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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

ice by holding to the edge, so that his
struggling superior officer could cling
to his leg.
The fire which cost the city and the
department man who had served
bravely for thirty-four years was at
PIT Canal street. 1t started at 1:30
o'clock and practically destroyed 217,
spreading to two adjoining buildings
before 1t was under control.
After that came the hardest part Of
the fight. The basement of PIT was
filled with closely packed bales Of ex-
celsior, and among them the fire ragged
like that of thousand furnaces un-
der forced draft long after the flames
IN the upper five stories had burned
themselves out.
Kruger, who had done his share In
controlling the blaze above the side
walk level, next gave his personal at
tention to the cellar. 1t was always
his way to lead his men rather than to
take advantage Of his rank and merely
send them. He also had the old fash
ioned paternal and friendly habit of
calling the firemen "boys" when under
the excitement of action. Half dozen
times he tried to get into close fight
ing range with the blazing bales, but
just as often he and his followers were
driven back to the street before they
could do effective work.
Finally he reported to Chief Croker
that the only thing possible was to
flank the blaze at PIT by going into the
cellar at 215 and cutting through the
partition wall. Croker approved the
plan, so once more Kruger yelled
"Come on, boysw and plunged into the
cellar with an Ak. Hergenrother was
right at his heels, and following the
driver were Donohue, Jacobs, Fischer,
Krlesler and McGrath of hook and lad
der No. 8, dragging line of hose and
carrying a ram with which to attack
the masonry between them and the
blazing excelsior.
But they never reached that partition
wall. Earlier in the night the fire had
been In 215, SO the cellar of that
building was filed with smoking de-
bris and the fumes from broken gas
pipes, and progress from the steps to-
ward the wall was slow and danger
ous. Lanterns made but little impress
sion on the blackness. They only made
confusing shadows, and the glimpses
which the men had of the deputy
chiefs white helmet as It bobbed along
At the head Of the Indian file, sort of
guide and marker for the advance,
were less frequent than the encourag-
Ing "Come on. boys" which they heard
from the lips Of the wearer.
I It was just after one of these shouts
from the head Of the line that the
groping, half asphyxiated laddermen
heard . crunching Of the muffied. sink
ln6 sort that comes from the breaking
- rotten boards. Then there was a
splash, and not even Andy could see
M white helmet which an instant be-
fpgp was not more than two feet In
fpout of bis eyes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Resssdins Meadows.

Permanent meadows and pastures
often are benefited by reseedng. Many
vacant spots produce, weeds because
there Is no grass plant to occupy the
place. II there are any tiny bare spots
II pays to sow a mixture Of clover
Timothy, redtop, etc., on the land In
the early spring. A sharp spike tooth
harrow run over the ground before
and after the seeding does a lot of
good A light dressing Of manure-a
few loads per acre put on with q
spreader-gives greater returns than
when plowed down for corn, as is the
usual practice. A heavy sod is sure
foundation Of profit in farming, and we
pay too little attention to securing it.
Alva Agee in National Stockman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Essd For Youna Pics.

The younger an animal the more
mineral matter 1t requires in its food
says Farm Progress. When very
young pigs are growing they are pro
ducing bone very rapidly I'm proportion
to size and consequently require more
phosphates in their food. especially
Of lime I'm soluble condition. Milk
contains all the necessary substances
for pigs, but after awhile they be
come Of such size as to be unable tc
consume enough milk to supply them
as they must drink about eight times
as much water in the milk as there are
solids. TO supply this deficiency corn.
meal is added, but cornmeal is de.
flcient In mineral matter. Bran, ground
oats, shipstuff and finely ground clover
hay (scalded) in addition to the milk
and cornrneal will prove advantageous
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

his companions could not lift him, with
the added weight of the clinging chief,
an inch. So they braced again, mere
ly to hold on.
Chief Kruger had stopped giving or
ders. "Save me, Andyr he cried faint
ly.
"Yes, chiefv gasped Hergenrother.
Then there was dead silence, while
four men waited in the blackness.
The three who lived to tell the story
said that this wait seemed like an
hour. 1t might have been minute,
surely not more than two, before the
others returned, dragging a ladder and
led by Battalion Chief Galvan.
"All right now, chief!" yelled the
driver, bending his head as far as he
could to make himself heard below.
But there was no response. On the
contrary, the driver felt the grip upon
his rubber booted leg relaxing. The
encircling arms slipped from his thigh
to his knee.
For Gods sake, chief, hold another
second" shouted Hergenrother, but II
was too late. The arms let go alto
gether, and the driver heard a splash
in the water as when body rolls over.
At the same instant Galvan, impa-
tient of the unavoidable delay in up
ending the ladder in low ceiled eel
lar, slipped by the driver down into the
| water.
He also held to Hergenrother's leg
| wit han NH xx,tth hs OIL hr
groped about In the water until he
touched tine deputy chiefs fingers. He
grasped the drowning mans wrist and
shouted for the ladder. When that was
finally put down Galvan stood upon the
lower rungs and dragged his chief up
to where the men above could take
hold of him.
Galvan had recovered the body, but
there was nothing else to be done. 1t
is not at all probable that Kruger was
alive when he was finally dragged up
the ladder and taken out to the side
walk.
Long before that Chief Croker had
summoned doctors from ST. yincent's
hospital, and they had arrived with
one ambulance and tank OF oxygen.
The surgeons knew that the case was
hopeless. but, urged on by Croker and
his men, they worked for hours, and 1t
was nearly daylight before the men of
the department would admit that their
leader was dead.
Firemen who stood about with lifted
helmets did not try to hide their grief
when all hope was given up. Many Of
them s0bbed, and the taciturn Croker
himself was not ashamed of his tears.
II knew it would happen this way"
said one of those who had followed
Kruger into the basement. II have
been to many fires with him. He was
always In the lead. He never said.
Boys, 60 into that place or this place
He always led us himself He sal
Boys, follow me- And that's Just VIII
he said this time when he led us In
that basement Boys, follow me-"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

The sick man tried to call for help,
but the weight on his chest and his in
ability to speak above whisper pre-
vented, while, with both hands engag-
ed, he was prevented from ringing the
bell at his bedside. So he continued
his struggle with the dog, whose anger
at being held increased until it frothed
at the mouth and the foam was flecked
about him.
How long he'Nstruggled Mr.. Riker
does not know. But 1t seemed to him
an hour. Every minute he could feel
his strength grow less.t In the battle
the bedclothes, which had been tucked
about the invalid, became disarranged,
and this probably saved the life Of Mr..
Riker.
In one of the moves made In the
struggle a blanket became twisted and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
DANES AND uAvaNi h

The Countess Of str6dttUtS ~ III
latest member Of the Enfilbh arl6(eN
racy to join the ranks 0f play W1i64eD y e. y
The taliest society woman u. En1-
land Il the Hon. Mrs. Edlpand xQsk:
This stately lady measures sik fept
four inches. n, Il, n
BY fall on the ice the arm of Nm
Savllla Maloney OF Warren, o.. 49,
broken, but she went OIL to church and
after service had It set and wals1d
home. over mile. u Y
Mrs. Louise Morse. probably ths pid-
est active player since the death. 6f'
Mrs. Gilbert, has the dlstlnctlo1 Of
playing one part. that OF Aunt MatlidA
In "The Old Homestead" for twenty,
two years, part she created when the
play was first produced. +
Close personal friends OF Mrs. Ma
gee, widow Of the late Senator Chris
L. Magee Of Pittsburg, say the recent
reports that she will marry Count Cini
Of Rome are erroneous. They say Mrs.
Magee does not even know the count
nor does she contemplate marrying any
one. Mrs. Magee is now In Europe.
A curious bit Of needlework done by
Miss Memlnla Davis Of Porto Rico ID
picture Of Mr.. Carnegie enlarged
from n photograph and exactly repro
ducing the shadows Of the original,
though done with tiny stitches In black
and white silk. SO fine is the work
I that 1t closely resembles steel engrav-
in0 80. "A
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
A Convenient Posxun,.

An old negro preacher gave as his
text, "De tree is known by his fruit,
an hit des onpossible ter shake de
possum down."
After the benediction an old brother
said to him:
II never knowed befo' dat such a
text wuz in de Bible"
"Well,' admitted the preacher, shit
amt 'xactly sot down dataways. ]
th'owed IN de possum ter hit de intel
ligence er my congregation!'--Atlanta
Constitution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

Iinterfered with the movements of the
dog. 1t gave the sick man the idea.
and his presence of mind did the rest.
He forced the head Of the dog into the
mass of bedclothes, and between the
beasts efforts to free himself and Mr..
Riker's to choke him the animals head
became thoroughly enmeshed in the
blanket.
In an instant the sick man had wound
the blanket about the dog, Too weak
to hold him longer, Mr.. Riker, no longer
fearing his fangs, rolled on top Of him.
The struggle to hold the brute had told
upon the invalid, and when he gained
the advantage he tainted.
1t was some hours later when the
mother came into the room to give the
patient his medicine. She found him
lying across the bed, with the Jody of
the dog beneath him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
A st.teonan,s confe,.ion,.

For oil his caustic Wit Thomas B.
Reed OF Maine was as tender OF heart
as large of frame. He was not much
of hunter. Il never shot but one
bird in my life" he once confessed.
II spent II whole day doing that. 1t
was sandpiper. chased him for
hours up and down a mill stream.
When at last ! potted him and held
him up by one Of his poor little legs,
never felt more ashamed of myself
In all my life. hid him I'm my coattail
pocket for fear somebody would see
how big was and how small the vic
tim. and never will be guilty again
Of the cowardice Of such an unequal
attle."-Exchange. M
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
The Royal Box.

Edward VII. skates well In the stiR
English style.
Queen Amelie of Portugal has one Of
the largest scientific libraries In Eu-
rope. Her favorlte study Is medicine.
BY King Victor Emmapuel's orders
all court menus viii in future be writ
ten In Italian, and only Italian wines
VIII be served at the royal table.
Carmen sylvia, the white haired queen
OF Roumania. affects the charming
flowing draperles Of her country. with
long lace veil held In position with
jeweled pins.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Gold Mines.

Since 1908 the gold production OF
Rhodesia. South Africa, has been more
than doubled. saial fl
Beloch, the mining expert says the
johannesburg gold reef 10 good for ct
least $4,000. 100000. ss' <.
Mount Morgan. New South Wales, h
veritable mountain Of gold. II has
produced 2,47l.803 ouncea Of gold.
worth $40 an ounce. f
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Days Ration For Sheep.

A days ration for sheep is esti-
mated at two pounds of hay. half a
pound of bran and half pound of
ground oats when there Is no pasture,
but as large sheep consume more than
smaller ones the estimated ration may
not be strictly correct. Sheep should
also be supplied with succuleDt food.
sliced carrots being highly relished.
They should not be overfed, but should
be kept In moderate condition. In sum-
mer good pasture is sufficient. N
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Silass a Valuable Feed.

At recent extensive feeding expert
ment of steers carried on by the Kan
sas Agricultural college 1t was demon
strated that it cost almost seven times
as much to make pound of gain when
hay was fed as when silage was fed
for roughage and about six times as
much when corn stover was fed as
when silage or silage and stover were
fed. These facts are well worth think
Ing over and that very carefully
Farm Progress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

in an elegant silk dress and seemed to
come of good family.
The man seemed to be little over
twenty and was clothed In the uniform
of an interpreter. Nailed TO the cross
was placard proclniming that the
woman had been faithless to her hus-
band and as punishment had been nail
ed to the cross with her lover. The
proclamation also invoked the most
savage curses upon any one trying to
rescue the two
1t is believed that the social Offend
ers lived in torture several days, as
the wood of the cross kept the bodies
of the unfortunate lovers above water
so they would not drown.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
HINTS FOR FARMERS



Ewes should never be bred under one
year Of age, and in buying flock to
begin with this Is as good an age as
any to get them. One may have trou-
BILE, however. in getting ewes Of this
age, as most men like to keep their
young ewes and sell Off their old ones.
As with other classes Of live stock,
older sires and dams usually give
stronger and more vigorous offspring
than do those bred for the first time.
but the difference Is not great. In fact.
females thoroughly matured. bred to
good sires. give ;,sst as good results as
their older mates. And this Is as true
with sheep as with other animals.
Ewes from yearlings up to four years
give the best results. When they get
much over that 1t is good plan to
sell them and let the other fellow take
the risk Of having old, toothless ewes
on his hands.-Farm Progress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

"Father," said little Rollo. ''what IL
a great man?" Sal
"A great man. my son. is one who
manages to gather about him a whole
lot OF assistants who will take the
blame tor his mistakes while he gets
the credit for their good ideas.p a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Feedlna the ians.

Corn. wheat oats, barley, vegetables,
small potatoes, apple parings. meat
scraps. when given In proper proper
ton and accompanied by grit or oys.
ter shell, pure water. charcoal ana
dust baths. should result In a good sup
ply OF eggs II other conditions are a.
y0rable.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Woman.

The best way to manage woman ID
not to try it.-Atlanta, Georgian.
Tho reason girl believes you love
her is because she doesn't see how you
can help it.-New York Press.
Woman's power ID for rule. not for
battle, and her intellect u not tof In
veutIon or creation. but for sweet o.
aering. arrangement and decision.--
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Green STUFF For Poultry.

Every thoughtful poultry owner pro-
vides some green stuff for the hens In
winter. II you have silo. give them
some ensilage. Ii not, give cabbage or
soak some chopped up clover or alfalfa
IN warm water till soft aud feed that
TO them. 1t Is great egg making food.
In default Of any Of these things ap-
pies are good or turnips and pump
kips raw or cooked. s.e
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
90 Chilly.

II feel" said the Boston girl, "that !
have been on earth before IN some re-
mote period"
"The glacial. maybe ,ventured the
reckless man. Louisville CourierJour.
nal. y
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Lyons Plains.
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

Rev D. Moses brought home his bride to Weston on September 4. He has been spending his vacation in Sims. bury. # . . r Miss May Hamilton gave party 1T honor of Norwalk friends. last week.
 Miss Alice Cubic will spend the rest of her vacation in Atlantic City, where she went on Tuesday.
 Mrs Oscar Budd is at Compo Beach for a week.
 Mrs Lester Fanton is visiting hel daughter, Mrs Hoyt of Norwalk.
 Mrs Nichols of Lyon's Plains is visit. ing Mrs Silllman of Bridgeport.
 Mrs I. Thorp is at Warren Brad ley's. Mrs Bradley is on the sick list for the last few days.
 MT and Mrs Philip Gerhardt are mak- ing improvements on their house. Joseph Rollans is doing the work, which is credit to him.
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HoWLANp's
'Autumn's glorious colors give
 brilliant beauty to the new costumes and hats.

Bright with the rich hues that Jack Frosfs finger paints upon the face of nature, autumn millinery and autumn cos tunes come to us with new charm. The red of coral and the Aamngo that glowing red that the autumn leaf bright ems the landscape Wh the purple of grape the amethyst of the wild autumn flower the rich avenderpurpe of the wild aste-hese are the coorS that autumn millinery is vehed and beaued by. Beneath them is the quiet soft tone of gray in the mole and taupe shades that are accepted of fashion, is the soft hue of brown, is the quiet resttu pig ment of dark green And the hats are delightful.
 In shape as in color they are full of novelty There are large hats in new mushroom shape that particularly full of grace There are hats with high round crown to which ndescrbable beauty given by the unique method of trim ming There are socaled PocahonaS hats with high crown and wide brm and trimmed with garland of feathers point ing upward. lis we-named hat; does suggest the h. dian; and is exceptionally good of looks on the head
 Satin material of a just present. Fine felt hats made with underbm of satin that exact harmony to color Many rich hats entirely of % Satin and rich silks used in combination with feathers for trimming And aways there rich show of brilliant coora Costumes plainly display influence of the Dectore combined with inspiration drawn from the Egyptian The lines graceful and un the decoration novel magnificent Again there are costumes o and rich panness but these too are the accepted lines
 Costume coors almost varied millinery ues There are bril- liant bue gamng purple amethyst shades ubdued rich browns course the fabric the finish that much variety is added to the beauty the wwae fabrics with finish almost like n here odd herring weave in wide pes here striped cloth which still has oneor effect at little dis tance
 But why attempt the beauty of already here and waiting Better by far for and them for yourself. They are ready for seeing now Come -
 Costumes present collection at $45. S3750 and to Sl5
 Hats of special beauty and in accepted shape and color ST.
 Second floor.
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From a Civil
 War Veteran.
Tells how He was Cured of Rheumatism After Fifteen
 Years of Suffering.

Mir John D. Laughlin, whose address is R. F. D. No. l, Burnp City, Martin Co.,, Ind, is known and highly respect. ed throughout that county and has lived on his present farm for 63 years. Dur. ing the Civil War MT Laughlin served in Company B, 27th Indiana Volunteers, and his sickness was the direct result of the hardships of the war. After years of pain he found cure in Di Williams Pink Pills and his statement should be read by every rheumatic suf. ferer.
 "l was discharged from the army in September, 1864, a physical wreck, weighing only 97 pounds." he says, land soon after became seriously afflicted with rheumatism. My feet and ankles were swollen and my arms were drawn up stiff and at times l could not lift them for they felt life less. There were darting pains that shifted from one part of my body to another and kept me in misery all the time. At night could not sleep and my heart troubled me. 1 was ire quently confined to my bed.
 "l tried several doctors but got lit tie help and no encouragement from them for they said :. could not expect to live for more than year or so even with the best of care and advised me not to try and work. I then tried many remedies but with little benefit until began to use Dr Williams Pink Pills. l had been sick about fifteen years before l read about these pills and bought two boxes for trial. These helped me some so kept on taking them until cured. l always keep them on hand to take occasionally if feel need tonic. l gained in weight and have done as much work as most of my neighbors. I often rec ommend Dr Williams Pink Pills for l can't help speaking we'll of them."
 Dr Williams Pink Pills are tonic for the blood and nerves and have proved especially helpful to women and growing girls. They were used extensively in private medical prac- tice and, proving efficient ina wide range of diseases and absolutely safe in all cases, were placed upon general sale with directions for use prepared by the doctor himself. ... ..
 These pills are sold by all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes, S2.5O, by the Dr Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. M
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Bulls Bridge.
 ..ss-s.
LOCAL NOTES.

Mrs Willard Soule of Kent and Mrs Mae Haskins of Waterbury were in the village, Saturday.
 Mrs Julia Lane came home from New Milford, Thursday, returning to New Milford, Sunday afternoon, with MT and Mrs James Orton.
 Charles Buher is spending a few days in Wassaic.
 Jerome Judd of Waterbury is spend ing a week with his father, Mott Judd.
 MT Pratt and MT Colbrook of New Milford were at Mir Judd's, last week.
 Mrs F. R. Lane and Clifford were in New Milford, Saturday.
 Mrs E. Hatch of Gaylordsville and Miss Helen Hatch of New York were at Mrs Mallory's, Saturday.
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The NeWtoWn Bee.
Quaker's Farms.
CHRIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
Newtown, Friday, September is, 1908,

CHRIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
 The Sunday school picnic for Christ church was held in the hall, Thursday afternoon, septembers. It was very harmonious. pleasant and social time, enjoyed by both old and young. The children had swings, games. baseball and foot races; three prizes were won. At 4 p. m, the children sat down to q Lountiful ladened table of sandwiches, cake, peaches, watermelon and ice cream. After the children, the elder people filled another table of which the ladies of the parish are noted for their fine culinary art.
 The Sunday school of Christ church was reorganized, September 6, after a vacation through the warm weather. The following officers were appointed : Superintendent, c. c. Ryder; assist ant superintendent, W. c. Tomlinson secretary, Mrs Ella Hawkins; treas urer, Mrs Carrie Tomlinson; librarian, Harold Davis. The teachers were not all appointed.
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Greenfield Hill
DEERFIELD NOTES.

N DEERflELD NO lEO.
 Mrs L. J. Olds of Bro ,klyn spent a few days recently at the home of her parents. MT and Mrs Thomas B. Brad ley.
 w. E. Nichols returned, last week, from trip to Hingham, Mass. Mrs Nichols remained for a longer visit.
 Miss Laura A. Dowd was an over Sunday guest of friends at Fairfield Beach.
 Mrs Stanley Bennett is spending some time at W. E. Nichols.
 Charles Nichols and daughter were recent guests of Mrs Kate Nichols at Jennings Woods.
 Mrs Jennie Bailey and daughter of New Haven have been guests at H. E. Dowd's.
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Art Department.

On the main with good light and everything handy
 See Styles Pillow Center Pieces Indian Drawn Work These the novelties fancy ne We added stock the real Irish Crochet Thread in all sizes at 0c spool. .
 Beads great demand for making neck chains and all kinds right always keep all the little necessities for fancy work of all kinds always find good stock of Peri Lustre Royal Society Hemnways Embroidery silks of all kinds Hem inway Crochet Silks from Oc to 35c spool.
 Needless Embroidery hoops and Needles full Shetland Floss Germantown Knitting Germantown and Saxony aso stamped Linens all kinds and Drawn work and Batten Do Cnerpeces ~ Centeeces hundreds designs and lots of other things numerous to mention.