THE7nvanndTGKZETTE k INNOCENT CULPRIT. Fires the Alarm Gun at the TVrong Time and Raises a Rumpus. Cape Town, South Africa, claims the honor of possessing the smallest crea- ture-ever known to have been a gun- ner in the Royal Artillery, Or any oth- er artillery. At the Castle, Cape Town,‘ it. appears there is a magnificent gun worked byelectricity, used for giving the midday and evening time, says the Brocton Times. One day the military and civ'lians of Gripe Town were surprised to hear the gun go off at 10:30 in the morning. The general commanding the station sent to inquire what such irregulari- ties meant; strict search was ordered . to be made, but although the order was carried out to the letter the culprit remained undiscovered. Then, when the search had been practically abandoned, the little gun- ner was accidentally discovered and arrested. There he lay inside the in- strument that transmits the electric current from the Royal Observatory of Cape ToWn to the great gun. This in- strument is called a relay, and is in the central telegraph office of the sta- tion. The action of the current going through the instrument’s main moves a sort of light tongue which is so fine- ly set that the slightest touch will af- fect it. The tongue forces the current into what are termed the time fuses, which fire the gun at the castle. Right inside the relay was found the little gunner. He was discovered by an official who was examining the ln- strument, and who was surprised to see inside a big brown spider. In its explorations within the instrument the spider must have touched the tongue sufficiently to move it, and thus fired the gun. , . The general sent the spider to the Cape Town Museum, where is it now to be seen with a cord underneath en- - titling it “The Little Gunner,” and giv- ing a full account of its exploit with the Cape Town midday gun. Southwick’s Impatient Constituent. A telegraph messenger handed Rep- resentative Southwick 5; telegram yes- terday with forty cents charges. The New Yorker paid the amount, and tear- ing open the telegram. found that it was from one of his constituents. \ “Please send my words immediately,” was the way the telegram read—“Tash- ington Post. Impehélféble Vegetation. A‘vivid conception of the wild luxur- iance of vegetation along the Amazon River is conveyed by the news that, in opening telegraphic communication be- tween Para. and Manaos, a cable is to be laid for a long distance at the bottom of the river, surrounding forests being so dense and tangled that it is deemed im- practicable to run a telegraph line WINTER "wnNoow GARDENS. Hints on Booting and Growing Bulbou‘s Would you like to have spring in your windows a month or two before April brings the crocusesout in the parks? If you would, buy bulbous roots, narcissus, hyacinths, tulips, cro- cuses and the like, and start your win-. dow conservatory. Fill a big box or a hollowed—out log with soil and stones, or soil and moss. In it plant the bulbs and put them away in a cool, dark closet or, a cellar move the portable garden to a sunny window, and watch it blossom in pur— ple and red. Whatever may be the value of the crocus for garden culture, it is not half appreciated as a house plant. The ease with which it can be brought into bloom in mid-winter, and the brightness and beauty of its blossoms, should commend it to every one inter- ested in window gardening. To get the best effect, the bulbs should be planted in masses only an inch or two apart. Put six or eight bulbs in a five or six inch pot, or shallow pan, and the mass of bloom will be good. Pots of hyacinths or other large bulbs can be bordered near the rim with a row of crocus bulbs, as they re- quire the same treatment in regard to setting away in some-dark, cool place, while the roots are forming, before the foliage starts into growth. But the most attractive manner of growing the crocuses is their water culture. They should not be planted in water glasses like the hyacinths, but in shallow dishes of sand" and water. if the dishes are of glass the growth will be especially attractive, as the growth of the white roots can be traced through the glass. The bulbs should first be planted in damp sand, and not flooded with water until they are al- ready started and are brought from the cellar to the window to bloom. Ai'izonai‘s Satui-‘al' Bridge. One of the many natural wonders of Arizona scenery just made accessible by the opening up of new rail and stage roads: is a remarkable natural bridge, in the Tonto basin. and not far from Flag- etait'. "-1.: bridge is 500 feet long, and spun-'- a canyon some 200 feet deep, at the I_)(‘)i'.l>lll of whiqh flows the river. The laidg'eis of rock and is perfectly ' _ -:l. The under side is grace- and the upper perfectly Walls of the canyon are nth caves, in which i I .‘-L . cu; profusion of stalactites'and 5152' ( 1'". ‘3“. r nurse—"John, dear, I wish you Wu '1 ;;-.-t your hair cut as short as Illr' -'. l ,. f“-~~“1\‘.rll)"?” I» . 5' ' uniso—J‘It looks like a reflection Plants. .‘T until the bulbs sprout and leaf. ’Then _ Windmill" \‘L’atch in‘ the Morning. F ewpeople seem to realize what 3. del icate instrument a watch is. This is proven by the fact that nine men out of ten persist in winding their time piece at night on retiring instead of when they get up in the morning. _ ‘ According to a well known watch- maker, the winding should-be done in the morning, so that the spring shall be at its strongest tension during the day, when the watch is more liable to jolts and shocks of various kinds. At; night the comparatively weak spring will have nothing to disturb it. A watch should be oilde every 18 months, It might run years without lubrication, but. the wear and tear 'on on the works will in the end work de- vastation. The watchmakers are also rejoicing in the fad for women’s watches, especially those who do a great deal of repairing. . upon to neglect her watch, particularly in the small detail of winding it. In proportion to the number sold, there are again as many women’s -Watches brought back for repairs as men's.— Philadelphia Record. The Beginning of the End. Something whizzed through the air at a distance of about ten feet from the head of William the Conqueror. "Was not that an arrow?” asked the monarch. “It went rather too wide for a. nar- row,” said the court jester, and from that moment his office began to lose in importance and respectability.——Indian apolis Journal. j “'ise Judge. . J udge—For striking the plaintiff bunch on the nose I fine you ten dol lars. Culprit—Ten dollars is a big thing with me. Judge. Can’t; I pay it in in- stalmcnts? "No, sir. Did you punch his nose in installments?”—Fliegende Blaetter. The average woman may be depended .. SHE W'AN'TED ORIGTR‘ALITY. .. A Girl T‘Vlio was Particular About the Form of a Proposal. _ He—I came here to-night with the 1 distinct idea of proposing to you? She—I am simply delighted. He (eagerly)-—-Then you will accept me? ‘ . She—I didn’t say so, did I? I said I was delighted. ' He—But— She (smiling)——But you haven’t pro- posed yet. Don’t forget that. He—W’hat do you expect me to do? A She—Somethingoriginal. I am tired of all the old ways. One gets that way, you know. _ » ' He—I might begin with a. statement of my aséets and liabilities. She—That is very circumscribed. He—True. ‘ Suppose I should ask you to be mine? She—\Vcfirse and worse. I can’t im~ agine anything more commonplace. Besides. I wouldn’t be yours. He—Then you refuse me? She-—You haven’t proposed yet. Hee—But you have anticipated me. She—Not at all. Even if I married, I wouldn’t agree to be yours; that is, not altogether. ’ He—‘One half? She—You forget you haven’t pro- posed yet. He—And everything I’ve said goes for naught? She (somewhat uncertain)——Why, of course. ,. He—Then I’ve changed my mind. She—About what? He (taking her hand) about propos- ing, of course. She—Then what are you going to do‘.‘ He—Kiss you. She—What, sir, before we are en- gaged? ‘ I-Ie (suiting the action to the word)— No. Afterwards. She—You horrid, mean, thing !——-Tom Masson. despicable ‘ warm“ | . '.:‘I-."I.:|I. I | 'I.,' 'l n. For economy buy 41b. package. 'Illll 21'. ii. FAlRBANK COMPANY, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia. Chicago. Boston. 2 :i“:i.xl)ility.”—Eife. , through them. This is the Package—— \sxfsfhs-LI‘N» Wig II: .. ., I ' "tutti“ i.” I. "Inn: CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY) N ORWALK , Fire Insnanca Go. In Successful Oper- ation Since 1860. No Outstandino Claims. GAZETTE ADS. BRING ; GOOD RESULTS > Sales For ll'enl. ALIIAB LE8 STORED 1}! 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She was a. business woman, and she went at the affair in a businesslike way. “You proposed to me,” she said, shortly. o , . “Great Scott! that was last summer !" he exclaimed. “Very true,” she replied. last summer at the seashore.” “In idle flirtation,” he returned, try- ing to hedge. . “Of course,” she answered, “butyou wrote to me about it once.” “And you still have the letter?” “I have, and if I were still the old- fashioned woman that I was then I would be following you.§around asking you to keep your promise, or else 1 would simply look upon it as an idle flirtation and let; it go at that; but. as a new woman—a new woman—” .. “Well?” he said, inquiringly and anx— iously. “As a. new woman I look at the mat- ter simply from a. business viewpoint. and wonder how much it’s worth.” “You—you—” He was too startled to say more. “As an old-fashioned. woman I should try to force you to marry me by suing you for $50,000 for breach of promise; but asa new woman, I know that such a course would be preposter- ous. Iwill put the damages at some figure that is within reason, so that we can elfect a. settlement without going into court.” “And if I refuse to settle?” he said. “Then I shall sue you for breach of promise.” He was silent for a minute, as if studying the situation. Then he smiled and said: “I see that you are a business woman of the ultra modern school, and you have figured this out very closely, but. have overlooked one point. An old poker player can generally tell when a bluff is being worked upon him by one who is new to the business. You’re trying to bluff now, and I’ll call it. If you go into court l’ll marry you.” “You—you’ll marry me i” “If you sue for breach of promise I'll do it in order to have the case thrown out. of court.” “I don’t believe you’d do it,” she said, as she backed toward the door; .“but your bluff is good just the same. Nei- ther of us wants the other, and you know it, but you’re just mean enough to do something like that rather than let a woman get ahead of you. And this looked like such a sure thing, too, when we talked it over at the Business Woman’s Club,”——Chicago Post. “It was Classics on Staten Island. Classical knowledge seems to be at a low ebb on Staten Island. On the par; at. Richmond, the county seat, is a tab let. bearing in big letters the singular maemem, “:Rioemond County Gaol. arrested Anne Domino, 1860.” Weakened One man’s Constitution Until. It Brought Him to Death’s Door. 'Mr. James S. Harrison, a well-known and highly respected citizen of Cleve-- land. 0.. was for years a sufferer from dyspepsia and general debility, and in his weakened condition. resulting from the above causes, he had'the additional ill-luck to fall a victim to malaria from this complication of disorders. Mr. Harrison’s condition was becoming very serious, when be commenced to take P. P. 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New York, and the large salaries pain to the principals, Mr. Gran said re- cently: "New York is too. important ‘ a musical centre to be deprived of op- era oven for a season. The public is exacting. perhaps too much so: being absolutely unwilling to put up with any thing but the very best. I don‘: hink. however, that such a company as ours could be duplicated any- where. The salaries of the leading artists I don’t regard as extravagant; as some would have the public be- lieve, in view of what the same ar- tists can earn elsewhere. The salau ries of most of them, it is true, havr. increased sinCe their first visit tc America,.but in many cases these in. - creases were provided for in con" tracts which were for terms of years, \I MAURICE GRAU. “Mme. Melba received during the present season fully sixty per cent more salary than during her first year here; Mme. Calve, nearly double what she receivedduring her first season; M. Plancon, double; Signor Ancona, double; Mme. Eames, nearly five times as much as we paid her at first, while Mme. Nordica last sea- son received nearly two and One-half times what we paid her during the season she began with us. MM. do llcszke are an exception to the rule. their fixed salaries and percentages never increasing since their initial en- gagement; on the contrary, wonderful to relate, a change being made in the percentage in favor of the manage- ment. ' Mr. John Hare, the English coma edian, in a recent interview, said: The English actor finds the American audience unusually quick of response. Its applause of a jest, a merry situa- ion, a clever line, accompanies rather than follows the moving cause; they catch its meaning almost before the They anticipate the point rather than wait for it, and they are often ahead of the actor. But it must be humor of action and an .,._,\_. \ J OHN EA RE. speechthat they canunderstand. They do not seem to care for humorous dia- logue that they do not ' thoroughly comprehend. Thus, in “The Hobby Horse” there are passages that evoked roars of laughter in London but were received here in a dead calm of silence that almost took our breath away. If anything is depres- sing to the comedian it is to rattle off a speech that has never failed to evoke merriment, and when he reach- ‘ es the climax, to find that he alone is laughing and that a profoundly' 'in- quiring look is on the faces .of ‘the audience, as though to ask. “TVell, what in the world is be laughing at?” That he ever laughs again during the evening is a marvel. One such chill- ing reception of his possibly best line is enough to take all the spirit out of him. to make him dread the next speech of a similar kind that may be earning his way. “The English Actor on the New York Stage” notices one marked difference between London and New York, I am told, in the man- ner in which popular disapproval of a play is shown. I have been so kindly treated that I have not had personal experience of a flat out-a.nd~out fail-~ ure. which. is hissed, but I know that . in London we sometimes have a most obstreperous element present, —who will not only hiss a play roundly, but will make it emphatically understood .. that they want it stopped, thenand there. And, not satisfied with hissing the play, they will even demand the author, and when they get him out, hiss him, too.’ Here, I am, told, the audience Show their displeasure in profound silence, or mock laughter; that, instead of hissing a poor play, they will pick up their wraps and leave the theatre. With us they want the play taken OK; here :they take themselves off, I believe, which is certainly much more dignified and self-respecting, an example of good manners that might well be period; ' " . ‘ Rosa Fatah. '3'. LJ‘
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