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ESTABLISHED 1800
Volume
An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devote
d to Local News and Interests.
NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1888.
. TWO DOLLARS A -YEAR
. N umber 24:.
GE 0 . WARD BELLECK,
unuosusuoox‘is BLOCK. WALL smear,
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ATENTS I
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LXXXVIII.
1
MORNING IN VENICE.
’Gainst the dust gold of mom‘s caudescent sky '
Strike dome and campaulle, sharp and clear,
Jangling sweet bells on the still city’s ear.
Strange scents of musk and myrtle hover nigh;
The frail promegranato blossoms, hanging high
Above the dark canal, drop straight and sheer,
Drift on, a crimson fleet, then disappear.
High heaped. with sun kiss‘d fruits the boats
80 by
With cadenc‘d oarto the gay market place,
Where purple, bloomy grapes for very stress
Ofvxsnwollen sweetness, burst and spill their
e;
Where bronzed melons lie. in shade and
shine, .
‘ And the Sea City‘s definite impress
Glows in swart splendor from each dusky face.
—Bessie Gray.
STOLEN return.
I.
One afternoon, not long since, in the hand-
some parlor of a fine residence in a. flourish-
ing town not far from the Garden City,
there were assembled several women. There
would be nothing strange in this, for we.
men are gregarious; of the free nature of
birds. they flock together, and fill the vici‘
nage with their chatter and their chirpiugs.
In this instance, the assemblage possessed
some unusual qualities not characteristic of
the average conclaves of the fair sex. There
were five of them, and each of them save one
daudled an infant on her knee, and, infarct,
one of the ladies had two of these appurte-
nances on her lap. It was not a convention
of nurses, nor of servant girls out for an air-
ing with their charges, but a meeting of gen-
uine, really and truly mothers
None of the mothers present had passed
beyond 22 years of ago. One of them, a
chubby girl, herself with a baby mouth, and
the wonder lighted eye of young girlhood,
held in her arms a rampant infant which
any stranger would have sworn to be her
little brother. In the arms of one of the
quintet, a girl yet in her teens, and clad in
deepest black, was apair of twins, exquis-
itely dressed, and which clawed each other
with the ferocity of a. couple of young tiger
puppies. _
There was one of the five women who was
like and yet not like the others. She was,
perhaps, older than her companions, al-
though she was yet young in freshness of
complexion, the clear beauty of her teeth, in
her abundant raven hair, in her dark, sensi-
tive eyes, and in her modest, winning dc-
meanor. She was the only unmarried
woman present.
This fact could easily have been detected
by an experienced observer. . On the surface
there was nothing to indicate that she was
different from her visitors. Hei~ face shone
with happiness and her eyes flashed with sat-
isfaction. She was, like the others, chatty,
vivacious, bubbhng over with riotous joy,
and thoroughly in rapport with the spirit of
the occasion. ‘
And yet there was a marked distinction
between her and her associates, which could
easily be seen by an acute examiner. She
had in her eyes a Virgina] shyness, and in her
postures and her willowy movements a pal-
pable sensitiveness that made her unlike her
companions. The clear, open eyed gaze of
the married women, their abandon, their re-
pose as if there was no mysterious uncer-
tainty hovering about them, their charming
frankness as they bored their rose tipped
breasts to suckle their babes, their freedom
of laughter and conversation, their hilarious
outbursts of fun, all announced them as
emancipated from the chrysalis of timid,
wondering maidenhead.
II.
It; was a jolly party, both of babes and
mothers. The masculine soul, attuned to
the coarse key notes of practical, every day
experience, cannot appreciate the finer vibra-
tions of the chords of the nature of the new
mother. Her babe is the rich fruition of her
maternal blossoms, the realization and per.
fection of long entertained hopes. Every
touch of its soft hands is acaress; every tone,
whether of pain or pleasure, affords her su-
preme joy in that it is an appeal of the help-
less to the innumerable resources of her ma.-
teruity. .
To the average observer the five babies
would have appeared to be in no respect un-
like 10,000 other babies. There are calloused
.men and unfeeling women who could not
have picked out any one of these crowing
infants from the others after a study of
weeks. And yet, to the mothers, each one
of those'nursliugs was‘ns dfifinct' from the
others as a violet in a bouquet of rosebuds.
While the friendly mothers generally 'ex-
tended toleration to the little ones of the
others, each of them in her inmost soul won-
dered what they found to admire apart from
her own darling. Even if her infant- had a
perceptible squint in his little eyes, and down
as red as a. carrot, and a squawk as dissonant
as that of a guinea hen, still it did not im-
pair his superiority; he had 10,000 little
sweetnesses, and cunning ways, and endear-
ments which nobody but herself could com-
prehend. l
The mothers gossiped, laughed, exchanged
experiences on infant colic and teething, dis-
cussed their husbands, aud inquired concom-
ing mutual friends; the babies cooed, laughed,
cried, squalled and displayed on their faces at
the same instant tears and smiles, sunshine
and rain. They munched bits of 'cake,
strangled over rubber tubes, tumbled over on
their little noses, and were shaken up, cod-
dled, scolded and caressed, as the situation
demanded. III .
The young woman with the shy eyes was
the hostess. The matrons assembled with
their babies were her old townswomen, with
whom she had played as girls, studied as
classmates and associated in social life. They
had married; some of them still lived in the
place, many had moved toother points. Just
now some of the absent ones had come home
on a visit, and their old playmate had in-
vited them to have a reunion, and spend
with her tho afternoon. The young hostess
was the daughter of wealthy parents. was
highly educated, accomplished in music, was
gifted with limitless attractions, and yet was
fast verging toward the fatal 25 years which
would leave girlhood behind her.
She was amiable, of a splendid family, en-
gaging, handsome, and yet unmarried. Nor
were there any indications of a; changein
this singular—for a. beautiful girl—condition.
Gossip connected her name with no suitor
nor prophesied a husband in the near future.
In fact, her friends, long wouted to herfree“
dom from the attention of eligible men, had
learned to consider her as doomed by fate to
everlasting spinsterhood. .
It is true that there had once prevailed a
report that a young and promising law stu-
dent named Holcomb had been enamored of
her years before, but as nothing came of it,
and the two were never seen together, the
report had died of inanition, and the girl
had thenceforth moved, as was supposed, in
“maiden meditation, fancy free."
The law student whose name had been
connected with hers married another lady in'
the neighborhood, and had rapidly risen to
the possession of wealth and distinction in
his profession. His wife died two years after
their marriage, leaving him a little girl.
Since the period of her death. he had retired
entirely from society, and seemed to devote
his thoughts to the memory of I) is wife and
the care of his motherlas girl. He wn.
grave man. with a smi expression in his i.
telligent eyes, and, although not popular,
was highly respected in the community. For
a time'after the 10s of his wife society had
arranged several matches for him. but hit
equal deference to all the marriagesblt
maids and widows with whom he came in
contact disabused the popular impredon in
to his intentions, and he was finally decided
to be wedded for life to the dead woman and
the rearing of his daughter.
IV.
Twilight came and with u completer unto:
on the part of the assembled women. The]
bad gossiped, recalled old days, had presented
the superlative merits of their husbands and
detailed rosy and elaborate plans for the fu
ture, had talked over the maladies of infancy.
and the various herbs, teas, baths and other
remedies for the relief of ailing babies, and
finally settled down into an exchange of con
fidencea.
What these four young mothers, with their
babes quiet and asleep in rockers, on sofa:
and lounges, discussed needs not to be en
tered on in detail. Women of the kind, thus
thrown together in the soothing twilight,
and animated by tea and cakes, and inspired
by hours of interchange of gomip and
reminiscence, scale heights and explore
depths which man may not follow. Mucli
that was said in low tones, and of that which
reached the ears of the hostess little was
clearly comprehended.
Finally there was a pause in the conversa-
tion, which was soon after broken by the
chubby mother:
“Mary, why is it that you have never mar
riedl"
“Yes, why?” said another. ,“A girl a!
handsome as you might have had a dozer.
first class men to select from.”
“A scandall" interjected another of the
matrons. “But it must be all Mary‘s fault.
The men have more sense. She must he
stony hearted to have refused all the offers a
girl like her must have received."
“Tell us all about it, you bad girl. What
is the reason you have been so obduratei
Couldn’t you find a man good enough to suit
your fastidious trusts?”
, Jugs: were dozens of. other. Siilefififinnfi
on fife’ li‘os"t§ss,Tv'tTo, 'i‘v'ltliTfldeIi—ed ‘chelfk, n
halfsmile on her lips, and an expression of
remoustrance in her dowucast eyes, listened
to the deluge of questions and merry denun-
ciation. '
For a few moments she sat and thought,
as if agitated by painful memories, and then
suddenly seemed possessed by a new deter-
mination. Her face grew serious. in species
of defiant flame gleamed in her eyes, and she
said in a low, serious tone:
“Girls, I will tell you God’s truth, but you
won’t believe met N 0 man ever asked me to
marry him. and no man, to my knowledge,
has ever said to me one word of level”
This statement, made with the solemnity
of an oath, and uttered by the splendid crea-
ture before them, was received with derision.
“As you like 1” she said. “I have told you
the simple truth. We are all old and inti.
mate friends, and I will make a confession.
I was once fond of a young titan—not in love
with him, you must understand, but I liked
him better than any other of the gentlemen
whom I knew. He was very timid and reti-
cent, and acted as if be regarded me as too
lofty a being to be addressed in the language
of ordinary mortals.”
“Who was it?" came from all the throats
of the interested listeners.
“That I cannot tell you. He was a splen-
. did young fellow, and I came nearer liking
him than any otherman I have ever known.“
“What was the outcome of it! Why didn‘t
you get married? Was there a quarrel?”
“I do not know. He called two or three
times and then suddenly stopped Our last
meeting was a friendly one, and I know no
reason why he never repeated it."
V.
At this point the chubby mother attracted
the attention of the others by the exhibition
of some very hysterical symptoms. She com-
menced choking, giggling and swallowing in
a manner that threatened serious results.
She was slapped, fanned and patted by the
sympathetic sisters until at length she recov-
ered somewhat her equanimity.
“W hat is it?" came in a. chorus from the
bevy of women that crowded about her.
' “Oh, girls!" she gasped, between sobs and
laughter, “i know something!” And then,
after u. prologue of little screams. exclama-
tions of wonder and expectation from the
others, she said:
“How ridiculous, and yet how serious! I
know why the young man was estranged
from Mary l”
“You do! What was it?” All listened with
. eagerness. The cheek of Mary. the hostess,
poled to a deadly white and her' eyes deep-
ened in their intenSity.
“Oh, it is absurd and yet so terrible! But
I will tell you. I remember that there was a
little gossip about Holcomb and Mary, and
it was rumored that he was ‘waiting‘ on her.
One Sunday c-euing my brother and some
other boys wcro coming along near Mary’s
house, when they saw Mr. Holcomb just
ahead of them carrying a basket of fruit and
flowers. This. with great caution, he
lifted over the gate and placed on the
upper step of the piazza, and then he
stole away. The {young fellows saw the not,
and, as they were not seen by Holcomb, they
concluded that it would be a good Joke to
steal the basket and eat. the fruit. They did
so, and now I see it all. Mary never having
received the fruit, never acknowledged it;
audho, getting no thanks from her for his
gift, thought he had committed an offense.
His sensitive nature took alarm, he fancied
himself slighted, or that he was being re-
buked for over presumption. and thereafter
avoided Mai-y.” ,
“0, Mary, was Holcomb the young man
you were fond of, and yet not in love with?"
A vivid blush ran over her face, but she'
made no answers, A moment later she
rushed from the room, and soon after was
discovered in her chamber, with her face
buried in the counterpane, and sobbing with
convulsive energy. .
She now comprehended the mystery. Her
growinglove had been crushed her happi-
ness ruined, by the prank of a mischievous
boy.
This couclave of lustrous an'd babiesoc-
,curreda year or so ago. It is confidently
believed among them that they will be sum-
moned to meet again at the home of Mary
sometime in the approaching spring. Hol-
comb nnd Mary have been seen in public
places together; be strong, grave, with a
gleam of joy on his countenance; she slen-
der, supple. and radiant as from a. great il-
lumination of her saith-Chicago Globe.
BLUE GROTTO OF CAPRI.
'N-lflllng Like It Elsewhere In the World.
An Indescribable Scene.
The inhabitants of Capri say that their
island is built upon grottoos and supported by
natural arches like the structures of men.
This is perhaps an exaggeration, but. all
along the rocky shores there are beautiful
grottoes, and in the center ofthe island a do-
scent may made for hundreds of feet into
the bowels of the earth in the Grotto of the
Stalactites. The sea grottoes we visit in
making the “giro,” or circuit of the island,
which is an excursion that brings the traveler
into contact with some of the rarest effects of
natural scenery known. Nowhere in "the
world is there aught resembling the famous
Blue grotto of the island of Capri.
The entrance to the Blue grotto, situated in
the rocky cliff which faces the north at the
‘ western extremity of the island, is perhaps
three feet in height and not more than five in
width. I’Vhen the sea is high it cannot be en-
, tered at all. The marinara who conducts the
party through this aperture—and there must
be but three in the boat—has all that he can
do to eifectuu entrance without having his
frail craft dashed in pieces. The visitors are
obliged to lie upon their backs in the bottom
of the boat, while the marinara, taking ad-
vantage of the wave as it rises, and holding
on to the rock, guides her by a. dexterous
shove into the cavern. Here for a moment
the eyes are dazzled by a strange light. but
soon they accommodate themselves to it, and
then the visitor finds himself in a. lake Of lim-
pid water, whose blue is that of. the sky, and
whose sheen is that of molten silver. Thee!-
fect is indescribable. Objects dippedJiiithe
water, the. boat and oars are coveredliii’rith
this silvery sheen, while the mariusro,iwho
plunges in for the amusement of. visitors,
rises clad in a. garment of fiashiuglight: The
whole extent; of the grotto is 100 feet by 176,
and the roof of ribbed and 'grolned natural
arches shares the blue efiulgence'of the water
beneath. ‘
Besides the Blue grotto of Capri there gore
, along its coasts a series of .otliersgjea‘ch of
which seems totake the blue=wut8r§pf the
Mediterranean and convert them into a tint
peculiar to itself. The Green ' "on. the
- south, side of‘the island, wini- tow geisha
, purest emerald hue, ranks next in beauty to
'~ the Blue-grotto. It can, however, be entered
without difficulty through a lofty archway,
and the effect, though grand and beautiful,
is not marvelous. ' There is the White grotto,
where the water seems like milk' , and the Red
grotto, where the roof is Spangled with red
crystals in the limestone rock. There is also
-the Grotto of Ferns, and along the Shore as
well as in the center of the‘hland are grottoes
where in some places the crystal stalactites
hang like great pointed columns and in
others like a delicate fringe above the vis-
itor’s head—Mary E. Vandyne in Harper‘s
Magazine.
A frost for flip Mosquito.
Mr» H. Sullivan Thomas, who has been
lecturing on the musquito before the Liter-
ary society of Madras, India, is uugallaut
enough to say that it is only the female mus-
qnito that does the biting. He considers the
musquito a most useful post, seven-eighths of
its existence being devoted to the service of
man and only one-eighth to ,his annoyance.
It exists in the larval state twenty-one days,
and during that period engages in sanitary
work with nrdor and thoroughness. Wher-
ever there is dirty water, wherever there is a
filthy drain, there the mosquito larvae are to
be found, voraciously devouring the contami-
nating matter. ‘
And in clarifying the water of. India,
which needs the process so badly, the mus-
quito is performing a public benefaction and
atoning to some extent for the bloodthirsty
appetite he develops during the three days
he exists in the more familiar form. Mr.
Thomas tells us he never yet found a case
where a bite was inflicted by any other than a-
fe‘mnle musquito, and though he suggested as
a. possible explanation that the male had
quicker cars and might be more on his guard
against being caught, this was obviously
rather a concession to the feeling of the hunt
nine portion of his audience than the expres
sion of scientific conviction. — Scientific
American.
An Ingenious 'Soliemc.
- It does not take much thinking to see that
the multiplicity of books calls for a. means of
creating a demand for them. The most in-
genious scheme we have heard of is that a
man who has crammed a pamphlet with
names of men in public life, and then thus
sent a printed postal card to each one say-
Ing: “Your name appears in very cold typo
on page —.” It works well. Every man
thus apprised rushes to buy the volume,
which costs less than ten cents and sells for
half n. dollar-.ml‘l'ew York Sun.
Heads of College Students.
The heads of the Cambridge students have
been measured, showing that, the average
braincspacity of a first class than is 844.5r‘i
cublc'iuches. 'The capacity of the ordinary
man’s head measures 237.83 incheh—v
Chicago Herald.
AN OLD PHILOSOPHER TALKS ABOUT
THE HABITUES OF THE THEATRE.
Characters Seen In the Inbhy—Dudcs mid
\l’okels-ltasliers Who Conic to See and
Be Seen—Society Young Muir—Small
Roy.
A small, nervous looking man of uncertain
age was standing at the street entrance of a
down town theatre a. few evenings ago.
There was a peculiarity in his appearance -
which soon attracted the attention of a re-
porter. Despite the man's strongly marked
countenance and whitened hair and beard,
which were neatly trimmed, he was rather
foppishly attired and carried a light gold
headed cane. Presently as the crowd began
to gather the slumbering energies within him
awoke. As each person passed him and en-
tered the theatre his sharp, searching black
eyes carefully scanned his fentules and then
turned to the next comer.
The reporter approached the old gentle-
man and engaged him in conversation. The
stranger turned, looked at him steadily for a
moment and then extended his hand with a
warm, impulsive smile.
“You are a reporter, I believe,” he said
“am I mistaken?”
The reporter modestly admitted that he
was.
“I am very glad you are, sir, very glad;
for I can show you something here that will
make u very readable article. The study of
hum-an nature, sir, is always interesting,
and you can get no better photograph of all
its phases than at the theatre. Would you
like to have me point it out to you! All
right; come into the lobby. It's a better point
for observation. My name is Bond, if you
want do know who I am:” _ .
rim SUDDENLY RICE.
“Do you see that man there?" said Bond,
presently pointing to one who wore the ap-
pearance of wealth. “He comes here, as he
does elsewhere, with that air of confidence
and certainty which grows with success.
But, apparently, in the acquirement of riches
he has acquired nothing else. You will no-
tice that he appears to be known by people
rather than to them. Now, behind him is
quite a different character. He is an babitue,
or regular playgoer. Observe the way he
holds his ticket between his thumb and fore-
finger, ready for the doorkeeper totear off
the coupon. He has been there before. He
knows everybody and everybody knows him,
as the many bows and smiles of recognition
which he exchanges show. Yet his air is a
quiet one, and everything about him an-
nounces a man of the world.”
Mr. Bond ceased speaking and stood in si-
lent revery for a moment or two, while the
crowd thickened and the reporter thought of
Dante’s vision and the endless stream of shad-
owy forms and faces which the mysterious
guide pointed out and described. Then Bond
broke out again: ‘
“Here comes the dudes and mashsrs, with
their small heads and big canes! See how
conscious they look and how they stare at the
ladies as they enter. They’ll ogle the act»
resses, too, when the curtain goes up. There,
one of them has stopped to whisper to an
usher. I‘ll wager he is asking how he can
get behind the scenes, or may be inquiring
the address of some young womanin the cast.
He would be ashamed to let his parents or
friends know of the vulgar curiosity and the
baseness which inspires it, and sometimes he
is foolish enough to confess it to others. I tell
you, my young friend.” with an emphatic
pressure of his listener 3 arm, “the class to
which those young fellows belong does more
harm to a theatre than one would think, and
the system they follow has often demoralized
members of. very good companies. I would
like to have my say about them, that’s all.”
There was another short pause and then
Bond continued, this time more calmly and
with less feeling: “Here comes a character in
marked contrast to the others. He is the
professional or man of letters; possibly poor,
but always a gentleman. Education invari-
ably tells. Good breeding and a thorough
knowledge of the ethics of polite society are
passports anywhere, my young friend, and
in no place are they more observable than at
the theatre. This man never comes early,
like the bald heads and the dudes, nor lute
like the society people. He always arrives
just at the right time.” .
run xwxwann RUSTIC.
“Still another early comer, whom Idun'“
goo Juan-o so nishu’ ammo countryman: He
comes to see the show, which will be someL
thing to talk about when he gets home. His
inexperience, however, quickly gets him into
trOuble. Perhaps he will buy his ticket with-
out any misunderstanding, but he is sure to
mistake the parquet for the balcony, and to
be sent back to the place his ticket calls for
without exactly knowing why. Even then
he is apt to get the orchestra, dress circle and
parquet all mixed up, and the only way out
of the difficulty is to return to the box office.
As a general thing he is by no means sat.
isfied with the explanation he receives there,
and finally takes a seat somewhere, th‘ed out
and disgusted. He wouldn’t come again if
he was paid for it.”
By this time the curtain had been rung up
and the two were about to go inside when a
rumble of carriage wheels was heard, and
the reporter was urged by his friend to re-
main in little longer, as the carriage drew up
to the curb with a flourish and deposited its
load. .
“This is the society young man, whose
greatest importance is confined to the space
his well dressed body fills in the world.
Never regarded as brilliant, nor, indeed, as
anything else than an amiable, good natured
fellow, he has now matured intoa. blassman,
with a Vivian Greyish air, talks with an im-
becile drawl and looks at everybody as
though terribly bored. You see, they are all
alike,” as others followed in quick succes-
sion. “Such natures have no individuality.
' Most of them, you will observe; are accom-
panied by ladies. Poor girls! It does seem a
little hard’that they should be confined by a
conventional uarrowness to the society of
such men, who simply test their endurance,
and are-unable to appreciate anything aside
from what is governed by their own innate
selfishness.
“The pleasantest feature of all about this
vigil at the theatre door is the small boy,"
continued imd after abrief silence. “He
never has oily money to buyu ticket and
knows he can’t get in without one, but he is
not disconcerted. He waits until the first
act is over, and when the men come hurry-
ing out to see a friend next door the small
boy watches for his chance. Occasionally a
check is dropped from some careless hand.
Then the small boy quieliy picks it up and
hastens into the temple of his, greatest happi-
ness. Should the doorkeeper ever deny ud-
mission to the small boy on those checks the
oifense is'never forgiven. Poor small boy!
Grief, like happiness, is relative nfterslé
and no age is exempt from either.”—Ne
York Press. ,
' Prices , Paldzfor"lllagazlne;Work..
Speaking a. few evenings ago with the ed- ‘
itor of one of the great New York magazines,
I chanced to ask him as to the present rates
paid to authors for their work. His answer
was not uninteresting. -
“The present average rate for magazine
work is $10 per thousand words. This is now
paid to a. large number of whatistermed
average writers—that is, writers whose repu-
tations have yet to be made. 0f course,.this
price does not apply to known and tried
writers. Where ufticles are solicited they
always command higher prices. Work of
famous writers commands difierent prices;
some come very high. For example, we have
paid as high as $1,000 for a single poem.
How long was it! Five pages of our maga-
zine. For a single story as high as 8600 has
been paid, although usually 8100- is a good
price for a good short story. Those which
are considered especially meritorious com-
mand as high as $250.
“But ratesgfiuctuato, and I am frunkto
confess that a. great deal depends upon repu-
tation. This must, of necessity, be so, for
the public will read a story or poem very
often because of/ the name attached to it,
where the same story might go unreadin
many cases if an unknown name is signed to
it. From my ’experience, women write the
best short stories. They are better equipped
to meet the demands of the age. Most
stories sent to the magazinesby men em—
body somo attempt at a plot. Now, almost
every conceivable plot has been invented,-
nnd it is almost a. miracle when anything
strikingly original comes tons. Women, on
the other hand. are more apt to employ situ-
ations which admit of a portrayal of subtle
shades of feeling. These are the successful
story writers of the present duy."—William
J. Bok in New York Graphic.
xengest Twelve Word Telegram.
There were 450 competitors for the prize
adored by an English journal for the longest
twelve word telegram, and the winner put in
the following, which was accepted by the
telegraph officers for transmission for six-
pence, the regular rate: “Administrator gen-
erulfs counter-revolutionary intercommuni-
cations uncircumstnutlatcd. Quartermaster
general's disproportiounbleness characteristi-
cally contradistinguished unconstitution-
alistss ' incomprehensibfiitiecn-i-New York
uu. ,
' 2
Severe pain in the bowels and stomach are
often speedily relieved by the application at
a bag of hot salt. -
HINTS r0 Trimmers.
———+—
MAGIC powsas or A‘ “SILENT
TONGUE AND FULL Punss.»
A Precautzozi to be Tokens—3n“; Abso-
lutely Indispensable Rhoda—Books and
Wrappers—Air Important Item—Minor
Conveniences—Hints do Dunes.
“A silent tongue and full purse” are the
magic powers which ev y successful trav-
eler must press into his ‘ ’ce. Those, with
a reasonably good idea, of the titans
of things, will save ransom annoyance
and chagrin. Among 't_ ,6 most important
responsibilities of 'o prospective journey
Is to decide where you wish to go and by
what route, provided you wish to “do" a. cor-
taiu amount of territory in a given time.
There are a. few experienced tourists who in-
sist that they never travel, they only “wan-
der." The spirit moves on some fineday-
to “go somewhere.” If , foreign tourseems
to suit their mood, they select a steamer, for ‘
Its superior accommodations perhaps, not be-
cause it goes to any special port or that it is
the fastest sailer of the line. Wherever it
lands them there will be no difficulty in get-
ting away, “an' it please them not.” In this
way a party of three or .four persons have
made the most enjoyable trips of their lives.
They carried little luggage. When a gui-
ment was unpreseutablo it was discarded and
another bought. What matter if they were
not just according to their taste! It was
good enough, and nothing further was de-
manded. .5“;
Parties who have gou‘oionly, by stereo-
typed methods 'n travelintwill enjoy a new
revelation by trying on.“ “eccentric
trips. The precaution should be taken. to
Emil to the home addres the probable where-
abouts. in case of accident or emergmcy,
Indeed, this should never-be neglected what:
ever the plan may be. An excellent method
is to carry envelopes stamped and addressed,
each containing a card. There are many
times when one can pencilo note on a card,
and it would be impossible to write on a
sheet of paper. One of, these may be dis-
patched whenever there" is a. changeof lo-
cality, and in this way the traveler is always
“findable” in case of need or accident at
home. , , _ . . >
There are so many things to be:cousidered
when the general subject of travelingcomes
before us' that one almost hesitates where to
begin. Among the absolutely indispensable
needs of the traveler are plenty of money,
inexhaustible good nature, a fair amount of
tact an '1 adaptability, and the faculty of con-
forming to circumstances. With these
qualifications, and the vay important item
of judicious selecting and packing properly
attended to, it onlyre'muius toemuiate the
honey bee and seek to extract the honey of
enjoyment from even the5 poisonous flowers
1 disappointment and delay. -
Never worry about tho'progrcss of the
louruey; thatis always looked after by peo-
ple whose businesslt is. If a train is not on
time, no amount of questions or fault finding
will be of any use. The ofilcinls are fully as
anxious to have everything go on regularly
lithe traveler can possibly be, and their
anxiety is much greater for Very evident
masons. Provide whatever guide books' and
plans of - travel are necessary, before Stal'tr
lug. Oftentimel those exposed for sale on
trains or various other traveling conveyances
are put there for the primary object of being
sold, and it is not unusual to see guide books
or plans arranged 30191 with a view to
landing the special at . 'ons of that line,
while the various WW8, which are
often very important ”tourists, aronither
Intirely omitted or so pliced on the map as
to appear entirely inucoessibleand not by
any means the most desirsbl 9 points of
change. Interesting books should always be
at hand. It is well to wry-Iii the hand bag
I. number of strong paperjrrappers, properly
itumpod and addressed, in' which a book,
when read, my be mailed either to the
owner’s home or to some friend who will an:
joy the perusal of it. In this Way many
interesting volumes may be preserved which
would otherwise be.neglocted and thrown
aside on account of growing troublesome by
the way. .
One of the most important items in mm
big for a journey of any length is the careful
study of everything that 'us to comfort.
Neglect of this will bring in its train a. thou-
sand annoyances and vexations, and what
minrhf'. nthprwisalm. n. Subtle-Pr " ' ...,...._
be likely to remain int 0 memory as a suc-
cession of annoyances and possible regrets.
Properly equipped, any philosophical person
may make a continuous journey-of a week or
ten days without experiencing any serious
discomfort. The amateur tourist who packs
his luggage for a. journey of any great length
is more than likely to find himself cumbered
with an immense number of needless arti-
cles, and seriously inconvenienced for lack of
those things that will be found almost abso-
lutely necessary during the first day of
travel. Experienced travelers never trust to
the chance of procuring the minor conveni-
ences of the toilet on their journey, as it is
often almost out of the question to get red.
sonably good articles of necessity without
great trouble and perhaps serious delay.
Black pins, toilet pins, safety pins, bonnet
pins, small black headed pins, etc.,
should all be abundantly supplied before
starting, and they should invariablybe of
good quality. Cheap articles of this sort are
almost, if not entirely, worthless, and the
trifio more in cost. is really of very little im-
portance, considering their much greater
utility and reliability. .
Bsenthlly netmsary is an outfit suited in
every way to the climate, clrcumstancesaud
general appearance of the traveler., None of
thnse‘ points should be overlooked. With the
modern ideas on dress, the traveling outfit
may be one of the most elegant and charac-
teristic of any of a lady’s belongings. By
this it must not be inferred~ that it should be
either very costly or elaborate, or in any'
sense conspicuous; indeed, quiet elegance is
the all important point in such outfits. The
severely plain is by far the bat taste, and
veteran travelers can tell at a glance the
habits, ‘hd, in many respects, the station in
life, of jibe novice who comes in their way.
Good, feliable, serviceable materials should
slimy ‘beselected. Cheap goods for travel-
ing 11‘ always the most expensive in the end.
—-Dcmorest’s Monthly.
me my of Venezuela.
'The Venezuelan army is so organized that
there are no white officers except of the
highest grade in the service. It is a. useless,
dangerous, uurepublican horde of ignorant
soldiery, ready to be used by unscrupulous
politicians to overawe and hold in check the
people who are likely almost at any time to
rise in rebellion against corrupt and ambl-
tious wire pulling “bosses” and “machine
managers.”
The real fighting quality of the Venezuelan
people is not largely represented in this in-
compact, imperfectly disciplined body of low
grade soldiery. The better elements of
society have been for obvious reasons pre-
vented from contributing their quota to the
regular army. The Venezuelans, however,
have among them many brave and well
trained military men, ofilcers' and pri-
vates —veterans who have fought and
still remember how to fight desper~
ately and with a wise courage not sur-
by soldiers of any country. The peo-
ple are patriotic, and the life the majority of
them lead tends to harden both muscle and
' nerve. Llaueros on the plains of Apure, glo-
filled by the .story of Paez, or of the high
table lands where Bolivar and Miranda again
and again met and destroyed thearmies of
the sternum veterans of Spain, are the stuff
of which the best of soldiers are made. Mas-
ters of horsemanship, inbred to danger, pa-
tient of thirst and hunger, theselight caval-
fymen, like Sheridan's and Stonewall
Jackson’s mounted infantry. always in train-
ing, even in time of peace, move with mar-
velous celerity, performing arduous, duties
that fit them to become, at the shortest pos-
sible notice, an army corps that can be relied
upon to serve the republic earnestly and ef-
fectively in time of national peril. That the
Venezuelan are brave and able quickly and
successf' ully to resent foreign interference
Swith their affairs no one can for a moment
doubt who bu even the slightest knowledge
of the history of the grand struggle they
made for freedom from the gelling yoke of
Spain—Cor. New York Times.
» Fact—but, as the newspapers say : “n0-
body will believe it," Fontaine’s cure for
Consumption is guaranteed to cure diseas-
es of the lungs. For sale by C. Laphum,
11 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
May has its drawbacks—spring poetry
and house cleaning.
All cases of weak or lame back, back-
ache, rheumatism. will find relief by wear-
in one of Carter’s Smart Weed and Bell
:la onua Backache Plastcrs. Price 25
cents. Try them.
He that would jest must take in jest,
else to let. it alone were best.
A drug ist says—Marvin C. Brown,
Druggist, crdith Village, N. 11., says : I
have sold your Sulphur Bitters for years,
and, contrary to most medicines, [never
sold a bottle to any one who said it did
not help them. They cured me of those
terrible sick headaches when every other
remedy failed.
'Au over ofiicioiisflooiwslksr thought she had
‘ nurse, who, holding the bab in her arms.
IN 1 GYPSY CAMP.
A aspon'rsrrs VISIT TO THE “ROM-
ANY RYE" or: DETROIT.
”to )f a Band of strolling Home Trad-
ers and Fortune TOIIBI‘PTIIB Queen of
the Camp—Women Who Are Shrowd
Hon-so Traders.
The most interesting place in the West End
isthecampof a small baudofgypsyhorse
traders, in a piece of woods on Lovers lan'o.
Horses, donkeys, mules, buckboards, carts
and traveling wagons innumerable stand
around, the animals hitched to the various
trees and the vehicles drawn up in a circle
around smoky looking tents. Chained to
wheels and under each rig are hungry
canines of difiereut sizes, colors, species and
varieties The snarls, growls and yelps let
forth by them upon the approach of a
stranger cannot but remind one of a small
sized kennel show. ’
The occupants of the camp consist: of a
rmallgroupofbarefooted children,st red»
pettlcoated women and the same number of
main gray costs, corduroypants and wide
brimmed hats. With the exception of trio old
women, who evidently lost their good looks
at u very early period, the females of the
camp are, indeed, quite prepossessing. They
have a. tawny skin, long black hair, large
black eyes, well shaped mouths, ruddy lips.
teeth of a dazzling whitness, expressive fee.-
tum and are well proportioned.
One elderly women, known as the “queen”
of the camp, was attired in a dress of showy
colors, and adorned with dubious trinkets of
more or less value. The Crown Princes
Minerva was dressed in a flowery patterned
mttou, relieved by a. gay, colored apron.
From her ears hung large hoop earrings, and
her greasy fingers were bedecked with innu-
merable more greasy rings. In her arms she
held a dark skinned infant, which she soothed
with a fragment of the ancient gypsy ballad:
There runs a swine down yonder hill,
- As fast. as o'er he can,
And as he runs, he crleth still:
“Come steal me, gypsy titan."
A sharp west wind seemed to have no im~
pression, on the men; nor did the women
guard against it more than by flinging shawls
over their heads, and so sit on the ground
around a smoldering; camp fire, chattering
and showing their teeth. '
now run rim: is SPENT.
Since the arrival of the band the men have
been engaged trading horses, the women tell-
ing fortunes to the people who fiockto the
camp from all parts of the city and even
from the surrounding townships, and the
children vainly endeavoring to dispose of the
dogs, fight or wrestle, sing, dance or whistle
for a consideration. ‘
Three young chaps had their futures re
vealed the other afternoon during the visit
of a reporter. They presented quite an im-
posing picture, each faultlessly attired, seated
on u. stump with outstretched palm. .Upon
the couclusi on, one of the chaps was so eluted
at what had been disclosed to him that he
gave a young gypsy half a dollar to turn a.
liaudspring. Two more offered to fight each
other for is quarter, but the dodo’s finances
were exhausted. .
The women are as well up in horse matters
ustheir husbands, and occasionally make a
deal which could not be eclipsed even by the
sterner sex. During the progress of a dicker
one of them approached an animal a. brick
manufacturer was anxious to dispose of, whip
in hand. After scrutinizing it closely and
punching it in the ribs, she suddenly grabbed
it by the throat, shutting off its wind. The
animal backed away. The woman advanced,
and under the influence of a few smart cracks
from her stinging whip, it soon began to
sneeze and cough as if it had the quick con-
sumption. The brick manufacturer scowled,
but the woman laughed and said: “Old man,
your horse has got the jimjams; we don’t
want him." Pointing to one of her animals
tied to a tree, she resumed rapidly: “There is
a fine, rungy, big, toppy mare, just in oi! the
grass, neither lame nor lazy, fine mane and
tail, a high hooker and a good locker, hook
on either side of the pole and a. fine feeder.
See’n us it’s you and. I’m a. leetle hard up for
money, I‘ll sell her to you for half price—
8500.”—Detrolt Free Press.
A Floor-walkers Expensive Mistake.
“It is very rare that mistakes are made in
stem reassignment; who am not
dangerous. The most notable case of our -
kind which I remember occurred in Brooklyn
some years ago. The wife of a. Kings county
official bought a. quantity of goods in the»
store of one’ 'of-the Brooklyn dry goods firms,
taken something that she had not paid for
and hogdlrected her to go to the office. She
indignantly refused, «thereupon the man
secured assistance and carried her there,
where she was searched by three female at-
tendants, but nothing was found on her for
which she had not a receipted memorandum
Then she was told she could go, but positively
refused and said:
“ ‘I desire to have my husband sent for,
and he will inquire more particularly into
this outrage.’
“She wrote a note and directed it to her
husband inhis official capacity. A member
of the firm, who appreciated the gravity of
the mistake, begged'hard that the lady would
say no more about the matter, saying that he
would indemnify her for the outrage which
he acknowledged had been perpetrated, but
she was obd urate and refused.
“When the husband arrived the overtures
for settlement were renewed and again re-
fused. The fioorwalker, the men whoassisted
him and the women who made the search
were arrested for assault. The matter was
given the widest publicity in the newspapers,
and the result of it allwas that so strong was
the feeling against the firm because of it that
it had to retire from business. This was a
salutary warning which dry goods men have
not forgotten."—New York Press.
The Tailor-'3 Swindling Scheme.
A young man who read how certain board-
ing house‘ mistromos are said to practices
system of bunco on young men by showing
them finely furnished rooms and after the
contract is made replacing the gorgeousnem
with battered household goods, says that cer-
tain obscure tailors in the crowded districts
practice a sort of bunco deceit on transient
customers. The swindle is in trousers order~
ed and which must be paid for before the
customer can have them. Certain particular
young men like to try on ordered garments
before taking them. When these particular
ones start for the dressing room in the
tailor’s shop the wife or some woman ac-
quaint'auee suddenly believes it to be her
bounden duty to rush into the room, plank
herself down in a chair, and sew.
The ousewith which a mancan be swindled
is perfectly manifest on these occasions. A
well bred customer is too modest to suggest
the woman’s retirement, the tailor doesn’t
vouchsafe the slightest assistance, and the
trousers are wrapped up and a humour-o
found to be of oxecrabls quality, a poor fit,
and every ways swindle. But that tailor
has his money, and what’s to be done? In the
majority of cases the'vulue of the trousers
lsnlt worth fighting oven—New York Sun.
As If Nothing Had Happened.
A few years after the war a gentleman
had occasion to. visit Richmond with his
family, and living at the time in the
county of Patrick, fifty miles from any
railroad station, very few of the darkies
in that county had ever seen a. railroad
train. A nurse was a necessary part of
the famil equipage, and he had secured
the serv ces of a coal black specimen,
about 15 years of 'age, who was as. uick
witted as usual, but was as verlta lo a
Topsy as ever “growedf', The part took
the train at the nearest station, an after >
a few hours' run a broken rail threw the
train off the track. Some of the cars
made a revolution down an embankment,
and some were lodged on its incline at an
angle of forty-five degrees. Great con-
sternation, of course, ensued; the men
Were shouting and the women and chil-
dren screaming. After great difficulty
our party scrambled out of the coach on
the steep inclineo‘f the embankment.
Finding no bonesbi-okeu with wife or lit-
tle one, the writer, who was surprised at
the placid, undisturbed appearance of the
looked upon the scene as i nothing had
hap ned. said:
“ illy, were you much frightened?"
' ”No, sah." she said; “I thought ithad
to stop that way. ”—Harper's Magazine.
our 36th «mm
Never before, oooordiugto the commis-
sioner of, education, hove. or institu-
tions of learning In the 0' States oc-
cupied so large; share ofpublis attention
or given signs of suohvigoroua and fruit;
fullifeas at ths'presen time. Among
these institutions are. clsssodsohools of_
science, pure and, up . which, accord-
ing to the writer-of the, report, “have
greatly increased the provision for supe-
rior instruction, extended Its province
and b0 eon importsntpart inthe «bust-
ment of ts rocesses fro-the demands aris-
ing from t e
extraordinary .
scientific knowledge and its application to .
thel industries of modern times.’!—-
micmws.
”to some co
”SUI-nut W“ _.
~-nn4-‘
‘ scientifically as
A' CALIFORNIA craze.
COLLECTING BASKETS FROM THE
MEXICANS AND INDIANS.
The Infant Furl Among Artistic People
_ on the Pacific Slope—Bunting for Speci-
mens—Beautiful Work of :tho Dusky
Baskotmakon.
The latest fad or craze in
especially in the southern portion, is to
possess a collection of Indian baskets. It
the correct thing, and some of the most
artistic, homes in the state have rooms
decorated with them. Who started the
craze: is not known, but some one discov-
ered 'that the baskets possessed great
artistic beaut , were rich in. harmonious
coloring and armed attractive ornaments
for library and parlor, and the demand
began. It was the old story ,of new lamps
for old, and dealers and others went
around the country exchanging new mod-
ern baskets for the old ones 0 the Span-
ish and Mexican families.
The baskets are exhausted, at least the
old ones, bein now in the hands of a. few
collectors an others who will not sell
them. The baskets cost from 1.50 to $3
usually, and bring from 810 to 50 apiece.
Unless the reader has seen some of these
works of barbaric art this rice will seem
excessive; but the grace! shape. the rich
brown tints, the age and association, give
them a value appreciated ’ b those who
have engaged in their co ection. "The
cheapest way to make a collection is to go
ector and buy their bank, ets
outright; but the most pleasurable method
is to take a carriage and go about the
country among the Indians and Mexicans
and buy them one’s self. Many of the
finest baskets come from the Indians
north of San Francisco, and others have
been collected in Los An les, San Diego
and San Bernardiuo coun ies. In the lat-
ter counties are the remnants of the Mis-
sion Indians, hidden away in the moun-
talus at Pals, Fauna. and at Pschuuza.
EXPERIENCES OF THE COLLECTOR.
The experiences of the amateur basket
collector are varied, and no better way in
which to study the habits of the present
Indians can be found. The successful
basket fiend must have what is popularly
known as “cheek;" must walk into the
bedrooms and private apartments, insist
upon trunks being opened and contents
shown. This may seem a high handed
proceeding, but it is neeess , as even
yvhile the_ people wish to 8811338 , in the
majority 0 cases, so at first I t they
have no baskets, an when they are ro-
duced do not wish to sell on acc'oun "of
the ancient aunt or grandparent virho has
handed them down. If, however, the
would be purchaser has the sta ' g power
the basket can be secured. ' 3 sellers
generally believe the Americans to be
great fools for paying such rices. A half-
breed informed the writer that the people
were crazy and would give anything; and
with a laugh, he said: “They pay five
times as much for the old ones as they do
for the new.” That a basket which they
use to sift, their flour in could serve as an
ornament is beyond their conception; yet
this is the end to which these old utensils
are put. They are, tacked against the
walls to show the figures or color, or hung
over doors or in corners. The large ones
find a place near the fire to hold the wood,
while others are distributed about the
library for papers and magazines; indeed,
their usefulness grows upon one. The
finest collections are photogritifflied- by
their owners and make a fine an artistic
showing.
It is as an art that the work of these
people commends itself. not alone in the
cm of the baskets, but in the murkin
and arrangement of colors; and that suc
artistic feeling should be found among
people whose ideas of art, as we recognize
it, are of the crudest description, is re-
markable. After so many years of asso-
ciation with white people it would not
appear strange if some of their ideas of
ornamentation were obtained from them,
yet this is extremely rate. All the orna-
mentation is unique, possessin an indi-
viduality that cannot bemis en; The
lines are often graceful and of great geo-
metrical beauty, radiating from the cen—
ter. A common design is a. series of tri-
ap r _or arrow sh: figures worked
into radiating lines. ’ me seem to repre-
.‘ ..nf.] Bfnlnc..im 91‘.» -Xgnno,
motion. uman s worked in, often
extending complete y around the basket,
with clasped hands, are seen in some of
the best baskets, while deer and other
animals are sometimes introduced. The
colors are usual] dull réds or browns,
yellows and bi ,aud in almost every
case the blending is harmonious. Where
these people obtain their ideas is unin-
terest'mg question, but probably from
nature—the foliage. the bending grasses, ,
etc, suggesting the lines of grace and'
beauty. '
rmrnons 0F BASKET MAKING.
It is not necessary to go far from the
centers of civilization to see basket
makets. The Diggers produce beautiful
baskets not far from San Francisco, while
the Indians about Monterey, Santa Bar-3
barn, Los Angeles and other localities still
make coarse ones in the same primitive
wa .
The basket work of the California In-
dians is valudile in several ways. It is
characteristic of the difierent tribes, and
they can be traced by it. Some baskets
are beautifully ornamented with feathers,
and this shows that they were made by
the Indians north of San Francisco. One
for which a large sum was recently paid
is ornamented with the red feathers of the
wood ker, while around the edge are
the p times of the plumed quail. The
feathers are woven in while the basket is
being made. Fineness and age are two
im rtsnt qualifications.
9 California Indians employ two gen-
eral methods in basket making; the coil
is either twined or whip d. The Dig-
gers, as before stated, p uce fine baskets
of great beauty, while the Klamath and
McCloud Indians make twined baskets so
fine that they can be used to hold water.
In the baskets from the Eel river tribe a
double coil is used. The Modoc women
produce some beautiful shapes. We see
cones, inverted truncated cones, shallow
dishes, some like hats or half eggs, vases,
km and narrow, others fiat, th short
nee s. Plaques are common, while some
baskets are almost perfect spheres. Many
of these are made of willow slips and pine
roots, stained in the southern county with
nail rust. The material used mostly by
the California Indians is the plant known
“rhus aromatics," or
squaw berry. In the houses or ramadas of
basketmakers the raw material is seen—-
twigs cut and scraped. eight or ten inches
in length and tied together with u. string.
They are dyed with plants and nail rust.
Young girls can be seen soaking the twigs
and scraping off the bark ready for the
old’ivomen to use. The old baskets may
be considered a lost art, and compara-
tively few modern ones are being made,
not enough to meet the demand—C. F.
Iloldeu in San Francisco Chronicle.
A Horrible Inheritance.
The transmission of the fearful enacts
of contagious blood poison is the most
horrible inheritance which any man
can luvs to his innocent posterity; but
It can be certainly mitigated and in the
majority of cases. prevented by the
use of the antidote which Nature fur- -
iii-hen, and which is found In the rome- "
dy known all over-tho world as Swift’s
Bfidfic—commouly called “8. S. S."
r.J.E.Browu, or Howell-yids. N.Y.,
writes: “I'hree years I suffered with
this horrible disease. Swift’s Specific
cured me completely."
Prof. Edwin Bur. m E.22nd st..N.Y.,
writes: “Smft's Specific cured mo
of a fearful case of Blood Poison."
Dr. B. F. Winsfield, of the Soldier's
Horn Riohmou , Vin, writes: “Swift’s
Bpsci ocured me of a severe case of
Blood Poison."
D. W. K. Briggs, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
writes: “I was ii. rfect wreck from
Blood Poison; Swi t’s Specific restored
health and hope, and I am well today."
C. W. Lsngnill, Savannah. Ga:
sutured long with Blood Poison. I tried
Swift’s S ' no and am perfectly well.
A. W. uell, of Power's Hotel, Roch-
ester. N.Y., writes: “Itll the best blood
remedy on earth. I cured myself with
It. [recommended it to offload and it
made him well."
Mr. F. L. Stanton, of the Smithville,
(0a.) New writes that a friend was
afflicted wit a case of Blood Poison,
and two bottles of 8. S. 3. affected a
complete cure.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases _
mulled free. Tn Sun Enema Co.
Drawer}, Atlanta. I.
'Lydia E. Pinkhirm’s Liver Pills are far
superior to all others for billiousness _and
kidney complaints. 250. at. all druggirts.
He who has four and spends five. has
no need of a purse.
The microscope demonstrates that con-
sumplion, asthma and bronchitis are pro-
duced by disease germs. Fontaine’s cure '
is the only remedy. For sale by C. Lap-
ham, 11 Main Street, Norwalk.
Mrs. Grundy says that if society did
business on a cash basis there would be
less festivity.
California,
. THE BEST III IIIE
strength and wholesomeness.
petition with the multitude of low test, short
weight, allum or phosphate powders.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure}
More economic ,
than the ordinary kinds, audcaunot be sold in com- ,
Born. BAKING Pownsn co.,ioo Wall St.. N. Y. 1’"
M 05:18
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TYPE~WB i ‘l’ E B '
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gain] for Illustrated Price -Llst, samples of Work,
F. M. WARD,
gag WHQLLEI’ ATE, NEW HAVEN, CONN
“Goon .ENCIIG
Hem-w w-
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fidfh'ont Lift-
: . lliofllliligtubo
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. Quit holglrth
. ’ ofuu'y bump.
this Is tho
’ aims TELL!"
Dr. Seth Arnold’s Con
er is the best cough in
WI]
,, ad the iongand short of
' ' ‘ STORY
is. that once you have used it, you will never be
without in your house. Druggtsts, 25c.,‘500.. $1.
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 Sueritie.
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 Neurulgla torments all patience out of a
man. Relief from these terrible diseases makes a
heaven of happiness for the sufferer. and Baker’s
Great American Specific gives that relief.
There is no mistake about this, and at this season.
in this climate, you cannot afford making the mis-
take of being without a bottle of this wonderful
remedy. Damp, chill winter winds, sleet, snow,
stop and ice are. as certain to bring on the tor-
ments of Rnlularisit and tortures of NICEALGIA
as is Burma’s GREAT Axnklcsn SPECIFIC to cure
them. Price 50 cents a bottle. Prepared only by
Maurice, Baker & 00., Portland, Me. Doolittle a;
Smith, 24 and 26 Tremout Street, Boston, Mass.,
Selling Agents.
dhmmydh‘wgegegegegegg
The Best in the World!
SPEBIIY It BARN g;
are
snotiiiiiis,
,iiiiriitirsr
Biotin
siesta:
Are Guaranteed
IIIIIET.
Our KETTLE LARD is Strictly Pure
and Free from All Ad ulteration.
lllliK lilllEFllllI Fllll l'liE lillIllll.
We manufacture all goods bearing our
brand at our packing house. Now “oven.
Sperry &. Barnes,
new HAVEN, coun.
i-
cine ever known: It is because
test has been given, as thous-
,. lids who 'have .used it will
testify. There isnothing better
_' In'ostproetical
‘ arm: can
mutated to
the public.
Eileen Prime noun nave our.
No Drop in Oil on the Flooror'l‘able- H
Faucet to k orget. knocked open to w'ustg
Contents or cause, Explosions. NoCoi-lm to
Lose. Closes Perfectly Air Tight. No Lea..." -
age—No Evaporation-A hsolutely safe.
A Universal Household» Necessity.
For Sale in Nor-walk i) Gre or & Worden iii
E. K. Lockwood in Co. y g y igtz‘z ‘
Compliments of the Season.
A Merry times and i-Htllllll New Year
Prepare your feast and in its yourself Joyous
Shout the glad tidings for B'AYMOND’Sls to
be found at No. 9 MAIN STREET. .
We will try to make you healthy and wise,
- if allowed to sell you your family supplies.
Our stock is full and complete. We have all the
table delicacies the market afiords, including
Foreign'i‘é‘gd» Domestic Fruits,-
CONMONERY, 850.
THE entitle TURKEYS
0f the land with us can be found and all the
accompaniments of a royal feast. Do not put off
but order at once that your anxiety may cease,
and we assure you that with a contented mind
you Will be prepared to enjoy yourself.
And if you wish to make some soul happy
present them with a barrel of our Choice Flour, a
Tub of Butter. or some of our Excellent Tea anu
Coffee, and a suitable supply of choice goods to
be lt'oundin our stock, or send your order to GEO
' W. Rarmn, at.
RAYMOND’S GROCERY.
7' W!) Main Street.
’ ilitiiiiilsfil—fifiS—Ofi:
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Harness, Blankets.
Trunks, Bugs,
Sole Leather and Shoe Findings, and‘Boot
and Shoe Uppers.
Corner of Fairfield Ave. and Middle Street
Bridgeport, Conn.
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disease to the Internal Organs.
eradicatcs the disease from the system.
Scrot'ula Sores, Salt Rheum, Sore Breasts
Erysipelas,
blains, Frosted Feet. and all cutaneous d
PACE’S CLIMAX SALVE acts like ui
boxes three times larger than any other Salve, and
every where.
Established by One of our most eminent
profession and druggists who know their
results than any other medicme.
and kidneys, purity and regulate the wli
for all Malarious Diseases, Torpid Liver.
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite,
Neuralgia and Nervous Diseases,
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Piles of every
Kidneys, Colds and Fever and Agile.
MOWAT’S LIFE PILLS are elegantly
dinner Pill, one taken after dinner each day Will :11
Are not a drink used for intoxication.
Complaints, etc. _
perfect cures effected by these invaluabl
‘ just what we have said or money Will be r
will t
or sent by mail or EXPICSSpr'CPmd’ on receipt of
__ Neunigiu. Nervous Weakness, S
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mgfig‘-—c1iqusalve’ ,
A FAMILY BLESSING FOR 25 center,"
Its action upon the system is unlike any other external remedy, as it never (ll-Ives the
115 properties go 1'
all the poisonous and corrupt liumors, through the perspiriiig vessels to the surlace, and
Boils, Solids, Burns. Cuts. Bruises. Fistula, Piles, Corns,
Sores, Fresh Cuts, Snake llitcs, Bruises, Burns, Saddle and Harness Calls,
1: is warranted to cure in every case or money refunded.
Moiiat's Lite Pills are purely vegetable.
' I
" RHEUMATISM
' . , . : Pm'a's Omar COMPOUND purifies the
blood. It drives out the lactic acid, which
causes luieumatism. and mini-es the ”III;
it ry
‘ .ompound
[IRES Nervous Frustration, Nervous Headache. Recommendedby
'uud Liver Dias-us, Rheumatism, Dys-
pepsiamnd all Women: of the Kidneys. WELLS, RICHARDSON &CO. Prop's
‘ BURLINGTON. YT. -
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snug on
lie £1
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II,
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'll-Im‘lllfil. “I. ppm
to the diseased part, and separate
\Ve warrant it to cure Old Sores, Ulcers.
or Nipples, Inflained Iffcs, Swollen Glands,
Bunions, Cliil.
iseuses on man and beast. -
nor-2 on horse flesh in curing Scratches, Mnn'vc, (llzl
(Ihafes, ctr. It i-: pi.fi11i in
.H-l-l at the low pme tni'iwcrity-fivc rcnislerlmx. ‘
For Sal; by Diuggists and Dealers in uu.-dicing
Mil-FFAT’S ii-FE Pitts.
THE GREAT STOMAOI'I AND LIVER REMEDY.
liysici ins and recommended by the medical
i'csl merit, and or: used With more pleasing
They act 0:1 the stomach, bowels, liver
ole system, and are \i'arrantetl a certain cuzo
Impure Blood, Jaundice. Bilious Complaints,
Indigestion. Costiveness, Nervous and Hula Headache,
Female obstructions and General weakness, Scurvy,
kind, Gravel and Diseases of the Bladder and
Sugar coated and easy to fake and are a perfert aftv-r
d digestion and cure all disorders of the Stomach.
Headache and Sick Headache cannot exist if these Pills are used. For costivcncss take one Pill at bedtime.
MOFFAT’S PHOENIX BITTERS
but a pure medicine and only used by people
who are sick. They correct the secretions of the stomach and are asure cure for
Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness, Nervousne s, chility, Weakness, Loss of Appeti e, Femal :
Thousands of certificates are in possession of the proprietor. giving,
e medicines and we warrant that they will do
efiiudcd. It is simply asked that the alliicted
them once, their use will convince the most skeptical.
AOI'S CLIHAX SALVE' ZSCJHOX- HOFFAT'S LIFE PILLS, 25¢. a flex. MOFFAT'S
PHOENIX BITTIRS, Srpo a Bottle. For Sale by Druggists and Dealers in medicine everywhere,
price.
I. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor.
85 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YORK.
WEAK NERVES
Pm's Canny, Comounp is a News Tonic
which never fails. C ntainmg Celery and
Coal those wouderf nerve stimulants.“
speedily cures all nervous disorders.
making organs to a healthy condition.
the true remedy for Rheumatism.
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS
Pam's Caner Comma) quickly restores
the liver and kidneys to perfect health. This
curative power, combined With Its nerve
best remedy for all
tonim. makes it
kidney complaints.
DYSPEPSIA
_ Pm's Omar Coxrom strengthens the
stomach. and quick the nerves of the diges-
tive organs. his is why it cures oven the
worse cases of Dyspepsia,
CONSTIPATION
guru's Cmvpoxrom is not a cathar.
no. It is a laxative. giving e and natural
action to the bowels. Be surely
lows its use.
rofessioniil and business
men. or book.
mm" Price $1.00. Sold by Druggists.
FOR THE C
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E. K. lufKWODI 8e11,
:HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
IVORWALK AGENTS
ELEBRATED
SEWER HP
The only kind allowed by the Health Authorities of New York City;
Estimates fineertulli (linen, tar Cnunentinn with the Sewer.
' PLUMBING in all its Branches.
E. If. . LIMIKWINII) In 00.
Norwalk Chronicler