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Mrs. Blank returned in time to super
intend the preparation of luncheon. and
upon approaching her abode was as
founded to hear the strains of "Hia-
watha" proceeding therefrom, played in
decidedly rollicking manner upon the
piano in the parlor. Wondering who
her unexpected and carefree guest
could be, she went quietly to the house,
to nearly faint at the sight of Topsy
playing away with the abandon of utter
absorption. Topsy was not at all Of
Tended by her mistress interruption,
and remarked that she had heard the
piece played by band in the Elks' pa
rade and thought she would try it on
the piano. No, ma'am, she had never
had any lessons, but she did not have
any trouble in finding the notes and
really saw no great difficulty in mas
terfng the instrument.
Mrs. Blanks establishment was SO
great that she neglected to punish her
acquisition for this escapade, and she
was consequently Mortified to hear the
strains of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
proceeding from the upper regions of
the house a tie while later, in tones
which she Immediately recognized as
those of her husbands own cherished
organ. This time Topsy was severely
lectured, greatly to her surprise. Send
ing the girl to perform an errand, Mrs.
Blank went down into the kitchen, pre-
pared luncheon herself, and, despairing
of ever seeing her messenger after she
had been gone some time over a reason
able allowance, went to her china cup
board for her dishes, intending to set
| the table.
No dishes were to be found. A search
of the premises failed to disclose them,
| and dim visions of Topsy absconding
| with the entire supply of erockery be-
gan to form before the good woman's
eyes. Finally, opening the oven door CT
her gas range, preparatory to lighting
| it for the purpose Of baking some rolls,
Mrs. Blank discovered the entire as
sortment of dishes, uncleansed and pill
ed in confusion within the oven.
| Topsy came home about / o'clock the
next morning in a somewhat bedrag-
| gled condition, to be met at the door by
her mistress. ,.,- ... i Try. .s,....s.s< II
Where have you been?" demanded
the matron. ..s,.,s a, g4*.-..,s 3
"Out wild ma gem'man friend" came
back the answer in confident tones;
t'an' deed, missus, rs had a roarin'
good time!'' ~...< .,.4........s
"Topsy, you've been drinking"
| Deed, missus, Use only had free
cocktails an a gin rickey!" was the re-
ply. ..ss5.s.s ....,ss, .zz
Mrs. Blank managed to bring herself
to letting the girl sleep under her roof
| that night, but in the morning, despite
Lamentations and promises, Topsy
went. .z.z = ..-s .s..s --..s ; .. i
Mr.. Blank was told of the incidents of
the day at breakfast the next morning.
When the organ incident was recited
he laid down his fork. EB NH
What did she play?'' he asked.
Nearer, My God, to Thee"
We'll" he said, ITS well she went.
She was nearer than she thought
Baltimore Sun. 5....@
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A REAL "ToPsY."
She Astonished the Woman Who EN-
ployed Her. ,

She Astonished the Woman Who EN-
ployed Her.
Topsy in real life descended upon a
Walbrook abode of domestic bliss re-
Gently, and although her stay was brief,
its memory fingers in that house much
after the fashion of cyclone of short
period of chaos amid a usually orderly
arrangement Of things. ......-......
She arrived one morning before
breakfast and asked for employment.
The lady of the house, who, for con-
venience's sake, shall be Mrs. Blank,
wanted a half-groWn girl, and, being
taken by Topsy's appearance, forthwith
took Topsy. A few hours later she came
upon her acquisition contentedly occu-
pying the best hammock on the front
upon a cushion which had previously
been considered the exclusive property
of the head Of the house. Topsy did
not at all understand that she was
breaking the law. In reply to some
what belated questions concerning her
andecedents she impaired the informa-
ton that she did not recall that she had
ever been born or .raised;nt' that she
had never had a mother, and that her
only friend was her "gem'man friend
She was thereupon dismissed to the
kitchen, with instructions to clean up
the dishes and put them away, and the
mistress went ut to shop, mentally re-
volving plans for the regeneration Of
her queer find" and congratulating
herself upon the chance afforded to dc
some real, genuine good to one of the
forgotten of the gods. st,Sr4 I'LL sl
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PADUAs PALACE OF REASON.

PADUA,S PALACE OF REASON.
italy should really have the riches Of
all the mines of Golconda to maintain
her artistic and historic treasures as
they should be- There is scarcely a vii
lage which does not have Its antiquity.
SO that it would be impossible for the
richest government in the world to do
what is expected Of comparatively poor
Italy.
This was brought forcibly before me
to-day In the magnificent hall Of the
Palace of Reacon here. The hall itself
said to be the largest in the world In
good enough repair, but the palace re-
quires millions to put it In order. 1t
has practically only one big vaulted
frescoed room, containing colossal
wooden horse by Donatello; nothing
else. Across the center lies strip of
white marble put down by no less
person that Calico, to mark the noon
hour. The great horse was made for q
cardinal to situate the taking Of Troy,
but is dear to all patriots, as five men
lived in it for eight days under the Aus
trian dominion while the Austrian POI
D lice searched for them high and low.
They lived to tell the tale, the last, Cap
t tain Be1trami, dying only a few months
ago.
1t is, however, the university and its
memories which dominate the town.
England has her interest here also.
Among all the coats Of arms Of great
students, that Of William Harvey is
proudly exhibited. He studied here and
! left his mark among his contempt
Other English and Scottish names are
also to be SEEM The building, however,
breathes the spirit of CALLED. In the
great hall he gave his lectures from a
wooden pulpit" still preserved, which
1 is nothing but rough boards stoutly
nailed together and much shrunken
from the knives Of foreign souvenir
hunters Some of his bones hang in the
anatomy room, poor reminders Of a
great man, the glory of the university
and Of Italy.-Padua Correspondence
4 OF the Pail Mall Gazette.
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such historical and antiquarian infor-
nation as will enable them to fully uIs-
derstand and enjoy the architecture,
painting, sculpture and minor arts of
the towns they visit. As, says the au-
thor in speaking of the series: 1T is
my object to give the reader in a very
compendious form the result Of all those
enquiries which have naturally sug-
gested themselves to my own mind dur
ing tilirty-fve years Of foreign travel
the solution of which has cost myself a
great deaf of research, thought and la
Dor, beyond the facts which l could find
in an ordinary handbook" 4.
What am at is to expound the histo-
ry and meaning of each Wsork-to put
the intelligent reader in such a posi-
ton that he may be able to judge for
himself of the authentic beauty and
success Of the object before him. The
series is also a treasure to the stay at
homes, as above remarked. Price of
Belgium; its Cities" in box, $500; the
same three-quarters morocco, $500; for
sale at Judd's.
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PAVING AssEssM 4 ! ;, g


In accordance with the provisions of the
Charter Of the City Of New Haven, Con-
necticut, the following are duly notified Of
Bureau Of Compensation and Director Of
Public Works and approved by the Board
Of Aldermen. October 5, 1908 and by his
Honor, John p. studley, Mayor, October
9 1903, and that said assessments become
due and payable on January 4, 1904
Attest: HENRY E. NORRIS.
Board Of Aldermen, September $, 1908.
Read for the first time and ordered print
~ : i. &. MORAN.
"a Assistant City Clerk.
Board Of Aldermen, October 5, 1903.
Read for the second time, accepted, order
passed, and assessments laid as reported
THOMAS C. MORAN,
Assistant City Clerk.
CITY Of New Haven, October 9, 1903.
JOHN r. sTuDLEY. Mayor.
. City of New Haven, August %, 1903.
ORDERED, That the sum of S15, J07.5S
he and Is. hereby assessed upon the owners
Of property fronting on Chapel street, being
a proportional and reasonable part of the
expense Of constructing a pavement in said
street, and that said assessment become
due and payable an January /, 1904.
The names of each party and the amount
Of benefit assessed against each being here
in particularly stated. viz:
The New Haven Steam Saw Mil Co. $1,000
John ]. Murphy $3.50
Yale College $50
Est William p Dickerman 51S)
Henry =. English, Pierce N. WEIGH 5000
Margaret Doyle, Hannah Mcdonald 5000
James ID. Howard 5000
Walter E.: Jacobs 1925
ers ". 645o.
Joseph c.. Kelly, Addie NJ. Kelly 1880
Hannah Clancy 1000
Charles G. Morris ~ 1000
Nicholas q. Brennan h% 1900
Ellen A. Brinley 1850
Michael Mooney so
William Green ..sS,s~~24-@.} $500
William N. Parker $3.50
CO. : j. - :, iS75z.7s
Wiifred III. Nettleton 31.50
ELLEN Hennessey 1850
John HoWes 49, s,s..-. .~..ssr 1900
The National Savings Bank 1850
Henry G.. Newton. VI; Antoinette
The ouinnfpiac Brewing Co. lS.5o
Frederick w. D0nneily 1850
Est. Edward Pigott, Elizabeth F.
Pig0tt, admx 80. 30
Michael ]. Casey 1850
Theodore W0olsey, trustee 1890
John P. Phillips 24.00
Marc Baribault && w. 20.50
Joseph +. Goodrich 1905
Jules Baribault $3.50
Wilfred ar Nettleton 6S. 90
Est. Mary P. Crossweli. p. c.
Beecner,A ekt y 90 Z9.UU
Ellen q. Bryant 25.40
Jonathan Allen $40
william Weber $3.50
Est. George n. Bulley Bile
Edward q. Boyd s. 2675
Julia !. Converse ~ 2575
Ellen e. Bryant ~ $3.50
PatrickWelsh 80. 80
A., Judson Smith a.-, IT., 37.65
Ellen Flynn ~ 1900
| Patrick Clancy - 1900
Isaphine Hillhouse $3.50
Catherine r.. Redding. 25.00
Samuel Hemingway, James s. Hem
fngway $3.50
/ Patrick J. Cronan -.-..e 1000
| Yale College - 1890
/ Patrick Green 49, 25.o0
1 Emma L. Bradneck i 81. 80
| james Mcnamara .4s-> 1900
| Nicholas Heery 1856
! Jennie NJ. Knoth 100
| Alexander Houston. Mary A.
1 Houston H. a-.j 1890
l Heirs of Sarah q. Bowen. Henry
7. Blake, Leonard NJ. Daggett exs 1920
4 Catherine f. Redding James III. Red -
1 ding, Elizabeth Burns. William 81.
Hull, Mary canchet. each 10 1896
Michael j. Grant, Mary Grant. r 20.3o
: James w. Coyne, Thomas Il. Coyne 1885
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McCall's Magazine, as is usual, opens
with a half dozen plates showing new
and novel designs i'm gowns for young
and old, The shirtwaists shown, and
the suits, will furnish the dressmaker
is true of the dresses for children. The
articles and stories are brimful of the
Christmas spirit and include the follow
ing: Selecting Christmas Presents"
"a Christmas Picnic for South Africa"
"Furs for Christmas "Modish Millin-
cry for the Holidays and four or five
capital short stories, three of them per-
tanning to the holiday season.
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A mine of instructive and enjoyable
information is given in Ida M. Starts
Gardens of the Caribbees,'' issued in
two volumes in L. C. Page and Compa-
ny's (Boston) profusely illustrated and
valuable gift book and Travel Lovers
Library series. 1t presents sketches
written during memorable cruise to
the West Indies and the Spanish main
in the winter of 1901. 1t is entirely out
of the field of the guide book, giving
preference to the human side of the pic
ture through glimpses of the people and
their ways of life and thought, and
thus is of special interest. The poets
visited and told about are those most
| typical of the life about the Caribbean
Sea. The romance attaching to these
waters is not overlooked in these fasci-
mating pages. Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
Santo Domingo, San Juan, Porto Rico,
| Charlotte Arnalie, st. Thomas, Martin
| ique and the Island of Trinidad, Port of
| Spain, are included in the sketches. AS
says the Cleveland World, with its
clear and interesting descriptions, it's
excellent photographs, and its attrac-
tive appearance, the latest volume of
| the Travel Lovers Library is worthy Of
| it's predecessors.
| Price of set $2,40,, boxed; same in
three-quarter morocco $500; for sale at
Judd's.
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Julia Maloney 2s15
Margaret Maloney 5560
Dennis ]. Maloney 20lO
Henry Konold 100 20
Est. Helen Fausett, Richard Fausett
admX 20O0
Yale College 6000
John Il. Cox, Charles ]. Henze $3.50
Catherine Mcdonald 2530
Martin Higgins 1850
Francis a. Maioney 305
Margaret Malonty 39a
The Quinnipiac Brewing CO. 1850
William Herman 150
Emily c. 0'Brien 20I0
Henry Musch 66O0
Charles E. Brown 25Ol
Cornelius Keleher, Mary Keieher 2OO0
The Quinnipiae Brewing Co. 1850
The foregoing is true and correct coDy
of the original reports now on file In the
Office of the City Clerk.
Attest: HENRY e. NORRIS,
City Clerk.
~5#x -
15.5O75s
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Avoid all drying inhalants and use that
which cleanses and heals the MEM
brane. Ely's Cream Balm is such REM
edy and cures catarrh easily and pleas
antly. Cold in the head vanishes quick
". Price 50 cents at druggists or by
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Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to a great extent loss OF hearing.
BY the use Of Elys Cream Balm drops
ping Of mucus has ceased. voice and
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Davidson, Atty at Law, Monmouth, III.
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a permanent place in children's litera-
ture, and this attractive book will ap-
peal strongly to the many thousands
who have delighted in the inimitable
verses preceding each of the tales. Mr..
German has set all these verses to mu-
sic with the authors collaboration, and
the whole makes a volume which should
go on every piano and nursery table.
Price S1.2O; for sale by the Pease-Lewis
Co. Published by Doubleday, Page &
Co., New York.
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The December Century presents
large variety of seasonable material
both in text and in pictures, and is par
ticularly rich in color work. The new
cover, presented in the November num-
ber is further embellished by picture
by George H. Hallowell of the corona
ton of Charlemagne, which took place
on Christmas day, 800 A. d. The col
ored frontispiece is a Madonna and
Child" by Hugo BALM, and three pic
lures in color by Maxfield Parrish ac-
company Edith Wharton's paper on
"Sienese Villas Miss Violet Oakley
contributes a novelty In two Christmas
pictures in color, entitled, Light of the
World" in a pre- RaIphaelite manner
and with somewhat mystical signifi-
canoe, and there are two pictures by
Ellen b. Thompson to accompany a pa
per by Jacob A. Riis, entitled, "Chil-
dren of the Peope."
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"Flip's Islands of Paradise" by An
ME Fellows Johnston, author of The
Little Colonel Series Cloth, limo,
published by L. C. Page and Company,
Boston. Price s1-0O. For sale by Judd.
The author of THE Little Colonel
shows in this book how well she can
write story for boys: and "Alec stok-
er" is the creation of one who under
stands boys natures and has sympathy
for them in their trials and triumphs.s
What befel Alec, his sister Philippe
the Flip of the story-and his
brother Maeklin cannot fail to interest
both girl and boy readers, and some OF
the grown ups will find it the story OF
Alec's ups and downs one that appeals
to the hearts. 6, The book has seven il
Illustrations by E. r. Bonsall.
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An issue of extraordinary beauty and
interest will be the Christmas Metropol-
itan magazine. While space will not
permit more than brief mention of the
more striking features of this great fol-
iday issue, a sufficient number of items
from it's contents may be quoted to give
some hint of its charm. This number
will be in effect demonstration Of the
advancement of reproductive methods
and the art of printing. 1t will be pro-
fusely illustrated in color. There will
be some seventy-five pictures, most of
which will be of full-page size
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Daddy Joe's Fiddle" by Faith Bick-
ford; illustrated by Edith Francis Fos-
ter, tells about little Chez, who loved
Daddy Joes fiddle best of anything in
the world. Her real name was Opechee,
which means "sorlg Bird, and she was
a little half Indian child, but her harsh
spinster aunt was all Yankee, and
found it hard to forgive her brother Joe,
for having married the beautiful Indian
girl who was Chee's mother. So Chez
had to practice secretly on the fiddle of
her dear dead father, in the seclusion of
the old loft. The story has very hap
py ending, which includes the triumph
of Chez and her beloved fiddle. This is
a charming and sympathetic study Of
childhood. The author is new writer
of marked promise. Published by Dana
Estes and Company, Boston; forty
cents; for sale at all bookstores.
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Mother Bunny" by Harriet A.
Cheever, author of Madame Angora,"
etc, and illustrated by Diantha w.
Horne, lis a story Of a rabbits adven-
lures, told to little boy by Mother
Bunny, the heroine Of the story. Mrs.
Cheeyer has the unusual art Of writing
animal talk, so that it holds the inter
est Of the young reader. It's tender,
sympathetic and wholesome story for
children. The account of Mother Bum
ny's escape from the warren where she
was born, and of the subsequent freeing
of Mister Rabbit and Bunny White
from captivity, lis related with much
spirit, and the whole tale is crowded
with exciting incidents which show the
danger accompanying the lives of wild
things in the woods. Lessons of JUS
tice and kindness in the treatment of
animals are taught on every page.
This is a fascinating little book, and
will add to the authors already wide
reputation. Published by Dana Estes
g. Company, Boston; forty cents; for
sale at all bookstores.
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with his own illustrations. Richard lie
Gallienne contributes a story entitled
THE Youth of Lady constantia-"
There are twelve short stories in this
Christmas number of the Metropolitan
Magazine-all illustrated. Hamlin Gar
land contributes an appreciation of
New York city, viewing the metropolis
from the standpoint OF the westerner,
The sixth installment of ''The Queens
QUAR-" which is the love story of Mary,
Queen of Scots, is one of the features of
this special holiday number. The novel
is by Maurice Hewlett, whose Forest
Lovers made him famous.
Good Housekeeping for December
contains much reading that will inter-
est the women, in addition to which
there are several stories and poems by
well-known writer's Among the good
things in this number are the follow
ing: 1.-The River illustrated by James
Preston and Ruth MeEnery Stuart;
1.-THE Church Home series of photo
graphs; Mrs. Perkins Investment"
Augusta Kortreeht; Toys" illustrated,
IHLtC1 0hSIAIuiCs. n I1OHiE OL d 1uis-
dred Daughters" Mabel Craft Deering;
"Homelike Rooms" illustrated; "Pay-
ing Guests H." Mary Stewart Cutting;
Good Housekeeping Toasts ILL., &C.
lett Burgess; "A More Rational Life for
Women" DR.. Helen West Cooke; 1.-THE
Higher Life" Ella Morris Kretschmar;
Hospital or Home,' Clara M. Came;
Beauty in Little Things" Florence A.
Dawson.
Wayside Tales for December contains
stories by Robert Barr, George Ebers,
Frank H. Spearman, George Horton
and other well-known writer's United
States Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
contributes a chapter from his auto
biography of Seventy Years. "How to
Talk is a department by Mary Rich
ards Gray. The. Christmas story is
"The Touehstone,'' by George Ebers.
The new publishers are the Sampson
Hodges Company, Chicago.
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''Gee Boy" by Cyrus Lawson Hooper,
published by John Lane, New York and
London, is being warmly greeted and
is an exceedingly bright story of an ex-
tremely clever boy. Of it the New
York World says: '"The publisher of
Gee Boy invites comparison between
this book and Kenneth Grahames The
Golden Age and Dream Days The
comparison is high tribute to this new
writer's first volume, and careful
reading of it will show that the tribute
is not undeserved. All readers with a
taste for something besides mere plot
and story and all lovers of childhood
and its ways will find pleasure in read
ing the account of Gee Boy and his
gradual and always interesting and
growing acquaintance with the world.
If at times Gee Boy seems remarka-
bly, clever for his age the reader will do
well to remember that were he other
wise there would have been no necessi-
ty for cf1roniclng his thoughts, ways
and doings, and whether the story-for
there is a story, also-be born of expe-
rience, or is of imagination all-compact,
is question of slight concern to any
perhaps, except the author.
The fact is that in Gee Boy the read
ing public has another story of boy
growth and development, delightfully."-
told, and of books of this kind the num-
Der is not large. Whether it is placed
on the shelf beside Kenneth Grahame's
classics or given place on it's own
merits is irrlniaterial'
Price $1.00; for sale at all bookstores.
1.-THE Just So Song Book by Rud-
yard Kipling, with music by Edward
German, is another of the delightful
lafks fni. holiday Gift hook fIlrnnses.
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In thesMetropolitan New York; for
December, Stephen Bonsal contributes
the leading article, which describes the
return to Jerusalem of an aged Hebrew,
who goes to the Holy Land to die.
George Wharton Edwards contributes
story of Holland at Christmas time,
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rr-McIntosh monthly for Novem-
Der is even more successful than the
October number. Among the artistic
reproductions shown, appear photo
graphs of Edna Wallace Hopper, Hilda
Spong, Louise Cunning, Maud Hobson,
James K. Hackett, Bonnie Maginn,
Paul Arthur, Daisy Green, G. P. Hunt
ley and others. "a Study shows the
sweet face of Mary Nesbitt, who retired
from the stage about a year ago. A
strong feature of this months maya
zine is the football pictures, each of
which tells its own story.
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BY far the handsomest thing Of its
kind ever published in America viii be
the Christmas number of the Illustra-
ted Sporting News, which will be issued
on December 8. 1t is to contain seven
ty-two pages. The best writer's in
America have prepared special articles
and stories for it, and the illustrations
are from remarkable photographs and
drawings made by the best artists. The
cover is in three colors, and was de-
signed by Edward Penfield.
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City 8 embellishments.
SAWYER AssEssMENTs.

In accordance with the provisions Of the
Charter of the City of New Haven, Con
necticut, the following are duly notified Of
assessments duly laid under the authority
Of the Bureau of Compensation and Direct
or of Public Works, and approved by the
Board of Aldermen, June Is, 1903, and by
his Honor, John p. Studley, Mayor, June
II, 1903, the said assessment being due and
payable on January 1, 1904.
Attest HENRY &. NORRIS,
~ezs ~-s.zz.r-. City Clerk.
City of New Haven, May IS 1903.
ORDERED, That the sum of s., 61O.45 be
and is hereby assessed upon the owners of
property fronting on Perkins street, being
q proportional and reasonable part of the
expense Of constructing a sewer in said
street; and that said. assessments become
due and payable on July /, 1903.
The names of each party and the amount
of benefit assessed against each being here