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.MONKS WHO OWN MILLIoNs.‘
The Richest Religious Order in the World
_ Has Its Home in Canada.
If boasts of Canadians are well
founded, the two wealthiest institu-
tions in America are the Bank of Mon-
treal and the Seminary of St. Sul-
pice. They both stand upon the little
square known as Palace d’Armes,
where Maisonneuve, the founder of
the city, had a hand-to-hand fight with
the savages and which for nearly two
centuries was the cemmon burial
place of the pioneers. The Bank of
Montreal dates from 1817 and has
ever been the first financial institu-
tion of the country. It has branches
all over the world. A
The seminary of St. Sulpice is much
older,-and was founded in 1641 by
Jean Jacques Oller. The venerable
structure at present occupied dates
from 1657, and is asquaint an examv
ple of monastic architecture as can
be found in "America north of Peru.
Beside it stands the church of Notre
Dame, which is under, the charge of
Sulpician monks, the most elaborate
and perhaps the largest ecclesiastical
structure in North America. It will
seat 10,000 persons without crowding
and can accommodate 6,000 more. It
has the finest chime of bells in Ameri-
ca, the_ largest known as Le Gros
Bourbdn, weighing 26,000 pounds. I
believe there are only two larger in
use in the world. The exterior of No-
tre Dame is plain and severe, but the
interior is excessively ornate.
The wealth of the Sulpician monks
is variably estimated from $20,000,-
000 to $50,000,000, but it is impossible
for anyone outside of the order to ob-
tain any accurate knowledge on that
subject. They employ a man of busi-
ness to look after their financial af-
fairs, and collect their rents, and he
requires the assistance of twelve
clerks and ,bookkeepers. There are
only sixty corporate members of the
order, and that number is never ex-
ceeded. If one of the brothers dies
the vacancy is filled from among the
ordinary brethren by some proceed-
ing known only to themselves. It is
a very close corporation, and the Can-
adians regard it with mysterious awe.
In addition to the seminary for the
education of priests, the Sulpicians
have several other schools, a'hospital,
and an asylum in Montreal, and they
have colleges in Baltimore and Elli-
cortt Mills, Md. They own one of
the biggest banks in Canada, the fin-
est business property in the city of
Montreal belongs to them, and they
are said to have very. large invest-
ments in the United States, besides
a vast amount of well-paying securi-
ties stacked away in their vaults. The:
are certainly the richest religious or~
der in the world.
As Mr. Krewskin was going home
the other day atnoon, he saw the wa-
gon of [a traveling photographer.
“I will stop and have a few tin-
types taken just for fun,” he mentally
remarked, entering the peripatetic es-
tablishment.
“There,”
showing him a “proof.”
3. pretty good likeness.”
Krewskin looked at it with a puz-
zled expression, and finally said: “I
guess it’ll do.” When he 'got home
he showed the tintype to his wife and
jokingly told her it was a picture of
the “Wild Man from Borneo,” down
at the dime museum. . ,
“You can’t fool me," said his wife,
examining the picture critically. “I’ve
seen the Wild Man from Borneo, and
he is not half so homely and frightful
looking as this.”
said the photographer,
“I think that
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A PREACHEE’SWWIFE.
MRS. HENRY :WARD BEECHER GIVES
SOME ADVICE REGARDING HER.
Her First Duty, She Says, is Within Her
Home. and Other \Vomen “’ith Fewer
Cares Should Lead in Mission and
Church Work Generally.
In a recent issue of the New York
World, Mrs. Henry .Ward Beecher
writes entertainingly on the duties of
clergymen’s wives:
Is not the first and most important
work for all wives a faithful dis-
charge of such home duties as should
make home next to the-very gates of
heaven? If this work is kept con-
stantly in mind—as the first duty—
then a minister’s wife may. with clear
conscience, use the few scuare mo-
ments in each day in such work in
her husband’s church, and .elsewhere
if needed, as may bring all those over
whom she has influence into closer
union with each other, and promote
and encourage active labor in every
good work. .
But I think few realize how much
the home labors of a minister's wife
can “strengthen his hands and en-
courage his heart.” No man needs
so much the help his wife can give
him at home as a clergyman. Espe-
cially is this the case in large cities,
where he is liable to be called upon to
give much time and labor to outside
work not absolutely connected with
his church. People don’t reflect that
under such circumstances he needs
more ofvhis wife’s help than other
professional men.
If the wife is expected to take an
active part or lead in parish work
and all the charitable and benevolent
associations that are connected with
the church, what time can she have
for such h’ome service as can save
her husband from constant interrup-
tion? Who but the wife can be ever
ready to relieve him from the numer-
ous and often important calls, and
fequently be able to give such an-
swers to these calls as will be satis-
factory without any interruption to
her husband? Who but the wife can
take charge of the numerous letters
brought by the daily mails and an~
swer most of them, without his stud-
ies or labors being disturbed by them?
The help and relief that a clergy-
man’s wife can give her husband, in
these and many other ways, will en-
able him to do tenfold more good in
his parish than he could possibly do
if she presided over every missionary
or charitable society connected with
the church.
There are always many good, capa-
ble women in every church, even bet-
ter fitted to take charge of all such
societies than their pastor’s wife is.
But they could not take her place
and give him the help and relief she
can bring him at home. I don’t mean
that a minister’s wife should not be
interested in and appreciative of the
work these women are actively en-
gaged in and ready to assist them,
_ giving every moment they can to
work with them‘ lovingly. But I do
not believe she should be expected to
make this her first duty.
4 Equal to the Emergency.
The Louisville Post is credited with
a story of a city gentleman of simple
tastes, some of which are not shared
by his wife. He likes to do things that
he used to do when he was a happy
country boy.
The other day, according to his own
account of the matter, he was sitting
on the back porch shelling a big dish
of peas. It was the servant’s work of
course, but he was doing it
for pleasure. His wife, meantime,
was entertaining some stylish call-
ers. Suddenly the man heard one of
the ladies say:
“Oh, I must see your pretty back
yard. I have heard so much about it.”
The next moment a window was
opened, and out popped two pretty
bonnets. The man was in a strait.
His wife would be terribly mortified,
he knew. With great self-possession
he turned his head away and contin-
ued his work. His wife was not a
whit behind him in quickness of
course.
“Patrick,” said she, “you musn’t for-
get to mow that grass before Mr.—
comes home.”
“Yis, ma’am,” answered the pea-
sheller, with his best brogue, and the
crisis was passed in safety.
Health Indications by Dreams.
Lively dreams are a sign of the ex-
citement of nervous action.
Frightful dreams are a sign of de-
termination of blood to the head.
Dreams in which one imagines pain
or injury to any part of the body in-
dicate disease of that part.
Dreams of distorted forms are a
sign of obstruction ”or disease‘of'the
liver. " ' ' . ‘
To dream' of fainting indicates a
weak action of the heart.
Gentle‘pleasant dreams, are a sign
of a slight irritation of the head, but
in nervous fevers often indicate the
approach. of a favorable crisis.
Dreaming is an experience common
to humanity, though it varies widely
.in different individuals, and in a few
exceptional cases is absolutely un-
known.
Behind a “’51“ Within a Wall.
The Emperor of China, Kuang Hsu,
He lives in
a great palace surrounded by a wall.
‘He Was kept in the strictest Seem--
sion throughout his youth. the Dow~
ager Empress acting as Regent. He
had in his palace yards miniature
models of men—of—war, a train of cars.
which was an exact model of the first
railway train run in China, and every
toy that science counld invent or
money procure. But he has never
seen one of'his own men-of—war or
ridden in a real railway carriage.
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HOMES OF Tagg-QLAY-EATERS
a Peculiar Class or People Who Live in
. Alabamaa "
Yellow clay as a daily food is what
many of the'people of Winston“ county,
Ala., live‘andj thrive on. ,The county
of Winston is in the northwestern
portion» of, the state and is sparsely
settled, its population being poor and
appearing to be eking out a, mere ex-.
istcncel-.1t is only within the “past
few years th'atf‘the’ amount of taxes
collected from {the entire county
amounted to $1,000. Until"v1_8.18 1Wln-
stead was forty miles from the nearest
railroad and the county"_‘court house
twenty miles" further.’ Houses for
worship and 5 those '; for. : educational
purposes are few and far between. A
majority of Winstead’s population live
in ’small log cabins of the rudest kind
and.eke out a'miserable existence by
farming, hunting and fishing.
‘ Their farms, or patches, as they call
them, are small - clearings around
their cabins, and are seldom more than
a few acres in extent. Their crap (as
they invariably say) consists of corn,
peas, potatoes and a few who are for
tunate enough to owna horse attempt
to raise a little cotton. The land is
very poor, and, as the crops receive
little work, the yield is always small.
A few hogs are raised, but the ma-
jority depend on the country stores
for the few strips of bacon they eat
during the year. Here in this county,’
though, the moonshine stills flourish as
the green bay tree. In almost every
cave and on every little brook among
the hills may be found a still whose
undertaker’s delight is produced by
the soft light of the moon and where
Uncle Sam fails to get his pull-down
,of 90 cents on the gallon. These peo-
ple are too far from market to sell
their corn for money, but they can
convert it into good, straight liquor,
carry it in kegs.or jugs to the more
thickly settled neighborhoods a few
miles away and obtain a few dollars
in money, some tobacco, coffee, and
snufi fOr the women folks. Men,
women and children are all slaves to
the tobacco habit. The women chew,
smoke, and dip snuff, but “dipping” is
generally a sunday luxury, as snuff
is hard for them 'to get.
The clay eaten by these people is
found along the banks of the small
mountain stream in inexhauStible
quantities, and is of a dirty white
color usually, sometimes a pale yel-
low. It has a peculiar oily appear-
ance, and the oil keeps it from stick-
ing to the hands or month. When
dry it does not crumble, and a few
drops of water will easily soften it
until it can be rolled into any shape
desired. The clay is almost without
taste, but evidently possesses some
nourishment, as these people declare
they c:: n subsist tmon it for days with-
out ai:;.' other food whatever. They
place :: small piece in the mouth and
hold ii there until it dissolves, and is
swallowed in small quantities at a
time. The quantities eaten at one
time varies from one lump as large as
a pea for a child or beginner to a
lump as large as a man’s fist for those
who have eaten it for years. These
people eat the clay with a ravenous
relish, and the onlybad effect seems to
be the bad appearance it gives the
skin of those who become addicted
to the habit. The skin turns pale, so
pale, in fact, as to give the face the
pallor of death, and then later on it
turns a sickly pale yellow, 3. color
closely resembling some of the clay
eaten. Children who become addicted
to clay eating grow old, at least in ap-
pearance, prematurely, and their faces
lose forever the bright glow of youth
and health. Strange as it may appear.
there is little sickness among the clay
eaters, and they live as long as the
average of mankind, this proving that
clay eating is not fatal in its effect.
Muscular Balance. .
In an actor’s face the muscles are
exercised as thoroughly as are the
body muscles of an athlete who is un-
dergding a systematic course in a
gymnasium. Hence, in a typical ac-
tor’s face, when seen at rest, no one
group of expression muscles outpulls
the others;
this state of muscular balance, there
is about it a peculiar aspect, sugges-
tive of a mask. '
Primitive Sounds.
The sounds most easily produced in
infancy, such as pa, ma, da, and the
like, are generally used to signify
father and mother; but it is a singu-
‘ lar fact that what signifies father in
one language means mother in
another. In the Georgian language,
for instance, spoken in the mountains
between the Caspian and Black seas,
dada means mother, and mammal fa-
ther.. '
Not a Success in Politics.
Citizen—“Mr. Greatmann, I heard
a curious debate the other evening.
The subject was ‘Can a politician be
a Christian?’ What is your opinion?”
Mr.'Greatmann—“He kin, but‘ he’ll
git licked.”—-New York Weekly.
An Unkind Conansion.
Sauso—“Something was running
through my' mind a few moments
ago—”
Rodd—“I suppose it was running for
fear it might be asked to stay in such
cramped quarters.”—-New York Her-
ald.
Sent Her Out of Hearing.
Hostess—“Don’t you think my
daughter has a. fine voice, Mr. Bron-
son, and that I ought to send her to
Paris to.have it cultivated?”
Bronson—“Yes, if I were you 1
would send her at least as far as
that."——Life.
“Aunt Lucy, what iskeccentriclty?”
“It is the queer th‘ngs that other
people do."—Chica¢o Record. _ .
and, as a consequence of ‘
‘rhe Duties bf'cIc‘ii'efi‘hnp.
One of the encouraging features of
political campaigns is 'the extent of
the pepular interest in the issues pre-
sented, as, manifested in the attend-
ance not only at rallies, but at can-
cuses. Caucuses, in Massachusetts, at
least, have ceased to be excited gath-
erings- The voting booth at the cau-
cus is precisely the same as at the
election, and there" are no personal
contests or altercations to disturb the
serenityof the voter while he is-mak-
ing his mark. In many other states
the caucus is the same rough-and-
tumble affair it was once here in Mas-
sachusetts. There is 'still the exciting
possibility of a fight to stimulate the
attendance in these states. To the
caucuses in most Northern states,
however, the voters have been at-
tracted by the issues which have ex-
erted a solemnizing influence, and
nominations have been made with
deliberation, to the end that the abler
champions shall be put in the field.
The fact that Massachusetts voters
have turned out in such great num-
bers to attend caucuses which lacked
all scenic attractions, impelled only by
a desire to put forward the man in
their judgment best calculated to rep-
resent faithfully the true interests of
the public, is one of the most encour-
aging signs of the reviving public re-
alization of the obligations of citizen-
ship.—Boston Transcript.
Mother, Have You a Baby?
It so. aetfrom your druggist to day for
25¢ a bottle of Dr. .Hand’s Colic Cure.
Every baby often has distressing colic.
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure-gives immediate
relief. .by removing wind from the
stomach and quieting the nerves, giving
restful sleep. Mother, think of the
worry and anxiety this saves you. If
your baby is teethingDr. Hand’s Teeth-
ing Lotion for 25c soothes and reheves
all pain. Sold by all druggists.
D. 8. Curtis is superintendiug thee;-
tension of the sewer system on Harriett
street. . . -
Mother’s Find Nolhing Equal to Brainwave
. Colic Cure; ‘
WATERBURY Conn., 4-2-’96——Hand
Medicine Co:——Dear Sirsz—“I am using
Dr. Hand’s Cough and Croup Medicine
and Colic Cure for my children and find
nothing to equal them. They work
like magic. I would not be without
them in my house The little ones love
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure audcry for it ; it
relieves them almost instantly. Mrs.
Frank Smith, 22 Wood St.
gists, 25.
" Rice’s Commedians will be at the
Opera House all of‘next week, at popu-
lar prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents.
flare tor‘H‘eadache.
As a remedy for all forms of headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
best. It affects a permanent 'cure and
the. most dreaded habitualsiCk headaches
afliicted to procure a bottle, and give this
givirg‘ the needed tone _to_"th'e: bowels,
and few cases long resist the use of this
medicine Try it once, large bottle only
50c and $1.00 at E. P. Weed’s drug
store, Norwalk, and Monroe’s New Ca-
naan.
The attendance at the Denbury Fair
this year was 48,611 last year it was
49,565, and the year before 56,051.
The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr. G. Cailouette, Druggist, Beavers-
ville, 111., says : “To Dr. King’s New
Discovery I owe my life. Was taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail and was giv-
en up and told I could not live. Having
Dr. King’s New Discovery in my store, I
sent for a bottle and began its use and
from the first dose began to get better,
and after using three bottles was up and
about again. It is worth its weight in
gold. We won’t keep store or house
without it. ’,’ Get a free trial at E. P,
Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and Mon-
roe’s, New Canaan.
Pioneer Castle, K. of M. C. will con-
fer the “round table” degree at their
hall in the GAZETTE building, Friday
night. . ‘
Belief in Sta: 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 immedihtely. If you want
quick relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. Norwalk,
Conn.
Manager Mitchell has booked Edward
Harriaan, in his new play, “Marty
Malone,” for the Opera Hons-I, election
night. '
Bucklln's Arnlca Salve.
The Best Salvein the world for Out!
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores Tetter, Chapped Hands
Ohilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup
tions, and positivelycures Piles. or no
Payrcquired. It is guaranteedto give
perfectsatisfaotionmr money refunded
Prire25oents per box. For Sale by
E.P. Weed, Nor-walk and Monroe, New
Canaan.
The speakers at the Republican rally
in the Opera. House,Friday evening will
man E. J. Hill.
During the winter of 1893, F. M. Martin,
of Long Beach, West »Va., contracted a
severe cold which left him with a cough. In
speaking of how he cured it he says: “I
used several kinds of cough syrup but found
no relief until I bought a bottle of Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy, which relieved me
almost instantly, and ina short time brought
about a complete cure.” When troubled with
a cough or cold use this remedy and you
will not find it necessary'to try several kinds
before you get relief. It has been in. the
magket for over tWenty_ years and constantly
grown in favor and pop’glarit . For sale at
25 and 50 cents per ttle y E. P. Weed,
druggist. . .. _.
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yield to itsinfluence. We .urge alkwho are.
remedy a, fair trial. .In casesof habitual
constipation Electric Bitters, cures. by
he Senator O. H. Platt and Congress-‘
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