'"llibIANN smears.
41* *
jector, In regulation and vest ock'et sizes.
links of all styles and sizes.
”W
‘ have added many new pieces to our regular assortment of
Cracker Jacks, Scorpion Nests, Dragon Flies,
.Devil. among the Tailors,
Emerald Fountains, Electric-Flowers, Mines,
(all sizes), Gattling Batteries, Fountain
~wa Batteries,IRoman Candles, (3 styles),
Rockets, (all sizes and styles), and' In fact ev-
‘cry style of display. -
Eagle Screamers,
and
SILL LINE OF'THE NEW ‘AMERICAN 'MADE CRACK:
ERS AT PRICES-LOWER THAN THE
‘ OLD STYLE CHINESE MAKE.-
w-
use:
VII 5‘“ .I I. I. I.
'4‘. )- 1px; III
ates cheerfully-given-on Home and Club exhibitions. .
y.
6'
W. S STUR TEVAN1',
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHER.
ursday Ba
’"I
rgaIns
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
l l
Turkish Bath Towels. at 100
Good Value at l5c
each.
Smurna Rugs. $1.09 each
Issue-2| inchbv 45 inCh’ .
lengthsfiinghams. at. 50 per bard.
lthis‘ weeki and invited
Lace Front Vests at 12 1
Good Value l9c
urea
_..._..._....-_ WM.-...._-
laid at the' temporary 9’85“
blank enrtridg
recover. crises
t6 the First Coir
, fiery. These. se‘r-
Jame time in Step
It. tre very sax
congruent hit 3811' 1
e In.
nl‘fegiry, how-
I imppsslble for
(tomb?!- as that is
lawns t II
- that h wan ‘d
intended .lIo shoot.
incl, miller .
this MM
other. boys, ,and stormed
20
A VERY‘ SAD ACCIDENT.
Young Boy shot by Playmate and Dan-
‘ geronst Wounded. ‘ ‘
l?!) July 3—1t}ira_rd Freer,
(lit a Identally shot) his play-
mate". Carl cat‘lso‘n, yesterday after-
noon while playing with a revolver
which was ‘supposed to‘b‘e‘ loaded with
Young Carlson will
tight a pistol fur his
Feurtn of July *(IIIIiébrattonk and also
some Innis cartridges,
girth!!!
the
,klng' 8 condition at 10 o’clock this nIIIIx
He. wanexhlhe
to Catriona and e fi-
I‘rééliniiliuihéhl than S Fill Ii
lung Fillllliiilll‘lll'lllt Shit
EIIIS‘e Ill I‘IISI lini- ’IIIIIIIIIIISII'IIIIIS
’I‘lII-iI IISIIIIIIBSS. 5 é
The. Free Employment Bureau. in
Bridgeport! conducted by the state and
under the sIIpIII-lntendcncy of Charles
Kcliol, has now been in oxislence. one
yen! and has passed beyond the ox;
pcrimontnl stage. The bureau was
created by the last gII noigl assem-
bly by an ilt‘l which also d tnbllsiio‘d
ngIInI-ics III Hartford, New Haven, Wu.
tor ury and Norwich. III, the. first year
,IlilI ‘gt-port It'ss taken I! rank second
only to lluItford in the amount of bus
ln‘oss transacted and it has boon dom-
onstIntcd llflVfInfi contradiction that It
.illls an important place.
During the- year 943mm! and 2,826
.women have applied t0,BIIpt. Keller
for positions I! total of 3767. Then:
ham been uppitcatiouh rom 2.727 par
ties who were In search of hclp; 641
men were wanted and 2. 087 women.
Superintendent Kcllor has secured
positions for 450 men and. 1.304 women,
II total oil. ’.,7I'I~t who'have been given
(Implopnicutuilie office had the largest
.IIIIInber of applltatlons in June, the
last of the twelve months (me but!
drcd and four men and 210 women ap
plied for places in that month, and 72'
men and .143 women were provided
'I‘hcr(I were calls for 89 men and 22
women from employers .
SIIpcrIIItcnIlent Kelli-I has figured
out that the average wages paid for
laborers was ll. 3.! II day, and, for those.
employed at fanning 3:30 a month.
while as high as $3 a day has been
paid mechanic‘s who have scoured pIa"
ccs through the. bureau. A gratifying
’ feature of the Fine Employment Bur
can has been the character of those
who have patronized it. The better
class of people have found It satisfnc
. tory. and as. a result some of the
wealthiest residents of the city now.-
have servants In thr-lI homes secure-(i
through an application to this agency.
Mr. Keller said that officials of the
factories had found the results very
satisfactory and they were applying
to the office when they needed man or.
women. Ottcntlmes when the needed
help could not be secured here. Mr
Keller. has been able to locate just the
parties nccdcd through the other state
bureaus.
The. number of applications III lune
was. swollcd by applications from out~
side the city. fully onc- half coming
from other places Nluotccn different
calling-s are represented In the list of
places secured for males covering at.
most (Iv-erything from an ordinary Ia
lII'IrIIr to the. skilled mechanic. Among
the w.omcn the laIgIIst numbcI of ap
plications 11an been for housewmk
til the (”flats are directly under the"
ontrol 0f the State Labor commission
or at Hartford
The mouthly statement of J. J l Ins
1; of the New Haw!) free employment
bureau for the month of June, Is (cry
satisfactory and showing a bigger bus
iness than for any previous month.
There were 200 male applications for
positions and 18‘? females. For help
.\\ noted there were applications ii)! (iii
males and 121 females. Positions were
secured for 78 males and 112 females.
2! total of 190. This Is the largest
nIInIbeI (II or supplied In any month at
the New Haven onice
KING EDWARD DOING NICELY.
His Constitutional Condition Reported
as Being Admiral.
LONDON July 3-Thc following
bulletin “as issued regarding the
sing:
”The king has slept well and noth-
III; has occurred to mar the excellent
progress his majesty is now making.
, ”FRI-IVES TAKING i3ARl'g..U\
[Discussing the king's uninterrupted
progress the Lancet says: ‘lt. has
been necessary to remove the drainage
tubes as they could not be tolerated
and gauze plugs are now used instead.
The wound is gmnulatlng satisfactor
lly the discharge has diminished and
Is perfectly Inodorous His majesty‘s
temperature has been nermal since
June 26,. His constitutional condition
is admirable. ” '
The British Medical Journal in ex-
pressing a similarly satisfactory view
of the king‘s condition, says:
"At no time has it: been necesary
since the operation to use sedatives
.td induce the, king} to sleep To med-
iosl men who have read the daily hul-
letins ,it has been obvious that the
statements therein were entirely
ank‘ s’l‘here was great anxiety at.
first. Frederick 'l‘r yes did not
go to besdi or seveh nigh t the
him of anxiety is now lightened if it
has not, entirely. disappeared, The ru
hot-Is reminding the Iig" s sellers!
wfeitth Wt
an up u. negate ills 3m (been
(tenths no.1
‘ East Norwnlk Endorsement In What
Success .
. lib are‘aitofgethe unfounded and 0‘
confides
Counts With the cm Norwaik
Public; ,
You can't foot the public all
Ime.
They Will find you out at last.
Every time a mania fooled
.Anothciv skeptic is made
,Mpny the remedy that makes
skeptic.
Because It falls to keep Its promises.
Donna Kidney Pills bring renewed
reward.
’I‘hc'y Cure the skeptic.
Plenty of proof of this at homo
East Norwulk proof for East Nor,
Stalk people,” ,
Holes a case of it.
llllam 1". Knapp. of 55 Osborne
avenue Ernst Not-walk, fireman ht Roth.
it Goldschmidt' s, says "I am an old
time engineer and like II great many
who follow my. Calling the weak spot
in my anatomy was my back, I know
It arose from some deInngiImcni of tho
kidneys for backache and, tho Bedl
IIIIIIIL in the kidney secretions left no
room for doubt Sometimes In leaving
the overheated boiler room the cold
atmosphere suddenly lowering that em'
'IOlfltlll‘e of my body may have IndIIcI
t-d colds and as. a rule they Si‘fltt‘d
themselves In my iolIIi-i. I noticed in
’Illl‘ Nu! walk papers Dean's Kidney
Pills advertised to ,cure just, such
IIoublcs as I had. I procured II box at’
I'laII-Itcd‘s drug store ,Thsy cured mo.‘
l-‘oI sale by all (lcnlors PrIIo 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn .Co. llui‘fulo N,
Y i..Rsole algentittJ for the United States
emcm Ier 10. na' e~ can and
him no other. m' l-l “PM
Elsi IIIIIII-IIIII Milli MISSIng
(Continued from Firilt Page).
th I!
the
Win mlfihlnif. but the ,flshln’g polo wns
Inside the boat This morning the
“Want-fa, " John Conltlip,’ Fanton Gehr-
mono and seycr‘al othcrs went down
the harbor in search of the body, It
it is thought that if the man was
lrowncd 'I‘ucsdny afternoon. the body
would float with the ebb tiIII.I wcst
How-(Ivor. as it is not known ill. what
time he was drowned. it can only be
conjectured where the, body will be
‘.oun(l
The last seen of Mr. Staples was
when he rode IIIIoIIglI East Not-walk.»
with David llanford III the lattci II
wagon. When he passed the liaf‘mIr I
tore (In the llcuedlrt Farms bridge:
'Ic called out to the men Inside, \Iant- .
rig to know if IIII could get anyone. to‘,
'Ieip him get in his hay. Receiving no
favorablrI response, he rode on anda
went down to his boat.
Mr Staples was fortymoven yours of
Ice, and Is survived by f). widow and.
Iwo (I hlldrcn. Alice and. gheres Staples
the latter employed hi the Nomaiki
Iron Works The family have the sym-;
pathy of the commdn‘ity In their bo-i
movement. .2-
THE CAPITOVIEI, DOME. I
To Be illuminated On‘The Night Of
The Fourth.
Tbs electric lights on the dome of I
he Capitol were all ablaze last night
They were turned on about S: no until I
liflpt going until 9,; 30 Above the
iomc. Itself, a double row of lights has
‘IIIcn not around the railing and "them-
2-crI ed to put a sparkling cap ,of light '
we: the curve of tho dome Itself ,land
the effect use tine About town the:
hining outline of thegIaIcful strnct l
Inc was much admired lint from ni
Iistamp the sight was own more]
(“harming
When the torrent had been turned on, ‘
Comptroller Chamberlain, President A. '
C. Dunhain, of theelectrlc light com
may and In. Ruhb,,,th(I export in (II
Ictrlc matters. took an electric auto
nobilc and were drivrn to the top of i
Prohpcct llill. From that (Ilmstlon
Ind distance they looked down on the
city and from there the domr.I “as one;
mass of ginning light and proscntcdri
:uch a sight as was never see u before
I‘ho illumination was a complete sue
(1‘58.
It. is Intended to put on the. lights
III “III (Ironing (If the Four: fl, ,
The work of putting in (III-(I tric lights
around the cornice of the stone bases
In the first floor of the Capitol bulld-
Ing ls about completed. . All the bulbs
are now Ip and they were lighted yes-
‘erday afternoon. making a wry prct
ty sight. There are about NO oi' the!!!
each one set in a brass husk, Men
have been working on the Improve
ment since November 0th ,
OXFORD CAMBRIDGE CRICKET.
LONDON? July 3—The annual crick
et match between Ox‘iord and Cam
bridge began at Lords Grdun‘ds today.
The crowd present was smaller, than
usual Both .elevens were below. uni-
Iver-ally form and were especially weak
In bowling Oxford won thII toss and
went to the wicket. At lunch time the
score was ill runs for no wickets
down:
SPANISH TREATY SIGNED‘
MADRID, Jul 3—.The treaty of. trade
commerce and sunny between the Unit.
ed States “#3an was Ingned today
Store that Linnea smiles,
3&1}? Mos
Switzerland..' . Be
animator»
are in pro
“ PIISIn Wit
,Rt-I. (II II,
Madrid July If to ‘
lint] Wisdom
BIIIIIIni ISSuS ill Monlhl iii-Soul
ionhiiis Mini; IIIIcieinIIIi Item's
EIIiIIII IliS‘nuScS 'IIIII IIIIIIIII Ill
lily In II L‘I‘IIIIIIII ill :IirIiIIIIs
www.cl...‘
’I‘lIII ('lll‘l‘f'lli. insane of flitI Monthly
the paper published at tho
(‘onncI-tII-ut state prison. was distrib-
“Li‘tl to tho convicts iltmday it Is a
Fourth (If My flllmllf‘l‘. and It III” prlnh
ed in Ird “hits and blue Many of
fill» article-s rIIfIiII to IridcphndiInI-e Day
OnII of the c-,onlets a life prisoner,
writes I! ,W‘ill on the glorious Fourth.
Anothcrionc WIltcs thruII ruthcr strik-
IIIg verses entitled The Mystery-
A fair. sweet rot-In bloomed in :1 prison
cell,
Ever It. loaned to the close barred
pane.
And yIIarIIIIII iillil IIIIIII, unsatisfied.
For-a touch of the sun and," ruin.
ThII pair lips or the Inmate kissed it
dead.
And the slow tears stung his hand;
IlIIt how he, too Its smret knew;
Ah. who but a brother may undeI-
stand?
'I‘hc‘fiowcr that died. the heart that
mourned. .
Warr- (Inc It (If (lud' 3 meat scheme.
And We 3th know not how ’twas, plan-
,naI ‘
(‘IIII only judge them as they seem
The editor discusses ,the Fourth of
July in a couple of III-titles Another“
editorial ls entitled TIue Courage and
is as folloWa: ,
"There is no quality thtI (-onvlct so
much needs to (ultivaic as r'oiua'ge
True courage will help him to pace his
prison life With (-rI-‘(lit to himself and
make his relations with the officials
.3 satisfactory both to them and to him-
sclf. The lack of courage to face. life's
problems mm by cont-ago we mean of
(nurse moral courage. is attested by
tliIII I-3Iy far! of our being, ‘iIer'e ‘ If
we III-(III'IIII this quality when we bad
the respect and confidence of the com-
munities In which we “Veil. how much
more shall no need it when we go out.
tainted with the shallow of a crime?
”When you \\ cm I! boy did you ever
fly a kite? You know how every ad-
chso wind made the kite rim. higher
and higher. and soar more proudly. It
is thus with courage. if we have ihc
lcourage to stand by the truth. to re-
fusr to do any unmanly thing. then
gill!“ adverse winds of criticism, suspi-
gr-ion flllfl scorn will but aid on to rise.
:It might almost. be said courage ls
truth and truth courage All liars
are. cowards. and all cowards liars.
It may not be possible for many of
us to accomplish great things, but we
‘ran all if we will. haw the respect of
everyone whose respect is worth how
big. and that simply by demonstrating
%.tbat we can be depended upon to speak
and act the truth under all conditions ,,
land Iircumstances.”
’I‘hc contributed articles cover (I wide
range of topics from a summer vacu—
lion in the Maine Wood's to a voyage .
In the Arctic ocean. The corn- -fed
philosopher, who Is a life comict from
:Fairncld county, contributes his. one.
Ztomary column of fun. Here is a
(Ira-from (If his phiIOsophy:
"A man who stutters naturally fav-
ors free speech. Never trust a trust
until II trust trusts you Beer fills
many a bottle and the bottle many a
“10'
leéI owes that keeps him poor. 'I‘h-.I an-
cients said Atlas supported thrI world
on his shoulders. but neglected to state
who supported Atlas. We presume hm
marri-Id a rich wife.‘
I A few of the ,squibs that enliven the,
local page are as follows: i
‘T no opportunity of a IifI.I tiIuII is sci“,
don! labeled. ' ,
“hingt men may find their hoodoo by;
looking in tho mlrror.‘
,"Gcor§!‘Washington never Went fislI~
lug We presume his veracity was
himdicap"
“Speaking of autonioblfie‘sp tinclo‘
John says the reason the ma orlty of us
are hen.I is that. we were dreaming too
much of automobiles when we ought
to have been pushing a wheelbarrow.‘
"Officer Bulkeley who has access to
our sanctum and the files thereqfnwsn
nluch infaré‘s’ted in that portion of an
article on In than alga Woods. pub-
lished in this issiie. w Ich’ pertains to
the photographing orthe largo fish.
Passing through the storeroon! recent-
1 We savi- him? add listed by the‘Ben
t ion" opera " Mr Olliher. trying to“
photogra I‘ce ounce ‘siewive‘ ln’
shell. 3. to make ,it look use a
nine round (has. ”
'fli“0 consonant sny's that I! new;
janiln Fraillflin Wanted to study elec-
had a tower en'-
could then have
' unau-
says he hhii or ‘rim‘ eve"!- y“
engine and has been Impaled t, fofl
thetsit- by a‘ fluie‘lrin‘otlve power, huh
It; never tinfore‘ new anything Ines
the el bolt. malt" mint-Iced huh obi;
of the f dill-Ing‘tlie shorter of! the
afternopnzdf
sings on slim
at: he or the lightning irss‘out anti-:4
It is what a man pavs not what '
al is alleged t
@M’éport Af "dismal .
l Bridgeport Adverttsrrri -
‘Iunhi m ,
THED M.
READ CO.
Established 1857.
FLAGS. FLA fiS FLAGS
We are equipped to furnish you with all sizes, all ma-
terials, and all dualitics.
Standard Bunting Flags, all w'ool. which‘are thé best
and most dur‘ablé ((I be found
We can give you a Standard Bunting Flag for $1. 00.
Printed Muslin, cotton and Unioh" Bunting Flags that
are fest ‘colors,’ all sizes and all pricés, as low as 5 cts each.
Silk and Bunting Flags i
on Sticks convenient for (ice
Cotton Bunting Flags, 8
n thi: various sizes, mounted
orating.
,. ctseach .and up.
Printed Muslin Flags, 5 cts a dozen and up:
SALE OF .HOSIERY.
Five hundred phirs ofi Ladies’Tan’cy :Hos‘e iii-colors
that are' accounted a little passe. blue. red, and purple,
plain and figured. Many of them are of fine quality cof—
tort or lists th‘,r'e‘ad and sold earlier in the season for 50 cts.
The remainder are regular 25 ct quality. We shall
close but the whole let for
5 cts
f I'
a pair.
The earliest comers of course get the choicest selec-
trons.
IN-THE FURNITURE STORE.-
A'doien (Ir more Baby Carriages and"'Go’ Carts at
special prices.
They must be closed out this week.
Two patients in Go- Carrettes that have bpen selling
largely
" At $I1. 00 reduced from $14. 50.
I" At $14. 50 reduced from $19. 75.
GO—CARTS.
At $10.00 reducéd from $2.75.
At $11.00 reduced from $14.50.
At $13.50 reduced frbin$18.50.
CARRIAGES.
At $10.00 reduced from $13. 75.
At $12. 5'0 reduced f'roin $17. so.
HOODED CARRIAGES.
At $17.25 reduced from $23.50.
At $20. on reduced from $26.50.
Porch Furniture on the same floor With the Ca!-
riages.
I
Settees, arm- -chairs. tables, rockers without arms. rock-
ing settees, steamer-chairs, in
it tomertable for the veranda, or lawn. ,I
fact everything that makes
:' I‘
THE D M READ COMPANY
Bridgeport. Conn- ,7. .
-I.ne'.iav=1+‘gaam.
Huiband and Sister of Deceased Com:
sequently Tarred and Feathered.
STERLING ill Jilly 3—The funeral
of Mrs John Siebert of Mount Morris.§
nésr here; has delayed until the
mourners could adjourn to a cornfield,
and administer a coat of tar and, for!
there to the husband and sister of the
dead woman Then the funeral pro
eeeded but the two that were to illn’et
been chief mourners were absent
The house was filled with sort-owing
neighbors when some of them discov-
cred Slehcrt in another Ioom bugging
and kissing this. Theodore Wolfe.
The crowd quickly dragged the con
pie to thc. cor.nilold a plentiful supply
,of tar has poured over the IietlIIIs
and the feathers from a pillow were
emptied on each. .‘l‘hcn the tw’o um:
. driven from the village apd ordered
never, to return
Mrs Siebért died of consumption
and during the Sears of her sickness it
her, husband, was con
tinually mailing love to his "'wifes slsIE'
let. , .. ,
7,, ~I.‘i,. .II‘
TECUMSEH TOOK TWO,
Bridgeport Float Victorious in Trial:
Races fer Seawinhaki Cup.
BRIDGEPORT Jilly 3—Id the see-
out! serfeé of the races to select a chal-
tanger- for the Seas-lint!!!“ cup, 'l‘eI
compel! won two and the nassam
one. All three were sailed In a very
light air’ from the southwest. The
center: was two miles to windward and
rétnrn. Eviary finish batsmen the two
winners was very, close.
The total points of each host now
figuring. one for a. finish and one (or
mix bout .besten in‘ a race is as fol-
lows: Massaaoit, 42;. Tecumseh 39-.
Crusader..- 32; Scream. 36;.Frontenac.
25; Nutmeg. 19.5} filibuster, 14; Mon‘
.10...- .
.. Home. .
N July] tn—Eonr boys who .
at
.. . - Q
In (no! it wilh
arguing It's (II III-neon, V” “"3""
f ’HEAvv oowmboon m MICHIGAN
Almost Equalted a Cloudbnrst, and Did
’ Great Damfige.‘ ‘ t '
GRAND RAPIDS Inch .1th a—,A
tremendohs downpour of rain early to
, day which was almost a cloudbiirst in
seierity, has done great (innings
throughout southwestern Michigan,‘
”the fruit CIOD has suffered tremen-
dous loss. wires are down to the no th
,and south where the storm was it! ht
sncie and information is hajrd to, ob-
:tuin All rallrbads running out of
Grand Rapids except the Pore star
quettII (Inst al‘e tied tip by washo’uts
and damage to wires and track. The
'Grand Rapids and ln‘diana passenger
gtriiln. which left here at 11 oclock
last night (for the north ran Into a
ltan‘llollt at Beldmnt and the engine
and Several cars left the track ‘En-
ginecr Coleman. of this city, was in
jurcd. The storm was most severe in
an area about thirty miles north south
and east of this city
5 GOVERNOR BHOOTS A CONVIGTI. .
i ENSK‘DA C‘alifi‘. Jilly J—GOvéI-iior
4.Sanglnes, of the upper district 't'If Low
lor California. has shot and killed a
mutinous convict in the prison here.
i The cont-let phase (is e was Luciano
lCabrera, had been ord ted to a dark ,
cell for insubordinatlon. He refused
to go, seized a club and struck Jailer
iViilencia twice over the head. The
jailer sent word to the got I‘- find
the bitter perso‘n‘ally uppedH de tthe
prison armed w th s e or
Cabrera to drop h'lli 'liiil. "Tnsted'grfl
obeying the mafia struck the gover-
nor over the head whereupon the
governor fired, killing the man Instant.
ly.
LARCHMQNT VATCAHT CLUB RfiGAT-
NEW YORK JniAy 3—The twenty.
third annualll results of the mehmont
' ‘ b sailed oil long island,
Norwalk Chronicler