THE FUNNIEST‘OF SOCIETY PADS.
Comical Form »of Autumn Amusement,
and it is Straight from England.
Society is going to try its hand at
an old-time diversion, start its fun 'go-
ing again and stamp it brand new as
only society can do with a fashion, no
matter 110w old it may be. Society in
the country this autumn is going to
revive the animal race. There is no
fun like it. And if it has the hall mark
of fashion what more can you ask?
The sport originated in England,
where my Lord So and So, and Her
Grace the Duchess do not consider it
beneath their dignity to join in such
a frolic. ' '
The animal race is but a' comic or
humorous expression of the growing
fondness of society for live-pets, for
blue-blooded members oftbe animal
kingdom, whether they be horses,
li‘ancy cattle, finely bred dogs, pedi-
greed cats or poultry worth its weight
in gold.
The pig, of course, makes trouble at
an animal race, and the heathen prob-
:.bly breaks her string and flies away;
but this only helps redouble the peals
of laughter from the spectators and
those taking part. Indeed, the whole
performance is high comedy.
The live stock, grand and decorated
for the occasion, are caged at one end
of the lawn; the little white pink pig
has been scrubbed and rubbed and
brushed until even his twin brother
wouldn’t recognize him; he has a col-
lar, nickel—plated, or possibly silver, to
which are fastened the strong ribbons,
gayly colored, by which he is to be
led, and a resplendent bow of ribbon is
an additional finishing touch in his
toilet.
Each of the _“caste” (i. e., the ani-
mals) has a collar about his neck, for
each must be decorated with ribbons,
and each must have a halter or lead-
ing string.
The young men and girls who take
part in the race are requested to wear
bright ribbons—the men a badge and
the girls broad sashes—each a different
color. Then, when the race begins, the
blue-ribboned maiden must choose the
blue~ribboned animal; the yellow-
badged man the livestock bedecked
with this sunshine hued bow and lead-
ing strings.
The innate cussedness with which
some of the animal participants choose
a totally wrong direction is a marked
feature of these races, and the riotous
laughter which gets hold of the “hu<
mans” themselves makes the whole
question of victory a ridiculous uncer-
tainty.
'A ‘TOMCAT ON ”THE ROOST.
'The Queer Bringing Up that Made Him the
Protector of the Poultry House.
H. C. Henderson, a farmer, owns a
hen. concerning which he tells the fol-
lowing interesting fact:
"About a year and a half ago the hen
went to setting, stealing her nest in
a corner of the carriage house. Not
wishing to encourage a migratory pro-
pensity among the poultry, Henderson
told one of his children, a bright little
' boy named Tom, to break the hen up
and coax her back to the fowl house.
Tom made repeated elforts to carry
out his father’s instructions, but it is
easier said than done to break up a
setting hen. Day after day the hen
Went back to her nest in the carriage
house till Tom was in despair, and he
hit upon the following novel plan to
oust her from her chosen abode:
There chanced to be a litter of kit-
tens on the place that needed dispos—
ing of, and Tom thought to combine
business with pleasure by putting one
of the mewing young things in the old
hen’s nest. ‘ This would seem to be a
very effectual way not only of break-
ing up the hen’s housekeeping, but of
getting rid of the kittens as well, as
she would no doubt turn upon the dis-
turber of her peace and destroy it.
This was Tom’s idea, at least, but the
plan did not work.
Instead, the old hen, in lieu of some-
thing better,‘ hovered over the kitten
until it passed beyond the stage of ado-
lescence, thereafter caring for it as
dutifully as if it had been the most
loving of chicks. In turn the kitten
seemed well pleased with its new
quarters and its strange foster mother,
and would follow at her heels, an-
swering her clucks with a dutiful
mew, picking up crumbs and stray
bits of meat that found their way into
the chicken food. The strange affec-
tion thus engendered between the hen
and the kitten continues unabated,
though the latter is now a full-grown
cat, and Henderson says it is worth
his weight in gold in keeping rats out
of the fowl house. Of course the ro-
dents are not prepared to find a cat
perched upon the pole among . the
fowls, and when he pounces down he
bags his game every time—Philadel-
phia Times. _
Useful Members of a‘ Family.
The Portuguese say that no man can
be a. good husband who does not eat
a good breakfast, which leads The Wa-
terbury American to say this is a mean
way of throwing upon the wife all the
responsibility for the husband’s good-
ness, for without a good wife there can
be no good breakfast for him to eat.
That may be right in theory, but it is
wrong in practice. TVe know a man
who has cooked breakfast the greater
part of the time for the past fifteen
years for his family. And we violate
no confidence when we say it is a good
breakfast. too. He is a man who loves
:tood'living, and he knows how to pre-
pare a meal with the best of women.
Yet he is a workingman who puts in-
t‘rem ten to fifteen hours :1 day of lllll'tl
Work. and the kind of Won; nlmt is r);
l:.‘:t.sti;_1g.——Ansonia Sentinel.
Mildred (still blushing)—“Am 1 the
first girl you ever kissed, Gordon '1”
Gordon—“No. my love: hm. you are
”the lust." Mildl'ed-n'MAIn ‘2 ca 13.": all:
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PAGNIFICENT GIFT OF MRS lemme
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g Authoress Donates Her Blagnlficent
Home at Elberon, N. J., as a Residence
for Worthy Women—An Elaborate
Scheme of Beneficcnce.
Mrs. Minnie L. Cummings, the
wealthy widow and authoress. and
noted for her many practical schemes
of philanthropy, has just made her
most notable gift to her less fortunate
sisters by giving her palatial residence
at Elberon, N. J., The Towers, which
was for a long time the summer resi-
dence of the late Ambassador Runyon,
!to the Woman’s Property Protective
iLeague, anassociation founded by her
for the protection of homeless and un-
fortunate women of gentle birth and
leducation who have lost their homes
and station in life through no fault of
their own. The Towersswill be a place
1where these women may reside until
they are in a position to become self-
?supporting or recover property to
which they may have a claim and have
been unjustly deprived of. To recover
this property will also be one of the
'aims of the association.
Another purpose of the Protective
:League will be to found other homes
,such as The Towers. will be. They will
be maintained as private residences
and will in no sense be known as
homes of charity. The Towers is a
grand and imposing building. built
upon a scale of lavish magnitude in
keeping with the great wealth of. its
owner. It has forty-eight rooms and
is surrounded by magnificent lawns.
Into this residence Mrs. Cummings,
who is the President of the “’oman‘s
Property Protective League, with lov-
ing kindness welcomes all those who
come within the scope of the objects
of her association.
In this home Mrs. Cummings not only
proposes to supply the members with
a refined home, but also with clothing
in keeping with their surroundings.
TVomen of all ages will be admitted.
Proper marriages Mrs. Cummings pro-
poses to encourage, and will even pro-
vide a trousseaux and pay for the wed-
dings, as well as to insure the welfare
of the newly married couples.
The chief object that Mrs. Cummings
has in view, however, is to save for
the unprotected women her home. It
foreclosed upon for non-payment of
interest on mortgage, or if the princi~
pal of mortgage be due, or the home
is seized for debt on fictitious or real
claims, the Protective League will pay
up such claims and redeem it and deed
it back to its owner, take back a mort-
gage from her, and if the revenue
from the property is only sufficient for
the slipport of the owner or of her fam-
ily, who are dependent upon her, the
interest shall be permitted to accumu-
late until the owner shall be in a posi-
tion to pay. If necessary, the mort-
gage shall remain without being fore-
closed, during the life of the owner. If
the income is not suflicient to provide
her with the necessaries of existence
she shall become a guest in the league
home. Here a member will pay for
her accommodations. If she has. no
income at all she will be cared for
from the funds of the league, the same
as those able to contribute something
toward their support.
The league will also endeavor to sup-
ply those of its members who can and
are willing to work with congenial
home employment.
Mrs. Cummings has been led to this
step by the reverses which have be-
fallen 21 great many of her friends.
Notably among these is the widow of
the late General Custer, who is now
reduced to poverty.
Mr. Hanna’s Pineapple Patch.
Mark Hanna is growing pineapples.
This statement will come as somewhat
of a shock to those who think of Mark
Hanna only as a political engineer. Al-
though he is a city man, he loves the
little pineapple patch that grows green
and spiney out- of the white sand of
Dade county Fla. Twice within the last
eighteen months has he turned his
footsteps from the North to the South.
Several times has Mark Hanna slept
in the palmetto-thatched shack that
stands shaded by whispering pine trees
on the edge of Mark Hanna’s pineapple
patch.
' It was about two years ago that the
pineapple fever broke out- in Florida
'and became so virulently epidemic in
that pine and flatwoods lands.
l The germ of the pineapple contagion
entered his blood, and he bought an
acre of pine land from Representative
Linton of Michigan, who owns a big
tract along the Bicayne Bay canal.
3 'Mr. Hanna’s. acre lies between the
Atlantic and the Everglades, 300 miles
south of Jacksonville. Uncle Mose
Hawkins, a Florida Republican,
“tends” it and sends a monthly crop
report to Mr. Hanna. Uncle Mose told
the writer that he would sooner
“grub” an acre of hammock land with
the sun at meriden and the mosquitoes
in full bloom than to write out “(lat
'port ter Marse Hanner,”—Washington
Star.
A Perfect Brute.
Mrs. Nubbins: My husband is a per-
fect brute.
Friend: You amaze me. .
Mrs. Nubbins: Since the baby be
gan teething, nothing would quiet
the little angel but pulling his papa’s
beard, and yesterday he went and
had his beard shaved otf. '
Nothing at All.
“Bobbie, I should think you were too
old to allow your mother to put you to
bed at night.”
“Pooh! That’s nothing. Father is
a good deal older than. I and she puts
him to bed every morning.”
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ever heard of.
self-sufficiency.
{ ' SAVED av LIT.TLE CHILDRENH "
Au Episode of an Indian Raid in Utah
Nearly Thirty Years Ago.
Robert F. Spearman, attorney for
the Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, is at the Albany. AMr. Spear-
man has been engaged in the taking
of testimony, on behalf of the govern-
vment, in Indian depredation claims.
“In taking testimony in these In-
dian cases,” said Mr. Spearman. “I
frequently hear some very interesting
stories concerning early frontier life.
I remember one case in particular.
which I thought to be one of the
most remarkable exhibitions of cour-
age in an 8—year—old boy that I have
It occurred near the
town of Beaver, in Utah. A ranch
in that vicinity was attacked by the
Indians and one man who was visit-
ing the ranchman was killed. and fora
while it seemed as if the whole party,
wife and children.would fall prey to
the savages. The house was sur-
rounded by the Indians and the peo-
ple within defended themselves as
best they could. but the ranchman,
watching his opportunity, lowered his
little boy and his daughter. who was
but12 years old. from the back win-
dow and told them to try to make
their way to the cation and follow it
down to Beaver, where they could
obtain help. The two children suc-
ceeded in reaching the canon unob-
served. and. with presence of mind
and bravery which. I think, is re-
markable for a, child of that age, the
boy told his sister to follow down one
side of the cation and he would fol-
low he other. so that in case the In-
dians should find one of them the
other might not be observed.
"The children succeeded in reach-
ing Beaver. where a relief party was
organized which hastened to the res-
cue of the besieged party. At the be-
ginning of the siege the Indians had
heard the children in the house, and
missing their voices the alert savages
discovered that they had gone and
endeavored to overtakerthem. but be-
ing unsuccessful. and knowing that
help would soon arrive, withdrew be-
fore the rescuers could reach the
ranch.”—Denver Republican.
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‘NHERE HARD TIMES ARE UNKNOWN.
Unbounded Success of the Mormons as a
Business Community. ,
The large profits of the Mormons as
farmers financially are exhibited in the
Atlantic Monthly for November by
\Villiam E. Smythe, and the showing
is remarkable. In the 40 odd years
since these people settled, virtually
penuiless. in I'talz. they have expended
$563,000.000 for the cost of maintain-
ing church and state, the two having
been virtually one. All this, excepting
$20.000.000 brought in by immigrants,
was the product of farming by irriga-
tion. Each Mormon farmer enjoyed
an av< rage income of $482 a year above
the Chef of living. Each has been com-
pelled, moreover. to give a tithe every
year to the church. Broadly speaking,
all the farmers are proprietors and
none tenants. The land in Salt Lake
City was originally parcelled out in
an ingenious manner, so that all should
share equally in its appreciation. Pro-
fessional and business men received
11;; acres apiece in the center; me-
chanics five acres apiece a little far-
ther out; tin-n 10 to 20 acre lots to
farmers. according to the size of their
families. Water for irrigation, and
other utilities were owned by the com—
munity. each man holding shares ac-
cording as he contributed labor to their
construction. The farmers were taught
to diversify crops and raise what they
needed for themselves rather than
S:‘(‘(‘l:lll7.(‘. and the consequence was a
product and complete
They have never felt
never-fa iling
“hard times."
Stores. factories, banks and indus-
trial enterprises generally were con-
ducted on the cooperative plan as joint
stock companies. The famous Zion’s
co-operative mercantile institution,
which includes stores, a boot factory
and other departments. has paid an
average of 91-3 per cent dividends year-
ly. The capital stock is now over a
million dollars. '
VARIETIES.
Hood once said of himself that it
was only for his “livelihood” that he
was “a lively Hood.”
The wood of the pine-tree is used for
the: sounding-boards of pianofortes, as
it does not warp. under change of tem-
perature or atmosphere.
Only 70 years have elapsed since the
first railway in the world was finished.
During that comparatively brief p. riod
400,000 miles have been constructed,
the British Empire accounting for
about a sixth.
The reason why birds do not fall off
their perch when asleep is because
they cannot open the foot when the
leg is bent. Thus a hen while walking
must close its toes as it raises the foot,
and open them as it touches the
ground. ’
A bamboo church organ is reported
to have been built at Shanghai, and it
is said to surpass organs made of
metal. As bamboo can be obtained of
all dimensions, from the thickness of a
pen to pieces a foot in diameter, this
natural wood costs little more than the
simple labor, and the notes are—so
says the report—beautifully soft and
pleasant to the ear.
There is at least one country in the
world where it costs nothing to die.
In some of the cantons of Switzerland
all the dead, rich as well as poor, are
buried at the public expense. Collins
an all other ordinary articles are
furnished on application to certain un-
dertakers designated by the govern-
ment. Everything connected with the
interment is absolutely gratuitous. in-
cluding the grave and the religious ser-
"vice. All classes avail tinmselves
freely of the law. '
DiVorces Granted.
The following divorces were granted
in the Superior Court at Bridgeport,
yesterday.
M'rs. Hennetta L. Hoyt from James
F. Hoyt,‘both of Bridgeport. Married
February,-1873. ~
Ferry F.~ Wheeler from Eva L.
Wheeler, both of Danbury. Married
August 6th, 1885.
Mary Ann Johnson from John A.
Johnson. Married. January 13th, 1893.
Glad Tidings.
The grand specific for dispepsia, liver
complaint, Rheumatism, costiveness,
general debility, etc., is Bacon’s Celery
King for the Nerves. This great herbal
ronic stimulates the digestive organs,
teguates the liver and restores the system
to vigorous health and energ1es. Sam-
ples free. Large packages 50c and 25c.
Sold only by Edward P. Weed, Norwalk,
and George C. Stillson, South Norwalk.
If you wish a lamp for nothing you
have an opportunity of securing. one at
either of Mr. Goldsohmidt’s stores on
Water street. He gives a chance on
the lamp to every 25 cent. cash pur-
chaser. .
Mother, Have You» Baby :?
If so, get from your druggist today for
25cabottle 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
restial sleep. Mother, think of the
worry and anxiety this saves you. If
your baby is teething Dr. Hand’s Teeth-
ing Lotion for 25¢ soothes and relieves
all pain. Sold by all druggists.
F. Stanton Perrin, wife and daughter
areivisitmg at the residence of Mrs.
Stiles Clll tie on Park street. They will
leave for Florida next week.
Mothrr’s Find Nothing Equal to Dr.Hand’s
Colic Cure;
WATERBURY Conn., 4-2-’96—~Hand
Medicine Co:———Dear Sirs:—“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 and cry for it ; it
relieves them almost instantly. Mrs.
Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. At all drug-
gists, 25.
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Gilbert Scappello, the deaf mute who
is in an asylum at Hartford expects to
spend the Christmas holidays at his
home in this city.
Relief in Star: 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
quick relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. N :zwalk,
Conn.
A. G. Gourley has been elected Com-
mander of William T. Minor Post, G.
A. R., at Stamford.
The Best for Children.
”I believe Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
is the best for children I ever used. For
croup it is unequalled. It is a splendid seller
with us.—T. M. ECKLES, P11. G., Manager
“’ampum Pharmacy, Wampum, Pa.”
“’hen used as soon as the first symptoms
appear, that is as soon as the child becomes
hoarse or even after the croupy cough has
appeared, it will prevent the attack. The
mothers of croupy children should bear this
in mind and always keep the remedy at
hand. It is also the best remedy in the
world for colds and Whooping cough. For
sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by E. P.
Weed, Druggist.
Messrs. Charles W. Bell, George N.
Warren and Oliver Weed have been ap-
pointed oyster committee by the select-
men.
Miss Treadwell of New Milford, is
visiting her brother, Water Commis-
sioner John P. Treadwell and family.
The new paper to be launched in
Stamford Will be christened the Even-
ing News.
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Eczema, Salt Illnum,
coughs, Itch,
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