Absolutely Independent. ' THURSDAY, MAY18. 1893. ' - tThe‘Jl‘aily Gazette, established in 1890 The Weekly Gazette in 1800. :1... Weekly Gazette circulates throughout Norwalk and the ad acent towns, w1th mail subscribers scatter e throu bout the world. oes to the homes of t e most thrifty 11mg intelligent people. those who havg an money to spend and tastes to gratifyi l 008. as an advertising medium it has no peer. The manufacturer, the merchant, the me- chan .c and laborer, are all daily and de- . voted readers of the Daily Gaze'i’c. En- terprlsing. attractive and honest, its readers believe in it and peruse it thoroughly; and ' its Editorials and Advertisements get closer attention than do the columns of less re- . . spected papers. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. fia’ly, one year, $3. 00; six months 31,75; three mon ths, $1 00; one mont Weekly. one year. in advanCe, $1. 00; six months, 7' 00c; three months. 350 POSTAGE PRILPAI D. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. The Lowest of any local paper on basis of circulation. and' no cut rates. THOMIS‘NUS‘T" RESIGN". World’s Fair Sdrzn—ii—ssion Sustains It's Committee’s Report. ' Musical Directér’s a Reconsideration General A‘n t‘tempt of the Friends to Secure Defeated and the Director “’113 Ordered to Proceed at Once. CHICAGO, May 18.—The action taken by the local directors of the \Vorld’s fair in regard to Sunday op ening was put before the national cominissidh in writing yester- day afternoon. The correspondence was referred to the judiciaryv committee with ' instructions to report this afternoon. . The report of the committee on music, recommending that the cOmmission in- struct Director General Davis to request the resignation of Theodore Thomas, was taken up for actiOn. Mr. Huntley, of Alabama, wanted to give Mr. -Thomas another chance, and WORLD 3 FAIR—THE SPIRAL TOWER- asked the report to be amended so as to read: “Unless he consents to use instruments on exhibition at the fair. The amendment was not seconded. V After a few remarks by Mr. .Lannon fav- oring the adoption of the report, Mr. Glen- denning, of Arkansas, made a. plea for justice to be meted out as between Direc- tor Thomas and the loyal exhibitors of pianos. He declared that the honor of the commission, the honor of the exposition and the honor of the United States were at stake and he hoped the report would be adopted. V The vote 11 as taken and resulted: Yeas, 39; nays, 19. ' President Palmer was the last one vot- ing, and a war of applause went up as he said‘ ‘aye. ” There was an attempt by the friends of Theodore Thomas to secure a reconsidera- tion, but it was defeated. The director general was, therefore, ordered to secure Thomas? resignation. Strains of martial music were heard from the Administration Plaza yesterday afternoon, and a few minutes later a pro— cession emerged from the western en— trance and passing by the Transportation ' building marched to Choral hall. It was in honor of the promulgamation of N orwe} - gian independence, of which yesterday was ‘ WORLD S FAIR—THE ILLINOIS BUILDING. the anniversary, and the paraders were Norwegians, members of the societies of Chicago and neighboring cities, who had come to take part in “Norwegian Day” at the World’s fair. There was a long and V interesting program, after which the pro- cession again formed and marched to the Norwegian building, which was formally dedicated. Minnesota’s building was also dedicated. The Illinois state building was dedicated today with elaborate ceremonies, all the members of the national commission now in the city attending in a. body. One of the architectural curiosities of the fair grounds is the spiral tower. Nearly all the younger visitorsconsider it a boun- 'den duty to climb the curcu‘itous pathway to the top on their first day at the fair. , The paid admissions at the fair yesterday were 28, 977. Crashed Into ‘a. Work Train. BRADFORD, Pa, May 18.—While coming down a steep grade at Big Shanty a Buf- falo, Rochester and Pittsburg coal train dashed into a work train standing on a. . cut. Felecia, foreman of the construction gang ,was killed° ..nd two other Italians' 1n . jured, one of them‘ fatally. ”" Nine Killed in 0. Norway Fire. Cnmsrmsm, May 18.—A fire at Trendo hejinl, Norway, resulted in the loss of a number of 111 es. Four persons were killed while jumping from a burning building and three women and two children were , burned to death' in the flames. =V VKilled at a Grade Crossing. ‘ “Em- ‘ ». BRISTOL, Tenn, ‘May 18.-While a street' car was crossing the South Atlant10 and 'Ohio railroad here a yard engine crashed into it, instantl y killing Conductor Alfred :I’arrOttV and slightly. injuring several pass V0 iVVVcrci'Vs . . — Oltfl'ord Blackman A Boston Boy’s Eyesight » Saved—Perhaps His Life ' By Hood’s Sarsaparflla-Blood Poi- soned by Canker. Read the following from a grateful mother: “ My little boy had Seal let Fever when 4 years old, and it left him very weak and with blood poisoned with canker. His eyes became so inflamed that his sufferings Were intense, and for seven weeks he Could Hot Open His Eyes. I took him twice during that time to the Eye and Ear Infirmary on Charles street, but their remedies failed to do him the faintest shadow of good. I commenced giving him Hood’s *Sarsaparllla and it soon cured him. I have never doubted that it saved his sight, even it not his very life. You may use this tea timonial' in an way you choose. I am aIWays ready to soun the praise of Hood’s Sarsaparilla because of the wonderful good it did my son.” Acorn F. BLACKMAN, 2888 Washington St, Boston, Mass. Get HOOD’S. HOOD'S PILLS are hand made, and are pon- tect in composition, proportion and appearance. ARE YOU Losing Your Appetite? SOMETHING Better Than Medicine! F YOU want something nice for supper, stop in on your way home and try t hat delicious smoked beef of ours. We ta 6 the cake on smoked beef and cheese, at least so our customers say. ’ ALL IIINDS OF FANCY CHEESE. Domestic cheese either sharp or mild, and lots of other little relishes, with which we can tempt that appetite back again. Best Tea, .............................. 500 pm lb gesté Usolfie-emd‘-HH”ulBlmlib ..... aocperlb or , i , anc ac err \' e1} yiape .................. isoc bottle ChOicc 1Table Claret Wine ............ 35: Maryland Club Whiskey 1s the purest and best for medicinal use. All kinds Table Lagers. and ales also Import- ed Stout, by the bottle or dozen. We have put our prices down to the bottom - notch. We have found that it pays to do this, and shall continue in the future to give our gatrons the very best goods at the very. lowest gures. BETTS & FARRINGTON LEADIJVG GROCERS, COR. WALL AND WATER STS. E. GUSOWSKI, Merchant ~ ‘l’ailor. ' I have just ceived the Finest and and Largest Selection of SPRING AND SUMMER SUITINGS, T ROUSEBINGS AND VESTINGS. Ever shown in Norwalk, which I will make in style and price to suit everybody. is. eusowszi, Wall 'Ellli Water Sis. Norwa’l Remember this and bear in mind, That to be a poet We are not in- clined; But with our neighbor butchers We are not behind. THE CHEAPEST MARKET IN TOWN. HM 51‘. ORWALK MARKET THOMAS E. SH'EEHAN. 30 Water Street, Prop We would respect- Good s line 0 We take pleasure in informing you that Our fully solicit your and g consnrs stoc o , Str aw 6 33:12:13:ng full and examination of the same. Also a full ' ]' anglboons M11.1nery ' Crape redr essed by ' the Schriver patent ove les recess, at our new , Villinei y Parlors, 49 IVALL STREET, - - N ORIVALK Misses St, John, ENGRAVING! FOR BAND AND WEDDING INVITATIONS Leave vour orders at the GAZETTE OFFICE. MRS. F. ABATES nunssnlkea, ' 38 WALL STREET NORWALKV ' PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE ‘t TOBES AND FAMILIES SUPP LIEI Lowzs'r its-r113 , Horse 311031113. 577. 3m THE undersigrnedb has taken the shop in the - front of 8 3.1111 y ’s on Cross streotm is prepared to do Horse Shoeing in a ‘iirst- l c ass manner. JOHN T. .LYOE‘IT _ 'burg and Philadelphia and Elie. gorges in Mill creek have been cleared * 1100113 01131 DAMAGE ‘i "Towns Inundaterl and Railroad Trafic Impeded. ' SEVERAL FATALITIBS‘ REPORTED. Streams in Northwest” .1 Pennsylvania Grcotl: SV wallen and Mills Vand Houses are VlVashed A- ivy—0.110 Also Visited“ by the Sit-'11 m. ERIE, P11.,3.ia_v 18.—Tho floods in this city caused I.) the heavy rains are the most destructhc exer known here. It is impossible to estin. ate the damage done, but it is probably not less than half a mil lion dollars. The damage to the \lrarecki Manufacturing company’s plant alone is placedat 9100, 000. Scores of houses were washed away, but no fatalities are re port-ed since that of the boy Jacob Heber- ley. Railroad bridges and culverts 211-1 washed away on all sides of Eric. All trains are cancelled on the Erica and Figs 10 away, and the flood through the heart of the city is subsiding. NEWCASTLE, Pa. , May 18. —The water i; eight feet deep and still rising in a large part of this city. Several planting mills have been washed away, houses have been mo1 ed from then foundations, mills, fr .c- torics and furnaces are flooded. The mil- i'oad bridges hm e been weighted with cars to keep them in place. Families 11 ere rescued from the second stories of their homes. A prisoner in the lockup was al- most drowned. The contents of the cel- late, in the business part of the city are badly damaged. MEADVILLE, Pa, May 18.—This city is undergoing the most complete inundation in its history. Business is practically sus- pended and the day has been one of terror and despair. There are several feet of water in the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio depot and the train service has been abandoned. Residents of Vallonia, Com- pany Island and the lower part of the city were taken from their homes in boats. The Miller and Sibley race track is covered wi th four feet of water. The new railroad bridge over the French creek to the race track has been swept away and other . bridges are in danger. TITUSVILLE,Ma.y 18.—Heavy rains caused the creeks to rise‘to the flood points in this vicinity. The Western New York and Pennsylva‘nia tracks above Hydetown are inundated. Church Run, at the lower end of the city, overflowed, flooding the residences and factories in that locality. Trains are all stalled. Oil Creek has over- flowed, and has flooded Mechanic street and parts of Washington, Franklin, Perry and Monroe. Business is temporarily sus- pended, and those who live in the higher portion of the city are watching for further developments. Oil Creek is still rising.- An appeal was sent to the governor, and . . the governor has instructed the state board of health to take immediate action. CAMBRIDGE, Pa, May 18.-The most dis- astrous flood experienced in this section of the country since 1882, is raging here, and so far shows no signs of abatement. French creek, which follows through the town, has become a raging torrent, sweep- ing along at a. frightful speed, and carry- ing everything in its wake. BUFFALO. ,May 18.—Advices from points west and southwest of here report one of the worst rain storms ever experienced, and rivers andcreeks are overflowing their banks and doing great destruction. At Ripley, N. Y, Harbor Creek and North— east Pennsylvania the tracks and masonry culverts of the Lake Shore and Nickel Plate railroads are washed away, and damage done which will take considerable time and much money to repair. Shortly after the east bound express N o. 2, passed Harbor Creek the immense stone culverts, which at that place spans the creek, gave away with a crash beneath the immense pressure of water. The railway embank- ment in several plaCes on either side of the destroyed stone bridge was badly washed out. All the roads suffer heavily. The loss to the Lake Shore is very large. The destroyed culverts are worth from $27, 000 to $40, 000, and it is estimated that the total damage may reach $1,000,000. THE STORIII ‘IN OHIO. A Dredge Capsizes in a. Lake and Five Perish. CONNEAUT, 0., May 18.—The tug Walter Richardson and a, dredge scow, which were anchored in the harbor here, were carried out into the lake during a. heavy storm. In cutting away from the scow, the tug’s wheels were disabled and the tug washed ashOre. The crew were saved. The'dredge was then carried further out into the lake and immediately capsized. There were seven persons on board, two of whom were washed ashore on the wreckage. The five others perished immediately. The follow- ing is a list of the lost: ".W. Wilson, cap- tain, aged 30, of Philadelphia; George O’Rourke, aged 27, of Detroit; J. Fife, aged 25, of Conneaut; Maggie White, cook, age 40, of Cleveland; watchman, name un—. known, about 50. The sea. is running heavy and no bodies have been recovered. The two men saved . ' from the dredge were terribly exhausted. The property was owned by J. F. Bald- ‘win, and valued at $20, 000. It is nearly a total loss. _ Two miles of the Shenango railroad is washed away, and it is feared a. large piece of the new dock will be lost. The damage is terrible and the rain is now ceasing. Bridges all along this section are damaged. ASHTABULA, 0. ,May 18 —The worst flood in years began Monday evening. The rain is still falling and has formed a lake of twenty acres near the Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula depot, up town. All the roads that cross the gorge near the city are blocked. The spile bridge is disabled so that four hundred men are out of work on the Lake Shore docks. The latter are under water from one to six feet deep. Twenty- four vessels are in the harbor. There is a. current of fifteen miles in the river and the water is rising rapidly, threatening every moment to break the big vessels loose at the head of navigation and thus do damage to the rest and take out the swing bridge. PAINESVILLE, 0. ,May 18. —Th1ee bridges over Grand river havegbeen swept aw ay :by the flood. The damage to property in Lake county will be enormous. It. is reported that the flouring mills at VVilloughby have been undermined and toppled over into the river. Everything on the lowlands at Richmond and Fairport is under water. ,The water is the highest ever known. WILLOUGHBY, 0., May 18.—The heavy rainfall has done much damage in this section.. Chagrin river has _ never beenso high, and its banks were 01' erflowed. The flouring mill of J. H.- Boyce was entirely swept away, with a big loss. of Mr. Caldwell, residing On the flats, were rescued by boats, their dwelling being completely submerged _ Advertise in'the Glznrrn. V The family ‘ Frank. H. Baxter. _' FISAMPBON, oMarthfleld, Muss. .V. DANA SARBAPARILLA 00. -fi : : GENTS r—About two ears ago I was taken with: ' a lame back, whi at times was so bad that: E! was confln‘e tom ybed for days at a . '—time. I consulted different yPhysicians, some ro-= !nounced it anbago, some Rheumut 9111:: .5 Eat the Muscle, etc. I received no. perma—‘i =nent aid from them. I 01: so bad I was in pain— !all allthe time. At last I ought I would try DAN A’S SARSAPARILLA ,if it did me no 0011 I could get my money k.' bott e helped me. Itahave ta_-—=—ken__ ve bottles and the pain is all one.l like a new erson. Truly; AN hat. Cures. ION. mum: - I. believe Mr. Snmpson' 8 state- LRT tfull e‘ ““11 yHeron, Merchant. Marshfleld, Mass. Dana VSarsanaI-llla 00., Belfast, Maine. 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M. -.v.“’ SMITH, Maiden, Mass., " Says: “Comfort Powder cured me of severe imitation of the skin on my face. It is a heal- ing wonder.” ‘ ALL DHUGGISTS SELL IT. . V VSVENVDV POSTAL FOR FREE SAMPLE. . COMFORT POWDER 00., Hartford, Conn. :. s. SVKES, sscneunv. Use COMFORT ‘05.? for the Bands, the Face. the Complex- ion. It is Antiéeptio, Emeli- ient and. Guratire. Price 25°.- Per Cake. DAILY GAZETTE’S lllassified- Business Directory. ' Cards under this head $2.50 per line per yea —.—'—— r BANKS. FAIRFIELD COUNTY NATIONAL BANK.4 Wat l st,N, Incorporated 1%24. Capital,$200 000. President, James W.I-I a tt; vicce- resi dent. E. O. K;eeler cashier. ewis reen safe Deposit Boxes, Free to Depositog's. , CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. Wall at. N. capital $100,000; surgliglus,VBo $16,100: GeorgeM. Holmes, resident; Boer. vice-presi- dent: W liamA. Curtis.cash1er. FAIRFIELD COUNTY SAVINGS BANK.20 51 Wallst,N.§1031ts.De$500,000. sur ulus,$20 000. Winfield Moody,pres1dent MartinS. Oraw. vice-presid’t: James H. Bailev.treas NORWALK SAVINGS SOCIETY. Waloool st. N be osits over $2, 000,000,sur lus$90 Geo. M. olmes, president, ufurd.v10e- president: Geo.E. Miller treasurer. INSURANCE NORWALK FIRE INS. 00., N. In successful business since 1860: no outstanding claims WILSON, 0. E., Gazette bldg. Invest- ments and money to loan. Also insurance written' in best of companies at lowest rates ATTORNEYS HUBBELL, JAMES T.. 9 Water street. N. HURLBUTT. J. BELDEN, Attorney and Counselor at Law room 4, (up stairs) Gazette Building, Norwa 1:. FAMILY GROOERS. KEELER. C. P.. 29 Wall st..; fair dealing. SELLECK. GEORGE WARD.18 Wall st., N Choice Teas and Coffees. a speciilty. LIVERY STABLES. DANN, H. E., 8 River st,, Livery Stables. HOTELS. NORWALK HOTEL, opp. Danbury db Norwalk do get and Post- Oflice; M. McPherson. prop. MODEL MARKET. 20 Wall st., N.: beef, veal lamb pork, poultry, etc. W. Wardell, pro ,1 . UNI) ERTAKERS. ‘RAYMOND.G.H.. 46-48 Main st..: telephone IIIARBLE YARDS. 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ELECTRIC 00., No. 826 BROADWAY) NEW YORK CITY. L. AW. Grey 79-2 Bicycle G1 ey Bicycle Stockings , - . Suits, 500 Sweaters, - - - - - $2.00 Taft Bros. l0L01‘HIERS. swam. s'rnna'r, NOR WALK O. O’BRIEN, Having accepted the agency for the Ficture - of - Columbus BEFORE THE COURT .OF SPAIN, ‘ two weeks, showing bargains. the like of which was never offered in the picture line before. W. B. RICHARDS. AVING taken the basement' in the James block ,No. 3 Water street, I am now pre- pared to do all kinds of job work in carpen- tering, furniture repairing an n bolstering. kinds of furniture bought an so or ex- 0 anged I respect y solicit a share of public patrons. e, and guarantee all work to receive persona and prompt attention, Give 'me atrial. 1 . 561-8mo . J. D. Jennings, n'Under‘ta'laer. ' ‘ 4 KNIGHT STREET. ’ (opposite HorseRailro‘a'd Depot.) ‘ Night Bell at Office. " 514 tf PatronizVeV the old and reliable .. V, Is best for a sensitive skin; Will cure without medicine all Wenheu resulting from- Will canvass this town and v101n1ty.1n about . ‘VHQINESE RESTRICTION ‘ Is Enforced.- , WASHDGTO‘I May .fcrencc 11111: the president yesterday and left the Whi 0 House feeling assured that for.ced Mr.C:1nnne.t1den1ed that it Would take anything like the sum of money that‘ the reason that those Chinamen entitled to leniaiii ivould have to secure their cer- tificates at their own expense and that those against whom the law is really I aimed waill be frightened out of the coun- try the moment an honest attempt is made to enforce it. He Says the impOsition of the punish- ment prescr ibed—a year" at hard labor- the United States will not be called upon to deport the great mass of the people. ‘ It was understood that the president is to hold 11 cents rence with the secretary of the treasury for the purpose of devising means for the enforcement of the law. ' . The Chinese minister, acéompanied' by ' his interpreter, Mr. IIo, called on the‘sec- retai y of state and had a conference with him rclativ c to the law. Secretary Gresham refuses to talk about the nature of the interview, further than to say that it was very pleasant, and that he considers the Chinese minister a man. of great ability. . Reports from forty of the sixty-three in ternal rev enue districts Show that 3, 444 Chinese have registered. No reports have __.____.__._____,,,_ lilosscngers‘from the New York. received here last night by the carrier ‘ pigeon Mac, from Rear Admiral Belknap, . on board the cruiser New York, now at. sea, addressed to the secretary of the navy. Lewes, Del., at 10: 30 yesterday morning and when the pigeon was left loose the vessel was steaming for Boston Light at the rate of seventeen ,knots an hour. Some further information of an official character was contained in the message. Five other winged messengers, from the New York arrived at different hourstoday. The Cherokee Strip Cedod. .' WASHINGTON. May 18.—Secretary Hoke Smith, on behald of the United States, and the ' authorized representatives of the Cherokee nation, signed the contract which is the final step States becomes the Owner of the Cherokee strip. The. number of acres ceded 'is 6,022,754, and the price to be paid for the same is $8,595,736. The strip will probably be opened to settlement at noon on Sept. 15. . . WASHINGTON, May 18. —' Postmaster ment. Mr. Thomas' is about 60 years old. He was for many years a circuit judge and afterward a member of the Missouri su preme court. Death of .1 Railroad liIag'nate. DEDH AM, Mass. , May 18. --Albert W. Nickerson, ex—presideut of the Mexican Central railroad, ex—director of the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe and New York and New England railroads, died last night of peritonitis. He lcav es an estate es- timated to be worth from $5, 000 ,000 to $20, - , 003,000. He Libeled Cuprivi and Others. BERLIN, May 18. ——Herr Paasch, the noted anti-Semitic agitator, has been sen- tenced to imprisonment for fifteen months on the 'clmrge of libeling Chancellor Caprivi, Heri Von Brandt, the German minister to China, and other prominent persons connected with the German govern- ment. Killed by an Electric Car. . . NEWARK, N. J., May 18.—Six—year—old Isaac Murder was instantly killed by 3. Springfield avenue electric car. He was knocked down by'the car and pusheda distance of fifteen or twenty feet 'by the fender.. His head was frightfully crushed. STOCK AN D 'PEOEUCE MARKETS Closing Quotations of the Philadelphia and New York Exchanges. NEW YORK, May 17.—The stock market wit- nessed irregular gains in prices. Professional bidding up of Northern Pacific, National Cordage and other stocks was a feature. VClos- ing bids: Del. & Hudson ...... was General Markets. .. New YORK, May l7.—-State and western flour quiet, easy; low extras, [email protected]; city mills patents, $4. 50@4. 75; fair to fancy, $2.55@365; Minnesota clear, $2..50@3 50; patents, $4. 25@ 4.70; superfine, $1. 75@2. 25; city mills, 84; win- ter- wheats, 101v grades, $2.10@2. 55; patents, [email protected]; straights, $3. 60@4; rye mixtures, $2. m3. 50; fine, $1. m2. 10; southern weak, quiet; common to fair extra, $2. 10@3. 10; good to choice do., [email protected] Rye quiet, steady; su- perfine, $3.10@335. Wheat— No. 2 red. very dull; July, 70%@80%c.' ., August, 81%@81%c.' ., September. 83@83%c. ., December, W77400 Rye dull, firm; western, 64@69%c. Corn—No. 2 dull, steady; June, 50 .;July, 50910.; No. 2, 52@530. Oats steady, dull; June, Witc' . July. WWO: state. 40@47c.; Western. M470. PHILADELPHIA, May 17. —Beef dull, steady; extra. mess, $7. W. 50; family. 811@12. Pork firm. dull, new mess, $20; old mess, $21. 25; extra prime nominal. Lard quiet, firm; steam rendered, $10. 95. Butter fair demand. steady; New York dairy, 20@240.; western do., 18@220.; Elgins,24%@250.; New York creamery. 22@25c.; Western do., 22®250.; imitation do., 20@230. Cheese fair demand; New York old; 8%@12c.; do. new, large white, 9%@10%o.; do. colored, 9@100.; do. small, 9@10%c._;fancy. old. ll%@,12c. ., part skims, 2@80.; full shims. % @l%0. Eggs fair demand; New York and Pennsylvania, 150: .. western, 14%@15c.; south- ern, per case, .50. BALTIMORE, may 17. —Flour dull, unchanged. Wheat weak. Corn firm; white corn, by sam- ple,54c .; yellow do. do 520. Oats firm. Rye quiet. Hay active; good to choice timothy, [email protected]. Cotton nominal; middling, 8 1-160. Provisions steady, fair. Butter quiet; cream- ery, fancy, 25@27c.' do. fair to choice, 23©25c.; do. imitation, 280. Eggs steady at 14%c. V Live Stock Marketa. BUFFALO,May l7.-Cattle quiet. Hogs steady; good Yorkers, $7. 95@8; geod mediums and heavv. 37. m; high $7. 00@8; roughs, $6. 50@7. Sheep and lambs easy; extra. yearlings, $5. 25@ 3640er to good sheep, $4@5; choice lambs. Easr Lmnn'rr. Pa... May 17. ——Cattle steady; fair to good, $4. [email protected]; common, $2. 50@4; fat cows and bum. $2. 5064. 25; fresh cows, $20M 'Hogs active; Philadelphias, $7. [email protected]; best Yorkers and mixed, $7. 70®7V. 85; pins and light Yorkers. $7. 25@7. 05. ' . fV,‘ Read the Guam, 18. —Congressman- ‘ Cammetti of California, hada short con-V . it was the intentiOn of the president to see ' " that the Chinese restriction act was en-.~ I as been mentioned to cnfOrce the act, for . upon a few of \the offenders will be sufli-. cient to drive all the Mothers Out, and that , ' yet been rccei1cd from the Pacific coast' _ districts. . ‘ \Vingcd PHILADELPHIA, May 18.—A message was ' The message states that the cruiser left ' yesterday afternoon in the proceedings by which the United . Appointed by the Postmaster General. V. General Bissell has appointed John L.' . Thomas, of Missouri, to be assistant at- torney general for the postoflice depart» ~. Lehigh Valley... 47% \V. N. Y. &Pa. ....... 4% Pennsylvania ..... 51% H. &B. T. com ...... 35% Reading .............. 23% H. &B. T. pref ...... ~— St. Paul ............... 69% Erie ........................ 18% ‘ Lehigh Nam, ...... 50 D., L; & W. ............ 139% Reading g. m. 43. 73% N. Y. Central ......... 10149 Reading lst pf. 5s 41% West Shore ............ 100% Reading 2d pf. 55. 28 Lake Erie & W ..... [8% Reading3dpf. 5s. 23% N.Y. & N. H ........ — N. Y.& &N. E ....... 311.991 “I President Cleveland Will See That the A01; ‘. , ‘1 1‘ 7 ‘48: Cents] Will‘ Do V Question. If 1 bottle of Knapp’ s -Rootbeer Extract costs 25 cents, 4 ' pounds of granulated sugar costs 55: ' cents per ound, I cake of fresh compress yeast costs 2 cents, and the 6 gallons of water re uired. coSts nothing, how much wi l the 148 pints thus made of Knapp’ s ' Rootbeer cost? ,. - AnsWer. -‘ I bottle Extract . $ .25 4pounds sugar . _. . .21 ' ,rcakeyeast. . . . . .02 ., 48 .48 ' 1 Cent per Pint. None so good. None goes so far. - Knaws‘ OOTB E ER. ' EX'I’RAVCVVVT z I . 1‘ § One bottle makes 6. gallons. A Discussion OVver White Cats. , " .“Yes,” said the man by the window, who overheard our conversation, “it’s true every time, gentlemensthat white cats are deaf.” ‘ “Prove it,” said one of the party who had been disputing the theory. “I can prove it as easy as rolling off a log.- My old aunt down 111 the state of Maine raised a white cat, and she’s alive ‘and kicking yet, fur’s I know—the cat, not my aunt—and she told me—my aunt, not the cat-that the animal was so deaf she could not hear the clock strike—- fact.” ~ “That’s nothing,” said a man on the other side of the car who had been listen- ing intently. “It don’t prove that the hull race of white catsis deef. Why, we had a white cat in our family—raised it myself—and it heard so well .we had to stop the clock.” There was a long s11en1e. then some one piped feebly: “Why 2” V . “BeCause she thought every tick was a ,mouse in the wall, and she tore all the wall paper: oflf trying to get at it.” _ N 0 one. said a word forabout an hour; then the man th0 knew white cats were , deaf- spoke out: 4 “Boys, ” he said solemnly, "give him the belt. ”—Detroit Free Press. . WW Gifts For the Sick. “It is difiicult to tell fr0m Outward conditions,” says a constant visitor of the sick and Mering, “just what will bring most pleasure to an invalid. I took jelly, fruit and wine to a. desti- tute consumptive whose appetite needed encouraging, without provoking a. grate- ful smile. But when I followeda chance cOnfession that she was fond of flowers with 'a- bunch of white hyacinths her face glowed with happiness. I tried the flowers on a:cultured well to do blind woman of my: acquaintance. She scarce- ly noticed them, but the dainties that the igiiOrantV gi‘i‘l had refused the lady fell upOn with the vor acity of a wolf." This philanthropist neglected to take into consideratiOn in her work that all important factor in the relief of- suffer- ing—that part decay has preyed upon. In the case of the consumptive, disease had consumed the vital nature past do sire to the greater quickening of the spiritual. .On the other hand, the blind W’oman’ s appetite was stimulated to .1 1) normal activity by the infirmity that shut her off from the sights which pro- mote the soul’s gi'owth.V——New York Times. V Pretecting Turpentine Forests. ‘ Turpentine farmers 1n South Carolina and Georgia protect their property against loss by fire in summer by burn-' ing the grass and underbrush in, mid- ‘Winter. The turpentine land is thus protected by the destruction in advance of such light material as feeds/a. forest ‘ fire, and the woodlands are made up of tall pine trees standing in tracts free from small timber and undergrowth. When spring opens the fresh young grass puts forth from the ashes of the winter fires, and the ground is so‘O"n covered with ‘ a' carpet of rich green.—'Ne_w York Sun. , ‘ A. Man Who Loves Flowers. “ _ For several years past a well known gentleman has ‘,been_ in the habit every ‘ morning of standing in front of a. Fourth street florist’s place for at least 15 min- utes. He 18 a crank on flowers, and after gazing into the window he enters the store and purchases a 10-cent flower. He tells the proprietor that he loves to chew the flower, and nine mornings out of ten he gets a rose. The gentleman in . question' is a Teunesseean and' is the pos- sessor of one ‘of the finest hothouses 1n the city. —Cincinnati Enquirer. Oldest 'rree In the World. . 5 The Rev. W. Tuckwell, in “Tongues and Trees and Sermons In Stones,” Says: “The oldest living tree in the world is said to be the Sema cypress of Lombardy. It was a tree .40 years before the birth of , Christ.” But Alphonse Kai-r, inhis “Voy- - age Auteur do MOn' J ardin',” says, of the baobab (Adansonia. digitata), “It' is as- sorted that some exist in Senegal that are 5, 00.0 years Vol .”_—Notcs and Queries ‘ The Duties 0f the NurSé.’ '_ "Aren’t you a big boy to have a nurse?” asked an elderly gentleman of a boyVV whom he had met in the park. “Oh, no,” said the boy. “She doesn’t look after me anyhOv‘v. She’s here to - take care of the boys I play with and see'-- ‘ that I that hurt’ em.” , f-Harper’s Young :7;
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