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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
John Kirsch is ill at his home on
Chapel street, and Dr. Dumortier is in
attendance.
The City council will meet to-night.
A. Dreyfuss is visiting friends in
New York.
Charl as Gehrman is on the sick list.
Y
lidwlard Kelly has removed from
Cedar to Lowe street. '
The main office of meg-Metropolitan
Insurance company, now located in
Lauder-s block, South Ncrwalk, will
be transferred to Stamford-after Jann-
ary 1st, and the branch (office, now in
Stamford, located hEre.
Mrs. Enoch S. Bowen will move, to:
morrow, from John Tryo i’s houre on
Osbornavenue to her new house on
St. John avenue, East Net-walk.
Mrs. Robert Thompson has returned
Tron. Oyster Bay, L 1., where she nat-1
tended the funeral of her brother.
William C, Thomas. of East avenue,
is entertaining his father, Chester
3 homas, of Litchfield, over Christmas.
Arthur Malkin, of Norwalk, enter-
tiined friends, Tuesday evening, in
honor of the twenty-first anniversary
of his birthday.
Mrs. Charles M' Lawrence, of Lowe
street, went to Claremont, N. H.,
Tuesday, to spend the holidays with
'her son, Rev. John Lawrence.
Rev. Charles W. Shelton and wife, of
East avenue, will sail, Saturday, for
Naples, italy. They will take their
wheels and intend to visit many places
of interest. The trip is taken so as to
give Mr. Shelton a long-needed rest.
{William O’Reilly and Willard Wad-
.'hams are employed in Olsen Brothers’
Norwalk shoe store during the holiday
. trade.
9 —Live Merchants Keep their name.
An Advertisement
in THE GAZETTE will to ream
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GOOD—H
l Five Hours to Washington via Royal Blue Line.
Three new trains daily from New
York; make the quickest time between
:here. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
‘Washington, reaching the latter city
~in 5 hours. They depart from Central
R. R. of New Jersey station boat of
Liberty street at 11:30 a. in. 1:00 p. m.
rn. South Ferry boat of
Whitehall street, :3 minutes earlier.
The latter train is known as the “Royal
Blue Limited,” composed entirely of
parlor and dining ears that were built
especially for this service by the Pull~
man Palace Car Company. and are con-
ceded to be the finest specimens of the
car builder’s art turned out in modern
times. A general change of time on
the Royal Blue Line occurred Novem-
ber 20th, involving other fast trains
throng h to Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington.
YOU’RE ALWCAYS
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PRESIDENTS AS TRAVELERS.
Nat-ion are Not Uncommon.
President McKinley's
taking a trip of some extent about
the country during his term of olllcz.
is directly in line with an example
set by \Vnshington and followed by
several of the Presidents. In March,
179]. the “Father of his Country"
inadc a journey from the n:1ti<.n.;l
capital at Philadelphia to what was
then the extreme South, lcorgin. The
route was through Frederickslmrzg
and Richmond, Va, to \Vilmington.
N. 0., and Charleston to Savannah.
thence to Augusta, Columbia and the
interior towns of North Carolina and
western Virginia, about 1,800 IDlItS.
Instead of a train of palace cars,
spacious andsumptuous, and provid-
ed with everything to minister to the:
wants of a traveller, the first Presi-
dent and his little party set off or.
their journey with one set of horses
and. making occasional stops. Bud
roads and a 'jolting carriage made it
Iimpossible to cover many miles a
day. and Washington and his com-
panions were greatly fatigued and the
horses much redimed in flesh when,
on July 6, after an absence of ninety
days, the party returned to Philadel-
phia. But he brought himself before
the people, and was cheered by 111?
demonstration of a nation's respect.
Another journey that became his-
toric was the protracted tour of Presi-
dent Monroo through a large part of
the Northern and Middle States. in-
specting various public works and
gaining much information as to the
state of those. parts of the country.
He was received with every demon-
stration of respect and cordiallty by
another tour through the Southern
States,
L'resulcnt Andrew .Jonnson's speech-
making tour in 1866 from “fishing-
ton to Chicago, which, because, of
one of his own expressions, became
known as "swinging round the cir-
cle," is also a matter of history. It
was the fortune of President Grant
to make several journeys among the
people, the most extended being a
trip,‘ in the fall of 1875, to Salt Lake
City by 'way of St. Louis and Omaha,
on his return passing through Chi.
cago.
out in large numbers to welcome
him. and on several occasions the
vociferous greetings and immense
crowds caused the reserved and taci-
turn warrior to make short speeches.
At a Grand Army reunion at Des
Moines. 1a., on Oct. '11, 1875. President
Grunt uttered these words: ' ,
"Let us labor for the security of
free thought. free speech, free press.
pure morals. unfettered religious con-
victions, and equal riglrts and privi-
leges of all men. irrespective of na-
tionality. color or religion.”
President Cleveland made an ex-
tended “'cstcrn trip in his first term.
President Benjamin HarrisOn started
on his journey to the Pacific coast in
1891. He travelled 10,000 miles and
delivered 140 impromptu addresses.
Warm Underwear,
'\
Extended Tours of Chief Magistrates of the ,
action in .
‘ quin.
the people. and two years later made-4
The people everywhere turned -.
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. ~94
The edible birtl’gi'iiea'st is formed by
a‘swiftlet, known as Peale’s Swiftlct.
The birds build a great number on
the precipices and the caverns of the
steep islands of the limestone series
I
‘ which form one of the-characteristics
of the gulf, and fragments of which
occur at Mergu’i, on the west coast, in
the Malay Archipelago, and in Ton-
Ench of the islands under
Praya Chaiya has a guard of men up-
on it, livihg in small cottages high up
in. some nook of the limestone rock,‘
like a Norwegian hut, or down’ on the
spotless sand of the single little cove,
beneath a palm or two.
ing of the nests is effected by 1211054:
men three times a year—in the hot
season and at rthe begining and end
of the rains. Great care has to be ex-
ercised that the nests should be taken
at the, moment when the birds have
just finished building, and before any
eggs are laid, for if this has happened
the birds are said not to build again.
The collection of the nests is risky.
owing to their inaccessibility. but it
is profitable, owing to the high prices
they fetch, (about 505. a pound for
white and 255. to 30$. for theinferior
or red-colored nests) and not a little
poaching is indulged in by the crews
of boats navigating the gulf. The com
sequence of ibis is that the guards
.are all armed, and open fire on any
boat they see approaching their island
nearer than 100 yards without further
explanation being needed. and many
a boat blown off the land and sorely
in need of shelter or fresh water has
to slicer off again with :1 little extra
ballast: on board in the shape of buck-
shot or ‘Snider bullets—4‘4eogrnphical
Journal.
Prince Henry of Germany had two
Interviews with the Emperor of China
and it is reported on what appears to
be good authority that he gave that
unfortunate monarch advice which.
while undoubtedly good, did not show
that profound respect for antique.
ideas and methods to be expected
[from a pillar of such an anachronism
.as the Teutonic throne. The Prince,
it is said, urged the Emperor to aban
:don the holy seclusion in which all his
riancestors have lived, and by making
,h'imself the real and active head of
his State and his army, to render the
:perpetuaition of China as a nation one
fat the possibilities. The attendant
~Mandarins heard this sort of talk
with easily explicable "horror, for ill;
case of any such change, of course.
their laboriously acquired learning
Would instantly be revealed as utter
ignorance, but the Emperor listened
with attention, and murmured what-
ever may be the Chinese equivalent of
“I’ll think it over.” The narrative
from which these facts—nor rumors—
are taken says that Prince Henry‘s
visit seems to have acted like a
strange new tonic on the royal hermit,
and at a private council with his Min.
isters, held soon after the Prince do
parted, he propounded to them incon
venient questions as to why and hop
China came to be in its present humil-
iating gondition.
Thc (-ollcc'r- "
"behind the foetlights.
ing to Juliet is irresistibly laughable. ‘
JAMUSE’MENTS.
“‘McDoodle’s Flats.”
The following from the Wheeling
News is said of McDoodle’s Flats which
appears at Hoyt’s Theatre, to-night.
This furiously funny farce, with its
side splitting situations and droll dia-
logue was presented for the second time
at the Grand opera house last night,
and kept a large audience in a contin-
ual uproar of laughter. J. K. Mullen,
as “Roger McDoodle,” is (one of the
funniest Irish comedians upon ’ the
stage. Everything he does, everything
he says appeals to the risibilities, and
there are no dull moments while he is
His love mak-
The balance of the cast is capable, and
the ladies are. all vivacious and pretty.
A feature which never fails to score a
tremendous hit is the musical specialty
of Berry and Hughes, who play a num-
ber of instruments. Theytook encores
upon each instrument last night. A
large audience of ladies is witnessing;
the performance this afternoon. The
engagement will close to-night.
”aw——
n: a'ere m. unalsefl’aris. there is a
tombstone hearing at the top the in-
scription “Adele Ronald. 1836. I
await you.” Underneath is “Louis
Ronald, 1881. Here am I." Some
youngster has scribbled at the bottom
the pithy. criticism. “He took his
time.”—T i d-Bits.
“Dinnis Halligan, you are charged
with heating your wife. \Vhat have
you to say for yourself?"
“Av yer Honor plaze. oi don’t t’ink
oi bate her at all, at all.”
“Den": thin." 1:32; best he
“No, 501'; of oi’d be’n riffereeln’ the
schra'p mesilf oi’d called it a draw.”
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Annual Sales over6,000.000 Boxer:
EEC“! u
. E'GR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
such. as Wind and Pain' in the'Stomach.
: Giddiness. Fulness after meals. -Head-
‘ ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings
; of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costivoness.
Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills. Dis-
turbed Sleep. FrightfuloDi-eams and all
Nervous and Trembling Sensations.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF
IN. TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer
will acknowledge them to be
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
ltEECflAM’s PILLS. taken as direct-
ed. will quickly restore Females to com-
plete health. They promptly remove
obstructions or irregularities of the sys-
tem and cure Sick Headache. For :1
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
EN MEN. WOMEN 0R CHILDREN
Beecham’s Pills are ‘
Without a Rival
And have the
LARGEST SALE
‘62 any Patent Medicine in the Worm.
9.5a. at. all Drug Stores.
SORRY
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FOUR STORES :
2 t! I 279 Broadway,n. Chambers
47 Cortlandt St., near Churo
211 Sixth Avenue near l4thS
To Men. ’
A Christmas Present
NEW YORK ClTY.
should be something useful and it will be all the more appre-
aated. There are a score of things we- can suggest that
would make a seasonable gift, and here are some of them:
SNUG, GLOVES
WARM Housecoa’ts a great variety in Shed: 8:
for easy lounging purposes,in ans, also lined, from.
heavy materials, varied colors, . 7 5 0 up to $ 2 5 o
I I I
at from
$2.50t0$l 2.00. NECKWEAR
in a great variety of the latest
FANCY VESTS, styles, beautiful new designs and
single and double breasted, Per- shades, at
Stan effects, in plaids and checks. 2 3c. up to $ 1 . 50.
Also the New 'l‘attersall Vest,
double breasted, CUFF BUTTONS & SCARF
PINS that make neat and hand-
$ 2 I 5 09 $ 3 I 5 o) $5 some presents, solid gold; and
Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, I 1 ‘ P la
Mufflers, Canes, Umbrellas, gigeiate settings, at opt: r
. AND EVERYTHING FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR.
If 51285 or styles are not right, we will exchange for you after the Holidays.
CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS and FURNISHINGS FOR MEN.
Outfitters
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:CQ’jli supplying of ”Q
as! Your Boy’s clothing » ll.‘
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Everything we have—(and we have
as}, everything) passes the test of rigid g
MI scrutiny. We know what to make H<
Q! and how to make it. Q
(Sill Suits, Reefers, Overcoats HQ
>5! —-all the best. %
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gm §E3T& CO Boys' Clothing by farm'sbz'ng the 39
@E 8:53? rig/72‘ kind at reasonable prices, @
Q! 23d st" whether for ‘lvork, play or dress IQ
@fl .‘ $3; occasions. E
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as:
@ THE GAZETTE covers the cream,
of the trade in this section. An advertise-
ment in its columns will pay.
1stmas ‘ *
at you didn’t buy more “useful” presents for yen]: friends. - Let us suggest
FOR MEN AND BOYS 2—— J
A GOOD WARM ULSTER,
AStylish Reefer or0vercoa-t,
.A. WELL MADE SUIT,
as something that gives permanent satisfaction. It doesn’t take much money to buy these things, if you
can also supply
Kid, Castor or g
' ~ Cloth Gloves,
and the thouasnd and one things that men use, and would be happy to have
see if we are not right.
FRANCIS & .00., 98 Washington Street,
' soUTI-I NOB-WALK. CONN.
. call at THE RIGHT PLACE—and we suggest, medestly, that 98 Washington Street IS THE PLACE. 'LWe
Beautiful Neckties,
Fine ‘ Handkerchiefs,
you “GIVETHEM FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT." Try game and
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