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_'I' erms of the Gazette.
Village subscribers bycarrier—peryear$2 00
l\'['lll, do. in advance do. 2 00
O lice subscribers, or those living out of
the Carriei"s district, and who call for
their pap:-.i's at the office, 1 50
.Companies of liveor more receiving their
piipars by mall. if paid in advance 1 50
0. S. Perry,
llttoriiey and Counsellor at Law.
l\Iallnry’s Building.
Oflice hours from 8 to 1'2 o’cloc/r, A. Jll. ; and
from 1 lo 6 o'clock, P IV.
C. s-. G. A. Bi'ssELI;,
Attorneys and eoiiiise_lloi's at law.
Ofiice over J. Mallory Si._Co.’s Store,
NORWALK, ooxu.
George A. Bavenport,
Atloriiey rind ‘floiinscller at law.
Ojlse T-Vest Side the Bridge,
NORWALIC, CONN.
Jan. 1st, 1850.
Wm. VJ. Narramore,
. s s ssrasr
Eikbfiffiri. ~
Corner of Slate and Il’.Ta.i'n. Streets,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
FIELDS & E-E.E‘i’?JBFi'§;€3E{S,
l\I:\.\'UF.»’lC'l'URl'2Rtl‘ AND DE.-\l.l'Il{S IN
Boets,Siioes, l.eatliei',;ia:l Fiiiilings
No. 13 Evfiain-Street,
Nor-iw.-x Lx, c'r.
Iiarttnrii County
llliitiial Fie lasiiaiice C oiiipaiiy.
GEORGE ST. .lOl*lN,’Agent.
AS a pledged capital of about. 3800.000.
A cash surplus ofuiorc than $3,000.—
Insurance on $100 about’? cents per year.
March 12. _ ll'1O
Spring and Summer Giotlaing.
' IT ll.-\Ul<l 1 c\'. TU BK have received their
-lock of spr nu and suininer i'cai‘iy—iiiai.le
clothing. which they will sell at. city prices.
which is much chi-aper than can he purchased
at any. Ollli‘-l‘ estiililisliiiieiit in this place.
Norwalk. April 12th. 1S50.
ll.
TIII3 subscriber has on hand and intr>.nd.s
keeping a good assortment. of Ready Mziile
Clothing ofall kinds. Also. a good assortinent.
of Cloths, Ciissinimes, and Vestings, which
he will make Lip to order in good style and at
sh-art notice. .
N. B. l’articulai' iittentinn paid to cutting.
THOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk. Feb. 25. 1850. 9
E‘ASI-3I®I*a'l'AEI.'.B E1‘l'IP@RI'U'1VI
E. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 llfrii/i S/.rccl. Oliiislcuifs Buildings.
HE Su‘isci'iber has received. within a
few days past, a large additioii to his as-
sortment. of Spring Goods, consisting, in part.
of Brnadclnths, of French, German, English
and American manufacture.
C.-1SSl.\‘IEi'»ES,
Plain Black and Dneskin ; also a large assort-
ment of F‘;in(;_y Goods. nfa variety of patterns.
VE-S'l‘[NG"‘ AND 'l‘RlL\I;\Il".\‘G":
A gnarl assortment always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an exaniinaiioii from my
friends and customers. and the public general-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
snnzible terms as can be ofl'ei'ed elsewliere.
Gairinents made. or nude and Trimmed in a
most. fashionable and workmanlike manner.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
E[.BEP»T CURTIS.
Norwallc, April 8th, 1850.
Removal.
M RS. TILIDALL has
removed her Millinery
Business to:t.he I-louse
riaceiitly occupied by
iVIrs. Gray, over the
jewelry store of C.
‘_Dis‘)|'o\V,\Vll8l'6 she is
now opening a handsome
Spring Bonnets» R_ll"
boas, and every t-li.m,.l
pertaining to the Milli-
nery Business.
., Norwal/c, April 9th,
-—-"-.=-.-"".':‘lLl850. 14
A Gard.
‘ll,-IE Subscribers would take this method
.,_to inform their friends and the public get!
erally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Surgary. and Will bf’-
li-ippy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble ininner. It is their intention to Pefieft
such arr}ingemeiit.s as will S".ClJl'8 to their
friends "all the zirlvantages that the Dental I’i'o-
fessinn affords. and to execute their ‘business
in a style creilitable to themselves. With many
thanks for past favors. they would respectfully
solicit a continuance of the same.
cnxs. rrrcu. A. uiLL.'DDs.
, . Giytherean Cream ofsoap
l\’E\V preparation for washing and bath-
ing, just received and for sale by
. C. E. D‘[SBROW-
-L ’ -Hl'l‘.E-\VASl'l and Scrubbing 1.’-rushes,
. foigsalo at
NEW DR-‘Y GGGBS.
Hitchcock & Leadbeater,
No. 347, B'roadura.y/, New York;
flAV’E in store and are prepared to serve
their customers with new Goods. of the
most elegant patterns and styles. including
Grenadines." Oi'gaiidies, silk tissues. printed
jaconets and canibrics. beautiful calicoes, barn-
ges. silks. and indeed everyiliin,<_r adapted to the
season. which added to their previous immense
stock of every kind of l4‘aiicy and Staple Dry
Goods, makes onenf the l:ii'ge.-t. most varied.
and general assortnients in New York. and
giving their atieiition p“articularl_v to the retail
business. being tliemselves in coiisiaiit. cninmii-
nication with their customers. learn their wants
and will supply them if any pains, and the
mlll'l{('.l.\‘ of this or any otlier coiintry. will ena-
ble them to do it. Their stock embraces every
thing useful and nrnanieiital in the Dry Goods
way..fur either ladies’ or genllemens’ wear, or
family use, and are (lE‘.l6l'll‘llnP(l to be able, at
all times. to so far supply every want that a
lady shall be able to sit down and select every
article she. desires, without the fatigue and per-
plexity ofriinning about town, to make up licr
assortinent; and that too at a lower price than
she could get. them by prniriiscuniis shopping.
Their terms are cash. and only one price,
fiom which they never vary. and tliercfore the
most iiiexpei'ieiiccd piirchaser. or even ii child.
will buy just as choapas the most expert shop-
per. la the selection ofiheir clc-rks they spare
no pains or expense to obtain those who are
t.liorou_-.li!y expcrieinreil, polite and ziiteiitivc,
enjoining the free exhibition oftlieir goods, but
never urging ci stomers to buy.
In every department of their stock they
keep plain low |)l‘l(2l‘Ll goods. \\‘lll(:ll they sell as
cheap as lllH_V can be purcliziscd in any store
in any part of the cii'_r.'. as well as the rii~licr
and finer qualities of which they mean their
stock shall be equal to any in New York which
will include iiirioiigst other arlii-lcs Canton
Crape Sliawls, and Cashmere, \Voolcn, and
'l‘hiliet. Long and Square Hlia; ls. Lace and
illnslin \Vindow Draperies. Linen and Muslin
Slieeiiiigs and Sllll‘lltlgS, Table Cloths, Niipl.iiis
and Diapers, \Voolen Blankets and Quilts,
Table. Piano. and Toilet. Covers; and indeed
a full assorlinent of fort-.ign and domestic house
wife z|l'fl(:l(>:5, of evoiy variety and kind. Also,-
:i fall assortment of Mourning Goods. logeilior
with a full and perfect assortineiit. of Gentle-
nien’s Uiidershirls, v€i'awoi's, scaif.< and (.‘l‘il'v’tllS,
silk and linen pocket. llEIlIlll\'4‘l'Clll(‘.fS. gloves.
.<iispeiirlei's, liosiery. l)I'()tl(l(‘lOf.llS, cassiiiiei'es.
- vestings. &c. &c.. at prices far below the usual
rates of (}eiill:-niieii‘s l*‘iirni.sli'in_q .\ltiirc.s.
IIITCIICOCK & I.lC.»\ DB EATER.
347 Broadway. corner of Leonard st.
V
E. G. E.3J'.fl'REEiI“€f
Cabinet lllaker ééz llll€l{)l‘l.tll{(31'.
Two Doors E as: 0] the _B(I.7l/C,
s'r.i.\11‘.oP.D, COVN.
O'UI.’D iespertfiilly inform the iiiliabit-
uiits of this, and the adjoining towns,
that being satisfied from the iirgent necessity
which has frequently existed in cases \\'l)‘.‘ti
death has been caused by putrid diseases, and
in almost all cases ofdeatli occurring in warm
\V8tlf.llP.l'. that more ample provision in the line
ofarticlcs iiecessary for the interinents of the
dead than has heretofore been made in this sec
tion of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to make the iiecessary :ii'i'iingeiiieiits
for, and that he is now prepared to furnisli Cof-
fins. Shrouds, Caps, S.:ai'fs. &c.. nfcvery des-
cription that may be desired or that can be ob-
tained iii the :it.y of New York. at a moments
warning. day or night, and on the most reason-
able terms. HD is also prepared to fiii'iii.sli
Hcarses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave, and to atti-.nd to any other arriingemcnts
that may be wislicd for the funeral procession,
die. Those who may wish to keep the body ol
a deceased friend several days. can be furnislied
with an ice-box in which it may be preserved in
week, or longer if necessa ry.
The suliscrilier has also on hand mid for sale-
Ledoyen’s disinfecting F'iuid—-—iin article which
will effectually remnvr from the sick room. oi
from rooms where death has occurred.all oll'i=.n
sive smell. and coirpletely freshen and purity
the air. This fluid is far siipei'ior tn chloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell. whizh makes it doubly
valuable. E. CHAUNCEY WARREN.
Stamford, Feb. 19th, 1848. 7tI
28
Cheap, Ready Pay,
AND
One Price Store.
The Subscriber. grateliil for the patronage
heretofore received from his numerous friends
and acquaintances during the past. 25 years,
would say to them and the public generally.
that. he is now engaged in business on his own
account, and on the cheap, rcady1)a_i/, and one
price system.
11 will be obvious to all reflecting minds. that,
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price system, and that a very low przcc, it must.
be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be made of season-
able goods. to his already large stock comprising
an unusual variety. ‘
The subscriber flatters himselfthat. from his
means and long expei'ieiice, together with the
help ofpoliteand attentive clerks be will offer
gmzitiiirlucoiiieiits to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
TOUR COMSTOCK.
6
SEYi
New Canaan, Jan. 31, 1850.
Carpets at Westport.
Yards Carpeting, consisting of
AH Siipci'Bi'iissels.Superand Com-
niou lngrain. all wool; Cotton lngrain Striped
Venilian, Stair do. received this day from aiic-
iioii, and will be sold at much lower prices
than those of the first part of the season.
S. MOULTON.
Wbstport, June 14th, 1850.
ECEIVED this day, a new lot of Clocks
L.,,,i.;,,'g Glass:-s, L-iinps, Geiaiidnles
plated Cake Baskets, l3rushi=.s. 550-
C. E. DISBROW.
Patent Paint.
LAKE’S Patent. fire and water proof
Paint, orartificial Slate. This extraor-
dinary substance is found in a stratum of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \Vhen taken
from the mineit hasall the appearance of the
finest. Indigo and is no haiderthan cold fallow.
but a few days to the atmosphere turns It to
hard slate or stone, protecting whatever cov-
ered from the action of the weather and fl'0m
fire. A supply justreceivedand for sale by
W. C. ‘STREET.
Agent for the Putentee.
S. BISSELL' ,
POETRY.
The Prayer of the Betrothed.
Father, 1 come before Thy throne
\Viih low and headed knee,
To thank Thee with a grateful tone,
For all Thy love to me. ‘
Forgive me if my heart. this hour
I give not all to Thee.
For deep alfect.ion's- mighty power
Divides it now with Thee.
Thou knowcst. Father, every thought
That. wak’st within my hreiisf, ’
And how this heart has vainly sought
To keep it's love suppress’d.
Yet when the idol worshipp'd one,
Sits fondly by my side,
And breathes the vow I cannot shun,
To me his destin’d bride.
Forgive me if the loving kiss
He lea was upon my brow,
Is thought of in an hour like this,
And thrills me even now.
Hc’s chosen me to be his love
And couiforter througli life ;
Enable me. oh God ! to prove
A loving, faithful wife.
He knows not, Father, all the deep .
Affi-ctions I C()l)l.l'Ul-—
The thousand loving thoughts that sweep
Rcsistless o'er my soul,
He knows not eacli deep fount of love
That. gushes warm and free:
Nor can he ever, ever prove
My warin idolatry.
Then guard him. li'atlier——round his way
Thy choicest blessing cast,
And render each successive day
Siili happier than the last,
And, li‘atlier, grant. us to live,
Tliat wlien this life is o’er,
\Vithin the happy home you give
\Ve’ll meet to part no more.
E'§?The followii g uniquc toast was drank a9‘.
a 4th July celebration in South Carolinia, by
G: H. Kiuard :-
“ Peace mm’. Plenty ,-
Corn to tlielfg crib and money inthe pocket,
Baby in the cradle and pretty wife to rock it;
Coffee in the closet. andsLi_uiii' in the barrel,
Silence round the fireside and folks that nev-
er quai'rol."
MISCELLANY.
Hovv Lavinia Lillywhite Fainred
Once Too Often.
“ l\'.ly dear child,” said Miss Lillyivhiie to
her niece, “ you inustgive up fainting; il’s
goncoiii of fashion.”
"' F-asliion, Miss Lillywhitel Do you think
that f--clings ”
“ Fi<lillo<lce.” said Miss Lillywhite _—
“ when I was eiglitcr-ii, your age—:ind that,
my (lcar, is nearly thirty years ago——l used
to faint too. l enjoyed fainting very much ;
lnCll'Pfl, my dear. I question if you take great-
er pleasure in fainting than I did. You see
it gave me a little to iscqiu-=n:e; it drew up-
on ine a general notice; itmade me, as were,
the centre ofa ]'lClll1‘e ; and it was a pleasure
to enjoy so much syinpaihy about one. But
we may faintonce two often. Ofihis dreary
truth I am a sad example. VVlien I was
nineteen l was about to be marriel. About.
did I say? VVhy, the day was fixed ; l was
in my bridal dress; at the altar; the ring,
the wedding ring, at the very tip of my fing-
er. In a ft"-W’ minutesl should have been
his \vifi=_ when libought I must faint. It
would scorn very bold of me in such a posi-
tion not to faint. I who had fainted on so
many occasions, not to swoon at the alter,
would have been a want ofseniiment-ofprop-
H‘ fr-eling.on so awful an occasion. \Vith this
llliillglll l leli myself faiiitiiig; and just as
the bridegroom had touched my finger with
my rincr. I wentoff; swooned with all the
boiiors.
As I swooned the ring‘ slipped from the
bride-groom’s finger, fell upon the floor, and
was rolling todrop through an aperture to the
stove that,ifrom below, admitted heat to the
church, when, though swooning, I somehow
saw the dangei',and to stop the ring, put forth
my foot; but 1 was too late! the rolled on,
(llSflpp(:Z1l'eI'.l down the chimney of the stove,
and then I fainted with the greatest fidelity.
I-I-artsliorn and sal volatile came to my aid.
I was restored, but where was the ring? It
was hopeless to seek for it. Half a dozen
other rings were proffered ; But no, itwould
be an evil omen——there would be no happi-
ma,-gs, if [ were not wedded with myown ring
Well, scearch was made and time flew——and
we were late at the church to begin with——
and the ring was not to be found when the
church clock struck twelve. The Clef?-’Y‘
man closing his book, said: “ It is past the
carnal hour ; the parties cannot be married
to day; they must come again to morrow !”
VVe returned
home; my lover upbraided—-l
re-tnrtcd; and we had a shocking
quarrel,
and——he left the house to write me a f.ire\vell
l.-tter. In a week he was on his voyage to
India; in twelve months he had married an
Indian lady, as rich as an idol, and 1, after
thirty years—ain still Lavinia Lillywhite,
spinster.”
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Our You!/ijiildag/s.—Youih never comes
but once! Hence we should in our youthful
days, improve our time. The sun rises in
the East, and rolls on in its ‘upward course
until nooniide,whcn it gradually descends
and hides itself in the West. So with youth
[i rises in the morning, and keeps rising un-
til noon of life, when old age, with all her
infirmiiies, come upon us. The youth
should not unclerrate their days, for the day
is coming when all the world’s riches would
be given for the return of one_ hour misun-
proved. Boys do not mispend your time,
but improve every moment as ll. flies and you
will reap your {award hereafter.
Slandei-ers are, at all events, economi-
cal, for they make a little go a great way,
and rarely open their mouths "except at the
expense of o:her_.people. _, ' ' ‘
‘bunches
’ ‘ WHlTI.ING.
SCEN i-:.— JlIr. Plow/ia.mlle’s doo rg/a'rd——.Tohn
and E.1ilor,sealed on logs on. the sunny
side of his great woodpile, John wfiitling a.
bciicli. chip : the Editor (1. basswood splinler.
The Ezlitor.—Whiitle from you, John;
why don’t you whitile from you ‘I
Jo/i.n.—Whai’s the difference? Whiitling
is whutling, any way, whether you whitile
towards you or from you.
Eoli'tor.—A mistake, John ; a palpable
mistake. There is philosophy in whirling
There is a right way, and wrong way to do
everything; and for the right way there is
always a good reason.
Jo/m.—-I’i-ay what reason for whitling
from you- li’s a small matter at best-really
too small to consider.
‘Edilor. -Wrong again l Its the observ-
ance Of these llllle llllngs——[l1e consideration
of irifles—thiit constitute what men call good
or bad luck. There, now, you have cut
your finge.r—not. bail, 1 hope.
Jo/m.—Not very. Blast the knife.
Etz’ilo-r.——Well, this is an apt illustration
-—proof posiiive—beforel had commenced
my argument.
Jo/in —--I’d like to know what cutting my
finger has to do with luck, good, bad, or in-
different. '3
Eclitor.—-Evcrythiiig. If you had con-
sidered a moment you would have seen that
whiuling towards you was dangerous ; com-
mon prudence would have shown you that
you might have cut your fingers; while if
you wliiitled from you there was no danger.
l-lcrein, ll1(.'l"l, is the key to that phantom
which men call luck.
Jo/i.'n..—Don’t you believe in luck?
Eclilar.-—-Don’i l believe that the moon is
made of green cheese! No, sir. There is
no such thing. It's all moonshine. Just
now cut your finger, and you say. I’m on-
lucky. No such thing——you were stupid,
careless. Tl1cre’s old Gripe, who brgaii
with no other capital than his axe, worth
now his llionsands; and you arid cvi.-ryborly
else says, ‘ as lucky as old Gripe,’ and yr-l
we all know that he has made his money by
the operations ofa cli-zir lnlt‘llcct——:1 sh rcwd,
close observance ofliitle things-—tnrning the
stream at the fountain, and not waiting until
it gets to be a river.
Jo/m..—Trainiiig the sapling and not the
tree.
E/lll07‘.—-.EX€lCl.ly. A good idea. You
always find hnn about his business. His
work is never behind. His hay don’t get
caught out in the rain.
wet in the bundle or swath. He looks at
little things. If his grain is to stand out
over night, it is all nicely put up in shocks
and capped ; if his hay can’t be carted the
same day, iL’s raked and cocked. He says I
am not master of the elements, but I am of
my time. Sn he makes sure against c.ont.in-
goncies which he cannot control. He al-
ways wliiiilcs from him ; and he is lucky.
Jo/m.—-And he is lucky.
Editor.-—Nn such ihing ; lf you mean by
that, chance favoring him more than others.
Now, there’s Dick Careless, he is always
railing at his bad luck. I think he does
more real hard work than Gripe. But every
body pities poor Dick, he has such “hard
liic-k.” If it were not for his wife, he would
have been in the poor house before now.
Every body so. is, “ what zi clever fellow is
Dick ;” and so he is, he minds every body’s
business but his own. Dick stacks his hay,
but neglects to put on binders, and the top
blows off and his stack is ruined. He has a
crop of wheat cut, and intends to cart to-
morrow, so he leavcs the wheat. carried into
But to morrow ii co:iies on to rain
and his wheat gets not and sprouts, and then
you say, ‘ well, that’: just Dick’s luck.’ Dick
has had bad luck with his sheep and cattle
and horses, always losing more or less every
year. Now, you believe in luck, well, just
tell me why he loses more than you do?
Jo/iii.—l-le is careless. Don’t take pains
enough with them.
E:litor.—Oh! tbat’s it. Which way do
you think he wliitiles? Two to one, John
he \vhiules towards him. He can’t see any
difference; and like you is a firm believer
in luck. ’1‘here’s '1‘-apewell, everybody says
" what a lucky fellow be has been, got as
rich as a nabob, and had only a few goods
to start upon." While Gingham, who had a
line store, full of Goods went all to smash
in three years. .
Joli.n..—-Yes, and old Tape boughthis fine
store and house at about one-quarter cost.—
Wa_sn‘t that luck’!
Edilor.—No, sir. Tape lived within his
means and accumulated his profits. He did
not care for a fine Sl.0Te‘\l:'l'lll8 he could sell
his goods in the old one; and being at less
expense he could always sell a little cheaper
and thus get the best custom. Gingham
was called unlucky. But you see, the only
difficulty was he whittled inwards himself,
till he cut his fingers-—while Tape‘ always
whittled this other way. No such thing as
luck lhe-re, John.
Jo/in.—Don’t give it up yet. You're as
plausible as a lawyer in a bad case; but still
I am not convinced. l lost a young coll the
other day; dropped down dead in the field;
was worth a cool hundred ; now, was. not
that bad luck? ldon’i know what you call
it, but l call it confounded bad luck.
Editor.——How had you kept the wit?
Jii/in.-—ln the stable all Wltllef, 0_n CflYT0tS
and hay, in fine order. Turned him out to
grass the other day, and before night. the
second day he was stone (lead-
Edi(or.—Did he run much when you let
him go? ~
Jo/in..—Ah ! did’nt he run 2 Only a ten
acre lot. I thought. the fellow would never
get. enough. What. an elegant racer he
would have made. _
_Ed-510;-,.._ Day was warm and night cold P
Jolm.——-Yes but what of that?
Ediltar.—Ofi, nothing! only you whittled .
toward you.
Jolm.-—l-low so?
Editor-—Simple John. This you call
luck, while-it’s rank stupidity. Your colt
I-l is wheat is ncver_
was in high condition-—had not been exer-
cised. A prudent man would have put him
into a small yard, until he had become some-
what quieted. Old Gripe would not have
left him out over a cold night, after he had
been ext-.rcising so severely in the hot sun.
The colt was a victim to your own thought-
lessness. He killed himself running. Lucky
John.
Jolm.—How qouldl tell he would hurt
himself by being turned out. Never had
one before, and have done just the same
iliing times enough-before.
Edz'lor.—-'l‘liai’s it. We come back to
where we started. Ii.’s the observance of
these trifles, nothing more, that makes men
lucky or unlucky. Whittle from you my
good fellow, always whinle from you, and a
fig for luck.
Jo/m.—Well, there is one kind of luck 1
know you delight in, and ihai’s ready.
Editor.—-And pray, whai’s that?
Jo/i.n..—Pot-luck, to-be-su re.
EIli'tor.—I am with you.
H inls to H'u.sba.mls -—By a. W'oma.7i.——Do
noi jest with your wife upon a subject in
which there is danger of wounding her
feelings. Remember that she treasures
every word you utter, though you may nev-
or think ofit again
Do not speak of some virtue in another
man’s wife, to remind your own of ii
fault.
Do not reproach your wife with a per-
sonal defect, for ifshe has sensibility, you
inflict a wound difiicult to heal.
Do not treat your wife with inattention in
company It touches her pride——and she
will not respect you more, or love you bet.-
ter, for it.
Do not upbraid your wife in the presence
of a third person. The sense of your dis-
regard for her feelings, will prevent her
from ackiiowledging her fault.
Do not cniertuiri your wif: with praising
the beauty and accomplishments of other
women.
Do not, too often,invitc your fricncl to
ride, and leave your wife at home. She
might suspect that you esteemed others
more coinpanionable than herself.
'lf you would have a pleasant home and
cheerful wife, pass your evenings under your
own roof.
Do not be stern and silent in your own
house, and remarkable for sociability else-
where. .
Remember that your wife has as much
need of recreation as yourself, and devote a
portion at least of your leasure hours, to
sucli_society and amusements as she may
join. By so doing, you will secure her
smiles, and increase her affection.
Do not, by being too exact in pecuniary
matters, make your wife feel her dependence
upon your bounty It tends to lessen her
dignity of character, and does not increase
her esteem for you. If she is a sensible wo-
man,she should be acquainted with your
business and know your inr:ome—-ili-at she
may regulate her house.-hold expenses accord-
ingly. Let it be remcmbi.-red that .pccunia-
ry ad'aii's cause more difficulty in families
than any other one cause. Your awife has
an equal right with yourselfio all you possess
in the worll—therefore she should be made
acquainted, as nearly as possible, with that
which is of so great importance to both.-
Do not withhold this knowledge in order to
cover your own extravagrr-_r.c2. Woman has
a keen precepiion—be su e she will discover
your 3 lfisliiiess--and though no word is
spoken, from that moment her respect is
lessened, her confidence diminished, her
pride wounded,» and a thousand, perhaps un-
just, suspicions created. From that moment
is your domestic comfort on the wane.
Boston Times.
Editorial Life.-—-I-lad the art of printing
been known in the age of Julius Caezar, he
would have been the editor of a newspaper,
for he possessed the qualifications which pe-
culiarly fitted him for the station. lt is said
that he could dictate to four secretaries at the
same time on different subjects-and any man
who could do this could converse and write
editorials at the same moment, without diffi-
culiy; this is afeai. which editors have to
perform frequently. In fact, the greatest an-
noyance in the editorial life, is the frequent
interruptions whicliits followers are subjec-
ted to. Now, some editors will suffer no in-
terruptions—butsurrounded by their books
and papers, meditate and write. Yet all of
us are subject, and it. often occurs that they
bear but take no heed of what is said. As
editors do not invariably and at all times pos-
sess the abilitv or inclination to talk on one
siibject while ivriung another, the piilic will
please infer thatit is decidedly a great bore
to compel them to do so.
Einly Risi7ig.——Are you poor’! you will
probably ever remain so, if you habitually
waste the precious hours of innrniii,',_* in bed.
Who will seek the labor or service of ‘him
who sleeps and dozes in the morning until
seven or ciglit o’clocl-:? If such a person is
poor, he must remain poor. “ He that
would thrive must rise at five,” The poor
can ill afford to loose daily two or three hours
of the best portions ofiihe day. Economy
of time and dilligcnce in business are virtues
pi»culiar'appr0pr'iaie to those who depend up-
on their earnings for the means of su bsisiencc
Allowing twelve \VJll{lI'l__{ hours to a day, l.e
who by rising at eight iiisiead of five 0’cl0Cls'
in the morning, thereby loses three hours la-
bor daily, parts with one fourth of supporiing
himself; ten years’ labor lost in the course-
of forty years.
“ That, sir, is the Spirll. of the Press,”_
said Mrs. Biglow, as she handed a glass of
cider to her neighbor, Mr. Brown.
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E Why is a good sermon like a kisl?
Do you giye it. up? Because it only requires
two heads and an application. ‘
I
"C lassincation of Schools.
{Conli-nued.] .
But if this be the real view. why not put all
in one depa rtinent and dispense with one tench-
er altogether, and so save the district in larger
amount of money’! . ~ _
It is the true view in one of its phases. But
let us view it in nnollier. There is a limit be-
yond which ihe powers of man can. not pass.
Even lightning itself cannot fly faster than it
does. And the powers of no one individual are
adequate to the proper instruction of ‘so many
children as are assembled in both schools. And
here we again are happy to avail oiirselves of
the able report of the Board of Visitors of Nor-
wich. " The talent and energy,” say they,
“ which would suflice to teach well a school of
twenty, may be entirely inadequate to the task
of managing one of 60, unless some labor saving
system is brought to its aid. Hence some ex-
perienced teachers. after struggling through the
labors of a long term in some of our schools,
have given it as their deliberate conviction, that
:1 large proportion of their scholars had made
no more progress during that period, than that
they had been accustomed to see made‘ in
many of our country schools in a single fort-
night.” And although we believe that our
two schools are as well managed as they can
be under the present. system, yet we are very
coiifidont that none of the pupils will make that
rapid iniprnvement, not one-half the advance-
ment which they actually would make under
a different system, i. 6. with a proper division
of labor. Instead of there being but one school,
X011!‘ Committee is of the opinion there ought
to be at the least three. each of a different:
grade. There are in District No. 1, no loss than
314 children between the ages nf4 and 16 yrs.
And it is for all these we ought to make pro-
vision. But how can one teacher, or two, or
even three. properly instruct so many scholars T
It is utterly impracticable. It is simply im-
possible. For one person to hear a hundred
dilfereiit S(.‘ll0l{ll'S or even 75 between the ages
of4 and 16, through all t.he diffei'ent stages of
advancement from A B C or ab. up to Algebra
and Astronomy is barely possible, but to give
them any instruction, any illustrat.ion or ex-
planation of the lesson, is simply impossible.
And for a teacher merely to hear lessons and
recitations without illu~slrat:ing or explaining
and impressing the subject upon the mind of
his pupils, is of very little real benefit. For
all purposes of priicrical utility, there might be
constructed and set up in each school house ll
wnndeii automaton, as to employ the best of
teachers and place him in such circumstances.
He cannot be a teacher or instructor. Ho im-
parts no knowledge. He is 8 more bearer of
lessons-—a living automaton. composed of flesh
and blood, instead of wood, and therefore will
become the sooner tired or liare his patience
exhausted. On hearing described the mode of
school keeping (for instruction it is not.) which
in too many instances prevails in our country,
acelebrated German teacher remarked that he
could keep a school of 500 children with the
waves of the Atlantic rolling between him and
his pupils; and than being asked-how '! Why.
said he, I would require them to write offtheir
lessons and send a copy to me, which would
prove about as useful an exercise as to recite
ll1em- But to hear the recitations is all that
any person can do where the number of schol-
ars is so large—their ages. 'siuc'ies. and advance-
ment so various as in some of our district
schools. \Vhat then, shall be done? The
best that can be done. Make a division oftho
liiboi-—-adopt a gradation of schools—employ
an additional teacher——set up another school
and relieve the present teacher from the
drudgery of hearing the alphabet, the juvenile
attempts at spelling and reading, and let them
have time to iiisti'uct,——to draw out the mind
oftlieirpu pils—tcach them to t/Link, and thus gain
strength and independence of mind ; time to
illustrate and thoroughly explain the subject of
the lesson ; to impart some knowledge not con-
tained in the book. This would be really to
teach, to instruct, not merely to hear recita-
lions.
Besides the hurried manner in which the
teacher is compelled to hear the recitationsu
wlion there are so many different studies, such
diversity of ages and so many classes in each
study, tends to this ill-effect; it appears as if
he were in a hurry to get through, and indeed 116
must; hurry or he will not be able to hear in the '
loited. all the recitations—spelling and
; and his pupils_will soon acquire the
They too will be in a hurry‘ to get
I: themselves to learn
but will al-
Iime al
reading
same feeling.
through, and will not exer I
a long lesson and commit it well.
V t invariably ll)l'0 the lltlblt Of
as possible. And this is one
[1 do not ncqiiire more
he period of attend-
mos
along as easily
reason why our cliildre
useful knowledge during!
ing school. They are more solicitous to pas;
away ilie time, than to store the mlfld W“
intellectlm
knowledge, or to discipline their
powers in the severe exercise of laborious study.
But what. is to bethe rule or line of gradua-
tion between the different schools?
This will appear from the plan which your
Coniinittee, according to your own request,
beg leave to submit. The plan contemplates 4
. classes or griiduations of schools-—the fourth
however, not to belong to'- District No. 1. al-
though from circuinsiances, to be located in it,
but belong to the whole School Society, to be
opened to all the childi'en of a certain age and
advancement from the whole society to,be ac-
sisted by the public money pro rata according
to the numb'0i‘~cf pupils from each District_,__ and
Norwalk Chronicler