story so utterly . ridiculous
, , have been printed, which in one
m or another makes the rounds of
13111;! newspapers of the country an-i
ml, ., I ‘
{Shir taleis slwsyabased upon the un-
mlarity of the onocent pieces in the
~mme West and Stmthwest. In its
”common form it tells of some East
”traveller who attempts to dispose of
tired orso comm: pieces in San
:hsnvisco, El Paso or some other place.
, tradesmen is always represented as
looking at them curiously and declining
, The writers of these senseless tales may
.Nvebeeu in the West or they may .not.
It matters littlewtheir story is pointless.
They seek to brand the mythical trades-
” as of the same category with them-
selves.
, ' The cent is a legal tender in amounts of
twenty-five or less. If an Eastern man
1&5!!! Francisco or anywhere else owes
Qdabt of twenty-five cents and tenders
' twenty-five onoceut pieces in settlement
the courts will sustain him.
‘3 Of course, the coins are not popular in
theextreme West and South, but no one
need carrya hundred of them in a cigar
'hoxmoranyw ere else as useless metal.
Iffou are, in a c ty that has not a United
' States Sub-Treasury, go to the’l’ost-Ollice,
dump in twenty-five cents. and see if you
, will have any. difficulty in obtaining
,5 stamps or postal cards of like amount.
If one is refused, a letter of complaint to
the postal authorities will soon work the
removal of an employee who would dis-
credit United States money.
. It is well to bear this matter of the
legal tender of a cent in mind. No one
{for spite can make a person take more
. than twenty-five of them in any single
transaction involving the settlement of a
debt. One need have no fear, then, of
receiving $100 in cents from some embit-
fared debtor.—New York Herald.
DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS.
Schntlsts Discussing Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde Possibilities.
The subject of ”double coiisciousness,"
which has been receiving such attention
at Gottingen by Drs. Gescnius and Hal-
burg is a study of more than passing in—
terest. These eminent students of pay-
chological phenomena make the bold
claim that every human being on the face
of the‘earth possesses a mental duality.
They say that it may be more apparent in
one man than in another, but that even
where it is out apparent at all, it exists,
unknown perhaps to the subject as well
as to the observer. (lesenins and "album
moi the opinion that all mcdicul uni-
versities should study this phase of the
mental man, as Well as his anatomy, with
a view to blending tthckyll and Hyde so
closely that they may not be separately
distinguishable in the ordinary course of
observation. An exhaustive and pains
taking review of theirdiscovcrit-s is now
in course of preparation, and will prob
itny be ready for the criticimu of the
scientific world before the close of the
year. The Work will necessarily contain
histories of many cases that will be re-
oeived by the lay mind with incredulity,
the most notable being the czmc of a young
woman now living in the State of New
York, who has possessed two distinct in-
dividunlities for more than ten years.
Her transition from a refined, delicate
personality to a. course-graim-rl virago is
preceded by a sleep which lasts from
twelve to eighteen hours, and sllu remains
in each state a day or two orcr clcven
months. There can be no |).I~'«'llilt- motive
for deception. The girl's family is a
wealthy one, and atvt-rst- to publicity, and
the girl herself at the time she uppcurs as
what is regarded as llt'l‘ unturnl self is
mortified beyond tneasurc at her singular
affliction. She has not the faintest re-
membrance of her words, actions or
whereabouts while in one stoic after she
passes from that to the other condition.
The thread of Mr life is pickcd up just
where she laid down immediately be-
fore falling into the «loop slumber which
invariably precedes the clmnuc.
SOLD HIMSELF FOR A SLAVE.
Bun Johnson, an Alabama Negro linrtcrs
“is Lllwriy for mil).
Atlcspotch from Hclnm. Ala, any.» Sum
Johnson, u nctzro, lbw will llllilhl'lfllllil
slavery for to”.
Col. Stark liliwr. n lnrm-‘r of Dallas
County. fornwrly a bingo dun- owncr.
was in town and uoticml a lazylookluu
nourisubout thirty )'l‘lli‘~ -lul. lounging
in the sun in' front of tho llllll'l. ’l‘lu- l‘ol-
oneljestinuly told him bc \l‘InHlll like to
buy him.
The negro, in must .wrionu mama-r, told
the planter be was for Mill“. that he would
sell lilsllborty, and hl'VVi' him as". slave
until his dcnlll for only sixty dollars
cash.
The bargain was struck. A bill of sale
was drawn up by u lnwycr nodsluncd,
Mid the money wns paid.
Col. ()llvt-rtlcd his slaw ion post while
he made sonw ltlll‘l'llilfilm in tlic low", and
when be left for home he foal mud n plough
line about the Munro's neck and led him
along. Autho (lolom-l loft lu- remarked
that in. was beginning to fuel us he used
$0 back lit lltolill‘n.
t. "a... __
The Odds Too til-rut.
Agmul story is told on a. prominent
gentleman of this city who has on sow-ml
occasions lWl'll n c:l.l,ulirlnlri lwfnrn um
pie inrolllcml honors, 'l‘lu- acutlt-mnn
g gamut". pillticinn and knows how to
mum cuts... or at all events he has been
successful at, tho polls. However, on one
“eel/mil)“ ilb- prmnlm-ut ucutlcm/m ud-
mltsto bovine not a smarter own. The
latter npprmrm-d him on election day
with the, mm tut-m. that. ii lu- luul some
whiskey lw c-mlnl mic it own for him.
The candidate «are up half a Ilollut‘lu
compliance. lutll‘l‘ in the day. "motion
the smarter mm twain, the candidate
greeted him with
"Well. 1 slimnm' you vol 'Il your man!"
“No," came thc rvaonsc. "the other
fellow bad a now of whiskey and voted
mfll’~wunbiugtou ilcmvu'mt.
A Woman’s Telegram.
This is the message the telegraph mes-
hsndsd to him:
down ssseeuuyou use. lain
“A "
, 4 lithoerslmrhurrivsdstthejaem-
it.» it meme incredible that u should .
transmitters...“ ‘ 'v " H ' '
Which My ‘maxtllon towering high
Beside the busy war,
Would be the home that Christ would tool
Should lie come here today? ‘
Which massive pile of brick or stone
Whose spires point tow‘rd the sky,
Would be the place where He would so
To pray to God on high?
What well-made creed would lie select
To recommend to all?
What form of prayer or mode of sons
Would lie and Bis install?
1 think file home would be the streets
where idle, bunny men,
Stand discontented clamoring
For work, and then again.
I think He'd find a humble cot
Besides sick ehlld‘s bed.
Or watch by night with stricken one!
Who mourn beside their dead.
No wretched beggars by the way
Or harlots penitent,
Would He consider e‘er too low
Their cause to represent.
l"
His robes would be the common clothes
That poorest people wear, '
The only incense He would have
The slnner‘s pleading prayer.
~itam's Horn.
GENERAL DANIEL H. HASTINGS.
A Brave Soldier Who Ilsa Earned Dis»
tlnctlon In Civil Station.
General Daniel 1!. Hastings, the Repub
llCan nominee for Governor in Pennsyl-
vania. is a man of unusual popularity.
He earned his epaulets by heroic and caps-
ble service during the war, receiving com~
mendetion in many battles, and he also
has a most enviable record as a civilian.
\Vhen the terrible disaster at .lolmstown
occurred General Hastings was put in
charge. and his management was so ex-
cellent. and his disbursements of money
so wise, that he earned general commen-
dation, and also a new title—the hero of
Johnstown.
HEN. DANIEL ll. HAb'l'lSllh‘.
ills judicious administration at Johns
town, (fouliplt‘tl with his rccord as a soldier,
lawyer and public speaker, made him a
prnmim-ut candidate for liovcrunr in 1890,
and on a popular vote he Would have un~
doubtmlly bccn chosen as the party rt-pre
sentntlvc. The convention. lln\\'t'\'l‘l’. so-
lcctcd Mr. llclanmtcr, and he was dcfcutcd
by Robert E. l’nttism, of Philadelphia,
who enjoys the uniquc (llsllllt'lluil of two
elections in the greatest of Republican
States. it is generally admitted that had
General Hastings been the nominee he
Would have been elected—as was the lte~
publicuu candidate for Lieutclntnt‘liov‘
crnor..
This year there was practically no oppo-
sition to ”Miami Hastings, who was nom-
inated by ucclamntion. it is noteworthy
that be conics from the sumo county as
lien. James A. Homer. the lust Republican
Governor of the State.
WHAT HUMlDlTV IS.
Sergeant Explains It, but Ufl'crs no Method
of Relief from Visits of a llorr.
Every time that “General Humidity”
comes to townmaml his visits are apt to
be ircqucniwhc crcatcs an uproar. lie is
in great disfnvor with penplc. Nobody
likes him. lie is productive of morn bad
language than a whole tribe of mosqui-
toes, and is alike (lt-leuclchnf good up
poaram-c and manners.
Yet, big a bore lL‘l humidity is. not. one
person in a thousand knows anything
about it or what i'llllNl'f-l it.
it is stillicicut for most people to know
that humidity is cxcossivc, and they not
in qnllc as much as if tlicy know all
about it.
Mr. iii. ll. l)unu,-d‘ion cnllcd "l”nrmcr,”
who furnishesweather built-tins for the
New England and Middle Siot-sfrom the
top of thc Equitable building, New York,
knows morcuhout ilcucrnl Humidity tlum
any other citizen. lmt,ultlmuuh he has
sized up ilm omnnymtul llzle a "urchins
for detection his nppronch and ascertain
in“ his tpluullly, lio knows of no relief
front bis tll~li:{l‘l'|‘f|hlfl llllllllst‘Vci'pl. n stir-
ring wont wind.
"The amount of humidity in thc olr,"
my" lv‘arincr Dunn, "as often :pmicd in
my rcpori‘u. is in ratio to thcamount when
lhontmmplwrc is thoroughly saturated,
WlIlClllli lllllpcr cont. (lwiuu to the ox-
panslon of warm nlr,tho nlilimplll'rti has
a grinder cnpm'ily for "mini Im- on a warm
than on a cold day that is, tlwntmoa-
phero can take up more moisture. on a
warm than on a cold day. For instance,
the ratio of humidity today is nluult ill}
percent. It the tcnumrnturo should he
L'f‘fllim‘ and the evaporation n-nmln sin:
tlonury. thc ratio of humidity Would do-
crensc, lwcnuso of the urcntcr outwardly of
warm air in bold moisture. 'l'lu- moisture
would nni lw any loss. but it Would he
diffused nwr n greater area.
"The amount of humidity in the air up
to the pmnl of romplcto Ntllll‘fllllm, does
not ill‘t‘vssnl‘ny produce min. i have
known the humidity to be to per cent.
without ruin. it, is this citizens of ltumhb
lty without min which produces the in-
tense diacnlillnt‘l to hutmmity. Witty-two
per cent. of humidity In about the normal
average. but more than that twain» to
breed discomfort and discontent."
Tribes of niusoltywl lmiism.
lied haired neurons are scarce enough.
but an equally curious freak of naturals
seen in the lit-temps lntlluus, near the City
of Mexico. ’l‘lwy are light cotnplcxloned
and the majority have blue eyes and llght
hair. They dress principally in two
shades of blue and their clothing is good
and Well made and generally ornamented
with the head and silk embroidery of
which ludlsus are so fond. Their houses
are better billmdii‘lmm than pl: no
Mm. 9 may have I'll“
“other musical instruments, was
wmi‘tmn": 1353mm
', Jar. -, 3 ’4 .V'y‘ .
Ania. Better
at a Brussels Dian-r.
This unique and select feast was given
more than twenty years ago, at Brussels,
by a resident of that city, himself an at»
thuarian. Only six guests wore invited,
one of them an American. from whom. as
then published, is derived this brief
account. v
80 dainty a bill of fare can never be re-
peatad. There were apples grown more
than eighteen hundred years ago, and for
this modern entertainment taken (roman
earthen jar rescued from the ruins o!
Pompeii. Bread was offered made from
the wheat found in a chamber of one of
the pyramids. and raised before the chil-
dren of Israel passed through the Red
Hen; butter. churned when Queen Bela
occupied England’s thrones-hair, was
taken from an earthen crock found on a
stone shelf, where for centuries it had
been preserved in icy water in one of the
wonderful deep wells of Scotland: and
wine “long mellowing through the lapse
of years" in a secret vault in the city of
Corinth, as far back. so it was atlirniad,
as the fifteenth century.
At this unparalied army of dainties
each guest had a bit of bread, a sip of
wine, of butter as much as desired, and
the jar of canned apple was freely circu-
lated—Harper's Buzar.
THE BONNET OF THE HOUR.
A n... and n Buckle Wm Make it and
at Small Cost.
No girl, even though her means he lim«
lted, need be without a dainty full bonnet
for evening wear it she has skillful fin.
gers, some artistic ingenuity, a bit of.vel-
vet, lace and a buckle. These are all that
is necessary to produce one of the most
fashionable bonnets of the season.
This bonnet, here shown. is really notb.
his more than a velvet bow, garnished
with lace or net, and a dainty ornament.
Almost all velvet how; this season are
veiled, or partially so, with lace or net
sprinkled with jet. The s yle has much
to commend it, aside fr in its artistic
beauty, and the fact that is is becoming
to almost any style of face.
It is a sort of emergency affair that can
be fashioned in a hurry when there is an
invitation to the theatre and my lady
“hasn’t a bonnet fit. to wear."
Of course it may be made as expensive
as one chooses. The one shown here is as
costlyus it is effective. The bow is of
rosopink silk velvet partly vcilc-l with
real black lace. The ccnirc is caught and
held with a crescent of jet, and there are
tiny jet spike ornaments flaring out at
either side. A combination lit for a fairy
is of sea-foam urccn wilt-d with silvery
gauze and caught. with n slivrr buckle.
The hair may be Worn cit hcr high or low,
although prcfcrc’ncc ix now pitch to the
former fashion.
[low "The Bells" “'as Paid For.
llcnry Sarinin, son of the fnnmus rn~
grnver, tells this story of how in lV’ul i’oc’s
poctnol'"'l'lm Hells" wus lirsl published
in b‘urtain‘s Magazine:
“i’oc came into tho ofiicc onc day. and,
lunulinu father a stanm in nutunscript,
unlit-d him what he thought of ii. Father
looked it ovcr, and sold llc thought it
lil‘i'lly Knoll,
" 'ls it worth $.33” asked l’oc.
“Father said he thought. if was, and
paid him the moncy. ’l‘hc pm‘lil was the
iirslstnnm of "i‘bc llclls.‘ .\ “ct-k or so
later l'oc again sauntercd into the oilice
with tho remark:
" ”Well. John, I sec you lmwn’i printed
my pocm er'
"l'hitlu-r rcpllctl llllll.
cause of luck of spam».
"‘Wcll. ['x'cgul unnilicr xiunzo lm‘c.
“'illyon lri mc how it flw on if?" The
man loultcd souttcrly wru-n-Iu-nl llinl fath-
er paid him the money nn-l took the
stanza. Still another installment! of two
additional stanzas followml within a
month. and thou: it wa~ that lln- poem
Was first printed." . l‘hllmlclphin lio-
cord.
its had not, be
The "lill'lt Men" In Wilt-nun,
There are ihrcc mob in l‘hlcnuo who
mnko it fairly umul living by marltcllng
ldcns. That is their busincus. filtllposou
mun opt-us u new restaurant. 'l‘lu- "idcn"
mun um-x into the plum» nod says: “Why
not put. out a sign that you’ll llll'u a «Hall
of [co vrwtm frco to every rml‘lu‘mlml
man? it. would mums talk."
if the rcsluurnui man adopts tin-mm.
lelltm lln- "him" man will t'xjun't to i...
paid for it.
He Writes poctry for snow and patrol,
mmllcluus and submits it, to the pro.
prlciors. if they like it he llllllll‘ll in»
price. Al. the bin rcluil stores he drops in
mulcmiildcs ucwnml startling scholars
for udvcrllsiug. Ilu mics to tho flu-alricnl
inanaucrnud says: "llcrc, Wouldn't lllll
be a miml calvhlluc?"
llny by day he polio-t lulu oilicr pt-oplo’.
business, and is well paid for it, ln'i'mlag,
after all, there is nothing more valuable
than ideas of the right klmlml‘vhlcugc
11mm.
He Well Rentemhsrml It.
”Was there over n time in you life. Mr,
Gartley,“ asked Miss ltlcy, “when all thy
worltlscemed udn-ary Waste to you: when
your heart this shortcut: all the sweet
springs of your life Wore turned to hitter»
. noes. and death Wml’fl the structural. boon
the gods could offer you?"
"indeed there was," said (inrilcy earn»
estly: “l renwmlwr it, well; I Wits only us
years oblut the time, and was enduring
the mlwricsof my first seasickness just
after] had smoked my first cigar, which
happened to be a strong one. The combi-
nation was tremendous and nearly finish-
ed me."
it is very discouraging to think of, but
today was the future you hoped for years
‘3":
Steer clear of sympathetic people when
3.“ .
A ,wfl
use m... entire. out s i
w hwsMbMorifyoumnotm
, mumifipmtmiwfi,
\
taunt Vinnie
f\ L
in l
i '
Sizes l6 in. to 36 in. Prices 5c to 250.
ExcellentVaiue in BetterGoOds
ALSO COMPLETE LINES or
lllllES’ lllll IEllTS’ llllllEllllElll.
are sure they will suit.
HALE SELLS IT. 200.
“ sensuous ruler ” i
The Bonnectlcut General Life In-
surance 00.. of Hartford.
will insure lhsllfonf a young man for Mllll
for loo-s than lc alley. or will sell him an en~
dowment for ”Jun for loss than M a day,
Nimbleiohlmsclfifho live». and his people
if he dies. so do not neglect to l
s. s. trauma. am.
In attrition st.
i—BYe-
WATER POWER.
if you want your horse clipped notch and
clean. call on
W. McQuhae,
58 North Main St...
ml.
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HORSE” cums“ ..
The
South Norwaik. of Wins
COAL
()ld Company’s
,, , LEHIGH,
AZLETON,
L 3088 CREEK,
7‘ and other first class family
COAL.
Our range and heater
COALS
for family use are carefme pre-
pared; all slate and dust remov-
. ed before delivery.
RAYMOND lllllls.
SOUTH NORWALK.
i; *0. nuts.
Panel Hanger.honourable!
and dealer It.
Willi ‘ rll’ill lllll Blllllltlls.
Mont Mam “mu-t... Norm-ll.
”fimpla Ionics of full line latest styles of
M'Btmim spa Gilt dwindled: wise
houses or 118909.011 on in type-cw.
mu umumcimmnmm.
ltysician” ltr “women
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Can be consulted at her calm.
342 Bmd 8t, Bridgeport. Bonn..
from its. in. to? is at. any daresceptfinm.
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Guaranteed mum
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MAJ.
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In BUGGIES and PHAETONS we have and springs, side-bars and side springs. These buggies we fully warrant, Ill!
Also CANOPIES, RUNABOUTS, BUSINESS and LUMBER BOX WAGONS, to suit all demands.
HARNESSES. We have put in a fine line of HARNESSFS, WHIPS, LAP ROBES, BLANKETS, etc. If you will
look at them, we think the price will sell them to you.
Repairing of all kinds. Jobs called for and delivered. '
WRlGHT’S CARRIAGE REPOSITORY,
Cor. Franklin and Madison Sts.. So. Norwalk.
COAL -
Groceries
If you want good goods that can”: be
be beat call on
A. l. Mlllllllll,
l28 Sillllll Milli STREET,
Fine No. l Mackerel, at 10¢ each.
(honed Soused Mackerel and Canned
Fish of all kinds; Ham and Tongue.
As to flour we have the best that the
market can furnish. Will guarantee-
every pound of it.
Teas and Coffees of the best, but no
presents.
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SEA lllll's
By the beautiful new smmshlps of the
Old Dominion Line.
'l'o Old Point Comfort er Virginia
Beach and Return,
(Bruin Hotel.) (Princess Anne mm
Host delluhtfui resorts on the Mitotic and
for a sauna muse. Home noisier
“’ SIB. fill hill Calm. 5W.
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