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Thus, after hav- ing demonstrated by a very subtle anal- ysis that in Vl'agner the philosophic ideas concerning life are contradictory or arehaic—such-as the idea of the struggle between the flesh and the soul, or between the spirit and the senses—- he concludes that Wagner was there- fore crazy, and not a genius. Like- wise, because of Tolstoi’s mysticism, or his destructive ideas 011 love and science, he deems Tolstoi insane and his books nonsense. But probably all gemuses have the ee- eentricities, and even the delirious ideas, which he notices in Telstoi, Wagner and Ibsen. The last chapter of Goethe’s “Wilhelm Meister” is more in- comprehensible and extravagant than the ideas of Tolstoi; while Balzac s scientific opinions, and his innumer- able fluids, would find mates in the lit- erature of insane asylums. To dem- onstrate that geniuses are insane is not difficult, because, as I and others before me have shown, genius is a form [WIRE 0H IMITATIDNS I of degenerative neurosis. Certainly Poic- ' tevin, Mallarme and Gail are degen- Crates and even mattoids. Tolstoi, I’Vagner and Swinburne may be mad or degenerate, but in addition to the qual- ities just named, and which belong to the ordinary insane, they have genius; - this is what Nordau has too frequently forgotten. Degeneration, for one who follows my theories, instead of destroy - ing, fortifies the diagnosis which prov es them to be geniuses, and enlarges its range; because only the mediocre have not maddish forms, for the very reason that they lack fecund originality,which is the basis of genius. The man of genius is the man who does better than his contemporaries, and in a different way; he is therefore an abnormal being, an exception. He is different from his environment, he is not completely sane as to his intel: lect, he has many physiological and psychological blemishes, he is afflicted either by the delirium of persecution, or by megalo-mania, or by religious de- lirium, more often by psychic epilepsy. ——Cesare Lombroso, in Century. What She Would Do. “I ain’ gwine to have him arrested no . moh, I ain’. It done cos’ .me foh dollahs an’ sixty cents de las’ time tu pay his fine when I done had him took up an ’ den fuhgub him an’ foh dollahs an’ sixty cents am a. lot 0’ money when yuz got to aim it hangin’ ovah "a washtub diss yah meltin’ weathah. Massa, I ain’ goin’ to hab him arrested no moh, not of he jes comes home bilin’ drunk an smashes up ev’ry stick an’ rag in de house. I’ze been a-ll':l.." wid (lat. man ino'n seven yeahs now, an’ I've done had him arrested mo’n fohty times an’ den gone like a ijit an’ paid he’s fine de nex’ mawnin’. I’m done along 0’ all sech foolishness, I am. Jes’ let him come home one moh night drunk an’ a“ raisin’ cain an’ a-smashin’ up de fur- nichor’ wat I paid foh an’ he won’t do it agin, you bet on it. What’ll I do? What’ll I do tu sech a man as dat‘? I know what I’ll 'do, I duz. I’ll jest ' nachally wait twell he .gits done a-smashin’ an’ a tearin’ things an’ goes tar sleep On diss yeah bed an’ I’ll jest melt some lead ovah dat kitchen fiah, an’ when it’s melted hot I’ll po’h it in his year jess de same as if he was a chicken er a rabbit. Dat’s what I’ll do, you all heah me.” And she looked as if she meant it.—Chicago Chronicle. Apt Pupil. There are some people, who, to their own minds at least, attain complete master ' over a new subject in such a short time as to awaken surprise, if not admiration, in the breasts of all behold— ers of their mental . activity. “Ask Brown if he ever played that game be- fore,” said one young man to another, referring to an acquaintance who was being initiated into the mysteries of chess by an elderly gentleman. “No, never tried my hand at it till this min- ute,” returned Brown, promptly. “See how long it will be before he’ll tell his teacher how to play," said the first speaker, and then there was a silence between the two lockers-on as they - watched the progress of the game. “Well, now, do you know,” said Brown, with loud cheerfulness a little later, addressing his elderly teacher, “I shouldn’t consider that the best move to make; you sech” The tv.o young men, who were looking on from the other side of the room. exchanged a glance, and looked at then wa.;tches ex- actly twenty minutes had elapsed since the beginning of the game! H. wnnxnrwnoewnnkc PERSONAL POINTS.- THE Akron Democrat says Senator Quay- carries the left hind foOt of a graveyard rabbit 1n his pocket. .U \ITED STATES AMBASSADOR 13111 ARD has promised to deliver the annual ad- dress in the autumn to the Edinburg Philosophical society. ’REV. LUCIUS R. PAIGE,_ LL.D., of Cambridge, Mass, thinks that he is the oldest living free mason in the United - States. He is ninety‘four years of age. A WELL-SEASONED old couple were re- cently wedded 1n Coal Run, Ky. The groom was Levi Thornbury, aged eighty- one; and the bride was Mrs. Linda Fiddler. aged eighty. Each had been married five times previously. IIARRIET HILTON, of Havre de Grace, Md, was assisted in the recent celebra- tion of her one hundredth birthday by one hundred and fifty-two children, grandchildrengreat-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. W. has returned from his mission to ,Scrooby, England, where he went to set up a tablet to mark the site of old Scrooby manor, where , the pilgrims held their first meetings. HERMAN SIMMONDS, JR., the son of wealthy and aristocratic New Jersey people, has created a sensation by mar- rying the daughter of a lied-carrier. Simmonds’ b1 otheI is engaged to marry Maud Peixoto. daughtei of I’Iesident Peixoto, of B1 azil. MAYOR PINGREE, of Detrozt ,looks a great deal more iii: 1 a prospei nus coun- try merchant than 1.1.1.095; like 1. poli- tician. He is nearly six feet tall and very stout. He wears a mustache and goatee, which are iron gray. He is a forceful speaker. and is not too choice in the selection of his v ords. SOME SUPERsLATlVES. TIIE earliest mention of shoes is in an Egyptian papyrus, about two thousand two hundred years before Christ. THE largest theatrical building is the Grand Opera of Paris. It covers three acres of ground. , TIIE lowest tides, where any exist at all, are at Panama, where two feet is the average rise and fall. TIIE tallest chimney in the world is that of a chemical manufactory in Glasgow, Scotland, four hundred and seventy-four feet; TIIE largest wrought iron pillar is at Delhi. in India. It is sixty feet high, and w eighs seventeen tons. THE earliest wheat grew on the plateau of AImenia, where this plant once ex- isted as a native grass. THE heaviest fibrous substance used for textile fabrics is flax, which is twice? .5 heavy as water. THE longest tunnel, including all ap- proaches, is that of’ Chemnitz, in Hun- gary, 10. 27 miles. TIIE deepest ocean soundings slight- ly exceed forty six thousand feet. They were made near Tristan d’Ac- unba. THE loftiest active volcano is Coto- paxi. It is eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty feet high, and its last great eruption was in 1855. HISTORICAL ERAS. THE “Era of the Selencidae” began October 1, B. Cl 312, when Selencus Nic- ator took Babylon, and established himself there as a ruler. MANY chronological authorities date from the foundation of the world, but the widest possible diversity exists as to when this event occurred. The “Era of Alexandria” was adopted by many early Christians, who assumed the interval between Adam and Christ to have been 5,500 yea1s. FROM the date of the creation to that of the flood the Hebrew version calcu- ‘ lates 1,656 years; the Septuagint, 2,262; the difference being 606 years. FROM the time of Solomon the chron- ology of the Jews may be connected with that of Egypt, Assyria and Baby- lon, and cemparative views presented. IN all chronology the day is recog- nized as the most Obvious division of time; next to it being the interval be- tween one new moon and its successor. THE Persians have an era of their own, the “Era of Yezdegird, ” which begins June 16, A. D. 632, and commem- orates his accession to the throne of Persia. BOOKS AN D AUTHORS. EDIxnurnn' Is preparing to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Thomas Carlyle next December. FRANCE has sent out invitations for a conference next year to the states that took part in the literary conven- tion of Berne in 1886, and adopted the present agreement for international copyright. The rules are to be rev1sed. CHARLES KIN GSLEY ’s “Westward He!” first appeared in three volumes in 1855; a couple of years later a one-vol- ume edition was printed, but the book did not become popular till 1871, since which time no year has passed without a new edition being published. A PHILADELPHIA newspaper asserts that at the Bryn Mavvn hotel recently Richard Harding Davis registered for himself “and valet,” and 'that later in the day the following inscription was found beneath Mr. Davis’ chirography: l“Barclay Harris Warburton and va-' lise. ” Purify And Enrich Your Blood ' By Taking Am 3 Sarsaparilla It was the Only Sarsaparilla admitted At World’s Fair. AYER’S PILLS for the Liver. T. DAVIS, of Plymouth, Mass.,'. - birds now being exhibited f BRIDCEPORT_ The . o . . 4 D. M. Bead . @ompany. LOOK THROUGH THE MAGNIFYING-GLASS At these Diamond-Back Beatles in Prof. Theodore A. Schurr's wonder- ful collection of insects, reptiles and ‘in-o-fi Crockery department and you will see the most beautiful Cluster of brilliants that ever dazzled ones eye‘s; and on a bug at that Of all special store attractions this is the. greatest, the oddest, the most entertaining and instructive. It is the most valuable collection in existence. And the Professor is here himself to tell you all about them. to explain any questions you care to ask him. The Kitchenware department has just opened a newline of Refrigera— tors and Oil Stoves. Good time to look at them after you have visited the special exhibition; on the same floor. Dusters, Prooms, Brushes and all such things for‘ spring housecleaning. Galvanized iron Garbage Pails, 35 and 39c. complete. Shelf Paper, lo. a dozen. New Jardinieres; a fresh lot that you ought not to miss. ” Standard ” Designer, Magazine and Fashion Sheets for May are in, The best publications of thekind that anyone can get; most reliable. Newest of everything. Those black Silk Skirts that we are selling at $4.98 should receive. pretty prompt attention for they'll soon be gone. When that happens then everybody will discover what a big chance it was. ’The ‘Marlborough ’ is the very latest mode in headwear fer children; and not expensive—~75 cents. Then there's a beautiful little novelty in a Poke' Bonnet. And embroidered cream Swiss Caps, with frill made of wash ribbons. With prices running anywhere between 25 cents and $7— different styles in different prices. Round French Caps, in silk and Swiss. 25 cents to $1.50. Pique Hats, 25 cents. Lawn Hats,‘13 and 25 cents. Cloth Caps. for little girls, 25 cents. Embroidered Swiss and colored sill: Hats at all prices. ’ St. Petersburg says: I Cotmn Oil .0000... 14% ‘GAZ A UNIQUE IDEA. ;iflrfiffi‘ Fame “fix-“"911 For W'omen In 5".Ii‘ch of H Miranda. Vxxe’u vn B. U. A1121 17. mayor 01 \ :nnmn or i.as remixed 11 pe- culiar letter from Toronto written in the in‘erests of :31 you 1;: To no to and other .- . ..e:.1 Ca:..—.unu. clues. L. this unique epistle the'writer states that, ac- :A T011} wow-n'fiin the female population in the Northvvest Territory and British Columbia amount: ing to about 40,000 and there is in eastern Canada a corresponding overplus of un- married women. In order to equalize mat- ters, it is proposed to send young women of good health and moral character west to be distributed where the demand is greatest, and for this purpose it' 15 sought )0 establish a home at Vancouver for the reception and distribution of the young women for British Columbia. Convict’s Fatal Flight. JACKSON, Miss.. April 17.—Thomas Brown, alias Thomas Quinn, 3 convict at the state prison, was shot and killed by G. Southwick, a guard, while trying to escape. Brown, with Patrick Dolan, se- cured aladder and was making his way over the wall when discovered. Dolan Removing the Regalia. LOXDON, April 17.-—A dispatch. from “A scene of pomp witnessed by thousands today was the re- 'moval of the imperial crowns and regnlia from the Winter palace for conveyance to Moscow for the coronation of the czar. There was an imposing cortege of state carriages! General “’alker In California. Los ANGELES, April 17.-—‘-Genera1 I. N. Walker. commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived in this city last evening. General Walker’s presence here is partly due to official duties and partly to see the country. He will attend the state encampment at Santa Cruz. Colonel Pepper’s Debts. LEXINGTON. April 17.—Coldnel James E. Pepper's liabilities, it is stated by au- thority, will reach $375,000, while his as- sets. providing the property can be dis- posed of at reasonable value. will foot up $500,000, in addition to Meadow Thorpe farm and several distilleries. ‘ Charged \Vith Manslaughter. BOSTON, April 17.—-Mrs. Josephine A. Andrews was arraigned in the municipal criminal court, charged with assault upon her husband, James Andrews, with intent to kill by shooting. The case was con- tinued to April 23, the defendant being placed under $5,000 bonds. Bridges Swept Away. WATERTOWN, N. Y., April 17.-—The snow in the Adirondacks is rapidly melt- ing, and all streams in this region are greatly swollen. Several large bridges along Black river have been swept away. Tannery island, near Carthage, is sub merged. Bank Wrecker Breaks Jail. WINTERSET, Ia, April 17.—C. 0. Davies, confined in the county jail charged with wrecking a bank at Peru, of which he was the cashier, and Ed- Streeter, an alleged harness thief, escaped by tunneling under the jail. Two other prisoners refused to escape. . Venezuela Settles One Claim. , HAMBURG, April 17'.—A dispatch from Caracas says that a settlement of the rail- way claims oi Germany on behalf of sub- jects has been signed by the representa- tives of the North German bank and the government of Venezuela. Honors For Li Hung Chang. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 1 7. —The steam- er conveying Li Hung Chang to Russia, on his way to attend the ceremonies of the czar’s coronation at Moscow,'will be es- corted through the Mediterranean by a Russian warship. A Soldier's Fatal Fall. BISMARCK, N. D., April 17.—-Lieuten- ant Horace G. Hambright,»TWenty-second infantry, stationed at Fort Yates, whose skull was fractured by a fall from his horse, is dead. Baron De Lisle Dead. LONDON, April 17.—Philip Sidney. sec- ond Baron de Lisle and Dudley, died at Durham, aged 68 years. The Weather. Generally fair; stationary temperature; variable winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. April 16. —Money on call easy at 3@3% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5%@ 8% per cent. Sterling exchange steady. with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4. 88% for demand and $4. 87%@4. 88 for 60 days. Posted rates. 84. 88%@4. 89 and $4. 89%@4. 90. Commer- cial bills. 54. 67. Silver certificates. 67§§@68%c. .. no sales. Bar silver. 67%0. Mexican dollars. 53%c. Government bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison.......... 25 Bur. & Quincy.. .. 793/4 0., 0.. C. & St. L. . 30% Chesapeake dz 0. . 1636 Chicago Gas...... 69% Cordage........... 5 54 New England. ..... 43 N. J. Central. .....107% North American.. 5% Northern Pacific" 1% Do. pref........... 1% N. Y. Central. 97 Omah‘llltlliOOOII m” Ontario .9. West . . 14% Pacific Mail....... 27 Readin'uuooalo-aa 1% Rock Island ...... 78 Del. & Hudson . . .1235 Distillers' Trust... 18% Erie......'......... 15% General Electric..1075./r Hocking Valley.. 16% Silver Bullion..... 68% Luckawanna... .159V4 St.Paul........... 76% Lake Shore.. ...... 148% Sugar Refining. . .125% Lead.... 27% Texas Pacific..... 8% Louisville & Nash 51% Union Pacific.... 8% Missouri Pacific.. 26 Wabash pret...... 18% Northwestern ....104% Western Union... 84% General Market-c New Yonx. April 16. —FLOUR~—State and western quiet and steady: city mills patents. 34. W4 50: winter patentl. 33. m4. city mills clears. $4.10 34.20: winter straights. 83.61.538.75. WHEAT—No.“ .. red opened easier on favora- ble winter wheat news. .but dterward rallied sharply on cold weather in the northwest and covering; May, 7 ’%@727/§c. .. July. 71§i®72 7-160. CORN—No. 2 ruled firmer on light receipts: May. 36960.: J uly, 37%0. OATS—No. 2 dull and nominal: track. white. state. 25®28%c.: track, white. western. 25®28%c c. PORK—Quiet; mess, $8. 7539. 25; family. 810. 25 @1035. LARD—Dull: prime western. steam. $5.20 nominal. . BUTTER—VVeak13tate dairy. lo%@16c.: western creamery. ll@l_7¢. CHEESE—Quiet; state, large. WOlOlAcA small. 6@10%c. EGGS—Quiet: state and Pennsylvania. 12c. .. western. ll(uall%c. SUGAR—Raw firm: fair refining. 3%@3%c.; centrifug 96 test. 4%c. .. refined firm; crushed. 6%c.: pow1ered.5%'-. . TURPE\ ’IINE—Llé 1rm:28§4@“9%c- MOLASSES—Quiet: \‘ew 0rleaus.39@37c RICE—Quiet! domestic. wéflfic.‘ .. Japan. 8% @4 VC- TALLOW—Dull: city, 3%c.: country. 3%0. HAY—Quiet; shipping 5©80m good to choice soc-cal.» . . Advertise in the Gaznrrud —The' cording to statistics. there is a shortage in, saved his life by jumping to the ground. _, - TAKEN ; III . E '1‘ 11:: A 3111110115 SUBJECT. For You, for Anybody. NorwalK has Taken It Up. Local Testl- mony Sneaks for Itself. K dneys eub’ ttalk but. if you don’ t treat them rightly you will hear from them. They have nl: nguage of lLeir own; this is how they tell you: When vou work too hard what fol- lows ? You are tired aren't von ? . It’s just the. same with the k1dneys, they get tired, they [13% so much to do. You stoop over at come occupation. You strum yourself Mung. You walk too far, - 1' rule too far. You call this over-exertion. You can not sleep when night comes. Your back aches. Your head aches often you ache all over. Oh, you say, 1t’ 3 because I’m all tired out. Now this isn’t right, it‘s because your kidneys are tired They can only do so much, and the lifting. stoopine. straining or exerting has retarded their actlon. The heart has pumped the blood into them faster than they could filter it. The filter is over-taxed and becomes clogged. ’lhey cry for assxstance in many aches that follow. Nothing shuts the kidneys working so quickly as Doan’s Kidney Pills. We say so and people right here in Norwalk are endemic it. For instance take 0 case of Mrs. Jno. Grace who resides at No 32 Plans. ville avenue. Kidney disorders are very prevalent and ’tis a rare thingcthat an aged person ls found who does not enter more or less from backache, it was so with Mrs. Grace. She had a bad back for years. The pains and aches extended dcwn into the limbs. She says “I got a box of Dean’s Kid- ney Pills at Hale’s drug store and be- gan taking them. I think the pills are a good thing, they cured me.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per br-x, or six boxes for $2.50. Sent by mall on receipt of price by Foster—MiH-uru Cm, Buflalo, N. Y. sole agents for the U. S. Eczema in auv part. of- he bmlv i.- in stantly relic- ved and permanently cured by Doan’ s Olulmeut, the soveieign remedy for all 1tcnine1~~ of the skin. J.D .Jeimings. UNDERTAKFR 4; Knight street. opposite Street flailfiu) Depot. NIGHT BE I. L A narrate-1c. DAVID .W. 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