THE unusual.
Capture of New Madrid and
Island No. 10.
0UP. NAVY IN THE WEST.
Heroic Blue Jackets Who Made the Pierc-
cst Bombardment of the War.
A Fleet Almlllilated in the Presence of
Thousands of Spectators—lilcmpllis
Taken—Tile Battles of Iuka and Corinth.
Desperate-Fighting Clears the Way to
Vicksburg.
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What is known in history as “the western
campaign of 1862-03” had for its object the
conquest of tile valley of the Mississippi and
the occupationof the line of river and rail-
way communications, whereby the eastern
portion of the Confederacy was so amply sup-
plied from the fertile resources of Louisiana,
Arkansas and Texas. At the very beginning
of the war the paralnount importance of the
Mississippi river was recognized by the mili-
my and political leaders on both sides. It
rrigated an area of thirteen hundred thon-
land square miles, 01' six times as large as the
empire of France, receive‘d‘the waters of fifty-
soven navigable streams and washed the
shores of ten different states. Its possession
by the south made the Confederacy compact.
Its 1655 would close the only avenue of cell-
stant communication with the outside
world, and shut off the vast beef growing
territory from which the southern armies
derived their cattle. Hence the seizure by
the Confederates at an early day of such inl—
portant positions citing the river as Colum-
bus, Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, Vicksburg
and Port Hudson.
In preceding articles it hasbeen shown how,
with the relief Columbus, Forts Henry and
Donclson and the evaéuation of Nashville,
the first line of Confederate defenses was
shattered and the many were forced to form
asccond line with their left resting on the
Mississippi at Fort Pillow, the center at
Corinth and the right at Chattanooga. In
retiring from Columbus, Gen. Polk, who was
in command of the Confederates, sent the
principal portion of his army to recenforce
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, who was then-
falling back from Nashville, and removed his
stores and guns, 140 ill number, forty-five
miles down the river to Island No. 10.
ISLAND NO.- 10.
This position, by reason of its natural ad-
vantages, was regarded as the chief barrier
to the progress of the Federals down the
Missimippi. Although but a mile long and a
half mile wide, it is so situated in a sharp
bend of the river as to command the approach
for miles and to be susceptible of the strongest
kind of fortifications. Thetown of" New
Madrid, which is located on the upper or
northern portion of the bend, was also occu-
pied by a Confederate force of 5,000 troops
under command of Gen. McCown. The dis-
tance around the bend was about thirty miles,
whereas the distance across the peninsula
from 'fiptonville below to the island (lid not
exceed five miles; hence it was calculated by
the Confederates that, even if the Federals
obtained possession of the Missouri side of the
river, including New Madrid and Point Pleas-
ant, the communication by water to Tipton-
ville, and thence by land across the bend to
Island No. 10, would still remain intact.
ISLAND no. 10.
By direction of Gen. Halleck, Gen. Pops,
In order to invest the place, began a‘move-
ment with an army of 20,000 men fromiConl-
mercc, Mo., and on the 3d of March ,he ar-
rived 111 front of New Madrid. Finding that
the town was defended by strong earthworks
armed with heavy artillery, in addition to a
number of Confederate gunboats anchored
along the shore, and that there could be no
protected advance, he ordered his troops into
camp until scige guns could be received from
Cairo. Meanwhile, Col. Plummer with
several regiments of infantry, some cavalry
and a field battery, was sent to occupy Point
Pleasant, twelve miles below On the Missouri
shore. It was a hazardous undertaking, be-
cause the bunks along which it was necessary
for the troops to pass were commanded by
the enemy’s gunboats night and day. The
march was finally completed, however, alld a
sufficient number of rifle pits were dug in a
few hours to accommodate his little force.
Guns were so planted as to present but a
small mark, and when the next morning a
couple of transports were descried struggling
up the river with supplies for the fortifications,
they \VUI'U astonished by a storm of round
shot and rifle bullets that drove them back in
confusion. Tile blockade of the Mississippi
was thus cffwtually established at this poillt,
and no lnorc boats afterward attempted to
pass on a mission to Island No. 10.
CAPTURE OF NEW MADRID.
The siege guns fronl Cairo arrived on
March 11, and on the following night two rc-
doubts were constructed and the guns placed
in battery within 800 yards ofvthelmain
Works of the «Enemy in such a. manner-ins to
command both them and the river for some
distance above. W'itbin thirty-six hours
from the time when these massive pipees of
ordnance Wcrc ill storage ill Cairo they were
ready for a baptism by fire at New Madrid.
In the early morning light of the 13th the
Confederates, surprised by the sudden ap-
pearance of these works, felt of their strength
with the pickets, but were still further
amazed by the answering boom of thirty-two
pollnders hurling shot and shell far within
their lines. Artillery now replied to'urtil-
Iery, the gunboats participating, and the
cannonade continued vigorouslyall day;-
Night came without advantage to 'either
side, save that one of the Federal guns had
been disabled. But as it came it was fol-
lowed by one of those sudden and severe tem—
pests peculiar to the southwest, ill which all
the passionate violence of nature seems
to break loose. The rain fell in
torrents, the lightning only served
to make , the darkness more intense.
and the roar of thunder was incessant.
At early dawn the Federals reopened fire.
out it nlet with no response, nor were there
any signs of the fee. A reconnoitcring party
cautiously advancing. clambered' over the
Confederate intrenchments; not a soul was
to be seen. Forts and town—all were do-
scrtcd. Soldiers, citizens, negroes—all were
gone. No; two nlcn were found soundly
nslcop. The evacuation had been so silently
conducted that they were not disturbed.
Large stores of provisions and ammunition
were abandoned. Suppers wore left upon
the tables untouched. The private baggage
of the officers and tho knapsacks oi’ the men
incunlbered the tcllts. Candles were found
burning. ‘ The larger guns were spiked, but
so imperfectly in the hurry of evacuation
that the spikes were removed ill a few hours.
Thirty-three cannon, several thousand stand
of arms, magazines stored with the material
of war, tents for an army of 10,000 men and
alarge number of horses, males and wagons
fell into the hands of the victors. This
achievement was gained with a. loss by the
Union troops of but fifty-one killed and
wounded. The Confederate loss is unknown.
THE BLUE COATS AT WORK.
On Saturday, the day after the evacuation
of New Madrid, Admiral Footo moved down
the river with eight gunboats, ten mortar
' boats and a large
number of tugs and
transport steamers,
it being believed
that the great but
tie for the posses
sion of the Missis~
sippi was to be
fought at Island
No. 10. after the
subjugation of
which the
could sweep the
river almost unim-
peded to New 01'-
ADMIRAL xIOOTE- leans. The fortifi-
cations of the island alld on the mainland
were of a formidable character, and so con-
structed that tile gunboats could not come
within range of one without being subjected
to a concentrated fire from the others.
On the morning of March 16 the bombard-
lnent was begun at a distance of two miles-
andahnlf, and it continued day after ,day.
for three weeks. Tons of iron were buried
into the Confederate works, but without pro-
ducing any apparent impression. 0n the lst
of April Gen. Beauregard telegraphed to the
war department at Richmond that the hem-
bardment had celltinucd fifteen days, in
which time the enemy had thrown 3,000
shells, expending about 100,000 pounds of
powder, with the result of one man killed
and none seriously wounded. “Every day,”
says a southern history of the war, “the mor-
tars continued to boom alld the cannon of
the island replied with dull, sullen roar,
wasting shot and temper alike. The very
.birds becmne accustomed to, the artmc‘ni
fleet .
tlIundel', and allg'h‘fed upon the branches of
the trees overhanging the mortars in the sul-
phurous smoke.” It is only necessary for one
to realize the sublilno poetry of war to im-
agine adozen of these monsters thundering at
once, the air filled with smoke clouds, the
gunboats belching out destruction, the shells
screaming through the air with unearthly
sounds, and the distant guns of the enemy
sending their solid shot above and around the
island, dashing the water up in glistening col-
name and jets of spray.
Findingtbat it was impossible to capture
the position with artillery, Gen. .Halleck or-
dered Gen. Pope to ascertain if it were possi-
ble to construct a road along the western
bank of the river through the swamps and
erect batteries opposite the island that could
co-operate with the fleet. The Federal en-
gineers declared that the plan was not feasi-
ble, whereupon a Union resident of New
Madrid suggested that a steamboat canal
might be cut across the promontory. The
thought was at once adopted, and steamers
and light draught boats were sent down
from Cairo with the necessary implements
to prosecute the work. The distance to be.
traversed by the canal was twelve miles; its
width was to be fifty feet and its depth not
less than four and a half feet. One-half of
its length was to be cut through heavy tim-
her. The remainder of the canal ran
through stagnant, swampy bayous filled with
tangled brush. “This herculean labor,” says
Gen. Pope, “was prosecuted with untiring
labor and determination, under exposure and
privations very unusual even in the history
of warfare.”
RUNNING A GAUNTLET OF FIRE.
At last, on the 4th of April, the canal was
open and ready for use. Light transports
. could pass through, but there was not depth
0f water enough for the gunboats, and it was-
evident that the river could not becrossed
without the protection of the ironclads. It
was accordingly determined to take the terri-
ble risk of running the batteries, and the
gunboat Carondelet, Capt. Walker, was
chosen as the pioneer. The boat was
strengthened by, every contrivance that could
be devised; The most vulnerable parts were
shielded with rolls of surplus chains, the
decks were covered with a layer of heavy
planks, and a large hawser was wound
around the pilot house up to the window.
The crew were provided with hand grenades,
and hose for throwing hot water were at-
tached to the boilers for the purpose of re-
pelling boarders. A large coal barge laden
with campact bundles of hay was also taken
in tow on the side exposed to the batteries.
The machinery, was so adjusted as to permit
the-escape of steam through the wheelhouse
and thus avoid the usual pulling in its pas-
sage through the plpes. The night was all
that could be desired; the atmosphere hazy
and the start was made. For the first half
mile all went well. Suddenly the soot in the
chimneys took fire and the flame in their tops
aroused the Confederate encampments. Sig-
nal rockets were instantly sent up, the long
roll sounded, and one of the batteries opened
on the dim apparition drifting by, almost
within point blank range. Shot now followed
shot in rapid volleys from more than a hull-
dred guns. and further concealment being
out of the question orders were given to the
engineers to drive the boat with all possible
speed. As if the band of Providence were
directing, a storm new burst in all its fury,
and amid vivid flashes of lightning and penis
of thunder, through rain and darkness and
GUNBOAT CARONDELET.
showers of shot and shell, the Carondelet
pushed rapidly down the river, and in twenty
minutes, aided by a swift current and a full
head of steam, she had run the gauntlet of
batteries, and at 1 o’clock was safely an,
cllorcd at New Madrid.
By preconcerted arrangement, if the boat
escaped six heavy guns were to be fired to an-
nounce the fact. and when the terrible
anxiety of those who had been left behind
was relieved by the majestic echoes that
rolled across the water the scene is described
as one such as earth seldom witnesses. “The
men embraced each other, sang. danced,
shouted and sent back an answering salute;
and the admiral, the heroic Admiral Foote,
noblest of the noble, who never commenced
an enterprise without looking to God for
guidance, glided away from the throngfwith
tears of gratitude to give thanks to God in
his closet, where he was daily wont to com-
mune with his maker.”
0n the night of the 6th the gunboat Pitts-
burg followed the example of the Carondelst
with similar success, and'under their protec-
tion, the next day, transports laden with
troops passed through the canal. The Con-
federates new thought only of «Scope; they
were surrounded and further resistance was
hopeless. 0n the morning of the 8th Gen.
Mackall, who was in command, sent in a flag
of truce offering to surrender. Three gen-
erals, seven colonels, seven regiments, several
battalions of infantry, five companies of
artillery, twenty-four cannon, several thou-
sand stand of small arms, large magazines
stored with munitions of war, and an im-
mense number of tents, horses and wagons
were among the spoils. In addition to these
the batteries on shore, armed with seventy
heavy rifled guns, varying in size from 32 to
100 pounders, four steamers and a floating
battery fell into the hands of the Federals.
In this great achievement the latter did not
lose a mall on land or water.
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI.
Four days after the surrender of Island N o.
10, the squadron steamed down the river to
attack Fort Pillow, eighty miles below. Mean-
while the battle of Shiloh had been fought on
the 6th and 7th of April, and events indicated
an impending conflict at Corinth. Gen. Pope
was therefore directed to repair at once with
,his forces to PittsburgLanding, leaving only
two regiments with the fleet, which by reason
of the impaired health of Commodore Foote
was now transferred tothe command of Capt.
C. II. Davis. 0n the 10th of May, a Confed-
erate flotilla came out from under the guns
of Fort Pillow and made a desperate attempt
to destroy the Federal ironclads. Asevere
engagement ensued, in which the latter were
roughly handled, and the Cincinnati and
Mound City were - '
both sunk. The
Confederats like-
wise suffered the
loss of their ram
Mallory, 'which was
run down by the
St. Louis. and ,,
nearly cut in love, _
although not so
much disabled as to
prevent subsequent
repair. No further
operations on the -‘
water were now
undertaken until 0011- ELLET-
after the abandonment of Forts Pillow and
Randolph (the latter twelve miles below), on
June 4. These events were necessitated by
the Confederate evacuation of Corinth, which
took place on the night of May 29. Capt.
Davis new proceeded down the river, and on
the night of June 5 anchored within two
miles of Memphis. His fleet consisted of five
gunboats—the Benton, Cairo, Carondelet,
Louisville and St. Louis—carrying a. total of
sixty-eight guns and four rams—the Mon-
arch, Lancaster. Switzerland and Queen of
. the West. The. latter were under the com-
mand of Col. Charles Ellet, Jr., a civil engi-
neer of some note who had built the wire
suspension bridge across the Schuylkill at
Fairmount, and also- that of Niagara river
below the falls. He also took a prominent
part in the construction of the Baltimore and
Ohio and other westemvrailroads. In the
beginning of hostilities Col; Ellet had urged
upon the navy department the importance of
constructing rams, and, after much opposi-
tion, was appointed a. colonel of engineers,
and ordered to repair to the Mississippi and
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purchase the four steamers which be con-
verted into these powerful vessels.
[The war records show that there were at least
five commanders named Ellet or Ellctt, who took
part in these engagements on the Mississippi.
They were: Charles Ellet. Jr., whose portrait
we give: Charles Ellett, Charles Rivers Ellct.
John A. Ellet and Alfred W. Ellet. It is one of
the strange coincidences of the war, but adds to
the difficulties of the historian in illustrating this
cries of war papers. Numerous portraits of all
these men were secured, but as they were marked
“Charles Ellet'? or tqqsoften simply “Mr. Ellet."
it required considerable research to positively
identify Charles Ellet, Jr.]
A WONDERFUL SPECTACLE.
At daylight on the following morning,
June 0, the Confederate fleet, under full head
of steam, were discovered lying close to the
shore. The craft were respectively known as
The Little Rebel, Bragg, Beauregard, Price,
Sumter, Lovell, Thompson and Van Dom, ‘
ind altogether carried twenty-eight guns.
I‘bcil‘ commanders were plain steamboat cap<
tains, and the commodore, Edward Ment-
gomcry, was likewise a river captain: The
Union squadron now began to drop down the
river, alld the Confederates opened fire and
advanced to meet them. In a few minutes
they were within point blank range, and vol-
icy succeeded volley ill rapid succession. The
citizens of Memphis rushed by thousands to
the bluffs to witness the novel scene, for di-
rectly before them, so near that individuals
could be discerned, a naval battle was raging
in all its ficrccncss. Suddenly, there steamed
NORWALK clAzfi-rlln,
y
from a bend in the river a in'ngular looking
craft which, passing ill front of the Federal
flotilla, darted at full speed against the Beau-
regard. It was Col. Ellet‘s Queen of the
West, and behind her quickly followed
another, the Monarch. The writer, who
was an eyewitness of the battle,
can do no better than transcribe his dc-
rscripfion written at the time: “The destruc-
tion of the Confederate seemed to be inevita-
ble, but just as the fatal blow was about to
be given the Beauregard sheered and the
Queen crashed into the Lovell, cutting her
almost in two and sinking her ill deep water.
New came the turn of the Beauregard.
Throwing her how around, she struck her all-
tagonist-squnrely in the side just ahead of the
wheelhousc, causing her to careen until the
whole length of her lmll was visible. A few
moments more and the Queen of the West
would have sunk, but making her way to the
Arkansas shore she grounded there, and the
lives of those 011 board were saved. The
Price by this time had joined. in thefigllt,
and the Monarch, making a pass at her,
missed; while the Beauregard, endeavoring
at the same instant to strike the Monarch,
likewise missed her and cut away the port
wheel of the Price. The Benton now arrived
and sent a shot through the boiler of the
Beauregard, completing her disablcnlcnt.
The boats were so near each other that the
sharpsllootel's picked off every man who ex-
posed himself.
“Thousands of men, women and children ell
the bluffs watch the unequal contest. Swift
ministers of destruction are flying every-
where. Now a bull drops close by the side of
a guubont, throwing the spray high ill alr;~
again you see it ricochetting along the water
until it is lost to view, while here and there,
is a gaping rent that tells of a death wound
received by one of the combatants. A then-
. sund yards distant the Little Rebel is sinking.
A shot has gone through her machinery and
torn a deep hole ill her side, through which
the water is pourillg ill a torrent. Commo-
dore Montgomery (who had changed his flag
from the Van Dorn to the Little Rebel early
in the action because the former contained
100,000 pounds of powder, and was prac-
tically out of the fight) Imll recklessly run
alongside a Federal gunbont, hoping to disable
her, but in a few moments finds his craft
going down, and with the crew he jumps into ‘
the river and swims to the Arkansas
shore. It is a running fight for miles. The
Thompson lodges on the river bank, and,
an exploding shell igniting her magazine.
silo is blown into fragments. The Bragg and
Sumter, although run ashore, are captured.
The Van Dorn, with her valuable cargeof
stems, taken from Fort Pillow, and a trans-
port similarly loaded, alone escape. The
Confederate fleet is annihilated. The Fed-
eral squadron now come to anchor, small
boats begin to ply back and forth; the trans-
ports steam up to their landings; whistles
blow their ballelujuhs; the men cheer; the
stars and stripes wave ever forty different
decks, and ill all hour or two the two regi-
ments of an Indiana brigade. under com-
luand of ‘Col. G. N. Fitch, take possession of
Memphis." The Confederate 10$ ill this but-
tle was estimated to be 100 killed and
wounded, and about 150 captured. On the
Union side, Col.Ellet received a wound in
the leg from which he subsequently died, and
three men on the Carondelet were injured.
To be Umtinued.
THE TALL SILK HAT.
How the Fashionable Chimney Pot Hat
is Mode and \Vllere It Originated.
A Broadway dealer discoursing on the sub-
jectof hats to a reporter said: “How few
men knew how hats are made, and silk hats
in particular. Retrospective old men come
in here sometimes and tell me about lhe (lif-
terent shapes they have worn for the last
fifty years, and in spite of the vast improve-
nlents ill the shape alld weight of hats lllade
nowadays, all those old fossils declare for the
hat of fifty years ago that weighed about a
pound. A silk hat is' composed of two or
three thicknesses 'of lnuslill soaked ill gum
shellac dissolved ill alcohol. After the proper
stiffness is acquired It is stretched on frames
to dry. The sides are cut in bias strips of the
proper width and the ends are neatly fused
together with a hot iron. The top, which is
of heavier material, is fastened by a narrow
strip of muslin coated will: shellac. This is
ironed over the edges and keeps the whole
firmly in place. The brim is now put ell.
This is of muslin five times thicker than the
sides alld is fitted to the crown by strips simi-
lar to those that keep the top in place. These
are called “bodies,” and after the block upon
which they are made is removed they on
dried.
“The drying room is about twelve feet
square; the sides are lined with stcnln pipes,
and ill the center are a number of shelves.
It is very necessary to have the hats dried at
an even temperature all over to avoid “weak
spots.” From the drying room the bodies are
sent to be covered with the plush, This is an
Opel'illlOII requiring the greatest euro, First,
the undcl'briul is covered with cnsIlIllolc, lilon
the plush is placed on tile Overbl'iln null ironed
down. The top and sides are neatly joined
with a hot iron, and no one not in l.: c I-Iisi-
ncss would know a seam was there. The hot
is adjusted on a circular machine (but mllh‘
the brim any width Willi metrical precision.
Aflcr tile polisllcl' has removed all «lust and
particles it i! sent to be trimmed.
“As the but nears perfect ion the greatest
skill is required ill Its handling. The Niger
sets the brim and then the curler begins his
work. Upon his deft fingers depend the style
and finish of the hat. This work Is (I‘llll‘ en-
tirely by hand and is the most important and
best paid branch of the trade.”
Silk bats were known in Florence, italy, a
century ago, aml ill 1825 were illtroducl-d i nfo
France, where the best hats are now made.
The batters ill England continue to celebrate
Nov. 23 by an annual festival ill honor of St.
Clement, the patron saint of the craft. to
whom tradition ascribes the discovery or the
manufacture of hats—New York Evening
Sun.
llow Snratogn Chips Are Blade.
“Do Snrafoga chips come from Snrntogul"
inquirl-d an innocent I'Oplll'Il’l' of n grout-r,-
“I'lo: much,” snid' the grocer. “They are
made in 11:15 city, and manyure shipped to
Sarntugn. But if you want to know all about
them just go up to the bakery and see how
they are Illndc.”
- At the bakery It was learned that the con-
ccrn has n. monopoly of the business in this
city, and that more are only three makers of
Surnloga chips ill the country. Chips are an
American institution. nlld are not known
abroad save for some small lots that have
been exported. The process of manufacturing
is in part a secret. The potatoes are peeled
and slimd by machinery. They are washed
and then dried baton. '11 muslin cloths. If
they were now fried the amount of starch
that they contain would make them brown,
and the secret of the business Is to rclllove all
of the starch, so that the chips will bopcr-
foot] y white. When this is done they are put
into the hot grease, and come out curled and
crisp and with the delicious flavor that has
nludc them famous the world over, Said the
manager: .
“We use seventy-five barrels of potatoes a
week, keep seven bakers at work and have
three wagons out delivering. Hotels lake
them by the barrel, restaurants take them in
twenty-five pound boxes, and for grocers to
scrveto private families we put them up in
one pound cartons. The dining curs 011 nearly
all the railroads use them, and we have sent
some to England. Cities as far away as
Jacksonville, Fla, and San Francisco send
to us for Saratoga chips. They will keep for
three months. A few minutes In a bot oven
makes them as crisp as though they wem just
fried.”—New York Mail and Express.
Clubman and Gabby.
The otllernigllta cab of rather a dilapi-
dated and dissipated appearance, which was
more or less attached to the cab horse by
ropes and bits of harness, came to a. stop near
the Brunswick, while the driver got down
and held a long colloquy with a drowsy club-
man within. The 03me twisted that he
had been promised a fare of 35 by his passen-
ger, but the passenger vigorously but sleeplly
denied it, and tried to negotiate a new deal
on a basis of fifty cents. About the time that
the driver threatened to take him out and
thrash him on the sidewalk the clubmnu gave
ill gracefully and said in a conciliatory value-
“All right, cabby. Take me up to Seventy-
sixth street, and when you get there open the
door of your cab and collect your little 85.
I’m too tired to talk any more.” '
Thereupon the driver climbed to his seat,
wrapped his blanket around his legs, pulled
his cap over his ears, humped his shoulders,
kicked his horse, and fluted slowly up Fifth
avenue.
Before the cab had gone fifty feet the door
was pushed open gently and the clpblnan
swung himmlf deftly to the ground while-tin;
cub went on up the avenue with the door
hanging wide open, The clublnun stepped
into the Brunswick, took a room and was
snugly in bed before the cab had get within
sight of Sixty-sixth strcetu-New York Even.
ing Sun.
Always Shave Yourself.
Senator Ingalls, while on his way to Phila-
delphia to take a‘ prominent part ill the cele-
bration of the constitution’s centennial was
seen by a reporter, to whom, in- reply to a
question as to the object of his visit, be do-
livel'cd a learned disquisition on ' shaving.
Said the president pro tom. of the United
States sclllltc:
“I think u man looks better when he is
shaved. Every nulll .sllould shave. You
should shave, and you should not go
to a harlwr’s shop, but shave yourself.
No gentleman should go tell barbel’s shop,
It isa great waste of lime and money. It
oasis fifteen cunts—doesn’t itI—every time
you get a barber to shave you, nlnl then there
is a community of soap cups and brushes
which is repugnant to lnell of individuality.
I always shave myself. As part of one's
regular toilet every morning it does not take
.much time, and instead of fifteen cents it
doesn’t cost more than a cent. Then there is
that happy sense of having acted like a
gentleman when it is over. Take my advice
--shavc, and' shove yourself.”——New York
Evening Post Interview.
. purpose.
Scratched 28 Years.
A SGALY, 1TCIilNG, SKIN DISEASE WITH
ENDLESS SUFFERING GURED BY
CUTIGURA REMEDIES.
If I Illld known of Ike CU'I'ICUIM REMEDIES
twenty-eight years ago it would have saved llle
$200.00 (two hundred dollars) and an nnlncnsc
amount of suffering. My disease (I'sorlums) com-
menced on my head in a spot Ilot larger than a
cent. it spread rapidly all over my body mnl got
under my nails. The scales would drop off of me
and my suffering was; endless and without
relief. One thousand dollars would not tempt lllc
to have this disease over again. laln :1 poor lllllll,
hulicclrlen lobe relieved of what some of the
doctors said was leprosy, some ring-worm, pso-
riasis, etc. I look and Snrsnpnrilius over
one year and a half, hlll. no euro. 1 cannot praise
the UU'I‘ICUllA REMEDIES loo Illllcil. They have
made llly skin as clean and free from scales :n,I a
baby’s. All I used of lileln was three boxes of
UU'i‘lCUlIA, and three bottles 1)f(‘U'1‘lCUlI.~\ Iii-2801.-
VEN'I‘ and two on 's of (JU'I'iclma Soar. If you
Illlfl been here and said you would have cured Inc
for $200.00 you would have had the money. i
looked llkcllle picture ill your book of Psoriasis
(picture No. 2, "How lo Cure Skin Diseases"), but
now 1 am as clear as ally person ever was.
’l‘ilrougll force of habit 1 1'1") my hands over my
arms and legs to scl'nlch once ill a while, but to no
1 11111 all well. I scratched lwcnly—
eight years, and it gel lo be a kind of second
nature to lllc. I thank you a. thousand limes.
Allylllinglnorc that you walll lo know wrllc Inc.
orally one wllol'clnls this may write Inc and I
will answer-ll.
DENNIS iloWNiNC.
Wnlcrbury, \'l., January 201b, 1587.
l'sorlaSIs, Eczema, Teller, Ringworm, Lichen,
l’rurllus. Scull ilcnd, Milk Cruel, Dandruff, liar-
bcl's', linkel's’, (Irocel's’ and Washerwolnall’s lick,
and every species of Itching, Burning. Scllly.
Punply llunlors of the Skill and Scalp and Blood,
wilh Loss of Hair, are positively cured by UU’l‘l-
cum, llle great. Skin Cure, CUTICUIM Sonr, an
exquisite Skill llealltiller, externally, and Curl-
CURA linsOI.vI-:Nr,lile new llleod Purifier, inlcr-
uaily, when physicians and all oliler remedies fall.
Sold everywhere: l’l'lce, CU'rIcmu, one. ; Soar,
25¢; husonvllur, $1. Prepared by llle i'o'r'rlln
Dnuu AND CHEMICAL 00.. iloslon, Mass.
PH» I’LES, Blackheads, Channel] and Oily Skin
. prevented by CU'rIcunA Munlcn‘lzu SOAr.
‘ I
total-rial] Dangers.
To be freed from the dangers of snil‘ocnliou
willie lying down; to breathe freely. sleep sound] y
and undisturbed; lo rise refreshed, head clear,
brain ncllve and-free from pain or ache ; to know
that no poisonous, pulrid matter deflies the
breath and role away lile delicate machinery of
smell, taste and Ileariug;lo feel that the system
does not, through 113 veins aIld arteries, suck up
the poison that is sure to undermine and destroy,
is indeed a blessing beyond all other human en-
joymenls. To purchase immunity from such a
fate should be the object of all ililllclell. ilul,
those who have lricd many remedies and phy-
sicians despair of relief or cure.
Sam‘onn’s lumen. CUnl: meets every phase
of calm-I'll, from a simple head cold to the meal.
loalllsolncnnddestructive stages. It 13 local and
constitutional. luslanl in relieving, permanent 1n
curing, sale, economical and never—failing.
SANi-‘Ollli’s RADICAL CURE consisls of one bolllc
of the RADIUM. CURE, one box of CA’i‘AlllIliAl.
Souven'r, and one IMPROVED INHALEIL all wrap-
ped In one package, with treatise and directions,
and sold by all drugglsls for $1.00.,
Porraa Dune AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston.
No'Rheumatiz About Mr.
IN ONE MINUTE
The Unlicnrn Ami-Pain I'Inntler
relieves ltllenluallc, Sciatic, Sudden,
Sharp and Nervous Plllns, Strains
and Weaknesses. The first and only
/pnin-killing plasler. New, original,
instantaneous. infallible, safe. A
marvelous Aulidolc to i’ain, lulilumnallon and
Weakness. Utterly unlike and vastly superior lo
all olller plasters. At all druggisls, 2.5 ccnls: live
for $1.00; or posiugc free of Potter Drug and
Chemical 00.. Boston.
A’l‘TEN'l‘lON 1
WORKING CLASSES We are now
prepared to farnislI all classes with employment at
oxne,tlle wlloleof the time, or for their spare
moments. Business new. light and profitable.
Persons of either sex can earn from 50 cents to $5
per evening, and a proporliolnll suln by devoting
all their time to the business. Boys and girls e'arn
nearly as much as lnell. That all who see” this may
send their address, and lost. the business, we make
this offer. To seek who are not well sollsficd we
will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of wril-
mg. Full particulars and oullit free. Address
George Stimson .1; Co., i’orllund, Maine. 1y52
can live at home and make more money
You at work for us, than at auylhiug else ill
lllis world. Capital not needed; you
ale started free. Bolh songs; all ages. Any one
can do the work. alln'ge earnings sure from first
start. Costly oulilt and terms free. Heller not
delay. Costs you nothing to send us your address
and find out ; :f you are wise you will do so at once.
ll. "alien to 00.. Portland, Maine. 1y52
leu
IMIEBSIIM. Clllllllllllllli.
TRADE » 3N“:-
15».me is the result of the heat ell'orts of
several prominent physicians, and chemists, The
Ingredients are recognized by the profession as the
most powerful and effective in overcoming the dis-
orders for which it is recommended. It Is scien-
tifically prepared and is specific and eel-lain in its
effects, operating on the diseased parts only, with-
out lnflnming healthy organs. Physicians prescribe
and recommend Paxine in the above stated com-
p . find we are constant] receiving the highest
encomi ‘ £9 tqi its meri s. Paxine is sold by
drum , o 10]) may: I{r5551 by express to any
address in the nite ‘t (on 90 Tflgeilltlnfaiwfli
ii a: 6’
Me. and $1.00 aboltio. Instlucfive p‘anl
free on application.
The Dennis Mfg. Co. (Limited), 20 Vcsey St , N . Y.
A WONDERFUL OCCURRENCE.
living at No. 400 Wayne Street.
. J. writes: ‘- The most wonderful
was occasioned by llm use of
ugonlcg for two years from ma-
I could null FICCI). lb} wright
and no matter how light the food
eaten. it caused distress. I ape t
doctors’ fees nod for me 1-
Thrco months ago I heard of
it ever since with almost
can new eat an kind of food
pounds in fies I, and there
dyspepsia in my svvtcm ’-
601.0 MEDAL, EASE; 1878.
Billion calla.
- 'Warl'antcd absolutely pure
Cocoa, from which the excess of
Oil has been retrieved. It has three
times the strength of Cocoa mixed
with Starch, A rrowroot or Sugar.
and is therefore for more economi-
cal. ('Ofitl'ng (me than one cm: a
cup. It is delicious, nourishing,
strengthening, easily digesled, and
I admirably adapted for invalidn as
‘ I“ well no for persons In health.
"I. (BIKER ll
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
(:0... Danielle, Ills-s.
so pB-HAIINZ'S» as; ‘
'Anaomllmfifllsaa
The Best Medicines Ever Invented For
Perfect and immediate Relief in Cass:
' PAIN AND ETIFLAMMATIC fl!
. both Externally and Intemally,- it in para an
, certain mun action. For horas. I’oiaouina. Evy
3‘
v
i
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A.”
t.
’.:~'
I
I
'- Earacbe. Deafness, Rheumatism, I'ainsinfiidc
" Back or Shoulders, Piles. Sore Throat. Cronp
(ll-Bronchitis. renews etc. and $1. at dl-umi . I:
"e a. sellout. EOSS‘I’ropriohns,l‘rovlduuco, I. -
' -mmi -42Wm=;un.mm . "
'. Dr. J. Miller's Vcitclllllle Ex -
valuable for Coughs (Z: Colds, 3.1.1. 6..
"WW?
- Wflgfimnfl. {or} are?
MATHUSHEK
PIANOS.
“Tried and Triumphant."
llnanallallln llicllnlss and Depth of Iona.
gun'r cAPAOITv or VIBRATION
' . no DURABILITY.
Inch lactmmont over I2 months In
Proceocofoonotmstl n. fienmaterlalo
and finest workmang‘lp,
FULLY WARRANTED. mnoywlll lay:
a Ilfo'tlma and kooprln tune at one:-
quartor the expense of any other piano.
OVER ”.000 IN USE.
land for full descriptive pamphlet and
prlcu to
Thai II. 111. 0101118 Ila, Temple of Music,
If IITHII
Ntw Havm. Mznlocu. BHIDGEPOR‘I', DAN-
aunv. Warsaw". MIDDLETOWN on
West wmsvco.
‘OOL: Accun ron le HAVIN AND nmrlnn co'a.
km .
~".‘"‘ ' II. I h
DB-Kll-MER’S” "s‘a‘llzkh‘lglfi‘lt. fillets
orf,
“Tube ' ~
COUCH-CURE s.
M.- ‘l:'
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For sale IIYMUIHI-J-AI‘IIABI:II Alain-MIMI...
' ,VFOR'EALE.
VICTORIA,
Newly 'I'l'ilnnmd and Painted.
.\ Vino “anally flamingo.
Will In: will nth very .uw pill?-
HENRY TILLY,
CARRIAGE MAKER,
HOU'I‘II NOII WALK.
GEO. B. BYINGTIIN,
PEERLESS
All? .
I
To Inventors
VWNEDNESD
OFFICE :
Cor. lullisiana live. and llll Sl .
Washington, D. (1..
(Ilvcs his l’crsonul Alli-mien lo i'rocul'ing
Patents for Inventions
In the U. S. Patent Office and all Foreign
Countries.
An experience of nearly lcn years Ill 1111' l‘nlenl
()liil-c has given llllll a perfect l’lllllllllll'lly_ \vllll
every classification of invcnllon and the purlnlulnl'
.EIIAMINERS ANII iliillitanS, in which each
llnllcvcrylllvclllioll is referred. He has :1 1 lil-
plclc fmnlllurlly willl lllc ifulcs or l‘l‘nclliT.
the Records Models, Jun, do, 510., and
cverydclnlloflhe ollluc, and GIVES Ills l‘ldli-
SUNAI. 1\’l"l‘EN’l‘IUN lo lhe inlcl'csls of his
Clients. Ilcing ml lIle ground, and visiting the
l'nlellt ()Illcc daily, he can serve inventors ill
securing lllcir Lcllcrs l’lllcnl. far more mivanlngc-
onsiy than Solicitors \VIII) do not rcsnlc 111
Washington.
Searches and ilcjcclml
Applications
A Specially. To all those whose applienlions
have been rejected. in) will make an cxannnniion
and report on lhc some glwml‘Iu-usly. I'rcillnln-
ary examination of the l‘alent omen ileum-«Is.
prior lo all application fora pnlcnt, will be made.
fora very small cllargc,aud advice or illl‘ol'nnl-
lion ill regard to parents will be given 111 full
delail in llcircuiar winch will be mailed free or
charge lo every :lplllicanl. lie has special
facilities also for
Procuring Patents in Foreign
Collnlnm.
lie refers in any olliccr of the Patent Oiiirc, and
to the many ('onnccilcut Inventors for whom he
has «lune business and taken out Laurens FA’i‘liN‘I‘
Ladies 1
Do Your Own Dyeing at Home with
I) 17 7". .'
They will dye everything. They are sold every-
where. Price l(Ic.a package—~10 colors. They
have no equal for Htrenglh, Brightness, Alnounl
In Packages, or for l“llRillCSS of Color, or non-
luding Qualities. 'i‘..eydollot crock or smut. For
sale by .1. (1. Gregory .t (30., Drngglsls, Norwalk.
Conn lylzl
If. H. PECIL' II'EI. i,
ARCHITEUI‘
AGENT FOR
y,
1 A _
Gill ert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
knobs.
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned llalnslcrs.
H u U H Nc‘vc'ls-
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Hall.
Also Flat. Moulded Door and VVinllow
Casiousfllrnlsllcd at short notice.
“A Milli lollllll PEOPLE.”
CAP’I‘IVA'I‘ING I USEFUL : Eloquem
Discussions, and lllplolnatlc Papers on line
Great Public Questions of lhe,l’ast and Present.
’3’ JAMES G. BLAINE.
Elnbracinghis masterly arguments on the vital issues
in the Anti-Slavery] Struggle. the All Important
laborouasliorl. Prohibition. Irisb llama-yum eta.
etc. rrA/Enmusu FOB BOOK CANVASSI-zllsi Arum.
CATIONS l-‘Oll. Tl-zlmlrnonv Comm In wrrll A RUSH!
THE caller 12.1.1.1. roommate 00.. Nonwmu. or.
to he made,Cut line out and re-
0 lill'll 10 iii. and we will send you
' frcc sonlclllillg of small value and
illlporlance lo yell. that Will slurl you ill business,
“'Illf'Il will bring you ill more money right away
I‘IIIIII anything else in 1111:; world. Any one can do
the work :lllll live al ilonlc. Eilller sex; all ages.
Something new that just coins money for 11”
workers. We will start: you ; capilai nol. needed.
This Is one or file genuine, important. chances of a
lifelilnc. Those who are alnbllious and enterpris—
ing Will 1101. delay. Grand outli'. free. Address
'i‘rnc .t C0.,.Augnsla, M lllllc. lye?!
MIBIELS' OF THE NEW WEST.
Avivid portra al of the stupendous marvels In
the vast wonder- and west of the Missouri River. Six
Books in one Vol. comprisin Marvels of Nature,
Marvels of Race. Marvels 0 Enterprise, Marvels
of Mining, Marvels of Stock Italsin , Marvels of‘
Agriculture. Over 350 original no Engrav.
iu' . A pertect Picture Gallery. II. has more
so i n alleaithfin qpyo lion'llook. .
‘ ‘A EH8 V N Fl . rare chance for live
11 ‘entsl tomako money. App y at. once. Terms vcry
ra
THE. liENRY BILL PUBLISHING 00., Noumea, C‘l‘,
Cemetery Notice.
\ it. GEORGE BARRETT has heenappmnlcd
i superintendent of the 1' nion (.telnclcry
Grounds. l’nrllcs desiring graves opened, plots
fixed, etc., or work of any kind done ill lllc ccnlc-
lery \vlll apply to 111m. He will he ulthc ucllllllcry
from ‘l we link, :1, 111.,10 0 11. Ill , daily, and have
full charge of lhc grounds. I’Cl‘ order of
1111 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
M. coon: vrv’ A as.
OPTICIAN mm UCULIST,
.prvr-
\VIILL BE AT NORWALK.
October 13 and I4, 1857,
A t Nor/wall: Hotel.
ilavillgqnaillied myself by years of hard study
in the best institutions in Europe, and having had a
practical experience of twenty-live years in thi
country, I am enabled at lirsl sight to adapt Iensc
most appropriate to restore the vision to its origlna
vigor and cure all the various diseases of the eye
I have therefore combined my practice of an
Oculllu with that 01' MI Oblivion. and am now eu-
ll-bled to furnished all kinds of lenses and styles of
Spectacles and Eyc.GIllsscs which are made to
ordcrundernly own supervision, to suit my ens-
omcrs’ visionary ailments.
Consultation Free.
References—Geo. G. llisllop. Charles ()lllmlcml
cx-Ilcpuly Sherilf Charles Adams, Mr. Clarence
Nash with .I. ll‘. Bcnncl, Gen. 1). N. Couch, M rs.
W. K. .iaulcs Dr. E. C. Clarke.
WPRUTECT
Y0 U R
Chimneys.
.. WW
THE
i'l‘S over lile top course of brick keeping them
in place for years. No more topping of your
chimneys, 'l‘llc Cyclone Cap prevenls down draft.
It is made of cap iron in ope piece and will last
for ever. Any one can place It. it is cheap and
very ornamelllai. Ill ordering always sen ont-
sidc measurement of your chimney, or number of
brick each way. Extra sizes made to order.
Man ‘faelured solely llylilc Saugatuck iron Works
C0,, Spuglltuck, Conn. 3m30
B. L. rILLOW. Agent. Norwalk.
W. B. SMITH. Agent, South Norwalk.
BEING UNABLE TO MANUFACTURE
HARrNESS
' To compete with large couceres, I have taken
the agency of one of the the oldest and largest
establishments in the state for the sale of
HARNESS, SADDLES, HALTERS,
SURCINGLES. COLLARS. &o.
I shall also make
[7/le 1L1 liNlt'SS to ORDER
As usual aslhe old slaud,
N0, .7 wan-ran lsmafiraE'r,
Win-re 1 ml kpe . 'eguiar line of Whips
Splingcs,chllniols, lllahkl-IS, italics, Feed flags,
'1 leveling Bags, cm. .
’7 F’ J’Wlilljé'fifl
Notice to Builders.
\IIIS’I'.QIIAI.I'I‘Y lIUlLDING STONE for sale
cheap. Apply to '
H2 ' .1 ARIES K. SELLECR,
I’. 0, Box ‘29. Norwalk.
Eligibh Business Parlor For
Rent.
'l‘ll E Largest. and Most Eligible limnllioolll on
first llllllrllilIAZl-I'I‘TI'.‘ building, suitable for
afnnml any trade or business
For Sale Cheap.
\ ’l‘cll llorsc I'nwcr Boiler and Six Iiorsp Power
Engine for sale very cheap. Enqnn'c lit. the
GAZETTE Ul‘l-‘Icu. this
in
9 euro B 1le
j;
EAWHW IO?
R 12m 1 8 8 7 .
.
After using almost
every known method
of advertising, we
find it possible to
practically dispense
with all except the
newspapers.
We use the papers .
to print only what
may properly be termed business news, and we
never insult the intelligence of our readers by such
absurd statements; as too often characterize ordi-
nary zulvcrtiscmcnfs.
Please consider, therefore, that the series of
announcements to follow this, may be construed
literally—~conlc lo the stores expecting our prom-
ises to be fulfilled to the letter. .
As the lime to think of Fall Clothing ap-
proaches suppose you write for our book of styles,
preparatory to visiting the city.
:1 useful llinl.
R (3*
It may give ‘you
HEIRS, PEET' & CO,
CLU'i'IIl-ZS, lIA’l‘f-S ANI) SHOES,
Ilrondlvay and Prince St.
Broadway and 32d St.
N- IEW YORK.
I".«\(§llil .I.’ f‘.\'l‘.r\l.fl(‘.UIl MAILl-ZI) FRI-1E ON APPLICATION.
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WHO IS UNACQUAINTED WITH THE
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SEE BY EXAMINING THIS MAP. THAT THE
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Br; reason of its central position
and continuous lines at termmaf
~1v true middle-
The Ego}: Island. main
:-III'3. P0
nee. Indianola.
rm and Council Bluffs. in Iowa; 6
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.. 11163.1)0113 and St.
alliance. nook ISLAND & PACIFIC R’Y
close relation to principal lines East of Chico. 0
points West, N Orthwest and Southwest—is ,e
laugh that transcontinental system which invxtes and. facil-
as travel and tra c in either direction between the Atlantic and P
line and. branches include Chicago J ohet, Ottawa. La
oria. Geneseo, Molina and Rock I , . ”D
2, Washington, Fairfleld, Ottumwa. Oskaloosa West Liberty. Iowa.
Winterset. Atlantic xvxll
Missouri; Leavenworth and Atclnson, in
Paul. in Minnesota; -Watertown in
c.
avenport usca-
City, 13.;
.e
sland in Illmois;
Kno ' e. Audubon. Harlan, Gu
atin. Trenton. St. Joseph. Cmfim and
as; Lea.
Dakota, and hundreds
? intermediate cities, towns and. villages.
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
(Sula.- antees Speed,
is "thoroughly ballasted.
strugtures of stone and iron.
it. Lil has
experience proved valuable. _
ieai—lts discipline strict and exacting.
Its track
of comfortable DAY COACHES, ms.
and SLEEPING CABS. ele ant D
—between Chicago, St. J 059151.
CHAIR CARS.
all the safety appliances that m
Its bracing},1 o
e
tlsns is une ualed in the West—unsurpassed in
ALL E BESS TRAINS between Chicagg and the
Hidb‘ant ngroLvidin llent meals and
g exec
Athns' on and Kansas City—restful REGLIN‘ING
Comfort and Safety to those who travel over it. Its roadbed
is of heavy steel.
Its rolling- stock is perfect as human 3
Its bridges are solid
can make
eehanical genius has invented and
ration is conservative and method-
of its 3888811882 accommoda-
1
e wor Missouri River consist
MAN PALACE PABLOR
THE Famous ALBERT LEA ROUTE '
Is the direct favorite line between Chic
this route solid. Fast Express Trains run
localities and hunting and. '
mediate points.
classes of patrons.
officials and employee of Rock Island trains protection.
kindly attention.
flslnnl: grounds of Iowa and.
wheat fields and grazing land: of interior Dakota are reach
A short desirable route, via. Seneca. and]!
to travelers between Cincinnati, Indianapolis.
Joseph. Atehison, Leavenworth, Kansas City,
especially families. ladies and children. receive from
Sonia”... 3‘33? ‘éfié new
a a r r .
y Minnesota. The den
ed via. Watertown.
akee. oflbrs superior inducements
Lafayette and. Council Blank. St.
Minneapolis. St. Paul. and inter-
rupectfui courtesy and
For Tickets. Ma 3, Folders—obtainable at all principal Ticket Oflcea in the
United States and.
R. R. CABLE,
Pro: . ilGeu’I M’g’r, Chicago.
anada—or any desired information, address,
E. ST.. JOHN,
Ass'l Gen'l I’g'r, Chlcago.
E. A. HOLBROOK,
Gen’l Tkt. & Pass. Agt., Chicago.
00 WU Will? A BIGITIIE ?
'IF 50, SEE THE ‘
I—‘Z. U D G- E ,
23:11211 Lcnllln Mgkemgr
' ur Inns ' -
Hand W11 EELIS. Sgk’ilfor
cash or on easy lcrlns. Cycles
Rented by the Hour or Mouth.
Instruction free.
Sendfvr Circulars.
. GEO. R. BIDWELL
- u: layout-313 w. 58th:t.,near sum, all.
Geo. S. Gregory.
Livery. Boarding, Sale.
l.
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.Feed and Exchange
Stablem.
, _,.,ll:1‘i£-!‘B"—"£~"i"\ u.
.. x
No. 14 Knight 51.
(All rear of Horse Car Depot),
NORWALIC , CONN.
Carriages furnished 311 hours.
ttcntlon and gentlenlnllly drivers.
New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad.
OCTOBER 31), 1887.
N E“? YORIE DIVISION.
Conrleou
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'i‘raills leave Scull; .‘lllrwnik as 101.0111:—
Ic‘ur New York—Aunulnlllodnfioll il‘nius at
6.12, 0.59.9.ISS,11.45. a. 111., 2.40, 5.1.3,- fi.fi:’l, 10.051
p. m. Express Il'ains :11. 4.50, 5.16 (except Mou-
days), 5.40, 7.90 (10ml), 7.43 (local), 8.20 (local), 9.01}
(Springfield luau ), 10.32 (sprlnglield‘lloclli), :1. 111.’;
12.59 (Springfield local), 3.38. 4.03 (Newporl), 5.51.
p. 111. ; WIISIIIllglllu Illglll. cx ll‘ess. 12.50 a. 111.
For New Haven and I» In EIIHI.-—.‘\(‘.1:(lllim()—
Illlllflll tl‘llillfl at 0.33, 8.413. 10.513 :1. 111., 1.10, 4.32,
5.20. 9.24.11.081). lll. Express ll'allls at 1.22 :l. lll.
(Washington night express), 0.20, a. 1n.;
12.13, 1.43 (local), 3.05 (Newporl), 4.49,
5.10 (locals), 11.42 (Silllnl'ord and New Haven
special), 0.14 (local). 0.20 (Bridgeport special),
6.53 (Springfield local), 7.5-1 (Bridgeport special),
11.47 p. lll.; 12.21 a. Ill. (iioslon express).
Sundays.—.\(lconnumlalion 5.00, 0.11 :1. lll.,
and 0.51 p. 111.
(I. M. SHEPARD, (:cn. Supt.
U. 'I‘. liEMl'S'l‘EAI), lien. i'nss. Agl.
, For Sale.
DOUBLE IAIIIIICIJJEII RIFLE inallclly .Iolln
liiissclt, London. Will be sold cheap lo,
cash. Enquire at this oillce.
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HOUSATONIC RAIL’HUAD.
Dauburl/ and Norwal/c Division.
Commencing Wednesday, June, 22, 1857.
DAILY TIIA INS
South. .
Lv. Norwalk. Lv .80. Norwalk. Ar.Wilson PoInf
‘l 34 a. In. 7 47 a. In. " 55 a. m.
817 “ $25 “ $35 ~'~
10 20 “ 10 30 “ 10 37 “
1251 p. In. :05p. In. 112 “
439 “ 455 “_ 505p.m.
- North. .
Lv. Wilson Point Lv.So. Norwalk. Ar. Norwalk
6 25 a. m. o 35 a. m. 6 41 a. m.
s 40 9 20 o 25
1201p.m. 1213p. m. 12171) In.
_ 1 45 “ 1 52 “
425 “ 515 “ 519 “
545 “ 615 “ 020 “
W. 11. STEVENSON, Vice-Pres. and Gen’l Manager.
1". C. PAYNE, Superintendent.
ll. 1). AVERII‘.I., General Ticket- Agent.
No. 21 I’m-Ir, Row,
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
M. FINLEY.
Formerly with A. RAYMOND, has new opened
for himself at 21 PA ltK ROW, with a line stock of
Ready~Made (Editing.
Also a Splendid assortment of
Pisa Goals for Custom Tailoring.
No prellier pallems in New York City, and
' Prices to suit all. ‘
Ilelnenlber !
Finley & Wotton,
.21 Par c Row, ,m
NEW YORK- '
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
MAGIC SOAP.
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$5,000 “£13333. {lilting $3333.. {.3
one person lll 0110 half day. it requires no ma-
chinery in manufacture. 'i‘llcse goods have been
used III the N.E. states 10 years. Will sell conuly
or state rights at $2.00 per 1,0110 Inhabitants. If
you wish lor a trial first ill your family send $1.00,
and will ship you 12).: lbs.
E. S. lldltilE'WI‘, Nol'lhllmplon, Mass.
Luck Box 10. (hull:
: THE MAVERICK SYSTEM.
HOW FORTUNES WERE MADE BY
UNSCRUPULOUS COWBOYS.
l‘llo Trick of Gathering z'. Ilcrd of Young
Cattle—Altering Brands as :1. High Art.
Notable Instances of skillful Altern-
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“Cattle raising in Texas is not what it used
to be,” said a veteran stocklnnn. “I don’t
, mean to say there’s no money ill the business
now, only that it is carried on differently—
nloro lcgililnamly, I might say—111ml it used
to be. \Vhy, when I was just learning to
stick to bucking ponies, men without ll. ('Olll’.
in their jeans were coming into tile state and
branching out as big cattle owners. There
were fortunes made in a couple of years that
could hardly be accumulated in a lifetime at
the business now. How was it done? I’ll tell
yell.
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l calf that has escaped the branding iron.
Where there were large herds of cattle it
often happened that some were overlooked at
branding time, and many were valved ill the
bush and run wild. ’i‘llcse mavericks were
considered common property by the stock-
it, til: it down and run his brand on it. Then
the cars were sliced to correspond with the
recorded cal' lllllrks of the. l'nncllnnnl and the
calf turned loose. Maybe the rallclnnall was
branding his own stock :nul maybe he wasn’t.
'l‘llllt out no figure with him.
“Ill those days we lmd no pastures and
cattle were simply loose herded on the range.
Certain landmarks would be set down as Illn-
its of his range by the stocknlcn and his
borders instructed to keep the stock within
these limits. In the morning the borders
would round the cattle in sight to points
within the limits. At night they would be
headed for the sailing or bed ground and left
until morning. 01? course there were many
strays, but each ranch sent out a. hunt ill the
spring to round up the herds of neighboring
stocklncn and to cut out any cattle found
among them bearing their ranch brand. And
under this system of handling cattle stock-
nlen considered Illavericking would even it-
self up ill the long run. The only qualifica-
liml was that a man should own stock to be
properly entitled to maverick.
FORTUNES IN MAVERICKS.
“Here’s where foreigners coming into the -
- state pl-nniless got the best of us. Some fel-
_ Imv worked ill a cow camp long enough to
' learn that there was a fortune for him in
mavericks. He invested his wages ill cow
ponies, wont to the nearest town alld had a
brand recorded, got a bag of meal and a side
of bacon, and took to the bush. In less than
:1 year he had 1,000 head of young cattle
roaming over the country with his brand on
. them. Then he hired some men, built aranch,
nlld went on a grand round up. All the fat
steers he drove to market, keeping the heifers
to breed from. His men were llet long ill
learning how he had worked it, and then
they branched out for themselves. In a short
time the country was overrun with maverick-
ers, and pretty soon the nlost barcfaced
thievery ever recorded got to be as common
as dirt in a corll dodger. Your would be
honest stockmen had to steal to keep even,
and .the calves of milch cows ill the corrals
were stolen.
“It got to be a common thing for the tonic
cattle that came in to the ranch for salt to be
followed by calves wearing strange brands;
and this led to the counter branding that used
to make the hides of Texas cattle look like
drawings of choice town lots.
“Here’s an instance: I had a. little. Durham
heifer, one of the finest shorthorns brought
into the state. Her first calf wasn’t ten days
old when some of the boys told lne that it had
been lnavcricked. I hunted it up, and sure
enough some cuss had run abigB4on its
sidi- and undersloped each car. I drove it to
the ranch and put a bi Unfter the other
letters. making the brand read B 4 U. Thou
islmrped enchcar,and turned it out. The
next time I saw that calf both ears had been
grabbed out at the head, and the brand road
13 4 U 2. Was I mud? Some.
ALTERING BRANDS.
“Then mavericks began to get scarce as
water 011 the Llano, and the cow thieves
turned their attention to altering brands.
Old Jiln Loving, up ill Les vallc', owned
about 0,000 or 7,000 head of cattle. They
were all branded with what he called a half
diamond L on the left shoulder. The half
diamond was over the L. He and I took a
herd up the Chisnl trail to Kansas in ’71, alld
somewhere between Sun City and Fort Dodge
caught up with another herd that had gone
up ahead of us. It had been sold that day.
Loving counted 200 odd head of his cattle in
the herd. They were all branded on the left
shoulder with an inverted '1' inside of l-.
diamond.
“Jinrwus hopping mad. We learned that
the fellow Who sold the herd was a red haired
Mexican culled Coloran. Getting some of the
boys, we started after Ilinl. He get almost to
the Nation (Indian territory) before ‘we
caught him. The boys set hiln a straddle of
his own pack horse and tied his legs under
the animal's belly. Then a larlat was tied
ullder llis chill, and the other end thrown
over the branch of a. live oak, where one of
the boys caught it and made it fast to the
horn of his saddle. Then Coloran was given
about five minutes to tell over his beads.
While the darned skunk was whimpering
something about ‘SanCta Maria, Madre do
Dios,’ Loving gave the signal. The herdor
with the rope tied to his saddle horn dug
spurs into his pony and shot away like the
wind. It Was a forty foot lariat. and he
reached lhc end with a jerk that threw his
pony back on his haunches. That greascr’s
neck popped like the report of a six shooter.
“It was the only way to deal wiih those
fellows, and'lhat kind of treatment has made
them scarce. Since we have got to building
big pastureswifll barbed wire fence around
’em, nlavel'icking and cattle stealing have
about died out. And we don’t have to hire
so many herders either. Men ride around
the pastures every day or so to see that the
fences are not down, but they don't carry
branding irons with them. Branding is done
at regular periods now.”—Chicago Times.
Inventions Not Patented.
Not all inventors go to the patent oflice.
Ahelper on an express wagon in town has
taken a square of board, put two sluts under
it an inch apart to make a gutter that fits the
board on the edge of the side of the wagon,
and thus has provided himself with a seat.
Out on the Canadian Pacific railroad the
other day a young man who was crossing the
continent economically brought with him a
bundle of four sluts fastened three or four
inches apart with broad tape ill three hands.
He took two seats whenever two were unoc-
cupied,.and, laying this contrivance on both
across the intervening space, made for him-
self a rest for his legs when sitting up and
for his back when lying down. He was I'll-
vied by all his fellow passengers, even ill the
parlor cans—New York Sun.
, The pig has wallowed ill the mire; hols
seeking a. clean place to rub against (said of
disgraced poisons who wish to keep good
company) —Centml African Proverb.
Every lady who knows its worth ( and
who does not?) feels lhat the kindly face
of Lydia E. Piuklnlm is that of an honor-
ed friend.
A Clare (Micll.) mun owns a sixleggcd
calf
The microscope demonstrates that con-
sumplion, asthma and bronchitis are pro—
duced by disease germs. Fontmne’s Care
is the only remedy. For sale by I. A.
Meeker, 11 Main Street, Norwalk.
Save the best potatoes in the most pro-
liflc bills for seed. ‘
What shall we have for breakfast? is
very often the question ill all households.
Try the unrivalled sausage made by
Sperry and Barnes, lllere are none better.
Their hams, breakfast bacon. shoulders,
lard etc. are the best the market ufi'ords.
Tile Hudson River ice crop will be very
large this season.
If you have a Cold, Cough, (dry. hack-
ing) Group, Cankercd Throat, , 'Catarrh
Dropping, causing cough, Dr. Iulllner’s
Indian Cough Cure—(Consumption Oil)—
will relieve instantly : heals and cures.
Price 25c.. 50c.. and $1. For Sale by C.
Laphllm, Main Street. ,
Don’t waste food on cows unable to
make a decent return.
I have used In mv practice Dr. Seth
Arnold’s Indian Vegetable Pills, and must
say they act more pleasantly than any
other pill I have used or prescribed—J.
A. Sapp, M. 1)., Salincville, Olllo. 25c. at
druggisls.
Storms on-flle Gulf have occasioned ser.
ious loss to the rice planters.
Fact—but, as the newspapers say: “no-
body Will believe it.” Fenlalnc‘s Cure for
Consumption is guaranteed to cure dis-
eases of the lungs. For sale by I A.
Meeker, 11 Main Street, Norwalk.
The quality of food has much to do
with the qualify of milk.
Composed of choice roofs, herbs and
barks, so prepared as lo l'ctllllldIIClr med-
ical qualities, Quaker Billcrs Will he found
to cure all complaints arising from an un-
pllrc slate of the blood. or deranged slate
of the liver or stomach. You will find In
Quaker Bitters just lhc medicine you
need; it will purify the blood. loncllle
system, and make you well. Wonk and
delicate lnolllcl's find special hem-fit from
their use. .
Quaker Eye Lotion cures weak and m-
llamed eyes.
shipping 500 kegs of nails daily.
“What was known as the maverick system '
man, and whenever he found one Izc’ll rope'
One nail factory in Bridgclicld, All... is ‘
Yours for Health
20 Years
Record. all g"
PINKHAM’S
vmmm
GOMPIIIIIIII,
Is a Positive Cure
’ 'For ALL of those Painful
Delicate Complaints and
Complicated troubles and
Weaknesses so common
. among our Wives, Mothers.
and Daughters.
am“ '10 m
:us‘rn. nmcncxous,
mourn As!) usr.
, mam rrs lzrrzcr.
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‘ won 35.) Erwin:
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“1%” ,/ (é . amm’nmsn-
cunn molt onsnvauox, ox Imam or men.
Mas. I’lNKILm'S“Gl/’DE 'ro HEALTH" AND compact-
nu’. cmcumn mama so not nor szxmxa Almanac
asp scum 11:0 LYNN, ms. Mention this RIM.
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ITS MERITS KEEP UP THE SALE.
WIT Is A humane 'ro ovzxwoam wow. 11: ll-
:lovlls rusrsrss, mmnxcr,ann cmvme 1703 am-
mx-rs, ax» nzulzvcs mums or rm.- lrromcn. Guam
Lauconnucm. Masai-nun rmoos user-m without rm.
Physicians Use It and Prescribe It.
0'11 nuvrvm mu nnoome armrrs, announce an
mnnoxmls‘rnn ORGANIC FUNCTIONS, arm nus-um"
mm was 10 um: mar, anal-onus rm: mm Luann
r0 m: m, an) runs on ms nu: area: or wom'mz
rnrsu noses or unl’s srnxxa up my scum m
WEARY WOMEN PRAISE IT-
Its purpose ”la solely for the legitimate healing of dia-
me and the rclirfofpain, and it does an.“ claims to do.
It will cure entirely all orarianor vaginal troubles.
Inflammation and Ulccmf Ian, Falling and Diaplacmcnta:
and consequent Spinal Weakness, and {a particularly
adapted to the Change of Life.
All ANGEL or msncv.
Tun Woman's Sure Friend ronmnmcam m co!-
rucxmn mounuls. mlmnmnorrmronn sumac“.
ormnoxs on com: Cancun, 2?: 11: Win. uxnm A11. cm-
suns-rum, ACT Ix nmoxv wrm m uws or warm
max-r vrm. so or name pawn, CAUSXNG rm, men-r
AND nxcmcnn, Is aunts rmumnxrm cum Irv rm var.
WA" Sold by Dmggists.‘afl
MRS. PINKIIAM’S LIVER PILLS CURE Coxsma'nox,
BILIousssss AND TORI'IDITY or run man. 25 cans.
voumanannnu'ri
Can be Obtained
BY USING
GLIIITIIII’S
WITCH HAZEL--
4 It Is the cal preparation In the
world wnmate to cure and endlcals
all impurities from the Ikln.sllchu
l'lm ics Salt Rheum,
Warm- and Sun
'93:“, Flea I
Burn. It loves the complexion a freshness and tmnllnccncy
which cannot be obtained by anv other, even by the dungemug nun!
arsenic. It in unequaled as n heantlfier of the hands. refining tha
skin and makingltaoft, clear and while. Witch Hazel Toilet Cream
Is not a paint or powder user! to cover up the 1m milieu of the Illin
but a remedy lhnl. heals perfectly and converts the same to snvlnbll;
henntv. I rlce Ill‘Ir'lI box, ‘252. For Sale BY A LL DRUGGISTS.
WITGII IIAIEL 'flAG'!’ I203 GLINWHVILLE. NIH"
COCKLE’S "E
aura—:lLlous
- PILLS,
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
For Liver. mic, indigestion. etc. Free from Merv
cury; contains only I'nrn Vl-gctable Ingredients.
Agent: C. h. Citi'l‘TES’i‘Us, .Vuw York.
Tcaspoonfnl. It is c
the best qnd clwqr _
est medicine. Try It .9 {‘I.
.and you will be satisfied. ~
Get it of your drugglst. ,0
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Send two 3c. stamps to A. P. 0rdw:xy&Co.,
,J‘VTCDCG, Biz-.55., and receive an elegant set of
.Jncy Cards free.
55 M
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Never varies, does not contain
one particle of the adulteraa
tions used to reduce the cost of
PURE GOODS
But DOES possess the FULL
VALUE of every Legitimate
Washing Quality, which gives
it every advantage over Soaps
of doubtful character; practi-
cally recommended by other
manufacturers in imitating it.
None should be deceived, how-- -
ever, as the word m
and the Glasped Hands are
stamped on every bar.
The First and Only Star-ell rut up by Int-n
who have a practical knowledge of [he
lunmh‘y_ profession. It re uiles no cooking.
keeps the Iron from sucking and linen from blistering
while Ironing. and given shirts. cuffs and collars that
stiffness and beautiful polish they have when now.
which everybody knows keeps them. clean tvvlcc as
long. Beware of imitations. See that the name
J. C. EUDINGER &. 13305.. New Haven. Conn.. is,
on cverv trek BY ALI. GROCERS._
‘ ‘CTION WITH "E118 SI‘ARCH US?
. . . SOLD
INCO‘I J.
the Latest. Choupcstnnd Ecstprepn rr l ion yell disco“.
cred for bleaclllngollnen. It rivar bl v makes. you;
clothes snowy white. As}: your group.» 3er in;
signslaieslbslrmnslwaslbsvmim
The Best in the World! ,
SPERIIY & BARNES’
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712$ 72W
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BREAKFAST
BAGIIN
and
SAUSAGE
Are Guaranteed
THE. BEST III THE
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Our KET'E'LE LARD is Strictly Pure
and Free from All Ad ulteration.
[00K llIIlEFIIILY Fflll TIiE Illlllll.
We manufacture all goods bearing our
brand at our packing house, New Haven.
Sperry 8L. Barnes,
new HAVEN, couu.
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Norwalk Chronicler