g _.'5lt DEFEATED For Three Years He Suffered — Could Hardly Breathe at Night-0ne Nostril CloseL for Ten Years. Mr. A. M. Ramsey, of De Leon, Texas, was a sufferer from Catarrh in its worst form. Truly, his deseription of his sufferings seem little short of mar- velous. Instead of seeking his couch, glad for the ni ht’s coming, he went to it with te11or, realizing that another long, weary, wakeful night and a struggle to breathe was before him. ’ DE LEON TEXAS. Mes:r5.1.zppman Bras" Savanna/1, Ga. GENTS: I have used nearly four bottles of P. P. P. I was afflicted from the crown of 111 head to the soles of my feet. Your P. P. has cured my difficulty of breathing, smother- ing. palpitation of the heart and has relieved me of all paln. One nostril was closed for ten years, but now I can breathe through it readily. I have not slept on either side for two cars; in fact. I dreaded to see night come. ow I sleep soundly in any position all night. I am 50 years old but expect soon to be able to take hold of the plow handles. I feel glad that I was lucky enough to get P. P. P. and I heartily recommend it to my friends and the public generally Yours respectfully-2h, THE STATE OF TEXAS ,J}:: County of Comanche, Before the undersigned authority, on this day, personally appeared A. M. Ramsey, who, after being duly sworn, says on oath that the foregoing statement made by him relative to the virtue of P. P. P. medicine, is true. A. M. RAMMSEY Sworn to and subscribed before n‘i~ this, -August4th,1891. J. M. LAMBERT, N. P, Comanche County, Texas. CATARRH CURED BY P. P. P. (Lippman's Great Remedy) where all other remedies failed. Woman’s weakness, whether nervous or otherwise, can be cured and the system built up by P. P. P. A healthy woman is a beautiful woman. Pimples, blotches, eczema and all disfigurements of the skin are removed and cured by P. P. P. P. P. P. will restore your appetite, build up your system and regulate you in every way. P. P. P. removes that heavy, down—imthe-mouth feeling. For blotches and pimples on the face, take P. P. P. Ladies, for natural and thorough organic regulation, take P. P. P. ,Lipp- man’s Great Remedy, and get well at ‘once. ‘." RAMSEY. Sold by all druggists. . upPMAN 131205.. ”Emu-lee, Sole Prop'n. Uppman’e Block. Savannah, (is. vvvv vvvvvvv Vvvv: 1 vvvvv vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv it is What a cough mayi “AI-Es lead to HONEY 0 OF that makes ' HBREHIJIINI TA Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar' is a medicine that has long been tested in private practice. Sold by druggists generally. Pike’ 5 Toothache Drops cure in one minute. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv-vvvvvvv-vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrvv'v'vvvvvvv it so dangerous. 3 l; A‘AA‘AAAAAAAAA . Special to Healers ‘"f This Paper. ' ' . ., Send this “ad. ’ and 10 ._~ cents in stamps and we ;. ‘ will mail-you 1-41b.ot any kind of Tea you IAMILY TEAS on receipt of this “ad. ” an charges paid. (S. L.) THE GREAT AMERICAN TBA (30., 31 “Q33 Vesey St., N. Y., P. 0. Box 289. DAVID _ W. . RAYMOND _ Funeral Director and Emlalmrr a: Washington Street 'South Norwalk Residence . Mahaekemo Hotel 4 Horace E. Darin. EXCELBIOL 1%er Sales Stable ur‘Isouomo‘n‘n‘fl‘Omlst‘0‘0‘.\ Opposite Danbury and Norwaik Railroad depot Norwalk. Conn. Stylish Single or Double Teens with or without drivers Safe horses for women ondohildren. <ADOL3 HORSES A SPECIAl " Y |I. ll. JENNINGS, UNBEHTAKER! N0. 7, MAIN STREET. NIGHT BELL AT 011me /u Piano Lessons. RS. GEORGE WDHBADLEY.(daugh1-er ‘oi' the late Wm.” ... Nash.) Rives elf-cent and satisfactory instructions on the Pia-.1 ’ her home No.193 \[sin "rest. Lo TALKING I_N THEIR SLEEP. "You think I am dead,” The apple treeI said, ‘ “Because I have never a leaf to show, Because I stoop , And my branches droop, , And the dull gray mosses over me grow! But I’m alive in trunk and shoot: The buds of next May I fold away, But I pity the withered grass at my root. "’ "You think I am dead," The quick grass said, “Because I have parted with stem and blade l But under the ground » I am safe and sound, With the snow’s thick blanket over me laid. I’m all alive and ready to shoot, ’ Should the spring of the year Come dancing here; But I pity the flower without branch or root.” “You think I am dead, " A soft voice said “Because not a branch or root I own ? I never have died, But 010 e I hide In a plumy seed that the wind has sown. Patient I wait through the long winter hours; You will see me again— I shall laugh at you then, Out of the eyes of a. hundred flow or s. " —Edith M. Thomas. AN APRIL FOOL JOKE. BY ANNA DEMING GRAY. Dinner was well under way; Mrs. Simmo’ns broad, kindly face had lost its anxious expression, and settled down to a more complacent look. The cabbage salad had gone around, in Spite of her fears to the contrary, and she felt relieved, knowing that the supply was limited. The chops were done to a turn, and the two new boarders seemed to be enjoying their dinner. At the table next, the gentleman was as usual deep in some narrative wherein he had been the leading ac- tor, according to his own account, a most important and praiseworthy part. Miss Thankful Hope, at his right, was putting in the needed “Yes, sir,” or “Indeed, sir,” here and there. Mrs. Large. the very diminutive little widow upon the other side, was lis- toning in admiring silence; while the two young college students were, by their manner of half doubting the general’s story, leading him on and on to still more exaggerated assertions. The general’s voice grew louder. “Yes, ma’am.” he said excitedly, “yes, ma’am, the left flank of our com- pany stood just here,” drawing a line on the tablecloth with his fork, “and the enemy here”—~another line—“31nd the bullet went right through my coat sleeve, not grazing the flesh, and killed the man behind me; yes, ma’am, a most extraordinary escape.” “Them two boys do just tease the general, most unmerciful,” thought Mrs. Simmons. “It ought to be stopped; same as their eating of so many biscuits; there ought to be a law against it. Young Dawson has eat seven, for I counted them! Seven bis- cuits is too many for any male man to devour at one meal! but they do cer- tainly get a pile of sport, aggravating of the genera .” The general, next to Miss Thankful, had been a member of Mrs. Simmons’ family the longest, having been with her for six years. His title was, more- over, purely accidental. -The express man who had brought his trunk tothe house 'on the morning of his arrival had spoken of him as “the general,” not knowing his name, and the title had clung to him. In matter of fact he was simply Mr. Mann, :1 kind~heart~ ed, pompous and rather exacting bach- elor of fifty, bookkeeper in a hard- ware store. But everyone called him the general. The college students af— firmed that if all the hair-breadth es- capes and deeds of bravery which the general related of his army career be true. he deserved the title twice over. ,L-ittle Mrs. Large had found Mrs. Simmons’ house a very, haven of rest, in the big, bewildering city. She had come from a small country town, where most of her life had been spent, to the city, in hope of finding a posi- tion as a companion. Vain dream! “I needed to do something,” she had confided to Miss Thankful, “and I found that my music was a little old- fashioned, and my painting, too; but I am quite sure I could care for an in- valid, and I have a most delightful re- ceipt for orange jelly. I used to make it for Mr. Large in his last illness. I enjoy reading aloud, too, and Mr. Large used to often say that I had ex- pression and a good voice. I have read Children of the Abbey to him by the hour. He liked Mrs. Hemans’ verses, too, and Shelley.” So she had inserted in two of the daily papers an advertisement read- mg:— “Mrs. Large—Companion. A lady of refined tastes desires the position of companion to an invalid. ‘Reference given. Address Mrs. Large, Chicago, Box 242.” But alas! Although the advertise- ment had appeared for as many weeks as Mrs. Lange dared afford, it met with no success. The very few who answered it found heron older person than they had expected, 01' wanted to travel, ”and desired a companion who could speak French and German. So finally she grew hopeless and gave up the idea. “I am like my music/and my point- ing,” she said a little sadly to Miss Thankful. “I am too old-fnsl1ioned;l belong to a past generation, and there seems to be nothing I can do; the World moves on so fast.” " And so she had settled down as :1 member of Mrs. Simmons’ household, content if only her meager income could be made, to cover her meager ex- penses. and eking it out now and then by a. dainty piece of embroidery for the exchange. She was the kind of .11 woman the general - most admired. Timid and dependent, scarcely evornd vanrciug an opinion of her own, and if she did. modifying it ‘with— _ “I have often heard. my - husband, Mr. Largo, express himself so." T5121; tendency was much to the gen e1'11.l’st:lste. ‘A fine woman,” he often reflected "'\0 set opinions like Miss Thankful has, but willing to defer to others. A most commendable trait in a woman.” He admired her greatly. But today the students had carried their teasing too far, and finally, when the, subject ‘ of the first of April came up and one of the young men declared that prac- tical joking was harmless, the general lost his temper. “You are mistaken, young gentle- men,” he said, bringing his large hand down upon the table and making the tumblers and pepper boxes knock against each other in frantic efiOrts to keep upright. “It is an idiotic custom, yes, sir; a practical joke is the concoc- tion of awof a”—-—he sought for a word not too violent for the preSeuce of la- dies—“of a numbskull, sir—a numb- skull! I was never deceived by one in my life, never! and do not expect to ,be, but they do not belong to the usa- ges of good society.” He retired with more than his usual dignity from the room when he had finished, much to the relief of thre'stu- dents, who wanted to laugh, and Mrs. Large, who was frightened. “Those foolish boys!” said Miss Thankful to herself later, when she saw them in close and earnest con? versation. “I am afraid they are go~ ing to attempt to make the general ridiculous in some way. This All- Fools’ Day is a silly practice for sane and sensible people. I do hope the general will be sharp. enough to see through their joke, whatever it is. He might know that saying he had never been deceived would be just all two thoughtless boys would need to lead them on. ” . Meanwhile the two boys were out on the veranda closely studying a. scrap of paper, whereon was written: . MRS. LARGE—Dear Madamz—Meet me in the east wing of the veranda af- ter tea. I have something to ask you, which is of much importance to us both. Please answer. Respectfully, JOSIAH MANN}: “There,” said the leader in this not very commendable little game. “Never has been deceived, oh, no!" “But she is such a nice, gentle little body,” objected the other, “and it will be just as- hard on her.” “Nonsense; she will answer the note, and so there, what a fix he will be in. Don't you see? The joke is all on him.” “I understand women pretty well, and I know she would not, give the general a second look. Don’t you re‘ member how she is always quoting Mr. Large. She will bring him up sharp for writing to her at all. That’s the way with those meek-looking lit- tle women. He is sure to 1gel; the worst of it, I tell you.” The next morning little Mrs. Large was in a. flutter of excitement over this same missive, and after several attempts, penned in a shaky hand the followirngz— . “MR. MANNz—I will come to the east wing of the veranda this evening at seven, as you desired. LUCRETIA LARGE.” When the general received this note his astonishment was .profound until dinner time, when he happened to catch a telegraphic look which passed between the students, and then the matter became plain to him. The gen- eral had been a collegestudent him- self, thirty years before, and he still remembered some of their ways. All the afternoon the question of what he should say to 'the'timid, pretty little widow was a troublesome problem. The note which had called forth the answer might have been a proposal, for/all he knew. The more he thought of it the more fascinating the idea he- came. “And why not?” said the general. “And why not? The thought is not a disagreeable one. I wonder it has never occurred to me before. She wants to be a companion. thy not offer her a position? Though, come to think of it, I am a healthy-looking in- valid.” And he laughed heartily at this flight of wit. “Lucretia, air-— rather a pretty sounding name. Lu- cretia, all—Mann. And why not?” The following morning the general did not enter the dining-room until the others were seated, and then he led Mrs. Lange in and down the entire length of the entire room, with the dig- nity and ceremony of a gentleman of the old school. And every one pres- ent knew that this marked attention could mean but one thing. Miss Thank- ful’s eyes were full of laughter as she met those of the two very red-faced young men opposite. The general had come out ahead, she felt sure, and she knew that her surmises were correct, when, 11 little later, she heard one of the students say to the other, as she passed them in the hall:— “That’s my last practical joke. I’ve been sorry ever since we did it, and I am glad, down to my boots, that it turned out this way.” New Use for Hops. A new use has been discovered for hops—namely, the curing of bacon: It is found that a sprinkling cf hops in the brine, when bacon and horns are put in pickle, adds greatly to the fla- v01' of both, and enables them to be kept an indefinite period. One Exception. Put—Th’ ould more is per'fict, but f’r wan ixcc; )tion. Mike—What’s that? ' - Pat—Ef vcz lick ’er f’r bulkin’ ue1' bitin’ she’ll kick loike a son- av-a— gun. —~Texas Siftiugs. In Keeping. “At least, Chollie knows 110w to dress. His attire is rich, but simple.” “So is Chollie."——F.ndianapoli‘s.Jour rial." - ’ "T E E E VEN IN G, "G A an TT E '.'erE PIANO OF THE FUTURE. Electric Current Substituted for the 011 Levers and Hammers. No. more hammers in pianos. The old-fashioned method of pounding mu- sic out of wires by the aid of :1. won? derfully complicated system of level keys has been branded as a back num- ber. Dr. Richard Eisemann of Berlin ha! patented a system which does away with the lovers entirely. 'He calls this new appliance the electro-phonic pi- ano, its distinctive principle consisting in the fact that the vibrations‘of the chords are not produced by hammers but by an electric current and by means of microphones acting as inter. ruptcrs of the current. All the delicate and complex me chanism of the old piano is done away with. The little electrical devices are arranged on the crosspiece extending over the strings. Upon this'electric magnets are placed, so as to be only a hair’s breadth from the strings. Pressing down the key sends the electric current into the corresponding electromagnet. Thisattracts the me- tallic string below, but the microphone interrupts the current and therewith the attraction. The string returns ta its former place, and this continued attraction and interruption of the cur. . rent is carried on, the number of vi- brations being regulated by the pitch of the string. The high sounds produced by this method have a decided harp tone, and the lower and middle registers suggesi the ’cello 01' the organ. In reality, the installation of this new system creates a new instrument, so difierent are the qualities of sound produced by the new method and the old. ADOPTED THEIR OWN SON. The Child was Stolen and Lost to the Par-I cuts for afi'umber of Years. In 1876 a careless nurse deserted the perambulator in which she was wheel- ing the two-year-old son of M. F. Brit ton, at Montreal, Canada, while she went for a short walk with a soldier sweetheart from the local English gar. rison. \Vhen she returned her charge was gone. The family made every ef fort to recover the little one, but with out avail. As has recently developed, it was stolen by a man named Myers in the hope of securing a reward. After the crime was committed he became so much alarmed that he never dared tc claim money from the family, and the child reached the age of seven years under his care. In 1883 Myers died, and for 11 yea! his wife kept the boy iwith her. She was greatly troubled in her conscience and finally resolved to devise some plan of returning the lad to his fam- ily. She feared to go directly to them with her story, and by way of reach. . ing them secured employment as a. do mestic in their household. The Brittons were without a child of their own, and when Mrs. Myers suggested that they adopt her “son,” a bright lad of ten at the ime, they read- ily fell in with the plan. Mrs. Myers soon afterward left their employ. She kept up a desultory correspondence with them for several years and final- ly dropped out of sight. In the meantime the Brittons and their supposedly adopted son removed to a farm in northern New York, and afterward to another near Akron. A short time ago they received a letter from Mrs. Myers, in England, giving full particulars of the abduction of their child twenty-one years ago, and the method she- adopted to return him to his own father and mother. -Phil« adelphia. Record. DOGS OF .WAR IN REALITY Training Great Danes ,to Drag Soldiers . from Bicycles. To let loose the dogs of war is to be a veritable military man-oeuvre, for dogs are now being trained by the German army to do actual battle. The bicycle is responsible for this. Since its introduction into the armies of Eu- rope, German ofli‘cers have been con sidering the best method of securing it, and the result has been a decision to train dogs to drag bicycle riders from their wheels. The Great Dane has been selected for the p’urpOse, as his size and strength make him a powerful and effective an- tagonist. At Berlin there are now 1,000 of these great dogs in training. Every day for the past three months the) have been taken to the parade ground ' and been givenlessons in distinguishing the German and Austrian uniforms from the French, Italian and Russian, for it is necessary that they should discriminate between friend and foe. Then they are taught to rush upon a bicycle mounted enemy and dismount him. When it is remembered that nearly all [the armies of Europe have adopted the bicycle, the necessity of the best method to lessen their effectiveness can be appreciated, and the German army officers believe they have dis- covered the method. -—New York Her- ald. Get a Stateroom on the Sunny Side. Rooms on the south side of the ship as she etosses are the best. That is the side that the sun shines 011,3111‘1 it- always seems to be less wave- -beulen than to the north; Ones chances of. having the port open, if the weather is tolerable at all, are, therefore, better. On the big ships there are staterooms on four decks; the promenade dock. from which one can slip into the open air at once; the salon deck, where the public rooms and the oflicers' cabins are, and also mostlof the bad smells: the main deck given up almost entirely to staterooms, and the low e1 deck. 1V here people do not stay unless they 111 Mt -—Scribner‘ s. POWDER _ ’ CAKE OF TOILET SOAP IN EVERY PACKAGE. "PIES THAT WEIGH A TON. Denby Dale is in the Habit of llIakinr and Eating Them. This country has long been pleased to consider itself the land of pies. But as a matter of fact, a certain region 01 the English county of Yorkshire 'pro duces pies beside which no American pie would dare to make its appearance for very shame. Denby Dale periodically makes pies weighing a ton and upward. There was a pie last summer which weighed only fifteen ‘hundredweight. The last Denby Dale pic was made, cooked, carved and distributed only last summer, in celebration of the jubilee oi the 'repeal of the Corn laws. The meats of which it was composed weighed nearly fifteen hundredweight Half a ton of steel plates 'went to form the dish in which it was baked, and the flour for the crust added an equal weight. The oven that received this burden of nearly two ton-s measured thirteen feet inalength by urine feet in width and two feet in depth. When nicely browned, the giant pie, gayly deckedwith. flowers and guarded by mounted police, was drawn in proces- sion by fourteen horses to the place 01 feasting. . Here, at a fixed hour, it was solemn- ly carved with a knife close upon three feet long and a fork of proportionate size, and served on commemoration plates to all persons who paid for the privilege of thus tasting it. The eda- cious crowd numbered thou-Sands, and few returned from the scene of festiv i-ty without a souvenir. ' That was the sixth big pie to delighi the epicurres of Denby Dale. The first which dates back more than a hundred years, was intended to mark the thank. fuln-ess of the inhabitants for the re covery of George III. from mental de- rangement. Nearly thirty years elapsed before another event occurred worthy of such signal regard. This was the battle of Waterloo. The oldest inhab item cannot recall the Waterloo pie, but it was, no doubt, a famous affair, for, when another generation had come to maturity, it found a pattern for the great pic of ’46, by which Denby Dale testified satisfaction at the repeal of the Corn- laws.—New York Journal. LUCK OF A BRIDESMAID. She Caught the Bride’s Bouquet and Dis- covered a Profitable Occupation. Under ordinary circumstances, paint- ing flowers in water colors isn’t a source of immense profit. Neverthe— less, there is a girl in Boston who is reaping a rich harvest from it. began in this way. The young artist was one of the bridesmaids at the wed- ding of a wealthy friend; and was the lucky one who caught the bride’s b0u-' quet when it was thrown to the maids. The idea occurred to her that it would be a graceful thing to make a sketch of- the bouquet and give it to the bride: and being clever with her brush and having a keen sense of artistic possi- bilities, she succeeded in combining the rather stiff bouquet, a fan, a pol- ished table, and a shimmering .pale green scarf into a delicious bit of color and sentiment. The ,bride, was in ecstacies. So were her friends. Soon one of the brides- maids. needed bridesmaids of her own. It wasn’t the artist, in spite of her luck in catching the bouquet. This bride réfused to be happy unles she, too, could have a sketch of her bridal bou- quet. this time, and, to her surprise, found herself the originator of a social fad. She became as much a part of a swell wedding as the caterer, florist, 01' bridegroom. Being gifted with a share of the wisdom of the serpent, she saw that the thing was too good to last, and that the opportunity must be improved while it did last, so she boldly put her prices up to a most extravagant figure. That only set the seal upon her popu- larity, and made her still more neces- sary to a wedding. expects the frost to strike her, but, meanwhile, she gathers her harvest of Shekels and sings hymns of praise to the ancient and honorable institution of matrimony—New York Sun. The artist charged a good price. She momentarily ~ travel led BlKE—SKATE A WONDER. Enables a Man to go Ten Miles an Hour Where He -.Likes \ ' A11 ingenious and practical'machine is now manufactured, which is a. com— bination of the bicycle and the roller skate. The skater catries on each foot ‘ something that is very much like a miniature bicycle. A bicycle skate consists of a steel . 'platform connected by a system of forks, with two wheels about six inches in diameter, one in front of the foot and the other behind. The foot of the skater is about two inches from the ground. The wheels being at the ex- tremities of the platform the base on which the two feet rests is very long, and the point of support is made as strong as possible. ~ The wheels are fitted with ball bear- ings and tires of hollow rubber Pneu- matic tires have been discarded as not strong enough. The bicycle skates were invented: in England and have already been used extensively in that country and in France. A proficient rider can. easily travel from ten to fifteen- miles an hour. It is claimed for the skates that they give the riders the advantages of bi- cycle riding and walking at the same time. With them a man can go as fast as he would on a bicycle when riding for pleasure. When he comes to a place where a bicycle could not go he can takeoff his skates and carry them with him. Thus he may climb a moun- tain, get over a fence or walk in a wood without inconvenience when. out with his skates—New York Journal. ‘ A Sparrow‘s Ride in a Fly Wheel. Birds have all sorts of queer adven—- tures, but perhaps what‘ was the od- dest one of recent days is that which befell a sparrow at Anderson, Ind. It flew into a knife and bar manufactory, and, getting too near_a small wheel, was sucked in. The workmen noticed it go into the wheel, but knowing that the cylinder was revolving at a speed of 130 revolutions a minute, took it for granted that the bird had been killed. When the factory shut down- at noon the men were astonished to hear a gen- tle chirp from the Wheel, and 10, there was the Sparrow as well as ever. They found that the bird had clung to the strengthening rod of the wheel and was in a semi-dazed condition. They picked him up and put him one table, and thence, after collectinghris.wits, the little bird flew to freedom.. The wheel in which .the bird rode made It all a 31,000 revolutions while it was upon it, and so the tiny feathered creature seventy-three and eight- tenths miles in the embrace of a fly wh-eel.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Valuable Invention. An inventor recently went to the British War Office with an explosive that he said would destroy any army again-st which it was directed. “It is the most powerful explosive the world ever saw,” said the visitor, “and I pro- ' pose to send up a balloon over an army that would attack ours, setting the fuse so that it might go 03 the moment the balloon floated over the [army of the enemy.” “That is all very .good, indeed,” said the Secretary of War, to terrupting; “but suppose that a cur- rent of air should carry your explosive over our army—what then?” “Well,” said the inventor, laying his hand on the right honorable gentleman’s arm, “I tell you what it is, my friend—our army would have to get up and run like the very dickens.”—New. York Tri- bune. . One ‘Wa‘y to Grow'l'iich. A very rich Frenchman called “Pore” Chapalier made his fortune by utiliz- ing the stale bread of Paris, not only, that which. came directly from house holds but also that found among the garbage of the city. Chapalier was a. manufacturer of bread crumbs. He pulverized the stale bread collected by a multitude of agents, and either sold the crumbs to restaurants for kitchen use or remoulded and baked them in the form of loaves for the poor.-—New York Sun. TnscnmENAL Stamped “ Boss I! Always the Same /F See Our new, cheaper lamp-the Searcher.” lights the way and stays lighted. All brass, nickel-plated—no tin; outside oil-filler; cotton packed oil fount; double Convex ground‘photo- lens; bums kerosene, throws a light 90 ft. and ' ‘ Weighs but 12 ounces. . ° Three years a leader, and three Years’ imprOvements now added. Absolutely the handsomest and best bicycle lamp ever made. 8616 by all leading dealers. ’ y g ' ‘I HE; PLACE 8; IERRV Y MFG. CO” . 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