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T A GOOD—”WORK.
TRAVELING LIBRARIES INTRODUCED
lNTQPHlLADELPHlA.
Many Requests for Books from the Small
Places Outside the ,City Limits—An
Efl‘ort being Blade to have the System
Extend all Through the State.
The traveling library system intro-
duced in this city under the direction
of the Free Library of Philadelphia :1
little over a year ago has proven so
popular, and so many requests for its
' extension have been made by neigh-
boring to-wns, that the trustees of the
Free Library are making a strong cf-
for't to provide traveling libraries for
use in every part of the State. With
this object in view a bill was recently
introduced into the present session of
the Legislature asking fora $30,000
appropriation, and all the librarians
who have charge of public collections
of books in ,Pennsylvania are prepared
to advocate its passage, says the Phil-
adelphia Record. ,
The city traveling library system
consists of boxes of 25 books each.
which are circplated in fire houses. po-
lice statious'and similar places, thus
reaching a class of people who have
no opportunity to share in the benefits
of the regular library system. Re-
quests have been received from- thirty
A'villages and towns outside of the city
limits to forward boxes of books, but
as the Free Library is a city institu-
tion, it was found that the requests
could not legally. be complied with.
The $30,000 State appropriation is de-
signed to overcome this obstacle.
Though asked in the name Of the Free
Library of Philadelphia, it is for the
use of the entire state. If granted,
the money will be used in the equip-
ment of traveling libraries of fifty vol—
umes each. Those for use in the west-
ern part of the State will be placed in
the custody of the Carnegie Library at
Pittsburg; those for the eastern part
will be handled by our own library,
and the towns in the central part of
the State will be supplied through the
State Library at Harrisburg, the Pub-
lic Library at Scranton. and the Oster-
. haut Library at Wilkesbarre.
MAJOR PUTNAM’S POWDER KEGS.
they were Filled with Onions but. Served
the Purpose Just As “’ell. ’
Shortly before the Revolution, when
the air was heavily charged with fore-
bodings of the approaching struggle,
.. Major Putnam happened to be in Bos—
ton. The Major disliked the red-
:oats and sometimes inveighed against
their arrogant supcrciliousness in no
gentle terms. One day an Officer of
His Majesty’s regulars overheard Put-
nam assert that the provincial army,
untutored in arms as they were, would
fight with the courage of trained sol-
fliers.
Lion, and after some hot words chal-
lenged the Major to a duel, provided
he dared to fight. -
“Dare!” shouted Putnam. “Why, at
any moment; but I choose the weap-
ons.” .
.“Name them,” haughtily replied the
ofiicer.
“Two kegs of gunpowder; the time,
tomorrow; the distance, ten paces: the
fight to be as follows: You to sit on
one keg. I on the other; a slow fusdto
be attached to each and lighted, and
the one who holds out the longest.
shall be declared the winner."
There was nothing for the ofi‘icer to
lo but accept the unusual weapons,
1nd on the following day at ~lhe ap-
pointed time and place the combatants
took their seats upon the kegs of gun-
oowder. The fuses were lighted and
oegan sputtering. rapidly approaching
the kegs. The officer was deathly
pale, and watched the growing dan-
ger with dilated eyes. At last he
could stand it no longer, and with a
leap he left his kegr and raced like a
madman out; of sight. When he had
gone, Old Put laughingly kicked the
burning fuse away and disclosed to
his friends a keg of onions. When the
I
matter came to light the officer was.
subjected to the laughs and gibes of
the entire command—Harper‘s Round
[‘able.
An Accidental Discovery.
When Sir Humphrey Davy was a
boy of sixteen, a little girl came to him
me day in great excitement, and asked
Why, when she rubbed two pieces of
race together, they should make a
spark of light. Humphrey was a stu-
lious lad, who spent hours in think-
lng out scientific problems. He pat-
led the child’s curlv head and said:
'I do not know, dear. Let us see if
Ihey really do make a light, and then
we will try to find out why.” He soon
Iound that the little girl was right; the
pieces of cane, if rubbed together
luickly, give a tiny light. Then he set
IO work to find out the reason; and af-
zer some time—thanks to the observ-
ng powers of his little friend, and his
two kindness to her in not impatient-
y telling her not. to worry, as somany
night have done—Humphrey Davy
nade the first of his interesting dis-
:overies. Every reed, cane and grass
Ias an outer skin of flinty stuff, which
protects the inside from insects, and
Ilso helps the frail-looking leaves to
Itand upright.
A Shrewd Swindler. '
A man has been getting his board
lree in the eastern part of Vermont by
lepresenting that he wants a. good
farm. .He looks over a farm, decides
'0 buy it and agrees upon a price. He
then says he will receive the money
11 a. few days and the farmers board
iim free. When the swindler is ready‘5
:0 go he gets his host to carry him .to
Inothier place, where he plays the
more game. He usually borrows 'a
'Imall sum of money at each place.—
l’hiladelphia Ledger: __g
I —Advertise in..an GAZETTE.
The oflicer resented the asser-h
IllEllT PROFIT lllIOE
ov IIIvrerIIEIIIs III STOOIIS or
commas oIIIIIIIIc USEFUL
. lllVEllTlOllS.
The greatest profits to investors have
”come from the stocks of companies own-
ing useful inventions. Western UnIon
Telegraph, Pullman Palace Car, Bell
Telephone and Edison Electric stocks
are notable examples. Western Union’s
capitalization was originally $500,000
and the stock was ofi'ered at 30. It Is
now $100,000,000 and the stockholders
receive 85,000,000 9 year in div1denda.
Bell Telephone store advanced from $10
per share to over 200. and has pad
dividends of about $16 per share yearly
for many years. An investor who
bought 20 shares of the original Edison
Electric stock at 45, costing 8900 sold
half of it- about a year later at 3,000 real-
izing $30, 000 for ten shares.
Many prominent men in banking,
railway and financial circles predict
that. American stone Pile stock will
have the some history as the stocks
mentioned, because the innumerable
uses of the new stone pile in the con-
struction of piers, jellies, docks break-
watcrs, bulkheads, sea. walls, dykes.
dams, levees. raIIWAy treaties founda-
tions for buildings, bridgesflighthopees,
fortifications, etc, make it a certainty
that the stock will pay substantial dlvl-
clouds and steadily increase in value.
The rebuilding of the old fashioned
levees destroyed by the great floods In
the MISSISBIDDI Valley will give a vast
Stone Pile Companyas they build lev-
and will last forever.
American Stone Pile stock is now
selling at. 20 The par value is $100 a
share—full paid and non-assessable.
This stock will enter the ranks of the
solid div1dend payers and command a
price above par. There are no bonds
nor mortgages ahead of American
Stone Pile stock, so all the earnings go
direct to the stockholders. The de-
mand for permanent indestructible piles
to take the place of the temporary
wooden piles heretofore used insures an
immensely profitable business to the
American Stone Pile Company from
all sections of the United States.
The sums to be expended in marine
construction are enormous.
The City of New York alone is an-
thorized by the Legislature to spend
$5,000,000 8. year in buildlug new piers,
bulkheads etc. An III-president of the
Board of Dock Commissioners said
“there is an immense fortune In this
stone pile.”
Au influential politician who is a
stockholder says “we are sure to close
contrac's men that will make American
Stone Pile stock worth $100 a share
The rich and influential capitalists and
powerful political and financial mag-
nales interested in this company ‘arc
cermin to make it amagnificent suc-
cess.” .
The company has an absolute mon-
opoly.
The general oflices of the company
are In lhe United Bank Building 2 & 4
Wall Sireet.
The principal stockholders are well
known financiers and practictlbusiniss
men of high standing and integrity
whose names are a guarantee of ho neat,
tiustworthy, able and intelligent man-
agement. Among them are C. A. Hay-
unza, Elq , capitalist, New York; S. J.
Gifford, Esq, capitalist, Dunkirk, N.
Y; Eugene flarvey, Esq , .VicevPresi-
dent,.banker, Drexel Building, Phlla
dolphin; R, A. B. Dayton, Esq., Coun-
sel Of the company, Temple Court, New
York Citv; H. L. Bowdoin, Erq , Sec-
retary; M. ‘Bofi', Assistant Secret-cry;
George D. Hilycrd, E q , contractor,
New York; 0. E. Harwood, Esq , cash-
ier Bockvllle National Bank, Connec-
ticut; W. A. Childc, Esq , of the Calu-
met and Becla Copper Company, Calu-
met, Mich; George B. Shellhorn, Esq.,
receiver Montgomery Tuscaloosa and
and Memphis Railway CO, Montgom-
cry, Alu;Y.C-rryer,E» q.,of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company, Field, B, 0.,
Canada; Howard Swineford, Esq , of
the Equitable Life Assurance 00.,
Richmond Va._; and several well known
and prominent New Yorkers who will
have seats in» the Board of Directors
later on.
. H. L. Bowdoin, 2 Wall St, New York,
makes a specialty of dealing in this
stock. He sayc: “I advise my person-
al friends and any one looking for a
good investment to buy American
Stone Pile stock now and hold it for an
immense advance. They are certain to
make a big profit and I know they will
receive a stock dividend of 100 per cent.
this year.”
Mr. Bowdoin is especially competent
to j'Idgc of the value of this stock as he
is I, well known practical expert engi-
neer and builder of docks, leveesjetties,
railway treaties etc., and has received
the very highest indorsements from U.
S. Government engineers, railway o!-
ficiolsand contractors for whom he has
done.work.—Flnuncial Review.
I make a specialty Of taking ordors in
American Stone Pile stock because I
can honestly and conscientious'y recom-
mend it to investors as a safe, cure and
highly profitable stock which they can
buy now at a very low price and bold
wivh absolute confidence for a great
use.
The Company is financially sound
and solid—has ample assets in its treas-
ury—has none of its treasury stock for
sale—no bonded or mortgage indebted-
nesc of any kind—no salaried officials
—a_nd all earnings go to the stockhold-
ers. It is the very best oppcrtuniy
in the market today {or the investor
or speculator. 'lhe price now is $20
per share. It will be 50 shortly.
Remit by check. draft, money order,
registered letter or by exprcse,'or have
the certificate sent by express 0. O. D.
H. L. BOWDOIN.
2 Wall St., New York.
‘Boiling Mud.
A lake of boiling mud two miles in
circumference, exists in the Island of
Java near Salo. Masses of soft, hot
mud continually rise and fall and huge
mud—bubbles like balloons explode
with reports like guns, at the rate of
three a minute. '
. " It Required Testing.
Lady: “Now, I hope you won’t spend
'Ihls money on that vile liquor!”
Tramp: “Well, mum, I’ll do my
best; but I’m not a conInysor, an’ I
generally has to drink afore 1 can tell
whether it 15- good or bad." . ,
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and profitable business to the American -
ees that are absolutely indestructible .
PIMPL
FACES
Pimples, blotches, blackheads, red, rough, oily,
mothy skin, itching, scaly scalp, dry, thin, and
falling hair, and baby blemishes prevented by
CUTICURA SOAP, the most effective skin purify-
ing and beautifying soap in the World, as well as
._ purest and sweetest for toilet, bath, and nursery.
(Ellicu .31
I ld'th ho tthe world. Perms DCAIm . our.
SblgProprg?§ostgu. W‘Wlowto Beautifythe Skin,"fre¢; ,
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BLOOD HUMOR chireoriynficsh‘a
ALL SIZES
POULTRY -=- WIRE,
Cut or by theRoll.
- Prices Right. -
Pure Ready Mixed Paints, White
Lead, Oils, Turpentine, Benzine
Fully, Glass, Kalsomine,
Whiting.
FINE ml: or PAIll'l'and
WHITEWASH- BRUSHES
H. H. filliams,
l7 MAIN STREET.
Schullzc_’s_MaIkel.
5 RAILROAD PLAOE Al") X x X x
WASHINGTON ST. BRIDGE X X X
A few of Our Bargains for
This Week:
Leg Lamb, "12c
Buck Shad, 8c
Roe Shad, 10c
Bound Steak, 12c
SII‘IOII]. Steak, 15c
Try our Sc Bib Roast.
HIS IS NOT ALL, 3. visit to
either of our Markets will,
.convincc you that we know what
people want and our prices are
always RIGHT.
‘FIIESH FISH OFI'ALL IIIIIIIS.
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Paul Schultze, J 1"
Eairlield Oounly llalional Bank‘
44 Wall St, Norwalk,:(.‘onn,
F“.
INCORPORAT ED.:IS24. Capital, 200,000
EDWIN 0. KEEIIB,‘ President.
DAVID: tl. M ILLER, Vice-President,
. L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
EDWIN 0. KEELEB, Mossns H. GLOVEB,
DAVID E. MILLER, A. J .tMnnxnn.
F. ST. JOHN Locuwoon, THEODORE E. SMITH,
IRA COLE, CHAS. F.2TBISTIIAII.
Accounts of Manufacturers, Merchants
Individuals solicited.
S afe Deposit Boxes fee to Depositors.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
26 WALL 812, NOR WALK,
and
CORPORATED SEPT. l. 1876.
CAPII‘AL‘ ' ; ‘ ' . ' SIOOJDC
GEORGE M. HOLMES. President.
sE. L. BOYEB. Vice-President.
WILLIAM A. (loans. ashier
DIRECTORS :
GEORGE M. HOLMES,
P. L. CUNNINGHAM.
E. L. Born.
Ho E. DANN‘
J. T. Pnowrr'r
B. H. Bonus,
' J. Cousman.
Olscolnl Day, Saturday,“
ins; MEANS...-
_sonooi
NOW or II.
ALL ‘
APPLICATIONS
For admission she‘s!
made at Hillside.
q
Millikan COAL co,
con, woo), BRICK,
LIMIE, OEMENI. lllE PIPE.
OFFICE WITH o. WARD SELLEGK
WALL STREET. uonwALK, . I
I A BIOYOLE GIVEN
PL
AWAY so.”
unolv, APRIL :24.
BOSTO
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STORE
lIIIIIolv, IIIlv
NORWALK, CONN. . .
_ In another week winter‘Garments will be laid away, for every
One Will meet the most beautiful month of the year in New Spring: *1
Apparel. Miss X will have a Heliotrope Serge Shit, With straw
hat, chiffon tIimmed, to match.
" Broadcloth Suit- of Light Olive,
Miss X’s friend will have a Comb
Suiting. Mrs. X’s friend will have aBrowu Etaime Suit, trimmed "
Mrs. X Will have a tailor-made
with [hat and ribbons to match.
ination suit of Check and Plain
with small braid, and will look neat and natty, and so will hundreds
of” ohter ladies that have purchased costumes from the Boston
Store, where they display taste and knowledge of what is right and
proper in the dress and silk Goods line. New York is great and
harsh, Boston grand and refined, as the taste of
in their dresses show.
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Ollll PIPOLAR suu ROOM.
SPECIAL SALE.
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IIDIIS'SUMMIHHUSIIIIIINIIUNDIHWIIH
BEGINNING-
SATUIIOIIY, APRIL 25. -
100 dozen Ladies’ Egyptain Ribbed Vests and Pants,
lisle in white and ecru, all shapes, sizes 3 to 7 , regular
vane 39c; for this sale, each, 259, ..
Ribbed Vests, in black. cream, pink and maize, regu-
lar rice 690; SpeCiflaL 50G-
GII dozen Ladies’ Black Stockings, fast dye, double
sole, extra. fine gauge, worth 170, per pair, |2§c,
40 dozen Ladies’ Fine German Hose, In tan, black.
plain and fancy Richelieu, lisle ribbed, value from 35c to
450 ; special, 25¢.
TAILOR-MADE SUITS.
Ladies' All Mixed Suits, $1.50.
Ladies’ All Wool Serge Suits, Eton and Fly Front
Jackets lined with Silk and Percaline,-$|0,00,
Combination Suits, Et .-n Jackets, all wool, made to fil
perfect, sI2.oo. _
Etaimes Cloth Suits,
Slgligg'Whip Cord Suits that are beauties, noth'ng like
them in town. $20.00.
JACKETS.
' IO of the cutest Children’s Jackets you ever saw, $|,25,
8 Beauties for the little ones, $|,15, ‘
75 Ladies’ Jackets, black and covert cloths, also tans,
made right and lined with Silk, $2.50 to $9.00.
braided and trimmed with Silk,
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
We have the greatest assortment of Separate Skirts
in Connecticut. . . . _
50 Black Brilliantine Figured Sk1rts that eas11y brIn
$4.00 in New York, $2.75. -
15 Large Figured India. Silk, $6.98.
, 10 Black and White Checks. 3|,25.
25 Black Mohair Skirts, $|,25.
CAPES.
WHAT A WONDERFUL “LINE. .
$3151 5Silk Capes, full sweep, nicely trimmed, all Silk;
5130;311:151: laséietdfilgiiba’ugrz 5115' - '
is worth $9.09, they go at $5.15. ndl Jet; this Cape
.h33.£1i§;£aiifbclf‘”’ “mm W11 a... mode
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A BEAUTIFUL IINI [II SILK WAISIS.
TOW ELS.
We have great bargains this week A few of th .
Extra. large 'I urkish Towels. If the T k' em '
thethw%uld let‘Greece alone, I06. m 8 used them
‘ e est Large sized Linen Towel th
It 20c, this week, |2§c, at we ever 801d
30 dozen nice Damask Towels 'th '
"week, 250. . ’. WOI 50c. For this
LINENS.
IIIEEEIWIFAEEIZPEEI £3,123,532;
I .
I: III: labsInPINE.Ifigigimfigi
63c, now 50c. ’ Ingley b1” price
$1.5182igggvf110119236a0hed Trish linen, {tingley} bill . price
$1.5551nifdlléugslélea0hed high linen’ Dingle? bill Price
INDIA LINENS.
We have just. received throu h out im ort
of‘White India. Linens Theygcontracteld foirsfiggecggzg
before the Dingley bill gets to work, that was too man
they sent us a. case on consignment. This week 1;th
will all go at half price, [0c to 230. y
ind 450 for the same.
30 F ancy Skirts, Novelties, etc., $3.98 and $4.98,
~ DRESS AND SILK cooos. g
'44 inch Silk and Wool Suitings, direct from Paris,
$|,00 per yard.
45 inch granite mixtures that make 1113 beautifully know this mill’s goods.
with separate skirt and fly front jacket, $1.00,
38 inch mixed suiting» in twenty different. colorings orders.
when made up can‘t tell them from the dollar ones, 50c, 39c.
Saturday “evening, at IO o’clock, we shall give another lirsléclass BlOYOLE-laway. ‘-
52 inch Etaime in “cafe au lait” sh d c
and olive colors, 15¢. a e, Hussar blue
38 inch Jamestown suitings, by the Way you may not
. This mill has for the last three
years worked night and day,and then could not fill' their
This is proof of the superiority of their goods,
The lucky one can have his or her choice at, Lady’s Man’s or Juvenile Wheel. GOIIpon
given Willi every twenty-five cenl‘ purchase.
IIII BOSTON ’ SIIIHIIIIII. Main andWaIISs.
-IN THE ‘ .
* ulna} Plate Glass
At HALFTHE RATE charged byother Stockcompanie,
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GLASS
IISIII'IIICII Company
EC'I'IOUT, - -
' W. ‘- er. ‘nsrrnrsnon;
ROOM 1, Gama-rain BUILDINI ‘.
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the Boston women ‘
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