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THoREAU AT WALDEN.

In the summer, when he was not fish, ing or roaming the woods, he farned 1t in his bean field--a lot of two acres and a half near the cabin, which he had ploughed after taking out the stumps Besides beans, he planted potatoes, sweet corn and turnips. From the sale of the beans and potatoes the first year he had picked twelve bushels of one crop and dug eighteen of the other-he cleared eight hundred and seventy one and one-half dollars. Later, he planted pine trees on the bean field for Emer- son, some of which were destroyed in 1896. fll
 Thoreau did not develop into much of a farmer, however, those two years he spent in his country home-he had oth- CT business which was more congenial When he needed a little money lie did carpentry work, surveying or day labor of some sort or other in the village He tabulated his expenses for eight months. It had cost him. including the building of the cabin about twenty- five dollars more than he had earned. His food for those eight months had cost SS.74 1-2, so that his actual living expenses amounted to three cents more than he had secured from the sale of his vegetables. Of course, he occasionally took meals with his friends in the vil- lage.
 Thoreau not only kept up his social re- lations with the village folk, but fre- quently entertained his friends at Wal den. Emerson, Alcott, Farmer Hosmer and William Ellery Charming were among his most constant visitors. He sometimes entertained as many as twenty-five people at once. The party frequently adjourned to the woodpile, though the "best room" was formed by the pine woods back of the cabin.-Oli- yer Bronson Capen in Country Life in America.
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POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET.

 Owing to the Absence of Commissioner Kelly But Little Business Was Trans acted.
 Owing to the absence last night of Commissioner Daniel Kelly the police commissioners transacted but little business at their regular monthly meeting.
 The charges against Patrolman Thomas Landy were filed away, as the board received notice that Patrick J, Lynch had given notice of their with drawal.
 It was voted to change the time of the night squad which reports at $50 from 5:50 to o'clock.
 It was also voted to keep Mrs. Me- Gam in her position as police matron for four weeks more, at which time a report will probably be received from the civil service commission.
 Herbert M. Arnold resigned as spe- cial constable.
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PHOTOGRAPHS AND TALKING Machines, lowest prices at f3 It CLINTON'S. 37. CHTIRCH4
District of New Haven. ss. Probate cou.

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.
 February | 1904 Haven, in said District. deceased. a The Court of Probate for the District Of New Haven hath limited and appointed six months from the date hereof for the creds it0rs of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neg. feet to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate ara requested to make immediate payment to
 HENRIETTA LEE,
 f2 St Exncutrix
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District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court.
 February 1, 19O4 ESTATE or CHARLES 4. WARREN. late of New Haven. in said District, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and appointed si3 months from the date hereof for the creds itors of said deceased to bring In theiI claims against said estate. Those who neg lect to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred
 All persons indebted to said estate ara requested to make immediate payment to
 ANDREW ". ARCHIBALD,
 JULIA A. ARCHIBALD,
 JULIUS TWISS.
 f23t Excutors.
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court, ESTATE OF CHARLES G'i5i 6. DEuTtH, SNs Hf0i late of New Haven. in said District, deceas@ cd.
 The Court of Probate forth District of New Haven hath limited and appointed six months from the date here of for the cred itors of said deceased to bring in thelr claims against said estate Those who neg gect to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 ELIZA D. JACKSON,
 f2 St Administratrix.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. Notice is hereby given that Special Meeting of the voters of the Town of Orange will he held at the Town Hall in West Haven on Saturday. February 6, 1904 at three o'clock in the afternoon. for the purpose of considering the following business:
 1. To advise and instruct the SeIectmen of the Town of Orange as to what course shall be pursued by them in respect to the construction of a bridge over West River, at Kimberly avenue, in view of the insist ence of New Haven on the construction of a fixed. raised bridge
 2. To empower if deemed advisable, the Selectmen of the Town of Orange to con- struct. in conjunction with the City of New Haven, either fixed, raised bridge, or q drawbridge, over West River. at Kimberly Dated at Orange, Conn, this soth day of January. 1904
 WALTER A. MAIN.
 ELFORD c. RUSSELL
 VIM. A. RUSSELL.
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$50 FOR CHEsWIcK MINE SUFFER-
 FRS.

Mayor Studley yesterday received a check for $50 from H. c. Rowe, the Fair Haven oysterman, to be part of a fund to be sent to the sufferers from the Cheswick mine disaster. This makes a total of s75 which the mayor has re- ceived for this purpose.
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Icn nnALERs. NnTuc,E.

ICE DEALERS. NOTICE. up to to nine M O ociock a. m. Friday, the 5th day of February, 1904, for eight hundred (80O) tons more or less, of ice contained in the south side of the Springside Farm ice house, in accordance with specifications which may be seen at Room 2, City Hall. Dated at New Haven January 29, 1904.
 J. V. RATTLESD 0RFER,
 Superintendent, Department of Charities and Correction. fl It
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.

SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. The New Haven Social Science asso- citation will hold it's next meeting at room ', SIS Chapel street, on Thursday. February 4, at 7:30 D. m. Subject, Some
 Facts Regarding Street Railway Mon- opolies." Speaker, w. E. Tuckey.
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BTJsINEsS cHANrH

A GRAND business chance for a party with
 few hundred dollars to invest to get a pro- tected legitimate, paying office agency.
 Business that is easily managed md open for close examination. Address EXs
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 To the Board of County Commissioners for New Haven County
 I hereby apply for license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider at 79S and 800 Grand avenue, Town of New Haven. My place of business IS located within 110 feet in a direct line of public school house or the premises pertaining thereto. Dated at New Haven this 18th day of Jan uary, 1904.
 JOSEPH KooN, Applicant. We, the undersigned, electors and tax payers. as defined by law, of the Town of New Haven, hereby endorse the application of the above-named for such license Dated at New Haven this 2Sth day of Jan uary, 1904.
 JULIUS LASKE,
 CONRAD THOM,
 FRED MYERS.
 c. ". YOUNGERMAN,
 ALEX. MIDAS.
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REMOVAL NOTICE

,. $. THOMPSON & co. have removed their Fire Insurance Agency office from the Hoadley Building to the Winchester Building, No. ST Orange street. Tele- phone number e39-4. i22tf
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MAssAGp

MISS LEEKE will reopen her massage par. Tor at 237 Dixwell avenue on Thursday. October P. Removed from Malley build Ing. All branches of massage. Electrlci- ty. Special treatment for rheumafism. Facial. Six treatments five dollars, Take DIxWell avenue car to Charles Htreef
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gmamts.

ons cent a word for each in.srtisa: Ava esats a Wsra for a full week. ssvsa tiznee
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DEATHS.

BRADLEY. Mt. Carmel. February 1, 1904, Alice Mary, daughter of Sarah A. and the late Birdsey A. Bradley, aged 36 years.
 Funeral services will be held in the Nit. Carmel Congregational church Thursday afternoon, February 4, at two o'clock. Friends are invited Burial at the con venience of the family. f3 2t DOWNES- --In DeLand, Fla. February l, 1904, William D. Downes, in the S0th year of his age.
 Funeral services will be held at No 345 Whitney avenue on Thursday afternoon at quarter after one o'clock. Interment in Derby upon arrival of train leaving New Haven at half-past two o'clock.
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SoR the U. s. Army; able-bodied, unnar. rieo men, between the ages of 21 and 35. citizens of United States. Of good char aeIer and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For fn- formation apply RECRUITING OFFic- Eh, SSO Chapel street, New Haven: 66 StaIe street, Hartford; 1922 Main street. bury. Conn. oi.dSi
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RELIABLE EMPLOYMENT
 AAGENCf..63 CHAPEL STREET. Estab- Best male and female helD for any and si,
 klnos or work. Sent anywhere. n2s tf
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WANTFn
NAMED.

WORK by frst-class painter and hardwood
 nnisher. Address H.. this office. f3 2t2
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JONES Largest, Most Reliable Emnlov. msnt 1aS1, Agency, 2S Church. Telephone Tn hotels, stores. restaurants, shops con. tractors and private families. Men. woln- en, poys and girls always wanted. Head quarters for all best positions In city and SooAtig n16
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

MBs. $. A. GLADWIN'S, 102 Orange street.
 Rooms 4S. The best help, also the hest PIaee to ind situations. City or Country. Call 1S3O i. ;o5 t3'.sst' sS 2 2
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Starnhsrg's Employment Agency

AXE you looking for drst-elass helO. city O. country, or good situation? Come sse me. Fair dealings. German spoken. open evenings. 51 COURT ST. Tel. 1421-2
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F0R RENT

ROOM and power. Suitable for Iron or
 wood working, or in fact any kind of man ufacturing business. THE ELM CITY
 LUMBER CO.,, Water street, foot of
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FOR SALE CHEAP A safe, about feet high; perfect. ex- cept paint damaged by water In the Hoad- ley building fire.
 fs St VIM. GAY, Ill YORK STREET.
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Massage.

MRS. BUSH, 2S1 Grown Street. Marnetie Massage. Office treatment from 2 D. m
 Morning by appointment; also treafmen5 ct patients residence. sp11
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13
LA TOILETTE WINS.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares
Ticket which He Heads to
Be Regular.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 6.--By vote OF
to l the supreme court of Wisconsin
Wednesday decided that the LaFOllette
state ticket was the regular republican
ticket, and that the nominees of the La
Toilette convention should be placed on
the election ticket as regular republic
ans. Justices Marshall, Dodge and
Winslow concur in the decision and
Chief Justice Cassoday dissents.
By this decision the entire machinery
of the republicans in the state for pres
ent campaign is placed in the hands of
the La Toilette faction.
The decision leaves the political sit
uation in Wisconsin as follows
La Toilette is the regular republican
nominee for governor.
Two United States senators are left
outside the pale of regular political or
ganization
The, action of the republican national
convention in recognizing the stalwarts
is discredited and the credentials COM
mittee of that body is Informed that it
acted without jurisdiction.
Samuel A. Cook, the "stalwart" cam
didate for governor, has withdrawn
from the tick It as result of the de-
cisiOn.
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PEACE CONGRESS.
Resolutions Adopted Ask Russia
and Japan to End
the War.

Boston. Oct. 6.-Resolutions intended
to bring about, if possible, an end to
the Russo-Japanese war were adopted
Wednesday at the meeting Of the Inter-
national Peace congress. By the terms
OF these resolutions the congress will
address an appeal to the emperors OF
Russia and Japan to terminate the strug-
gle and each of the powers signatory
to The Hague convention will be for
mally requested to press upon Russia
and Japan the Importance of putting
an end to the present war.
Boston, Oct. THE arrest and SUB
sequent reduction of military and naval
ornaments throughout the world was
called for Thursday at the session OF the
international peace congress when REQ
lutions were adopted expressing the
opinion that the first task which the
worlds new convention suggested by
President Roosevelt should take up was
the gradual disarmament Of the powers.
The thanks of the congress were ex-
tended to President Roosevelt for his
pledge to take the first steps towards
convocation of new international peace
conclave.
Boston, Oct 10.-The peace congress
was adjourned Saturday, to continue its
work in 1905 at Luzerne, Switzerland.
Besides aGcoting resolutions denounc-
ing war and calling for the creation OF
international obligatory arbitration
treaties, the congress passed upon spe-
cific conditions One of it's last acts
was to recommend an inquiry by the
powers into the Congo Free State,
which is at present under the personal
rule of King Leopold, of Belgium.
The present Russo-Japanese war was
treated by a resolution calling upon the
emperors of The two countries to end
the conflict at once, or, that failing, for
the powers to exercise the authority
granted by article 81 of The Hague pact
and intervene so that the war might oe
terminated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13

trovert this idea, some hold it proba-
bic that there has never been band
of genuine gipsies in America; but
the Gypsy Lore Journal makes the
statement that in 1715 nine border
gipsies, by names Faa, Stirling, Yors-
toun, Finneck, Lindsey, Ross and Rob-
ertson were transported by Glasgow
magistrates to Virginia plantations.
Mention has been made of the gipsies
sent over during our revolutionary
war, and there is record of the pres
ence of gipsies in New York a half
century ago. Among gypsy names in
America we find those of the good old
families, that is, good old gypsy fami-
lies: Lee, Lowell, Cooper, Stanley.
Bosvills, etc. The gipsies take intense
pride in family" in spite of their
supposed democracy.
To go back to the European gipsies.
They appeared in Germany some time
earlier than in England, in which
country their numbers increased rap
idly; here they travelled about in
bands, having leaders called count,
lord or duke. AS early as the eleventh
century they lived as serfs or nomads
in the Greek-speaking countries Of
southeast Europe. The Spanish gypsy
is known to us throagh song and
story, but travellers aver he of the
present is dirtier and more greedy
than picturesque. In Scotland the gip-
sy fiourished earlier and greatly,
there intermarrying with the native
and not looked down upon. To-day
in Scotland quite a number of gipsies
are filling posts of honor in the medi-
cal and legal professions
The gypsy calls himself Romany.
never a gypsy. The origin of the
word is in dispute, some holding that
it was obrrowed by the gipsies of Eu-
rope from the province called, in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13
ROBBED A BANK.
Bold Thief Forces Young Lady OF.
fetal to Give UP 81, ZOO at
Treynor, Ia.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. IA robber
walked into the savings bank at Trey
nor, small town Is miles east of
Council Bluffs, Thursday afternoon
and, at the point of revolver, COM
PEELED the assistant cashier, Miss
Frances Flood, to take 81, 700 from the
cash drawer and vault and put thu
money in his bag Then the robber
drove the young woman, who was
alone in the bank, into the big vault,
and locked her in. Customers coming
into the bank half an hour later heard
the girls screams for help and re-
leased her from the vault She at
once told of the hold-up, and an
armed posse was started after the roG-
her The police and sheriff's officials
of Council Bluffs were also notified,
and started armed men into the coun-
try to intercept the robber, but up to
midnight he had not been apprehend-
ed
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this true or not, the Romany is still
a secret language.
The gipsies are witty and Ehilosoph-
zeal, as witness by their proverbs:
Never buy handkerchief or choose
a wife by moonlight.
A bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush or hedge.
It's like a kiss, good for nothing
until it is divided between two.
He's too proud to speak to a poor
child
To see an old friend is as agreeable
as a good meal
The gipsies, as race, are a healthy
people, their open-air life giving them
robustness and endurance, and live to
advanced years. They really are not
so dishonest as reputed, and when
trusted often display fine sense of
honor, kindness and friendlinesS.
The men quarrel amongst themselves,
but show jealous faithfulness when
one of the band falls into trouble.
They are uneducated, childish, quick
tempered, but not the immoral, dis
solute lot generally believed. 1t is
computed that the number of gipsies
now in existence is about 100000, and
it is thought they are on the increase.
In Pennsylvania they are very numer-
Gus, and Turkey harbors about 100,-
900 of them; in Pesth there are abouI
10000; in Spain, 10000; in Hungary,
10000.
KATHERINE POPE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13
TEACHING BLIND BY EAR.
Jewish Director of Vienna Institute
Suggests Way to Arouse
Imagination.

eve must descend to the depths where
slumber in the night of blindness won
derful forces which, when awakened
and developed, will raise the sightless
into light and happiness"
Thus, hopefuny, writes DR.. Heller,
director of the Jewish Institute for
Blind CnAdren, in Vienna, in describ-
ing some highly interesting and i'm
portant observations which he has
made in recent years. DR.. Heller in
sists that educators are wrong in as
Stunning from the first that the mind of
the blind is awakened and instructed
by the sense of touch. He says that
the progressive phenomena of a blind
child's development are SO minute as
to be microscopical
Closest study has revealed to him
that, excepting those who are also deaf,
the blind are developed mentally by
hearing, not by touching. This ex-
plans why so many of the blind, led by
fancy and imagination, exist in a
dream-life which, while it makes poet
ical beings of them, also renders them
a prey to distress and misery.
DR.. Heller lays down the law that
schools for the blind of the future must
teach them to recognize by the ear
what they have learned to conceive by
ouching-material, dimensions, form,
numbers, and so on. He says, too, that
in teaching them great attention must
be devoted to changing the passive
imagination of the blind into active
imagination; process slow, because
the blind are nearly enthralled by pas
sive imagination.
But it is this change of active
Imagination which awakens the crea-
tive power in them. The change can
be effected slowly by giving blind chill
dren freedom in their play, by letting
them represent in their own way what
they grasp of nature and of life, and
by placing at their disposal material
and tools and leaving to them what
they will make with them and how
they will set about it.
DR.. Heller says with emphasis that
their teachers should never forget that
the hand of the blind is the organ that
at once understands and executes, and
that if they are rightly taught to per-
ceive their manual capacity must be
the most perfect of all.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13
FACTS ABOUT THE COINAGE,
Information as to Old and New Issues
Given by the Director
of the Mint.

The director of the mint is called on
to answer such wide range of ques-
lions concerning the values of old and
new coins and medals that he has
found it necessary to issue circulars
covering matters of this sort. 1t tells
some interesting facts. 1t appears that
the mint does not buy old coins or
paper money, except some rare colo
NAL coins in fine condition, which are
desired for the mint cabinet.
Mutilated or uncurrent United States
gold and silver coin is purchased as
bullion. The mint has no pattern
pieces for sale. The government pays
no premium for the return of any of
it's coins or paper money. New coins
cannot be struck until authorized by
an act of congress. The mint supplies
United States coins only, and not of
any past date. The $50 gold piece and
the half-dollar and quarter-dollar
pieces in gold were struck by private
parties on the California coast during
the 1849 period, and not by the United
States government.
The coinage of the following coins
ceased in the years named: Half and
1-cent, copper, in 1857; 1-cent, nickel,
1864; half dime and cents, silver, and
cents, bronze, in 1878; 20 cents, sill
yer, 1878; trade dollars, 1888; 81 and S3,
gold, and 2 cents, nickel, 1889 The
Columbian half-dollar was coined in
1893. The Lafayette dollar was
struck in 1899, the date on the coin
$4,000 being that of the unwilling of
the memorial.
There are certain markings on every
United States coin that enable the place
of it's coinage to be located. Those
struck at the Philadelphia mint have
no mark, but those struck at all other
minis are distinguished by a small let
ter on the reverse, near the bottom.
These letters are G, for Charlotte, N.
c., discontinued in 1861; &C, for Car
son City, New, discontinued in 1898;
D, for Dahlonega, Ca, discontinued in
1861 o, for New Orleans, and S, for
San Francisco.
The coins of the United States now
authorized by law are: In gold double
eagle, eagle, half eagle and quarter
eagle; in silver, half-dollar, quarter
dollar and dime; minor, scent, nickel,
and 1 cent, bronze. A person may buy
proof set of gold coins from the mint
for $3.50, and a proof set of silver
and minor coins for $3.50. When the
business of the minis is slack medals
may be struck from dies furnished by
individuals, public institutions and in
corporated societies, at a charge suffi-
cient to cover the cost of the operation
and the value of the metal.