1 But all this morning I have thought
- «.me Aw- .... WW
CDNSIN BACHELORB.
m
Haring the Bill Tinting Them
In Favorubiy Reported.
anonain bachelors who have hith-
‘not shared in the old-time super-
, on that the number."ihirtecn" is
,cky man soon have rcason to
6 their minds. On this, the, 13th
- of . the tuontb. in the
‘rtaeonih week ‘oi the logis-
iyd session, the assembly coin-
tee on ausosstncut anti colloc-
it 0t taxes, after hearing thirtoon
mus discuss. It,‘wcnt into exocutivc
31011. and, with thirtocu persons in
a room, unanimously dccidcd to rc~
mmond the Cicary bachelor taxa-
our bill for passage. Such a multi-
. icity of the unlucky unmbcr as at.—
iied the. conuulttcc‘s action on this
bill should i‘mpresa the most sceptical.
The committee not only dccidod to
recommend the bill favorably, but to
ted to report some amendments that
(will, make bachelorhood more burden-
some than the original ntcasurc con
templated. ’l‘hcac. aniondmcnts ins
ore Se the annual tax provided in the
bill from five dollars to ten dollars, '
decrease the period of exemption from
five to one your in case of disability
to pay, and strikc out the suction cx-
empting persons who have. been di-
vorced.
A CRY FROM BONDAGE.
I'm-sittlu' Iicrc in school-I‘vc got
To study my arithmetic,
0’ how it looks now down tho crick,
From Whorc I sit 1 sec lhc trccs
In Mct'ritt's orchard ottt in bloom,
‘An' 1 most. hcar tho honey bees
A‘Iaughin‘ ‘causc I'm in this room.
Who is that barefoot in tin» road,
A-carryin' his ilshin' polc‘.’
It's Skinny .loncsi I might "a” knowctl
He'd start out, for thc Uld Bluc Hole.
He’s climbiu' ovcr Mcrritt‘s t‘cucc ‘
An' strikin‘ through tho orchard now
Why does the grass an‘ things coin-
niencc.
To grow ‘forc school‘s out. anyhow?
/
Now he's out in thc pasture lot.
An‘ bcndiu‘ down. i uudcrstand.
I‘ll bet a uickcl Skinny‘s got
Sonic .lohnny-jutup-ups in his. hand.
i wouldn‘t lit,- a bit surpriscd --
If he goes down and takcs a switu-—-
This schmld always tic-spiscd:
I wish ‘lwas me instead of himl
Now he's gone back behind tit" Woods.
An‘ prctty soon ho‘ll cross the hold
Where Hinsu‘s cows all chow thcir
cud;
He'll intro :1 willow twig Ito‘s pcclcd
Until it‘s slick. to string his tish.
That barct‘oot. Skinny .loncs is from
I Wish—But what's tltc good to wis'n'.‘
My folks is oducattu' incl
My hair has got to bc kop' curl-JIM
What, tcat-hcr‘.‘ Mom? I board you.
ycs.
Who was it found this hcrc now
world?
Why. bnrcl‘oot Skiuucy .loncs, I
guess.
~Chicago Tribulio
CAR SANITATION.
Matter of Vital Interest to Passengers
—Dangers of Car Dust.
The popular iutcrest displnyod In
the subjcct of car sanitation and car
ventilation by tho boards of health oi‘
the larger cities has evoked some
criticism of the railroad companlca
for not giving more ttttcnilon to a
matter of such vital intcrcst, to their
passengcrs. The laboratory of thc
marine hospital scrutco has been In.
vestigatlng this subjcct for some
time. Dr. Waitcr Wytnun, surgcou
general of thc muriuc hospital scr-
vloe, says: “Just how much tlaugor
there Is of ctmtnglon through viti-
ated air in tho ordinary day couch now
in use, or In tho I'uIItnan stopping
and ”Bit“? ('iil'H. has not yct lit-cu dot-
lnitely dctcrntiucd. and thc tnattcr In
still bring Invcsiiantcd, Information
.collcctcd points to tltc static or Texas
an having boon Ilic piouccv In this
movcmcnt. dut- doubtlcas to its t-xcct-
lent railroad conunisslou. It is hold
that thcrc is ntttch tluugcr to tltc pits
dangers of contracting contagious ditt-
euiou from tho lino, dust arising from
the carpets tutti upholstcry thic tho
curb art» In motion. and which impor-
iect, ventilation cmnpcts. ttu- piiiiiitilt»
(or: to inhalc."-~Mcdicnl News.
I)
A to“ CUM.
or about the home or other; is
t ovum or danger. There Is
‘ o rittot thifivriti or tint. You
warm and family to avoid
, Put your «ah n
“a
mew-n ..
, flowct'ctl horsc cltcstuut and that picrt'-
So. Norw-lk.
“—«W. . ... mm cow“. .0...—
SUOH IS FAME.
Than. a bright aftcrnoon not no vcry
tom,r ago.
Place, an clcvator In the Film Art
building
Characters. :1 wandered, a mention.
gor boy, tho elevator man and two or
three other passengers.
“Wanderer (addressing thc elevator
maniwwm you glvo'me the name of
the best sculptor in the building?"
Elcvntor man shows amazement and
turning to mosscnger boy, says: "Say
kid, can't you tall the gem what. ho
wants to know?"
Mcssonger boy shows without _Iltc
usc of words that in his lexicon them
is no stick word as nculptor.
Wandercd—"Wetl, then, who‘s the
best, known artist In the building?”
The elevator titan and tucsscngcr
boy exchange unknowing glanccs.
Elevator tnun~—“Wcll, got on and
ride up to the top floor. There's a
fellow named Clark-son up there who
paints, Don‘t know how good ho is,
bttt tucbbe he can tctI you who is tho
real thing.“
Enter the wandcror. Exit the “dis-
interested" passcngcrs, thinking that
it was rathcr hard on August lialph
Clarkson, but fame to hitu was a soft.
snap (omparcd to that of Sculptor lo
rado ['I‘aft.——Chicago Record-Herald,
FRONT YARD PAINTING.
t'l‘he lardcn Magazine).
'l‘ho vcrv commoncst tnistakc is to
fill ouc's front yard with all sorts of
highly colorcd abnormal tltiugs«-vcri-
cgatcd cldcr: purploloayctl plum, \vccp.
ing willow, doublcvllowcrct’l almonds.
smokc trcc, cut-Icavcd tnaplc, rod-
iugly tuagcuta outmgcmu'tho optic
nct'rw—Spirncu Anthony Waterer.
Ottcn you will sop all those things
in onc small yard. It Is just as bad to
covcr onc's lawn with such things as
to sprinkle It kinds ot’ spit-c all over
onc's food. Use native kinds chiefly.
or species that fit, into our landscape.
The “horticultural forms" arc only for
acccna. Don't, scatter shrubs or plants
of any kind over a lawn. Avoid iso—
Iatcd specimens. Group thctn. Shrubs
are for thc bordcrs of a place. iion't
plant one of catch in a long row. You
will get a much bottct' cI'fcct by hav-
ing a big solid mass of onc or i‘cw
things in the background, with what—
ever spice in front you think neces-
sary, Don't plant shrubs in straight
lint-s, bccattsc straight Iincs arc not
thc rule of nature, If you hirc a, titan
to plant, and for all to watch him, Iic
will surcly sci your plants itt straight
liucs.
POSTMASTER AT WINDHAM.
WASlllNl'i‘(.)N. May 5."‘ISHHC Ii.
Johnson was today appointcd postmast~
or at Windhatu. Conn.
"Aftcr all, what is the dillcrt-nco bo~
twccn ‘shopgirl' and ‘aalcslady"?" “i
don‘t know, but: the tlit‘l'crcnocs bo
twccn salcsladics arc sotuetitncs
flt't‘t't'."'—--l’ltllatlt‘lpllin I’rcss,
".\Ittw"\\’lllic. what‘s your littlc
brother crying about?" Willio—Jist
cause ho don‘t want to It-arn anything.
I jist took his candy and showcd hitu
how to out lt.“——Philadclphia Ledger.
“Rain water is always soft. Now
that‘s funny."
"Why?" ,
"Because somctintcs you may have
observed it coming down hard."—~l‘hil-
atlephia Lodger.
“Do you cxpcct your son to take the
fun college course?"
“No. Ho's going in for football. cane
rushing. golf. rowing and perhaps
baseball, but he has tuadc. up his ntind
to cut out hammer throwing."—-Chi-
cago itccord-Ii_crnld.
EXTENDING NEW YORK OFFICIALS
TERMS.
ALBANY, May b.——'l‘hc bill extend-
.» W
m
ly Burned by Nuphtba.
:arricd a can of naphtha which had
lag damage there, but Miss Dcloon
sustained terrible injuries. At the
hospital to which she was taken It
was said there were hopes that she
clothing had been nearly burned oil!
and her face, hands and arms with
the upper part or her body badly blis-
torcd. ., -
Miss Doleou In bookkeeper for the C.
W. Norris Company. dealers In 0113.
Rho had gone to tho collar to draw
naphtha into a can when the liquid
caught; iirc from sonic cause as yet
unexplained. Realizing the danger of
tin- in the collar, Misti Deleon clutched
tho blazing can and made ‘ltcr way
up the stairs through thc store and
out Into tho street. _
That she did not perish at onc.- 1:.
attributed to the act of a pedestrian
who. as she rushed from tltc store
with hair and clothing in flames, wrap-
pcr her In his overcoat, quenching the
flamcs. Mina Delcou Is 20 ycars old.
NORWALK CHAPTER, D. A. R.
All housekeepers who have discard
ed t'urnituro. clothing, books and mag-
azines, dishes and othcr articles which
and lootgood to throw away Inn aro
usclcss whcrc thcy are at, prcscnt may
give thcm to tho Norwalk Chapter, I).
A. it. for a ruiuage solo at 35 Ely two»
one ncxt. Friday and Saturday. The
committcc consists of Mrs. W. ii.
Swords, Mrs. G. B. St. John. Mrs. Mar-
shall 'l‘ollcs, Miss (littra Hill, Miss iics-
sic Wilson. Mrs. C. A. Quiutnrd, Mrs.
A. N; Clark and the Foreign (litizcns'
Committee, Mrs. (.‘. Swurtz, Miss (i.
ll. I’rcutisa and Miss Scott. Articlcs
may be left. at the Historical Homo, ti
West, avenue, any at‘tcrnoon aftcr 4
o'clock, at the reading room, 35 Ely
avenue. or any small packages with
Miss Scott at the South Norwnlk Ll-
brttry. Largo picccs will In» soul for
if a request. is soul to Mrs. W. H.
Swords, South Maitt strcct.
TOOK DOSE OF POISON.
Wllilll'MANTltl. May 5.——t1harlcs
Bonjamin Buck. a tulorod rcsidcnt of
Chestnut. Hill in Columbia. is liclicv-
cd to bc in a dying condition from tho
efforts of u dosc. of poison which he
took on \‘i-‘oducsday inoruiug. Rock is
M yours old, a \‘ctcrau of tho (i. A.
it, and has bccn tho sold support ot‘
his agcd tuothcr, $7 yours old. and an
invalid sistcr. (it into Inn had suffcrcd
financial rcvorscs and had bccotno tics-
pondcnt. Wctlncsday morning, lic cn-
tt-rctl the room of his mot hcr anti sis-
tcr. cxclaimin'g: “than! byc!" Iic told
them he had taken thrcc tcuspoonfuls
of Paris grocp. A plusiclan was stun-
tut.ttctl itlimcdiulcly. but tltcro is
thought to bc small chain-o ot' Buck's
I'i ‘cm ot‘y.
CLAIM ALLEGATIONS ARE UN-
TRUE. r
NEW HAVEN. May 5.-~(.‘onns~l tor
tlu- dcfcndants in tlic suit brought by
Franklin Farrel, ot‘ Ansonia. and mom-
bt‘rs of his fitmily to t'ccm‘ct‘ $600.000
allcgcd to bc duc thcut from the sale
of stock In tho Parrott Miuc of Mon»
tuna, said today that thc tlcfcnsc will
claim that the allocations: in tho colit-
plaiut arc not trttc. Mr Ailing said
thc muttcr grcw out oi" a t'atuily mis-
undcrstandiug and is bascd on a trait-
saction which took placc six yours
ago. Thu dcfcndauts uro Thomas \V‘lll‘
loco of this city and Robcrt ll. (trout.
of Salt Lake (‘Ity.
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NEW YORK GAS BILLS.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 3.—~'i‘hc assum-
bly today concurred In tho scuatc atti-
cudtucnis to thc Stcvcns cotnniittoc
gas bills, mndc during thc scnsntional
dobutc in the upper housc ycstcrday.
All of thc gun bills savc that providing
for a state commission go now to May.
or McCIcllcn for approval, achr which
such as ho signs will bc rcturncd to
lovcrnor Higgins forilunl cuacttncui.
Governor Higgins said this attornoon
that ho would take no action on the
gas bills until his rcturu from Cum-
brldge Springs. Pa. whltltcr he will
leave tonight for n tcn-tluys’ rcst.
GOVERNOR DAVIS ORDERED
HOM .
WASHING’I'ON, May 5.-Rocrctary
'l‘aft today cablcd (Iovcrnor Davis at
Panama to rcturn at oncc to thc I'nit—
cd Stutcs. placing (kilotici Gorgas in
nig the tuna oi‘ the mayor and other
clcctivc officers of New York city from
two to {our ycars. passed the senate
today. It now goes to Mayor McClai-
lan for his approval.
ituroduccd In bohali’ of the Republican
organization In New York city.
Ncllwl'vo decided to marry your
(tritium .itit'li.
licllo~The Idea! Why. .Iack never
said a word to mo about,“
Now-nub, .lnck doesn’t know It. yet.
ml’hlladelphia Ledger.
tiuuncrmWhaI. aro you talking
about. man? Why. this cigar iii no
tcxpnmilvc It contest In a celluloid nub.
Guycrwii'm! Is that tho coilulold
case you are smoking or the Maori-
Chicago Daily News.
Visitor (trontJito sunny sotttltjml
Iiiti told thong Iii a theory up here that.
your climate to changing.
lion-«There In no theory about: it.
It's it mentioned tact. Our climate is
always changing.—-Chtcaso Tribune.
inupocinrmWIty was Elisha sorry
when tho Ibunatniiu’ti son was dead?
Ingcuioua tad. who had inst baud de-
vouring Mr. Pickwick-Because be
din't Ilka balm; left alout with unwin-
bw. answerer smiled ) .«-»Scltootroom
Humor. ,
minus-dram chirp across the street
3MB the lightwaizht champion in his
uy.
minim—Yon don‘t say! He certain-
ly «and. took him it prise-tighter now.
Giles-«flit, he wum't a prim-ii liter.
“$1M! formerly I out dealer. bica-
m‘ Nam. v '
4
The bill Witt-ti
chargo of tho administration of tho
‘cunal zonc until the arrival there of
iiiovornor Mngoon. Goycrnor liavis is
suffering from malaria and his physi~
clans advised him to Icavc tltc lath-
.mtlii to rccupt-rnto. Ho .Itaa rcsintctl
their appeals, bowvvcr. roaring that
his suddcn dcparturo III it than when
the health condlllnna on tho isthmus
are advorac would bc mtstuulcrstood.
FIRED THREE TIMES IN SIX
I MONTHS.
" 'I‘HOMAi-l'i‘ON. May 5,~~li‘or tho Hoc-
Aond tltnc this wcck and tho third titnc
in six months the saloon occupicd by
Hubcrt. l’araona was not on Ilro to-
day. Tim fire started In a cardromu.
which is In I mm-ntnry addition to the
main building and burncd the addition
and a small building In tho rear. The
load In estimated at. $500. The identity
of the Inctipdlury him not bot-n discov-
crctl. The buildings are owncd by Mra,
Martha IiItIWdII.. ’
W
NEW HAVEN MAN DEAD.
NEW HAVEN, May 5.»~Iicury ll.
Wlilio. oitlcut member of the firm of
Wltlto laminar». tlawynra. diod yuan-r.
day, of heart. disease at the home of
hits daughter. Hawaii 75 years old and
was graduatnd from Yale In Iiitit He
wins prominent in local banking cir-
c on.
W
NEW YORK POLIgI IILL MAD.
ALBANY. N. ‘Y.. May 6.--An0thur
attempt to pan the community of nine
bill rebrgmiaiuz the New York city
politic force was beaten in the nebula
today by a vote am} to iii. The bill
Is now dead.
r
m..mmw..m...w Mt. nu.“WWSIWIMIWu-v‘mnmyunwumuu
swan“ Edmond-s mas ‘ ‘cH'Anuas‘AuAm-ar RODKER.
Prepare Thom. .
to
rcsciudcd.
it till so.
Dl'i‘fitiiii
H ookor.
play.
A rosolutiou
committee titnc to I'orn‘tulnto rules tutti
prcpnro cbargca was
Chairman lt‘ish anti
«lit-d of uremia.
in
giving the
ctirri ad
judiciary
int rotlncod
by
BOYD DIED OF UREMIA.
NEW 'i'OI‘i‘K-r‘May' 5.--A
physician hold an autopsy today on tho
hotly of Albort Pcrcy Boyd, fortnorly of
Auhovlllc, N. (3., and decided that. be
Mr. Boyd was found
unconscious in the stroct in Brooklyn
and dictl in a hospital.
suspcctod that ho. was a victim I " foul
coroner's
But Ygung woman Clerk was Terrib- Chairman Fish Astor for More Time to
BOQTON. May 5:41‘0 protect her, ALBANY. iilny 5.-Instead or pre-
employer's store today, Essie Deleon seating charges against. Justina War-
ren l}. Hooker, to tho assembly today,
caught fire out. of thef place, prevent? Chairman it‘lsh,‘ of the judiciary com-
mittee. asked for more than, declaring
that It’had been physically Impossible
prepare charges
would live. although her hair nmtihoura. Although there were some ob-
joctioua to a further extension of timc,
the resolution adopted yesterday was '
twenty-four
by
the
This will noccssltnto it special
mission, to which the committcc will
tho chargcs” against .luatico
It. was at first.
I
I .
doinostlc Imnrkct arc bore.
Diniit y.
sale from
booklet.
homo.
HARBOR
BEACH.
An ideal spot for a summer home.
Inspect. the quaintllapanese bungalow.
built by native workmen.
of shore front.
lug. bathing. sailing and fishing. l’lay
ground for the children.
11' GROWJ
WITH YOUR
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‘ I i . IV
.1; Memo» at. man on.
IS HIV. “WWW.
A. J. commit a. c0
12 North Minn st:
3.000 feet
Bout. ,. ._. .. _ . . .,..,...
"GLOVERS' till? PLACE."
Fine views.
Lots for
.1'
$300 UPWARDb.
I
Easy terms.
to the builders.
-aww
VIEW
Special Inducements
Stand for Illustrated
It is worth reading.
tells you how to acquire a summer
J. B, iawrettce. Agent.
No. 2 80. Main 8t. 80. Norwalk, Conn.
or the owncro,
THE HARBOR VIEW REALTY 00..
New Rochelle, N. Y.
‘i
ran LEADINWDR'E. GOODS groan.
TRISTRA 48. ~ Y
NO. 2 AND 5 GAZETTE BUILDING. .
ash Dress. Gouda ~ .
hair Iiustrc. Supcriluo th'itundics, liltilicuuc,
”Hum... ”mm“.
We take onpoclni pleasure In inviting an Inspection of our Wash (lends Exhibit. Never befon‘ have tvo
had such a grand tutti compioto anaorimcnt of Cotton Wash lt‘abrica as, we are showm’g ”118 Wilson. With tlm
advancing scnsow ncw dosigns are constantly added to make the rnngo of patterns in overy Iluc thorqgmy up-
io-tlato In stylus and colors so as to satisfy the
in this collection can be found the. nowost patterns and coloriuga in the ow M.,_
mokt exacting demands. 'i‘lio choicest things of the long“ amt
trotting Vollcs, lintlstc. Madras. Dottcd Swiss Muslim; an Finn
Housemrnishing Department
Curtain Stretchersy 95c ‘ Mop Handles. 70‘. Ten and Coffee Pots, nickel, . 750
Sleeve Boards, 2th: Iiand Scrubs, tier Glass Wash Boards, ’ch
Iron Handles, tic Wliltte Slop .lnrs, 950' Sanitary Brushcs. 90
3 Rolls Toilet Paper, 100 Suits and Peppers, each, 70; Securing Soap, . .0
BROKEN LOT OF DINNER SETS AT SPECIAL PRICES. , 'l\
DAVID w. RAYMOND.
Funeral Director
and Embalmer.
19 North Main St. South .Norwalk.
Residence, 6 Washington Street.
Telephone at house, 134-2
SPECIALS.
Very Best Butter, per lb., 31:;
Solid Packed Tomatoes, per can,
3 Qts. Bermuda Onions,
Jose—Corps
TELEPHONE, 333—5.
Coal Is Lower
In price, but
AS HIGH AS EVER.
bur
no N01; BUY
which
cal trade.
South Norwalk.
—_
Gibsion Pat. 001i.
OXFORDS FOR WOMEN
it
Capou
bio prices.
rink.
‘ lace.
y done.
Clothes.
up to ".00.
. W
Loam kw‘°"'$2dii" Jr
" ' MG .
an munch: mountain "’ Ii
ta trait-sin ;_ My
in
mriw
we cannot
then call at my store.
You'll surely be Milton in my
Cleaning and repatrinn neat.
All kinds of Rudy-toWoar
We also have a large aw
dormant. of butter Waist: from m
We hm coma nice
Skirt: trout $8.00 up to ".00.
Cloth Com from, .5502“?
Wu have other, auto! via
a»... w
WE GUARANTEE OUR
A. B. C. Capsulas'
to contain no poioonoul, narcotic ot
othu Injurlouu drug.
Thousand. oI poopla have taken
them t'or coido, headache and the grip,
and by common consent the A. I. c.
on euro thug ailment. quicker
than any other modlcine.
If your dru gilt do" not keep then
got them at t e
Tito lettfuss Pharmacy,
8 No. MAIN 0T"
3 FOX.
TH! LADilta' TAILQH.
PIRFIOT FIT GUARANTEED.
Bag: to announce to the ladies that
be In ready for the curing.
of clothe» made to order at reuonw
it you‘ Milli to be united.
Thom’l no
All kind! W .
IO. NORWALK.
Covert
to ‘Oi‘gi
ill Which
, “I
W
M
'PHpNI act-4.
"WEAR SHOES "iii ill",
mm Shirlfltw
to
TR'STRAM &’”V“"2i‘°m“‘:°°"ll9
H. Krieger it Go.
West Washington Street.
7c 7’
25¢
72M. Main St, 50. Norwalk
the quality of. our coal is
Buy now for next season.
until you have seam our
now. Clean. Bright. Stack.
> we have selected
for the but and most or!"-
lhe-ferris Goal 00.
See our beautiml assortment
Go-thrtsantilluilarettes,
. We have them from
$3.50 to $22.00.
Charge Accounts Solicited.
H. Krieger- ”:8: 0.“
"Sprout Prices
Mm', Strictly All Wool Cub-
rmmstptrrwi «to
b
All Sho . s
Aren’
Alike
There's an itchdlflerence In than
as there In . gin”. clan. or Pmma
hats. , .
Unless y «re an expert in Iboo vai-
baa—do t wise-t tiling,
m 'r "r tMWKnrrm KON-
' . QUIROII. ’ ‘
I Th 'I'6 u mm in Harlot-'1 unity,
or . Old Wail cigar... ‘ '
‘ me~wa
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