. Minn. Mr. Bearl acco np znying her as far as J." 'New York. 1mm. in" the highest gm. bailing W Hie-we. Actual teeunbew it cocoon.- “ W the any other brand. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER 00., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS. »Mrs. Dudline E. Raymond has sold her handsome team of bays to Banks & Damn, the liverymen, and will pur- _ chase another team. The water at the Knob is 72° ' and the bathing excellent. . Miss Maud G. Shores, of Bridgep ort, who has been a. guest of Mrs. Howard Holmes of Franklin street, has re- turned home. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. George Whelpley of Fairfield avenue, are entertaining Miss Bertha Whelpley of Bedford, N. Y. Miss Laura Pollard of Winnipauk, has recovered from an illness of ty- phoid fever and yesterday entered the State Normal school at New Britain. Miss Grace Mather, of Windsor Locks, who has been the guest of Mrs. Frederick L. Baxter, of Chestnut street, ' has returned to her home. Mrs. L. D. Woods and Miss Ina W. Overton, who have been spending some three weeks at the Mountain Dale Ho- tel, Catskill Mountains, have returned home. ' High Mass and Vespers will begin at St. Mary’s church again next Sunday after a suspension of two months on account of the warm weather. Miss Daisy Scudder is the teacher of the Séotland district school of Ridge- field. ' Paul Briggerman ~ of Washington street, has been visiting in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Price and Miss Carrie Gorham have returned from a visit in New Haven. Mr. and Mrs.J. H. King‘of'isast Nor: ., walk, have returned from a visit in N ewburg. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Raymond of West street, who have been sojourning at Asbury Park, have returned home. Miss Freda Paproh and brother Al- - fred, of New York, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. August Roettechcr, ' of North Main street. Miss Agnes Lemmens has ,returned .._to her home in Stonington, after a visit .. .of a month with Miss Jennie M. . Howard, Washington street. The trolley ride of the Baptist Young ' People’s .Union will be held Friday night. - Charles H. Glover, son of Mayor Glover, will enter Wabash College Crawfordsville, Ind., next week. Mr. .Glover is studying medicine. J. Clarence Hawkins and Wilfred Hawkins have gone to Virginia. Ben Andrews had his pocket book containing something over $5, stolen at the Yacht club Monday. Miss Anna Powell has returned to her home in Yonkers after a visit with Miss Mamie Kemp of this city. The Misses Veronica. and Ruth Riley have returned home from a visit with relatives in Danbury. Mr. Pasquale Silvia and family, will sail for France on Saturday. Jacob M. Layton has been appointed local agent of the N orth German Lloyd Steamship company. A young man named Casey ran into ' a wheel ridden by Miss Yale on the turnpike last night. Both riders escaped serious injury but Miss Yale’s wheel was badly wrecked. A new and up to date toilet room is being placed in the Norwalk hotel. Joseph Brown who was overcome by the heat on Saturday last is slowly im- proving. l-iis case wasof a serious nature. _. ' - Chief Bradley on Labor day killed with his little revolver a canine that was believed to be suffering with the rabies. Good pistol! dead dog. Mrs. Gerald H. Beard, of Golden Hill street, received a telegram Tues- day apprising her of the death of her father at his home in Minneapolis, She left at once for that city, ! home from , their James E. Prophet seeks a divorce from his wife ‘Winifred Prophet, and as she does not object it takes no . prophet to predict the ultimatum. Buckingham Post, G. A. .R' will break its summer’s furlough by meet- ing to-night. Miss Emma VanSant, of Brooklyn, is visiting at the Daskam residence on East avenue. Mrs. George Hillicker of High Park, N. Y., is'a guest of her sister, Mrs. William Johnson on Hanford place, South Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lyons returned wedding trip last night. , THE LADIES. The pleasant efiect and perfect safety with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look fOr the name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed near the botton of the package. For sale by all druggists. ‘v‘r Belden Hill. Miss Helen McQueen, of Mt. Vernon, Herbert Linda and Frank Nairne, of Brooklyn, were the guests of Mrs. Frank Brady on Labor Day. Mrs. J. C. Gregory; made a flying trip to East Orange on Tuesday. William B. Boyce, and family of East Orange, who have been summer- ing at the Bloomer cottage are so well pleased with this Corner of the land of steady‘habits that they have engaged winter quarters in Norwalk and will take possession this week. George K. Gilbert and wife, of Brooklyn, are visiting at the old home- stead on this street. North Wilton. . Miss Harriet Comstock has return~ ed to her school duties at New Haven. George Comstock and wife of Bridge- port, were in town Labor Day. Local farmers are commencing the apple harvest and the cheerful cider will soon be on tap. ——Everyhody Talks o the Klondike. With the approach of Spring and the opening days of navigation and, trans portation in Alaska, the interestin the wonderful gold mines of the Klondike is increasing. Those. of our readers who contemplate. the long journey, should put themselves intocommunica- tion promptly with The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Com- pany of Yukon. This Company, which has been organized by some of the. most prominent financiers of New York, City via St. ‘Michaels. ' It actually owns Some of the most valuable placer and quartz mines in the Klondike. The attention of our readers is called to a tatement of the Company printed in his issue. ' _._ .. ‘Fa-hlonable Earrings. The latest fashion news from the jewellers is that Paris and London lepidaries are' making history repeat itself in the setting forth'of eat-cringe; not the little drop screws and knobs so long worn, but the pendant, Victorian ornaments, such-as her Majesty wore in her young days, and still elects when it pleases her. These barbaric- looking accessories are no more likely to succeed on this .side of the water 'than the Victorian bonnet, which was donned by so'few women that wearing it rendered them exceedingly conspic. uous. . ' ~—u—-—-—-—-q’-—-— . . An ingenious ma'chi‘n’e for making sandwiches is used by many of the. ocean line steamships. It out: and butters the bread, and the machine can be arranged so that the bread need not be buttered if the operator does no want it to be so. . BEST OF ALL Favorite Remedy Cures When All Other Medicines Fail. People who suffer from Gravel, Bright-’5 Disease, Kidney, Liver or Urin- ary Troubles, Pain in the Small of the Back, Frequent Desire to Urinate, es- pecially at night, who feel a Scalding , , Pain in Pass- ' ing Water, and whose urine is imentafter standing 2. short time, there is a medicine which will cure those ailments. ' ‘It is - ' banana '9”!lele Favorite ' Remedy. It has cured when all other medicines have‘failed. It can be obtained at drug- stores for $1 abottle. It is needed by the army of trawling salesmen, ‘by thousands of railroad men. by those who are kept in offices breathing foul air and sitting or standing all day long, as all of these employments breed kidney and bladder trouble. SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE.—If you 4 are a. sufferer. or if you have a. suffering friend, send your name and address to the Dr. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y., when a sample bottle of Favorite Remed and pamphlet ' containing valuable in ormation will be I n mailed free to you. Be sure to mention ‘ Ilse name of t/zz's paper w/zrnyou wrz‘z‘e. l l » buy a bottle of it orpend for sample. After e'ght years of agony, Clarence'Van Os- trom.of Stissing. Dutchessbm N.Y., was cured of Gravel by Favorite Remedy. 'Don it you, tender. need a medicme of this kind? It 'so. 9"“ m A HAPPY TELEGRAM. Jane was going to be married. The contract was all" ready to-be signed that very evening, and the notary with her fiancee were to come dowu from town by the same train in .time for dinner (Jane’s father lived in the coun- . try); but as the happy groom-elect was never known to be on time in any of his appointments, Jane’s papa had privately sent off a telegraphic dis- patch half an hour ago, saying to the young man: “Do not come too late," so now all was in readiness. The eventful night had come, the guests for the ceremony of Signing the contract had arrived, and all waspre- pared. The little brideéto-be began to feel nervous as the hour drew near for Jean’s arrival. Wheels on the drive! She flew to the door. The notary alone 'had come by the six o’clock train-no Jean. Twenty times at least she had gone to the end of the long terrace to catch 9. glimpse of his ap- proach, but nothing. met her view. “Bah,” said her father, “do not fid- get, so, my child, he will come by the eight train; he is very charming, this [over of yours, but he is always late.” “Oh, papa." “Yes, yes, always behind time.” At eight o’clock they sent again to the station, but no Jean was there. Dinner was served without him, Jane trying bravely to be cheerful with her guests, but as the hours passed and no lover appeared, she could bear it no longer. She left the room and ran to the end of the terrace, where she could weep in solitude, but a young cousin—a fine-looking fellow—had fol- lowed her and said gently,— “You weep, Jane,” Jane sobbed out,— “Oh, think what an affront—how can I face all these people?" “Do you love him so much?” Wmuch now; but I was happy in being married; all my school‘ mates at the convent are married al- ready." . Jacques smiled. “Never mind,‘ said he, “we’ll- find another husband for you.” “You think that so easy? Papa was a long time selecting Jean.” “But suppose I know of another; eh, little cousin?“ Jane answered joyously,-—- “A11. then I should quickly give Jean his dismissal; but, oh dear,'when I think that all the arrangements are made, that to-morrow the wedding guests will be here—I feel as if I should die with shame, I wish I could—" “Foolish girl, there is no need for that; If you take my advice, there will be no excuses._.to make to the" guests; rthe bridegroom of whom I speak will ask nothing better than to marry you at once, for :he loves you; he has loved you for years, but he did not dare to e ., . p 3 _ , . ‘run‘s' its.1i‘ne of steamers to .Dawson‘ “t 1.1 you his love, because he believed you loved the other, and if you marry him 'to-morrow, he will be the happi‘ est ’of men.” I‘St‘ruggling‘with emotion, lie ceased for a. :moment, then'said softly.— = ; - ' . “Little cousin." “Jacques." “Well?" “Well, I do not regret this Jean. I will not give him another thought. Bring your friend here.” Jacques took her hand. “Have you not divinedz‘that it is I who love, who adore you, who has loved you for years; I know I am not: a sentimental fellow like the other, but my heart is yours alone.” Jane thought for a. moment, then said quietly,— “Jacques, I believe it is you I have loved, after all, Without knowing it. for as you spoke just now my heart beat with joy. ’But come, let us go to papa—the notary is here;_there is noth- ing to do but change the name in the . contract, and Ito-morrow we will be married. We will leave directly after the wedding breakfast, and when the other comes he will find me gone.” They laughed together like children, ' and ran to explain matters to her fath- er, who was not quite so ready to catch the situation. _ “Why, you stupid fellow, never speak before?” did you “Because Jane was riCh and I poor.” . “But now—” “Now, I, too am rich. A distant relative has left me all his fortune of two hundred thousand francs, which enables me to ask the hand of Jane without being regarded as a fortune hunter.” The father speedily became recon- ciled to the change or bridegrooms, saying—— “All is prepared; the priest will be here tomorrow, and the marriage will take place after all—and when the other comes, how furious he will be}. But he will be as he always is—too late.” II t O t t It The happy couple had just driven away from the house next morning, when a note was brought to the old gentleman, with which was inclosed a telegraphic blank. It was his own dis- patch. He read the letter accompanying it and rubbed his hands. ‘ “No wonder he is furious, poor fel- low! I sent him amessage thus: ‘Do not ,come too late,’ and the operator made it read thus: ‘Do not come; too latc.’ ”—Argonaut, Mrs. Fetter—Did you see that? Dix- 7 on seized that rocking chair and was into it before his wife had a chance to reach it. And on his Wedding trip, :00! Mr. Potter—That’s just it. where Dixon is smart. suspect that he is on his wedding tour don’t you see? And, besides, he gets the chair. ' M“; ‘ -«-. -1 , s. 0‘ There’s Jdeep Spanish fiOu-nce is- extremely pop- ‘ achieving. It was her suggestion re-. ._....§_..— .- .. ......._.. .. “m..- . Nobody will , ' '- memos INGGAZETTE . Scientific T‘ld Bits. A person walking at the rate of four miles an hour consumes 2,300 cubic inches of air. per minute. A process has been recentlyperfect- ed by which-thin sheets of absolutely transparent celluloid are silvered by a. similar process to that formerly used on glass. The beautiful colors seen in the soap bubble arise from the fact that the bub— ble, being very thin, reflects light from both the outer and inner surfaces of the film. A burglar-proof glass has been in- vented by a smart manufacturer. It is made by pouring molten glass over a network of steel wire. It is specially adapted for skylights and jewellers’ windows. General Vennkofl, a Russian, has dis- covered a magnetic pole of the earth, or something like it, at Kotchetowka, in the government of Koursk. The mag- netic needle freely suspended becomes vertical there; but at 60ft. from the centre it inclines 1 deg. from the verti- cal. Perhaps the phenomenon is due to magnetic ore beneath the surface of the ground. The Persians in 516 B. C. invented a transparent glass varnish, which they laid over sculptured rocks to prevent them from weathering. This casting has lasted to our day, while the rocks beneath are honey-combed. “Hunger stones” have been seen in the Rhine this winter. They appear only when the water is very low, and the date of their appearance is then cut in- to them. They are believed to for- bode a. year of bad crops. In Summer Array. 'Dame Fashion has sunk into her usual midsummer lethargy. Stagna- presses this condition of affairs and the causes are manifold. In the first place the fashionable woman has laid in a store of gowns of every descrip— tion necessary for a summer campaign at mountain or seaside, and in the second place the swell courturieres are busily planning and concocting novel and original designs to startle the eyes of the fall shoppers. Still the large establishmentsshow many toilets and dainty accessories to the toilet.‘ which, if not new, are cer- tainly worthy of mention. The sum- mer months have brought forth a. be- wildering array of gowns, hats and' parasols, which. are glorious in their rich colorings and convey the impres- sion when a bevy of summer girls are gathered together'cf a large garden of . gayly colored flowers. Very few severe gowns are seen, and when'they are they are made conspicuous "by their' very simplicity. Flouncen for Skirts. Flounbes put on straight all around are equally as fashionable as -'those arranged. to curve upwards as they are . carried towards the 'back‘of‘ the skirt. The latter style is less famtliar and on manyifornis more graceful; On a? great number of the gowns for general wear this heasOn the gored" skirt with one ular. The gored breadths may reach under the flounce, or may end where I. - the top of the flounce begins. Thisetyie fie much used‘for light silks, ton-sneer ' T'w'bols; and'every sort of wash material, ' and trimmings are employed which best harmonize with the sort of fabric selected. Ruche's, folds and i-oWs of‘ narrow velvet ribbon are used for silk, 'and'shirrin’g and tucking in various widths for light wools. . A Good use. A woman who is the owner of e rarely handsome mahogany table finds. it at once her pride and her despair to keep it up to the, high standard of condition which she insists upon cently that she intended to make in- quiries of her cabinet maker to see if it were not possible to have a glass top fitted over it as is done on trays. It would be easy, as she explains, to keep 'the glass polished and flawless, and through its transparency the beauty of the table would be apparent, while perfectly protected. Some other housekeeper may like to similarly pur- sue the suggestion, although its possi- bility is uncertain. When Planning In . crnery. Some one suggests that to watch auc- ‘tion sales for a store show case is a good idea when planting a. fernery. A wooden frame may be painted a dark green, and the glass box is just what is needed for the warm, moist air on which ferns, mosses and certain other plants of this nature thrive. i 1w ‘ BY PAUL CARSON. v ____ Miss Berwick was small and retir- ing, while the city was big and eg- gressive. The two did not get on well together. Miss Berwick sewed for a living and dwelt in a little hall bed: room up four flights of stairs, in com- pany with a tiny oil stove and dimin- utive folding bed. She was in mortal dread of both of these articles, fearing that one Would blow up-or the other fold up unex- pectedly’and find her unprepared. ,Miss Berwick had a cousin, Mrs. Green, her only relative and friend in the unfniendly city. This cousin in- vited Miss Berwick to a. Sunday din- ner, an invitation which was gladly ac- cepted, for, having on Saturday night paid a. week’s room rent in advance, there was only a dollar left in Miss Berwick’s shabby pocket-book, and a good square meal was not to be light- ly declined. Mrs. Green lived in the suburbs," sev- eral blocks from a car line, and trudg- ing thitherward in the hot sun, the little woman found herself looking backward to the hard winter during which she had barely existed. “I don’t see how I can ever live through another,” she thought. Mrs. Green occupied one of those ag- gravating houses whose front door opens directly into the frontrroom— “the parlor,” Mrs. Green called it—and there Miss Berwick was cordially welcomed by the Greens big and little. She took off her bonnet and laid it with her pocket-book and gloves on a stand near the door, and went out to dinner, which was ready in the adjoin- ing room. Mrs. Green carefully closed the parlor door to keep out the heat, and no one remembered to lock the front door. They sat at’ the table a long time, but upon‘ their return to the cooler room the visitor at once noticed that something had happened. 'The purse still lay where it had been placed, but how changed! Instead of being a flat, vaerty—stricken cket- book, its normal condition, it was partly open, and its fat sides were nearly bursting with greenbacks. “Look here!” Miss BerWick gasped. Mrs. Green looked. “Henry,” she called sharply, “come I here!" ' Mr. Green, dropping his pipe, came in hastily from the porch. , “Where did that money come from?" ‘demanded Miss Berwick. .. “Where?” echoed Mrs. Green. “It’s-a miracle!” said MiSs Berwick. -“Miracles.',,are not ., so easily ex- plained,” rejoined the practical Mr. Green, calmly. . ‘ “Explain‘this, then,” said his wife. “That‘ is- "easy. '15 the? street door locked?” ' ' " . it Livas a'jar. _ “‘And' look‘here,” crieers. Green. “here’s my "Evangeline’ with the-leaf :torn out,” picking it up frOm the floor: land sure enough, some one had hastily torn a fly leaf from the front'of “Ev-an- .geline,.”.and being in a hurry had left theka on~ the floor where it fell. “Let’s count it," suggested ‘Miss Ber- Wick, and to their.astonishment they ' found fifteen hundreddollars. ' '“I’m going to turn-it over to the po- ‘lice 'at once," she declared. " “That’s right," assented" Mr. Green. “I'll go down with you.” “And so will I," said his wife, feel- ing'that her cousin would need a wo- man’s sympathy when giving up fif- teen hundred dollars, even if it did belong to some one else. An hour later a man and two wo- men, one of the latter excited and the other looking scared. appeared before the chief of, police with fifteen hundred dollars and an astounding story as to where they got it. The chief took the money, however. locked it up with “Evangeline,” which Mrs. Green had brought along as a possible clue. The chief said, “The owner will doubtless notify the department 'of his loss or else the morning papers will advertise it.” The chief of police retained the mon- ey and the copy of “Evangeline,” and then the morgue—that great revealec of secrets—unravelled the mystery. One day the body of awell-dressed woman was takenfrom the river. On her hand was a wedding ring. In an oil-silk bag attached to a chain around her neck and worn inside her clothing was a diamond ring, twenty-five dol- lars in money, and a note written on a piece of paper whose jagged edges were afterward found to fit exactly in the place where the fly leaf was torn from Mrs. Green’s “Evangeline.” The note read: “I am a childless widow, without a relative. They say I am insane. It may be. I am going to drown myself in the river that flows at my feet while I write .this. Better death than a mad- house. I had fifteen hundred dollars, which was left of my husband's life insurance. I saw a door ajar‘ and went in and put the money in a' pocket- book. It looked as if its owner were poor. I give the money to the ownei of the pocket-book.” That was all, no date, no name, and there was no mark on the clothing, which was evidently of foreign make. The woman looked like a French wo- and Mrs. Green and Miss Berwick fol- lowed her to the grave. Months elapsed, and all hope of learning anything more being'aban. doned, the money and ring were turned over to Miss Berwick, who gave the ring to Mrs. Green. Then, before another winter gripped the city in its cold arms, Miss Ber— wick fled to the quiet country town of her girlhood, where, having established a little notion store, she lived the rest nf her life in harmony with her en- vironment. , - _ #~ “A . .- ‘ ', l MISS BERWICK’S LUCK ‘had been engaged at “enormous man. They buried her decently. Mr. ' PADDY PLAYED WELL AND LONG. shuts Out the Other Stars and. Gives the- Entire Concert. 2 I dare say you haue heard of Pader- ewski’s love for his own particular pi- ano and his absorption therein. He gave proof of his passion 'in rather-pa." \' ’ realistic, fashion one evening, When young Mr. ' proprietor of the Lbndbn Daily Mail and thirty odd other, papers.- gave an “at home" in his beautiful house in Berkeley square, to which all London west of Bond street seemed 1to try and seek admission. There was a long list of artists who ex- pense," as the bills say, and among these were Paderewski, Melba, Plan— con, Johannes Wolff, Eames, -etc., all. of whom came with their checks al- ready in their pockets. Paderewski got five hundred pounds in advance and brought his own piano; Melba. received - three hundred pounds, for which she was to sing three songs, and the others had sums varying from one hundred to two hundred and fifty pounds, ac- cording to their importance. Early in the evening there was a tremendous crush, particularly in the neighborhood of the dining room. Not-hing seemed to serve to thin the crowd. The music was adventised to begin aE 11.30, but owing to the frightful crush, the host decided to turn on the musicians an hour earlier. . So they approached M. Paderewski and asked him if he would begin the concert. Certainly he would, and there was an immediate ruSh for the drawing room. For fifteen minutes the pianist held the audience spellbound with his wonderful] music. He played anything and everything and seemed absolutely lost in the chords and rhapsodies of his instrument. Half-an hour more and Paderewski was still playing. The au- dience began to thin out and seek the neighborhood of the supper room again. Ha-rmsworth commenced to wring .his hands in despair, and Melba, who was standing by, with her music in her band, ready to sing, began to scowl and look glum. No one dared stop Paderewskl. Half past 11 and he was still playing. Twelve o'clock, and 'the great master was fairly revelling in a. whirlwind of music, while Melba, with her notes in her hand, Wolff, with his. fiddle under his arm, and'Planoon, with a frown on his face, stood behind the young Napoleon of journalism and cursed between their teeth. Paderew- ski was having a grand 'time of it. Finally, at half past 12, after two hours of. fun (for him), he stopped, gave a. grand-flourish of his right arm, ran his fingers through his hair. and walked out of the room with a. most gracious smile on his face. He did not know that he“had kept anyone waiting. He had forgotten his very existence, While Melba and the others fumed and fretted their tempers away. There were exactly eighteen people in the room when Melba sang her one and only song ofthe evening, and then swept out of the house in a tower of indignation. The other'o did not get a lock-in at -all.-—Chicago Inter-Ocean. HOW FAR ONE NEWSPAPER WENT. Price People in Alanine Paid for News of Dewey's Victory. , , "Papa." Cobb, the old Harvard ath- lete, who returned from Dawson on the Roanoke with a. big'vbag of gold, told the following story about patriot- ism for the Stars and'St‘ripes at (Daw- son: ' “One day a man showed up in camp with a single copy of a newspaper con- taining the first account'of- Dewey‘s victory at Manila. This single paper was the first intimation we had of the great thin-gs our navy had been doing, and it was sought after more eagerly than gold. “An enterprising Yankee purchased It for $10, and then hired Tammany hall for the evening. He charged 50 cents and packed the hall. He read the paper to the crowd and after every sentence there was a warwhoop. It made the walls of the building trem- ble. The success of the venture was so pronounced that he rented the hall for the next night and reaped another har— vest. He made $400 off that one news— paper and sold it 'to a. miner who was going into the diggings for $50."——Sea.t- tie Post-Intelligencer. Music an Aid to the Sick. The theory that music is a sedative to the nerves is no new one, and has . been fairly well tested. Mr. Gladstone during the many weeks of acute neural- gia. which ushered in 'the last phase of his fatal illness found greatrelief in music. Mr. Herbert Spencer is said to have had recourse to music for the re- lief of nervous disturbance; and the empress of Austria \is reported to have been cured of neuralgia by certain strains of sound repeated at frequent intervals. Many other illustrious suf— ferers have had their pain charmed away by the same sweet medicine. The “music cure” had considerable vogue some time ago in Germany, and aspec- ia-l hospital for its systematic applica- tion was established in Munich, fl ‘ . 4 WISE PAPA. ., fl"; Small Boy—Pop, dey say dat do fish is biting today. Big Father—Wail, youstick ter your work and day won’t» biteyon. u _.v-~-—-.o... - Alfred Harmsworth; :the" '
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