
“Oh, master, war is declared! It is
terrible!” ~
“Ah!” says the master. “War de-
clared, eh? And where is the British
army at this moment?"
"Embarking, sir.”
“Embarking where?"
“At Liverpool.” .
“At Liverpool—yes. Now, my friend,
would you please join the ends of those
two wires hanging here against the
well? That’s right. Now bring them
to me. Geodi And be kind enough to
press that button.”
The assistant, wondering and half
amused, presses the button,
“Very well,” says the inventor. “Now
do you know what is taking place at
Liverpool?”
“The British army
air.”
The inventor pulls out his watch and
glances at the time.
"There is no' British army,” he-said,
coolly. ,
“What?” screams the assistant.
"‘When you touched that button you
destroyed it.”
“Oh, this is frightful I”
“It is not frightful at all. It is
science. Now, every time that a British
expedition embarks at any port please
come and tell me at once. Ten seconds
afterward it will simply be out of exist-
ence; that’s all.”
"There doesn't seem to be any reason
whyEAmerica should be afraid of he!
enemies after this, sir.”
“I am inclined to believe you,” says
the master smiling slightly. “But in
order to avert future trouble, 'I think it
would be best to destroy England alto-
gether.”
“To—to destroy England, Eir—-—”
“Kindly touch button number four,
there.”
The assistant touches it.
tor counts ten.
“——eight, nine, ten—it’s all over.
There is no more England. ‘
”Now we can go on quietly with our
work,” says the master. “And if we
should ever be at war with any other
nation, you have only to notify me.
I have an electric button connected
with every foreign nation, Which will
destroy it when pressed. In ten min-
utes I could destroy every country in
the world, the United States included.
Be careful, now, that you don’t touch
any of these buttons accidentally—you
might do a lot of damage.”
C NE SCOTCH, OTHER IRISH. II
A lie markable Pair of Twins
' in Two Countries. ~
The school census enumerators who
have been travelling about Chicago for
the past few weeks have had some
strange experiences. Every one could,
no doubt, tell an interesting story.
“I had several,” said one of them to a
reporter of the Chronicle, “but I think
the best was that away out on Seventy-
first street. I found _two men in the
same flat. ‘
“ ‘We are twins.’ said one of them.
“ ‘Nationality?’ I ‘nquired. .
“ ‘One of us is Irish and the other
one is Scotch,’ was the reply.
“I started to make the entry and then
it dawned upon me that there was some
sort of joke in the answer, and I told
them Iliked a joke, but that I had no
time to be indulging in any persiflage.
Both insisted that‘ the statement as to
nationality was true and was not meant
to be a joke. When they saw I was
non-plussed one of them made a dia-
gram of the situation.
“ ‘You see,’ he said, ‘our mother was
coming from Scotland to Ireland.When
the ship was in what mother insisted
on calling Scotch twaters I was born,
and just then the ship crossed into what
our father called Irish waters and my
brother here was born just then. So we
are twins, and one is Scotch and the
“"’" .le .'.'.“"
is embarking,
The inven-
Born
’ other is Irish.’
“No {argument could shake their
statement, and I entered their national-
ity as they gave it.”
INVOLVED IN- OBSCUBITY.
rho Wife's Surrender of Her Name is at
' Doubtful Origin.
The practice of the wife assuming the
husband‘s name at marriage, according
to Dr. Brewer, originated from a Ro-
man custom, and became the common
custom after the Roman occupation:
Thus, Julia and Octavia, married to
Pompey and Cicero, were called by the
Romans, Julia of, Pompey, Octavia ol
Cicero, and in later timesmarried wom-
en in most European countries signed
their names in the same manner, but
omitted the "of.”
Against this view it may be men-
tioned that during the sixteenth, and
even at the beginning of the seven-
teenth century, the usage seems doubt-
ful, since we find Catharine Parr, so
signing herself'after she had been twice
married, and we always hear of Lady
Jayne Grey (not Dudley), Arabella
Stuart (not Seymour), etc. Some per-
sons think that the custom originated
from the Scriptural teaching that hus-
band and wife are one. This was the
rule so far back as Braeton, died 1268,
and it was decided in the case. of Bon
versus Smith, in the reign of Elizabeth.
that a woman by marriage loses her
former name and legally receives'the
name or her husband. Altogether the
custom is involved in much obscurity.
Poet (to farmer)—-See what a beauti-
ful prospect is unfolded in yonder bil-
Iowy fields; and bark! the voice of the
ploughman!
Farmer—Yes; he’s been cussing of
lhat mule since daylight; and it’s one o'
lhem German mules that used to pull .‘
leer Wagon; so he can’t understand ,,
”mil 0’ it l—American Planter.
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A young man, ‘
THE,EvEN1NerGAZETrn
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A Little Surprise At Home.
Von Blumer—I had the most singu-
lar thing happen to me the other day.
Did you ever go into a man’s place to
pay a bill you owed him, and find
him out? p ‘
Plankington—No, sir.
pen to you?
“It did. I had a notion, or rather
I nerved myself up to it, to settle up
some bills that I owed. So on my way
up from the ofiice I dropped in to se
my fishmonger.” ‘ .
“And he was out?”
“Correct. Then I tried my grocer.”
“He was out?” ‘
“Right. Plenty of shopmen, but no
proprietor. Of course, I left word
that I called in to settle up, but
wanted to see the proprietor first. Dis-
pute about bills. See?”
't‘Oh, yes, that strengthens your
credit.” '
“Exactly. Then I called'to see my
butcher, and, I’ll be hanged if he
wasn’t out also.” ‘
“By Jove! but you were in luck!”
"No, I wasn’t”
“Why not?” .
“When I got home I found them all
waiting for me.”—Western Figaro.
Did that hap-
Grocer Finney cut his hand with a
piece of glass this morning making a
sore wound. '
Ivaery Mother Knew, Her Li tle Once
Would be Saved. '
Bnrncnron'r, Conn, May 3, ’95.——Dr.‘
rHand—Dear Sir:———“I have used Dr.
Hand’s Teething Lotion and found it all
it is represented.
at all with baby during his teething; it
has helped him so much, he leases to
have it used on hisvgums. 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,
"A very interesting program is being
arranged for the Norwalk Yacht club’s
smoker to be held at their club house on
Hickory Bluff next Wednesday evening.
Baby’s Best Friend—Mother. Next—D
Hand‘s Colic Cure.
HARTFORD, Comm, Oct. 26, ’95—-—The
Hand Medicine 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 write our appreciation of your prepa-
ration and 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.
The hosts of friends of patriotic Gen-
eral D. N. Couch are rejoiced 'to see
him on the streets again.
Two Lives Saved.
Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City,
Ill. was told by her doctors she had Con-
sumption, and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles of Dr. King’s
New Discovery completelycured her and
she says it saved her life. Mr. Thomas
Eggers, 139 Florida St., San Francisco,
Suffered from a dreadful cold, approach-
ing Consumption; tried without result
everything else, then bought one bottle
of Dr. King’s New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally thank-
ful. It is such results, of which these are
samples, tnat prove the wonderful efficacy
of this medicine in coughs and colds.
Free trial bottles at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New (‘a-
naan. Regular size 50c. and $1.00.
Professor Fred Hall of this city is
giving exhibitions of fancy and trick
pool playing in Danbury, this week.
Old People,
01d people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
cant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It
acts mildly on the stomach and bowels,
adding strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an em client appetizer and aids
digestion. Old People find it just exact-
ly what they need. Price fifty cents and
$1.00 per bottle at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store Norwalk and Monroe’s New 08.-
'naan.
The Misses Ethel and Bessie St. John
are visiting Mrs. D. C. Marsh in Nor-
walk, this week.—Danbury News.
. Relief m an Hours. :
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis-
eases relieved in siz hours by the “New
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE.” This new remedy is a great sur-
prise on account of its exceeding prompt,
ness in relieving pain in the bladder
kidneys, back and every part of the urin-
ary passages in male or female. ‘It re-
lieves retention of water and pain in pass-
ing it almost immediately. If you want
nick relief and cure this is your remedy.
{gold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. Norwalk,
01111.
Willism‘Benedict, Edward P. Weed
and H. T. Prowitt started for Danbury
on their bicycles, this morning.
Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve.
The Best Salvein the world for Cute
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands
.Ohilblatus, Corns and all Skin Erup
tions, and positivelycures Piles. or no
Payrequlred. It is guaranteed to give
perf ectsatisfaution,or money refunded
Price25cents per. box. For Sale by
E.P. Weed, Norwalk and Monroe, New
Canaan.
John O’Sullivan celebrated his six-
tieth birthday anniversary yesterday.
The Best Remedy for 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 sufl'er-
ing terribly from cramps, yomiting and
purgeing. I was delighted With the prompt
relief afforded by Chamberlain’s Colic, Chol-
era aud Diarrhoea Rem .—A. M. EVER-
LAND, Editor and Proprie r of the Weekly
Globe, Mention, 'Mich. For sale by E. P.
Weed. Druggbt. ., ' J
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