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ESTABLISHED 1800
Volume LXXXVIII.
An Enterprising Republican J ournal, e
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aye»
i. cannon HURLBUTT.
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Room No. 4. Up Stairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
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Teacher of
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A MEMORY.
A perfumed delirium steals through the air,
' As I sit here alone, and the fire light dies;
And you stand here again, with your exquisite
hair,
With your passionate lips and your pleading
eyes.
Itwas here that you eat. If I stretch out my
hand
I can almost behave that I touch you again;
Like the hunger mad sailor who springs for the
land
That he sees in his madness, but springs for in
vain.
Do mud people know thoyare mad—do you think?
And do the dead know they are dead-Ltd! me
this?
I care not! for I should bowiliing to sink ,
Into madness or 'nonth the spell of your
kiss.
You‘re-hero once again—leaning back in this chair,
In the flesh you are distant—but what do I care .
That your body is there, since your» soul is with
me.“
THE MAN IN BLACK.
Maj. Dalton was in trouble. He had
been detailed and sent to'one of the largest
inland cities ln'the confederacy‘to super-
intend the manufacture of bombs'and tor-
pedow- , . -
Everything moved along satisfactorily
until the chemist connected with the
works made a'reckless experiment, one
day, and blew himself up. The force of
the explosion was so great that not a
piece of the unfortunate man could be
found.
“I wouldn't have minded it so muc ,"
' said the major to his friend, the provost
marshal, “if the fellow hadn't carried off
a lot of valuable papers with him. He
knew lots of chemical secrets, and he had
his formulas written-out, and they were
in his pockctwh'en he left.” .
“You might advertise,” suggested the
provost marshal. '
“Good idea,” replied the major; “I'll
do it. ” '
The next morning the city papers con-
tained at. short advertisement, stating that
a first class chemist could secure employ-
ment, with a good salary, at the govern-
ment works.
At that time there were very few idle
chemists in the confederscy, and after
\ waiting several days. the major begun to
think that he would have to send to Rich-
mond for a man.
One night, when he was alone in his ofs
fice, he commenced a letter to the score-
tary of war. He had just penneda're-
quest for the immediate detail of an ex-
perlenced- expert, when he became cou-
the room. ,
“I didn’t see him, and I didn’t hear
him,” said the major afterward, “but I
could feel my flesh crawl, and I know that
something was up. ’,’
The major wheeled around in his chair
and saw aman standing just inside the
door. The stranger was tall and thin,
and his black suit contrasted strangely
with his ale face and white hands.
t Maj. alton noted these points. In
addition to his black‘ attire, the man’s
hair and eyes were of the sonic somber
shade. He even were a black watch
chain, a pair of black rimmed eyeglasses,
and a black seal ring.
The officer gave a sharp look at his
visitor’s face, but its dead whiteness was
as expressionless as a mask.
“Ahemi” ejaculated the major.
“I must introduce myself," said the
stranger stepping forward. “My name is
Pellico. I am a chemist, loud I am fa-
miliar with the manufacture of explosives.
I saw your advertisement and decided to
offer my services.” .
He spoke rapidly, in a musical voice,
with a slight foreign accent. ‘
“You are not an American," said the
major.
“ talian,” briefly responded the other;
“I belong to a family of famous chemists,
and we have served nearly every govern-
ment in Europe."
‘Just then the major remembered that
he had a sentry stationed in front of the
office.
“Confound it, slri" he broke out
angrily; “how did you get in?”
‘eourtoously. “When your office was;
pointed out to me I walked in."
“But the sentry, the guard!"
b “Oh, the soldier—I simply passed him
y." 1
“You ran the risk of getting shot,"
growled the major.
“Not at all; there was no danger," was
the quiet reply.
Pellico’s manner impressed the officer,
antll he asked his visitor for his creden-
tia s.
The margin black produceds. letter of
recommen tion from a Spanish oncer of
high rank in Cuba.
“So you have not been long in this coun—
try!” remarked the Confederate.
“Ten days. I slipped through _ the
blookadcrs, landed in Florida and then
came here." .
Further conversation did not cause him
to say anything that was inconsistent with
his first account of hlmielf. —
In the course of half an hour Maj. Dal~
ton was ready to admit that he was in the
presence of a man of superior intellect,
and one who doubtless was master of his
profession.
The interview resulted in the engage-
ment of Pellico, and on the following
morning he went to work.
From the very outset the man in black
gave perfect satisfaction, but he mudo'no
friends. The man called him “Mr. Mid-
amoug themselves thht‘hc wuss. mystery,
companion.
It did not take long to make the dis-
covery that the Italian's bombs and tor-
pedges were the host that had ever been
ma e. .
One night Pellico paid another visit to
the office of Maj, Dalton. '
“Major,” said be, after some talk about
powder, gun cotton. Greek fire'zn'd- other
matters, “the main object of our explo-
sives is to destroy the enemy)" ,
. “Um, well yes, to acertaln extort " re-
plied the gallant Confederate.
“What do you think, then, of a bomb
that is capable of doing a hundred fold
more damage than any new in use!"
“It would be a big thing.”
“Well," continued Pellico, “I have in-
vented it. I have a chemical compound
that can be projected into the enemy’-
lines through the medium of a shell, and
when the shell bursts a deadly vapor
spreads over an area of 100 yards, killing
every living thing. One shell is capable
of killing an entire regiment."
“Why, my God, man," exclaimed the
major, “that would be murder l”
“And what is war!” asked Pellico in
his low, soft voice. .
The subject did not drop there. The
man in black had so much to say about
his invention that the major found him-
self deeply interested.
“This little thing," said Pellico, ex-
hibiting something that looked like a pill
covered with tin foil, “would kill a nouns
full of people." -
“It is hard to believe.”
“Let me convince you," urged the
chemist. “If you will walk a square with
me I will show you something.”
The major objected-but the Italian as-
sured him that his intended victims were
several hogs in the rear of the office.
When they reached the place they
found the hogs quietly snoozing in a fence
corner.
They then retired fifty yards or so, and
Pellico blew his little pill through a hol-
low cnne. _
“Wait three minutes,” he said.
At the expiration of the time the two
approached the fence corner.
Four large hogs lay stretched out on
the ground. It required only a glance to
see that they were all dead.
away, “this experiment is on a verysmall
scale, but? you can form an idea from
what you have seen."
“It is astonishing,” commented the
major.
“Nothing to what I have done,” said
the man in block. “In Cuba I took a sling
and threw a ball of this stuff as big as my
fist into a village. The next morning it
was found that all the inhabitants, some
300 or 400, were dead. People outside
supposed that it was some mysterious epi-
demic, but it was not.”
Maj. Dalton drew himself aloof from his
companion.
“And you killed those innocent people
for nothing?” he asked indignant-1y. '
“In the interests of science, my dear
major. Besides, they were native Cu--
bans. .I would not have treated genuine
Spaniards that way.” ~
The major ' pulled his mustache and
walked on in silence for a few minutes.
“What do you propose?" he asked, after
some reflection.
“My scheme is a bigone,” replied Pel-
lico. “A- few little pellets thrown into
Libby, Salisbury and Andersonville will
rid us of all the Yankee prisoners, and
save our government'no end of expense.
Then you must use my invention in the
field. The armies of Sherman and Grant
And'l am content 'to'crouch here at whose; '
scious of the presence of anotherperson- lu '
“I beg your pardon," answered Pellico, _
night," and tho‘bfiiccrs quietly agreed:
very useful. no doubt, but a disagreeable
“Now, ” said the chemist as they walked '
will melt av‘v‘aj' ‘Eéfore it, and a few Illlll-
dred such projectiles fired from long range
guns into New York will turn that me-
tropolis into a city of the dead. What do
you say?"
“Hello, corporal, come here!” yelled the
major.
Several soldiers run to the spot in a
hurry.
“Seize him!" shouted the ofilcer, “and
take him to the guard house. He is an
enemy, a murderer, the devil himself, I
believe. But, hold on—search him."
“Only some papers and these pills,"
said the corporal.
“I'll take them," said the major. “Now
hustle him oi! to the guard house."
The major walked with rapid strides to
the office of the commander of the post.
The provost marshal was summoned as a
party to the conference, and other officers
were also called in.
The council lasted until a very late hour:
Never in their whole military experience
had» the officers been confronted with so
serious or problem.
When they dispersed the sentinel out-
side heard ono of them say:
“He is a monster, an enemy to the
whole human race. We cannot accept his
old, and if we let him gobs may at any
time turn against us and against our
people.” . - '
“There is but one thing to do," said the
major.
The next morning the man in black was
found dead on the floor of the guard house.
By his side lay a shred oftln foil.
“I searched him," said the corporal,
“and took all those shiny pills away from
him.- How did that get there, I;wonder,
and what in the mischief islt anyhow?"
The commander of the post, the provost,
marshal and Maj. Dalton showed little
surprise when they heard of Pellico’s
death. The corporal, however, heard the
provost marshal speakinguin an undertone
to the major.
' “What did you do with the other pel-
lets?" he cold.
“I rode out to the river and threwlthem
in.” answered the major. *
“All right," responded the marshal.
“This has been sstr‘snge piece of business
from first to last, but I don’t think that
our consciences will ever hurt us for our
part in it." -
Long years afterwards a gray haired
Confederate veteran mentioned some of
thofccts of the case to a circle of inter--
ested listeners.
‘ ‘And who was Pellicof” some one asked.
. “I have always thought that he was the
' devil," replied the veteran. ‘
"Did the major really kill him!" in-
quired a lady.
The veteran shut one eye and twisted
his mustache. . .
“We had better not talk about that,"
he said. “but youmny rest assured that if
he did kill the javretch he has never re-
gretted lt."-—- Vulluce P. Reed in Atlanta
Constitution.
Planting Big Shade m
American ingenuity is equal to the
moving of a Brighton Beach hotel, weigh-
ing 5,000 tons, a distance of 800 feet, yet
is, apparently, inadequate to the trans-
porting of a growing tree weighing half a
ton, cheaply and safely, a distance 'of a
mile or less. AnA’merican will pli'nt a
tree no thicker than his wife's wrist, then
with s. patience born of faith and hope,
wait from fifteen to twenty-five years be-
fore its shade will refresh him and pre-
vent the sun from making a Sahara of
his little suburban half acre. The pres-
ence of 'a good sized maple or other de~
sirable shade tree so greatly enhances the
value of every square yard of the real
estate in its vicinity that it is strange no
large trees can be taken from their native
low land or forest, lifted carefully, handled
bodily with plenty of their native soil
about their roots and deposited in any
desired place, there to be a joy to the pos-
lessor.
'The latter need then not wait until his
hair is gray to enjoy» his possessions, nor
take his chances of death before the
shadow of his tree is sufficient to cover a
swung haunting: There are Certainly no
mechanical "d ,, ,,ultles in the way. A
used in the hauling of timber, strong and
effective lifting mechanism sud-a properly
and ‘soil' can be enveloped; these "would
imply no great difilcultles, either in the
making or using. Who is there able to'\.
build a country home and improve the lot ,
upon which it stands, that would not pay
from $50to_-$100.for a large, handsome
maple, guaranteed to keep right on grow-
lug for him as it did for nobody in par-
ticular in the adjacent forest. “The woods
are full," and the bottom lsndsare full'of
such trees. The city is full of men that
would pay to own such. Yet these some
men mustbny'smalltrees and h ’ . , y
await their growing. Largo tree‘s .‘ha‘vc
been successfully transplanted in Chicago
and elsewhere, yet the art is a compara-
tively unknown one. This is s field of
industry that certainly promises reward
to a man of enterprise " and ingenuity.—
Pittsburg Bulletin.
Bunch Cattle in the Miro. . ,
During the early spring months, before
the round up begins, the chief work is in
hauling out mired cows and steers; and
if we did not keeps sharp lookout, the
losses at this season would be: very serious.‘
As long as everythingais frozen solid'thero'
is, of course, no danger from mixing; but
when the thaw comea'along toward the
beginning of March, a period of new dan-
ger to the cattle sets in. When the ice
breaks up, the streams‘,-’are loft‘with an
is at Its worst. As the-frost-g’oc's out'r'of
the. soil, the ground round every little
alkali spring changes into a trembling
smother-ind doctrinal” ‘0: slimy. ten-
scious mud form in the bottom of all the
snow for three or four months, are very
eager for water, and are weak’andin poor
condition. They rush hec'dlcss‘lyintp any
pool and stand there, drinking- gallous of
the icy water and sinking steadily into
the mud. When they try to get out they
are slreadytoo'decp down, and are too
weak to make a prolonged struggle.
After ono'or twofits of desperate-fioundor.
ing. they resignthemselves to their fate
with dumb apathy and are lost, unless
some one of as riding about discovers-und-
wonderfully small mud holes; oftenthcy“
will he found dead in a-gulch but two or
three feet across, or in the quickssnd of- a
creek so narrow that it could almost. be
jumped. An alkali hole, where the water
oozes out through the thick clay, is the
with which the horrible substance sticks
andch to -sny unfortunate beast that
cause very seriouslosses among the cattle,
and are at all times fruitful sources of
danger. Indeed, during an ordinary year
more cattle die from getting mired than
from any other cause—Theodore Roose-
velt in The Century.
The Young American More.
“When I despair of the American re-
- public," said an eminent statesman, “I
look at an American boy, and my hopes
revive." There are no young men, in the
werld with better manners than the best
type of American men. Manly, simple,
unaffected, respectable and remarkably
graceful, so bright “that if they turn
them." The young American mania
conceded to -'be agreeable the world.
over
colle’ges, a cadet Item west Point. ' ;
up from poverty to good position. ' They
are wonderful~ follows. There? is so
thing inthis airbf equality and freed
areso‘chivalrou's that they b.1099“!
comparably better mannered than a
as a clsu._:There is, to be
man‘fwhofis‘ss abnormal or a mannish
young woman. Both are fortunately rare.
—Mri;'270hn'Shsrwood; '
A Musician's Bram.
The old argument whether dinner,
which'ends his day, or breakfast, which
begins it, is the mere important meal,
still lives and moves men of gentler in-
stincts. But a well known musician, who
touches the softer strings in people’s na-
tures with the taste and excellence of
both his little dinner and breakfast par-
ties, has received many compliments for
his skill in devising the following break-
fast: First, oranges sliced in *sixtoenths,
sprinkled-with sugar; second, omelette of
calves' brains, Vienna rolls, cafe a la
creme cults; third, a Philadelphia broiler.
mushrooms broiled.’ on toast, hot corn
smith'field ham; fifth, whole artichokes
with museum; sixth. 3. slit-I .02. Zr"
wine,-‘—New- York " Press "Every !
Talk.” ‘
o
device has been forthcoming whereby
pairof stout, ” go' wheels, such as,aro '
constructed fiexiblo sling in which roots .
edging or-deep bdr’.‘ White tho‘fliifiliifissd.
gullies.
The cattle, which have had to live on ~
hauls them out. . They maybe this lost in ‘
worst of all, owing to the ropy tenacity
gets into it. In the spring these mud holes .
themselves on, you can see to rosdby'
such as n graduate of one or our-best“
Many a youth who has worked my”; 3
and of liberty which makes a gentleman. :-
They behave much better, as a class,th'sn 4
do the youugwomeu'of America, for they -
spoiled the young wanton. They no “if
mm“ mm“! or your marrow:
nurse“.
occasion'lkmil Nancy. a sun“, ’5‘“!
muffins, strontia water; fourth, a whole
tomato, skinned, headed up in lettuce,-
A COFFEE ESTATE.
METHOD OF RAISING THE POPULAfi
BERRY iN GUATEMALA.
_:
Selecting the Ground for a,Plantatlon.
A Nursery. of Coffee Twlgs—Lnbol‘ Per-
formed by Indianr—Woed'ng-nnd Pick-
ing-Ready for Mar-Itch.
He who makes uplhls mlndtocreute
his own coffee estate or “finca,” must
also be prepared to endure from four to
six years of the hardest work. In clear-
ing he must chop wood, cut away under-
brush and weed his land. He must be
ready to work from sunrise to sundown.
Neither the damp cold of the morning,
the heat of the noon, nor the heavy after-
noon ruins should deter him from his
work. It is true he may hire native
labor to assist him, but that labor cannot
be depended upon should he turn his
back upon it. In selecting the ground it
is the best to‘choose a well drained sur-
face, so that the heavy rains of the wet
season will not prove too much for the
trees and rot them. It is not necessary
to have one general slope, but hillooks
\
and hillsides glveas good resultsjas any '
other surface; in fact, it has been my ex-
perience that the more inaccessible the
point the better grows the tree.
After his ground is well cleared he
starts his nursery‘by planting codes twigs,
which for three years must be carefully
nurtured and attended to, when they are
transplanted to their proper places, each
being eight feet distant from its immedi-
ate neighbors. At the close of the fourth
year comes the blossoms, closely followed _
by the fruit, Then my the proprietor
complacently contemplate his growing
fortune; the beautiful “tube rose like”
white fiower, showing against the dark,
lustrous green of the leaf, passes away;
then appears the green berry, ripening
gradually, first a delicate pink, changing
by degrees to a dark cherry red, when it'
is ripe and ready to bee-gathered. The
management of a finca requires experience,
great activity, and attention to details.
As few are better able to care for children
than a mother who has raised them, few
are more competent to manage a finca
than he who has cared for it since its very
birth. ’
All the labor is performed” by Indians,
called in Central America mozos. It is
paid very low, and great tact is necessary
in its management. The demand for
mozos is no greater than the supply, but
the mozo laborer can find enough work "to
keep him alive almost anywhere, and as
he requires very little, even less than-a
Chlnaman, he will not work more than is
necessary for his own comfort. Be well
knows that his class of work is paid low,
and he recognizes the fact that he cannot
acquire sufficient wealth to hire others to
Work for him; that is, he is a laborer for
life. Thus, having no ambition, he will
suffer nothing that may seem to him to
be hard or unjust treatment merely for
the purpose of earning a few dollars more.
The average mozo character-ls composed
of few virtues andgmany vices-be is in-
termittently fond of his family; he will
make them work, take their wages, get
drunk, and repay them with brutal treat-r
ment; he is a born gambler, will steal any-
thing he can lay his hands upon, and is
an unmitigated liar. His principal food
is the tortilla, a slap jack made of ground.
corn and water, raw sugar cane, baked
plantain, cinnamon, and all the whisky
he can get. The important work 'on a
coffee estate is to keep the “cafetel,” ' or
coffee tract, “clean;” that is, the ground
well cleaned of weeds and the trees them-
selves freed from moss and all parasitical
gro‘wth which thrives in the damp locali‘:
ties. This weeding every three months
not only. adds to the richness and abund-
ance of thcaberry in the ensuing crop, but
the ground being clean the barrios which-
ripen and fall during the gathering are
easily seen and saved by the coffee pick-
ers. 'The value of the berry is so great
that many precautions are taken so pre-
vent the pickers from, stealing it. For
this mezos of a high class are employed,
designated as corporals and paid salaries;
each corporal is placed in charge of a
" squsd‘of pickers, audit is his duty to see
that no thieving occurs and that-those
under him Iwork. But- even this "some"
times fails, and not seldom these corpo—
rnls are discovered to be in collusion with
their subordinates.
The picker is paid in proportion to the
amount of coffee he gathers, a good steady
hand being able to earn 50 centavos per
day'in the Guatemala currency, or about
35 cents in American gold. Few, how-
ever, earn so much, for the mozo is a
“devil may care" fellow; he will laugh
and talk instead of attending strictly to
stripping the tree in front of him, and -
Will be satisfied 'if- he earns 2 “reels" per
day, or 25 cents. In other walks of life
his characteris the same; he will sit in
the plans]! day long under a hot sun.
chatting away with his neighbors, making
5 or 10 cents net profit a day, selling
native soap or corn, and he will decline
many jobs which might net him $1 a
day. There is some vanity in this, for
when he sits exhibiting his wares he
imagines himself up to the level of the
shopkeeper, while if he performs manual
labor hefeels that he has gone down the
social ladder. . .
At the close of day the gathered coffee
is brought by the pickers to certain desig-
nated and convenient points, where carts
are sent to carry it to the warehouse. The
amount each individual has gathered is
measured by a responsible party, the
picker receiving in returns metal check,
which is redeemed at the finca. office at
the close of the week, the holder receiving
in silver coin the amount due him.“ The
surface of the codes berry is like the
smooth surface of the acorn, and when
taken from the tree is called “cereza,” or
cherry, by reason of its color. This on
the some day is put in concrete water
tanks, and is well stirred by men with
wooden rakes and shovels in order to
separate the good from :the poor. The
poor or light grains rise to the top of the
water and fioat away on the surface,
through a small gate, to their own tank.
This soaking also swells the outer shells.
It is then 'worked' in machines called
“despulpadores,” which remove the out-
side heavy sheath, allowiug the twins to
separate,lfor there are two grains in a
pod, except in the rare highest quality, in
which there is but one spherical grain.
It is now called “casctwilla” or “per-
gamlno,” enchgrsin being clothed in a
thin shell, which when sun dried becomes
crisp and brittle, and is easily removed in
mortars; the coffee is then said to be in
. “ore," or gold, from its yellow color, and
is practically ready to be toasted and
ground for table use. After this it is 're-
voiced in the “soptadores,” or hot cylin-
ders perforated with small holes, to grade
it according to the size of the grain, and
itis then filmed insackstobc shipped to
market. estate necuearyiu the-grading
process only; all of the other-manipula-
tion is done with water power.—Frsncis
J. A. Dare in New York Times.
. now Justice lilies Lives.
Justice and Mrs. Miller are having quiet
and very enjoyable evenings, at home,
with a choice company of invited guests.
Going up the granite-steps which lead
from Massachusetts avenue to Highland
Terrace and then ascending still another
flight one reaches the brick mansion of
Justice Miller, with its tail and ornate
mansard roof. A black beans with a
white muslin cap on her» head opens the
- m ”and shows the visitor into the ample
pander on the right of the hall. The haug~
lugs for this room, at the front windows
grid in the archway which separates the
parlor from the rear room, are of a pale
up he green ssfin, with a wide border bro-
cased in white roses and leaves. Beneath
this there are deep fiounces of white lace.
In one corner of this room, where Mrs.
Miller receives her guests, there is a very
good marble bust of Justice Miller, made
when he was a much younger man._
The walls of this room are profusely
hung with pictures; _ amongflthem is a
large collection of water colors.“~ The
mantel piece is surmounted 'by a Japan-
case series of shelves of unequal lengths,
covered with maroon velvet and filled
with artistic trifies. A grand piano 'and
numerous sofas help to fill up the room. ‘
Not infrequently, ' when Mrs. Miller re-
ceives, some young lady entertains the
company with a song. ~ A bountiful table
is spread in the' dining room, supplied with
all the kicksham of the day. This room
has fine cabinets filled with porcelain, and
everywhere there is a profusion of books.
-—New York Graphic.
She Meant It.
“You shouldn’t have taken ‘N o' for an
answer so readily, Charley,” said his more'
experienced friend. “Don’t you under-
stand that a girl's no often means‘yes’i” '
“She didn’t say ‘No,' Jack," responded
Charley, utterly without hope. “She said
‘N aw." ”—New York Sun. . -
A recent report froman English consul
tells that “England has a complete mom
opoly of the trade in rocking horses.”
the local manufsc
’to sell it cheaper.
THE "BLOOMER" costume."
“——
Ilzl. Bloomer Dal-M “II III. Is 'Nfl
tho Inventor of lt-Its History.
“I have tried often to correct m: im-
pression," said Mrs. D. C. Bloomer re-
cently to a reporter. “I did not invent
the ‘Bloomer’ costume, nor was Ithe first
one towecrlt. I am quite willing that
the correction should be made, for I do
not wish to be remembered only‘u the
woman who invented a new style of
dress. ~
.“I didnot oven name it. M11. my“-
both Miller "a daughter-”of Gorritt Smith,
was the first lady yrhoworo it, Sho’c’smo
dressed. in ‘ono of thence-tumo- from
Poterboro, N. Y _
I was living, and where-Mrs;- linissbeth
Cady Stanton lived. Where Mrs. Miller
got the idea 'I do not know, but she is en-
titled to what credit there is for putting
the dress into circulation, as it were, and
it should be named for her if for anybody.
we, hardly fair to Mrs, Miller to take the
credit from her. A few days after Mrs.
Miller’s appearance in‘: short skirt and
trousers, Mrs. Stan‘toh'lil‘d'a sinillsr 'cos-
tunic made, and she' mu. Then I
adopted the style. 115.8“an who; .
m -hors'_ e» mauovwww not
¢
more than-two year-2" butlworominc to
touch: the'nufillc' , emit-nihi-
I did “W 118.316 “101‘ - . _‘_ Tl“I’M-“ill
that. I wore the manure: six years-e-
for m years in; BM If!
no not retired to privatoJlfoInfght '1'» ‘
webrlng’ ' ttm- Itis'a'm more: 316
and sensible dress.
“Sonic time, possibly lmvw‘g
Mrs. Miller made her _ _ ,_ ,
Seneca Falls, in.- the costume, s‘wrttcr.
whose identity louver did“ answer, '04va ..
outed no accountants 'oe ‘oie‘or'un-p.
of Seneca Folios reform
time andtook ”up the ‘suggeitio‘u in to nip-
”1.19.in. and jtmtglthe ”blush-stim-
rltrfnllr‘sfld WI: .1"! mm
writer of thc'otherd'papsr motored mo,
and l answeredags’in. 780' when Mrs.
Miller we'tn'thsrwwiud trousers.
and after 115.8th and myself had
adopted the when. papers of the coun-
try round about' trieddo make fun of us,
and called us ‘Bloomeritel' and “Bloom-
ers,’ and so on. anonccftho name, I sup-
row, Liter staid m the W Ion
while, but gave finpbecausoshothought
it attracted "attention. away from the sub-
jects—tempcrsucsand woman's rights-—
upon which she wufilecturing I wore
my costume andWin lt-fn all my
tour of thetclue‘sof- the-north and were,
and I was thins-it isomers-nob elector--
ing tour in those-cities. '_ I was the first
woman who wreaths Mums in- poem 1
m Chichgo. ;_ g’.
“or course, wherever 'Izwcutthe, dre-
ttmcved. 4"Wt2i‘éfl"f'ot;.lm9m4' 'It‘
was 8: cuuesttrtflsmtmsnrmorie
came to the loot _ _: as much to see it as
to hear what d-‘-wu:us.n had to say.
'Women lecturer-sf; were quite a curiosity,
too, in those days; Insed to notice that
nttethad finished my' {whether-on
women’s. fish“ 0‘72"“, WPPEMQI 3 '8'!“
many people, women :especially, would,
remain and come: upon the Phi-form: 0" .
tensiblyto see MINI. reallyto inspect
thodre‘ss.” , .
Mrs-:Bloomeflhowed "119.1‘GW&°F¥
representing herself in holyounger days,
sttiredtln one of her noted costumes. , A
short skirt ranching to the. kuecs,'bs'ggy,
ve'ry baggy trousers gathered and jfrilled
at the2 ankle; a straight brimmed sailor
but. set unwary-1n; the new. made
up the attiro'from a jma'sculinopoint' of
view. ' '
were full and slashed, and gathered and
frilled at the wrists. Close scrutiny and a
reversal of the» picture might possibly have
led to the discovery that‘s bustle wasnot
part of the attire. This point. however,
can be left to those ladies-whoihsvo been
accustomed to calisthsuic exercises‘snd
surf bathing—Omaha Herald. ’
Sales of Patent ")Io'dloinos.
Proprietary medicinec'spring up by the
dozen every day, but you : seldom (hear of ‘
any outside those ’tn's'nufnctnred in your
own section of the country's Every prepar-
ation is born under a lucky. brunlucky
star, as they ss’om to succeed or: perish '
regardless "of' the energy or money pos- ~
sessed cby the men who are “interested in
pushing their sale. None succefl'iwfthout‘
advertising, although millions have been
spent in puffing medicinesthat‘never sold
the original stock‘ shippedjfo‘wholesalo
druggists. _ It isa’gams ‘of. chance where
you cannot 'est'imatc'ths risk. Results
cut v'cr'ylittlc figurowith the salesmen,
for if the 's‘t‘n'fl will‘sell it will 'goofif‘thelr ‘-
hsnds with scarcely an effort, because
their best'customcrs are the chronic 'in-
validsfiwho'are thicker than files-around
a molasses cake. .
Nevertheless, I would prefer to take a
new medicine out on the road than handle
any of f‘the old ones which have been ad-
vertised from the cliffs of the, Pacific coast
to the rocky banks of Labrador. Ameri-
cans are cxpcrlmeutstlve, andxwill- buy a
new nostrum withdut any recommenda-
tion, for the simple reason that they have
heard nothing against it. ‘St. Innis leads
the country in sales of quinine, malarial
specific and bllioussntldotcs, and some of
tursrz will clear millions
from two articles that originated here
within the last two years, but which are
subsidy] beginning to elicit notice. —George
e . .
Aniline Treatment of Phthisls.
Two of the strongest cases quoted by Dr.
Kremianski, the Russian physician, in be.
half of his new treatment of phthisis, have
been described in the foreign journals.
In one of these, that 'of “a lad of 18
who had undoubted phthisis, there was
ordered a four days' dose 'of aniline—but
by mistake three times the proper quanti-‘
by was taken—combined with nux vomica,
mint water and antifibrin, his diet being
good, including dried meat, kvns and or-
anges; he was also given inhalations of
atomized aniline. A remarkable change
took place almost immediatelygnll the
rules disappearing, and his, temperature,
respiration and pulse becoming normal.
The second case was a complicated one,
there being tubercular peritonitis, and
meningitis, together with typhoid fever,
presentfat the saints time as pulmonary
‘phthlsis‘; aniline itthalntions, washing out
the pulmonary cavities and corrosive sub-
limate and antifibrin, were employer], to
gether with a special acid diet as in the
other case. Here, too, the results are
said when been remarkably good, the
bacilli disappearing from the sputum and
the patient regaining his health entirely.
-—New York Tribune.
Tho Newspaper Business.
First of all,- I want to say that the
newspaper business is, to ‘my mind, a
purely commercial enterprise. I do not
believe that newspapers are published for
the good of the public. That is to say, I
do not-believe that philanthropy enters
into the question in the slightest degree.
The newspaper business is carried on in
much the same way as any other business
—let us say, the shoe business, for in-
stance. by way of example. The man
wherein shoes is anxious to get all the
trade he can. He tries to buyabetter
article than his competitor, and he tries
Byso doing he gains
trade and many dollars. The newspaper
editor aims to be Indra enterprising than
his rival. He tries toget more and better
news and special articles in advance of his
neighbor, and in that way gives his news-
papor o‘staudtng for enterprise and abil-
ity.—FOstor Costs. in Sunshine.
mining Brooch War Dogs.
The “dog corps" in the Frencharmy is
being carefully trained at Belfort, and the
pupils begin to do credit to their teachers.
Huge-dogs are chosen, and every day they
are shown soldiers in. German uniform
and excited to fly at the pseudo enemies,
being meanwhile kept in by a strong
chain. This lesson horned. the dogs are
taken to the “Wench etc-chin to a
alumnae}, when presentlys shun German
counters by.
_ _, Thodogzfiyzftorhlmwith
such seal that as a rule the soldier has to
make for the nearest tree. One diflculty
perplexee the authorities-tho sporting
dogs will neglect their man hunting duties
if they get scent of any man legitimate
game, such so a partridge or a rabbit.—
Psris Cor. Albany Argus. » ~ .
'_ Burglan' and land m».
“If young men know how hard earned
is the plunder of burglars," said Inspector
Byrnes, “they would never go into the
business. Aside from the hard and dan-
gerous jobs undertaken and the almost
certainty of imprisonment, there is the
other foot that a thief has tostgalabouta
hundred dollars for every, five that he
realises. His swag usually consists of
watches, jewelry, silverware—and fins
clothes. To turn these things into money
he is compelled totsko'th'cm-"elth‘crto‘
pawn-hops or to criminal receivers of
stolen goods, and be will not get more
than s-twentieth of their value on an
sversgo."—New York Car, Chicago
Herald. -
NORWALK, CONN, WE "NESD-AY, APRIL 18, 1888.
to Seneca-Falls,- where
,ipsnliolder can also easily bcdisfinguis
. The fermation of ,a knock alphnbet further
Pomals‘ 7. .. WWII“! W55 In“ .
disclosed that”the'_sklrt°cnd waist wot-cot"
one ple’ce‘,ib‘nd that tho‘sleeve's of the waist '
THE KNOCK ALPHABET.
VARIOUS ACOUSTIC METHON USED
m nusstm‘ PRISONS.
uow Knot-ks and Scratches on the Wall
Are Had. to Represent). Words and
Phrases by Which Prisoners my Bold
Conimunloatlon.
And now for the “knock language,"or
“knock alphabet." There is a multitude
of such’alphabets at the various political
prisons of Russia and Siberia, almost
every prison having an alphabet of its
own. The simplest system is: One knock
at the .wall signifies a, two hacks b,
three knocks c, etc. But as the Russian
grammar contains thirty-five lowers, this
system is tiresome and inconvenient, and
to facilitate it various acoustic methods
are used. A‘knock at a wall with the end ’
of a finger sounds different from a knock
with a knuckle. A thumb nail causes
another peculiar sound. The sound of the
palm of the hand is different from that
mused by a fist. All the finger nails at
once creates a peculiar sound‘of their own;
the knuckles make the knock sound dif-
ferent than'thofing‘ereudz, or, the wrist,
' Jot-elbow: Again-various sounds can be
elicited with every or several’ fingers at
once, and the sound of a bass, button are:
h .
depends on the figures marked on the
' wall by the knocks. A straight line
could easily be indicated by two knocks
at different points, a triangle by three
knocks, a quadrangle by four knocks, and
so on. The time which elapsos between
. in, “mix: 5 "‘9 knock)!!! also taken into consideration,
m“- 1'" dim crew these «use .
and some knocks often signify whole
words and phrases.
Wouns. Ann masses.
At theoentral prison of Belgorod, words
frequently used were
end of the thumb signified yes; several
knocks, repeated quickly one after an-
other with the end of the thumb, signified
no; arectangle indicated by a knuckle,
meant relatiVes; a square, friends, com-
rades, members of the same party; a
straight line, what Russian prisoners
call “voila," the. outside, free world; two
straight lines, Siberia; a triangle, prison;
a bow, Which was indicated by rubbing a
brass button at the wall, prisoner; two
parallel lines signified corridor; a vertical
line, director; a crooked line, wardsr; a
semicircle, mediator; a. knock at the wall
with the elbow, czar, and so on. Several
knocks at the wall with the knuckles was
a warning: “Don't knock, somebody is
coming!” Two slow knocks at the wall
signified: “Halloo, do you care to speak?”
O'ne knock with the knuckles and one
with the ends of the fingers went’for:
“Wait, I am busy,” and one knock with
the whole palm signified: “Now, go on,_l
am ready to listen.” I was expressed by
s. knock at the wall with the little finger;
you, by a knock with the wrist.
Beforeyentering into the minor details
of the knock alphabet as it was in use at
the centralprisou of Belgorod, a few pre-
liminary remarks are deemed necessary.
There are in the Russian alphabet hard
and soft, long and short vowels, so called.
Instead of giving their respective names,
the approximately corresponding English
vowels will be given below for the sake of
convenience. The Russian g is pro—
nounced like the English 3 in get. The
Russian j like the French g or j in ger-
main or jeunesse. ‘
lNGENUlTY vs. THE CZAB.
. The alphabet was composed as follows:
One knock at the wall with the large
finger stood for a, is, or ya; two knocks
with the same finger, e, ie, ion, or ye; one
knock with two fingers, i, is, ei, ea, or y;
two knocks with two fingers, 0, on, in, or
yo; one knock with the first finger joints,
00, on, in, or yoo. It must be said
that for the sake of quickness the
vowels were left but whenever it was
possible. B or p was expressed by one
knock at the wall with one knuckle,
usually with that of the large finger; .v or
f by two knocks with one knuckle; g or
k by one knock all knuckles, j or z by one
knock sum the thumb and the next finger
put together, I or r by-two knocks with
the same, In or n by one knock with all
fingers, to or sh by two knocks with all
fingers, c, ts, or ch by one knock with the
knuckles and one with the fingers, fol-
lOWetl quickly one after another; khor
the German ch by one knock with a
knuckle and one with a finger. etch or
shtch was expressed by two quick snaps
at the .wall.» As to figures, such were
easily' denoted by corresponding numbers
of knocks. One knock with the middle
joint of the large finger, a short pause,‘
five knocks with the same slowly re-
peated, another pause, and two knocks
with the fist went for 1,500, the fist knocks
indicating acres, and so on.
As far as quickness is concerned, the
above is the most convenient, if not the
simplest, alphabet used in Russian pris-
ons. It-was not the product of n. sudden
discovery at the prison at Belgorod, but
the result of modifications made grad-
ually in the course of months. All sorts
of systems were tried, not excepting the
system used by telegraphers, that is,
points and lines; or the so called figure
system, that is, expressing, for instance,
the twenty—fifth, twenty-eighth or thirty-
third letter of the Russian alphabet by
two and five, two and eight, or three and
three knocks, with a pause between, but
they all had to be given up. To make a
line distinguishable- lt was necessaryto
rub some metal, for instance 'a brass but-
‘ton or chain joint, at the wall, but the
sound was too sharp, and _ the warders
could easily hear it. The figure system
was -too slow, -monotonous and weary.
Besides, tho‘wulls of the solitary cells of
the Belgorod’ prison were of solid stone
blocks, and this, perhaps, made the above
system most available. Brick or wooden
walls would have necessarily required a
somewhat modified system—Michael
Malkoif in Chicago News. .
Writing for Inc M
The greatest theme is not too high for
the pressman. ‘Years ago I made it a
habit to ask, if I had preempted no
theme: “What sre.ths people thinking
most|abont today!" With the appliances
of information collected and become
familiar, the task is to meet the greatest
public curiosity in the most instantaneous
way, and that kind of writing is what
literature prepared the way for—that
men might speak in the spirit of this era,
as Jesus did, "with authority, and not
like the scribes.”—Georgo Alfred Town-
send in The Writer. '
The Bitter Corn Worm.
Villon has found in the corn worm a
peculiar ,kind of animal tannin. Tho’
worm contains about 3 per cent. of tan-
nin. The tannin thus obtained has all
the properties of oak tannin—tans hide,
coagulates gelstins, etc. It is not alittlo
curious to' find this substance in a living
animal. He must make an extremely
bitter pill for the birds who dine on him.
It will now be in order for some ingenious
scientist to‘dlscover that birds eat this
worm when they have sore throats.—
Philadelphia Times.
Why she Thought So.
“Who was the wisest man?" asked the
Sunday school teacher.
gu‘folomon,” promptly replied a little
“And who was the holiest?"
“Mm.”
“Moses! What makes you think so!"
“Because I often hear papa speaking of
‘Holy Moses.’ ”-—Boston Courier.
Fire In Wasps’ rte-es.
Itisa curious fact that wasps’ nests
sometimes takes fire, as is supposed by
the chemical action of the wax upon the
material of which the nest is composed.
Undoubtedly many fires of unknown ori-
gin in haystscks and farm buildings may
thus be accounted for.—ChicagoTimes.
When Doctors mm .
Why does medicine exhibit such poor
= progress toward scientific results when
applied? What disease is has not yet
been accurately defined, as no two cele-
- bratod physicians will agree in the diag-
nosis of a case—Hull’s Journal of Health.
A Big Fossil Egg.
A fossil egg in the Paris Academy of
Sciences measures 34 1-2 inches one way
and 29 inches-another. The original is
supposed to have been the egg of a bird
three times ns'blg as an ostrich-Chicago
Herald. '
Boone-s Ayn-es.
Bucnos Am, in the Argentine Repub-
lic, Is now the largest city in South‘Amero
tea, the census of 1887 giving it a popu-
lation of 431,000.
An Albany reporter writes of "n quiet
but effective wedding.”
Even a cur maybsrk at his own gate.—
Jspaneso Proverb. ,
x
L
, expressed by knock.
figures as fdllows: Due knock with tho’
‘7 ' ' p «g.-.
7, J , TWOLIDOLLARS A YEAR
Number 16.
' mines of the Cuban lesson.
The Cuban montcro's -lndo1ency grows
rather-gout of overproduction "than inher-
ent laziness. He does not require and
grab and wear his life to shreds to set
great store by.- No conditioni he ever' -
knsw'required that. 'He has no love for
luxury Hencsihe is in nowlso distressed
or distracted. He hss‘no envious longing
for broad acres, for one acre will suffice.
If he owns half. a dozen, his unnecessary
wealth rests heavily upon him. ‘ He needs
no fuel to warn him, for a loving sun al-
ways does that. He needs but little
clothing to protect him, for he lives in
endless summer. He requires no barns
and great storehouses, for all the world
he knows is an endless storehouse with the
bin-end at his very door. He needs no
grand house, for the whole fiower blos-
somed island is an odorous bed chamber
eternally. Ila—may herd cattle, or work
on the sugar plantations for a few months ’
of the year; but, if‘he.does,aarnegro or: “
guajiro is his slave for the rest. '
p The whole active, prompting element, I .
of need is eliminated from the. montoro's
life. You must kuovggthls-baforeyoupan
know him. Getting a little closer-to his
home life and-thought, he may he said to
exist. in perennial serenity. He marries
because his, father did. He rears children,
because they come. They arewel .. ' e,” .
come, to stay, to go. The Wife atte ' 1,0,,
her few duties happily; ,she hasgnqjl-‘mtm
plan" to become frenzied overe'an‘d .t 'e
yams come on tho tableat'ths'flght time} .
So in the montero’s, there is abette'rili'ght-
than in some of our pretentious American,
homes—Edward L. Wakeman. . ' '. ’
A Ill/cyclist In China.
As we proceed down the street my ap- ,
pearauce seems to stir the population up,
ton pitch of Wild excitement. Merchants
dart in and out of their shops, people in
rags. people in tagsand people in gorgeous
apparel, buzz all about me and flit hither
and thither like a nest of stirred up
wasps. If curiosity has seemed. to be
rampant in other cities it passes allthe
limits 'of Occidental imagainatIOn in
Ki-ngan-foo. Upon seeing .me, every-
body givcs utterance to a peculiar spon-
taneous squeak of surprise, remindingme‘
very much of'the monkey's notes of alarm .
in the tree tops along the Grand Trunk.
road, India. .
' By the time we are half way along the
street the whole city seems in wild tumult.”
Men rush ahead, peer into my face,‘de$
liver themselves of the shave mentioned
peculiar squeak and run hastily down
some covergent alley way. Stall keepers
hastily gather up their wares and shop-
keepers frantically snatch their gobds in-
side as they hear the tumult and see the
mob coming down the street. The ex-
citement grows space, and the some who-
ton cries of “Fankwael I-‘ankwael” that
followed me through Kan-tchou‘foo are
here repeated with wild whoops and ex-
ultnnt cries. One would sometimes think
that all the devils of Dante’s inferno had
gotten into the crowd and set them wild
with the spirit of mischief—Thomas
Stevens in Outing.
A New Standard of Length.
Scientists have long sought for a fixed
and invariable standard of length. The
measures in common use are mere arbi-
trary lengths, and, if the original stand-
ard: should be destroyed, could not be ac-
curately replaced. The French meter is
supposed to be a ten~milllonth'part of the
quadrant of the earth; but’ the accuracy
of the original measurements has been
seriously called in question. The so called
wave lengths of light have been suggested
as furnishing an invariable numerical
magnitude, but their excessive minute
ness and the difficulty of accurately mens-
uring them have heretofore been an in-
superable objection to their use.
Messrs. Michelson and Morley have now
devised a method of measuring these
wavelengths, which they claim is prob-
ably accurate to one ten-millionth part.
When it is considered that a wave length
of sodium (yellow) light is only about one
forty-thousandth of an inch, the delicacy
of this method becomes apparent. What-
ever theory mny be held as to,tlfe nature
of light. the numerical values, called for
convenience “Wave lengths” are actual
and invariable magnitudes of something;
and, if the new method .of measurement _
proves reliable, there will be no difficulty
in obtaining a fixed standard v' of length
Which can be reproduced at any time or
place—Popular Science News.
The Club a; 3 Weapon.
From the earliest times, the club was a
favorite military-weapon, its primitive
form being simply of a straight stick,
much heavier at one end than at the
other, and adapted for use either by one or
both hands. With improvements in
other styles or weapons, however, came
the -mace. The mace is a shafted
weapon, consisting of a wooden‘handle
fitted into an iron head, the latter
being of many dlfie‘rent styles. Some
maces have phalanges on the sides; others
are round like an orange, and furnished
with sharp projecting points; while others
again are in the shape of two imperial
crowns placed base to base.
The mace was a horseman’s weapon,
usually fastened mhis saddle during the
march, and, in an action, suspended by a
cord round his wrist. It was a favorite
weapon for fighting ecclestiastlcs, of
whom there were many during the mid-
dle ages. Priests, by a canon of the
church, being forbidden louse the sword,
the mace, the lance, the halbervl and sev-
eral other weapons of this description.
were allowed to take the place of that
weapon, which, in all ages, has been typ-
ical of war. A modification of the mace
was a plain hammer or man], frequently
carried by long bowmen. It was a simple
mallet of wood or of iron, with a. handle
4 or 5 feet long, used as an offensive
weapon at close quarters.-—Globe-Demo—
crat. .
The Work of a Ranohmsn.
A ranchman’s work is, of course, free
from much of the sameness attendant
upon that of a mere cowboy. One day he
' will ride out with his men among the
cattle, or after strayed horses; the next
he may hunt, so as to keep the ranch in
meat: then he can make the tour of his
outlying camps; or, again, may join one
of the roundups for a week or two, per-
haps keeping with it the entire time it is
working. On occasions he will have a
good deal of spare time on his hands,
which, if he chooses, he can spend in read-
ing or writing. If he cares for books,
there will be many a worn volume in the
primitive little sitting room, with its log
walls and huge fire place; but, after a
hard day’s work, a man will not read
much, but will rock to and fro in the
flickering firelight, talking sleepily over
his success in the day’s chase and the
difi'lculty he has had with the cattle; or
else may simply lie stretched at full
length on the elk hides and wolf skins in
front of- the hearthstone, listening in
drowsy silence to the rear and crackle of
the blazing logs and to the moaning of the
wind outside—Theodore Roosevelt in The
Century.
A Distinguished Cletmln'l 'l'uffi
no”.
Rev R. M Pickens. President of the
Methodist Protestant Church of South
Carolina. writes from Grceuville:
. “About four years agol was attacked
with what the physicians pronounced
neuralgic rheumatism. accompanied with
orysipclas. My appetite failed me entirely.
and I had an intennitting pulse and very
irregular pulsations of the heart. A ter-
rible pain soon came into my chest and
shoulders. and I became so helpless that I
could attend to “0 business at ‘ull. The
pains were movable, and would stunstimes
nits from one part of my body to another.
E‘ittally the crysipelas broke out on my left
intnd and arm, and produced much swell.
ing I was for eighteen months afflicted
in this way, and of course usml a great
many kinds of medicines, but nothing gave
me relief. Friends finally persuaded me
to try Swift's Specific I noticed adeeided
improvement while takin ' the first bottle.
i continued its use until had taken ulmut
one dozen bottles, when I found myself
smmd and well again. with no sign of Ills-
ease left except a stiffness in my hand, a
result of the crysipelas. While taking
the medicine I gained on snow-rugs two
[wands of flesh per week. I think S. S 8.
a valuable medicine, and I frequently
recommend it tomy friends."
Write to the Swur-r Susanna 00,
Atlanta, Ga, for a Treatise on Blood and
Skin Diseases. mailed free to anyone."
Lydia -E. Pinkhsm’s Vegetable Com-
pound ranks first as a curative agent in all
coinplaints peculiar to wom :n. Its pop
ulurity is on the increase.
Sonnenthal. the great German actor, is
building a new theatre in Berlin.
No Cute—No Pay.-—A new departure
in medicine! Fontsine’s Great Discovery
removes the cause of disease; namely dis.
ease germs. This unrautee means some
thing—for “Know edge is power." For
sale, by C. Lapham, 11 Main street, Nor-
walk. ,
11:90in It
Absolutely
i only posse; uses-van ‘ A1 marvel of p...“
'ztrsngth and “W More econom
metronome-mercenaries?
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THIS TELLS
.why Dr. Seth Arnold's Cough
Killer is the best cough medl-
clne ever known. it is because
test has been given, as thous-
ands who have used it will
testify. There is nothing better
ml the long and short of
is. that once you have used it, you will never be
without in your house. Druggist 3, 25m, 50s.. 31.
TRUE PUBLIC INTERESTS
Treated in a clean manly way.
A healthy people make a prosperous nation.
People made and kept healthy by
Baker’s Great American Specific.
Rheumatism with its vise-like grip tortures its
victim until he loses control of his temper, and
then comes grave mistakes. Another turn of the
vise and Neural-II. torments all patience out of a
man. Relief from these terrible diseases makes a
heaven of happiness for the sufferer, and Baker’s
that American Specific gives that relief.
There is no mistake about this, and at this season,
ill this climate, you cannot afiord making the mis-
take of being without a bottle of this wonderful
remedy. Damp, chill winter winds, sleet, snow,
slop and ice are as certain to bring on the tor-
ments of Rnsuxntsu and tortures of Nsnmwu
as is Baxsa’s Galen Axsnrcsx SPECIFIC to cure
them. Price 50 cents a bottle. Prepared only by
Maurice, Baker s 00., Portland, Me. Doolittle J;
Smith. 24 and 26 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass,
Selling Agents.
The Best in the World!
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SAUSAGE
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Our KETTLE LA!!!) is Strictly Pure
and Free from All Adultoration.
lUUK UlllEFllllI FOR THE BllIlll.
Vlo manufacture all goods bearing our
brand at our packing house. How Haven.
Sperry & Barnes,
new Haven, cons.
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55 Main Street. 7
of Norwalu‘f
WEverything is selected by
Judges of our line .of goods.
Country I Dressed 2471121115071,
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successful Institutions. dentin in such securities.
Eleven years' experience wit out a dollar of loss
to invasion. -
Each $100,000 of debentured is secured by $102 -
000 of mortgages, assigned to and deposited with
the Farmers’ on and Trust Co., New York, trus-
Egan {interest payable at Bank of New Nork,
Mort ages from best Corn-Producing regions of
Iowa, ansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
For full information enquire of ti»
0. E. WILSON. ‘
connect coconut.
moat. Fish. Vegetables. doc.
.LOCKWOOD in ANDREWS.
MAIN STREET.
All kinds of the best qualities of Meats. Fish,
Clams, Vegetables, etc., are kept constantly on
hand. and will be sold by us as low as can be pro-
cured st any market in Norwalk. We intend to
prove to our customers that we deserve their
patronage by fair and generous dealing.
,1on LOCKWOOD & ANDREWS.
FURNITURE
A Full Stock of Furnitureof all kinds-
, PARLUR AND BEDROOMUETS
a specialty.
DAVID STOW,
Main Street. opp. llepot
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN
, Jens 's ATKINSON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Harness, Blankets.
’l'rrun ks, Bugs,
Sole Leather and Shoe Findings, and Boot
and Shoe Uppers. '
Corner of Psirfield Ave. and Biddle Street
Bridgeport, Conn. lyds
Heals Without Leaving a. Scar.
Sores, Fresh Cuts, Snake Bites, Bruises, Bums,
everywhere.
results than any other medicine.
for all Malarious Diseases, Torpid Liver,
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion,
Neuralgin and Nervous Diseases,
Inflammatory Rheumatism,
Kidneys, Colds and Fever and Aguc.
Complaints, etc.
will tr them once, their use will convince
;AOI’$
A FAMILY BLESSING run 25 CENTS.
Its action upon the system is unlike any other external remedy, as it never drives the
disease to the Internal Organs. lts properties go to the diseased part, and separate
all the poisonous and. corrupt humors, through the perspiring vessels to the surface, and
eradicates the disease from the system. We warrant it to cure Old Sores. Ulcers.
Scrofula. Sores, Salt Rheum. Sore Breasts or Nipples. Iuflsmed Eyes. Swollen Glands,
Erysipelas, Boils. Scalds, Burns. Cuts, Bruises, Fistula, Piles, Corns, Bunions,
blains, Frosted Feet. and all cutaneous diseases on man and beast.
PAGE‘S CLIMAX SALVE acts like magic on horse flesh in curing Scratches, Mange, (lid
Saddle and Harness Gulls, Chnfes. etc.
boxes three times larger than any other Salve, and sold at the low
It is warranted to cure in every case or money refunded. For Sale by
Moft‘at’s Life Pills are purely vegetable. .
and kidneys, purify and regulate the whole system, and are warranted a certain‘ cure
Impure Blood, Jaundice, Bilious Complaints,
dinner Pill, one taken after dinner each day writ aid
Headache and Sick Headache cannotexist if these Pi
MOFFAT’S' PHOENIX BITTERS-
Are not a. drink used for intoxication. but a pure medicine and only used by people
who are sick. They correct the secretions of the stomach and are a sure cure for
Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness, Nervousncs, Debility, Weakness, Loss of Appeti e, Feznal:
Thousands of certificates are in possession of the proprietor, giving
perfect cures effected by these invaluable medicines and we warrant that: they will do
just what we have said or money will be refunded.
auctions on actions looms on
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Uruggists and Dealers In medicine
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storms 'LIFE PILLS.
THE one“ s‘romacu AND LIVER REMEDY.
Established by one of our most eminent physici ms and recommended by the medical
profession and druggists who know their real merit, and
are used with more pleasing
They act 0:1 the stomach. bowels, livcr
Costiveuess, Nervous and hick Headache,
Female obstructions and General weakness, Scurvy.
Piles of every kinJ, Gravel and Diseases of the Biaddcr utnl
IOWAT'S LIFI PILLS are elegantly Sugar coated and easy to take and are :I pcrt‘crt nftrr
digestion and cure all dISOI’dCI’S of the Stnn-nclt.
115 are used. For costivencss take one Pill at bedtime.
It is simply asked that. the culictctl
the most skeptical.
OLIHAX SALVE. 256-3 "ox. HOFFAT'S LIFE PILLS. 25c. n l'tnx. MOPFAT'S
PHOENIX IITTIRI. $1.00 a Bottle. For Sale by Druggtsts and Dealers in medium: cv:rywltcre,
or sent by mail or Express, prepaid, on receipt of price.
I. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor.
85 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YORK.
and Liver Diseases. Rheumatism,
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‘I .RHEUMATISM
Penn's Gunny Convom purifies the
blood. It drives out the lactic acid. which
causes Rheumatism. and mtores the b10434};
. the sham.
then] Th.
' ' . it the best edy I all
cmpnund
truss Nervous Prosmtion, Nervous Headache. Recommended by gigglessional landowners
— Neuralgiz, Nervous Weakness. Stomach men. dfor Wk-
WEAK NERVES
Pam's Cams: Conrouxp is o Nerve Tonic
which never Leila. Containing Celery and
Coo-ammo wonderful nerve stimulants. it
speedily cures all nervous disorders.
making organs to a healthy condition. I
the true rcmedyfor l' um
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS
Patsy-1’s Caesar Courouxn quickly restores
the liver and kidneys to perfec th. ‘s
curative power, combined “1th its nerve
rem
tonics. makes or
kidney complaints.
DYSPEPSIA
Pm's Gunny Comom strep hens the
stomach. and quiets the nerves 0 the
tive organs. 'lhts is why it cures even
worse cases of Dyspepsia.
CONSTIPATION
Pam's Cunnvposmom is not a cathar-
tic. It is a laxative. giving easy and natural
action to the bowels. Regularity surely fol-
lows Its use.
D Price $1.00. Sold by Druggism.
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pep a,an al cc on: o t c Kidneys. WELLS.R£CHAR3§&M%TCO Prop’s
E. K. LOBKWOOO It 00.,
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
"NORWALK AGENTS
FOR THE CELEBRATED/
UUUUUSTUUSUUUUPIPU “
_ The only kind allowed by the Health Authorities of New York City:
Estimates Cloccriollr (tires for Connection with the Sewer.-
PLUMBING. in all its Branches..
' E. It. LOCKWOOII do (10..
As can he found in any market in this town
Norwalk Chronicler