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Special Correspondence
The recent sale of unclaimed parcels
from the dead letter office, proved to
be a lottery with but few prizes. This
is an annual event and comprises
some hundreds of thousands of pack- .
ages—and letter offices accumulations.
Sometimes something worthy of at-
tention as to value arrives. It is put
by itself, in a separate parcel. and-
suitably described in the catalogue.
There is no deception in this business.
A couple of years ago one of the pack- ,
ages was declared to contain an opera-
gliass holder of gold and pearl. It was
further advertised that the name of“
Rosalind Bright was engraved on the
article in question. A man came along
who knew Rosalind Bright—an actress
she was, it appeared. Nay, more. ac—,
cording to his account, he had been
one of a committee which presented:
the opera-glass holder in question to’
the lady. Nevertheless, the dead let-i
ter oflice could not deliver it to him.i
because he was not the owner. Miss’
Bright was communicated with, and;
—a=stonishing to say—she declared;
that she had owned such an article,(
but that it was still in her possession. l
The solution of the problem was that
Miss Bright had instrusted the holder ,
to a gentleman of her acquaintance;
who was to have it mended. He‘
dropped it, accidentally, in the Chicago
postoffice, whence it was forwarded to
Washington. Not wishing to acknow1~§
edge his fault, he 'had‘another made,
as nearly as possible like the original,
by a local jeweler, and handed it over
to the fair Rosalind.
Detached parts of bicycles, such as'
sprocket-wheels, tires, saddles and all
sorts of other stray fragments of
wheels, float in to the dead letter oflfice.
and have to be made into suitable par-
cels for action. Cheap jewelry has
been more plentiful in lost bundles
during the last twelvemonth than ever _
before. This Seems to be because so
many publishers nowadays send out
such stuff as premiums to subscribers.
Tobacco firms also, and soap-making
concerns, give jewelry in exchange for
a specified number of wrappers re-
«moved from their own manufactured
products. Even the most respectable
insurance companies have gone into
this sort of lbusiness.
Thomas Jeii‘»-rson’s Library.
In his search through the Congres—
sional library for the books formerly
belonging to the collection of Thomas
Jefferson, Librarian Young has suc-
ceeded in identifying between 0000
and 8000 volumes by the secret mark
inserted in the books in Jefferson’s
own handwriting. These, books are to
be gathered together and preserved be- I
hind glass doors. in a room adjoining;
the reading room for the blind. The?
new library building is in a very large 5
measure a monument to the venerable ;
Senator Moi-rill who is nearly 90 years ‘
old. for it was under his fostering care
that the project grew in national in-
terest and application.
Ainerimui Beer in Hon;- Kong. |
According to recent information
from Hong Kong, China. it appears
that since the arrival there of the
American squadron. at least three
brands of American beer have firmly
established themselves there. and one
brand of whiskey. Canned meats and
fruits have also come to stay. Our
bicycles are favorites; but as the op—-
portunity of using them is restricted.
the demand can never be great or
worthy of serious competition. “lith—
in the last three months the agent of
an American sewing machine obtained
an order for 1200 machines from an
English firm, and at the same time an
order for a considerable number of
bicycles, which his company makes
with the same plant that they use for
the sewing machines. There will be
an increasing demand for cheap sew-
ing machines among the Chinese. and
energetic measures ought to be taken
to control the market.
The Chinese Trade.
The trade with the Chinese is a pc-
culiar one, requiring much patience.
tact and perseverance. Generally
speaking. the class of goods most in
demand is of a cheap, flashy nature,
commonly known as Birmingham
wares, and those of a kindred class,
“made in Germany,” in imitation. The
Germans are .the sole importers of the
latter, and their small commissions
and methods of doing business enable
them'to compete keenly with the for-
mer. The method of carrying on busi-i
ness is peculiar to the East. Credit
cf from three to four months is usually
iveln, but it is worthy of note that its
‘bservance is oftenest respected in the
-.ch. In consequence of keen com-
etition, the agreed term is often dis-
egarded, the Chinaman taking deliv-
ry and paying for his goods in in-
tallments to suit his convenience.
Division of Parties.
Is imperialism to divide parties and
.ver close friendships? It begins to
ook so. Think of Senators Hoar and
est working for the same end. In-
‘eed, party feal'ty seems to have little
nfluence whenever this question is'I
onsidered. And if this is so in Con-
Iress, how much more striking is the
ist of anti-imperialists among public
en. Take the vice-presidents of the
.ague, for instance: Andrew Carnegie,
harles F. Adams, former Senator
.‘ orge F. Edmunds, Samuel Gompers,
ohn C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia; Her-
I rt Myrick, orator of the National
range; Edward Atkinson, Patrick A.
illins, (ax-United States Consul to
iondon; Samuel Bowles, of the
.prinvgfield Republican; Carl Schurz,
ohn Sherman, James C. Garter, Bish-
p Henry C. Potter, Governor H. S.
’ingrec, of Michigan; Grover Cleve-
nd, Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland:
ongressman Hanry U. Johnson, of
idliana. and John G. Carlisle.
01;; almost any other question” of
enemies or public policy these men
ould mix about as easily as oil and
ater. SEN .cro a.
'ower three years ago.
‘ that several
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LATEST ABOUT W. W. ASTOR.
Rumors That He Is to Be Knighted by
Queen Victoria.
About millionaires there are always
rumors of one kind and another, and
there have been many of all varieties
concerning Mr. Astor. He now moves
in the best English society, and all
the. gossips of America declare that
he is to be the first angio-American
who will be honored with a title. It
is suggested that Her Majesty will
bestow upon him a knighthood “in
recognition of his social, literary, and
artistic services.” .
Although Mr. Astor has renounced
his own country, he evidently thinks
we do some things better here than in
England. Many of his goods come
across the Atlantic. '
Catalogues are sent over to him,
and he orders what he wants from
them.
On one occasion it was a new car-
riage that he wan-ted, and he is said
to have waited for it until an Ameri-
can firm had sent him its new cata-
logue. _
“Surely English carriages are just
as good as those?” remarked a
friend. '
“Yes,” Mr. Astor replied, “they are
in one way. They wear as well, but
3 they wear you out at the same time.
‘ I want springs, and cushions, and rub-
ber tires, and all utho-date appliances.
The old way is hardly good enough
for me.” ' -
Mr. Astor became a sorrowful wid-
Mrs. Waldorf
Astor was a lady of good family, a
Miss Paul, and her husband was pas-
sionately devoted to her. He wanted
her to be the ruler of American soci~
ety, for which distinction she was em-
inently fitted; but her own inclina~
tions stopped short of this, and he
was disappointed. A story is told that
one day Mr. Astor happened to pass
a post-office and heard the name of
Mrs. Astor mentioned. He promptly
stopped his carriage, alighted, went
into the postoifice, and inquired if
there were any letters for his wife
there. The official in charge replied
had arrived there for
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WILLIAM \VALDORF ASTOR.
“Mrs, Astor,” but that he had been di-
rected by Mrs. William Astor—a lady
belonging to another branch of the
family—to preserve all such letters
for 'her. she being the principal Mrs.
Astor. '
“Not at all.” replied the millionaire.
with some warmth. “Mrs. Yilliaui
W'aldort' Astor is Mrs. Astor.” Just
at this moment who should come up
but the Mrs. ’William Astor referred
to. “I am the head of the house of
Astor,” she said to the official, “and
all letters addressed to Mrs. Astor
come to me.” Mr. Astor was very
much incensed at this, and for a few
days was disposed to fight the mat—
ter. His wife. however, had no desire
to con-test such an extremely persona
question with the other lady, and so
the matter was allowed to drop. This,
of course. was in America; but it was
only a little while before the family
came to England.
A lady so circumstanced might do
almost anything;,but Mrs. Astor is de-
clared to have loved her home better
than she loved society. When she
died, Mr. Astor stopped a magazine
she was very fond of. On the front
page was a picture of a lady lowering
a curtain. and the meaning words
“Good-bye!” were printed underneath.
She was buried in New York, and
when Mr. Astor left there he gave a
standing order to a New York florist
for a blanket of flowers to be spread
over her grave every day. winter and
summer, and each day fresh lilies of
the valley are laid upon it.
Such are his riches that his annual
income reaches the colossal figure of
$1,500,000, and the business property
he owns in New York city alone is suf-
ficient to afford office room for 52,000
people. Owning so much, there is a
danger of confusion and error, and it
is told of him that he has often visit.-
ed buildings in some portions of New
York, and, upon inquiry, first learned
that they‘were his own. There is a
vast amount of property which be-
longs to him which he has never seen.
and it is only through the agents who
colect his rents that he knows of it.
An Average Stride.
A man who has a penchant for such
things says the average stride of an
American soldier is 31 1-2 inches, and
the distance on average traveller car
cover at this rate at 7,158 yards an
hour, or 119 yards a minute. Tht
number of strides would be 7,500 a):
hour, or 125 a minute. The length 0!
the stride in the various European or
mics is as follows: In the Cerium
army it is 31 1-2 inches, with a or:
deuce of 11.2 steps per minute; in the
Austrian army 29 1—2 inches, with a
cadence of from 115 to 130 per min-
ute; in the Italian army, 29 1—2 inches
with a cadence of 120 per minute: ii:
the French army 29 1-2 inches. with n
cadence of 115 per minute; in the Brit
isli army 30 inches, with a cadence 01
116 per minute.
TUMBLI NG CYCLE RECORDS.
1:31 4-5 is the Mark and the Poor Horse '
Is Badly Left.
It is a curious fact that the week
the horse was monarch in New York,
its silent steel frame contemporary}
the wheel, was monarch in Philadel-
phi-a,'and succeeded in establishing
——__.__
’ some records for time which throw all
past performancesof trotters and run-
ners into total eclipse. Indeed, the
surprising exhibitions of “Major"
Taylor, a crack colored bicyclist, at
the Wooodside track in Philadelphia,
have opened the eyes of wheelmen
as well as of horsemen. Taylor lower-
ed the paced records for quarter of a
mile, one-third of a mile, half a mile,
three-quarters of a mile and one mile
respectively, and some of his feats
were accomplished under circumstan,
ces which probably would have dis-
couraged many other riders with a
reputation for high speed.
Taylor, paced by quintuplet ma-
chines, clipped three-fifths of a second
from the one-mile paced record 01'
Taylore, a Frenchman, making the
new record 1:32. On the same dav
the best time for half a mile, 48 sec-
onds, made some time ago by Windle,
was reduced by Taylor to 45 4-5 sec~
onds, and later to 45 3-5. Taylor
brought down the record for one-
third of a mile from 30 1—5 seconds to
29 4-5 seconds, the slower time having
been made by Windel three years ago. '
On the day following, Taylor sur-
fer-mile, one-third mile, half-mile,
three-quarters and one-mile records.
passed all previous trials for the quar-
In his first attempt he reached the
h-alfamii-le mark in 45 2-5 seconds, one-
fifth of a second under the best for-
.mer time; and the record for three-
quarters; which he had. previously
been unable to lower, he reduced 1 1-5 .
Seconds, making the new time 1:08 4-5. ’
The mile was finished in 1:32, exactly,
the same time for that distance as)
the same rider had made three d‘avs?
before. 011 the second trial that day '
Taylor covered the first quarter one-
fifth of a second under the record; at
one third he maintained the same ad-
vantage; art one-half he was tied with
his former record of 45 2-5 seconds; at
two-thirds he was two—fifths of a. sec-1
ond under his own record, and at}
three-quarters he had occupied 1 min-‘
ute and 8 3-5 seconds, or one-fifth of
a second under the record.
But Taylor’s remarkable perform-
ances equalled his effort when, com-
pelled to exert himself to 'the utmost
because of faulty pacing, he smashed
his own one-mile record of 1:32, short-
ening the time for that distance by!
one-fifth of a second and thus eetab-i
lishing as his new time 1:31 45. Soon
after his new one-mile victory he
sought to 'lower the figures for three-
quarters of a mile and was able to
clip one-fifth of a second from his own
fast time of the day before, making
the new figures 1:08 2-5. In the some
trial the halt—mile stretch was covered
in 45 1-5 seconds, one-fifth of a sec-
‘ond ahead of his best previous time.
and 2 4-5 seconds ahead of the record
held by \l'indle.
It is worthy of notice that Taylor’s
achievements were made in almost
continuous riding, very little time hav-
ing been devoted to rest. In that re-
rmect. as in respect to the number of,
excellent records established, his per-l
formance will arouse the admiration
of the racing men all over the world.
What will doubtless startle the cycl-
ing fraternity. however, more thani
anything else is the fact that four-
fiftlis of a second has been struck
from the old record for one mile, and
further evidence has been given that
ere long 1:30 will be easily within
the wheel’s possibilities. It cam
scarcely be expected that the one-
mile figures will Show so great a drop
correspondingly as has been shown
since September, 1897. In that month
.l. W. Stocks rode a mile at the Crvs-
ta-l Palace. London, in 1 minute 35 2-5
seconds. It was that performance
Which exhibited the wheel as speedier
hv one-tenth of a second than the
horse.
When. two or three years ago. W'.
W. Hamilton rode a mile at Coronado,
Cal, in 1:39 1-5, it was thought that
the bicycle had attained an astonish-
ing speed. A little over a year after-
Ward Hamilton’s record was lowered
almost a second by McDufiee, and in
about a week after the latter's ride
J. Platt Belts, an English scorcher.
made the time 1:37 2-5. It was thought
by some when Stocks knocked two
seconds from the best previous time
that the one-mile paced bicycle cham-
pionship might remain for some time
on the other side of the water. For-
tune decreed otherwise, however, and
now our English flyers will have to
bestir themselves if they hope to re-
gain past honors.
A little more than a year ago 1:35
was the mark for ambitious cyclists.
Now it is 1:30. In the race against
time the poor horse appears to be
further behind than ever.
Longest Hairin the World.
The woman who possesses the long-
est head of hair in the world is said
to be Mercedes Lopez, 3 Mexican. Her
height is five feet and when she stands
erecther hairtrails on the ground four
feet eight inches. The hair is so thick
that she can completely hide herself
in it. She has it cut very frequently,
as it grows so quickly. enabling her
to sell large tresses to hair' dealer's
every month. She. is. the wife of a
poor sheep herder.
th “'c_Talk of Our Production.
Of the entire human race it is esti-
mated -that 500000300 are well cloth—
ed—tli-iit is, they wear garments of
Some kind; 250,000,000 habitually g6
naked, and 700,000,000 only cover
parts of their body; 500,000,000 live in
houses. 70012447000 in huts and caves,
and 25"! 000,000 have virtually no shelr
low at all. '
, delightedly.
SECRET SOUNDER.
A Convenient: Ltttle Instrument. for Tel-
egraphers.
Nowadays. nearly all high speed tel-
egraphers transcribe their messages
direct upon a typewriter. It has been
found that the noise made by the in-
strument greatly interfered with the
reading of the “Morse”.
ty has been overcome by the invention
of a novel form of secret sounder.
which is simply a key and sounder
mounted in an ordinary pocket watch ,
case. Although small in size and con-
venient for transportation, this instru-
ment possesses all the practical opera-
tive qualities required by the. telegra-
pher in such an apparatus. The sound
it transmits can be adjusted instantly.
from the loud click of the ordinary
telegraph sounder down to a tick so
nearly inaudible that the instrument
has to be held in contact with the car
when the signals are to be read. The
outfit includes a soft flexible head
baml of mohair, which enables the
watch to be attached 'to the ear for
secret work. or for employment in 10-
cations s'o noisy that the click of the
ordinary sounder would be drowned.
By its silk conducting cord, equipped
with suitable terminals, it'can be read-
ily attached to or removed from a tele-
graph line. In brokers’ oflices, where
secrecy of telegraphic transmission is
of the highest importance, this appli-
ance does the work in silence and de-
fies eavesdrdpping. For military op-
erations the instrument can be used
with the field telegraph, in the tent or
Upon outpost duty, without fear of
giving information to lurking spies, or
betraying the position of the enemy.
The outfit complete weighs only 4 1-2
ounces; and can be carried in the vest
pocket—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
NOT A COWARD, AFTER ALL.
The Happy Relief of the Soldier \Vhen He
’ Learned Il'e \Vas Hit.
A young surgeon, after his return
from the wars, .told a story of an of-
ficer which was both pathetic and
amusing. It was before Santiago.
The surgeon, going to the front, came
upon the young officer, sitting beside
the road, trembling like a leaf. and
whiter than the dead men around him.
At sight of the surgeon he began to
talk.
“I’m a coward. I’m a coward. I’m
a coward,” he said. “I knew I’d run.
and I did. 0 Lord! I wish you’d kill
me! I’m disgraced forever.
got scared. I knew I would. I was
going along all right. not thinking of
anything but getting at the dashed
Spaniards, yelling to my men to come
on. and running ahead as fast as l
' could. when all of a sudden I stubbcd
my toe or something. and then I can't
remember being scared. but I must
have been, for I came galloping back
here, sick as a dog. 0, I feel so aw—
fully gone. I’m a blanked c0\va-r<‘l.
and I wish I was dead! . O Lord! why
don’t some-body shoot me? I’ve got
such an awful goneness right here."
and he put his hand on his stomach.
The surgeon gave him a quick look and
caught him as he plunged forward in
a faint. “'here the awful goneness
was. a Mauser bullet had found its
nillet. They carried the wounded man
to the field hospital, and he chuckled
all the way.
“0, my; 0. my!” he said over and
over. “I wasn’t scared! I wasn‘t
scared!” And then he would laugh
“I wasn’t scared. I was
hit—. I ain’t a coward after all."—-
Washington Post.
That Tell-tale Boot-heel.
Nobuchadenezzar Jones was a small
boy whose name might better have
been Ananias, for he had a habit of
telling “Whopper-s" for the mere pleas-
ire of lying. One afternoon he ran in-
to the sitting room breathlessly, and
began to rattle off a yarn about a
snake that he had seen swallowing a
frog, legs first, while the frog was
swallowing the snake tail first. till
they had swallowed each other up.
lust as Neb finished his story and his
father and mother were partially rc-
rovered from their astonishment, the
boy’s boot-heel dropped off. “There!"
exclaimed Neb’s father. very gravely.
‘you see what you get for telling lies."
Neb shuffled away shamefacedly.
but a. day or two after he told another
story that sounded quite plausable.
Its untruth probably would never have
been known had not Neb lifted up his
foot, looked at his heel carefully for
1 moment, and then said: “It didn't
:ome off this time.”
Hiding the Dirt.
It cannot be said that the oyster im-
presses one as being a cleanly creat-
are: yet he dislikes dirt, and gets rid
)f it in his own way. In the hollow
>f most. oyster-shells will be found
iaa-k blotches, the size of a fingernail.
which look not unlike blisters. These
;pots seem to be a discolorationm the
shell. The silvery surface is unbroken
over them, though the black or dark
blue places bulge slightly above the
surrounding white shell. Touch these
spots with a fork, and they are easily
broken, showing a layer of shell of
tissue-paper thinness covering small
masses of mud, which may be scraped
away until, beneath, the ordinary
white oyster shell is reached. -
\Vork of the Cable. .
Much of the work in the cable and
selegraphic offices throughout the
West Indies. is done by negro girls
who are intelligent and obliging in
their manner, but, like all the natives.
they cannot understand rWhy it is ne-
:essary to hurry. The activity and
rush of the Americans is a source of
never—ending wonderment to them.
Boston Outshines the ‘Vorld.
Boston claims to be the best lighted
city in the World, not excluding any
of the European capitals, the Hub
City leading by a large majority in
the number ofmelectric lamps it pm-
_scsses per thousand inhabitants.
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i CLEAN TOWEL SUPPLY COMPANIES.
They Originatéd in Chicago and Are Now
Located in all Large Cities.
The clean towel supply business,
which originated in Chicago, was in-
, troduced in New York in 1884. It has
' thrived here, and there are now
gabout twenty-five concerns engaged
i; in. the business in this city, with
: thousands of customers, whose num-
'i ber are constantly increasing. There
, are a great many towel users who
1 never dreamed of taking towels from
towel supply concerns when the but
ness was first started who now
wouldn’t think of getting them in any
other way.
Cabinets are suppliedwith a place
to keep the towels in, and they are
also provided with a comb and brush,
a whisk broom, a soapdish and soap.
The cabinets are made in a variety
of styles and sizes, ”each having a
mirror in the front. Either hand or
roller towels are, provided, or both.
The minimum
four clean hand towels a week, and
once a week the used towels are
taken up and replaced with clean
ones, the soap renewed if it is out,
and the other articles of the equip-
ment looked after.
Towels are supplied to banks.
stores, ofiices and pretty much all
sorts of business places, in many of
which a large number are used, the
supply being renewed as often as may
be required. There is one concern
that supplies towels with the custom-
er’s initials on them, using a double
set for each customer and supplying
each with the same towels always.
There are now supplied bootblacking
outfits, with polishing brush, dauber
and blacking, the blacking supply be-
ing constantly renewed, all for so
much a month. The towel supply
business has now spread all over the
countrv and it is established in all
the large cities—New York Sun.
Frederick as a. Flutist.
Frederick the Great made generous
presents to all musicians except flute
players. He played the flute remarka-
bly well himself, and his proficiency
sometimes led to acts that caused dis-
appointment to his brother artists. A
famous flutist once visited Potsdam,
and asked permission to play to the
king, hoping that Frederick would
show his appreciation of his skill by
some valuable gilt. Frederick received
him graciously and listened attentive-
ly while he played a. diflicult piece.
“You play very well,” he said, “and I
am very glad to have heard of such
ability. I will give you a proof of my
satisfaction.” So saying he left the
room. The musician waited, guessing
at the probable nature of the “proof."
Presently the king returned with his
own flute and played the same piece
Then he bade his visitor “Good day,"
saying: “I have had the pleasure of
hearing you and it was only fair that
you should hear nie.”—Pittsl)urg Dis-
patch.
No Blood Relation.
Not long ago some young people out
in the country who were to give a ball
thought they would be badly disap-
pointed because the old man who had
fiddled for all their balls as far back
as they could remember suddenly
lost his wife.
She died the very day the dance was
to come OE, and her funeral was to
take place the day after, so, of course.
they gave him up and tried to make
the best of things without him.
Imagine, then, their amazement
when the time for the ball came to
see him come marching in just as us-
ual, fiddle and all, and take his seat
in the old accustomed place. They
were delighted, and yet a little shock-
ed, too, and one of the young men
went up to ask him the explanation.
“Wall, ye see,” drawled the old man,
as he twanged his fiddle into tune, “ye
see I didn’t like t’ miss th’ dance, an’
then it ain’t so much, ’cause arter all
the ol’ lady warn’t no blood relation,
ye know.”—Cleveland Plaindcal-er.
WIT- AND HUMOR.
Preachleigh—Do you think I ex-
hausted the subject in my sermon?
Peachleigh—VVell—er—I don’t see
how it could have escaped.—-—Brooklyn
Life.
“I’m feeling wretched, doctor. I
take no interest in anything, have no
appetite, can’t sleep.”
Doctor—Why don’t you marry the
girl?—Tid-Bits.
“Trifles,” said the Cornfield Philo-
sopher, “are well known to make the
greater sum of womenls happiness,
which is doubtless the reason a wo-
man is generally so happy with a tri-
fling man.”—Indianapolis Journal.
“My papa makes pictures, and he’s
a paimter,” amid one little tot proudly
to another.
“My papa,” declared the other, as
she swelled to the limit of her tiny
proportions, “makes busts and he’s a
——he’s a—he’s a buster. that’s what he
is.”—Detroit Free Press.
Husband (at the breakfast table).
Oh. for some of those biscuits my
mother used to make!”
Wife (sweetly). I’m. sorry you
haven’t got them, dear. They would
be just about stale enough by this
time to go well with that remark.—
Chicago News.
They have been “keeping company”
for eight years, and wheg he flnallv
prepooed and was accepted, in his
ardor of his enthusiasm he exclaimed:
“Darling, you are Worth your weight
in gold!” With almost. cruel fanati-
ousnes-s she replied, “That is saying
a good deal, for it was an awful long
wank-Richmond Dispatch.
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which had just been executed for him}
SUBSTITUTION
the FRAUD of the day.
See you get Carter’s,
Ask for Carters‘
insist and demand
Carter’s Little Liver, Pills"
The only perfect
Liver Pill.
Take no other,
Even if
Solicited to do so.
Beware of imitations
of Same Color Wrapper,
RED.
AT
e. w. BATES’
42 WATER STREET,
You can find as fine an assortment of
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As can be found in anv Yard in the
State. j Look it over and get.
prices before going elsewhere
W. FERNALD,"
Practical
Boikbinder
Books called for and Deliv-
ered
Postal Orders Promptly at-
tended to. '
32 FRANKLIN STREET.
SOUTH NORWALK
Orders for Bookbinding can be left.
at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
70. E. Wilson,
Gilliliil. -:- liaiiici
Real Estate andlnvest-
ment Agent, . .
iionxn 3 GAZETTE BUILDING.
NORWALK, - - - CONN
MONEY 'ro LOAN
PLiiilfiliTH Hill ICE
SIRIGTLY PURE!
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Stores and families supplied. Lowes
rates.
ELLS 8: 00., I I North Ave.
Norwalk.
' EWYORK.NEW HAVEN .tHAltTFOBD
RAILROAD.
—-NEW Yonxmvrsmr .
DECEMBER 4, 1898.
Trains leave South Norzcalk as follows.
FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
Grains at. 9.36, 11:40 a. m., 1.11, 3.04, 4.07,
5. 33,6.41, 8.11,10. 20 p. 111. Express trains
at. 4.55, 5.45, 6.15, (local), 6.55, (local),
7.13, (local), 7.54, (local), 8.16, 9.03 (local)
9.58, 10.35, 11.35. (local) a. m. 12.47
2.25, 5.10 5.55, 7.55 p. m. For Washing.
ton via Harlem River 12.53 a. m. (daily)
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9.05 a. m.
5.35, (local), 7.20, (local)10.10 p. :11. Ex
press 4.55, 5.45 a. m.
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST—
Accommodation trains at 6.28, 7.42,
8.46 and 11.42 a. m., 1.12, 2.42, (to Bp’t,)
4.18, 5.27, 6.27, 7.28 (to B’p't), 9.15
and 11.15 p. 113. Express trains at 1.11
1.20 9.11, 10.05, 11.08 a. m., 12.02, 3.05
5.04 (Naugatuck Express) 7.05, 9:05.
. m
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 7.42, 9.12
a. m. and 7.15 p. m. Express 1.11 and
1.20 a. m.
C. T. HEMPSTEAD. Gen. Pass. Agent.
west: the requirement: qfewry drew-maker, fra-
i ferric/m! or amateur. Its expert: are constantly
g at work procuring thefiukiwu which it fawn-lit:
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i CUT PAPER PATTERNS'
i Ear/z issue contains, amang it: rick variety qf
jar/nuns, .twa gowns, for 1011221; 614! pix/er patterns
I": farms/led, and If you wish to wear sbllzlr/z
, UTILITY SKIRTS
WASH SKIRTS, SHIRT=WAIFTS
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BA [:1 R. (.th paper puffer”: are farm's/ted at
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. 25c. PER PATTERN
, WAIST, SLEEVE, or SKIRT
COMPLETE Govt/N 756.
and {7101: will send m the nuuu'mr of Me fatter-:2
you mix/z, staring whet/Err SISE'IIL', waist, or skirt,
am! enclosing the amount a: specified (Ilium, we
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