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alumnus DIRECTORY.
SRAEL M. BULLOCK,
funny .t" QEmmscIIm' at glam.
OFFICE: No. 4 Gazette Building.
LEWIS
glaring at flaw.
Orrrcn OI'ci'Slrord’s Clothing Slow,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
-. E. FOWLER BIRCH,
:‘lrysician and Surgeon,
2 at the Drug Store of E. Blackmail, No. 11 Main
Street, Nor-walk, Conn.
W. E. CAKES, M. 1).,
in the Royal Opthalmz'e Infirmarl , London
Physician and Surgeon for the Eye and Ear
v, and Catarrhal diseases ofthc Lungs. l< lllltms‘l
y l” and nasal passages, also hervous maladie
all kinds, particularly thosoaflecting feiua s.
l' which he has Inade his special study, and sue
'nl practice more than thirty year Testimonials
unnlauce ofhis superior and successful treatn‘lcnl,
be seen at his office and Residence near the ;\o_r-
llolel, and over Beldcu’s Tin Store, wherche ‘ ll
to ti. p .d.. or. 'y
UAliES.M.
1 daily attendance, from U a. 111., r )
Remember it is not OAKS, but it . 1..
Patent AgencY-
W M. VINE,
igent and Solicitor of Patents,
MECHANICAL DRAUGll'fSMAN
A ND
MODEL MAKER,
Winnipank, Nolwalk, Conn.
minimum enurris, 7’
MERCHANT TAILOR,
'Ir..Tl>’3':‘5 BUILDING Alain Street.
min and Yonfh's Clothing cut and made to or-
til shortnolicc, of the best materials, lll the la-
513163le experienced workmen, and at I'I'II-
Ible prices.
Removal-
0 O R N W A I. I. ’ S
p‘Ab‘HmNABLli nunounnr
, . . ‘ . ,
adoring listablislnneut.
as been removed to Raymond’s Building, Main
‘1.-l, where.
LEADY MADE CLOTHING
ANI)
URNISIiING GOODS
lbc had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
.r. '0'. armrest,
AGENT FOR
[owe’s Sewing Machines,
i‘llli BEST MACHINE 1N MARKET
(full and examine
r superiority to lall
Family and Shocrnakcrs use,’
iii and be cunvinccdol thcl
--r machines.
fl. &. G. M. HOLMES,
DEALERS in
Groceries, ' ,
Flour,
Provisions, &c.,
Main Street, Norwalk, t‘onn.
s”. it}. c‘JLMS’EEAI) 6!. co,
‘.‘.'l.olesalc and ltetail Dealers in
1.2 roccries, Flour, Feed, &(t.,
H and 1f; Main Street, Norwnlk. Conn,
iTNA medallion COMPAle
0f Hartford.
lnr-nporalcd in lf-‘lfl, Charter Perpetual.
A l’l'l‘ -\ L A N I) ASSl-‘I'I'S,
ml lnN and damage
$3,128.820
' l-‘ire on ’l'l-rrns
~nrc 2l‘_{.’li
wanna}: at sesame, ._
LIVER‘Y
tales and Exchange Stables
Sill? I'll Nf)lt.\\':\l.|{, CONN.
and Ulrrla'fl-s lu lull at all hours. f'arriagl-s
1... n ~ul li:l.n—' and In tho .‘ileamb I it Coaches for
Wilcox 82: Gibbs’s
ESREEFYII‘OIEE
{SE‘NI NG
t'. l'.. ll'All’l‘Ul'i, Arum r...-
Ill:~Iill(ll'-h Aim-n il‘ rcqllirnd.
lViAt‘ll-IINES.
NIH avail:
The Ladies
01' :‘i'Lil'W'1ll:'iI-‘Wllll': inforaplnrx-saln-ut
(lob an i’.: Washing (is Bleaching Fluid.
II . jll~l fl :1 llu'j, |.:l\'l- ill
.'~.'.. lI|"l ixnnn-al age“
llu i.l.rl.c lllr: clothes pcrl
vcn taunting-boards are of no u ow.
J. G. LEEDS A. 00., Stamford.
land ‘.\’Illlc
I;
on each Bottle.
U Bid. ‘ llltll) I11 V Eli ‘z’ ’I‘UICSIM‘ Y M ()Ri‘ilNG BY
fl‘lll’. subscriber havinglakcn the old Horse shoeing
- H
lin the laun-
,' with this
Dir. ctiulls
:sLBridgeponthor
NGRW'ALK
INSURA N (ill COMPANY.
moawami, comm. ,
(‘Arlll (.‘AI‘I'I‘AL, $500 000
PAIDUI’ UAI’I'I'AII, $100,000
“'11. f‘. ti'l‘liEiE'i‘. Pr..-sidenl.
.- (HBO. ll. (‘O\\‘LlES. Secretary.
LBEN. lllLL, Treasurer.
Assets over $23,000,000.
(27160. 1%. (JOVVLES,
\"l‘ at Norwalk. and issues Policies for the
Illnwing Insurance Companies.
Y Asst-ts Jan. Isl. ‘fil.
nnmfur Ila ford.
Plurnix, of'N. Y..
Home, of)". IL, ..
Norwich, h l. .4. ..
Lamar, N. Y., n .. .. ..
North American, lll‘d "
Cil y of New Haven.
Merchants Hartford.
\Vesfern ‘ Pillslield. i
Ilampdcn. . iglleld. “ “ “ ~ ,
People‘s, Worcester, “ ‘ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Sleek and Mutual, in Connecti-
cul. Massachusetts and New York. with assets of
$1:’..0(lll,00fl. Al. Sn. Norwalk, application maybe
made to WM. '1‘. (‘ltA\\'. '
.
Waterbury a Duncan,
158;. Rear of Norwalk I Iorse Railway Depot, are
'_ ,0. now prepared to execute in the best Inau-
ner and with lllc greatest dispatch, everything in the
line of
Girl-littleend/amp mul Blacksmithing,
Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming
lit-pairing, .\'2c., done by experienced workmen, with
dispatch.
{53"(1‘ood (."ll'l‘illg'c timber taken in exchange for
work.
. CARRIAGE MAKING
Horse Shoemg (in Black-smitlung.
LYON, AHERN, & co,
‘ OULD announce to the public that they have la-
keu the old stand of Capt. llenry Lamb, Main
Street, where they are pacoared to execute in the best
manner and greatest ( ispatch anything in the above
line. Carriages made to order, and Horse Shoeinn',
Painting, Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi-
1 '44
e‘nced workmen with dispatch.
AUG Us'ros Lvox, W M. Arman, ('nas. Fox.
Notlce.
' ' ‘IlE subscriber havin‘r pu'rchascd the CLOTHING
L and GENTS FURNISIIING EMI’ORIUM, of A.
Kteprcl, will continue the Business in all its branches
ntllre old stand, No. 3Main Street, Norwalk.
The public are respectfully invited to call and exam-
ine the large and varied assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
F RENCII CLOTIIS, CASSIMERES and VES’I‘INGS,
which he will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI,
lylfl ' No. 3 Main street.
__ Notice.
land atlhel‘oot of Mill Ilill, is prepared to do
Hhoeing and all kinds of job Blacksrnithiug, on
the most reasonable terms
ll ..il.-'o .. ies on the Ca iage Business at the old
stand occupied by his father for the last twenty—three
years. JOHN SHEPHERD, Nm‘walk. 1135
II or.
mean... engage. than...
n o a o a. s as !
'1‘“ E subset icer would inform the public generally,
, that he still continucslo sell the best of Grocer
ies, Provisions, etc., at his old stand, N0. 4 Skiddy‘s
Block, as cheap as the cheapest. Ilc offers great irr-
duccnrcuts to cash buyers, as hr: has as la gt: an as-
sortmentol‘groceries of the best qualities as can be
found at any store in the country. We. would invite
the special attention ofall to his stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SULlAltS,
which are off he very best quaiify,and will be sold cheap.
The public are invited lncalland examine and judge
Illl‘IIlL Isclv A. MOREIIOUSE.
viva: " all. LOON. '
lillllil'lllllllllli
ill. the
llilf HOUSE.
(ll
5
O. ,-
mNhW Yl
Meals at. all hours.
Oysters
in cvl-iy style.
M
:4
Q -
Till! Inc-v! flI
p”Wines. Liquors 8; Mes.
l\.l‘i'l,7l.III:iI.1‘II|‘."
BILLIARD SALOON
' attached to lhi: ll-uls-‘l'.
ISAAC LEE.
No. ‘38 Main St. N¢~I'\\:rlk.
York. House
0
Z
lilf‘Oli'i‘AN'l‘
“1'0 a“? EIIGTZ.EEVI§§N
l .1 luminance: miles. .mn :. will?
l(1 deal of inum-y in IllVltle lbrir
,‘(ilflllll‘i
I:I:il.inli:llila mloizt, without rip E
.Altm .zll olln‘l‘ lullxlrl HI
i. done in the lll"il style at 1
LflUl‘s‘ nonemN's l
Bhisllllliy DYE WORKS.
Ul'llftlt-l It‘ll uilh H. II. \Vclllnan t.‘é(}().,’
" 39 Main ISIJ't‘t‘I' Norwalk, Conn. 44: :-
D E N T I S I‘ R Y
IN SOUTH NURWALK.
‘nl: |-'.l~1.‘€l).-‘\l.l.\rillI'oillinllelbrurcnl
La'tsg-lnifmg Grass,
in Nurw :
IIL‘ will -
flay, 'I'luu'ufly
walk, lhal :lIl xvi... d. .u
"I fill. liiu-l: who \
day- mirth wet-k, ll'utllu'“
I'V'rir/m/ lu-rl-al‘l r. in \l n-
:Ill.-‘ ~I‘l‘\'ll:£',s l-l ly In: um um-
fcrlll extracted all:
I. lill~~ll|llh
I In rail on \l'i-llin-
" r lill-‘d in 111-: Lil? d lll'r'l. approved
,- ‘ sn- [lfll'lhllli’ lit‘ll : y by lllf‘
‘ l' | to llii ir l'lli‘Im-i 17. . illlll ~| | .
\\'. .lrl.lZU1lrl-’IIIII_Y making the ll . ylcsol’Arlifi-
('lul Teeth and can l‘urnirb tin-m a. . oit notice.
It will “Pill lln- llvpnl, UW-r S\vord-‘ f'lnllling l-Iin-
porinin.
Fifi?” £3: iii-I‘NHIEL
lbwb-r- in
V' ~ -' . >‘ - H ' V
bloceiies, If lour, Liquors, &c.
.‘alain .‘Jlrw-l. ‘Cln'n‘n'le, f‘unn.
llavinynid l~ w .;_,, ril-w-i- in the Inhinl-ss lhey
' v-v‘lly Ivlv up». 'il-‘. ability to plea-I.- I|n~ir
nl- .‘flztll \l'nlill'l -, by law dealing and sli-ici al.-
lrnliun In. Iliirilll‘ s lfd
llalwm’ r'i-rl u. .l-IIIN \\', Iticnolm.
Gloria» has; 13;.“ 3W3.
l"l.f'l|.'l‘ I’lil‘ill,
:al , :.iul..\.~:..
lll.'l”l'l'll’., ’ .3
ROCK SALT, .\‘.c.,clicap:-r than «.ulrl’
We are I'l‘l'blVlllf‘; an entire new. ipply of
(I II. t) (.1 I". 3:. l I“. U a
at greatly reduced price-1 llu’l‘i' .‘Lz :IIIUIHJUUI‘TSEV
H. TEE. HELDEN,
Westport, Conn.
I—f’cople’s Store.
DEALER lIl
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing,
ll.-\’l‘f-1. if.‘.l'H un-I FANCY GOODS. Our BOOT
and .\lllll‘,‘ llifi:'.\l:’l‘.\l ll‘ roinpli-rs over a bun-
llic:l dilli-rrul \'.uril~l -' I‘LU'I‘IIINH cut free of
"EIH'Ii-‘I‘. MW in! Machine workdone at short no-
Ill‘l l oll~ bum Anrtion every few days. All the
normal sl_.lcs ul'tiuuds in Market constlhlly' on hand
[blue as lowns any store in 111:: County. Call
and sec.
A. H. BYING'I'ON & ('20.,
@‘pets and Pa.
NORWALK, CONN..
per Hangings.
REAL ESTATE.”
Homestead for Sale.
IIE HOMESTEAD of the late John D. Lounsbn-
ry.deccased, situated in Winnipnuk, is offered
for Sale. The Dwelling House contains thirteen
rooms, witball modern conveniences. and is very
leasnntly located on the Main Street. There are
ctween three and four acres of good land, with Or-
chard, Garden. Meadow, &c. Out-building all in
good order. For further particulars apply to MOR-
GAN SMITH, or Miss SARAH A. LOUNSBURY,
at the Residence of Gen. 11. Handle, Winnipank, Ct.
U F013 Sale.
ONE of the most magnificent places on West Ave-
nue, on the line of the Horse Railway, belonging
to Mr. A. C. Brush, which will be sold at a bargain, and
on accommodating terms. Apply to
NASH & IVES,
N o. 1, Water St. Norwalk, Ct.
“'16
For Sale Cheap.
SEVERAL particularly desirable building lots, but
a short distance from the Bridvc. En hire of
_ A. n. brine 0N.
Theplace formerly owned and occupied by Isaac S.
Beers, deceased. Far furillcr particulars, apply to
tf5 . . M RGAN '1. SMITH
If not sold within four weeks, the house will be
rented for the season.
Rare Chance.
7 W0 first-class Building Lots, for sale on the cor-
. her of Washington and Franklin Streets, front-
Inrr on Union Park.- They are seventy-five feet wide
on one-hundred and seventy-five deep, with abeau-
til‘ulgrove ll] front, and an abundance of Grapes,
Strawberries and Cherries, in bearing. Convenient
to the cars, and in a first-class neighborhood.
January, 5th, 1866. 9f. E. LYON.
BUILDING for, Fun SALE~
BUILDING LOT '70x130 feet. situated on Centre
Avenue, for Sale. Enquire of
til) A. SELLECK.
near. ESTATE, #
For Sale and to Let.
NUMBER 0t 'lCncment Houses for Sale and to
Let. Six flrst—classhonses for Sale or to let
four of them furnished; three small houses for sale
to be moved off; also a nnnrber ofbnilning lots for
sale. Four farms andaquantity of wood land for
sale. All of the above will be acid on accommoda-
ting terms. Apply to S. '1‘. WOOD’S
3*29 Employment Ofllce.
NASH a was,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
ROPER’I‘Y Bought, Sold, Exchanged or Lot, on
reasonable terms. We have a good variety of
desirablellouses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms. .32
Wu. H. NASH.
£8". FERRIS,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
50 Estates
0R SALE in Norwalk and vicinity, from 1-4 to
204) acres, with buildings lhcrcon, price from
$450 to swollen. Also, TO LET. furnished and un-
furnished houses. Addriss J. FE RRIS. at Tolles SI
Ely‘s Drug Store, South Norwalk. Notice for enr-
veying may be left at the Gazette Ofllcc. .
NATHAN Ivns.
BUILDING Lors,
"F o :a s .A. I. E
iEVERAL very eligible buildinrr lots for Sale, in
' the immediate Vicinity of tre Brld e, others
more remote. Three acres ofnnimprove land pleas
antlylocatcd, for sale at a bargain. A house and
five acres ofland, ditto. Apply to A. II. BYINGTON
FLOUR, FE El) and GRAIN
At VVlIolesale.
lvlh‘ subscribers having taken the store in Jamcs’s
. building, Water Street, just above the store of
Wm. C. Street, are now prepared to furnish Flour,
Feed and Grain at wholesale, at the lowest market pri-
ces. They solicit, and will endeavor to merit liberal
patronage. II. it; I. SELLECK.
HENRY Summon, Isaac SELLECK, Jn.
(1'7)
THE PROPRIETORS OF THE
Norwalk Grist and Flour Mill,
continue to sell all kinds of
GRAIN, FLOUR and FEED,
in quantities and at prices to suit purchasers.
Grist work promptly attended to. Cash paid for
Grain. MILLS Sr. WIIIPPLE.
i , 0 - , f
'lcnrperance Dining Saloon.
n'r run OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. I’AR’I‘RICK. having taken the above Sa-
loon, recently kept by Mr. Chas. II. Byxbee, is now
prepared to furnish hot, meals, at all reasonable
hours. Oysters Stewed, Roasted. Fried, or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs to all arts of the country.
Homemade ’fes and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
Saloon open from G a. m., to 11 o‘clock p. m.
(Closed on Sundays) Private Dining Room for La-
dies, entrance under J. F. Bennett‘s Store. Gent‘s
entrance under Carler‘s Shoe Store. 16
‘5 1-710an AGAIN. ”
COAL! COAL i ! COAL l! !
AT
Steamboat Dock,
Sf )U'I'H NOI-t\VAI..l{.
Tllh‘ subscribe having resumed his old business as
above. is prepared to furnish the public with a
butler article of COAL, than has ever before been
offered, and at thelowcst possible rates. Also,
WOOD,
ofall descriptions. [18] DAVID ll. WEBB.
H. Ill. 8:. J. T. PROIVITT,
N0. 33 and :17 Main St., havcjust received a full as-
sortment of
‘ Wall Paper,
which they offer at very reasonable prices, Please
call and exeinine the Stock. Paper hung lI dean-(d
at short notice,
flammcr’s- Champagne Ale.
r ‘IIE attention oflhe public is solicited to the su—
. pcrior quality of
ll A M M it It’ S
Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.
This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year,
and il;—' lumping qualif .9, especially of that brewed
duringr the most excessive hot weather, isgunrantecd
for any lenght of time.
For i: It in Barrels and Half-Barrels. at Scllcck‘s
l‘ackcl. Uliire, Nor-walk.
JElllEL (lltUMAN.
Agent for the sale of llninmer‘s Champagne Ale, Wil-
ton,(:onn. :3
Harwell; Pvt-inchine Shop.
rl‘llli snl scribcr would respectfully inform Manufac—
“UK. and others using Machinery, in Norwalk
and vicin y, that he is prepared to do all min": per-
taining to a general machine shop. All orders for the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with promptncss by experienced work-
un-n. Having added :1 Steam Engine (in addition to
walrr power) to his works, he flutters himself he is
well pi'l-plll’cll to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ISAAC CHURCH, JR.
Mai-blue Shop just back ol'lhc l’ostOfllcc and Horse
Ila y Building. 11
rm: OLD BRIDGE BARBEIIEIIOT
GAZETTE BUILDING.
The undersigned would respectfully inform the
public lhzlt he will continue the business of
Shaving and Hair Dressing,
llam (.‘u'r'rirm, Sunleoomo, &c., &c., &c.,
m, up: old slanthazette Building, and trusts that. a
close alt-:nlion to the wants ofhis patrons will eu-
sure him success. He has able and capable assis-
tants from New York and is prepared to‘ attend to
all at short notice. Private Room for Ladies.
Schanb’s REGENEHA'I‘OR and Macro FLUID, both
excellent. articles, constantly on hand
GEORGE SCIIAUB.
Elm-walk, Jan, 28”).
Wagon-making, Blacksmlthlng, the.
III: subscribers are carrying on a general Wagon
. making, Blacksmithim , and Repairing Shop.
In the Capt. Merritt, Building, a few rods above
Leonard‘s (.‘oal Yard. where they will be glad to
execute all orders in their line, with promptness and
at moderate prices 1
4m* LOCKWOOD & BEERS.
Bounties, Pensidns, ac.
HAVING just discovered that there has been a
report widely circulated that I have given If
the United States Claim Agency business, whlc
has been believed by some. I would here state to
all persons interested that I am fully prepared and
will attend to the collection of claims against the
United States Government, the same as heretofore.
I am also fully prepared to make out applications
under all the late Acts of Couvress respecting equal-
ization of Bounty, Increased I’cnsions, &c., &c.
tf‘ll WM. T. BARNUM.
Danhury, 1367.
Fruit. Trees! Fruit Trees! !
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit 6; Ornamental Trees, Vines, tire.
Is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident in saying that we believe that our
stock of AP PL t‘l't n-r. icularly, to be the Lar-
gest and Best in this ountry. We are also positive
thus we can furnish Trees in better quality. better
order, and for LESS MONEY than they can be obtained
from distant Nurseries. ‘
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their orders early—or still better, visit
our Nursery and make their own selections.
s l‘ 1’ EN IIOY’I‘ & SONS.
P. S. We take pleasure in showlm persons through
our Nurseries, whether desirous o purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.
Boots and Shoes.
II Subscribers having bour'ht out MR. E. L.
HENDRICKS, Shoe Storejfily’s Block, South
Nor-walk, would respectfully call the attention of the
public to their
NEW STOCK 0F GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, 6:12.,
which will be sold very low for
O .A. S H ..
BROWN a STEVENS.
HIRAM S. BROWVN. HARVEY STEVENS.
N. B. Ilavirw returncdfo South Norwalk, to my
old stand, IwouId respectfully invite my friends and
former customers to give me acallat Ely’s Block.
Horse Cars full right by the door.
34 HARVEY STEVENS.
Double root-Power Pump.
Patented Aug.9fh1864 lie-issued Jan. 1, 1865
The best recommendation for labor-saving machines
in this age of inventions is that they prove Well.
This machine pumps from 16 to 32 gallons per
minute, they are srnrpleulurn bin, work very easy, and
do not freeze. Being madn- ..i wood they are not li-
able to corrode, rust: or in 'l .y \va impart an un-
pleasnnt flavor; and ran h . pair-u at a trifling ex-
cuse. Samples ofthis :‘mnp can be seen at the fol-
owinw places; South .‘i-II‘WIIII: PlaningMill; near
the I otel in Weslporl ; at E. Raymond’s lace,
Cr-anberryPlain,and :lt Cyrus Morgan‘s North iItOl‘l
Manufactured and IBM by
Z. M.COMs"rot:k HolILIl. Norwalk.
All orders )romp'tly attend-1| to when accompa-
nied by the cpth of the Well, measuring from the
platform down.
canteen-Ionian!
CH000LATES dc CA ROMELS.
TO; I- r' A c A N D Y ,
BALSAM TOLU DROPS, also
GENUINE DIOLASSES CANDY
made fresh every day. Together with a general as-
eortmenl. of A mnrican and French Confecti'i‘moeW. at
D .
N. B.—0YS’1‘ERS Stewed, Roasted or Fried, to
suit, at short notice. OpenedOysters by the uart
or glallon, at the old stand, Ely's Bl )ck, South or-
wa ’.
Notice.
IIE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Nor-walk
with all styles and varieties for the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
for-the old and young, and with prices to suit. the
times. Allkinds of '
HATS SEWED OVER.
and new ones made to order. I am confidentfhat
with my new and improved process of
Bleaching
that I can give entire satisfaction.
Ladies give me a enlist the old stand foot of Mill'-
shall street, South Nor-walk,
GILES HAULENBEEK-
N. D.—Tuscaus, Panamas, Lechorns, Neapolitans,
and all kinds of Braids,Bleache , Pressed and Dyed,
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.
Mrs. .1. smuson,
At her old stand in Main Street, over A. C. Arnold’s
Hardware Store, having on hand a complete assort-
ment of
Millinery,
would invite the attention of the ladies to call and ex-
amine thc same before purchasing elsewhere. _
Mrs. 3., would also inform the public, that she wrll
carry on the
Cloak 82: Dress Making Business
and can accommodate all who wish, with Machine
Stitching ; all work warranted to give satisfaction.
Bleaching and Pressing. .
All who want their old hats made over like new, give
usacall. Bonnets and Round Hats made in all the
Fancy shapes. Dont forget the place.
2ml7 JOHN W. SLAUSON.
spring Styles
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS
For 1867. MISS S. A. BEERS, 'would respectfully an-
nounce to the citizens of Norwalk, that she has taken
the store in Wood’s Building, Main St., formerly occu-
ied by Mrs. Duff, and will carry on the business of
Ifilliuery. She has also a good variety ofFancy Goods,
Corsets, Hosiery, Dress Trimmings, &c., and Wlll do
all kinds of Machine Stitching. Gents and Ladies
under Garments made to order, She has also a large
variety of handsome gutter-us for Stamping Braiding
and Embroidering, w ich she will do to orderat short
notice. A share of the public atron e is sohcrted.
1y15 MISS S. A. BE RS, orwnlk, Conn. '
Millinery and Dressmaking,
Mrs. B. LAWRENCE,
OULD inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb, Washington Street,
South Norwalk where she will continue the MIL-
LINERY and DRESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
are invited to call and examine her assortment of
Spring Goods. ly3m,,hl
km A. Jackson & Bro.,
I
No. 1, GAZETTE BUILDING,
a
‘ OULD invite the attention of their old custom-
ers and the public generally to their varied and
extensive stock of
W are nus, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, Fan-
ov Goons, 8eran PLATED WARE, 81.0.,
which was selected with great care and is not. to be
surpassed in Fairfleld County, in quality or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest et [es
of goods. AJACKSON 85 BR .
___.._ ROBERT ELLIOTT.
Practical Watch-maker (in Jeweller,
MAIN STREET, WESTPOR'I‘, CONN.
, ' Dealer in American,English,and Swiss Watch-
" es,Ameriean Clocks,chelry,Plated Ware, die
». 95 Made to order.-llair Work, Engraved and En-
amcled Silver, Silver Forks, Spoons, Napkin Rings,
.kc. Also, Silver Plating, Galvenizing and fire Gi
ing done in the best manner. Strict. attenl on paid
to the repairing of Chronometor, Du lex and Level-
Watches, French and American Cloc 3, Jewelry and
Musical Boxes. All work warranted. Railroad
time by Regulator.
So ething New.
ND at the same time the most ornamental Par-
lor Stove ever exhibited in this place made or
Soap stone and as finely polhshed as the finest maf-
ble. Both ornamental and useful. Examine them.
C St E. K. LOCKWOOD 85 CO.
‘ ‘ O O
’lhc Paris lixposrtron !
ETURN TICKETS, by Williams a: Guiou‘s new
. Steamers “Chicago." “Manhattan” and “Minne-
sota,” sailing from New York every alternate Saturday.
for sale at the following rates:
Cubfir. Steeruge.
’l‘o Liverpool,and return 220 60
To Paris,and return, 360 35
To Humburg,AntweI-p,or Rotterdam,$260 $75
A. H. BYINGTON 81. CO.,Agents,Gazette0mce.
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'l‘UES DAY, JUNE 11, l867.
How I set about Paying my Debts.
AN OXFORD STORY.
"Now my dear Frank," said my father re—
very particular port the old butler had
brought out that evening in my honor, “as
you start for Oxfoid only to-morrow, I may
as well say. 3 fevk‘ wOrds to you respecting
the import: tatép you are about taking in
entering university life."
continued my father, “are, I hold, of very
great importance; but I do-nol wish vou 'to
sacrifice its educational advantages [0—41.0—
il's uhem l"
“‘0, no !'certainly uot,”[ interposed (some-
what vaguely, perhaps) ,
“So I shall expect you to take your degree
in the usual course; if as a mere pass-man,
well and good ; if with honors, all'lh'e '-bet-
your bread (in the accepted use ot-the‘ term,)’
you will find such advantages of use." .'£ ’
I assented in this, inwardly deriving 3110
small cone-dun um lrourthefucttbat [should
not be obliged to encounter any examinatipp:
at once, «a my malriculation had already
been triumphantly accomplished. ‘
“I sluill allow you £500 a year a year and
the expenses of a horse," added my father-3,
“and I shall give orders for you to be supra
plied with sound and wholesome port—flu:
this i expect you to live without incurring»
any tlt‘bls If you run into debt, youannst
discharge all such liabilities out of your own
earnings. _ .
One of my father's great characteristics
was firmness. His was genuine firmness.
and it had nothing to do with its weak coun-
terfeit obstinucy. I knew that he meant
what he had said-about my paying all debts,
by my own earnings, and that it had not
been added, merely for the purpose of giving,
weight to his warning, or called “solemn
chafl." .Of course I had no intention their
at incurring debts; but. lfelt that; I should
have to accept fhe-alterpgtiye if I did.
A few words shalldiamiss my university
experiences. ‘ Five hundred a. year, with lb
expenses of a hometto this a servant was ad
ded,) a gratuitoussupply of port wine seem-
ed in contemplation a mine of wealth that
would be fully equal to all my necessities.
So relying on the pleutitude of my resources,
I started a second horse, and even a third
during the huntingseason. I liked (in com-
mon with all Oxonians I ever made acquaint-
ance with) easy chairs and luxurious furni-
ture. I was fond of looking at the hand—
somely bound books, if I did not read them
very carefully ; and good pictures I had
quite a passion for. In music, I took great
delight: so a grand pianotorte, him] at a
rate that would have paid its price once a
year, formed a conspicuous feature in my
rooms. All of these likings (and many “LII-
ers of an expensiVe nature might be added),
together with a great taste for pleasant and
genial society, sufficed to render my. career
an expensive one. One thing I can consci-
entiously aver, if money waswasted ‘hoggllt-
fessly on capricious whims and pleasures, it
was not wasted on any pursuits that r uld
be condemned as vicious. The result .4 all
this expenditure may be easily eased;
I ucverhvras ploughed; at In those
periodical encounters with the .ammers
the university rules obliged me to engage in,
I may say that the former alwamie game.
Never shall I forgetthoue last ._ _, 1 rounds,
conducted across that awful green table,
when all ends mental pugillstic selence was
brought- iulo play to make a, very partial
knowledge reach the whole length of a sub-
ject; while enthusiastic friends, with mista-
ken kindness, looked on in breathless silence,
and encouraged me with smiling glances or
imaginary pats on the back, I turned to-
wards them with a sickly smile of recogni-
tion, and hollow pretence of being quite at
my ease. '
But the [line came when all these oaeals
had been safely paw-ll. and l was going to
“put on my stuff!" n v «lvurce day. 0 I
sentround iumllmi my \u-i us bibs, deter-
mining to lw boom->9, his, I. i... nriive at
an exact bu uvlele- .l my p IslllOll. After
some persuasion, IIlL' .-..-, II1II'T-lllt'll sent in
their bills, It'll. Ill risk fr»: ,1 ","ll -nl, bill.
pledges, as it w- li', ul their r-v-nli 'l nee in my
honor and solvency. All. I mm or three ef-
forts in addition (compv-m n) that brought
each time varying results, 1 arrived at the
concluslon that I owed nearly £800. My
father's words recurred in me, not by any
means for the first thaw, ‘iml Literature-the
writing of a. successful nu-Vcl that should no.
complish the whole inaltcr as by the magic
of a fairy’s wand—was the. first idea that pre-
sented itself, as I believe it does lo verv rn-i-
ny others under similiar circumstancls. I
dismissed the thought as imprmaicublr. A
brighter one succeeded. I would gel a tu-
torship. Many men of my acquailllencc had
done era—Certainly lhey were usually hon-
ors men, and not heirs to baronelcies and ten
or twenty thousand a year. But I might
881k one in the guise ofan ordinary ll. A.,
and none need know that my prospects in
life pointed to the possession of a very dd
title, and for spreading estates in two west-
ern minutes, not to mention a street in May‘
fair and a house in Belgruvla.
“But. you Will want testimonials, and that
sort of'lhing, you know," said Hatfield, of
Btllllul, with whom I was discussing my
plans over a cigar.
“Grantham, my coach, will manage that
for me I have no doubt " I answered. '
“Well, if you gel 3 y decent thing, or
keep it for two urnnilw, fun in for a plough,"
he observed.
Bearing these w tr ls Ill mind, if. was with
lugs utter, l -..rnmi home some halt a doz-
en letters in my llnIl-ls‘tl) his rooms, wherel
th going to breakfast. I had called at the
Union on my way, to look at the letter rack;
and I must confess 'to a feeling of consider-
able surprise when l beheld three missives
bearing, the mystic initials I had adopted in
my advertisement in the “Guardian."
“By return post, too 1" [inwardly exclaim-
ed. “Parents must take the bait very easily,
or tutors must be scarce." I hurried away,
as I was late, without opening them, reserv-
ing this phasing task for Hutfield's room
and presence. .
"Is it n dun that I see before me," cried
that. gentleman, as I entered, lelter in hand.
"Behold the triumphs of advertising and
education.” I rejoined, showing the letters
in triumph.
A‘us ! itey were all circulars from agents
wliu would be happy to place X, Q‘s. name
on their leg isters, die, &c.
i looked rather blank, as I had no fancy
i. r prosecuting my search after employment
in this unrnner.
“'l‘hrre is no harm in if,‘you know,” said
llatfield ; “but, of course, unless a man is all
honors, he can not pick and choose, and you
Illu>t ink-- what they send you, or gel noth-
im.’ at all."
B u I We a ll reduced to this, for Gran-
lbum. in whom I had confided my plan,
(m'lcnl at my room during theday,und ofler-
e.l a solution of the difficulty,
‘ “ YUM are really in earnest about this. 1
thing 1 know of a thing that will exactly
SJII you. If. is to prepare a young man who
is a gentleman, up to the work, and fund of
cumtry Slmrls, hunting, etc. But what
would your father say in your taking u pri-
vate iulorship ? Does he know of your
dun I"
I “It is the result of an agreement between
“8 resDccting my running into debt," I ex-
plained- “I shall write and tell him- What I
Ilntl done when I have undertaken nnengnge-
them."
“But, if Sir Grahame objects, would you
throw a place u ?"
“He would not allow Inc to act dishonor-
ably," I answered ; "were 1 engaged I must
accept the consequences.” .
”Vl ry Well; “you are deli-Imimd to risk
ll, 1 Hit. alligr you n tutor-ship in the family
or u Colonel GaWston, ot Guw~ton Flats,
Norfolk, where you Will have m.- ,.... :l to
look after, he residentin the bulls. , and re-
delve" salary amine rate of £150 a year.
They are in want of a man immediately.
pleuisbingbis glass the while with some
I look so'mefilberts and listened attentively. j
“The: social advantages of the universily,”
ter. Although you will not have ‘ f0“ emv
a feeling onusf vii inn: pride that,a few morn--
I caught at the bait, and in return it caught
me. My father, to whom, g; wrote at once,
to communicate my ha'vi _ plated into this
engagement, repliedzthat bid he been con-
sulted prior to my rmgtmyself, he would
not have consented 10,3,th a plan; but that.
Irony who engagement was already formed,
{must , nltil it}? at: all events until another
tutor oeuld be found. I had been imprudent
Ill acce flag a situation not befitting my sla-
tion_;,hu.glgmust abide by my imprudence,
Q-i-r J ’ 1::
’l‘berFyés one thing in favor of my con-
teeuhugmy real position in left while at
thstdn Flats. ,Mygfinher, once' Sir Gra-
‘hame’Iiuxton,had several years before as-
snihed the addijohalfnume of Penreston ’on
coming into aiurge 1 property, felt by a dis-
tant relative on the condition of his taking
the name. hiseondition did not bind the
children, however ; and ‘so my sistera‘nd my-
self Were’ Luxtons, as we preferred retaining
the name‘otgourancestors, a more ancient
and bonerable one'too, by the by, as my
father always took care to impress on us.
‘1 . -I ‘det rmlued not; to. visit Luxton Court be-
fore le ngfor .Gawston Flats, as I confess
that, n . w. myplangof'gettlng a. tutorship was
accomplished I felt, an unacknowleged re.
‘gret flint I hadso easily succeeded ; and I
sometimes wished I’d set about paying my
debts i a different wa . Feeling that the
home: rand style at uxton would hardly
suit me; under the circumstances, and fearing
some .btuter from my father, I left Oxford as
25000 as‘I~could‘,an'dina few days I was
driving? across the country—flat and uninter-
esting quny western eyes—that led from
Mudhoe Sf ition’ to Gawstou Flats. On my
arrival at §1=2 o'clock 1', M., I was ushered
at Oucejtd my bed room, sud sat down by
tire to. have a good warm. All at once the
thought came into my .mind, “How about
going down to dinner}? ‘15 the tutor usually
there ? Do'es he wear full dress ? The ser-
vant said nothing about dinner time. ' Solv-
ing these questions by the reflection that a
tutor was still a entleman. and feeling hun-
gry, I determine to dress and go down. So
I ran for my portmanteau, and found that
(.‘ul. aiwston dined at 7.
[t wa‘s dark when I arrived, but a hurried
".I-Ince had shown me that the place was ev-
itlentlyn‘ gentleman’s, and this impression
w as corifir'm'ed when I wandered down about
It quarter to seven, and heat about some doors
in the hunter the one which belonged to the
drawin'g-room.-—_Taking a shot at one with a
white handle, I entered a large, well lighted
room; 3A lady, not unpleasant looking, but.
dressed very severely in black velvet, rose
from a Chair near the fire.
“Mr. Luxton, [ presume," said she', rising.
I bowed, deriving some comfort from the
fact that she betrayed no surprise at seeing
me. ~ '
,“Coloncl Gawston has onlyjust come in,
or he would have seen you before," she con-
tinued, after shaking hands with me. “You
must have had a cold journey—pray take
that chair by the fire.
I did so, and we chatted on until U10 mas-
ter of lhe house joined usjusf. as dinner was
announced. He greeted me very pleasantly
-—pcrhaps just. a little stiffiy—and then I
gave Mrs. Gawston my arm and we went.
into dinner. 1 cannot say I felt quite at my
case in my position—but this did not inter-
fere‘witli my appetite and dinner passed off
with sufficient conversation going on be
tween the courses.
"Mr. L‘Ixton, will you take some port
inquired the Colonel, as be filled the glass.
and drew his chair near the tire, on the de-
parture of his wife for the drawing-room. I
followed his example in each respect.
“We haw.- nevcr had a resident tutor be-
forcmnd we are anxious to make you as com-
fortable. as we can. We. shall be glad of
your company at dinner at seven, if you pre-
fer dining late, but we hope you will quite
consult your own inclination about that.—
Your pupil you will see when we go to the
drawing room, 1 expect. He remained out
longer than I did. ’l‘o-morrow we can ar-
range further details, as may seem neces-
sary."
I shall never forget my first morning over
the blinks with my new pupil. He was a
very nice boy, but. with a far too conversa-
tional tendency I thought, as-I tried hard to
keep his mind—and my own—fixed on the
Work in hand. He Would break off sudden-
ly from some heart-reuding passage to ask
me if 1 had kept horses at Oxford, or if the
proctor-s had ever been down on me. Once
or twice I found myself tripping, and only
too ready to run on into the unclassical con-
versation such questions suggested, while
Horace and Euripides lay open, but forgot-
ten, before us.
"Florence is coming this evening,” he said
one morning about a week after my arrival,
as he wile finding the place—always a long
business—before commencing to translate.
“Who ?" I asked.
“Florence, my sister, you know. It is al-
ways jollier when she is here. You ought
to see her ride. Most girls are great muffs, I
think, but she isn’t a bit.”
I heard a little more of Florence, but I did
not see her until dinner time. We had taken
our seats when she entered, and hurriedly
took a chair opposite me. Mrs. Gawston
murmured over the customary words, and
we bowed across the table. The conversa-
tion was general, as our party was so small,
Miss Gawston, who I found was grown up,
and not the somewhat hoydeuish:young lady
her brother's description had led me to ex-
pect, joined in it freely, and we found sever-
al things to say to one another across the ta-
ble. I thought. her extremely pleasant, I re-
member, and remarkably pretty. She seem-
ed ab-mt nineteen, and had just returned, I
found to my horror, from a visit to some
friends in the west.
“My dauohler tells me she met some Miss
Luxrous while she was away. Are they any
relations of yours ?“ asked Mrs. Gawston.
I'- niay say that lady and I were on very
pleu~~mt forms, but I had every evening to
encn-mlcr the. severity. of black velvet—I
used to wander whether she had but one
dress~and to feel my teeth on edge if by
any chance my. band touched her robe as we
marched in to dinner.
"The dmnrhtcrs of Sir Grahame Penres-
ton,“ explained Miss Gawsten.
I felt very red as I explained that they-—
being really my sisters—were connections,
and then made a vigorous effort to change
the COIIVHHIIIIOII.
As the Colonel and I entered the drawing
room, Miss Gawston, seated at the pianoforle,
was playing the Large Apassionato from
Bl-ellmvrn’s Second Piunofolte Sonata. “0
pray, do not stop," I cried, as she paused on
our cllll'ullt'C. That movmnent is more than
lleantilul." ’l‘bus pressed, she continued,
their ml III the Scherzo, and lastly the brilli-
ant Rondo in splendid style. I was delight
()0
“You an- load of music," she Said.
“Very."
“You play, perhaps, or sing ‘2'" she continu-
ed. .
“ I play the violin. and sing to a certain
extent." I was longing for her to ask me to
bring my \‘ixlllll down. [ssw a music vol-
ume i'lusu by labeled, “Violin and piano-
Illllt'." Mrs. anslon Sill funcreal, statues-
que: and irnrnoVable. Col. Gawston was
OSICI'II, and his son reading Mayne Reid’s
sonntbing or other, Miss Gawston was
trifling with the keys, possibly she feared
asking Ibu lulor such a thing. I was desper-
ale. “Shall I fclch my violin and music?"
I. said. Without. waiting for an arrowcr I
went The next moment we had commenc-
ed, and during thecvouing we played togeth-
er, and then emboldened by this beginning,
We sang together. What happens once usu-
ally happcus twice, and the next evening we
occupied ourselves in the same way. Not
always only in the evening though, but ma-
ny a stray hull-hour duringthe day we found
time for a little music—Then, also, she rode
very well ; and as her brother and I rode
almost daily, we often found ourselves fa-
king the Same direction ; so altogether I saw
a nod deal of Miss Gawston.
eed I tell the result? before a fortnight
was over I WMS in love, and my intention of
recommending Col. Gawston to look out for
another tutor was unfulfilled. We often met
before dinner in the library, where there was
a large Japanese screen that shot out the
door. Moving slowly towards the room one
evening near dinner time, I overheard some
words that made me pause before entering,
and cough violently, if not afiectedly, in or-
der that my presence might be known.
“Ahem ! my dear,” the voice Was Col.
Gawston’s. “Don't you think,my dear, that
Mr. Luxtnn is-ahem—-rather, just a little,
perhaps, not prudenlly, intimate with Flor-
ence ‘3" .
“I have thought so, certainly,” responded
his wife, “and l was very glad this morning
to receive an invitation from Lady Fitz-Ped-
iIgry for her, as it will take her away at once.
have accepted it for her, and I thought of
going with her to town tomorrow or the day
after to see Madame Valencinnes, as she—"
At this moment I interrupted the good la-
dyby entering the room, disconcerting her-
rather by my sudden appearance.
The words I had overheard determined
me to learn my fate from Miss Gawaton be-
fore she left as I felt that under any circum-
stances, it was impossible for me to stay
much lougerat Gawston Flats in my present
false position. If I could not gain a per-
sonal interview I determined to write to her ;
and that night I wrote her a candid letter,
which I purposed sending her if no oppor-
tunity for private conversation presented it:-
self,——but fate was kind, and the next morn-
ing I met Miss Gawston accidentally in the
garden about an hour before breakfast time.
The result was that she did not appear at
breakfast, and that when we rose from that
meal I requested a few minutes private con-
versation with the Colonel. Never shall I
forget his look of indignant amazement When
he learnt that his son's tutor had proposed
to his daughter, and that with success.
"Mr. Luxtou, when I engaged you," he
said, “there was one thing I was assured of
most emphatically, and that was that you
were a gentleman. This is not the conduct
of a gentleman to enter my house to under-
mine the afi‘ections of my daughter, to entrap
her into an engagement ! Sir, you should
have thrown up your situation here rather
than have done this."
I felt he had justice on his side. As far
as he knew, I was nothing but a penniless
suitor, who had abused his peculiar position
by using the many opportunities it. afforded
him of making love to a young lady, a repu-
Ied heiress of apparently superior social rank.
I could not help being amused, neverthe-
les, as I reflected how different his tone
would have been had be known all. Some-
thing prompted me not to tell him all yet,
but to go on pressing rny suit, without ad-
vancing at once the real claims I had to back
it. We were still in the midst of the dis-
cussion, the matter was seemingly going
hopelessly against me, when a sharp knock
at the door Interrupted our debate. “Come
in,” said the. Colonel, impatiently. A serv-
ant eulered with a note. It was a telegram,
calling the Col. at once to town on import-
ant business, military, I think he said.
"Mr. Luxron, I must postpone this matter
until my return," he said, hastily, looking at
his watch. “I have no more than ten ruin-
ules to spare. I. appeal to your honor not
to make any unfair use of this unfortunate
interruption." He passed out of the room.
A new idea struck me, and I followed quick-
ly. “I had thought of going! to town this
afternoon for the night, and upert express-
ed a wish to accompany me,” I said 2 “will
’you allow him to do so ‘?"
"Certainly,"said the Colonel, looking re-
lieved. If you Wish it you might remain
away longer, not necessarily in town of
course, merely letting Mrs. Guwstou know
where Rupert is."
“Rupert, do you mind j usl coming with
tire to Belgrave Square first." I said to my
pupil as we aliglrlcd from lllt.‘ train.
“0, ho," was the reply, and so we were
soon rattling aWny in a “91150111 to my fath»
el’s town-house.
“Surely that‘s you,“ said Rupert, looking
at a photograph lying on the table in the
(lrawing-rtmin, where we were waiting for
my father to appear.
“Yes, I am friendly here,” I replied get-
ting red. “Ifyou will take a book for five
minutes I. shall have lransucted my business
with Sir Grahame." I moved toward the
doorjust as it opened, and the master of
the house walked in.
“My dear Frank, I hardly expected to see
you," he said, as he entered. “You are look-
ing very well indeed, in spite of your teach-
ing labors. I hope you have thrown that
foolish engagement up." He stopped as he
caught sight of Rupert.
“Let me introduce my pupil loyou,” I said.
“You will both diuehere to night of course
and sleep," said my father shaking hands
with Rupert. “I am going 10 Luxton to-
morrow by the 11.45 train ; couldn’t you
come to? A change will do you good, and
your sisters Will be delighted lo see you.
They are under the impression that you are
abroad, and I have not undeccived them.
You will join us In, I hope Mr. Gawston.
It was so arranged. and the next day we
ularfed for Lnxton. In the meanwhile Ru-
pert had, with some wonder (but he was to
well-bred to make many remarks,) asked me
if Sir Grahame Pcnreston was my father,and
I saw him writing a letter that evening prob-
ably to his mother or sister. I felt very
much disposed to write to the latter, but I
determined to wait until we reached Luxton.
It is hardly necessary to say that, without
abusing the Colonel’s appeal to my honor, I
I had managed to let. Florence know before
I left that the obstacles in our way were not
so inseperable as they appeared.
Arrived at Luxlou Court, I wrote to Mrs.
Gawstou, previously enlightening my father
as to the trne'state of affairs. The Gaw-
stou’s, ifnot as ancient a family as ours,
wree eminently respectable, and my father,
who could make no objections, was pleased
to be unmerciful in the way of barrier.
"A fine way tn pay your debls indeed
he concluded saying.
“I called on my father in town," I wrote in
my note to Mrs. (laWston, “and he gave us an
invitation down here which I took the liber-
.ty to accept. Rupert and I propose staying
here two nights before returning again to
the Flats. Enclosed is a. letter to Miss Gaw-
stou, which I hope you will not. object to
hand over to her, and I trust you will ' par—
don lhc slight deception l have practiced on
you,” etc. The letter was given to Miss
Gawston, and, as the reader may conclude,
no further objeclions were made to our eu-
gagemcnt. Before three months Were over
we were married.
“And how about lbe debts ?"
one ask.
Well, my father
'I'
does any
paid them.
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Tun ORANGE Puonvc'r or“ Los ANGELOR
~A. few days ago we counted one hundrtd
and twenty orange trees,oceupying two and
one half acres of ground, and being curious
to know the value of the crop now being
gathered, on inquiry were surprised to learn
that it had sold for [Welve hundred dollars.
Think of that, you who labor a whole year
in the Cultlcl' and less favored regiOus, and at
the end of the year are glad it you have real-
ized one bombed dollars for each acre culti-
vated. The orange trees WI: referred to, with
the exccyl ion of some eight or ten, are of the
average age oflen years, the present being
the second or third crop, and alter the yearly
pruning did not require aweek’s pruning dur-
ing the year. Thus the entire cost. of one
hundred and twenty orange trees on two and
a half acres of land, is restricted to llle cost
ofpruning and gathering the fruit, say fifty
dollars leaving the very handsome profit of
$1,150, to say nothing of the second crop
which generally falls litt'e short of the first in
quantity being fully up to it in quality. Ur-
range trees generallybear fair crops at eight
years old, the tree becoming more product-
ive as it acquires age and strength. We have
frequently been asked the question how long
an orange tree lives and remains health y and
productive, which, as a matter of course, ex-
tends beyond our knowledge ofhorticulture;
as an evidence of their longevity, however,
we note the fact that the trees planted by
the founders of the Missions, in this country,
more than eighty years ago. are perfectly
sound and healthy, and we have never heard
ofa single instance of lheir failing to bear
good crops—L03 Angelos News.
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PER ANN
VO
UM, IN ADVANCE
LUME lr-NUMBER 24,,
Anecdotes of the. Presidents. ' ‘
Wasnruo'rou, August, 1866.
. Of the multitude of anecdotes that old :99.
rdents hero- incixlcnlially tell of the V8110“!
eminent pc-rsnns or the past generation who
In therr_duy were of familiar presence on our
streets, Including the occupants of the Presi-
dentral chair, lint few—though, of course the
bestwget into print. [can add so IittIeto
the stock, tL-ll. I would not think it worth
while to print the liillsl. of the following but
for the Interest which attaches to an incident
however trivial, if true, where a public char-
acter seems in be stopping from his niche of
history to [like purl in the story. It is possi- .
ble that some of tlic followin may have .
been publish-ll b fore, though venture to
offer them .u new, .unh as they are: '
\‘.’At.IIING'I‘Ol‘l'. '
My only contribution under this gmlt-
name will hardly be lhmlghtrcvcrentcnrnigh
for the most august and excellent of mm. A
venerable lady, living in Maryland, Wu. 8‘
little girl when, in 1789, \Vashirglon was m7
his way through Maryland to New Y = ', '
Where he was to be inaugerated first Pi... -
dent of the United States. He traveled in
his own carriage, a vehicle of great elegance.
drawn by a pair of milk white horses, with
every ornate appointment in perfect keeping.
On approaching Baltimore 3 readjustment of .
everything became neccessary, and for this
purpose the par! halted at the house of this
lady’s father. ashingtou personally super-
intended the work, of which a part was the
blocking of the horses’ hoofs, after the man-
ner of boots, agreeably to the fashion of that
day for fancy white horses. Washington is
known to have been extremely fastidious,
and more irritable about his horses than an -
thing else in the word. The groom shock-
ingly botched the job soiling the clean white
legs of the animal, arid imperfectly polishing
the blackened hoofs. Washington was pro-
voked into anger, and seizing the brink-
would have knocked the poor fellow on
the tread with it, had he not made his es-
cape. This explosion of temper, accom n-
ied with “strong” language, was so uuli on;
little girl’s prepossessions of the great Wash-
ington, that she has all her life long been no-
customed to say that she “Saw greatness
when nobody was by," and denies with earn-
estness that anybody has ever lived who was
above getting into a passion about dressing
his horse’s hoofs.
M m MOE.
Some years a In at :I Burns festival in Girl-
cinnati it was tll‘t'lari-Ll llmtthe best pun ever
made was made in; President Monroe. Some
surprise was express-«l, in which I shared
that Mr. Monroe should have been a facet-
ious man. Th". story runs something thus:
A Scotch servant employed about the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, who had a broad accent
and agood fund of cold humor, had been '
charged, by certain persons who had project.
ed a monument in honor of something or
somebody, with a message to an appropriate
ofliciul, who it seems, was not the President.
But old Sandy sought the Chief Magistrate, ,
in Whose personal service be was, and con-
veyeu the communication to him. Mr. Mon-
roe instructed him to address the m e
elsewhere, and thereupon Sandy like a
Scotchman, said, “ Your honor, it is about
the monument.” “Well Sandy," replied Mr.
Monroe, drawing himself up erect and sym-
metrical, “dont you see, I am not the man
you merit." '
JOHN ADAMS.
It is Well known how averse John Adams
was to signing his name. There seemed no
reason for what was, perhaps, a mere e‘ccen-
tricity ; although it had been suggested that
the simple, boyish hand he wrote made him
ashamed of his signature. But that solution
is more unaccountable than the fact. After
his accession to the Presidency he was great-
ly annoyed by the autograph-fanciers, whom
he was accustomed to put off with severity.
A paper of large size, and some fanciful char-
actor had been brought to him by a personal
friend, who begged the favor for another
person, of his signature, and by some tact
had procured his promise of it. He was sit-
ting at his official table, with a multitude of
routine documents awaiting his signature.
Among them was an ornamental sheet in
which was contained a draft of his responce
to some honorary distinction which had been
conferredupon him by a learned society or
institution in Germany. Turning the trick
of his friend into a joke, the President inten-
ding lo sign by the #4 mark, placd his band
to the wrong paper, and then handed itto a.
'clerk, who mechanically obeyed his direct-
ions to supply the name in the customary
form of an illiterate signer, then folded the
document, scaled it and placed it in the mail?
The intended victim was willing to for
his object for the turn which the thing had
taken. The archives of some German insti-
tution doubtless contain to this day good ev-
idence that one of the most illustrious of the
American President acknowledged a compli-
ment to his learning in a. document which he
could not read and to which he could not so
much as sign his name.
JEFFERSON.
The little brick building which stood un-
til a few months ago on the southeast corner
of G and Fourteenth streets in this city, and
which for many years back has been used as
a school-house, was the stable in which Mr. ‘
J efferson, while President kept his horses.
An aged negro informs me that his dailybabrt
of riding several miles about the city was in-
dulged in throughout his eight years of of-
fice upon one particular steed, who was re-
markable only for his extremely rapid walk.
The horse was a dull dun color, very large
and lean, and though always groomed with
care, and the object of Mr. Jefferson’s per:
sonal and daily affection, he was a very in- ‘
elegant steed for so elegant a horseman, and
as my informant (who assured me he was
“well brung up") thought. particularly unbe-
coming the choice of a President. Once in
rid idg out, attended by his body servant, who
must have had an ample share of pro7erbial
pride of the servants of old families of Vir-
ginia in everything attaching to the name
and character of their masters, Mr. Jefferson
met. the French minister, also mounted, but
upon a showy elegance in dress, 650., present-
ing a great contrast to the Republican Presi-
dentin his plain brown suit upon his raw-
boned old horse. The old negro surveyed
the two with a mortifying sense of the can-
trust. After a brief and stately colloquy the
dignitaries were in the act of separating,
when Mr. Jefferson’s servant, unable longer
to restrain himself,cried out to the astonished
dlplonmt ; “You mus’nf: fink yoursef 'buv m
on llruf. tine boss 0’ youth. 1159' Tom got
finer ones n'r dot at: home i"
I—o .<.>.
W A young Canadian author, E. S. Wig-
gins, claims to have discovered the true theo-
ry of the tides. Ilia paper appears in
Patton Times. After showing the futility of
the idca that the earth is drawn towards the
moon by such a small body,which, however,
it never approaches, he gives the following
explanation: “0n looking ata map of the
World, it will be seen that two great ridge:
of land, on nearly opposite sides of the earth,
formed by the great continents, intersect the-
watery world from north to south. Now,
the moon passing transversely over those in'
her Western course, owing to the rotary Ino-
tiun of the earth towards the east, creates a
tidal Wave in the Atlantic, extendin along
the meridional" Africa and Europe. his fol-
lows the lrroon westward, but can continue
no farther than the coast of the new world.
Here from the resistance it receives, and its
tendency to seek an cq ' 'btium, it iareflect-
ed back, and is. recto g the Atlantic by
the time the "100“ has originated at similar.
wave on the opposite side of the earth in the
Pacific." This, he thinks, is plainly proved
by the fact that, has long been a source of
marvel, the tides never appear but once eve-
ry twenty-four hours south of Cape Horn, or
the Cape of Good Hope, owing, Ilr opines, to
the continents not extending far enough -
south to reflect the tidal Wave.
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[if The whole number ofdivmt. s in this
State last year were 485, and the whole numu
her of marriages 4,978.
Norwalk Chronicler