kx s.\\ % "B/egin Wo/rk Early if you want to, but you won’t have to work late anyway, if you use Sunlight Soap. because it washes clothes quickly. 'I‘ry Sunlight Soap next wash day and you will know what easy washing means. W runes-”d- I1 11 n arriso . Greater Comfort. 81s,, NewYom =_—“_'-.=.-'='-_==.5' =. v ‘7 v v South Norwalk. Branch Office of—GAZETTE No. 12 North Main Street. 4]“ 4|" 4|“ 4|“. James L'Hommedieu is on the sick list —Eve1'y article for the horse and stable at lowest possible prices, at M. J. McNerney's, Donovan Block d3- 3t The regular meeting of Butler Lodge was held last night. County Commissioner James E. Mil- Iler was in town this morning The U. V. U will elect officers at their meeting next Monday night. The monthly meeting of the Arion Singing’society will be held to-night. Miss Stow is entertaining the Thurs-' day Afternoon Whist club this after- noon. —We will open a fine line of Holiday goods, Saturday, December 5. R. Plaisted. Gilbert E. Bogart has been appointed administrator of the estate of Caroline Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Byron in “The Turn Of the Tide,” at Hoyt’s Theatre to- night. A. Solmans is having a cement fioor laid in his stable' 1n Ballroad place, on _ which to wash carriages. James H. Smith died suddenly last night of heart failure, at his home 1n I Bull Run, age'l 7E4 years. The pelice have not as yet obtained a ' clfi‘é to the burglars who entered the Dennis house Monday night. , Mr. and Mrs. John K. Finch. of East ' 'Norwalkfare the proud parents of a little daughter, born Monday. . -—The fishing smack Flash from Block Island, live codfish 6c 11 pound Washington street. d3 21:. Miss Eva Ferris, daughter of Senator and Mrs. John H. Ferris, of West street, has been quite sick at Lasell seminary, but is now improving. The hearing on. benefits and damages to E. Adams’ property by the exten- sion of Railroad place was resumed in the Council room this morning. Miss May Taylor, of Brooklyn, repre- _ senting the Cream of Wheat company, is giving an exhibition at Charles E. Seymour’s grocery store on Washington street Engineer Moore of the Consolidated railroad has ordered of Photographer ‘ North, a set of photographs of the new railroad bridge over the river, which he will send to Europe. One hundred men will be employed about E. C. Benedict’s Indian Harbor home all winter,'grading the grounds and building sea—wall, etc. Engineer Schley of Stamford has charge of the ' improvements. —-A good horse blanket for 75 cents, at M. J. McNerney’ s, Donovan Block. (13- 3t . Coroner Doten came to this city this morning and in company with Doctor Burke went to Rowayton .and took , further testimony in the killing of little Guerney James. It is expected that a suit for damages will be brought against the Tramway company by Mr. James. The father of Guerney James, the boy who was killed by a trolley car at Bowayton, last Saturday morning, called on Secretary Mansfield of the Tramway company, and stated that he bore neither the company, nor Motor- man Raymond and Conductor Cafi'rey any ill will; he was thankful for what they did to save his son’s life. The people of Sound Beach are be- coming excited over what they believe threatens to be an epidemic of scarlet fever. There are upwards of ten cases, all of a light character. The disease is confined almost entirely to small chil- dren. By order of the Board of Health the public school has been closed for an indefinite period, A banquet commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the Bagpipers will be held at A. Koehler ’s,South Main street, to- morrow evening at 9 o,clock All Philharmaniacs able to walk are ex- pected to attend. An important feature of the entertainment will be a poem on love, by Thomas Dunn and a paper by Captain Gladstone on “What 1 Don’t Know About the Detective Business. V The latteris expected to take up the greaterpart of the evening. A telephone will be placed in the Gen- tral Club building to-morrow. The fishing smack “Flash” is at the Washington street bridge with a cargo of live codfish. Mrs. B. A. McDonald entertained the Matinee Euchre club, at her home on Crescent Terrace. yesterday after- noon. fortunats winner of the prize. The Board of Managers of the W0- man’s Exchange met this morning and .. made arrangements for their annual Christmas sale of fancy articles. The sale this year Will begin on Monday, December 14. Bridegroom’s Act. A bridegroom of only ten days, \I 11. liam Bachner, a furrier, committed suicide Tuesday at Waterbury, by shooting himself in the stomach. He had difficulty with his bride b :cause he refused to make her the beneficiary of his 82, 000 life insurance policy. She had him arrested for non-support and the court ordered him to pay $3 a week to his wife. After the decision Bachner went home, made a will giving every- thing to his daughter by a formen wife and then shot himself. —.—————————‘-. The New Haitian Cable. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. —The Postal Tele- graph- -Cable company announces the open- ing of its new cable connection, known as the United States and Haiti Telegraph- Cable company, between New York city and Cape Haitian, in the republic of Haiti. Carnegie Has a New Home. GREENWICH, Conn. , Dec. 3. —It is re- ported that Andrew Carnegie has leased the handsome residence of E. H. Johnson, on Electric hill, and .with his family will take possession at once; Charlotte Cushman’s Brother Dead. LONDON, Dec. 3. —Charles Cushman, the only brother of the late Charlotte Cush- man, the great American actress and dramatic reader, died on Monday. He was 78 years of age. Paterson'Mnn Killed In Boston. BOSTON, Dec. 3.—-Thomas O'Connell of Paterson, N. J., was knocked down here by a runaway horse and died shortly after being removed to the hospital. «o HAVE BEES CONSCIENCEI It So it Evidently is Not of nVery Sensi- ' tive Kind. This question was raised in my mind and answered in the affirmative, by the following incident which I ob- served in the course of a country ram- ble on the coast of Devon. There 'were several small bumble—bees steadily at work among the many gay-celored blossoms which form a perfect flower bed on either side of a cliff walk on that lovely promotory Opposite the lit- the fishing town of Salcombe. Each bee kept to his own particular flower, as (so Sir John Lubbock tells us) all well- conducted bees should do. But one became puzzled by the likeneSS in color between black knapweed and pur. ple thistles. His flower for his outing was evidently the knapweed, and when he had exhausted all its blossoms in the immediate neighborhood he was beguiled by similarity in color into trying a. thistle, but,. on alighting, he instantly discovered his mistake, and flew about looking for more knapweed, which he might easily have found by flying a few yards further. Instead, hOWever, he returned to the inviting thistle-head, and this time gave himself up with perfect abandon to its lus- cious delights, stifling the voice of con- science which on his first visit he had so instantly obeyed. These little bumble-bees well repay the time spent on watching ‘their small, busy lives. On another occasion, when camping for the day in a fir-wood, my sister became aware of two of these soft little creatures buzzing round and .round the skirt of her dress in such a determined and spirited way that we felt they meant business and not mis- chief. My sister drew her skirt away, when the bees instantly made for a. tiny hole in the bank-evidently their house door. Their gentle, persistent manner of making their meaning known to us was most striking. Skunks Fond of Honey Bees. “Never before in my memory have, skunks been so numerous in'Sullivan county as this year,” said William Cairnes of Itockland. “I’ve killed no fewer than twenty-one Of them myself the 111esent season, and if they come on as they have been doing for the past month I will more than double that numbe1. You see, I keep bees,” con- tinued Mr. Cairnes, “and skunks are very fond of bees. It doesn’t make any difference to them whether they are dead or alive; they seek them just the same. “Some people are skeptical when I tell them that a skunk don’t mind tackling a hive of live honey bees, but it’s the truth all the same, for I have been a close observer of these animals, and when I saw my bees dis- appearing from some unknown cause 1 kept watch, with the result that lg, found it to be the work of the skunk. I was much interested in the method by, which the skunks captured the in- sects without being stung. They first picked up all the dead bees which lay outside the hive, and then held their tails to the entrance. This had the ef- fect of bringing out the honey makers and in their efiorts to sting they be- came entangled in the long hairs of the skunk’s tail, and were then svv’itched tc death. \Vherever the honey bee is, there skunks will be found in plenty.” ——_..._————-—.... A pain in the chest 13 nature’s warning that pneumonia is threatened Damp en a piece of flannel with (.Zirarnberlain’sp Pain Balm- and bind over the seat of pain and another on the back between the shoulders. and prompt relief will follow. Sold by E. “,eed Druggist. V, 2‘ , , .,.v.y Mrs. Isaac Jennings was the THE EVENING GAZETTE _.__.i.._a__._ MISS OURZON’S PET. A PUMA LION'THE COMPANION OF A YOUNG GIRL. : As Gentle 1111;] Afl‘ectionate as a Kitten With His Young Mistress—He Once Saved Her Life When it Was in Peril from a Jaguar. A South American puma-lion, the fiercest animal of that half of the hemisphere, is the pet of little Miss Ethel Curzon, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Captain Henry F. Curzon, late of Her Majesty‘s s'service. Damon is a fine, sleek and silken l1ai1ed specimen of his t1ibe. “Damon is a puma," said the Cap- tain. “Here in Pennsylvania the early settlers knew his congcuers under the name of panther, ‘painter,’ or cata- mount. In California they call them the cougar, or ‘mountain lion.’ Dur- ing the past decade and a half of years I have had an abundant opportunity to become pretty intimately acquainted with Sir Puma. The longer I know him the better I like him. “For the past five years we have been living at a place called Salndillo, where I had an estancia. My daugh- ter has been raised to an active, out door life, and she rides a. horse with all the grace and fearlessness of a gauche. Last fall we had 'a grand ‘cerco,’ or assembly Of ranchmen .‘and hunters, to hunt ostriches and other game. The. sport is exciting, but far from dangerous, and Ethel was one of the party of hunters. “During the excitement of the chase which followed. I noticed that my daughter had disappeared. Her absence did not alarm me at the time, for I thought she had become tired and gone back to the estancia. \Vhen, late :hnt night, I reached home and found that Ethcl’s pony had come galloping home early in the afternoon without its rider, I dreaded the worst and i111- mediately got together a band of gauchos and we started out in search for her. “Eventually one Of the gnuchos found Ethel in a bunch of scrub, 1y- ing on the ground with a broken leg. Her pony, early in-the hunt,had step- ped into a ‘oculto’ hole and thrown its rider. Being unable to move, be- cause of her fractured limb, Ethel had shouted for assistance, but her voice ‘ Re- -opened! The Old. Popular Shoe Store. New, Stock, New Styles, New Prices, @RET IY PRIIIES BEFORE PIIRIIIIISIIIR ELSEWHERE. (1H. HARVEY BOOT AND SHOE DEALER, 70 NORTH MAIN STREET,, IT WILL 911 ranges SOUTH NORWALK. A RecOrd I315eztking Machine. President L. S. Woodbury of the ‘1eat F 3115 Iron WOiks has in contem plntion the construction of what he chooses to te1m a horsecycle, whereby a horse can propel a four-wheeled ve- hicle on ordinary ground at the rate of one mile in fiftymine seconds. The preposed machine can be made in two forms, either one of WhiCh Mr. Wood- bury thinks will fill the bill. The first is in the form of an ordi- nary buggy. Instead of being hitched ahead, the horse will occupy a posi- tion between the four wheels and op- erate a sort of treadmill. Should the velocity be so great as to attract too much air, then it, is proposed to inclose the entire machine—horse, rider and all-«in a whalebuck 01‘ torpedo—cut shell, the propelling Operation to remain the same. The seat of the rider will be directly behind or above the horse, President Woodbury is so ,confidenl of success that he is willing to back his bonds against silver that a mile can be made in fifty-nine seconds or better. The machine will be a novel one, and. if it should prove a success will undoubtedly be a world-breaker in records for fast travelling. was drowned by the yells of the ex- . , ,, cited hunters. “As night approached, and no one came, she began to experience genu- ine alarm, and when, about an hour before dark :1 puma—now her pet Da- mon—appeared, and _.squatted down in the grass close beside .her, she gave herself up for lost." The beast, how- ever, did not seem to notice her, and her cdurage rovived. She remembered ‘ that the puma rarely, if ever, molests a human being, and she began to hope that the creature would go away. “After a while the puma became restless, frequently going «away and returning, and finally it stayed away so long that she thought it had ‘ left her for good. About midnightc‘sh'e4 heard the deep roar of a jaguar,§ and abandoned all hope, for the South Am- erican tiger is man’s deadly foe. “By raising herself on her elbow, ,. she was able to see the outline of the jaguar crouching near her, but its face nus suit: 19 _ 00R1‘RIOTED For - BY cranium 1 mutant. 1a: .' 29-. l“. . was turned from her, and it appeared to be intently Watching some object " ‘ upon which it was about tospring. Presently it crept,out of sight,‘ and there followed a. deep silence, broken suddenly by frightful yells screams of pain, coupled with the fierce growls and snarls of the puma; and the sounds of desperate conflict. “The puma and the jaguar are sworn enemies, and the two great beasts were having a fight to the finish. The battle lasted some time, but near morning the puma, sorely wounded, crept through the grass and crouched down beside my daughter, purring like a cat. The creature seemed so friendly that Ethel ventured to stroke his fur with her hand, whereupon the puma began to play and roll like a kitten. When we rode up the puma ~ crouched over her body and began to growl. Several riflestere leveled at the head of the brute. but Ethel beg- ged us not to shoot, and from that day to this the two have been inseparable." How Papa Said Graée. “At our house the. other night we had a Methodist minister to tea," said 11 friend. "The Dominic said grace. and when he ceased asking the bless- ing the 4-year-old daughter of the hosts ass, who sat opposite the minister. ooked up and said: ‘Thut's not the kind of grace my papa says.’ “ ‘No? What kind of grace does your papa say?’ asked the minister. ‘Why, he came home last night and. when he sat down to the table he just said, “GOOd God! what a supper,"’ was the reply}? AT THE DEBATING CLUB; 3 masseuse reeves $696087? Mrs. Blacklock—Which of dam 'is de mighties’ in yo’ opinion, Mistah Cuttah' —de pen or de swede? Mr. Cuttah—‘Well, in- do fust place, I’se nevah been in de pen, an’ in do secon’ place, Idon’t fink de’iswode is in it wif a. razzah.—New York Herald. ” Advertise in the Gaznrrn. , and _, Oar-La ' E 110111111 coons. D. FEINBERG, DEALER IN SOLID SOLD S0005 AND JEWELRY. Loan omce. Repairing of Fin-I Watchcs and Jewelry Neatly none. 164 Washingion St, So. NOrwalk, [on the Bridge] ' 1') Day’ at sale Unredeemed Pledges. Clocks, J ewelrv Clothing and Musical Instruments. "I000 Boxes of Paper and Envelopes ' 5c. pchox, worth 1013. 51:0 pounds of LINEN PAPER, ruled or plain 2011. par lb. worth 30c. Must be sold to make room for HOLIDAY GOODS. JOHN T. HAYES. '5 Main Street, llerwalk. ,PLYMOUTH ROCK'ICE. S . “'—‘——“ ‘i Stores and Families Supplied. . Lowest Rates. - Feather Bcas Renovated. Feather Boas. Becurled to Leok as Good as When New. at Moderate 00111;. NO. 26 BEIIDEN AVENUE. RING BELL TIKICE. l THE STRONG AND RESPONSIBLE STOCK MANAGEMENT OF THE 1ETNA LIE Of Hartford, Conn, Icscccccc 00111111, Has produced results to Policy Holders which are unexcelled REBORII 0F POL|0Y R0. l33,0l'l: Issus d in 1881, at age 35, for $1,000. 15 Year Endowment Annual Premium, - - - - Amount of the Policy, A $63.28. FIFTEEN ANNUAL PBEMIUMS, Of $63 28 each, $949. 20 FIF'I‘EEN ANNUAL DIVIDENDS, NET COST to maturity, - ' ,. _ NET cam, "- . . - ,- - $1,000.00 19907 _—-—- 750.13 A ‘ , $249.87 This Policy matured in 1896 and showed a gain of $249.87., And 15 ,e... insurance for $1, 000. 00.- .- .511", ; MORGAN G BULKELEY, President JOHN I. HUTCHINSON, General Accident Agent, Hartford E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent. 5 Hublnger 31113., New Haven. 7 any 2, 1897 , Don’t forget the date and place. A FREE BICYCLE! . The WHITE SHOE STOHE will give away absolutely free, on Saturday evening, Janu- Bcaulilcl High Grade Bicycle. Your Choice of Either Ladies’ or Gent’s. A Coupon with each 50c Cash Purchase. At OLSEN BROTH ERS’ ‘ WHITE SHOE STORE, 3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK. CONN. tarmac Ni ii . AND HORSE GOODS- ,At Y 0111' Own 'PriCe. _ REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. LUTHER M. WRIGHT. FACTORY AND- IREPOSI TORY, Franklin and liadison Streets South 1011111 ~mW' "5 ‘7'..." 5.. ,3 L 2.3;.
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