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BUILDING LOTS
(on Insrannnnnr PLAN.)
FOR SALE
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APPLY TO
A. II. BYINGTON,
GAZETTE OFFICE.
PETER L. UUIG UE,
FLUBIST 0100 SERYMAN,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWQLE, - - $0.203.
Dealer in Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Orna-
mental Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers
always on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers
arranged to order. 41y2
Grading and lie-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
SOL DI ERS, A'I‘TEN '1‘! UN
WM. H. HAYWARD,
Prmsion A Horn of”,
708 East Capitol Street,
WASHINGTON I). (2.,
Located at the National Capital, adjacent to all the
Executive Departments, gins me superior
advantage in the prosecution of Claims
against the United States.
INCREASE YOUR PENSION.
Many pensioners borne on the rolls are entitled
to a much higher rate of pension than they now
receive. In a great majority of cases in which
pension was granted for disease, the pensioner is
entitled to an increase of rate. and in most cases
where it was granted for wounds or injuries the
disability increases each year. As time passes the
disability of all classes naturally increases. Many
were at first rated too low. and it often occurs
that pensioners are unjustly or erroneously re-
duced by examining surgeons. A pensioner is
entitled to increase on a disabilii y not set forth in
his original declaration. The pension laws are
more liberal than formerly, and better rating can
be had for many disabilities. 1 make a. specialty
of Neglected and Rejected Claims. and if you will
present me with a. brief statement of your case,
stating by whom it. was presented, I will obtain a
rehearing of your case. and, if it has merit. will
procure a favorable settlement Many claims
stand rejected before the department, when it
only requires a competent attorney to make them
good cases. Soldiers sufermg with disabilities
contracted in service, who have not applied for a
pension, should do so as it is their RIGHT.
SOLDIERS OF THE MEXICAN WAR,
Who were in that service sixty days, [or their
Widows if not re-married] are entitled to $8.00 per
month from Jana“ 29th. 1887. mm
For Sale Cheap.
SECOND-HAND Cast Iron Fence, with gate
all in perfect order and as good as new,
about 120 feet in length. Will he sold at a sacri-
ilce If applied for soon. Enquire at
30ft. GAZETTE ()FF‘ICP:
For Sale or Exchange.
THE Homestead of the late Abljah Betta. situ-
ated at South Wilton, one mile from depot.
Dwelling has eleven rooms. good well of water,
burn and sheds, eighteen acres of land, abundance
of fruit, Will he sold .at a bargain. Enquire of
0. E. WILSON. 3 GAZETTE Building. Norwalk. or
to JULIA Gnuoonv. Winnipnuk. Conn. till
TYPE-WRITING.
COPYING done with Typewriter. Good work
guaranteed and all orders executed prompt-
ly. Apply at office of the Norman: Guam.
Bohemian 'Wolncii \Vorkers.
Their food consists of a meal of thick soup
at night made of lentils and bacon, with
black bread and perhaps a few raw garlics.
The other two meals consist of black bread,
hard and sour, cheese and raw bacon, with
beer for a beverage. At noon time garlic
also is eaten raw. This is their regular diet
year in and out. Sometimes 'on feast days
they get a little mutton or roast pork, or
sometimes a goose and potatoes, the height of
their ambition.
On Sundays and feast days the whole num-
ber appear in clean clothes, remarkable for
their barbaric display of color and ornament.
On these occasions the women have clean long
sleeved chemises, with black Velvet peasant
waists, embroidered with colored threads and
silver, and a brilliant kerchief is tied over
the head, and shoes and white stockings are
worn. Children are dressed in the same pic-
turesque style. It makes no dilIcrence to
them what the physical condition of the wo—
man, she must keep on Working. and it is not.
uncommon to we women on the verge of
motherhood climbing the ladders with heavy
loads of brick or mortar; but those Bohemian
Women workers form one of the most pictur-
esque sights of Vienna at. work or in the
streets.
Is it safe to neglect yourself if troubled
with any disease of the kidneys? No. it
is dangerous; and if you are so afflicted.
attend to yoursdf now. 1m not wait, but.
use Sulphur BIIII'I‘S at once ‘Iiey curt-u
me when l was given up to die by scvm'al
pIiYHICIlillS.--JONATIIA.\' HAM, Boston.
lfyou do a good piece of work in II
unncc, journalism. politics, art, music.
or literature, do not spoil it by volunta—
rily spa-king of it cmuplaccnlly; and, on
the other band, do not speak of it dispar-
ingly.
Harsh purgative n-uu dies are fast giv-
ins: way to the 5:, lille action and mild
cflccls of Carter’s Links Livm- Pills. It
you try them, iii-y v ill ccrluiuiy picasr
you. .
The man who does a gm-nvrous am and
lets the world into line sr-crvt >IIUWS lin-
worll a peach after rubbi lg Ilic boom
from it.
Remember importiuence isn’t wit, any
more than iusolcncc is brilliuucy.
Have you a. Pittsburgh,
Rochester, Duplex, or u Stu-
dcnt Lamp?
Do they work satisfactorily?
Do your Lamp Chimneys
break?
You get the wrong 50:13
The RIGHT ones are the
“PEARL GLASS,” made by
Geo. A. Macbeth 8: C0,, Pitts-
burgh, makers of the cele-
brated “Pearl-top"’@ lamp-
chimney, which have
given universal satisfaction.
LADIESi 005%
Do flour Own Dyeing, at. Home»
They will dye everything. They are sold every-
where. Price I00.a package. Theyhavenoequai
for Strength, Brightness, Amount in Packages
or for Fastness of Color. or non-fading Qualities.
They do not crock or smut; 40 colors. For sale by
J. G. ii‘egory .i; 00.; J. A. Riggs, No. II Main
Street, Geo. .5. Plaisled. Druggists. ly‘zl
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 187..
W. BAKER & (3038
:.~ Breakfast 00000
Is absolutely pure and
it is soluble.
No Chemicals
are used in it: preparation. It has more
than three times the strength of Cocoa
mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar,
and is therefore for were economical,
coating lou than one can: a cup. It is
delicious, nourishing, strengthening, EA-
. 151m DIGESTED, and admirably rid-pied
for invalidn all well as persons in health.
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
'V. BAKER 6’: 00., Dorchester, Mass.
Instant relief. Final cure in 10
days and never returns. No
E11539, no salve, no suppository.
erere will learn 0 a simple
I remedy min! by addreeein
Tom: a 00., 78 Naomi Street, New YorECiW'
ALL DR UGGISTS. ly44
CHAS. H. VALDEN
--DEALER IN—
GROCERIES,
FRESH AND NEW.
I shall keep constantly on hand a
FULL lINE 0F All GOODS
usually found in a
First-Glass-:lrucew-z-Slure
which I will sell at prices
DEFYING HONEST COMPETITION
to heat. A share of the public patronage is solicit-
ed aud every effort will be made to faithfully
serve our customers. Give us a call and
let us assure you of our ability to
give satisfaction.
CHAS. H. VALDEN,
5 Wall St, Norwalk, Ct.
ly32
J ump-Seat Carriage
For Sale at a Bargain.
A J amp-Seat. Carriage, one of Stlvers’ best city-
make, made to order. Strong enough for
four and light enough for two. A neat and very
handy vehicle.
008']? $~IOO
WILLBESOLD
FOR 8130
if applied for soon, as owner has no use for it.
APPLY 8t . .
amid GAZETTE OFFICE
They Needed Stretching.
A well known business man is very partie-
ulau‘ about. his dress, and is seldom seen out,
even on a week day, unless dressed genteelly.
He is, however, extremely absent. minded,
and a funny thing happened to him the other
day. His church was giving a sociable, and
he promised his wife, who had gone early to
assist in the preparations, that he Would come
in the evening. He remembered, however,
that. be had also promised her that he would
put down a chamber carpet for bor at the
first opportunity, and it occurred to him that
no better Lime could offer, as be was alone at
home and had the time.
So he changed his $12 wide cut pants and
put on an ancient pair that had hung unused
for u long time, for he wished to save the
wear and tear the new pair would get by
wearing them while putting down the car-
pet. When on they reached to a point half
way down between his ankles and knees; he
then rocogmized them as ones he used in wash-
ing his carriage, which accounted for the
shrinkage. The carpet jobtakiug longer than
be had expected, he found that he must hurry
a little to be in time, and he forgot all about
the short pants, while he put on some fine
style in tho shape of high collar, fancy tie.
low cut vest, ate, and hurried oil’ to the fest—
tive scene. .
Arriving in tho unto-room, and taking a
glance at the mirror to be sure that every-
thing was all right, he entered the hull and
looked around for his wife. He noticed that
people looked at; him rather hard, but he
thought it must be on account of his more
than ordinary tony appearance. Finally he
saw his wife coming toward him. She stop
pcd, white and still as Lot’s wife, for one brief
moment, then grasping him by the arm, she
dragged him out of the room.
“That in thunder are you trying to do
with this coat? Do you want to stretch it
into the shape of a night shirt?” said he.
“Stretch your coat! No, sirl I should say
that your pants needed it more I”
Then for the first time this absent minded
man glanced down at his legs and realized the
situation. Now when Ir.) plans to go into so-
ciety his wife insists upon inspecting he
dressing before starting and not waiting till
he arrives on tho scene—Springfield Homo-
stead.
Noble Unaeiilsllness.
On the 27th of December, 1585, one of the
American line of steamers, the Lord Gough,
while on its way from Liverpool to Philadel-
phia, sighted :1. Gloucester fishing schooner
in distress. The wind was blowingagale,
and the schooner, almost disabled, and with
three or four of her crew already washed
into the ocean, was flying the signal for help.
Capt. Hughes of the steamship saw the
fearful peril which a rescuing party must eu-
counter, but his call for a volunteer was
promptly answered by the mate and a crew
of brave men, and preparations were made
flag of distress on tho schooner‘l mast was
hauled down.
Pcrplexcd at this movement, the hardy
rescuers hesxtated; but it was finally decided
that the boat should go. With great difiicul-
ty the schooner was reached, and on her deck
Were found twelve men utterly without hope
except from outside aid. It was necessary to
make two trips, and the bold sailors of the
Lord Gough took half the suffering men and
toiled through the wild waters to their own
ship, and returned as soon as possible for the
others.
W'hen all were safe on the steamer Capt.
Hughes asked the schooner’s master, Capt.
George IV. Pendleton, why he had lowered
the distress flag. The reply was:
“We saw that you were preparing to make
an effort to save us, but we saw, also, that it
was a sea in which it was very doubtful
whether a boat would live. I said then to
my men: ‘Shall we let those brave fellows
risk their lives to save ours?’ and they au-
swcred ‘Nol’ Then I hauled down the
flag.”
The story is a noble one on both sides.
The men on the schooner were worth saving,
at all hazard; and the men on the steamer
were worthy to save than—Cincinnati Eu-
qu1rcr.
A RIoorisli Cup of Tea.
W'hen a party of guests enter the house or
the tent of a. rich Moor one of the near rela—
tives of the host is charged with the duty of
making tea. He squats in one corner, hav-
ing on either side of him a large server or
platter. Upon one of these servers is a num-
ber of cups, and upon the other a sugar bowl,
:1. box of tea, a. pile of fragrant menthe
leaves, a copper apparatus for heating wa-
ter and a tea urn. The teamaker sets the
water to boiling with a little fuel, and then
pours the boiling water into his tea urn,
quickly adding to it some tea and some sugar,
and allows the compound to steep a few mo-
ments. Then he pours out a cup of the tea
and tastes it, smacks his lips, suilfs the odor
of the liquid, and draws a deep breath—all
with an air which says, “I am going to get
this tea just right.” 3
The chances are that he does not find the
' compound to his taste at the first attempt,
for he pours the tea in his cup book into the
ba urn, adds a little sugar or a little tee, and
pours out another cup for a second test. This
process goes on, the teamaker tasting his ten
and pouring it back again, until he gets it
just to his mind. Then the guests are called,
and if any one of them does not finish his
cup, he is expected to pour it back into the
urn, for it is the custom in Morocco to take
three cups in succession, and the tea making
has to be begun over again. The first of the
_ three cups offered is plain tea with sugar,
and the two succeeding cups are perfumed
with mentho or verviue. In preparing these
successive kinds of tea, the cups go back to
the teamaker, and change hands at the next
serving without any washing. — Montreal
Star.
A Queer Phenomenon.
Capt. Thompson, of the schooner Challen-
ger, has in his possession a little black earth-
enware jar which was taken, with valuable
jewelry, from the tomb of one of the Peru-
vian Incas near Pisaqua. No tinted pottery
is made by modern Peruvians, and it is esti-
mated that this jar was made in the time of
Cortez. The captain also secured one of the
Inca’s teeth. He visited the battlefield of
Tarapaca, where the Chiliaus and Peruvians
met Nov. 17, 1879, and the Peruvians, after
losing 4,000 men, were forced to retreat, leav~
lug their dead unburied.
“In any other country,” said the captain,
“those unburied corpses would have been re-
duced in a few weeks to skeletons by wild
animals or the elements, but for over 100 miles
on either side of the battle ground there is
not a spear of grass. There are, consequent-
ly, no wild animals, and the bodies remained
undisturbed by them. The soil, too, is strongly
impregnated with nitrate of soda, and this, in
connection with the hot, dry atmosphere, has
converted men and horses into perfect mum-
mies. Seen on a bright moonlight night, as I
first saw it, the battle appears as if fought
but a day or two ago, the colors of the uni-
forms being still bright, and the steel of their
weapons untamisbed.; . Inspection by day-
light, and a curious phenomenon is observed.
since death to a length of from two to four
feet, and the tails of the cavalry horns are
now so long that, if olive, they would trail
farbehiudon the ground.”—-Sen hencbo
Cor. 1:. Louis Globe-Democrat.
in a . -.—... -........— 4.. . _ no . ,» .-.-
for the desperate trip. To the astonishment .
of all, while the boat was being lowered, the :
The hair of the bodies of ”the flier: hugro’wn‘
IN THE YUKON RAPIDS.
EXPLORER HAZARD WELLS’ PERIL-
OUS SHOOT THROUGH THEM.
Thrilling Adventures in the Great Alaska
Canyon—Tho Hardships Attending Ex-
plorations in the Great Northern Terri-
tor}.
The evening of July 2 and part of the fol-
lowing day were spent in making an exam-
ination of the Grand canyon, through which
we had been in imminent peril of making an
unexpected and involuntary trip. We found
itto be a crooked passage of about three-
quarters of a mile in length, in which the
water turns and twists between two perpen-
dicular walls of basaltic: rock forty feet high.
confronting each other at a distance of about
150 feet. ,
basin, in which the stream pauses and whirls
around as if hesitating to make the final
plunge through the lower half of the way.
For purposes of navigation the southern half
of the canyon is the more dangerous, because
near the entrance the walls rapidly approach
each other, and the stream surges through
the contracted channel with terrific force.
We were glad, however, to observe that
there were no rocks to be encountered, and
that the only real danger to the raft would
be that of striking against the sharp angles
of the winding walls of the canyon. From
miners at Juneau we learned that the canyon
can be “run," and we made up our minds
that we would run it.
GRAYLINGS GALORE.
We had been told, however, that cargoes
are always portaged, and that only rafts,
without crew or cargo, are allowed to drift
through. Even skiffs and boats are portaged
to the smooth water below, and skids have
been erected with a Windlass for the purpose
of raifing boats from the water to the top of
the bluff. The trail is on the right. side of
the canyon, and is well beaten by the passage
of‘hundreds of miners, who have used it dur-
ing the past ten years.
As the City of Paris is a stench and well
built raft, which can easily be enlarged and
strengthened, we determined to make tho run
with crew and cargo on board, instead of
spending time and labor in making the port-
age.
Having come to this conclusion, we in-
dulged in a little sport with rod and line. In
the great whirlpool near which our raft lay
we observed grayling leaping out of the ed-
dies after the small brown miners with which
the air was filled. Taking the hint, we of-
fered inducements to the finny beauties to
make other experiments. In a very short
time I had lair led fifteen of them, and some
of them weighed over a pound. I found that
abrowu hackle answeredavery good pur—
pose and fished with it most of the time. Dc
Hass had an odd experience. He had a
leaden sinker about twelve inches above his
fly which seemed to attract particular atten‘
tion, the gi‘ayling leaping fully a. foot out of
the water to catch it, and taking no notice
whatever of the fly. Presently be lowered
the sinker tothe fly, and with excellent re-
sults, as he presently had seven fish on the
bunk beside him.
VVe-spent the anniversary of national inde-
pendence in repairing and strengthening the
City of Paris, adding two heavy side logs and
staying her with four additional and well
pinned cross beams. The hurricane deck was
strongly braced and the 'mast removed; and
when daylight was passing into twilight,
W'hite, who is a veteran river miner, de-
clared our raft to be the stoutest ho had ever
seen.
By 9:35 a. m., July 5, the cargo was all
aboard the raft, well secured and carefully
wrapped in tent cloth to protect it from the
wet to which it was soon to be exposed. The
raft was towed several feet up the whirlpool
basin, so as to get her near the main current;
the lines were cast off, we jumped aboard and
the descent was begun. The bow and stem
cars were vigorously plied as we swept into
the tumultuous waters, and with head on the
City of Paris went boldly on her way, turn-
ing the corners of the canyon with perfect
ease and grace, and shipping hardly any
water, so that our freight was quite unin-
jured. Six minutes from our start we shot
out of the canyon without starting a log or
touching an obstruction.
THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
W'lieu a portage is made on the right of
the Grand canyon the rafts have to be cap-
tured at the mouth and reloaded for a short
trip of only two miles to the opposite side of
the stream, at the head of the W'bite Horse
rapids, where another portage is always
made. The White Horse has an evil reputa-
tion. It is two miles long and obstructed by
broken rocks, dividing the stream into nar-
row channels, the largest of which is near
the left bank, and is sixty feet wide. From
the head of the Grand canyon to the foot of
the Whitc‘Horse is a distance of four miles,
with a full of thirty-two feet, most of the do-
ecent being in the White Horse. To run
White Horse is seldom attempted, even with
an empty raft, and never with a boat. The
government explorer, Lieut. Schwatka, did
indeed make the passage on areft without
cargo; but, though piloted by several stout
men, he did not pass unscathed.
Three Frenchmen were less fortunate.
Having portaged their boat around the
Grand canyon, they failed to get across the
stream to take the next portage on the left
bank, and were drawn into the suction of the
rapids, which whirled them into the torrent.
Their boat was swamped, the cargo was lost,
and two of the three men were drowned.
The third managed to make his way to Ju-
neau. A brief account of this tragedy we
found written on a. board ”and posted on a
tree at the foot of the White Horse.
Notwithstanding the bad reputation of
these rapids we concluded, after a careful ex-
ploration, to make the run with crew and
cargo on board our raft,-so as to save the la-
bor of a portage and establish the reputation
of the City of Paris as the stanchest raft
afloat. Our boat, however, was left behind
to be afterward “snubbed down” at our leis-
ure. Having so decided, our raft was cast
of! and got into the current, and down we
went over the mile stretch, steadily holding
the middle of the" channel. In just eight
minutes frbm the start we were riding safely
in smooth water, with the White Horse
foaming behind us.
I confess I cannot understand why this
place has so terrible a reputation, unless it be
that the water is sometimes much higher
than it is now. Perhaps the White Horse is
not reallysoblack as it has been painted; but
be that as it may, the City of Paris is the
first craft, so far as we know, that has ever
made the run of the White Horse with crew
and cargo. Next day we snubbed our boat
down and did not fail to post an account of
our exploit for the information and envy of
future voyager-s. .
From the White Horse to Lake Lebarge
the river varies greatly in width—at some
places being little over 300 feet and nt'others
nearly a mile across. The current runs about
- two miles an hour. At 4:45 p. m. of July 6
we the mouth of. a large muddy river,
the Tbhk-heeu-a," which empties its muddy
m into the Yukon, changing the color
a the latter too light brown—Yukon River
‘13: 0.) Letter to‘Scrippe’ League. ‘
Midway of the canyon is a gigantic ‘
THINGS IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER.
There are whips and toys and pieces of string;
There are shoes which no little feet wear;
There are bits of ribbon and broken rings.
And trusses of golden hair;
There are little dresses folded away
Out of the light of the sunny day.
There are dainty jackets that never are worn.
There are toys and models of ships. ,
There are books and pictures, all faded and torn,
And marked by the finger tips 1’
Of dimpled hands that. have fallen to dust;
Yet I strive to think that the Lord in first.
But a feeling of bitterness fills my soul
Sometimes. when I try to pray,
That the Reaper has spared so many flowers
And taken all, mine away:
And I almost doubt that the hard can know
That a mother‘s heart can love them»
They wander far in distant clinics.
They perish by water and flood;
And their hands are black with the direat crimul
That kindle the wrath of God.
Yet a mother‘s song has soothed them to rest,
She has lulled them to slumber upon her breast.
And then i think of my children three.
My babies that never grow old,
And know they are waiting and watching for [no
In the city with streets cf gold.
Safe, safe from the cares of the weary years,
From sorrow and sin and war,
And I thank my God, with falling tears.
For the things in the bottom drawer.
«Anonymous:
The lilac]: Vallse Baby.
“This is our valise baby,” said the sister su-
perior of the House of Providence, pointing
to a mulatto babe that looked as though it
enjoyed life in its snowy crib.
“One night about 12 o’clock there was a
quick ring at the door. The moment we
heard the summons we knew it was a ‘baby
ring,’ and the portress hastened to take in the
waif. So sure were we that. a little outcast
would be on the doorstep that sister took a
shawl with her to use in case of necessity.
When the door was opened one could see
nothing and hear nothing but the wind and
rain. .
“We returned to our rooms, but. the echo
of that ring on such a fierce night disturbed
the portress so that she could not rest.
‘Motlier,’ said she, ‘We must go and search the
yard. I fear that ring was for some pur-
pose.’ I went down and together we searched
the yard. Under that syringa. bush we stum-
bled on an old valisc. When sister picked
it up there was a cry from within, and
there was our valiso babe," said the lady,
softly rocking the cradle and fondling the
dark little cherub as she told his story.
“An y wardrobe with the little one?”
“Not a. stitch. It is a wonder that the
child was not smothered, for no precaution
had been taken to provide fresh air. If the
valise had not been so well worn we would
surely have found our baby (lead. "—Detroit
News.
The Pitcher at the \Vcll.
John B. Jeffery, the publisher, is a great;
traveler, but sometimes great travelers. get
left. J elfery got left recently. He was com-
ing on from the east with his wife and fam-
ily, and they arrived over the Canada South-
ern road at the depot in Detroit. Mr. J elfery
left the car while the Michigan Central train
was being made up, and strolled through the
depot for a stretch before resuming his jour-
ney. All of his belongings were in the car
with his family. He passed out of the gates,
walked a block or so up the street and then
returned. The gate to the train was closed,
as tho gong had sounded for starting. The
tall publisher tried to pass through, but the
uniformed guard stopped him. He tried to-
explain, and he talked in his sweetest and
most persuasive key, but all to no purpose.
Tho rules of the depot were most stringent
and could not be overstepped. As he pleaded
in vain ho saw his train pull slowly out of the
depot, carrying his family with it. He was
left. Investigation developed the sad fact
that be had but a single silver dime in his
clothes; but that was nothing. Put John
Jeffery on a desert island and he’ll “fetch.”
He went up town, found an old friend and
followed his family to Chicago on the next
train. But he would hate to have any one
know that he had been left—Chicago Herald.
A Mysterious Bird.
At the north end, in the field just beyond
the Washburn car wheel works, and near
the line of the Springfield railroad,qu found
recently in the gutter an unusual bird. It
was evidently a young bird, and was about
the size of a duck; but it had a bill something
like u woodcock’s. It seemed clearly to be a.
young bird that could not fly. Its legs were
placed far behind like a loon’s, but its feath-
ers were not blue checked. It was taken to
the car wheel shops, where they endeavored
to find out what it would eat. The only thing
it “went for" (except the hand of the man
who caught it) was a piece of turf, turned
over, and that it eagerly explored, apparent-
ly for worms. A full grown Icon is a great
bird, nearly three feet long. This bird was
probably a grebe. It died at, night—Harb-
ford Times.
A New-Found 0:1.- ef Sense.
During the last few years certain physiolo-
gists have been working out a curious puzzle,
and have found that a remarkable organ-
existing not only in men but in all mammals
and in birds and most fishes—is the seat of
a special sense. This organ in a membrane of
the head, lodged in a bony labyrinth consist-
ing of a vestibule and three emicircular
canals and continuous with the cavity con-
taining the hearing apparatus The organ
was long supposed to play some partin the
perception of sound, but it has now been
demonstrated by Mach and others that its
function is to show us both the direction and
the amount of all rotations performed by the
head or by head and body together.—Arkun—
saw Traveler.
The Name Catches Them.
A London paper announces that a. Worces-
tershire village, from the fact of its being
called Broadway, first attracted the atten.
tion and then the visits of Americans, and
now there is quite an American season, and a.
small artist colony, which is six miles from a
railway station. The American artists have
established a Broadway school at this spot,
which, with its ivy and creeper covered.
Worcestershire houses, is regarded by them
as the most typical of English villages. The
object of Mr. Alma-Tadema’s special journey
to this favorite resort was to paint some wild
roses growing in a cottage garden.
Meet in Paris. ,
The animals killed annually in the Paris
slaughter houses include some 250,000 cm.
60,000 cows, 250,000 calves, 2,W,OOO sheep,
250,000 pigs and 8,000 horses, and it is calcu-
lated that ' these yield over 400,000,000 pounds
of butchers’ meet—Cor. Philadelphia rum.
- A. Dangerous Animal.
“You have one wild animal in this coun-
try that is unknown to us." said (delegate
to the Pen-American convention.
“What in that!" asked-Secretary Blaine. i
“The newspaper reporter,” replied the m
‘froxn South America—Texas Sittings.
' n. Wee Found Out. . ’
Hr. Dolley (boldly): There’s mating;
about you that I like, Min Roxy. . . I
His Roxy: II it my beak account—m ‘
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