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' lmhecilee.
, In the popular moaning an imbecile
[is a half witted person. But Martha
Louise Clark takes a did'erent view of
the subdect in a paper . in The Arena
Kiss Clark is a well known teacher of
imbecile children. She divides them
into four classes—the harmless. passive
sort. who are congenital paupers; the
stubborn, brutal ones, governed almost
.‘ utiraly by passion; third. the class
Illathave a little more sense than theforv
DC two. but whose sense runs to dis‘
My and ‘ ‘little masking villainies;"
» M the class that has some good in-
_ dhation and “can. with help and sym-
:pstby, sortie} well in the struggle for
"insistence.” ‘
, . Title is no doing anything perma-
nently with the imbeciles of any class.
It is horn their ranks that the petty
thieves and police court prisoners are
recruited. They are not capable of
nearly work. She tells us that "tramps
In thmands of cases betray the charac-
, tssdstic features and expression of the
imbecile. " The same type of face is
l ‘ tly found in the penitentiaries.
. Of thefourth class, the ones having
the mat sense. Miss Clark finds they
in metal rather than mental imbeciles.
Then is added the fearful sentence.
“Thirty-four per cent of the imbecile
. children are the result of intemperance
‘ in parents and are sure to become
drunkards themselves." They manifest
often the characteristics of Chinese
opium esters, and the writer thinks they
often must be the children of opium
consuming parents.
The hopeless part of this matter of
imbecile children is that there is no
giving them permanently either series.
morals or physical health and strength.
They are bom from parents like them-
selves. They are the saddest illustration
d heredity on record. Most of themare
born in slums and poorhouses. They in
turn marry and perpetuate their kind.
They are surely poisoning the blood of
“to whole race. Miss Clark mentions a
fully of seven children in the Penn-
sylvania institution for imbeciles. They
had all been born in a poorhouse from
a pauper mother.
That society will permit such repro-
duction to go on show: that it has no
“caption of the fearful curse it is
Walton itspyrn head. The pre
nation of the marriage and consequent
horeaso of panpers and imbeciles Miss
Clark considers to be the only remedy.
M the deadly. poisoned stream at its
m
Greater New York.
It will probably be necessary to elect
«to more separate mayor of Brooklyn
baffle the vast consolidation scheme.
the pretest ever undertaken by cities.
shall be affected. The mayor of New
Yorkservssaterm of threeyears. and
be blunt been elected. The main
Men of municipal government when
, hunted takes place will be whether
*ttwillbewiso to give the mayor of
greater New York absolute power cl
appointment and removal of most of the
, MD who serve the city executive de-
patrons,
' Of thematerisl benefits which will
was to thewhole population from
:lnserersolihted government honestly
Wheels acts shadowul
Mt- ltisaocmmon saying thatil
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:nforslostofbroad"that hedld‘
four years ago. when flour was nearly
twice as much per barrel. All other
baksrl' trash is up in proportion. Peo-
plswanttokuowwhythisis. andthey
are determined to find out. Already
pricesareweskcning. Insome of the
cities the bakers hays . yielded and are
selling the former 5 cent lost for t and
l cents Undoubtedly bread must come
down everywhere. ,
.'The same is true of beef and mutton.
Beef cattle have been dull in price for
several years past. Yet beef is jusm
high as it ever was. It must come down
to meet the lowered scale of wages. If
people of reduced incomes cannons!
for meat, fortunately they can live with-
out meat. They would be better off if
they didlnot eat scrunch as it is. Milk
has already fallen. In the large cities
the dealers sell the best quality some-
times es low as 5 cents a quart.
Groceries have been reduced in price.
This has been brought about in a nota-
ble way by the great dry goods houses
enteringintothegrooerytrade and un-
derselllng the regular grocers. The Gro-
cers' union has kept prices up. but the
big dry goods houses have forced them
down. Members of tho Grocers’ union
declare the dry goods men are selling
the articles below cost, but great mer-
chants do not usually sell wares of any
kind in that way. As to wearing-»-
parel. good. common. respectable cloth-
ing material, silk and cotton fabrics.
furs, etc., have taken a great tumble.
Only rents still remain at autepanic
prices, and even they must eventually
descend from their high notch.
One fact is especially to be noted. It
is that when prices are lowered all
around they never go back to the for-
mer high rates. but remain unant-
ly down. So it will be in t a present
deprusion. If merchants, houseowuers
and butchers can no longer get the
prices they used to because working
people's wages have fallen. they. on the
other hand, will no longer“ have to pay
so much for things they must buy. So
the situation will be equalised all round.
They Saw Stars.
The captain of a schooner belonging
in Bridgeport. Conn. tells a queer
story. He is ready to stake his word as
a sermon that his schooner was hit by
a meteor the other day. This extraor-
dinary object struck the ”Pm-fl. sisaled
and swisaled through the sails. setting
the rigging on fire. and finally burst.
Chunks as large asa “bushel basket"
fell on the deck. The shock knocked
down the watch and those of thd crew
who were on deck and scared them out of
a year's growth, so the story goes. One
sailor was in the rigging when the
thing hit. and he was burned about the
legs. The thud was early in the morn-
ing, just before daylight. The vessel's
deck was illuminated till it was as light
as day. it is rather against this remark-
able yaru that the name of the schooner
was P. T. Barnum. if the captain and
crew of the schooner can show any of
the pieces of the meteor “as big as a
bushel basket," and if the sailor whose
legs were burned has still his wounds
to show for the explosion. then mankind
will be ready to believe that the schoon-
er P. T. Barnum really did have a col-
lision with a meteor that burst into
starry fragments and fell on the deck,
setting fire to the rigging.
It is to be hoped some of those large
fragments of a meteor will find their
way to the museums of the country and
besnslysed.
There is one encouraging sign in
some of the financial reportscf the great
mentions. it is that. while the gross
earnings have decreased considerably in
1894. net earnings have diminished
much less—that is to say. eootuuny in
management has made up somewhat for
the loss of business. The Americans are
naturally a wasteful people. An occa-
sional spell of hard times will he the
best lesson they could have on the sub
ject of economy. The wastefulness on
tends even to the household and the in»
dividual. An American family throws
away what would keep a European flun-
ilyof the poorerclass. We in this coun-
try must hereafter adapt ourselves per.
mauently to the system as smaller re-
turns udgreatsrecouomy. Weshsll be
as rich in the long run for it. The rest
fortunesoncereallssdiaafewyearsin
this newcountry area thingof the
past. Thecountry issettled up, and its
resources must be divided among many
people. W
Lastsnmmer the strike the
railroad oompmiessrutlu great haste
toPrIItdsutclevelandfcriluitcddtatss
troops to suppress the rlcters. They
was-cut. Ncwtherailrcsdeornpsnies
presentblllsfmtrsuspcrttngtbetrcops
toprotmt thelrown property. Uncle
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set me right again. For h'ehdsche. they
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rible headaches. and have yet found o
anything to relieve themfitjulokly ' 0 .
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medicine. the attacks have been less and 0
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NEWS 01' Till!
The report of the executive committee
of the Y. P. S. C. E. ofltbe some»
walk Baptist church warned” the
meeting last night. by lilac Lula If. Shif-
leo. The oliicers and committees are:
lookout committee. Johan Palmer “Fred
Lyon and tiles Clara Ryder; social com-
mitlev. Miss Lula if. Strides, Miss K.
Germond Yosburgh and Mrs“. C. F. Bout'
well; missionary committee, Iliss Carrie
D’Artois. lliss Fannie Kitchen and Iliss
[inure Ferris; flower committee, bliss
Grate Hopkins. Fred Banger and tiles
Carrie Collar, temperance committee.
lira. Howard Sherwood, Mrs. D. it.
Robinson and George F. WatcrsySunday
school committee. lieu. Elsie , Decker.
Jennie Guy and Lena Parr... unsuper-
' intandent of the bohemian :Eu-
deavor society is hire. 8.: 4» Baldwin;
committee. lire. John map. IlpsCsrris
Crofut and Alfred Hopkinsgflprayer
meeting committee. Rey._it O 31er-
wcod. George lhbbias blind” or.” F.
Boutwell. Theoremdarli often“. it. s.
U. E. is Ernest Hopkins; rice president.
“his a. sulrufléimm di-
rrotors are Misses ' ’ wharf gAds
Leach, Pearl Gregory. millimetres
Jennings and John Palmei'.“"“i‘o Villa list
more names will be sddfi. . " "a?“ i
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on ‘s.’
——8ample line of ilueblcstsaat’ Pod-
mom's. . ‘-~'.i t i. “.‘.~
«See the immense new ‘or: ladies’
aprons. at H. S, Smith’s, . _
There are a few of all-tad numbers of
the "World's Sweetest Widsapd a
few of the February. listen. April. June.
July, August and (3er "gusto“
Homes" left. Wt will th t at
live cents each, u as“ ' snoom-
Five cents each remember. A set, ill-
tecu numbers. tf "The World's Sweetest
Songs" will mate anice Christmas gift
go some musical friend. * ‘
—-llandolins, guitars: banjos and auto-
harps at Sturtevaut’s Bargain Houses.
Henry Tilly has again. demonstrated
his abilityas a carriage . i il l , the
fine piece of work he has “
for Captain A. B. St. John.
tostart a “White Rose” oil t ,
convenience and utility th vehicle
would be hard to beat. and the lettering
and painting is of the most artisticgchar-
actor and will attract gran attention.
-—Silk handlers and orchitfs, at
Cometcck Bros’. brig“? git}
The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold ”heir
regular meeting in the aseoom lotion {come
at 8 o’clock tomorrow afternoon} The
chairman of the festivals” u.
queststbevaliouecomm tips 1 . mg
their reportof the festlv‘zl rind-clean.
tame and place. i , ‘
—-Llnk cud buttons and “lupin.
latest designs. at Constgck‘Prus'. ~
It is reported tbstcapldaa . B.
Follynegirasntsl ins _ 7‘ . prao
ties on the etsd of ' . Frost.
wouldberlsctsd toth‘ai of
Company 0. of Stamford. if be cold
accept. which is coaeldetsdwéy 7 ; ht-
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President Clark and Raging Curtis
unexpected here tomorrow or Wtdnss-
day to look over the localities to be af-
fected by the change to the four-tract
lag of the Consolidated railroad; '
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—~Stsmped amend tinted goods in
large variety. at I. B. Smith's. ,
Manley Raymond wheeled to Tl“
W 0“ his ”flaw-.2 uthe
Westpofl. and he weenblltt‘dvltwsls
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KING SANTA CLAUS
Is here in all his glory. The merry old gentleman will be with us until after Christmas 00 n :
and see him. ‘ ' .
We are fully prepared for the holidav season with every class of merchandise that oury
of experience warrants as an investment The choicest collection of Christmas novelties, includ
ing Fancy Goods, Silverware, Jev airy, Lamps, Pictures. Bric-a-Brac, Perfumery, Mufflers, Han
kerchiefs. Books, Xmas. Cards, etc.ll etc., ever shown in Connecticut. We urge early purchasin 14
It will save you money and annoyance.
Dress Goods.
In your anxiety about Christmas presents don’t overlook the prices we quote on Dress Good
What more acceptable gift than a nice Dress Pattern. For the Holidays we ofier 25 Suit Patio ..
in plain and fancies, worth 88 to $10, with all the necessary linings, at 85.49 each.
25 Dress/Patterns. same as we have been selling at $3 and 84, with 2 yds. Silesia. 6 yds. C. ..
bric and 1 yd. canvas These Suits will go lively at 82.49 each.
Linens.
Every housekéeper appreciates line linen, hence we offer special inducements in this dep
meat. 1!": looking for Xmas gifts don’t fail to inspect these goods.
Linen Table Cloths, 2} yds. by 2 yds., with 1 doz. Napkins to match, worth $5, at 83.75 t
set. Linen Table Cloths. 3x2 yds. with 1 doz. Napkins to match, regular value 36, Holiday pri»
04.25 set. 8 4Turkey Red Covers,usually sold at $l.25,this week.59c each. 20 dilferent designsiu i .
satin German, Irish and Scotch Damaskmith Napkins to match.“ special prices for the Holiday
Very Fine Damask Towels, extra size, regular 98c goods. at 75c each. .
Fancy Aprons.
We sell a great many Aprons for the holidays. Our present stock is the result of months
careful buying and making. Most of them are strictly exclusive. Nearly 50 different patterns
Ladies’ Fine Lawn Aprons, extraordinary value at 25c each. Ladies' and Misses' Fancy l « .
Work Aprons, deep point trimming, ribbon bow on pocket, 390 each. Ladios’ Five O'clock T
Aprons. with lace and ribbon trimming, dainty articles, at 750 and 98c. Misses’ and Chill
School Aprons. in various styles, the best stock we ever had, at 25c, 39c and 490. Wai s .
Aprons; double width, fine quality, 490 each.
' Furs.
We always will save youmoney on all kinds of For Sets,Muffs and Scarlett Fur Sets for N .
ren.all of the finest quality.We bought them cheap and can sell them to you at about half the « «l
asked by others for same quality. Come and see the sets we are offering at 81.79, 32.49 and u;
Cloaks.
That nice looking lady with the perfect-fitting outside garment and contented u
is congratulating herself that she trades with us. We have some elegant values in Oloaksto
for the Holidays this week, the best ever given at this time of the year. Compare our styles, , ,,
ity and price with garments elsewhere and then you’ll do just as hundreds of others have . .
come back and buy here. .
The winds of trade are blowing our way and the storm of low price is sweeping the , « .
Handkerchiefs.
0f every kind, make and description, in Lace, Silk. Swiss, Linen and Oamhrlc.
designs manufactured for the lesson of Xmas. Endless in variety, superior in quality *
prices, general excellence of goods considered. unequalled. As usual the early buyer ‘
cram of the collection. , »
1 Initial linen Handkerchiefs, for men and women, imported to sell at 25c; holiday
ltlc each. Lsdles’ Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs, over fifty different designs. all '
b
rill.
quality at us each. mm Flue Lawn Handkerchiefs. vaudykepclut design, m r
7 ‘ Ian's Bill: initial Manuals, same as we soldlut
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