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Fire i'm a Grocery store,

A fire occurred last night at $50 in the
grocery and provision store conducted by
George G. johnson at No. 2l27 Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue northwest. The flames threat
ened at first to destroy the building COM
pletely and but for the timely arrival OF
the fire department more damage would
have been done. The stock was partly
ruined by water. 1t Is thought that the
damage will not exceed $780, The origin
of the fire is unknown.
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a Little Cuban and His Big Machete

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
An officer who went over to the flagship the
other day brought back story about the confer
ence ashore Of sampson, Shafter and Garcia
There was a diminutIve Cuban on the staff and
the American staff officers became interested in
him, for IL said that he had swung his
machete for fourteen Summers The weapon
looked two or three sizes too large for him.
And how many Spanards have yOu killedY'
asked one OF the Americans patrOhiziDgly.
The Cuban lifted the machete poiHtsd 10 four
notches and answered:
-Four so far. How many has your ship kill
ed?'
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81 have used chamberlain $ Coupn

'T have used Chamberlain Cougn Rem
edy in my family for years and always
with good results" says Mr.. w. B. Cooper,
of Ell Rio, Cal For small children we
find it especially effective" For sale by
Henry Evans, wholesale and retail drug
gist, 93S F ST. NV, and Conn. ave. and S
ST. NV, and I42s Md. ave. ne.
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MONEY to lean real estate; ESQ and small
sums, per cent: $500 and larger sums. per
rent; s, 500 and larger SUMS. and q IL per
cent; all transactions conducted with economical
consideration for borrowers W&- q SAuNDERS.
& CO., l407 ST. NV apl7-f
MONEY To LOAN ON APPROVED COLLAT-
ERAI-No delay. YERKES & BAKER.
Rooms 40 to A. MetzeTott Bldg. llIs ? st.
ieI2-tf
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CorSOn & Mccartney,
Twelfth and G Streets.

Members OF the New York Stock Exchanges,
1919 ST, Glover Building
Correspondents OF &essrs- Van EubuJgh Atte.-
bury, No. Wall Street
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits -Exchange--i-Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all securities
listed on the exchanges Of New York. PhiisdeI-
phia, Boston, and Baltimore bought and sold
4 speciality made Of investment securities. Dis
trict Bonds and all local Railroad. Gas InJuranca
and Telephone Stock dealt in
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and
sold ma1s-tf
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Your credit is good at Lansburgh's Fur
niture House, 18th and SITS. oc3-tf
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Immune Regiments.

First United States Volunteer Infantry,
Galveston, Texas.
Second United States Volunteer Infan-
try. Covington, La.
Third United States Volunteer Infantry,
Macon, Ga.
Fourth United States Volunteer Infan-
try. Fredericksburg, Va
Fifth United States Volunteer Infantry,
Columbus, Miss.
sixth United States Volunteer Infantry,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Seventh United States Volunteer Infan-
try. Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Eighth United States Volunteer Infan-
try Fort Thomas, Ky.
Ninth United States Volunteer Infantry,
New Orleans, La.
Tenth United States Volunteer Infan-
try, Augusta, Ga.
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Engineer Battalion.
Regular CaNaIrN.

Compay A, en- route to Manila; Com
panies b and ID. Willet's Point. n. Y;
Companies c and Z, Santiago.
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Adjutant General Corbin Saturday
issued a comprehensive statement of the
present location Of all the regular and
volunteer troops of the United States.
II is as follows.
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Money to Loan on

Household Eurshur-. Pianos, &c, with
out removal from owners possession; payrsnt
received on principal, which reduces the cost Of
carrying; all business strictly confidential; no
expense 10 applicant il loan is not made; en-
cient service enables US to act promptly on all
applications See Us before going elsewhere.
Capital Loan Guarantees Co.
oo1 r Street n. w.
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This we must expect. But the die il
cast. The nation acts as whole, the in.
dividual is but part, we are bound by
every tie of nature and every obligation
of duty to God and man to be true and
faithful citizens and loyal patriots.
AS LOrimer says in his institutes Of
Law: "There is in every question a
right side, if we can but find it. A cause,
a party, or a state, which is mainly in
the right, though partially wrong, mer-
it's not our sympathy alone, but our sup
port, against one which is mainly wrong,
but partially right"
AS another has said: SIN conflict be-
tween our own imperfect civilization and
the cruel, blood-sucking barbarism of be-
lated medi@ galism, surely no American
can wish for the triumph of the arms of
Spain. If the wretched condition of Gu
ba is due in part to the atrocities of the
insurgents, and still more to the murder
GUS military policy of the Spaniards, we
are to remember that the whole horrible
situation is the outcome OF a system OF
oppression, plumber, and misrule, which
has been going on for four hundred
years."
The Lord taught us to pray: ''Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven" and the
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TIE DIVINE POINT OF VIEW

from which as Christians we
should look upon the dread calami-
ty Of war which has been forced up
on US as duty to God and humanity.
AS people we have sought to avoid con-
fiict. We have waited long weary years
prosperity in Cuba. We have suffered
loss and borne the burdens of expense
and care to show our fidelity to the laws
of nations. We have repressed our hot
feelings of indignation at the cruelties
and foul denominations which have been
visited upon patriotic and long suffer
ing people which has received nothing
but oppression and degradation from the
hands of a most unnatural mother whose
merest selfish interest should have die
tated generous policy Of fostering care.
Our government appealed in vain for just
and humane measures OF relief and the
fulfilment of unkept promises. Treach-
cry and outrage which shocked the world
was the characteristic response to our
frieDdliness and expressions Of good will.
need not dwell upon the destruction OF
the 'sMaine,' nor upon any Of the hostile
events which led to the present situation.
Christian statesmanship and careful de
plomacy failed to bring to an end the
horrors which had so long sickened and
disturbed our people. War has therefore
come to us as last resort. We do not
want war, we dread it, we know too well
what it means, we hate it; but there are
some things that are more to be dread
ed, stunned and hated than war with all
irs terrors. There il then but one thing
tor US to do and that Ia to meet II with
courage, fortitude and true patriotism,
conscious OF the justice and charity OF
our cause, and assured that as the world
is, ''These things must needs come TO
pass"
People differ widely as to the necessity,
expediency or wisdom Of our course,
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prayed and suffered long that by any
honorable means we might maintain
peace and still secure the relief and free
dom OF Cuba. The true Christian states
man, citizen and patriot consents to war
only at the urgent behest Of an enlight-
ened conscience. The progress and final
triumph of the kingdom of Christ is the
only excuse for that which we call Chris
tian warfare.
Again, we should reflect, that if the
natural tendency of war is to make the
bad worse, so in the Providence of God
it may be so overruled that it may surely
help to make the good better. So sure as
it is the Lords cause and controversy,
and we are true to our sacred trust, we
need not even be troubled. He will make
even the wrath and hatred of men to
praise Him.
The most dangerous diseases call for
the most heroic treatment, morally and
spiritually as well as in medicine. sit is
good for thee to enter into life manned
or halt, rather than having two hands or
two feet to be cast into the eternal fire."
1t is better that a nation should be de-
stroyed than that it should hinder the
progress of the eternal kingdom. We
must try to Look at these things from the
divine point Of view, and not from the
| low level of mere human wisdom. AS
seen from the throne of God, who can
doubt that the progress of the world, as
a whole, is ever onward. AS Charles
Sumner said: Let US be of good cheer.
Humanity has ever advanced, urged by
the instincts and necessities implanted by
God. Whatever is good, whatever is lust.
whatever is humane, must prevail. In
the recognition of this law there are mo-
tives to beneficent activity which shall
endure to the last syllable of time.'
Already we can see that the present
crisis has aroused a united and powerful
sentiment of patriotism. 1t was we'll said
that s'the oneness of purpose exhibited
by Congress" in the appropriation of
$50, 600, 900 to meet the expense of prep
aration for war, was worth all it cost,
even If the entire sum should be thrown
into the sea-
But the sacrifice of life and treasure for
The sake Of a poor, despised people,-is
it right? and will it pay? This indeed is
the heart Of the whole matter. For what
is the spirit and power of the Gospel OF
the Son Of God? Is it not the sacrifice
nf the strong for the weak, the service OF
the wise in behalf of the ignorant, the
suffering Of the good for the bad,-the
love Of the Infinite Father making the
willing sacrifice of His Only Begotter
Son to save lost and ruined racel
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registered thus far this Sc Ison. TIE Sc
lectman have offered q reward for in
formation concerning unregistered dogs.
There must be from as to 100 not yet
registered and some may have to pay
fine and costs in addition.
Last Saturday about 20 soldiers and
soldiers widows executed their papers or
pension vouchers.
Preparations for the fountain are being
made on the park by laying the founds-
ton. The foundation is the gift of
Horace S. Plumb of Bridgeport, brother
of the late D. w. Plumb, who gave the
money to beautify and improve the park.
Rev DR. Woodbury. of the American
missionary association of New York
presented the claims of that society in
the Congregational church, last Sunday
morning.
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Fairfield County.
SHELTON.
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

On Memorial day one of the electric
cars broke fange and ran off the
track, but no other damage was done.
Another car was brought and took it's
run.
D. N. Clark has moved into his new
and commodious store on Howe avenue.
The Echo Hose Co. held three days
fair in Clark's hail, this week.
The Peterson & Hendee Co. have
moved their grain and feed store from
the Pierpont block to their store nearly
opposite, formerly occupied byJ. Burk-
hardt & Co., which they have purchased
and renovated since the fire.
The Birdseye Corset Co. expect to re-
move their works to Bridgeport in the
fall or winter, where part of them have
been for several years. This business
was commenced years sgo in the build
ing now known as Ruggles' block on Co.
ram avenue.
The Y. P. s. c. E. of the Methodist
church gave a successful musical enter
tainment in the church, last Wednesday
evening.
Last Wednesday noon, Mrs Timothy
Flaherty left her home and went out in
to the park. In about half an hour
afterward her body was found floating
in the canal. 1t is supposed that abe
made misstep and fell down the bank
and becoming confused walked or fell in
to the water. Her husband was drown
ed in the canal short distance below
about two years ago.
There were four deaths in town, last
month, all elderly people, their average
ages being over rs years. Causes OF
death were pneumonia one, paralysis
one, old age one, cancer one.
Fred s. Gorham, formerly..of this place
was married in Waterbury, last week
also Jonn Fl. Carley of this place was
married in Milford, last week.
A botany clsss has been organized and
mee.s in the office OF E. L. Staples. d.
Griffith of Danbury gave a lecture before
1t, last Friday evening, and is to continue
with three others.
The large plate glass, about 10 by l:
feet in size, was pus in place on Monday
last by the builders, Hoyt Bros. They
) attempted to put one in two weeks agC
and broke it.
There has been only about 265 dog
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In Time of w ar.
A SERMON BY REV 0. o. WRIGHT, RECTOR
OF ST JOHNS CHURCH, SANDY HOOK.

A SERMON BY REV o. o. WRIGHT, RECTOR
OF ST JOHNS CHURCH, SANDY HOOK.
Text st Mark Is: 7, 8, (R. W "And when
We shall hear OF wars and rumors of wars, be
not troubled: these things must needs come
to pass; but the end is not yet. For nation
shall rise against nation. and kingdom against
kingdom: there shall be earthquakes in
divers places; there shall be famines, these
things are the beginning OF travail"
These are the words of Jesus, spoken
to His disciples, "as He sat on the.mOunt
OF Olives over against the temple"
They were showing Him the great build
ings which crowned the summit of Mt
overthrow and utter destruction of the
Holy City. They had asked Him private
ly when these things should come to
pass ana what should be the signs of
those dreadful events; and our text is
the beginning of that grand proph-
ecy of the closing Of the
Old DIspensation, the opening of the
New Dispensation, the preaching of the
Gospel, the prosecutions OF the early
Christians, the trials, tribulations and
calamities attending the progress of the
spiritual kingdom of Heaven among men,
the final Judgment and end Of the world.
There would be wars and rumors of
wars. as there had always been. They
need not be troubled. The history of
the world from the beginning has been
one Of conflict and strife. Evil is in the
world and confession is the result Of sin
and error. Light ia opposed to dark
ness and darkness is the opposite of
light. Out of chaos God will evolve or
der, out of ignorance He will bring
knowledge and wisdom, out of evil He
will perfect that which is good. This
life Is at least a state Of warfare. The
good, the true and the beautiful must be
evolved and brought to their perfection
though tribulation, suffering and sorrow.
"These things must needs come to pass.n
The conduct of the world Ia revelation
Of the character OF the world in every
age. The conduct Of a nation is a reve-
lation of the character of that nation in
any period of it's history. The conduct
of man is the revelation Of the charac.
ter Of that man under any phase Of hu-
man experience. "But the end IL not
YETI The world il still In It's process OF
evolution under God. The nation ID
working out the problem Of It's divine
origin and eternal destiny, the Individual
soul Is still In the crucible Of this earth.
ly probation. Being assured as we ars
that this ID Gods world and that BE loves
as and Is schooling as for eternal life
we need not be troubled, for we know
that all these thing must needs be, ant
that In the end we shall find that He hal
made
ALL THINGS 10 WORK TOGETHER
to the greatest possible good for thos'
who loye Him. 'sNatlon shall rls'
against nation, and kingdom agains
kingdom, ''--eyen the Christian nations
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our present place. Our discomfort With
to-day ruins the work of to-day. There
is an urgent need that, discerning the no.
bility of humble work, nobly done, we
should do our very best in the present.
This truth has an illustration in the
story of man who went into hammer
factory out West and learning from the
proprietor that he had been in business
20 wears the visitor remarked that he
ought to make pretty good hammers by
that time. mo, sir" was the reply OF
the proprietor, "We do not make pretty
good hammers. We make the best ham
mers in the United States" Who Of us
can say that day by day we are doing
our best? Not looking out with discon-
tent and envy upon other lives but max
ing the most of our own lives.
There is a great deal of superficial
looking at life in this world. You think
that your neighbor has everything to
make him happy when the truth is ne Is
bearing a burden that you do not see,
that is crushing him to the ground. GU
long for the roses over in the next yard
but you do not feel the thorns which are
sure to prick him that plucks them. You
sigh for the wealth of the rich man but
the rich man has burdens that you never
knew anything about. God has HIS
great laws of compensation and the SIM
pie life with it's simple pleasures may
have more abiding Joy in it than can be
furnished by the wealth of Croesus OF
the splendor of a Solomon. To learr
that Goodness with contentnent IL
great GAIN is one of the greatest lessons
in philosophy that the mind and hear
can learn. Let me close this homiY
with two short quotations. Cotton says
True contentment depends not upor
what we have; tub was large enough
for Diogenes but world too little fol
Alexander. Rev Henry Ward Beechel
declares: sin this world it is not what
we take up but what we give up, thai
makes us rich"
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Secular Sermon.
BY REV c. H. SMITH, PLYMOUTH.

Ny text, beloved, is taken from the
nursery rhymes of Scripture story. In
which putting the commands of the Dec
alogue into poetry we read:
snake not wilful lie nor love it,
What is thy neighbours dare not covet."
An English traveller, writing of his
journeys through our country speaks of
the almost universal discomfort which
seems to be in the minds of all classes of
society. The clerk was envious of his
employer and wanted to be employer
himself. The newsboy wanted to be a
fireman and the fireman wanted to be en-
gineer on the train. No class of people
seemed to take life with any sort of con-
tent. The poor coveted the wealth of
the rich and the rich wanted to be rich
err. And in the mad scramble to satisfy
ambitions, the true comfort of life was
entirely lost sight of, and there was no
solid satisfaction in doing well present
duty. It was clear discernment of one
of our national sins, the sin of covetous-
ness. Ambition is well enough in its
place, but there come times when we
need TO apply Shakespeare's words to
great deal of our striving:
81 charge thee, fling away ambition. BY that
sin fell the angels.
How can man then. the image of his Maker,
hope to win by it?'
There is need in our age that we
should often remind men TO do the very
best work that they are able to do in the
place where God has set them. We are
cursed with the curse OF mediocrity in
the product Of the mill, and the shop.
and the farm. The ideal Is not in the
heart of the farmer, or the operative or
the clerk to do the best work that was
ever dore in that position. Our striving
for better place spoils Us for work In
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9 we call them in these days, may differ,

90 we call them in these days, may differ,
disagree and engage In deadly strife and
destruction, 'but the end is not yet"
We must Judge by the past, we must do
our duty in the present, we must have
faith in Gods eternal future. We are
only part of the whole, and we stand
related in the divine Providence to all
the rest of the world. We cannot live to
ourselves alone, we must do our duty and
discharge our obligations to the common
wealth of nations as a member Of the hu-
man family.
We are great, peace-loving people.
We have not spent our strength in the
arts of war. We have cultivated the
arts of peace and multiplied the condi-
tions of prosperity. We have ample
room for growth and we have opened
our doors to the oppressed and poor OF
every nation. We have coveted no land
OF treasure that belongs to any nation.
We are rich, powerful, and independent.
The present geneI alton has grown up in
times of peace. We had begun 10 dream
of that time to come when war should
be no more. We had hoped that the
Christian nations at least had become SO
enlightened and peace loving as never
to fight and destroy each other again
1t had become so reasonable and appar-
emily so easy to settle great national diff
ferences by arbitration and offices OF
good will, to the mutual advantage OF
all, that our great country had almost
neglected the simplest means of self-pro
lection against any possible enemy
either without or within.
"But the end is not yet" There arr
still wars and rumors of wars, nation
rise against nation and kingdom agains
kingdom, great standing armies still
guard the portals Of nations and power
full battleships patrol the seas and diplo
mats are watching and studying thu
} signs of the times, and all the grea
powers are anxiously seeking prestige
commercial advantage, and politlca
] ascendency. There are earthquakes IL
} divers places, famines, connections, in
surrections, revolutions and distress
Inc WOElu is sb14l III ble thAOos aAu al
/ gulsh of it's travail. The world is no
; pure enough yet to be entirely peaceable
''These things must needs come to pass,
/ He says. They are still coming to pass
they will continue to come to pass unit
: in Gods own good time the kingdoms G
this world shall all become the one uni
, ted and perfected kingdom of Christ
| the kingdom Of Heaven which shall abid
forever. But the whole world must frs
be made pure, then it will be at peace.
And so the Lord Himself indicates t.
. lus
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TIME THE MAGICIAN.

Mother.-What is the matter, Clara =?
You look distressed.
Clara, (bride)-George has-has had
to go off on "a trip, and he won't be
back for-for two days-boo.heo!
Same Mother, (some years later)-
How long will your husband be. away?
Same Clara-I forgot to ask.-[New
York Weekly.
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OUR DEAD.

Not alone the fairest garlands of the May;
Bring q nobler tribute Tor our dead to-day.
Bravery asks honor only of the brave.
Greet this sacred morning with the solemn
''Freedom's fallen vanguard We will serve
her now!
"Sleep in peace. martyrs! fa1thuI 10 the
last;
We win make our present worthy OF your
pasti"-G Harper's Bazaar.
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borrowed and oldi Hot tears of sorrow fall
From the dim eyes that mourn sisters
loss;
husband and child have passed beyond her
call,
And she is LETT to bear her heavy cross.
Old and bereaved and suGeringl IT'S long
Since she could walk, as happier mortals do.
Pain and ahllction to her lot belong.
And waketuI nights, with thoughts OF sad
dest hue.
Tears with her trembling hands she wipes
away,
Broken the voice that speaks of loneliness
stiu she bethinks her OF the widows stay,
And turns to Him to comfort her distress.
"Ch1lst" and ellis grace" hear her murmuI
low;
IT'S by that name her borrowing heart is
stilled.
"Christ"-and her painful tears have ceased
to flow,
And with his peace her troubled thoughts
are filled.
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PROVES NOTHING.

The Plaintiffs Lawyer-Those two
witnesses swear that they do not know
each other; never saw each other; never
heard of each other. / offer to prove
that they have lived in the same apart
ment house for the last fifteen years.
The Defendants LawYer-0bjecti I'M
material and irrelevant.
The .Judge-Obiection sustained.
II Harlem Life.
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WEST REDDING.
morning,
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Garry Hsulenbeek of Nor walk
has preached in the Long Ridge Metho-
dist church since the departure of Rev
T. c. Sawyer.
There will be three services held at
the church on Sunday: At 1890, ? 80
and 7.30. -Four pastors from NorwaIk
are expected to be present during the
day; also some from Danbury in the
evening.
Miss Lille Manley of Bethel has been
the guest of Ms Henry Grfi for few
days.
Robert Durgy and wife and son, with
Mrs George Wright of Danbury, spent
the day at his home, last Wednesday.
Rev G. Haulenbeek and wife were the
guests of Robert j. Holmes, over Sum-
day.
j. S. Haulenbeek with his son and
daughter are boarding at n. w. Whites.
Miss Henrietta Madden of Danbury has
been visiting friends in this place.
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NUGGETS.
HIS LIMIT.

81 wonder how much money Billipers
makes in year?"
''About So 900. At least, heard him
talking very eloquently in favor of put
ting a war tax on all incomes above that
amount. "-[ indianapolis Journal.