By True I» Merit Only. can any article attain such a high standard of favor among the people as that enjoyed by. For years no other soap in’New England has ever. approached it either in sales or quality. It has proved 1ts value over all substitutes. It is soap, all soap. and nothing but soap. _ , -TIME- FOR CRABS. We have some nets for them . . Price—Zill—e-ms. Something new in COVERED BASK- ETS. Good for picnics, fishing, etc. OIII LOOKS. Isand’zsc a Pair. H. H. WILLIAMS \ 17 Main St. J. D. Jennings. UNDERT-AKER 1 Knight street, opposite Street Railway Depot NIGHT BELL AI OFFICE. ‘ Fairfield county National Bank. 44 Wall Street, Norwalk. 001m. NCOBPORATED. 1824. Capital. $200,000 EDWIN 0. Known, President. ' _ DAVID H. MILLER. Vice-President. ‘> ‘ L. C. GannN. Cashier DIRECTORS . EDWIN 0. Karma Mosrs H. GLOVEB DAVID H..M1LI.E-n. A. J. MEEKEB, F. Br. J onN Locxwoon, Tnnononn E. SMITH IDA COLE. Cass F. TnIsTaAiu. Accounts of Manufacturers Merchants and Individuals solicited. Safe Deposit Boxes free to Depositcrs. MEEKER COAL 00, con, _. WOOD, BRICK, LIME, CEMENT. llLE PIPE. OFFICE WITH G. WARD SELLECK WALL STREET. NOBWé LK. Horace E. Dean, EXCELSIOL LLVGI‘V and. Sales Stable. "‘"T """"""""" ‘\ Opposite Danbury and Norwaik Railroad depot“ Norwalk, Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers Safe horses for women andchildren. . SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY HERE’S YOUR GRANGE. A fine building lot on W’ilton ave- / nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a Bargain. w. H. ‘BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance Room I. Gazette B’l’d. OOLIO, . ' g 1. onus, . . ,DIOIIIIHIEI, And all Bowel Troubles ' Promptly relieved with HALE’S " SAFE ‘ tfllllllAi. Large Bottle 25 cents. At all Druggist. I TWO GALLANT PIREMEN. They Make a Thrilling Rescue at a Blaze ' .~ In New York. . . NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Thomas Kerri-~ gan of hook and ladder company No. 14 and John Lutz of engine company No. 36, at a fire in the four story building 2365 Third avenue, at 7 a.- m., rescued one of the inmates at great danger to themselves. The building is occupied on all the floors, with the'exception of the ‘ upper one, by G. Gruhn, a baker and con- fectioner, the top floor being tenanted by William Staab and his family. When the firemen arrived, the flames had made rapid headway. It was supposed at the time that. every one in the building had made his escape, but to the surprise of every- body William Thompson, who occupied a room on the top floor, appeared at the front window. He was about to jump to the street, but was prevailed upon to wait for help. . Kerrigan and Lutz made their way to a three story structure adjoining the burn- ing building, the top of the cornice of this building being on a level with the. lintel of the window of Thompson’s room. Standing on the edge of- the cornice, Ker- rigan placed his right foot on the lintel and seized the window casement with his right hand. Lutz also steed on the cor- nice edge and pressed his weight against his comrade, thus aiding him in retaining his perilous position. Kerrigan then re- leased his hcld of the easement, seized Thompson and swung him over his head to.Lutz, who grasped him and threw him on to the roof. Lutz then aided Kerrigan to regain the roof of the smaller house amid the cheers of the crowd. Dr. Henry Dies of His \Vounds. DUNCANNoN, Pa, Sept. 30.—-Dr. George S. Henry, who was shot by Dr. T. L. J obn- ston, is dead. The injuries of Mrs. John- ston, who was also shot by her husband, are not serious, and she will be able to be about in a few days. Dr. Johnston has been lodged in jail at New Bloomfield, charged with murder. The doctor has been melancholy ever since the death of two children, which occurred last spring. He has been drinking heavily,and it is thought the two combined unbalanced his mind and led to his crime. Stead Praises Pin.gree. _ DETROIT, Sept. 30.——-Mayor Pingree, the Republican nominee for governor of Mich- igan, has received a letter from W. T. Stead, editor of The Review of Reviews, in which Mr. Stead congratulates the mayor on his nomination for governor, and says that he regards that event as a bright spot in the electoral history of the United States for the present year. ' , Against Two Insurance CompanieS. PROVIDENCE, Sept. 30.-—Insurance Com- missioner A. C. Sanders has asked the ap- pellate division of the supreme court to enjoin the Security Mutual Fire Insur- anca company and the Citizens’ Mutual Fire Insurance company of this city from further exercises of the franchises granted them. Both companies are represented as insolvent. Murder and Vengeance. . WHARNCLIFFE, W. Va, Sept. 30. —At Gray, Mingo county, 3 political discussion ended in a general row, in which Uohn 38. Roberts, a prosperous farmer, was shot to death by “Doc” Estep. King Roberts, a brother of John, rushed into his house, and, seizing a Winchester, fired three balls into Estep, killing him. Fought For Ten Hours. LONDON, Sept. 30.——The government has received a dispatch from Fort Salis- bury saying that serious fighting, lasting three days, has taken place in Mashona- land, near Mazoe. The Briitsh troops Were hemmed in by the natives for ten hours, and two British ofi‘icers were wounded. Will Not Use the Ballot Machine. YONKERS, N. Y., Sept. 30.—The board Of alderman of this city, by a unanimous vote, decided not to use the Myers ballot , machine in the coming presidential elec- tion. The machine was used in the election here last fall. Elected Lord Mayor of London. LONDON, Sept. ESQ—Alderman George Faudel Phillips, sherifl of the county of London, was elected lord mayor of Lon- don to succeed Sir Walter Wilkin. The Weather. Colder, threatening weather and rain. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. New YORK, Sept. 29.—Money on call steady at 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 7@8 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with ac- tual business in bankers’ bills at 84.84%@4.84}é - for demand and $4.81%@4.82 for 60 days. Post- ed rates, $4.82%@4.83 and [email protected]}é. Com- mercial bills, $4.8M. Silver certificates, sales, 87,000 at 66140. Bar silver, 65%0. Mexican dol- lars, 50%;0. Government bonds firm. State bends dull. Railroad bonds firm. ‘ Closing prices: Atchison .......... 13% Bur. &. Quincy.. . . 70% C., 0., C. &. St. L.~. 27 Chesapeake & 0.. 15% New England ..... 45 N. J. Central ...... 104 North American. 5 Northern Pacific. 13% Chicago Gas ...... 625.4 Do. pref ........... 21% Cordage. . . ., ...... 4% N. Y. Central ..... 92% Cotton Oil ........ 13 Omaha ....... . 38% Del. & Hudson. . .124% Ontario & West. . 14% Distillers’ Trust. . — Pacific Mail... .. 20% Erie... ............ 14 Reading ........ . .. 19% General Electric.. 28% Rock Island ....... 63% Hocking Valley. . 15% Silver Bullion.. . . . 66%; Lackawanna... ”153% St. Paul ........... 71% Lake Shore ....... 1.47 Sugar Refinery. . .112 Lead .............. 2214 Texas Pacific ...... 7% Louisville & Nash 42% Union Pacific ..... 7% Missouri Pacific.. 21% Wabash pref ...... 15% Northwestern.... 99% \Vestern Union... 84 General Markets. NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—FLOUR¥State and western quiet, but firm: city mills patents, [email protected]: winter patents. $3.70@4; city mills clears, [email protected]; winter straights, [email protected]. WHEAT—No. 2 red opened weak under for- eign selling, heavy spring wheat receipts and large world’s Shipments, later rallying on firm second cables; Septémber, 70%@71}4c.; October, 70%@71 3-16c. -COR.N.—No. 2 was quiet, but steady with wheat: October, 27%c.; December, 28 9-16@28§§c. . OATS—No. 2 dull and nominal; track, white, state, 19@29}§c.: track, white.western. 19@29}§c. PORK—Quiet; mess, [email protected]: family, $10.50 11.50. . @LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, 84.17%, nominal. ' ‘ BUTTERéFirm; state dairy. 10@14}§c.; state creamery, 11@162. ’ CHEESE—Dull; state; large. 7@9c.; small, . 7@9y40. - . . EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 18%@ 190.: western, 14@18t'. q ‘ SUGAR—Raw quiet and steady: fair refin- ing, 2940.; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 l-lfic.; refined steady: crushed, 5}§c.: powdered. 4%0. TURPENTINE—Firm at 27@27}é. MOLASSES—Firm: New Orleans, 29@3Tc. RICE—Firm; domestic, 3%@4c.; Japan, 3@ 4m:- . TALLO‘W—Firm; city, 3%c.; country, 3&4». HAY—Dull: shipping, 55@60c.: good to cimicr 70@7:'m _ ' ‘ . saunas IS DISAPPOINTBD. But He Still -I:lopes For a Race For the . Cup In 1897. LJNDON, Sept. 30.——Sir George Newnes recently requested the Royal London Yacht club, of which he is a member, to issue a challenge in his behalf for a series of races for the America‘s cup. Ile wished to im- pose the condition, however, that the races should be sailed at Halifax, and that the New York Yacht club should make a posi- tive statement that the conditions under which the challenge of Lord Dunraven’s Valkyrie III were accepted interpreted cor- rectly the mutual agreement clause of the new deed of gift. The matter was consid- ered by the executive committee of the Royal London Yacht club, and it was de- cided to decline to forward the challenge on the ground that the deed of gift was inimical to the sport of yacht racing. A representative of the London press and an interview on the subject with Sir George, in which the latter, pronounced himself as being bitterly disappointed by the decision of the Royal London Yacht club. “I am very desirous to havea go for it, ” he said, “and the decision of the club does not divert my intention, but necessarily it poetpones the matter for a twolvemonth. I cannot, of course, seek out any other club and ask it to send the challenge for me, as that would seem to be a criticism of the action of the Royal London Yacht Iclub. opinion regarding the regrettable incidents of 1895, it is a fact that English yachting circles are divided in opinion as to wheth- er Lord Dunraven was right or wrong. But it is my belief that as time lapses this will die out, and I hope that this will have occurred by 1897, so that when I renew the subject I believe I shall get a challenge lent. The Americans no doubt want a race only on fair terms, and the deed of gift can be altered yearly if the New York Yacht club pleases. “I cannot see any reason why the inter- national yacht races should not be sailed off Halifax, and my object in making that suggestion is only to avoid the fleet of ex- .cursion' steamers which gathers for the races off Sandy Hook.” England Learns Something. F‘ WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—-The British chambers of commerce jointly made repre- sentations some time ago to the foreign office with a view to the improvement of the British consular service. particularly citing the excellent work being done by the United States consular service in the collection and rapid dissemination of trade statistics and the speedy report of matters occurring in their respective districts that might be of interest and value to the com- mercial and manufacturing interests of the United States in extending foreign markets. Escape of Notorious Criminals. ’ SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 30.-—-Three of the most desperate criminals confined in the county jail got out by means of a tun- nel dug under the walls connecting the jailyard with the side yard of the court- house. They were Frank McCarty, Wil- liam Harrison and Edward Creelman, three of the worst thieves and creeks on the Pacific coast. McCarty was recaptured, but the other two are still at large. ‘The tale Adhere. NEW YORK, Sept. 30.——The North Ger- man steamer Saale, which arrived at the bar at 3:05 a. m., grounded on the edge of Flynn’s knoll after rounding the south- west spit. Her engines were reversed and kept working full speed astern, and at 8 o’clock she slid off into the channel with- out assistance and uninjured. She was in charge of a pilot at the time, but a mist obscured the range lights. County Bonds All Right. TROY, N. Y., Sept. 30.—A rumor put in, circulation in connection with the defalca- tiou of County Treasurer Morrison, to the eflect that county bonds, and especially Rensselaer county courthouse bonds, have been duplicated, proves on investigation to be untrue. The original bond issue is safe, and all holders are protected. Twelve Club League to Continue. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. —President Nick Young of \the National league says the 12 club league will remain intact not only another season, but at least four seasons besides. Baseball has been more success- ful under the 12 club regime than any five years previous since baseball became a professional sport. National League Sued. WINSTED, Conn., Sept. 30.—The Winsted baseball team of the Naugatuck Valley league has instituted a suit, claiming $100 damages, against the Boston National league team, alleging breach of contract. The plaintiffs allege that Boston agreed to play here Monday, Sept. 28, and canceled the engagement. ' On Trial For Official Corruption. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.—The trial of Supervisors Hughes, King, Benjamin, Dunker, Morganstein, Skully and Wager, indicted for corruption in ofiice, has begun in Judge Sewall’s department of the su- perior court. The proceeding has for its object the removal of the defendants from office. Let a Train Kill Him. BAYONNE, N. J., Sept. 30.—John Car- bin, a Bayonne laborer, threw himself on the tracks before an” express train and was instantly killed. Carbin’s mother died recently, and grief for her death is thought to have led him to commit suicide. Ran Into an Open Switch. SEDALIA, Mo., Sept. 30.——A Missouri, Kansas and Texas train ran into an open switch and was wrecked at Wilton, 65 miles east of here. William Blake, the fireman, was crushed to death under the locomotive. Dead In, His Chair. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Sept. 30.—Jacob Stears, Jr., clerk of the board of super- visors of Jefferson county, was found dead in his chair at his home. He served as clerk of the board cf supervisors for 18 years. . Killed by 8. Falling Tree. SARATOGA, Sept. 30.——James Cotter of North Creek, superintendent for Finch, Pruyn & Co., lumbermen of Glens Falls, was crushed to death by a falling tree at Boreas pond, in the Adirondacks, yester— day. . . Wishard’s Damsel IVins. LONDON, Sept. 30.—At Newmarket the Trial Stakes of 5 sovereigns each for start- ers, with 100 sovereigns added, was won by Mr. E. Wlsbard’s American chestnut filly Damsel, 3 years old. Political Murder In Missouri. SEDALIA,'M0., Sept. 30.--Tom Saunders and John Dotson of Otterville quarreled over politics Saunders went-home, got a pistol, returned and shot Dotson dead. However, without expressing an ' m. »THE7EV-EN1NGGAZETT"§ 4 NEW IRISH STORIES. Some Anecdotes Told in the Recently Pu‘o- lished Journals of ltIr. O’Neill Daunt. I. Some good stories are told in the journals of Mr. O‘Neill Daunt, recent‘ 1y published under the title, “A Life Spent in Ireland.” At one time Mr. Dau‘ntwas the guest of Father Burke, in whose parish one of the sanguinary tithe affrays occurred between the par- son and the Catholic people. The sol- diers were called on to fire on the pop niece, and some persons were killed. Soon afterward Father Baurke re- ceived a government circular ~inquir~ ing the number of his flock for t’he purpose of making, up a census. He answered that, as he had not yet as- certained to What extent his people were thinned out on the last shooting day ‘he could not furnish the required information with accuracy. When the Poor law was first intro- duced a Dublin beggar woman, whom a gentleman referred to the poorhouse, said: “This Poor law‘s a grand thing for the sowls of the gintlemen.” “\Vhy so ?” “Bekase now when we axes for aims they only say go to the poorhouse, but before there was a poorhouse they used to say, ‘Go to the divill’ ” When Mr. Hemphill was canvassing Cashel he found that a party of elec- tors, known as “commoners,” number~ ing some thirteen or fourteen, were notoriously corrupt and always sold their vote to the highest bidder. Their usual price was £20 per vote. Hemp- hill requested the priest to preach on the sin of trafficking on the fran- chise, and the priest complied and de- nounced corrupt trafiicking in votes as a mortal sin. The next day Hempiiill met one of the commoners, and anxious to learn what efiect the sermon had produced on these ven'al gentlemen, he asked the man whether he had been at mass on the previous day. ‘ "i was your honor.” "Was not that sermon on bribery ex- collcnt?" “It was an elegant sermon your honor.” ' "Will It do good, do you think?” “I think it will make the election run very close, your honor.” “How so?” “Why, we always got £20 for a vote before we knew it was a sin; but, as his reverence says we’ll be damned for selling our votes, we can't tor Ithe fu- ture take less than £40." In a Quandary. “What’s the trouble, John '2” “Why, sir, here’s a note from Mr. Mahlstick, in which he tells me that he is off on a little trip, and {he wants me to send his drawing materials along.” “Well, and isn’t that plain enough?” “Hardly, sir. I don’t think, sir, ,vthat you know Mr. Mahlstick. , I don't know whether to send'his paints and brushes ,or. only a corkscrew.’.’—-Boston Trans- “cript. “ ' ' ‘ ' A New {de3} 15,565. A young woman of Lyons, who has probably read “Boccaccio,” but not Rogers’s “Ginevra,” shut up one lover in a trunk when another knocked at her door. She then went out and forgot all about the matter till the next day, when she found the man in the trunk dead and the police unwilling to accept her explanation. Decadent Mother H. Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog some food: And when she got there The cupbboard was bare—— A study, as ’twere, in the nude. ~Detror'u Tribune. 'i \ll CAKE or TOILET soap IN EVERY PACKAGE. HINTS Posh-Is .HO'USEHOLD. If a little flour is rubbed over a loaf of cake before i'ceiug it will prevent the frosting from spreading and running off so readily. » . Rub a curtain pole with kerosene oil until it is perfectly smooth, using a Iv-oolen cloth for the purpose. The pole rings will run much more easily if the pole is treated in this manner. In making Indian meal mus'h, cook it with milk in place of water, or part water and pant milk if nOt convenient to use all milk. The pudding will be much richer, and when fried will more readily take a nice brown. ~ " An exceedingly nervous person who :ann'ot sleep may often be quieted and put ‘to sleep by being rubbed with a tawel wrung out of hot salted water Frequently a change from a warm bed to a cool one will tend to quiet a nerv- ous person and make 'him drowsy. In relaying carpets after the falI cleaning it is well to sprinkle some- thing under the edges to destroy any carpet bugs that may be lurking around. 'As good a thing as can be used is a powder made of equal parts of camphor gum and 'tobacco. When setting sponge for bread 01 .‘olls, double the quantity may be made and that not needed kept in the refrigerator or wherever it is cold enough to prevent the sponge from ris ing. In this way rolls may be 'had fresh each day without setting an ex- tra sponge. This dough requires a lit tle longer to rise, but the results will be as good as if it were freshlv set. -' A Preti'y Fashion. The most popular birthday gift is something showing the flower or gem of the birth month, or both. A list of birthday gems has already been given in our columns; to this we now append one of the flowers: January—Garnet: snowdrop. February-Pearl or ame- thyst; primrose. March—~Bloodstone; violet. April—Diamond; daisy. May—- Emerald; hawthorn. J one-Agate or water lily. August~Sardonyx; poppy. September—Sapphire or chrysolite; morning glory. October—Opal; hops December—Turquoise; hollv. Silos Have Come tifstay. They are a certain help to farmers and are within reach of all. A low- priced silo turns out just as good ensi- lage as a high-priced one. Rough hem. lock boards, with strong tarred paper between the two courses make a good silo. Anyone that can lay one stone my-.- ' on another in mortar can build the foundation. The one idea is to exclude the air. The cutter should be the best obtainable. Get a machine with a down cut A large number of silos are being ,gpuilt here this season.—-Watson Booth-s. , , " Between Two Evils. Lady (to dirty tramp)—“Here‘s a piece of soap, and I hopeyou will wash yourself with it; and here’s a piece of home-made cake to eat.” Dirty Tramp (critically surveying the soap and cake)—“I's the soap home- made, too, mum?” Lady—“0f course not.” “Then if you don’t mind, mum, I’d rather eat the soap and scrub meself wit-h the cake.” Benevolent I'fi'iiividual—“Yes, sir, I hold that when a man makes a. little extra money, his first duty is to make his wife a present of a handsome dress.” Ordinary Individual—“You are a social philosopher, I presume?” “No, I am a dry goods dea-ler.”—New York Weekly. ‘ “asking Zel’owAér A combination of leavening agents that are pure, strong and prereminently ' satisfactory in their action, has resulted in t which is " The kind Boss 'c Over 3,000,000 pounds sold in the past year testify to t/zez'r popularity. S Mauumcrunsns C. D. BOSS, & SON, NEW LONDON, CONN. makes his biscuits with ” an OUTFITTERS * » One G OHS)“. , and Furnishing "Goods 1 and will sen it at 3 Hall 1/2 Off . ,2 TRED WELL d’: SLOTE’S Former Prices. ( \ ' ’ SALE NOW ON 1 g e I‘ Men’s High Grade Clothing} 1 OF NEW YORK crn' Have Purchased the Entire Stock formefly owned by V Consisting of q i at Tredwell 6; Slote’s Stores, ' 461, 463-, 465, 467, Broadway, Cor. Grand St., New York City.. case of his health, ITNEVER FAILS. That is the Top thch of Records. And It is theSame in Nonwalk. A remedy which always cures soon becomes Widely known, and the rapid growth in popularity of Doan’s Kidney. Pills rests upon the fact that they never fall. We wish we were able to show you the full force and weight of such a fact. Cures have followed cures—in the paper—and got no further. Those cured by Doau’s Kidney Pills do more for the remedy than the papers can. Voluntary letters tell us every day of cures In all parts of the country. The age of the patient makes no difi'erence, the stage of the disease no obstacle. From Backache to Bright’s Disease, through all the intervening horrors, the result is always the same—a cure. Something that helps is good. A cure is best. Dean’s Kidney Pills never stop short ofacure. We tell you this—so do Norwalk people. The kidneys are efiscted from 'many causes. Heavy lifting, too much standing, too much Sitting, a sudden strain, a severe cold, and it begins—backache. So every condition of life is alike open to its as« saults, and thanks to Doan’s Kidney Pills, every stage of the disease is cura- ble. You need not take a trip to find this out—there are plenty in Norwalk {3110 are glad to give you their verifica- 1011. A case at point is that of Mr. Josiah Dodm, No. 2 Belden Place. Fortune" has smiled upon Mr. Dodge financially, but it was not so kind to him in the for he saysz—“I have had some trouble in the way of kidney complaint and rheumatic like name in the back. I got a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at Hale’s drug store, began taking them, and in a few words they cured me. I am now rec- ommending them to my friends.” Dean’s Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailedby Foster—Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y. Sole Agents for the U. S. The misery of years has been cured ma single night by the use of Dean’s Ointment. a positive never-failing rem- edy for Itching Piles and all similar diseases. Your dealer keeps it, or can get it for you. Raymond. ‘ 62 Son. Successorsto George H. Raymond. Furniture Dealers and General Funeral Directors. l6 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ct Residence, Berkeley Place. Tali: here No. 7 ’F-A ' I Piano Lessons. BS. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (dau hter L of the late Wm. B. Nash.) Rives 9 cent and satisfactory instructions on the Plane at her home No. 193 Mam street. s. B. WILSON, PRACTICAL, CONTRACTOR " it IIIIIIIII'I:II_ ‘ I 'I Estimties cheerfully given. Ltrga bull in specialty. Contracts taken in any part of the country. STEAM MILL All! YARD, UFFIGE, 8 98088 81., 92 "All. ST Norwalk, Conn. @Plans and Specifications fuanished. BUMMAN - BROTHER —- MANUFACTURERS OF -— IMPROVED SODA AND MIN- ERAL WATERS. Flavoring Extract; Also the Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. Lemon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address ll. J. & E. S. GBIIMMAI, at Main Street. - DRINK Norwalk, Conn , I l ’HATHORN TREDWELL a SLOTE. , spams ( WATER," FOR THE Stomach, ‘Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY l'ThO; BOlmOs, KOOlOI thick to
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