THE ' Elsi-1T" antes; '
l Only a baby, _ ‘
Kissed and caressed,
’ Gently held to a mother’s breast.
Only a child,»
, «. - Toddling alone,
' Brightening now its happy home.
Only. a boy,
Trudging to school.
Governed now by a sterner rule.
Only a youth,
Living in dreams.
3. Full of promise life now seems.
Only a man,
Battling with life,
Shared in now by a loving wife.
Only a father,
Burdened with care,
Silver threads in dark brown hair.
I ‘ Only a graybeard,
Toddling again,
Growing old and full of pain.
Only a‘ mound,
O‘ergrownvwith grass.
Dreams unrealized—rest at last.
—Boston Traveller.
MY STRANGE PASSENGER.
We were on our way from I-Iong Kong to
Foochow on the coasting steamer Namoa,
writes Ernest lVilkinson, U. S. N., in The
lVashington Evening Star, when Capt. N .,
my “fidus Achates” of the voyage, looked at
the gathering clouds to the westward and re-
marked: “1 hope it won’t rain before we get
into Amoy; we are just thirty miles away.”
“How do you know the distance so exactly,
,captain 2” .
“Look at that rock, and over beyond it you
can see through a rift in the clouds a little
ispeck like a pin point on the top of that black
unountain. The pin point is a tall pagoda on
:that high cliff, and the pagoda is as good a sign-
?board for this town as if that whole black
cliff were painted in white letters a mile high
and half a mile wide—A-M-O- Y. I never see
’either the pagoda or the city that a cold chill
does not run over me.” '
“Will you tell me why, captain?”
”Certainly. but it’sa long story: well, here
goes: '
Amoy was one of the first treaty ports in
'China open to foreign commerce, and for a
long time the noted hatred of the Chinese for
fforeigners was moreintense than at any other
lport. I was then captain of a steamer on the
first line plying between Amoy and the Eng-
lish colony of Hong Kong, some two hundred
miles away.
‘ Que cloudy evening in November I went
ashore in Amoy to make a few final prepara-
tions for my ship’s departure the next day.
:Vi’hile on shore I noticed that my footsteps
,were dogged bya disreputable looking coolie,
'who approached me with great earnestness
in his manner as soon as we had renched a
,‘comparatively open spot, where the growing.
[darkness shut out the teeming hordes of a
’Chinese city. I saw that it would be impos-
isible to avoid an encounter if this strange
follower should prove to be a highwaymau.
‘ So carrying my hand to my hip pocket,
where I felt the friendly “grip" of my re-
,,volvcr, I waited for the man to come closer.
;I then saw that tho I-oolie was in great dis-
tress, and moved by in ~ varnestness, I stopped
,tolisten to his tale. The man explained,‘in
.Chinese and “pidgin” English, that he had a
brother in jail who was to be beheaded in
two days more for capsiziug in a sailboat and
drowning his passenger, a mandarin’s son.
'T he mandarin, bent on revenge, had thrown
the boatman into prison, where the farce of
a trial had been gone through with, and the
”innocent man had been doomed to die. The
,coolie said that his family were all wretchedly
poor, but that they had managed, by the sale
.of most of their belongings, to raise money
enough to bribe the jailer to allow the prisoner
to escape, and all that was necessary to save
his life was to get him away on some vessel to
the nearest foreign colony. The poor creat-
ure fell on his knees and implored me to save
his brother's life.
He would give me anything—everything
he had—only to give the hunted creature a
hiding place, to save a fellow being from the
headsman’s ax! All this was muttered be-
tween broken sobs, and the poor man wept
as if it were he himself who was only to see
two more. suns rise before the earth would
drinkup his life blood.
1 felt
and yet I knew the treacherous nature of the
Chinese and the danger in interfering with
,their igeas of justice, and, wishing either to
Etest th truth of his story or to prevail upon
the coolie to choose some other means for his
and carry him down to Hong Kong for five
'hundred taels” (about five hundred and fifty
'dollarS), thinking that such a price would be
utter] y beyond the coolie’s means.
man seemed staggered at the enormity of the
sum, a large fortune to one of his class; but
;hc rallied in a moment and said he supposed
,he would have to pay. it; that it was a fear-
ful sum, that he was very poor, and to raise
.so much money his family would have to sell
all they owned; but he must save his broth-
‘er’s life; if the captain insisted he would
have to pay it.
My sympathies were now still more keenly
aroused, and seeing that the unwelcome pas-
senger vould be sent, and not caring either
to break my word or to profit by the poor
wretch’s misfortunes, I said: “Well, I’ll do it
‘for the regular fare (about ten dollars); bring
him down to the wharf at 11:30: ‘I am going
Jeff to my ship then.” ‘
The coolie seemed overpowered with joy,
and was still “kow-towing” his thanks as I
.moved away and he disappeared in the dark-
‘ness.
I had no sooner reached the wharf, about
11:45 p. m., then I was touched by the same
Fcoolie, who now offered himself as “sampan”
fman. I followed him to the boat, and there
isaw another man as poorly clad as his broth-
er. When we shoved off I noticed both
were very clumsy with their cars, but as my
ship was close to the wharf we were soon
alongside. '
Here I handed my overcoat to the boatman
and he picked up‘ a bundle tied Chinese fash-
iion in a large handkerchief, and we went on
board, leaving my new acquaintance in the
jboat. I sent my steward forward on an er-
;rand that would ,detain him for a few mo-
,ments, and then had the coolie deposit his
1 bundle in a small closet in the cabin and told
ghim that that must ‘be his brother’s hiding
"place until we put to sea, and that he must
be quick to get into it.
' At a motion over the side the condemned
iman sprang out of the boat, which he had
imade fast to the gangway, and slid noise-
llessly aft through the cabin and into the
;closet. I turned the lock and put the key in
'my pocket.
l But ache passed the cabin lamp, curiosity
,had led me to take a searching glance at my
,strange passenger, and, in spite of his un-
gkempt hair and soiled and tattered clothes,
this light complexion and refined features re‘
,vealed in the coolie’s brother (i) a Chinaman
:of the higher-classes.
: I then tried to scrutinize the boatman, but
" {.0 man’s back was to the light, and, the
steward returning just then, I paid my sam-
pan fare, and my strange acquaintance de-
I turned in. wondering who my mysterious
l
The poor .
my sympathies intensely excited, 5
brother’s escape, i said: “I’ll stow him away fumbling
i saved the day.
passenger might be, and my thoughts were
not without vague misgivings of the noted
treachery of the Chinese. -'
I woke early, and had hardly begun‘dress-
ing‘before a herald came to inform me, that
the viceroy of the province desired to see me
at his “yamen” at 10 that morning. This
strange summons I at once connected with
my harboring an escaped prisoner, and, full
of vague distrust, I had almost decided either
to put to sea two hours before the advertised
time, noon, and so temporarily avoid any ex-
planations, or to plead press of business, and
refuse to obey an almost royal command.
Disturbed by such doubts, I hardly felt re-
lieved when another herald came to say that
the viceroy had concluded, as he desired to
see the ship, to visit the captain, and that my
presence at the “yamen” would be excused.
Such a thing as a viceroy visiting in state
a merchant vessel was almost unprecedented,
and I began to fear that I was implicated in
the escape of a political prisoner of high
rank. '
Now the customary official messengers be-
gan to pour in—first, two clad in robes of
state announced that his excellency would
arrive in half an hour; then four more that
he was coming in ten minutes; then four
horsemen, gaudily caparisoned, rode down
to the wharf, where I was now waiting, to
say that their master would arrive in five
minutes; then a procession of liveried ser-
vants, bearing aloft on high poles red 'sign
boards, on which all the virtues under the
sun were ascribed in Chinese characters to
their lord; soldiers with flags and swords and
spears, men with whips and gongs to clear
the way; mandarins on horseback; lictors
with long pheasants’ tails in their caps, and
alarge rabble on foot—all proclaimed that
his cxcellency had arrived. Alighting from
a gorgeous grecn’sedan chair, borne by six-
teen men in livery, he greeted me most po-
litely and accepted my invitation to take
passage in my gig off to the ship. A large
portion of his escort followed, occupying a
small fleet of sampans. '
The viceroy was ushered into the cabin,
and, strange to say, selected a chair imme-
diately in front of the door of the closet in
which the refugee was concealed.
After a few courtesies had been exchanged,
I was informed through an interpreter that
Prince Ichang, the leader of an insurrection,
who had been captured and condemned to be
beheaded, had made his escape. Suspicion,
they said, seemed to point to his being sev
creted on board my ship; a sam pan had been
seen togo alongside of her the night before
about midnight; it reached the ship with two
boatmen and, one foreigner, and returned to
the shore with only one man, and he made
off in great haste as soon as he had landed,
leaving the sampan adrift. “Of course the
captain knew nothing about the escaped pris-
oner, and so he could have no objections to
allowing the ship to be searched.”
This was subtly put. To refuse to allow ‘1 t
would be equivalent to acknowledging that
the man was on board, and would cost me
my place in a company whose interest it was
to placate tho unfriendly Chinese. To allow
the ship to be searched involved the possible
discovery of the man, and in that case his re-
capture and certain death, as well as my own
dismissal from the company.
Either course might e danger the lives of
the foreign community in Amoy, against
whom the hatred of the Chinese needed only
a pretext to begin a general massacre. I felt
the color come and go in my cheeks, and for
a moment I thought of delivering the refugee
up to certain death, saying that when I took
him on board I was not aware of the nature
of the offense, and then revulsion of feeling
came over me. I thought “this man has
trusted his life'_in my hands and, hunted crim:
inal that he is, I will not betray him.”
All this flashed through my mind in an in—
stant, and when I turned to the viceroy I felt
the same spirit of helpless yet indomitable de—
’, fiance that every true sailor feels in the fury
of the storm. I said quietly: “Certainly,
your excellency; my steward will turn over
the keys to your servants, but they will find
no such man on board my ship.”
The search party went all over the ship.
directed by the crew, and after probing into
corners and peering in amongst the bales of
silk and boxes of tea, no stranger was found.
This was reported to the viceroy, who said:
“You have not searched this cabin; do so.”
I was wild with excitement and alarm, but
my relief was intense when my furtive glance
showed me that the search party did not dare
to ask their master to move from in front of
the door. This relief was of short duration,
for he again asked if they had searched
everywhere. “Everywhere except in that
apartment behind your excellency’s chair.
We will look there, too; where is the key?”
I now became thoroughly frightened, and
for some loophole to escape,
I told the viceroy that that was a lecker
where I keptmy wines, and—I was ashamed
to confess it to so high aruler underthe “Son
of Heaven”—that I sometimes hid opium and
other'contraband articles there. Would his
excellency forgive me'if I begged that that
place be left unopened, as my peccadilloes, if
discovered, would cost me my post as cap-
tain. “In that case,” said the viceroy, “1
will save you from trouble by inspecting my-
self; the key?”
Doubtful whether to confess my complicity
or to brave it through, I thought of the mys-
terious nature of the whole affair, and hoped
that the strange passenger might in some
mysterious manner have escaped. This straw
of hope that drowning desperation clung to
I reached in my pocket, and
with trembling fingers pulled out the key.
The viceroy unlocked the door, opened it,
and closed it hastily behind him.
M y nerves were then so wrought upon that .
I could almost have heard the dew fall, and I
fancied I hearda word within spoken very
low. Then the doo'r opened again, and there
was a rustle of silken robes, the door closed,
and the viceroy said in Chinese, “No one
there!” -
I felt my heart throb with one great bound,
and things seemed to reel around me. When
I recovered my composure enough to look up
with pleased and grateful eyes I saw an ex-
pression I thought I recognized, and in an in-
stant I knew what my own unstrung nerves
and the regal robes had before concealed—
the miserable coolie of ~ the night before was
none other than the viceroy of the province
of Fuh—kied, the absolute ruler of twenty-five
million of people. I had no longer a doubt
that my mysterious passenger and the royal
fugitive were the same, and that the viceroy
himself was conniving at his escape.
The ship sailed on time, and Prince Ichang
was lauded safely in Hong Kong, where he
lived under English protection until a severe
illness let him have that privilege most mor-
tals en joy—of dying with his head on.
Subsequent developments pointed to the
fact that the viceroy was influenced not only
by personal friendship, but by an enormous
bribe with which the rich prince bought his
head, and that, fearing the treachery of any
of his subordinates, he had planned and exe-
cuted the escape entirely alone. Of my be-
traying him he had no fear, as the word of a
“foreign devil!” would then weigh nothing in
a. Chinese court. , - -
Two years afterward I received from the
viceroy of - Kwang Tung a gorgeous pair of
vases and some magnificent embroideries, “in
gratitude for past hospitalities,” and I found
that my coolie friend had been promoted to
the government of one of the largest prov-
inces of the empire.—True Flag.
WHEN THE HEAVENS FELL.
f .
WEIRD TALE OF THE CANNON BALL
RPVER IN DAKOTA.
The Final Battle Between the Sioux.and
Crows—While It Was at Its Height the
Sky Suddenly Poured Forth 8 Shower 01
Molten Stones.
The shores and bottom of the Cannon Ball
river are thickly studded with stones of all
sizes and weights. But this is hardly any-
thing extraordinary, the reader will argue,
as there are many streams lined with rocks
and pebbles. However, these stones of the
Cannon Ball river are far different from
those of its other watery sisters, being per-
fect spheres, each and every one of them——
just as round and smooth as veritable cannon
balls, from the diminutive pebble to the large,
ungainly bowlder.
This deeply interesting little stream—the
Cannon Ball river—is but a few hours’ ride
from Bismarck, on the Opposite shore of the
Missouri, near the famous Standing Rock
Indian agency. Many residents of this sec-
tion of the northwest are proud in the posses-
sion of the round rocks to grace their flower
gardens, beautifying their parks, and for
other ornamental purposes. They make very
handsome ornaments and no one visits the
river unless bringing a memento or relic in
the shape of a cannon ball stone. If any faith
he placed in Indian legends I can possibly ex-
plain the mystery of the round stones by re-
lating an ancient legend of the Sioux tribe,
which at. even this late day they are fond of"
telling their brethren in the dead calm of
winter evenings as they sit in the circle of a
cheering, brush fire passing around the con-
ventional friendly pipe.
THE SIOUX BLOODTHIRSTY FOES.
Forty years ago the pale face was unknown
in this region, and the great, powerful nation
of the Sioux reigned supreme in their vast
possessions, little dreaming that the day of
the white man was near at hand to usurp
their power and lands. -
The Sioux were incessantly warring their
old time bloodthirsty fees, the Crows, whose
numbers were overwhelming compared to
the Sioux forces. ""i
The dread news of the Crows coming en
masse was received one day, and almost im-
mediately the Sioux stronghold was thrown
into utter confusion and disorder. .They felt
in their hearts that this would be the decisive
struggle, and that one of the two tribes would
be exterminated from the face of the earth.
The , Sioux knew full well that they were no
match for their crafty enemies, but to fall
into their clutches meant worse than ordi- .
nary death. The horrors of “running the
gauntlet” and tortin‘ing and burning at the
stake all loomed up before their dazed vision.
Long Red Dog. the medicine man, appeared
in their midst at this critical juncture, and
around his tall and imposing form the Indians
instantly flocked for advice like so many
frightened sheep. A wave of his long, bony
arm silenced them. “Brethren,” be ex-
claimed in trembling accents, as he mounted
a grassy knoll in order that his words might
have the desired effect upon the' thoroughly
alarmed Sioux, “the Crows have re-enforced
their already powerful army. Some of our
once trusted and faithful warriors are among
them. They have proven themselves traitors
to the blood that binds them to the Sioux.
They have betrayed us and we are doomed to
die an ignominious death. . The Crows will
swoop dov‘vn upon our devoted children and
destroy everything in reach. Death and def
struction mark their path. They are now
but a short distance from us and taxing their
ponies to their utmost speed. We must flee
for our lives. Kill yourselves rather than
fall alive into their power. You know the
result. Red Dog has spoken. Mind his
words.”
Red Dog’s prophetic words enveloped the
assemblage in somber gloom. The braves
held a sharp consultation, and a hasty flight
from the camping grounds was deemed meet
and timely. The Indians lost' no time in pack-
ing up all belongings, such as were absolutely
necessary, and the balance were placed in a
heap and a fire set to it that the revengeful
Crows would gain no plunder. The fleeing
Sioux reached the shore of the Cannon Ball
river when the advance guard of the Crows
was discovered on a hilltop not half a mile
distant. Further flight was out of the ques-
tion, and the chiefs ordered a halt for further
consultation, at which it was determined to
fight the foe to the bitter end.
TIIE CANNON BALL SHOWER.
,Tho Crows were rapidly approaching, and
their exnltant howls rang like a death knell
to the Sioux. The savage horde increased
and multiplied until‘there seemed to be no
limit, and, shouting the ominous Crow war
song, they dashed pell mell among the stam-
peded Sioux. Then the hottest contested
battle in the history of Indian warfare raged. '1
The devoted little band of Sioux warriors
miraculously held its own for a. Short while.
Surrender meant death in some horrible
form, and the Sioux grimly resolved to fight
while a breath of life yet remained in their
bodies. Their forces were now slowly giving
way. Soon they would have to succumb.
In another minute the entire tribe would be
annihilated. Red Dog, the calm, fearless
medicine man, was about to give the signal
for every brave to kill himself, when sudden-
t-raordinary freak of nature happened.
The heavens assumed a dull, leadeu hue.
and a few drops of rain struggled down. Both
antagonistic tribes were effectually rooted 11
the ground in terror and amazed as they all
gazed ‘at the strange, unaccountable 'be-
havior of the elements. “That could it meanl
Day was instantly turned. into a night as dark
as ink. The warriors forgot all about con—
tinuing the battle, and prostrated themselves
upon the earth, beseeching the Great Spirit
to spare their lives. Soon countless numbers
of round, weighty substances began falling
upon the heads of the Crows. The Great
Spirit was raining cannon balls upon them
with a vengeance.- The vivid flashes of light-
ning and the roar of thunder made the spec-
tacle the more awe inspiring. The Crows
were mercilessly pelted. After regaining
their senses they fled terror stricken from the
evil spot, and when the sun smiled once more
upon the awful seene it revealed many-dead
on the ground. Not a single member of the
‘Sioux tribe was even scathed by the falling
stones.
From that memorable day to this the Sioux
have remained unmolestefl by the Crows, who
firmly believe that the Sioux are possessed of
supernatural powers and can command the
assistance of the Great Spirit at-will.
Whether the legend is a dread reality 01
some terrible happening of bygone days or a
flimsy fabrication remains yet to be unrav-
eled, but the thousands and thousands of can-
non ball stones scattered upon the shores oi
the ghostly rivulet are surely silent though
abundant evidence of an event not chroni-
cled in the pages of history. The Cannon-
ball river flows on today silently and majes
tically, unfolding to none but the winds its
startling tale of . tragedy of years gone
hence—San Francisco Examiner.
The strength of the Portuguese army is oi
156,000 men belonging to the active army and
first 018$ reserve and 140,000 men (untrained)
belonging to the second class reserve.
ily, withouta moment’s warning, a most cx- ,
NO-RWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12. 1890.
LOOKING FORWARD.
Around the World in Sixty Minutes—Tho
Diary of a Traveler.
Chicago, Jan. 14, 2090, 11 a. m.-—-Am just
starting for a trip around the world. My
baggage consists of an opera glass, a couple
of oranges and a‘ten cent cigar.
New York, 11:02—Reached this city by
pneumatic tube. Only special feature of the
whirl across the country was a. momentary
smell of coal oil while passing through the
state of Pennsylvania.
London, 11:10—Lost nineteen _ seconds in
New York. I came to this city by the Well
known Skyrbcket route. - Got here four sec-
onds behind time, having had to dodge two
cyclones and a pair of trousers belonging to
an English tourist. The trousers had dropped
from a rocket train just ahead of us, and
were gyrating wildly through the air on their
way down from the clouds.
Paris, 11:19—Am four minutes and a. half
behind time. The “lazy tongs” tramway that
runs to this city by tunnel under the English
channel and overland the rest of the way was
not suflicientl y greased, and it took us nearly
five minutes to make the last fifty miles.
This lack of grease shows that the French
couldn’t run a political campaign in Ohio to
save their lives.
Rome, HST—Nearly ten minutes behind
time. The passenger bomb in which I trav-
eled to this point scraped against the sides of
the sheet iron vacuum rainbow it was fired
through, and we had to put on bylaw to pre‘
vent hot boxes. I have just hired an Italian
brigand to go out behind the Coliseum and
swear as longr and as hard as he feels justified
in doing for $2.65.
Calcutta, 11:3 ~2in time is half gone, and
I am not yet half way round. Came from
Rome by the Electric Inclined Plane route.
T he cars are huge lignum vitae balls that roll
down the hollow tube, through which a blast
of air is forced by powerful dynamos. The
sensation of traveling in this way is novel,
but not particularly enjoyable.
Hong Kong, 11:40—Ten minutes behind
schedule time. Came from Calcutta to this
place by the famous Catapult line. There
was a delay of several minutes in cutting the
cable that held the spring down at the west-
ern end of the line. A sacred white elephant
was standing on the trap and nobody liked to
take the liberty of asking him to move off.
Sitka, Alaska, 11:50—The Chinese at Hong
Kong have their old time hatred of foreign
devils. They fired me out of there by the
Projectile route to Kamschatka, where I took
the Electric 'I‘oboggan slide. Came from Pe-
tropaulovski to this phce in a large hollow
icicle, the slide being laid, across Behring
strait, which is, fortunately, frozen over. The
icicle was very much worn and haggard by
the time it got here. Only ten minutes now
to get to Chicago.
Sitka, 11:50—Haven’t got away from here
yet. lVent out and caught a seal and a bad
cold while waiting. Have just made a bet of
. 8100 I’ll go through on time.
Chicago, 1‘3 M.—W’as delayed at Sitka till
11:59 in consequence of a slight change in the
time table. Stepped into the air tight tube
of the Great‘ Overland Rubber Band Air
Line route at that exact moment, the catch
was loosed, and the gigantic elastic rope,
made of the best Para rubber, and stretched
to its utmost tension, whisked me across the
country, more than 2,500 miles inadirect line;
in the twinkling of an eye. Reached here
with more than half a minute to spare._
It isn’t a difficult job to go around the
globe in sixty minutes. All you need beside
your tickets is a fan, an overcoat and a bottle
of lung balsam.
Anybody can go round the world in sixty
minutes. .
In the old fogy days of 1890, two hundred
years ago, it was thought a wonderful thing
to make the trip in seventy-two days, six
hours and eleven minutes. This only shows
that the people of that bygone age were not
‘ really sensible of their misery. They thought
they were pretty smart. Let us regard them,
my countrymen, with feelings of sincere com-
passion, rather than contempt.
My little jaunt has made me hungry. I
must go - to lunch—Y. Knott in Chicago
Tribune.
Chicago's First White Child.
Hampton, 1a., is the present home of the
first white child born in Chicago, or, rather,
on the site of the present city. Sarah J ane
Harris was born in old Fort Dearboru on the
11th of January, 1832. She was the daugh-
ter of Benjamin and Sarah Jane Harris, who
located at Fort Dearborn in the spring of
1831, being driven into the fort by the In—
dians. They came originally from “York
state,” going down the Kankakee river in a
canoe to Hennepin, from Hennepin back to
Ottawa and from Ottawa to Fort Dearborn.
During the summer and fall of 1831 Mrs.
Harris did washing for some of the few fami-
lies at the fort, among them being Thomas
Hartsell, an old bachelor, who kept a small
trading post there at that time. In 1833 the
family left Fort Dearborn and subsequently
lived at different points in Illinois, W'isconsin
and Iowa, the father, Benjamin Harris, dy.
ing at lVaterloo, 1a., in 1803, after having
served some time in the army as a member of
the famous Graybeard regiment. The daugh-
ter was married Jan. 18, 1852, to Samuel A.
Holmes, who is at present proprietor of a
dray line here. They have had fourteen chil-
. dren, ten of whom survive and all residents
of Hampton—Chicago Herald.
The National Prototypes.
A recent brief telegraphic item relates
that two boxes arrived at Washington from
Paris containing “the national prototypes,"
the new standards constructed by the co-
operation of the principal governments of the
world. The history of these standards began
with the action of the French government in
1809 in inviting the delegates at Paris to form
an international commission for the construc-
tion of a new meter for an international
standard of length. Professors Henry and
Hilgard represented this government in that
commission. Six years later an international
bureau of weights and measures was estab-
lished at Paris, which, by the aid of experts,
succeeded in evolving the new system, and of
manufacturing the exquisitely perfect stand.
ards which have just been distributed by lot
among the countries interested. The French
set is kept in a cave (to prevent molecular
changes by fluctuations of temperature) and
locked by three different keys, which are
kept by three difierent individuals—Boston
Transcript.
A Farmer's Luck.
We were within about a mile of Findlay,
0., and the train had just begun to slacken
speed, when we felt a jar and knew that the
locomotive had struck some considerable ob‘
ject. In the seat next ahead was a farmer,
and he threw up the sash, shoved out his
head, and exclaimed: . ,
“By gum! but I’m in luck!”
“Why, they have killed a horse!” shouted
a man behind us as he looked out. ‘
“Yes, and it’s myhoss!” added the farmer.
“But you said you were in luck?”
"You bet I am! I’ve been riding up and
down this line for five years on a pass‘ they
gave me for killing an old cow which wasn’t
worth $5. The pass expired yesterday, and
now my old boss, who ain’t worth skinning,
gitsin the way and is knocked over. ~Lucid
Why, gents, that means a {ree' family past, 9
for five years more, and there are fourteen 01
us in the family!”-fl‘leg York Sun.
Shaker .
. Extract of
¥ _ Roots,
(Seigel’s Syrup)
. G U R E S
ys p e p 31 a.
ma THOUGHT rr was A Humane.
Nine years ago I sufl’ered from. lnd:gestlon and
dyspepsia; had heartburn and palpitation. No
food would stay on my sromach; tried many so-
called remedies withuut effect. Received a. Sha-
ker almanac and read it. I said, Here’s another
humbugl I was wrong for once. Bought a bottle
of Shaker Extract of Roots in Columbia,’l‘enn.
Then another. and another. After the third bot-
tle I was well; never been sick since. This is a
medicine to tie to—to trust in. It is not a patent-
medicine nora King ('ure all. It cures dyspep-
sia and indigestion and that is at the bottom of
most diseases. I would as soon be without money
as without “Shaker.” W. I. POWERS.
Henryviile, ’l‘enn., Feb. 7 th, 1890.
Nine-tenths of all diseases arise from poisons
carried by the blood to various organs and parts
of the body; and the blood is poisoned by undi-
gested food in the stomach and intestines.
Shaker Extract of Roots purines the blOOO)!
curing indigestion and dyspepsia. Price 60 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists and by
A. J. W‘HITE,
1y40 165 Duane Street, New York City.
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these Bonds were made a legal investment for
funds held by Executors, administrators and
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ROOM 2, 1111501111: BUILDING, NORWALK.
To. Inventors.
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OFFICE :
0111. lauisiana Ave. and 71h St.
Washington, D. (1.,
' Gives his PersonalAttentlon to Procvring
Patents for inventions
In the U. S. Patent Ofiice and all Foreign
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An eXperlence of nearly ten years in the Patent
Olfice has given him a perfect familiarity with
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the Records Models, &c.,' Jae... &c., and
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securmgthelr Letters Patent far more advanta
geously than Solicitors who do not "reside in
Washington.
Searches and Rejected
Applications
A Specialty. To all those whose applications
have been rejected, he will make an examination
and report on the some gratuitously. Prelimln-
at examination of the Patent omce Records,
pr or to an application for a patent, will be made
for a very small charge, and advice or inform.
tion in regard to patents will be given in an: i
detalllnaclrcnlar‘wmch will be mailed tree of
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Grain.
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Peat Moss Stable
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Drain Pipe,
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Heels. , Also. the Common Sense Style
Made of very nice French Dongola, and one
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3m45 37 WALL ST., NORWALK.
New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad.
DECEMBER 22d, 1889.
NEN‘V YORIC DIVISION.
Trains leave Soutr Norwal-k as follows :—
For New York—Accommodation trains at
6.55, 8.30, 9.36, a. m., 1.20 2.54, 5.03,
to Stamford only)6.46, 8.11, 10.23, p. in. Ex-
press trains at 5.16 (except Mondays), 5.46,
6.12,(lo<=nl), 7.23 (local), 7.56 (local) 8.26 (local)
9.03 (Springfield local), 10.11, 11.37 a. m.; 12.59
(Springfield iocal),4.20, 5.20, 6.20. 7.51, (daily ,ex-
cept Snnday)p. m. ..
For New Haven and the Each—Accommo-
dation trains at 631,138. 8.50,.10.40 a. m., 1.42,
4.22, 5.13, 6.23 and 1.23, to Bridgeport, 8.41, 9.41,
11.07 p. m. Express trains at'9.16, a. m.;
12.09, 1.01 (local), 3.os,4.11 (Housatonic Express)
5.09 (Naugaluck Express) 7.15, (Sprmgfleld local),
1.13 a. m. (Boston express).
Sumhym—Accommo'dation 7.38, 9.12 a. m.,
and 6.48 p. 111. Express, 1.13 a. n1.
0. M. SHEPARD, Gen. Supt]
U. T. IIEMPSTEAD. Gen. Pass. Agt.
HOUSATONIC RAILROAD.”
Dimburi/ and Norwal/c Division.
CORRECTED TO JAN. 12TH, 1890.
PASSENGER TRAINS
SOUTH.
Lv. Norwalk. Lv .80. Norvialk,Ar. Wilson Poin
602a.m. 6103.111.
3' 3‘3 a. m. 7 56 “ 8 03 ‘-
317 “ s27 “ 8 35 “ _
10 03 “ 10 13 “ 10 20 “
1250p. 111. 100p.m. 107p.m.
402 ‘ l2 “ 4 20 “
5 59 “ Mixed .6 20 “ de. 6 30 “ Mixed
7 54 “ T 59 “ 810 “
9 47 “ 10 30 “ 10 40 “
NORTH.
Lv.Wl.son Point Lv.So. Norwalk, Ar. Norwalk
:1. m. a. m a. m.
6 25 “ 635 " 641 “
8 45 “ 918 “ 9 23 “
12m “ 12 I3 “ 1218 H
250 . . 310 [1.111. 316 .m.
4 3096111 512 “ 517p “
6 45 “ 6 55 “ . . . .
6 05 “ 6 26 “ 6 33 “
10 lo “ 1025 “ ll) 32 “
W. II. Sruvnnson, Vice-Pres. and Gen’l Manager
F. C. PAYNE, Superintendent.
A. W. PERRIN. GeneralPassenger Agent.
THE OLD AND RELIABLE
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’On and after Monday, Sept. 23d, (until furthe
notice) THE PROPELLERS
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City of Norw, 1k and Eagle,
Will make daily trips. Sundays excepted, for
freight between New.York. - Nor-walk and South
Norwalk. . Will leave Pier 23, foot of Beekman St.
New York, every evening, except Saturdays, at 5
o’clock, and on'saturdays at 2 p. in. _ , ' .
Returnlng boat leaves Norwalk at (5 ,p. m., and
So. Norwallrat 6:30 p. m.
Freight received from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Freight taken from and received for all point:
on the Ila-bury and Norwalk and Shops-g Boil-
mds at Greatlyliedleed Batu. .
Upon'applioatlon‘to A ate the City of Nowell:
and Eagle whine-sent or special lots of freight
anywhere in New Yerk or no vicinity. _
’ H'All persons are forbid treating any of the
employees of the boats of this line on account or
the owners thereof.
Norwalk Chronicler