Ten Sweet ‘ Caporal ‘ Little Cigars for cts. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. ‘ ‘45," ‘ -; -...~.‘-.;,'. BRAVE AN COOL. APhiladelph‘ia Tenement-House Fire De- ‘velops a Young Héroine. In January last a Philadelphia tene- ment house was burned. Twomen were killed and several persons were badly injured, while others escaped in an al- most miraculous manner. The fourth floor was occupied by the family of Joseph Zellers. The father and mother « seem to have been absent, but the five children were at home. All were saved through the bravery and coolness of the oldest of them, a .girl of 16, whose conduct is briefly described by the Rec~ 0rd: Jenny Zellers was dressing the chil- dren, the youngest a mere babe, when a cloud of smoke came into the room and at the same time the frantic cries of those below reached her ears. Hastily opening the door, she saw the flames leaping up the stairway toward her. Never hesitating, she closed the door, and callingthe children together forced them up a ladder and through a trap-door to the roof. They wereIele— rated high above the surrounding build- ings, and below them the flames were roaring with terrible fury. Still retaining her presence of mind, the brave girl dropped her brother, a. lad of 14, to the roof of the house to the south. It was a fall of ten feet, but the boy landed safely, and then ‘the girl braved the fire in her doomed home to secure a quantity of bedding. This she threw to her brother, who arranged it. on the roof, and then, one by one, she dropped the other children. The infant she took in 'her arms and leaped with it in safety to the bedding. N ext she broke a skylight in the roof to which all had escaped, and lowering the children through it, theyall reached the Street. ~ i AN’ HONORABLE VEGETABLE. The Onion Has Its Admirers—The Ana- conda (Mont.) Onion Society. The nutritious and wholesome onion occasionally findsfits vindicators. At the thriving Montana city of Anaconda there is a dining club called the Ana- conda Onion society. Its first feast was recently given with distinguished suc- cess. Down the center of the hall, says the Anaconda. Standard, was set a long table, with cover for all the guests. At. each plate was a large and juicy onion; in the middle of the table was an array of meats, bread, fruit-crackers, cheese and other things. At "one end of the hall floated the standard of the club in proud conspic- uousness. :It consisted of a pole sur- mounted by a string of the vegetables from which the socity takes its name. On the wall hung this motto, beautifully wrought: IN ONION THERE IS STRENGTH. Each member wore a pretty bouton- nler of little onions. The occasion was , greatly enjoyed by all the participants. and the society hopes to do much to re- store the onion to the honor and esteem , of the world. ~... _trade is 13 years. . In Montana, as well as on the whole of the Pacific slope, the onion attains a deli-ciousncss of quality which is com— paratively unknown on the eastern side of the continent. If the people of the east could have onions as good as those of Montana and California, it is possible that the Anaconda Onion society might find imitators in the east. BARBERS IN AUSTRIA. They Must Serve in All Cases 3. Three- Yeurs’ Apprenticeship. The Austrians take no chances with their barbers, says the New York World. They must be good, and the Bafbers’ and Wigmakers’ union of Vienna secs to it that they are. Provision is also made in their code for women barbers who desire to carry on the business of 01‘ their husbands in case of the latter’s death or illness. But in order to do this the wife must have been enrolled in the union as an ap- prentice for three years. Apprentices, I writers. by the rules of the union, must appear in Vienna in the presence. of judges of the union and show their skill before they are allowed to open shops of their own. ‘ ' A properly certified barber must have a knowledge of and pass an examination in shaving,'hair-cutt-ing, hair-curling and wig-making, and during the period before the issuance of a certificate the poor and others who are frugal serve as subjects for experiment. At the. examination the young men have their razors dulled by four'strokes in a pine plank, and they must then sharpen them. A subject is assigned to each, who must be tonsorially perfect, in the opinion of the judges, when the apprentice has released him. After this a certificate is issued and the apprentice serves tWO years as a journeyman before he may open ashop as an employer. The average age of ap- prentices ivhen they begin to learn their fl I ‘the same name, etc. v.1 , v .. .‘ .> . l. .-. ‘7'- ,4 ,THE MlCROBE FIEND. A Russian Doctor Finds the Air Has 400,000 Germs to the Cubic Yard. t seems nowadays .gthat when a scientist desires a little recreation or to fill in some spare time he polishes up his microscope, sharpens his pencil and begins a vigorous search after microbes. says the New York World. His hunt is always sure of being successful—— judging from past results—no matter where he looks for them, for they have been fpund in clothing, books, carpets and furniture. while in the mouth and throat of every human being they are said to exist in incredible numbers. The latest contributor tcrthe rapidly- growing mass’of information regarding microbes is a Russian bacteriologist, Dr. Maximovitsch, whose researches have been made in the rooms and core ridors of the St. Potersburg hospitals. The cold weather which freezes the Russian capital during more than half the year seems to have had a favorable effect on the fecundity of bacteria, judging by the figures given out by this learned scientist. It is a mattcrbf common belief that the air of habitations contains an ex- traordinary quantity of microbes, but a quantity which varies continually, for when the air is perfectly still the number may be reduced to almost zero. But when the air was agitated and filled with dust by dry sweeping and dusting, Dr. Maximovitsch found that it contained about 400,000 bacteria to the cubic yard. He therefore con- cluded that there must- be even agrcat- or quantity of microbes where the dust came from the floor. That his theory was correct is shown by the startling results of his investigations. In the rooms which were exception- ally well «cared for and swept daily the ' doctor found in the floor from 11,000,- . 000 to 34,000,000 microbes per square. ' In the neglected cor- : ridors, however. and those which were , yard of surface. cleaned at longer intervals, the scient~ ist discovered that there lurked 290,- 000,000 of these “critters” in every square yard. A gramme of dust (about three-tenths of an ounce avoirdupois) taken from these latter rooms con- tained, so the doctor asserts, at least, 66,000,000 microbes. It is reassuring to know that most of «these microbes are harmless, but, after comforting the reader with the state- ment, the Russian savant again alarms him by saying that in this hospital dust. many microbes of tuberculosis and pneumonia were encountered and that there is every reason to believe that such and other contagiousdiseascs may therefore be transmitted through the medium of the impalpable dust which floats in the atmosphere. DEAD LETTER OFFICE. A Large Business Results from Misdi- rectcd Letters. Very few persons know the extent of the operations of the dead letter office of the post office department. It is known in a general way that misdirect- ed letters are sent to the department in Washington, where, if possible, they are forwarded to the sender or the ad— dressee. The number of letters and papers sent to the dead letter office in a year, says the St. Louis Republic, is about 6,500,000. Of these,'5,500,000 are what - are called ordinary unclaimed letters, 1650,000 foreign letters misdi- rected by people in the United States to persons abroad, and about 30,000 let- ters written to fictitious addresses, while 500,000 letters in a year are mailed by people in other countries to wrong addresses in the United States. According to the last report more than 30,000 letters sent to the dead letter office contained money amounting to more than $1,500,000. A majority of the money and checks, etc., was returned to owners. but last year $300,000 in checks and notes and $10,000 in cash remained unclaimed. The number of aarcels sent to this office is not :arge. More than 300,000 letters finding aheir way to the dead letter office vearly contain photographs. A very .arge proportion of the matter which reaches the office does not get there because of defect in the post office sys- tem, but because of carelessness of writers. It would not be possible to state the proportion in figures because the technical distinctions of “held for postagefl “misdirected,” etc.,. include .lettcrs which',“ while properly prepaid and dispatched according to the ad- dresses, still fail of successful delivery by reason of hasty and careless direc- tions, confusion arising from offices of It is a peculiar fact that while many persons are ex- tremely careful of their penmanship in sending letters to persons who are fa- miliar with their writing, they are singularly negligent in addressing the envelope which is to be read by persons unfamiliar with the writing, yet upon 'whose ability to read it is dependent the safe delivery of the letter. The in- crease of the business of the dead let- ter office, which continued each year until about three years ago, has re- cently ceased, and there isadiminu- tion in the volume of misdirected mail matter. This improvement is ac- counted for in part by the improved management of the post office depart- ment. but to a greater extent by the general diffusion of education among ,1mau-‘5 Quickens The Appetite Makes the Weak Strong. Y ER’S « THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL , Sarsapanlla Has Cured Others And Will Cure You. Ayer’s Cherry Pcctoral for Coughs. ’ -« I *. BRIDGEPORT. Wis rheoooo . D. Nil. Read Company. BEEN DOWN STAIRS 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 980. 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- enced a 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, 10 cents I Red Seal ” Sarsaparilla, 49 cents. Half a cent a dose. _ Giving away samples of Comfort Powder at the toilet counter; get one. Imperial Hygienic Fluid, for the bath, 45c. a bottle. When you can buy Swivel Silks, a high grade fabric, for 25c. a yard you are actually saving. 200. on every yard. And you’ll ander how we~ do it. Momie Cloth,just as fluffy as the all—Wool challie. New and pretty effects in floral designs that are so difficult to find this season, 12§c.a .A yal on Beautiful covert and light tan Ker— sey Jackets, for $2.50, $4, $5, $650, $7.50 and $8. possible, but it is so. There’ll be no such chance again when these are sold. Only for the special offer which came our way we couldn’t do it now. The corner window, Main Street and Fairlield Avenue, tells you what they n “1‘6. 0 Doesn’t seem hardly « l T HEE’v E N 1 N G G A ZEr 'r E UlNOIZiN TZ’ - 313.303.. Nine Persons Known to: .'..ve Been Killed. Death of Two of t‘. :-- Injured. CIKCINNAC'7, May 6.—Nc more bo-lias of ,‘ the victims of last night’s explosion of a gasoline tank in the five story brick build- inz on Walnut. street, in which atlaast 1?. persons are supposed to have been killed, besides a large number of persons injured, were recovered today. but two others were visible and workmen were preparing to take them out. When these are recovered, nine bodies will have been taken from the ruins, including those of Adolph Drack. proprietor of, a saloon in the wrecked building; Roland A. Davis of Hamilton. 0.: R. A. h‘ricke of Norwood, 0.; Mary Kennedy, and William South. Mortimer O’Kana, an employee of the American Book company, is reported to be missing. and it is feared that he was killed in the explosion. He is known to have been in the vicinity near the time of the disaster. . ' The scene of the explosion required the attention of all the city departments to- day. The street cleaning forces were work- ing on the debris, while the firemen and police ware on duty for squares about the wreckage, keeping'the crowd back and al- sisting in the work of clearing the street. There was considerable alarm caused by the threatened collapse of the adjacent buildings. In order to rescue the victims from the pile of debris last night holes were cut through the walls and founda- tions of these buildings. At 10 o’clock it was found'that the adjacent walls showed the effects of these openings and of the ex- plosion and all of the occupants of the buildings at 428 Walnut street and 484 Walnut street were ordered out. Mean— time exaggerated reports ware circulated . about additional losses of life, and enor- mous crowds gathered. The police kept Walnut street. clear between Fourth and Fifth streets while the rescuers continued their work. Felicia Drach and C. L. Wells. who were in the list, of those injured last night, died today: John McCarty, who is one of the 20 persons reported to have been injured, is in a critical condition. HOW FRANCE GETS RBORUITS. An Alleged Attempt to Impress an» Amer- ican Naval Officer’s Son. WASHINGTON, May 6.—A suspected at- tempt on the part of the French govern- ment to impress into its military service the son of on American naval officer on the ground of his birth in that country and later residence there and the action of the state department. in the premises are related in the diplomatic correspondence with France during 1895. made public by the department. « ‘ The young man in question was Caspar Schuyler Crowninshield, a son of Captain A. S.?Crowninshleld, U. S. N., who was born ct Nice while his father was serving on a United States ship of war. He was taken from France when a month old and did not return until October. 1894, when he went to Paris to study art. In Febru- ary, 1895, ' when young Crowninshield went to the United States embassy in Paris for a “letter of identification” in order ',to comply with the French regula- tion requiring registration of all foreign- ers residing in France more than three months. he was informed by the secretary of the embassy that the French govern- ment would try, on account of. the place of his birth, to force him to serve three years In the army. Mr. Gresham was then secretary of state. and in a letter to Captain Crowninshield he said that Embassador Eustis was in- structed that this government held that young Crowninshield, being born a citizen of the United States under our laws, had conserved his status and perfected it against any conflicting claim on the part of France by continuous domicile in the United States during minority and en- trance upon all the right of American cit- izenship on attaining majority. The French government then concluded to abandon its attempt. French-Brazilian Boundary. PARIS, May 6. —Le Politique Colonials says it learns that the position of the French in the disputed territory of Guiana. is increasingly precarious, owing to the support the squatters receive from the Brazilian government. More Brazilians are said to be entering the country in dis- pute, and much anxiety is felt in conse- quence at. Cayenne. The \Veather. Fair; cooler; variable winds. , FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘ Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. May 5.-Money on call easy at 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4%@5§é per cent. Sterling exchange steady,.with ac- tual business in hankers' bills at $4.88%@4.89 for demand and $4.87%@4.88 for 60 days. Post- ed rates. 34.88%@4.89 and $4.891vé@4.90. Com- mercial bills, $1.87. Silver certificates. 68%@ 68%c.: no sales. Bar silver. 68%,0. Mexican dollars. 53%c. Government bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison ....... 15% Bur.&. Quincy.... 81 New England..... 48 N. J. Central ...... 106 CH C.. C. & St. L..f35 North American.. 5% Chesapeake & O. . 17% Northern Pacific.. 1% Chicago Gas...... 709;”. Do. pref... ..... 1% Cordage ....... 5 N. Y. Central ..... 98 Cotton Oil......... 14% Omaha ......... 44% Del. & Hudson.. . . 127 Ontario & West. . 15% Distillers’ Trust. . 18% Pacific Mai-l ....... 27%, Erie.... ............ 14% Reading........... 12 Rock Island....... 7196 Silver Bullion..... 68 St. Paul........... 78% Sugar Refining...124% Texas Pacific...... 8% Union Pacific..... 8% Wabash pref...... 15% Western Union... 85% General‘Electrlc.. 365/4 Hocking Valley... 18 Lackawanna ...... 161 27 Missouri Pacific. . Northwestern . . . . 106 General Markets. ' NEW YORK. May 5,—FLOUR—Stcte and‘ western quiet and easy at nominally unchanged prices: city mills patents. s4.3oo4.5o: winter pat- ents. [email protected]; city mills cleats. $4.10@4... ; winter straights, 83.45.133.60. WHEAT—No. 2 red declined under foreign selling and favorable crop news. but rallied on complaint of insect damage to winter Wheat, causing local covering: May. 68%@68}é0-3 June, csgéoseygc. - , ‘ CORN—No. 2 quiet. but steady: May. 34%c.; J 1113’. 35 9-16@859§c. OATS-No. 2 nominal: track. white. state 24 @28c.: track. white. western, 24@28c. PORK—Steady; old to new nut» :40“: family. $10.50@11. LARD-Steady: prime waste-mi. awe-n. $5M; nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy. 10221513.: state creamery. 11@160. CHEESE-Quiet: 536293“; small. 4%@10c. - EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 10% @11c.: western. Q’QlOMc. SUGAR—Raw firm: fair refining. 3%c.: cen- trifugal. 96 test. 454:»; refined easy; crushed, 6a.: powdered. 5%(5. TURPENTINE—Dull: 28@28%c. MOLASSES—Steady: New Orleans. 29®37c. RICE—Steady; domestic. waffle-l Japan. 4@ . state. large. 4%0. . TALLOW—Quiet: city, 3%@3 5-16c.: countrY. . 8W3 7-lflc. HAY— Firm-z shipping. unsecur— zood to choice. 90.1.2], 31. 3 amount; in the GAZETTE. , = mothers attribute it “to habit.” HOME SECRETS. The‘ Mothers KeepThem ; but, With a Little Light, There Need ' be None.. Did you know that forty per cent. of the children of the whole world have weak kidneys to a greater or less ex- teuz? 'Mothers know it and there is a very mistaken policy of “saying noth- ing about it.” Sweet, clean, dry beds should be. and can be the resting Place bv night for our little ones. SIome l. 18 no' a habit at all. Why are children Who have this habit thirsty at bed-time. Let us tell you. Weak kidneys bvcome somewhat inflammated by the daily ac- tivity 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 permit Fred or Nellie to retire on request, as their kidneys are weak. Let us set- you right in this matter. Give such children one Doan’s Kidney Pill twice '9. day, and as sure as you do their kid- neys strengthen to a. full ability, of re- tention, and sweet rooms and beds, and undisturbed studies at school will be the result. Their weakened kidneys are 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 perfectly harmless. An example of the success of Doan’s Kidney Pills in this trouble, comes from Meriden, Conn. Mrs. Wm Wood who lives in that city at No. 130 Colony street says: ‘,My little boy of ten years of age has always been troubled with wet the bed. So many mothers punish their children for this, but I knew he couldn’t help it. I read about Doa'n’s Kidney 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 until shall continue giving him Doan’s Kidney Pills until the kidneys are sound and strong. It is only cut. of gratitude that I permit publication but the trouble is a very prevalentone and most. people from modesty or diifidence do not speak of it. Physicians do not appear to be able to cope with tlre 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’a Kidney Pills are sold for 50 cents per box._ or six boxes for $2.50 By all dealers, or mailed on receipt of price by Foster—Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y. solo agents for theU For Pin Worms, Eczema, Hives, in fact. any of the various torturing, itchy diseases of the skin, Dean’s Ointment is an instant nnd pOsitive remedy. Get it from your dealer. DAvm . w. RAYMONu Final Elector and Emhalmer. 39 Washington Strut 'Sciith Norwalk Residence. Manackemo Hotel. ' .._ ._, _A_ outfit. weakness of the kidneys causing him to' The lZETTF. PRINTING. _ » Department.» » Woau TO THE ' , WISE M an iilactur- ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own inter- ests by giving us acall. REM EMBEfin-lf you have work to do, write to us. Gan raise afearful racket and make the neighbors. feel they WlSll the Whole was _ where ' such noises are forever hushed. A. coon PIANO. ' ‘SkllllullyManipulaled, calls forth our music-lov- ing spirits and bids them . worship the man who first invented the wonderful instrument. Schleicher Pianos Are Known THE WORLD. OVER. .— Have you ever triedone? Come and see curworks. l25-l2'l PAGlFIG smaét. Stamford,;00nn'. U. s. A:
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