. Its Members Tau EVENING u... z a T T u am! 1111111: 111 l m I 111: AMERIE. Do not bewd:1ceived by infringe- ments of name, package or cigar— i- ette. THE ONLY GENUINE $111.11 1111111111 ligarelles Bear the fac simiie signature of w on the package and on each cigarette. TAKE NONE WITHOUT. PLEDGE THEIR'TBODIEST‘. An Uncanny Society Known as the Autopsy Club. Agree That When They Die Their Remains Shall Be Given Over to the Cause of , ‘ Science. w» There is in Paris a large, carefully-- organized society of scientists—with several women members—which has a ghastly and horrible purpose. Each member has solemnly pledged himself that when he dies his body, instead of having ceremonious burial, shallbe de- livered to his surviving associates, who shall dissect it, and that his brain like- wise shall be studied and probed for its secrets, and finally immersed in al- cohol, it shall be ranged in a. glass be- side the skull which held it, along with other brains and skulls of those that have gone before. The name of this strange. organiza- tion is- the Mutual Autopsy society (La Societe d’Autopsie Mutuelie). It is composed of about 100 living members, and the dead, whose skulls and brains are neatly catalogued in a glass case - at one end of the meeting-room, num- ber 14. Within a few days the 151'h ghastly relic will have its place there. This 15th was in lifethe property of M. Abel Hovelacque, diiector of the Anthropological society, who died a short time ago. It now rests, immersed in alcohol, on the table of the dissect- ing room, where soon will gather the man’s former comrades to weigh and cut and probe and discuss it, and try to pierce the mystery which it holds. The Mutual Autopsy society was or- ganized in 1876, when several professors and savanrts of the Anthropological so- ciety decided to 'offer themselves as ex- amples in making a sacrifice to science. “Why,” they asked one another, “should we render immediately to earth the de- serted mortal tenement, the study of w hich offers so vast and interesting pos- sibilities for the advancement of sci- ence. 9” - Another doctrine of the society is that it would be infinitely better for families, when an adult member dicd, if he should be made the? subject of careful scientific study. In this way the children of relatives of the deceased might be warned of and taught how to guard against hereditary which might menace t11.em - -.~ It was this double point of view—— scientific and humanitarian—that brought. about the organization of the Mutual Autopsy society. The consti— tution of the society is carefully drawn and each member is obliged to sign the following pledge. "I, the undersigned, desire and wish that after my death an autopsy of my body he held under the auspices of the. Societe d’Aut-opsie, duly authorized, and also under those as well of the Society for the Advancement of An- thropological Science. I oth legally rec- ognized to be of p111... : 1;. . “Theiefme, for inc purpose of being . useful to science, I bequeath to the laboratory of the aforesaid association" my brain and any other part of my body, or my entire body, if that be judged useful in the course of the au— tops}. 9, \0t long ago one of the societaires resolVed to commit suicide, and wrote to the president of the association to that effect. But at the last- moment a , terrible doubt passed through his mind as he asked himself if his wife would be likely, after all, to consent to his autopsy. He therefore drew up his last will - and testament, which stipulated that his fortune should go to the city of Paris in case his wife should strive to prevent the disposition of his body as he wished. Then he killed himself. After his death the Mutual Autopsy so- ciety claimed his remains and had pos- session of them for a short time. Then the wife, by legal proceedings, secured posseSsion of what was left of her hus~ ‘band’s body and had it decently in- terred in the provinces. The city of Paris thereupon laid claim to the cs- tatc, and the Societte d’Autopsie sued for the recovery-of the suicide’s brain. Both cases are- still in the Paris courts. One member of the society is quoted as saying that the thought that his brain would be taken out of its box by 'such eminent scientists as his con- Vfreres had robbed death of its bitter- ness, and that he now regarded his ulti- - mate end, with a Sort of melancholy. pleasure—N. Y., Journal. f ,'. BOer Idea oi.’ the Gift of Tongues. The Boers have their own ideas as to the origin of the English language. ' They say that when Dame Nature was employed in giving'tongues to the vari- ous nations she stood at .a large table on which lay a piece of meat. She 112.11 a knife in her hand, and a pair of scissors lay on the table. .With the one shecut maladies ‘ the tongue out of the meat, and with the scissors she gave to'each tongue its peculiarities. To her came all the na- tions. “De Fransman,” “de Duitcher,” and even “do Boesman” vVere provided for, but “de Engelsman” was not there. He had turned into a canteen onthe roadside, it seems, for a drink, and when he arrived the meat was done. “Never mind,” said Dame Nature, “there are plenty of snips on the floor—take half a dozen of these, join them together, 1nd make a tongue for yourself.”——West- mins‘tcr Gazette. Thousands of Hens on One Ranch. Some hopeful speculators who have been counting unhatched chickens are. about to start a poultry ranch near San Francisco which is to be the largest in ‘ the world. It is to reach its full capacity in three years, when it is to put on the market annually 2,000,000 eggs and 90,- 000 chickens for broiling. The plant will include two incubators, with a ca— pacity of 2.000 eggs'each, and no end, of houses and pens, which will be c011— taincd in a 40—acre ranch. There will be 000 hens laying for the incubators and .0000 lay ing for the market. —Chicago Chronicle. A GOOD TALKER AT BREAKFAST. Literature Claims His Existence, But None liIeet Him in Real Life. A writer in the Buffalo Courier repre sents some one as asking this interest- ing question: “Did you ever know any- one who could converse brilliantly at breakfast?” The question is a good one. Why, indeed, should not conver- sation be brilliant at the breakfast table, when the brain is fresh, yester— day’ s worries have all been slept over and to— —day 's have not yet come? -An«1 were not the genial Autocrat,Profcssc-r and Poet speakers at a breakfast table, where surely the conversation was nearly akin to brilliancy? There are other books that give, as early morning talk, conversations w hich their authm s think worth printing, and now and then in the journal or the letters of a great man there is a reference to a breakfast-table discussion. Yet, what one of us has ever really came in contact with brilliant. talk at eight a. 111.? The very fishballs and buckwheat cakes are humble, lowly, reassuring viands that somehow do not inspire the eloquence that comes with the pungent flavor of the venison, the cool self-confidence suggested by the Orange ice, the epigrammatlc terseness of the after—dinner coffee, the genial sunniness of the fruits and the sweet- ness of the candles. Even clothes make a difference, for, 11101 e 01 less, w e .11 \V 21y s talk on the level of what Vie v." sciously, per-. Imps—and it is one thing to out with a watch in your hand and the work be- fore you, and another with the watch in your pocket and the work accom- plished—which is the difference to most men between their breakfast and late dinner. We are reminded, to be sure, that there are social functions known as “breakfasts,” and the talk must be somewhat interesting and clever or they would have long ago died out. But these “breakfasts” take place at noon, and the buckwheat cakes and fishballs ‘havc been privately and individually served to the guests some hours before. and so these are breakfasts in name only. There is, too, another evidence that. the animal nature has the better of the spiritual usually at the breakfast hour in the circumstance that the French, who could not bear to be conversation- ally dull at a meal, take the first, one of the day in bed. How very" clever they are, and what a reputation for unfail— ing geniality, quickness and fascina— tion this one custom perhaps has given to them. We believe that the most glowing description of a brilliant talker would be that he (or she) was so at the breakfast table—Rochester Post-Ex- press. Our Estates by Proxy. f‘How are all our great landed es- tates in England?” asked the Amer- ican, pleasantly. “Yours!” exclaimed the traveling Briton. ‘ . 1 “Certainly.” “I don’t. see what claims you have to them.” “No? Well, perhaps you can tell me what would have become of them if it had not been for] the money of our girls‘.’”——Odds and Ends. It is' possible to find occasion for thankf'ulness under the most adverse circumstances. A good story is told of an old organ-blower who was dying. The curate was visiting him. ,“Would you mind, sir, asking our organist- to_play the ‘Dead March’ over me?” asked the, sick man. “Certainly I will, Chapman,” curate. “Thankee, sir; none of that ere tweedledum Beethoven, you know, sir; only Handel’s.” “I am sure he will do it,’ the curate. The old man lay placidly for awhile, and then exclaimed, with fervor: “How thankful I be that I sha’n?t have to blow for him when he plays the loud ' part at the end.”—London Tit-Bits. said the ’ responded — Quickens The Appetite. Makes the Weak Strong. mm s THEONLY GOLD MEDAL Sarsaparilla Has Cured Others . ,And Will Cure You. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for Coughs. BRIDGE?ORT, The . o .. o i). M. Read @ompany. BEEN DOWN STAIFlS YET? Down in the Kitchenware depart- ment where they are selling Flower Seeds, Bulbs, Lawn Grass and Plant Fertilizer? Ounce paper of seeds for 10 cents. All sorts and kinds. Croquet Sets, as low as 98c. and as high as $3; the $3 ones are highly polished and very handsome. There's quite a saving in buying such things here, more than you’d expect. And then, too, there’s such a lot to select from that you cannot help but find the sort you’re after. Refrigerators are so low with us this season that we’ve already experi- enceda lively selling. Just for the pleasure of‘ knowing how good they are and how little they’ll cost, come in and see them; biggest assortment in town. “ Ohio ” lcecream Freezers, the simplest and the cheapest to be found anywhere. They have just come in; nobody has seen them yet—only had time to unpack them. Stepladder Chairs, 98 cents; noth- ing handler for housecleaning work. Brushes, Dusters—large Turkey duster, lOcents '1 Red Seal ” Sarsaparilla, 49 cents. 7 Half a centa dose. Giving away samples of Comfort Powder at the toilet counter; get one. Imperial Hygienic Fluid, for the bath, 45¢. a bottle When you can buy Swivel Silks, a high grade fabric, for 25C. 2. yard you are actually saving. 20c. on every yard. And you'll wonder how we do it. Momie Cloth, just as fluffy as the all-wool challle. New and pretty effects in floral designs that are so difficult to find this season, 12%c. a yard. Beautiful covert and light tan Ker- sey Jackets, for $2.50, $4, $5,356.50, $7.50 and $8. Doesn’t seem. hardly possible, but it is so. There’ll be no such chance again when these are sold. Only for the special offer which c a no our way we couldn't do it now. 1”"? window Main Street and 111. eld Avenue, tells you what they :11 ,__] E ”f: 0 S 6 S c COMPBLLED TO SHOW DISPATUHBS. Unusual Means Taken 11. a French Gov- ernor to Identify Complainants. MONTREAI, May 5—11- -.., reported from Halifax that (Joverno: Barges of St. Pierre and Miquclon Is in that city on his way back to France, having been recalled at "-1 solicitation of t"-3 pconTo of the is- ......i3. The feeling against him was very displpeaslng to the governor, who is report- ed to have adopted unusual means to as- certain tho source of the complaints sent to the French government. Between April 12 and 3.3 a (tabla dispatch or dispatches Were forwarded from St. Pierre to Baris. and, in order to learn the contents and name of the sender, the governor ordered the French and English cable officials at the local offices to produce all messages sent or received by them between the dates mentioned. They refused to accede to the request, and the governor called on the chief justice of the colony to issue an order compelling them to carry out his wishes. The order was issued. and the cable offi- cers produced the dispatches. The govern- or found one message which he particular- ly wanted to see, and then he'requestéd an explanation from the man whose name was signed to it. The supposed writer positively denied having anything to do with the authorship of this dispatch. and since then mystery has enshrouded the Identity of the sender, and official circles have been much worked up over the at- fair. Every message that passed through the local office between the dates named is said to have been produced for the inspec- tion of thegovernor, and the matter has created a great stir. o Used His Teeth In 3 Boxing Match. LINCOLN, Neb., May 5.—-Two hundred Lincoln sporting men paid $2 each for the privilege of seeing a three round mill be- tween Marion McIntyre of Lincoln and Swipes the Newsboy of New York. Swipe: had the advantage of weight and was the aggressor in the first round. In the third Swipes fastened his teeth In his antago- nist’s arm. bringing the blood. The referee gave the fight to McIntyre. New College For Colored People. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., May 5.—'—The May- nard institute, a new college for the col« ored people, was opened today at Summer- ville. Dr. Breaker, an educator of wide reputation. Is president. Other negro col- leges in the south are largely supported by northern philanthropists. This new one is to be supported by the Southern Christian denomination exclusively. Dramatic Company Stranded. TROY, N. Y., May 5.-—Thc Minnie Les‘ her company, which played here at the Griswold all last week, has disbanded. and six members of‘ the company were left stranded here today. George E. Mitchell, the manager, who is the husband 0! Min- nie, left here last Thursday for New York to get money to pay the company, but fail- ed to return. Explosion on a. Lake Steamer. MILWAUKEE, May 5.-—-A steam chest on the steamer Argonaut, bound from Mar- quette to South Chicago with ore, explod- ed when the steamer was 20 miles off Sheboygan. No one was injured, but the steamer was disabled, 3 hole being blown through the hull above» the water line. A tug went to her assistance. Suicide In Providence. PROVIDENCE, May 5. —A man who gave his name as Louis Graves, who has been living for, the last five weeks at 84 Rich- mond street, killed himself today by shooting through the head. Graves be- longed in Athleboro, Mass, where he has a Wife and one child. VVreok of the Palestine. ATLANTIC CITY, May 5.——The 'three malted schooner Palestine was wrecked in Great Egg Harbor bay. The vessel went down in 25 feet of water off Longport, and the crew of ,five men had to take to the rigging. The vessel struck on the bar. A Hotel Burned. BRIDGETON, N. J.,‘ May 5.—The For- teaque house, an old and popular resort on Delaware bay, was destroyed by fire. The proprietor and family escaped with but little clothing. The loss is estimated at $12, 000. The Weather. Fair; stationary temperature; westerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. May 4.. --Money on call nominally 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@5}§ per cent. Sterling exchange steady. with ac- tual business in bankers' bills at $4. 88%@4. 89 for demand and $4. 87%(04. 88 for 60 days. Post- ed rates. $4.88}é®4.89 and $4.89}[email protected]. Com- mercial bills, $4.86%@4.87%. Silver certifi- cates. 68%@68}§: no sales. Bar silver. 68; Mex- ican dollars. 53%. Government bonds firm. State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 15% New England. .... 48 Eur. & Quincy.. . . 81% N. J. Central. . . . . 406% C., C.. C. & St. L. . 35% North Amer-loam. 6 Chesapeake 85 0.17% Northern Pacific. .. 1% south- Chicago Gas ...... 70/; Do. pref. ........ .. Cordage..... ...... N. Y. Central ..... 98 Cotton Oil ........ 12% Omaha ..... ... ... .. 4416 Ontario <2 West . . 15% Pacific Mail....... 37% Reading........... 12% Rock Island ...... 7:2 Silver Bullion..... 68 Del. & Hudson” .127 Distillers’ Trust.. 19 Erie.. ............ . 14% General Electric. 3651 Hocking Valley... 18 Lackawanna......161 St. Paul.........—.. 79% Lake Shore ........ 150% Sugar Refining...125 Lead... .. ....... 26%. Texas Pacific..... 8% Louisville & Nash 52%; Union Pacific.... 8% Missouri Pacific" 28% Wabash pref...... 18% Northwestern ....106% Western Union... 86 General Marketa. N 11w YORK. May 4. —FLOUR—State and western dull and easy; city mills patents. $4.80 @4. 50: winter patents. 88. 80@3. 90; city mills clears. $4 10@4. 20: winter straights. 33. mm. 65. WHEAT—No. 2 red sold off under liquidation. weak cables and fine crop news: afterward ral- lied on cowring; May. (lib/4368960.; J uly. 68%@ 68;“. CORN—No.2 declined under brilliant crop advices and sympathy with wheat: May. 35¢]; 35540431115'. 35%@35%c. OATS—No. z dull and easier: May. 23%@ 23%c.: July. 28%23%c. PORK-Quiet; old to new mess. $9@10: fam- ily, $10. 50am. LARD—Quiet: prime western steam. $5.10 nominal. BUTTER-Steady; state dairy. 10@15‘c.; state " creamery. 11@16c. CHEESE—Steady: 5109910.: small. 4%@100. . EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 11@ll}éc.: w.estern 9@llc. - SUGAR—Raw quiet: fair reiinimz. 3%0.‘ .. cen- trifugal. 96test 4V4c. .. refined easier; crushed. oc.: powdered. 5%0. 1 TURPENTINE—Dull and nominal at 28%@ state, large. 28 80% MOLASSES— -—Steady, New Orleans. 29©37c. RICE—Steady; domestic. 3%;Dbc. .. Japan. 4’0 4%0. :3 TALLOW—Ea'sy; city, 3}1®5%c.: countrY. 3% @3Mc. ' HAY—Firm; choice .95c.@5 '. .I‘ Adve'rtisefin the Gamma. shipping. 703750.: good to HOME SECRETS . The Mothers KeepThem; but, WIth a Little Light, There Need be None. D11 you know that forty per cent. of the children of the whole world have weak kidneys to a greater or less ex- tent? Mothers know1t and lhere is a very mistaken policy of “saying noth- mg about it ” Sweet, clean, dry beds should be and can be the resting place by night for ’our. little ones. Some mothers attribute it. “to habit.” It is not a habit at all. Why are children who have this habit thirsty at bed-time. Let us tell you. Weak kidneys become somewhat inflammated by the daily ac- tivi y of the child and demands some- thing cooling. The result is the same, whether they drink or not—wet beds. We write our school teachers, asking them to always and quickly perm-7t Fred or Nellie to retire On request, as their kidneys are weak. Let as set you right in this matter. Give such children one Doan’ s Kidney Pill twice a day, and as sure as you do their kid- nevs strengthen to a full ability, of re- tention, and sweet rooms and beds, and undisturbed studies at school will be the result. Their weakened kidneysare nearly always the result of some for- mer sickness, and as easily cured as any childish ailment. Doan’ s Kidney Pills are pleasant for children to take, and i , perfectly buxmless. An example of the success of Doan’s Kidnev Pills in this trouble, comes from Meridén,“ Conn. Mrs. Wm. Wood who lives in that city at No. 130 Colony street says: ‘ ,My little boy often years of age has always been troubled with weakness of the kidneys causing him to w‘et the bed. So many mothers punish their children for this,obut I knew he couldu’ t help it. I read about Doan’ s K1dney Pills. curing incontinence of urine in adults and thought it might help the little fellow. I procured a box and their use produced a marked benefit at once. It is very seldom he does it now and I shall continue giving him Dean’s Kidney Pills until the kidneys are sound and strong. It is only out. of gratitude that I permit publication but the lroub'e is a very prevalent one and most people from medesty or dafiidence do not épeak of it. Physicians do not appear to be able to cope with the trouble and I consider it a mother’s duty to tell others about it when she has found a specific for this terrible annoyance. Doan’s Kidney Pills. are sold for 50 cents per box. or six boxes for $2.50 By all denk-rr, or mailed on receipt of once by Foster—Milburn Co. , Buffalo, N. Y. solcngents for theU. S. For Pin Worms, Eczema, Hives, in fact any ( f the various torturing, itcbv diseases of the skin, Dcan’ s Ointment is an instant. and positive remedy. Get it from your lealer. DAVED . w. RAYMOND Fungal 01111111 1111 13111111131. 39 Washington Strut ’Soulh Norwalk Residence. Mahackcmo Hotel.‘ The OGAZETTE JOB PRINTING Department. I A 1 won» TO THE WISE Merchants, ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own inter. ests by giving 11s a call. REMEMBER~lf you have work to do, write to us. Gan raise a. fearful racket and make the neighbors feel they Wish ‘ the whole outfit was SkilllullyManipulaled, calls forth our music-lov— ing spirits and. bids them Gutter worship the man who first invented the wonderful instrument. Band. S’chleicher Pianos. Are Known THE WORLD 0111. Have you ever tried one? Come and see our works. |25¥ 121 name STREET, Stamford, Conn.-, U. S. A. ' I M an mactur— . where . such noises are forever hushedJ-J 11. coon PIANO.‘
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