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LOCALaANDDTl-IER {NEWS
See adv. girl wanted. ‘
Mrs. Cornelius Elwood is somewhat
better of a severe illness. .
The silk weavers were J out in full
force this morning enjoying the . “de-
lightful” rain. '
Theodore Youngs is reported as hav-
ing suffered a relapse from his recent
illness at the home of his brother
George Youngs on Orchard street.
Judge Advocate Hill left for Wash-
ington, D. C., to-day. He, however,
expects to return within a few days.
Department commander W. E.
Simonds of the Connecticut G. A. R.
has appointed Caleb Wood of South
Norwalk as a member of the G. A. R.
committee on Soldiers’ Homes.
4—Mr. Elisha B. WOrrell will lecture "
to housekeepers on “Dietetics” at
Lockwood’s Hall, Thursday afternoon,
May 26 at 2:30 o’clock. Each lady at-
tending will receive a handsome
souvenir. 'Tickets ,to the lecture may
be obtained at E. P. Weed’s drug store,
free ofcharge. ' M. 23 3t
Court Mahackemo, Order of Forest-
ers will hold a meeting this evening.
The proposed athletic entertainment
in which several noted boxers were ad‘
vertised to appear at Germania hall
was a fizzle.
Miss Ruth Keeler and George S.
Miller, ofRidgefield, wheeled to South
Norwalk, Sunday, and visited friends.
General Russell Frost and family
have been spending a few days -in
Delhi, N. Y.
Jesse Ives, of Danbury, and. Miss
Chase, of Brooklyn, spent Sunday with
~ Mrs. Charles G. Ives", of Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Crizier of
Bridgeport, have been guests of Mrs.
Mary Force» of Wést avenue.
Rev. J abez Backus of Westport will
address the Central club this afternoon
at 3.30 o’clock. Mr. Backus will take
for his. subject “Hobbies.”
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
ofice in the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South N orwalk, Tuesday from
a. m. to 8 p. m Eyes examinefdafrfee:
-’t .
Mrs. Burnett Miller of Norwalk,
spent Sunday with Stamford friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin of Stam-
ford spent Sunday in South Norwalk.
Alonza Wheeler, of South N orwalk,
is visiting in Bethel.
Miss Kitty Flynn and Miss Dowling
of Brooklyn, who were guests of the
Misses Bracken, Livingston place", re-
turned home, last evening. " ~
J. Fisherman Hoyt caught ‘ a One-
‘pound trout yesterday.
Miss Stella, Seymour will lead the
Ladies’ Wednesday afternoon meeting
to-morrow at the First Congregational
chapel. The subject will be “The
Presence of the Lord.”
-Manice de F. Lockwood, Dr. 'C. F.
Gibbs, T. 1. Raymond, H. T. Prowitt
and C. F. Osborn have been elected
members of the Pine Ledge Outing
club.
Herman Schmidt was fined $5 in the
Town court this morning, on the
charge of intoxication, in default of
which fine he was given a chance to
become acquainted. with Bridgeportf
jail discipline.
,The new clerk of the Town court
Wishes the GAZETTE to state that the
records of the court will be on ,‘file at
‘ his office in South Norwalk, tempor-
arily or until such‘time as his preposed
new cfiice in the Weed building on
Wall street, this city, is opened.
Miss Lula M. Snifiin, of Danbury,
was a guest of Miss Nina Lewis, of N or-
walk. over Sunday.
The “Peter’s pence” collection will be
amne‘n at St. Mary’s church, next Sun-
" day. " ‘_~>
The house’in North Taylor, avenue
now occupied by the Evans family has
, been. quarantined on account (if diph-
, Ekyhéria in the family...
“ Remember the Maine.
“Like a thief in the dark,
With an electric spark,
It was done in the night by Spain;
But in God’s bright light
In an open fight,
Dewey made them ‘remember the
Maine.’ ” p . .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Starr return-
ed home from their wedding trip last
evening.
Capt. C. Fred Betts of New York,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Julia Betts, of Main street.
Captain. of police Wallace Dann
is acting as chief while the latter is
taking a short vacation,
The Norwalk Union band has been
engaged to furnish music for “opening
day” at Roton Point.
Mrs. Maria E. Clune has applied for
a liquor license at No. 33 .Belden ave‘
nue.
Beatrice, the three year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Campbell is
ill with scarlet fever at the home of
her grand-parents on Westport avenue.
Miss Alma Elizabeth Hamilton is
spending the week with relatives in
New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Swartz drove
to Ridgefield, Sunday, and visited their
summer residence.
Rev. J. W. Whitfield, of Utica, N.
Y., is spending a few days with-A.
Semple and 'family,'of West avenue.
Mr. Ernest Jennings of Jersey City
is visiting friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. B. Hubbard, who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.-F§
Boutwell, have returned to their home
in Shelton. ‘ >
A whist party for the benefit of the
Franklin street school was held at Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Foote’s last evening.
The house was crowded and many
tables were odoupied by players.
The Mid-week service in the South
Norwalk Congregational church will
be addressed by Mr. Blanchard, Mr.
Light and Mr. Schultze, on Christian
ethics and chief Issues in present
American politics. Music: Mr. Zehm,
Ushers, Mr. MacQuhae and Mr. Welch.
AA‘
Vivi
Funerals. ,,
. The funeral of George Parrott will
be attended from his late' home in
Winnipauk to-morrow afternoon at 2:30
o’clock. The Sons of St. George will
attend.
The funeral of the late James F.
Knapp took place this afternoon. Mem-
bers of Butler Lodge I. O. O. F. acted
as pail-bearers, and several members
ofDouglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. of
which the deceased was a member
were in attendance.
, The funeral of David M. Lane will
be attended from his late home on Bar
bor avenue to—morrow afternoon, at 2
o’clock, Rev. Garrett Haulenbeck ofiil‘
ciating.
The funeral of Robert L Morehouse,
will be attended from the home of his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert-N. More-
house on Main street, at one o’clock,
tomorrow, afternOon. -
‘vr
, Braisted-Harris.
Calvin A. Braisted of Staten Island,
and Miss Edith Louise Harris of quth
N orwalk were married at the First
Methodist parsonage Monday at noon.
Miss Minnie Harris was bridesmaid
and Charles Walters was best man. A
luncheon was served' at the_\bride’s
home on Hanford place after-the cere-
mony where relatives only -were'.pres-
ent. Mr. and Mrs Braisted will re-
side in Elm Park, S. I.
‘k‘.‘
V v V
V Dedicatory Services.
! The preachers for the dedicatory
services of the new Methodist church
on the first and second'Sundays in June
.Were announced yesterday. On the 5th
they will be Bishop Mallialeu and
Revs. Dr. Mannis and Downey, and on
the 12th Bishop Goodsell and Revs.
Dr. Buckley and Adams.
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A Credit to the City.
Without doubt the new sidewalk
laid on the south side of the Wall
street bridge is one of the best in the
city. It was laid under the superin-
tendance of Thomas T. Dorsey, and is
known as “the Porta. ” A similar walk
in front- of the DeKlyn bakery 'has
received deserved praise and the same
may, be said of the walk in front of "the
Donovan building at South Norwalk._
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,of the Pennsylvania Railroad. ,
l
Darlenhand Noroton.
, Mrs. E. M. Page of Danbury, is a
guest of her; son, Dr. Clifford S. Page
ofNoroton. '
' A musicale for the benefit of the'
Horoton Presbyterian churchwill be
given Thursday evening in the church.
Mrs. C. R. Cossum, Stamford, is arrang-
ing the programme, the best of talent
being secured. On the programme will
be selections on Schleicher’s novelty
piano; a solo by Walter Houghtou; a
violin selection by Miss Florence Sam-
mis; Little Ethel Clark will take part
and many from outside town's will also
lend their talent. , .
Elder F. S. Ainsworth, of the Advent
Christian church of East Norwalk, will
preach in Golden Eagle hall to-night,
The service opens at 7:30 and the sub-
ject will be “Signs of the Times.” It
is expected that a large number will be
present.
Ex-Judge Stanley Finch, of Stamford,
was in town Saturday. He is searching
the title of land adjoining the Clark
farm near the New Canaan road, com-
prising upwards of 300 acres. Some
wealthy New Yerkers desire posSession
of it and will convert it into shooting
grounds. ( .
Charles Hoyt of Glenbrook, who
recently suffered a paralytic strokeis
improving.
. The laying of new rails on the New
Canaan branch was completed Sunday.
A large squad of men were put on, and,
the weather holding good, they reach-
ed Glenbrook by the evening. All that
remains to be done is to bond
the rails and have the wires strung.
This will be pushed forward as soon as
possible, so that the new road may get
in operation within the next few weeks.
Dr John T. Kempton spent Sunday
with his uncle, George W. Dean. He
returned to his home in New York this
afternoon.
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THE FINEST TRAIN BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON
Is the new “Cougressional Limited”
Leaves
New York daily at 3.20 p.m. Unique
dining cars.
BICYCL VOTE.
Olive Gray, .1158
Vivian Soderstro n, 1034
John Murphy, 1125
Fred Smith, 742
Lester Cemstock, 1075
Mary Duffy, 151
Fred E. Conley, 236
Bessie M. Stanley 359
Joseph Methias, 100; ‘~.f
.‘Lucy‘jWick'ngL' '22.]. .1
George Bertine, ‘59 —
R.~_M. Rose, _ p .. 21
"Annie‘Dauchy, ' ’ 20
WillieEnglish . 81.,
Edith Foster, ' 129'
1 Arthur Evans 2 51
May Smith, 23
Annie Clune, - ' '. -_ 12“? .
May'Williams, _ . .8. .. .
S. Louise Sutton, 2.2 _'
Charles Mott, 31"
Thomas Hunt. 10
George H. Hewitt, 56 .
Hugh Marron, 21
Mena Ambler, , , 3
Eugene Davis, , 3
J. H. Carpenter, '2
J. McNerney, 49
C. F. Osborn, 09
Tillie Spicer, 65
F. McNaughton, 59
Lillie Hyatt,’ 2
Florence Carl, . 6
H. A.
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A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN
DIN ING-CARS
Has just been made on the new Pennsylo
vania Railroad “Congressional Limit-
ed,” between New York and Washing-
ton. Train leaves New York, at" 3.20
pm. daily. " '-
Brown Soup. ,
Ingredients—Ono pound of bones,
one carrot, one turnip, two onlens, a
bunch of herbs, two ounces of barley,
two ounces of dripping, two quarts of
warm water, twelve peppercorns, one
ounce and a half of brown thickening.
Method—Prepare the vegetables and
cut them in halves; chop the bones;
melt the dripping in a large saucepan
and fry the bones and the vegetables;
pour off any dripping that is left and
put in the herbs, spices, pepper and
salt, and the barley (blanched). Put
on 'the lid and let all simmer for three
hours. Strain of! the soup through a
, colander, put the liquor back in the
saucepan with the vegetables cut up
small, add the thickening and stir un-
til the thickening dissolves and the
soup bolls.
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Vegetarlans and Meat Eaters.
.A careful examination of the hearts
of the vegetarian and the meat eater
show that the number ’0! beats to the
former are fifty-eight to the minute
and of the latter seventy-two. In
twenty-four hours this means a. dif-"
ference of 20,000 beats. From this it is
concluded that in thesummer time the
vegetarian has the advantage, for he
can keep cooler and in better health
under the reduced number of heart."
beats. But in a cold climate, or in our
own. winters, the heat- generated by
such slow heart-beats would hardly be
sufficient to make life strong and re-
slstlng enough. The'_true,verdlct that
one."must roach ll that the vegetarian
[is better of! in the summer and the
, meat-eater stronger- ln the. winter.,
_ z 1 lawsg‘unconstltu‘tjional.‘
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l0 angelica
THE E vs N inc» Gin-z E T To
Department Think Spanish Fleet
Still At Santigo. .
N0" NEWS OF THE SPANIABD
United States Squadron Will Be Off Santi-
ago Today and if Cervera Has Not Left
It Will Immediatly Engage the Wily
Don—Secretary Long Thinks That Com-
modore Schley Will Reach the Place
, Before Sampson.
Washington, May 24.——According to
the best informtion obtainable, neither
the state department non the navy de-
partment has received. anv advices
about Cervera's vessels since Friday,
when official confirmation came of their.
presence in Cuban waters. '
As each day'passes without news of .
Cervera’s departure, the interest in the
coming naval combat increases in ad-
ministration circles, and panticularly
among naval officers. It is [the general
opinion of these officers that one of the
United States squadrons will be off
Santiago to-day, and if Cervera has not
left it will immediately engage the
enemy.
While nothing definite on the subject
is obtainable at the navy department,
there is a. general impression among
naval officers not in the confidence of
Secretary Long or the strategy board,
that Commodore Schley will be the
first to reach Santiago, and that Admi-
ral Sampson is not far behind.
Just how the-big armor-clad fleet was
divided betWeen these two officers is
quite as mu'ch a. secret in Washington
as anything else relating to naval af-
fairs, but the general impression is that
the ships were pretty evenly divided as
regards formidability, Schley, perhaps,
having \the advantage in' speed in order
that ‘he might reach Santiago in as
short a. time as possible.
' It will be :twelve or fifteen hours after
the Spanish fleet gets away from Santi-
ago before the navy department knows
of it. One of the scout boats, formerly
of (the American line, will probably
bring the first news to some cable sta-
tion in Hayti or Jamaica.
‘Allowing plenty of time for the run
from Santiago and ample margin for
delays in telegraphic transmission, the
department has figured out that it will
be not more than fifteen hours .yaf-ter
Cervera Weighs anchor before a, dis-
patch notlng his departure is delivered
here.
That no such diSpatch came yester—
day indicates, naval" - ocers say, -‘ that:
Cervera." must'have“ been 'at Santiago
last evening. They think he will not
clearat‘ night, and on‘ tnat reason base
the nose that he was still ‘there- this?
morning. , . ~ g.
The‘jfiying squadron‘sailed from Key
west' last Thursday". "" " '
UNPRECEDENT‘émxGChD‘*HOLCINGSl
" o1c4.lioo,ooo in" Specie Now 'Detoslted "l
_, , New York Banksp -
New York May 24.-——T«he associated
banks of this clty now hold $169,402,800 in
f‘s’x‘accl‘e' according to the weekly -state-‘
ment‘ issued .on ' Saturday. Of this
amount a prominent bank officer said
yesterday probably. not more than 3 per
cent. is silver, the gold holdings aggre-
gating'3164,000,000, a. larger amount of
the} precious metal than the local banks
have ever held before. ‘ _ .
0f the total specie, holdings eleven
banks hold- $107,175,300, divided as fol-
lows: National City Bank, $28,893,000;
National Park Bank, $13,494,000; Han-
ové'riNationm Bank, $10,304,100; Chem-
ical National Bank, $8,558,800; Import-
ers’. & Traders' National Bank, $3,555,-
000; First NatiOnal Bank, $7,501,500;
Chase National Bank, $6,492,700; West-
ern National Bank, $6,474,800; Bank of
the-Manhattan Company, $6,128,000; Na.-
tlonal Bank of the Republic, $5,457,000;
Bank of America, $3,316,400. .
SMALLPOX ON A STEAMSHIP.
\ .—__——-—
l'ho Pisa, from Hamburg for New York,
‘ 15 field at Halifax.
Halifax, May 24.-;-T-he steamship Pi-
sa, chartered by the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Steam Packet Company, arrived
yesterday from Hamburg with 900. pas«
sengers destined for Winnipeg. Dur-
ing the voyage small pox raged and
when the steamship put into port nine
passengers were down with the dis-
ease.
The health officers ordered them into
the Quarantine Hospital and all the
passengers will be sent ashore for fu-
migation. .
T‘he Pisa will likely be held here in
quarantine for a fortnight. .She is
bound for New York.
Texas Lawyer As-asslnated.
Cotu-lla, Tex., May 24.—W. G: Bow-
en, one of the most prominent lawyers
in this town, was assassinated here last
night. As he was returning to his home
about 9 o’clock, he was shot twice in
,the back, not over twenty ‘steps from
his house. I..‘r.- Bower. was unarmed.
So far no clue to the perpetrator has
been found. If caught the assassin will '
probably be .lynched.
’ Edward Bellnmy’s Funeral.
Springfield, Mass, May 24.—T'he fun-
eral of Edward Bellamy, the author of
“Looking Backward,” who died Sun-
day ‘at his home in Chicopee Falls from
consumption, will be held on Tuesday
afternoon. , "L
Messages of? condolence to. the widOw
and brothers of the late author are ar-,
riving from every part of the warld.
Correspondent il- a Convict Camp,
St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May ’
24.—Freeman Halstead, the newspaper
correspondent, who has been sentenced
to nine years’ imprisonment for taking
photographs of the fortifications of San
Juan de Porto Rico, has been conveyed
to a convict camp in orler to undergo
his sentence.
Oleoinargnrine Laws. Unconotltutionalt.
Washington; .May - 24,—The,, United
States supreme court yesterday decid-
ed cenvictionl under the ole'omargarine
laws" of Pennsylvania and NeW"Hainp-
shire, to be invalidavrthus, holding. the,
~ corner.
' " coasA‘leDITSPEOPLE. ~,~.
Queer Customs and Curious
_ Characteristics.
Corea is a splendid country. The
summer in three-fourths of the‘pro-
vinces is brig-ht, bracingnnd temper-
ate, not unlike, that of Nova Scotia.‘=.
In any case the hot weather and mos—
quitoes do not last more than a month
at the utmost. The winter is clear and
very cold, rather like that of New
York, or perhaps Quebec. Taken as a
whole the land is fertile, and the rice
especially “has a bone in it,” which
turns out tough natlyes and makes it
very highly esteemgf-geven in Japan;
Its bean crop also is:_.eht)rmous, and it
has a. plentiful supply of gold, cattle,
tobacco, hemp, paper, leather, vege-
tables, fish and' medicine. The inhab-
itants are clean made, erect, active
walkers, with a physique perhaps not
so wiry, but far superior in grace to
that of, either the Chinese or the
Japanese; not so course and uncouth
in movement asthe German physique;
perhaps more like that of the Spaniards
in general build than that of any other
European nation. Women are kept in
seclusion, and one sees none but old
bags in the market places. The men
are great eaters, indefatigable marchl
ers, ready drinkers when they can get
liquor, interminable smokers and very
quarrelsome. But they are lazy, ex-
cept under stimulus; calm and deliber-
ate, except‘under provocation; obsti-
nate, destitute of moral feeling, full of
rational religious emotion, while rec-
ognizing no religious sanctions; dirty
in person, thievish, cunning, untrust-
worthy, but affectionate and loyal if
kind-1y treated.
They are without the simpering po-
liteness of the Chinese or the dbse-
quious ceremony of the Japanese.
“Good form” is imperturbable placid-
lty, deliberation and taciturnityu Not
even a Turk can approach a Coreap in
perfect calm and‘restfulness of attitude
The trading instinct seems good and
will develop, but, of course, lack of
experience and organization keeps it
backward. The agricultural laborer
works well, and would be hard work-
ing if the fruits of his labor were se-
cured to him. Party feeling runs won-
derfully high among the official classes,
who are corrupt almost to a man, cruel
and full of fierce person-a1 hatreds; but
both civil and military mandar-ins are
often exceedingly refined in manner.
[ never saw more perfect manners in
any country than those of the general
at Torai, who entertained me in the
most princely fashion. His palace was
scrupulously clean, but plain-1y fur-
nished; his clothes were of the finest
possible texture; his hand-s and‘nails
were clean, "his hat and “button" a
marvel of" “basket work,” art and
They Have
- iewel ”carving; in short,_ his whole
bearin"g',‘as’" well as the wine and sweet-
! meatshe" gave 'me', showed the utmost "'
Peflhehent. and good. taste.+FOrtn'ight-
iy Review. !.
ACOURAGEOUS WOMEN.
The Only One Who Fought on Board a
, " Mnn-of—Wnr. '
There-lsone instance, and one only,
on record since the days of Artemisia,
the friend and allybf Alexander, con-
cerning whose naval prowess Hero-
dotus tells such wonderful stories," of a
woman who has fought on board a
man-of-war. She was the wife of one
of the gunners on- Admiral Rodney’s
flagship and plied the trade of a bum-
boat woman. It was during the war,
between France and England and rtheir
colonies, which in American history
is known as the French and Indian
war, and Rodney had charge of the
fleet in defense of the English channel.
During a hot engagement the admiral
noticed, to his great astonishment,
that a woman was— serving one of the
guns and doing it well. The fight was
too severe to interfere at the moment,
so the story goes that in spite of the
flagrant breach of discipline the ad--
miral let her alone. ..
When the enemy had struck his col-
ors he went to the woman and de-
manded: '
“What are you doing here?”
“Fighting-the French, your honor.
My ‘husbandlis wounded and down in
the "cockpit, so I took his place. And
why not, your honor? Do you think I’m
afraid of the French?
She was reprimanded very gently
and sent ashore with 10 guineas as a
reward for her bravery.—Chicago
Times-Herald. ’
The Bravest Man.
“I,” said the military individual,
"‘was first to mount the earthworks at
Gettysburg.” '
“I,” said the veteran fireman, “am he
who rescued the nine women from the
burning building last week.”
“I,” said the old coast guardsman,
"ran five miles and assisted in saving'
the crew of the schooner ‘Nancy last
December.” , a
“Gentlemen,” remarked the unob-'
trusive, bald-headed little fellow in the
"I , honor ‘ you, but I claim
precedence. Last Sunday‘my 6-months'
91d twins were baptized at morning
service, and I held them.” ‘
The three others bowed down and
worshiped him.—New York World.
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9 A Novel Bridge.
Cossack regiments are being drilled
in crossing rivers on a novel sort of
improvised bridge. Seven or eight
lances are passed between the handles
and tops of a. d-ozen-cooking-ket-tles
and are held firmly in place by the
handles, besides being tied together
with forage rcpes.‘ A dozen Such bun-
dles fasten together form one section
of a raft or floating bridge and are ca:
pable of sustainiilg ,‘half a ton -of
weight. A section can be put together
In twenty minutes—New York-.‘l‘t’ib-
one. . , ,
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‘ PARENT-’8 fiTLcs- .
l Family of Children That Dropped Papn .
and Mamma for Father and Mother
. “I was brought up," said a. fond’ . '
Father, “to say father and mother. I
lever dreamed of saying papa. and
ma‘mma when I was a. child, and I
should have made awkward work of it
f I had tried. My children until lately,
lave always said papa and momma. I
lon’t know how they got started that
way, but at the outset and fora lon r
time they never thought of saying
tnything else. Then the older ones
:00k to saying father and mother. The!
iked t‘hese titles better, and they,
thought they were better form, .too,
ind they taught the younger chlldre“
llSO to say father and mother, an '
10W they all say father and mother.
“The older children soon accustomed
:hemselves to the change; the “younger
:hildren were a little shy over it i:
irst, but they soon got pretty well use
:0 -'lt, and now we rarely hear in my
mouse papa and mamma; it is father-
lnd mother.‘ ‘ ‘
“And I must say I like it better.
i don’t think it is because that is
way I was brought up, though th e ‘
titles certainly do have to me an
ind familiar-and affectionate sound t
3 very pleasant; but I think I ll
lather and mother better anyway."
Shark Charmer: lnR‘iI-o'vforilén 653?. K
In the Persian" gulf the divers have a‘
curious way of opening the season.
They depend implicitly upon the" she;
‘conjurers, and will not descend witho -
their presence. To meet this difficulty;
the government is obliged to hire the
charmers to divert the attention of .
sharks from the fleet. ’As the seas ' ‘
approaches, vast numbers of native";
gather along" the shore and erect hutfi.‘
and tents and bazaars. At the oppoth,
tune moment—usually at midnight, o__
as to reach the oyster banks at an - e
—the fleet, to the number of eighty, 01',
a. hundred boats, pulls out to sea. Each}
of these boats carries two divers, fl
steersman and a shark charmer, and ti
manned by eight or ten rowers. otne;
conjurers remain on shore, hills“?
their bodies and mumbling incantatl U
to divert the sharks.- In case a, man?
eater is perverse enough to disregard
the charm and attack a. diver an alarm.
is given, and no other diver will do}
scend on that, day. The power of the
conjurer is believed to be hereditary,
and the efficacy of his incantation: to
be wholly independent of his religious, .
falth.—Lipplncott’s Magazine. i
‘ ' . is
The “Li-iiiu'iée do"! Sthmpl.
The newest language of' stamps is as .- ‘
follows: The stamp in the usual place
——that is, on the top right-hand corner
of the envelope-means, when upright, .
across, ‘I‘Do.
,n
“I desire your friendship,
you love me?" upside down, “Don't
write me .again;” crooked, ,‘fWrito at
once." ‘ _
When the stamp lent the-bottom core.
nor on the right hand it means, if up.
right, “Your love makes me "happy."
When it is .on the left top corner it
means, if upright,
across, “My heart is another's;" up—
side down, "Good-day, my darling.”
When it is on the bottom left hand
corner it means, upright, “Fidelity will
be rewarded;'_' across, “Do not leave
me alone in my sorrow;” upside down.
”You have withstood all trials.” When
the stamp is on the "same line as the
surname of the address, it means, if up-
right, “Accept my love;" across, “I
long to see you;" upside down, “I am >
encased." . . ..
no Olen Print- out Engraflngo.""“
Immerse the print for an hour in. a
lye made by adding to the strongest
murlatlc acid its own weight in water.
and to three-parts of this mlxtu'ro'add
one of red oxide of lead or black or
lde of manganese. Indian-ink stains .
should, in the first instance, be assist— '
ed outwith hot water; pencil-marks
should be carefully taken out with in-
dlarubber or a piece of ‘stale bread."
If the print has been mounted, the
paste on the back should be thorough
1y: removed with warm water.
“I love ,you:” "
is due notionly to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also ,
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and origihal remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
, only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par-
ties. The high standing oflthe CALI-
FORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a. guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken-
ing them, and it'does not gripe nor
nauseate. ' In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company— "
CALIFORNIA no SYRUP 60.
.~ . . . can unwelcome-l. ,. . ,
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