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PROBABLY SNOW SUNDAY. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND—A yellow dog. medium size, 6 months old, at my farm, Dec, 23. Ad- dress L. Whipple, Baltic, R. F. D. 1, Conn. X janl3d wml an. 1st, 1909, in front of C ter P. O. ellow and white bird . Engl ter, with a Port- Jand tag, No. 46819, Notify E. W. Jones, P. 0. Leonard Bridge. Tel. 275-14, Nor ‘wich. jan11d RELIABLE EUSINESS [IRECT CR s COME TO ME with t sewing machine. I will put it in flrst class nrder}?romplly and at reasonable pri; " pr . ave also got a 00d one to sell you cheap for cash. B7°k. “Hubbard, Machinist, 230 Frank- CONANT. 11 Franklia Street. Whitestone 50 and the J. F. C. 10¢ Cigars are the best on the market Try them. The Norwich Nickel & Brass o, Tableware, Chandeliers, Yacht Trimmings and such things Refinished. 69 to 87 Chestnut St., Norwich, Conn. ootdd Rogers StainFloor Finish The Much Imitated NEVER Equalled Finish The Best Finish for Furniture, Floors and Interior Wood Work of all kinds. Remember-the name “*Rogers” when you Paint, Stain or Varnish. CHAS. 036000 & 00, 45 and 41 Commerce Strezi. Pare Wines and Liquors are known and acknowledged the greatest aid to health in the world, and invaluable in time of sick- nees. Our stock contains many of the best and well-known brands, famous for age and purity, and we can guar- antee you satistaction in both quality and price, ¥ GEORGE GREENBERGE! Telephone 812. fansd General Reduction Sale on Dry and Dress Goods began Saturday, Jan. 2, 09 Souvenirs given to each customer the first three days. THE NEW REMNANT STORE, Open evenings. 77 Franklin Street. Jandad Pictures and Photographs framed In the best possible way at reasonable prices. A new stock oz Frame Mouldings for the spring season. NORWICH FRAME WORKS, 16 Thames Street, Potter Building, mar3la Open evenings. Tel 511 LadiesTravel Miles to come to our stove for the bargal in DRESS GOODS. The fact that we buy direct from the manufacturer, saving the middleman’s profit, is being appreciated more every day. Our cus- tomers get the bene May we add your name to our increasing list ? BRADY & SAXTON, Telephone 206-2. NORWICH TOWN. auglid DR. CHAS. H. LAMB, VETERINARIAN Office, 227 Maln St., Franklin Square, House, 15 Town St. Telephone §18-5. Attractive Line of Winter Millinery decild IMPORTANT BUSINESS NEWS Ri advertisements carefully. —— WHAT IS GOING ON TONIGHT. Vaudeville and Motion Plctures a Sheedy’s Auditorium. Moving Pictures at Roderick Theater, Dance at Cadillac Hall, ANNOUNCEMENTS. is always found SUNDAY SUBJECTS. At the Christian Science reading room Sunday morning at 10.30 the sub- Ject is to be Life. Rev. Dr. 8. H. Howe will preach Sunday morning and at 4.30 at Park Congregational church. The men’s meeting at the Y. M. C. A., Sunday afternoon, will be conduct- ed by W. T. Lane at 4 o'clock, At the Norwich Town Methoflist Episcopal church there will be serv- jces Sunday morning and evening. t ; Church Bros. have nice, fresh scal-| A¢ the Swedish Lutheran church oo / there will be services Sunday evening Faask (Saturdaz)’ Wank | A san | cONGUE by Rev. Olef Nardhladn. commences his annual clearing sale o ghoes. He offers ladies’ shoes at 3143, ladies’ ladies’ $1.2 ¢ shoes $1.98, ed shoes §$i ttend thi BROADWAY THEATER. Taylor Stock Company. 98c; men’s $5.00 hand se you to It wil HARRY MOORE, With Taylor Stock Company. The Taylor stock company will play at the Broadway three dz repertoi rove the the tergoer best o $1.75 and $2.00 shoes $1.38, and $1.50 fur top Juliets men's s next week particularly pleasing Manager nization since n the show business and ?] At the North Main Street Methodist Episcopal church there will be a ser- mon at 2.15, followed by Sunday school At Mt. Calvary Baptist church on Sunday morning and _ evening _Rev. Daniel W. Cannon of Plainfield, N. Y., will preach. W. H. McLkean will preach morning at Grace Memorial t church. In the evening Rev. Collins will preach. 1 Bapti Mary At the Broadway Congregational church, Rev. M. S. Kaufman, D,D., will preach at the morning service, and the pastor in the afternoon. At St. Andrew's Episcopal church there will be imorning prayer, sermon and communition at 10.80, with eve- ning prayer and sermon at 7.30. At the First Baptist church Sunday morning Rev. W. T. Thayer will preach on A Paying Investment. His evening topic is The Echo of the Waters. vices Sunday morn- at the There will be ing, afternoon and evening Salvation Army headquarters, con- ducted by Captain and Mrs, Thorne. services in Swedish for will be held in Otis li- Rev. J. M. Henricson, 0 a, m. and 7.30 p. m. At the Sheltering Arms Sunday aft- erncon Rev. Dr. Lewellyn Pratt will conduct the service with solos by Miss Helen Wood Lathrop & Columbus, O. Evangelistic Scandinavians Universalist church, Rev. bb will preach on The unday morning. There . C. U. service at 6.30 At the eph F. ( undant will be a p. m, Y. At the Greene ille Congregational church, Sunday morning, Rev. C. H. Ricketts will preack on A Pauline Benediotion. The pastor will also preach in the evenin Rev. J. R. Very, pastor of the Third ¢ | Baptist church, will preach Sunday morning on One Diverting Power of Consecration. His evening topic is Trusting Jesus, That Is Al Rev. Dr. L. L. West will preach Sunday morning at the Second Con- ir to his dramatic produc- | gregational chaich on The Ruling ldea carries a full line of vaude- | of Age. His evening topic is More acts that are highly pleasing. | Rules for the School of Life. here are never any dull moments | e hile the Taylor stock is in town and | There will be a Sunday school serv- 1 3 a starting onday, Jan- |ice in Grace church, Yantic, Sunday vary 18, be no exception. atfternoon at 3.30, This will take the |~ Ernest s great play, place of the regular Sunday school Farm to Fa 1l be the session, and also of the evening serv- Monday 2 night for which | ice. L spec e ladies' ticket AR is being There will be Holy Communion at s D | Christ church Sunday at 9.30; morn- Musical Programme at Wauregan | B8 praver and sermon at 10.30, and Meuks Seaite evening prayer and sermon at 7.30. At it oy 830 p. m. there will be a confirmation The follo ice musical pro- | lecture. | gramme wil dered during the —_— 5 o'clock dinne The Wauregan, | At the inley Avenue A. M. E. 17, 1909, under the [Zfon church, Rev. S F. Dickson will I'ubbs: preach Sunday morning and_evening. nl, Gruenwald | His morning topic is The Touch of Morceau—The Flirt, Hildreth | Faith, and In the evening Fruit Bi sclection—Bells of Normandy, | ing Essential to Our Spiritual Life in Planquette | Christ. | Song and from Dixeys —_— Seven . Rice Mrs. Annie L. Jones, test medium < E. King. | of Lowell, Mass., will give clairvoyant Interme 1 Moret | messages at the Spiritual academy, on Miedley—Popular Remick | Sunday morning and evening, ith Violn® Solo—; 'Ambrozias | short addresses by Rev. A, P. Hffinn. The Progressive Lyceum meets at 12 Me Lehar | o'clock. 2election Moses | —— Czardas—Last Love. Gungel | At Trinity Methodist Episcopal Intermezzo Petite—In Roseland, | Ghifiroh; the Sruey. momsiiy. s6esit Ewortho e PathARtect” ,fiugene | will pe by Rev. E. 8. Worcester, in ex- oste] e Pathfinder Rollinson | change with the pastor. In the eve- | to be CASTORIA For Infants and Childrer. | The Kind You Have Always Bought 47 Franklin Street | Bears the Signature of Bt T Don’t Get a Divorce, western ju P A ace Dr. K granted a divorce breatl 1z dge N provented it cure pation, and liver troub! had brea at the first sign might result or diabet corrects i county A Montville, trict A oF within and PROBATE i1 at or th of Montville, on the A. D. g RL} Amos ch in sald District, Fox of Montville movad that an ing to be of sald dec said appli rined at Mcentville day of Ja in the noon anc of sald e given by the publica e time in some newspaper ulation in said District made to this Court, 5 S G. TURNER. jani6a Judge. NOTICE TO CREDITORS, AT A COURT OF at Norwich and ths Norwich, on the 15th day of Janu- A. D._1908. sent-—NELSON J. AYLING, Judge. state of Willlam A. Richmond, la of Norwich. in said District. deceased Orderad, That the Administratrix cit the creditors of said deceased to brin, in their claims against ceased last dwelt, town, and by publish: in a newspaper havin; said District, Court. and NELSON J. AYLING, Judge. The above and foregoing copy of record. Attest: F E C. CHURCH Clerk. NOTICE. —All their claims against said esta reigned at No. Smith to venue. the above and foregoing order. NGIE B. RICHMOND. Jani6d Administratrix. - Pills would have | taking Foley's | of | trouble if vou real- in ased be | the | application, and of said hearing fon of t PROBATE HELD within and for the District sald estate within sixz months from this date by posting a notice to that effect, together with a copy of this order, on the sign- post nearest to the place where said de- in the samu 1z the same once | a circulation in | d make return to this | is a true creditors of said de- ceased are hertby notified to present the wich, Conn., withiwthe ttme limited ning there will be a praise service as- sisted by the vested chofr, and a brief address on Life's Dominant Motive by Rev. Dr. Kaufman | A specially attractive service for the boys' meeting at the Y. M. C. A, will be held at 3 o'clock. Clifton H. Hobson, principal of the Greeneville | schools and chafrman of the Y. M. C. | A, junior_ department committee, spealks on Roosters; or, Back up Your Words With Actions. At Trinity Episcopal church Sunday morning there will be Holy Commu- nion at 9.30 a. m., morning prayer and {sermon at 10.30 a, m. and evening | praver and sermon at 5 p. m. The - | rector, Rev. J. Eldred Brown, will of- ficiate at the morning service and Rev. W. H. Jepson of Redding Ridge at the afternoon service A Stain on Honor. “Every death from tuberculosis may be said to be a stain on the honor of New York state” This is the declara- tion of Governor Hughes, who figures that it would cost $2,000,000 to take { care of half of the advanced cases now unprovided for. The moral for Con- necticut, where an appropriation of 00,000 would take care of all them, ent enough If the people trust the good judgment of Gov. Hughes. Prices Severely Cut on Fine Furs McPherson’s, ._ FURRIER. jan93 We cangive you Bargainsin . . TEA New arrival of Canned S/aI— | mon, Tomatoes ani Corn. 6 Franklin St. Jjanlsd JUSTIN HOLDEN, Prop. | WANTED—One man in every locality in United States to advertise and intro- duce our goods, tacking u&:bow-ourdl. Commission or salary, Ninety Dollars monthly and expenses. We lay out rite Empire Medicine Company, Lon- don, Ontario, Canada. g.nurfi'hsn FIVE DOLLARS weckly earned home addressing envelopes for promi nent educator. Enclose ten cents (si ver) for pa-ticulars. President, Pitman School, Toledo, Ohio. Janl6d FOR SALE. EVA BELL, song, solo and dance, by Walter Rose. Just out and just the th;ngleyau want. 114 Franklin Street. an ¥OR SALE—Barber shop ana pool room, 25 Unjon St., and 619 Main St., Willimantiz. Inquire either place. Jjanl4d FOR SALE—A fine high grade up- a o ':-’n-" BUSINESS NEWS :‘dv-‘mnmom carefully. TO RENT. TO RENT—Two or three large pleas- an oms, furnished complete _for housekeeping; centrally ‘located. Mrs. . M. Vars, 58 Hobart avenue. decl5TuThS right piano (almost new); ust be Sold at once. Inquire at 34 Washing- ton Street. dec29d WE PAY $80 A MONTH Bllll'i! and furnish rig and all expenses to intro- duce poultry and stock powders. New plan. Slea‘d}‘ work. Bigler Co., X903, Springfield, Illinois. janlea WANTED—By good strong woman, porke by day or week. Call or write, wnklin St., City. jan15d W ED—Raw furs. Will pay Bos- ton and New York prices. At H. A Heebrer's harness store, 30 Water Si every Saturday. _Arthur C. Bennett. janild WANTED—A partner In a well es- tablished business: small capital re- quired. Address Box 10, Bulleun. deciba WANTED To buy or rent a small farm near a | good market. . State terms and give a general description of land and build- ings. Address Gilbert S. Deane, East- ford, Conn. jan12TThS WANTED A family cook, $22 per month; also general house and second J. B. Lucas, Room 22, Central novisd girls. Building. PLUMBING AND GASFITTING. We can furnish IRON WORK for building purposes, such as round co'umns, box columns, column. caps, pintles, wall plates, anchor plates, washers, door guards, lintels, balcony brackets, cellar window frames, ventl- lators, ash doors, pipe thimbles, stair plates, chimnay caps. etc. THE VAUGHN FCUNDRY CO. auglsd, The Best Dollar's Worth is what most people ere looking after today. and the fellow who cannot give it is working under a strong handicap. That applies to my business—PLUMB- ING. I only ask for chance to prove my ability to glve it to you. . F. TOMPKINS, 67 West Main Street. T. F. BURNS, Heating and Plumbing, 92 Franklin Street. marsd junlid FOR SALE—Ten-rection Richmond heater; first class condition; capable 5f beating large building. Inquire No. 138 ‘Washington St. dec28d FOR LE—One covered wagon, one express Wagon, Onc express = harness. Cl;vur.;s Livery Stable, Willow St. ecdd_ HORSES FOR SALE_Henry Arnold 212 Jackson street. Willimantic, Conn. Janl7d /FOR SALE — Rownoats, awl 1aunehes and launch huls, for imm dlate delivery. Inquire of West Mystic B company, West Mystic. Co;ml.u o FOR SALE—The Groton cigar fac- tory, Grotom, Ct.; an old established business, situated on Groton Ban nin five minutes’ walk of the ferr 1 be sold with or without the buil also some stock on ness has been established since Enquire at the factory or No. 6 Ple ant_St. jan1hd FARM FOR SALE—The Henry B, Latham farm, located in North Stonine- ton, one mile from Preston Cily and six miles from Norwich, consisting of 175 acres of land, divided into mowing, pasturage and woodland. There‘is Jne large story and one-half house. twu large barns and other necessary build- ings thereon. Mowing all smooth and in a good state of cultivation. "Pos: sion given this spring. For particula inquire of Henry B. Latham. P. O. ad- dress Norwich, Conn., R. F. D., No. 5. Jan16TThS FOR SALE. The farm in Griswold lately owned and oceupied by James B. Bur This farm contains over 200 acres of land, suitably divided into tillage, pasture nd woodiand. The cultivated land can | -%e easily worked and can be made to produce good crops. This is one of the most desirable farms that has been on | the market for a long time. For par- ticulars, inquire of M. Adelaide Bur- dick, Administratrix, R. F. D. 3, Nor- wich, Conn. dec29TuThS FOR SALE, TRADE OR RENT. Two new cottages, all modern im provements, one of seven rooms, off Perkins avenue, one of six rooms, on St. Regls avenue, “Potter Manor."” Electric car service every fifteen min- uteg. All particulars at POTTER’S COAL OFFICE, janid 18 Broadway. A BIG BARGAIN in a 130 acre farm 4% miles from city, 214 to trolley: large two-story house: latge barn with basement; hay barn; running spring water at house and barn; all buildings first class; good smooth tillage land; good soil. This is a bargain. Price $2,000. Also central located restaurant, doing good busi- ness; good reason for selling. TR AGENCY, YON'S REAL ESTATE 715 Main St, Willlmantic, Comm. nov2ld HORSES JUST ARRIVED These are some that I selected my- self, and I think that they are as nice a lot of well broken Horses as I have ever had. Some are good drivers, oth- ers are for he}\vi‘ teaming, and some nice chunks for all purposes. Come and see them ELMER R. PIERSON. Telephone connection. dec23d We wish to call attention to the most complete iine of OFFIGE FURNITURE the celebrated and standard Derby Desks flat and roll top, with all modern con- veniences. Book-keepers Standing Desks. Rotary Chairs and Directors’ Chairs, We have ready for immediate de- livery the convenient Macey Filing Cabinels Inter Inter, Upright and Multiple. Letter Files, Deep Storage Drawers, Card Index Cases, Legal Blanks, Doc- ument File Drawers and Cupboards. Also Sectional Cases for office and { library use. N. 3. Gilbert & Sons 137-141 MAIN STREET, jan4d DO IT NOW nd don’t walt until tne last minuts. 'm referring to plumbing or gasfitting. R.j BlstTON DIBBLE, 46 Asylum St y GEO. A. DAVIS We Have a Compleie Line of Blank Books, Memorandum Books, Grocers' and Butchers' Pass Books, Wagon Order Books and Counter Books, Loose Leaf Ledgers, and Loose Leaf Price Books. Commercial Stationery, Typewriter Paper and Ribbons for all machines. Stenograpjers’ Note Books, Ledger and Journal Paper, Letter Flies, Waste Paper Baskets and Inks. Everything for the office we can sup- ply at short notice. A complete line of Fine Stationery in boxes and by the ream or pound. We have a very superior Pound Pa- per, made by George B. Hurd & Co, which is the best value ever offered. Steel die engraving and printing. PEOPLE:S—;AIIKET, GEO. A. DAVIS, 25-29 Broadway janlldaw et FOR SALE The O. B, Leffingwell Farm, in Town of Montyille, five miles from Norwich. xty-four acres of choice lana, well divided. House—twelve rooms | Two barns, cider mill, blacksmith | shop, carriage house and granary. Three wells cf excellent water, abun- da: ce of fruit, wood and timher, Buildings, walls nad fences class shape. A rare opportunity. Inquire E. A. PRENTICE janild 86 Clff Street. WHITNEY’S AGENGY, 227 Maln Street, Franklin Square. Reai Estate and insurance FOR SALE 97 Broad Street, near McKinley ave- in first nue trolley line, Broad str Free Academ Modern heat and improvements. feat, with lawn, fruit trees. gra; garden. Thames River Farm of 22 aeres, on | west bank, near Mausapeag. Fine. sightly location; good buildings; never fafling ronning water in house; walls, | fences and land-all in good order; long shore front on river 21 Acre Farm in Norwich Town, with good vh»‘-’lllr’ and other bulldings. flealtntul lo¥ation, good soll, good water, many fruit trees and woodlot. Well adapted for & poultry farm ] MONEY LOANED on Diamonds, Watches, Tewelry | Ladies’ TO RENT—Tenement of five rooms, all modern Improvements, at 129 Clff St._Enquire on premises. jan12d #10 RENT—Tenement of 8§ rooms at 47 Pearl St. All medern lmprovements, inciuding Steam heat, hot —and cow water, bath and electric lights. E quire of F. P. Church. Teleplione 849-3. a »FOR RENT-House No. 54 Washing- ton street; ten rooms; all conve@iences and steam heat. Enguire of Isaac 8. Jones, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, Richards Building. 91 Main St. _decl4d TO_LET—Pleasant_rooms for_offices or light business. in_ Steiner's hall bullalng. Inquire’of John Stelner. ec 5 TO RENT—A pleasant tenement of 4 large rooms at $9 per month, at 21 Ripley place, Bast Side. Enquire 40 Hobart Ave. novi3d TO RENT—Suité of rooms suitable for dressmaking, tailoring or offices, Good location. within 300 ~feet of Franklin square. Inguire at Bulletia Office. oct3ld TO RENT—Lower tenement of six rooms and bath. Enquire of J. Brad- ford (Bookbinder), 108 Broadway. 4 o roa septisa FOR RENT—BStore ®No. 140 Main strect, formerly occupied by ®mith & Gilbart, Has been remodeled and put in perfect shape. Will be rented et once. Inquire at The Pllut-Cld? 1°‘Co. e 0 MENT—Bagement at 65 Franklin et; suitable for the paint, plumbing similar business. may?d For Sale 138 Laurel Hill Ave. The proparty consists of a lot]| about 125x200 feot, excellently lo- cated, extending through to Spruce || street, with fine residence of 13|/ rooms, and & barn thereon. The house has all modern conveniences. For further information apply to JAMES L. CASE, 40 Shetucket St., Norwich. Ct. G. E. HODGE, Hack, Livery, Boarding and Feed TABLES Up-to-date Equipment and Guaranteed Satisfactory Service. 14 to 20 BATH STREET. (Tormerly Chapman's.) Telephone 10. We Want Your Business and have cut prices to gt it. In Wail Papers, Mouldings and Faint Supplies, aprid also Painting, Faper Hanging and Decorating, by experienced workmen. P. F. MURTAGH, 92 and 94 West Main Street, opposite Falls Ave, Telephone 538 sept7d LOUIS H. BRUNELLE BAKERY We are confident oui Ples, Cake and Bread cannot be excclled. Give us a trial order. nov2d -S. F. GIBSON Tin and Sheet Metal Worker. Agent for Furnaces. 55 West Main Street, Norwich, Conn. dec7d 20 Fairmount Streel. Richardson and Boyntoa Wauregan Barber Shop and Gentlemen's Shoe Skin HORSE CLIPPING A SPECIALTY. Telephone 883. apr25d MISS M. C. ADLES, Hair, Scalp and Face Specialist DO NOT DESPAIR although your hair may be injured by foolish Marcel waving the trea ment of unskil » grown faded. Shabby through lect, Miss Adles can make it ook s h and be- coming. Don’'t wear a Directoire hat knot of hair the size of a wal- d expect to look nice Miss Adles will be in Norwich week of January 11th. Shannon Building, Norwich, ‘Telephone 266-4. New York, Boston. janild e — WHEN YOU Wit 10 DUt your nusi- ness before the pudiic. thers 5 BO me- dium better ihan tarcugh the adverus- g columns of Ane Bulletima - ind s.;:\;‘rs:mx ur(la{!y k![nd at nlx'e Parlor. OWEEE TEatel DLISCOrant. L 0Ng It 1s the best'equipped shop In Nor- THE COLLATERAL LOAN CO. [lf|dren here for latest style halreut. | 151 Main Street, Upwtaics. GO, CHAPMAN, : decta Propriotor. WM. F. BAILEY |egaul Psmpadnursi (Successor to A. T. Gardner) | - 4 —iEieanty ¢ The latest and best in » Hack, Livery| % S St ombined with a tact, any lady .van‘j Boarding arrange her hair becom- | Stabile RS 0TTO STABENOW, Prop., 12-14 Bath Street. de ir meatqai. | This Ad. and the recommendation of those that | used it, sold ten gross of our Syrup of WHITE PINE AND TAR last year. Made and sold by the H. M. LEROU CO., 276 West Main. 'Phone 477 _—— DR. N. GIBLERT GRAY, GRADUATE VETERINARIAN AND DENTIST. BLE, 4 to 20 Bath St HODGE" 10. WILLIAM F. HILL. REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSURANCE. Only the best companies repres Property managed and rents collected on_reasonable tecrms. Telephone 147, Office hours—Daily from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., noon hour included. and Saturday nights, 7.30 to 9. Room 1. Shannon Bull House ulrnhon-. li‘l’-‘. | And more of them | of employm®nt in England is varl FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DEBPATCHE FOETRY. o TWO DOORS. Here Is a door that opens on A chamber darkened, full of gloom, A ghostly light shines in upon The dweilers in this spacious roes. Here Fear and Trouble pace about; ng, 58 @ ul And Worry thit escapes relie: i This door I call “Forgetfulness — In letters deep the word is cut— And though th T huep the dwellers madly prees, t ever tightly shut. ap Dear Peace and sweat Contant are he And little deeds of kindness done; And Hope and Love and Falth and Cheer, And blessing; that my life hath won. This door Is open all the while, Flung wide that every one may ° shar Possessiong t* 1t meke life s smile, And put to out all thoughts cf care, —John Kend..ck Bangs, in Ainsiee WISHING. One morning when spring was In her teeng— A morn to a poet's wishing, All tinted in delicate pinks and gre Miss Bessle and Jack went fi: He, in lis rough and easy clothes, With his face at the sunshine's A mercy, She with her hat tipped down to her h Jack, w hooks, And a hamper for lunching recesses: She, with the bait of her co.iely looks And the seine of her golden tresses. tipped vice-v rod, his reel er no: or ith his and his 8o lhr-dv sat them down on the sunny yke Where the white pond lilies teeter. And Jack went to fishing like quaint old “Tke,” And she llke Simon Pater: All the morn ne lay In the light of her eyes, And dreamily watched and waited But the fish were cunning and would not rise, And the baiter alone was baited: And when the time for departure came The bag was flat as a flounder: But Bessie had neatly hooked her game A hundred-and-elghty pounder L G K THE LITTLE GREEN HAT. A lot of the folks from my home town live here; 1 meet one or two every day seem (o coming each They like T met_Fara Briggs close by Square, He soems to be growing quite fat, And he, with a jaunty, collegiate air. Was wearing & littie green hat. year— it 50 well that they stay Madison Ed Saunders walked by-—he's a lawyer, you know- He's only been here a short time; But businéss, he says, is beginning to Erow, And he 18 a chap who will olimb. As Ezra and I saw him swing up sne street We couldn’t help notieing that Our friend, who was dress>d most sur- prisingly neat Was wearing a little green hat Johnny Brown. £, ne: too « big, noiny town, We walked & few blocks, then we met And—yes. e was wearin He's lived for a year in th And does as the other folks do, started | T Teft Bzra Briggs, and I in quest, Of needs that had come with our chat, Ana very soon T, just like all the rest, Was wearing a little green V;‘n' 5 —Puc! VIEWS AND VARIETIES. Clever Sayings. belleve In signs?" “Of I am a sign painter.” “Do you course T do. Nashville American. Mother—Frankie, are you teaching that parrot to swear? Frankie—No, mother; I'm just telling it what It mustn’t say.—Tit-Bits. Polly Finktights—The leading man is rather eccentric, isn't he? Fanny Footlights—Bccentric? 1 should =ay g0. He even goes around telling his real salary.—Philadelphia Record. “I never saw Mrs. Upperten with that man before. I must positively find out who he i “Save your trouble. There s no scandal attached. That's her husband.’—Pittsburg Post. id you present that bIll?" “Yes, sir” “What did he 7T el you, sir, if you'll request the stenog- rapher to leave the room for a few minutes, If she doesa't mind?"—Cleve- land Leader. “You have Invented an alirship.” “Yes.” * “What advantages has 1t7 “Well, for ona thing, it is absolute. ly safe. I cannot even persuade it to take a chance by ving the earth.” —Washington Star. “Forgive and forget,” sald the gen- erous man. *“That's my motto” ‘% don't kpow baout forgiving” ans gwered Mr. Dustin Stax. “But it would be hard to get through these investigations without knowing how to forget.”—Washington Star. “One of the historians advances the theory that Horace's poems wi wri ten as advertisements for & wine mers chaut.” s, and I'll bet Michael An~ gelo was an agent for some marble quarry."—Chicago Record-Herald. 'Ol, dear!” sighed the first dear girl, who was ex&mlnl? the city di- rectory in a drug store,”l can’t find the name at all. What shall wp do7" “Oh, I know!” cried girl No. 2. “Let's to some other drug store and exami their directory.”—Chicago News, Master—John! ‘Bervant—Yes, sir, Be sure you tell me when it 18 4 o'clock.” “Yes, sir.” ‘“Don’t forget it 1 promised to meet my wife at 2.30 and | she'll be provoked if I'm not there ——ANSWe! when she arrive MUCH IN LITTLE. The British post office savings banil has over 10,000, 000 depositors. Shepherds and farmers comprise about one-half of the population of Greece. There is a weekly averame of 480 deaths tn New York city among chilw dren under five years old. Longwood, the house Napolton ocom pied on St. Helena, was given to the French by Queen Victoria. New York city ranks high as a loves dogs. The sales of doge Yor the last vear amounted to abut $65,000. ly estimated at from 1,000,000 to 2,280« €00. The number of wemen and m.n”ql Ininr_.of " :-Qnol is no easy The mattar a® it takes about thres years teach to bend the knees, in ord to he loaded and unloaded. Consil A. G. Seyfert of Owen Sound repor that the new eteamer Har- monic, the finest achievement of Cane adian’ shipbullding was launched at Collingwood on No H Large tracts of the Bornu provinoce, Nigoria, arc covered with gum-yleld- ing species of acacia and consideral quantities of gum are collected, sol to the trading flrms and exported, mostly to England. Consul General Ernest T. Marrly writes from Smyrna that it is report- ed that a new national bank for Turs key 'i= about to be established, wit¥ head ofices.in Constatinople, whers large building is to be erscted for d