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WHOLE NUMBER 1368. " NOBWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH 31,1874. VOLUME nauseating.
I More About Gil-1s. I HEAL ESTATE. , Fog SALE. 'rnn Lonnie-nan can?”
THE ANSWER.
Warm was the sun cf the summer,
Fragrant the breath of the flowers,
Shall sweet things be but the forerunner
0f woes in this world of ours?
0 cannot and may not the summer,
The warmth, of our pleasures last,
Are all things and all
Like red leaves to fall,
In glory—and then, oh! the blast?
0 mantle and fall of white snow I
~ 0 flake and icicle pure!
Well, well, doth the eye, seeing, know
Your speech as you lodge at the door;
Our hearts read the story ,of woe,
And our brains sound the knowledge we
cast,
And all things and all
Like red leaves to fall,
In glory—and then, oh i the blast?
The answer we read in the stars-—
God’s jewels and man’s keen delight—
O’er earth’s grand commotions and wars
Still shines His ineffable light.
We float in our hopes on frail spars,
’Till, reaching the haven at last,
Know all things and all
Like red leaves must fall
But never more, on earth, the blast I
From the Aldine for April.
A Wrongcd ’nnd Deceiver! \Vu‘o.
THE 10an or WRITING LOVE-LETTERS.
A tired husband went home from his
work last night, and taking off his coat, re-
quested his wife to mend a rent in the sleeve,
then sank upon the sofa behind the evening
paper. Wife-like, she took up the coat;
’ woman-like, she dived into the pockets.
From the inside pocket she drew forth a let-
for, directed 1n delicate chirograpby to her
husband. With darkening brow she quick-
ly took the suspicious looking missive from
the envelope, and without noticing the date,
began to read:
Dear George :
I am lonely—oh! so lonely—since you
left me last Thursday night.
“Ah, ha! That was ‘Lodge’ night, he told
me,” said the now thoroughly interested
woman, as she glanced viciously over at her
‘husband, who appeared to be just falling
asleep. “ Oh! how can you sleep, with the
weight of this deep siu‘upon you? But I’ll
see what more the brazen hnssy has to say,
if it kills me I”
With one hand pressed to her throbbing
heart, she read on : .
I know I am foolish, darling. But when
you are away there seems to be a barrier be-
tween me and all that is bright and lovely.
The sun does not shine half so bright; the
moon is but a whitespot in the sky, and the
stars stare coldly down when you are not
with me, lord of my life and heart!
“ Was it for this? was it for this ?” in
red the unhappy wife. -
Fortune speed the day when we may be
united in those indissoluhle bonds that are
sacred in the eyes of Heaven and earth—
“ What mockery! Does he or she consider
that the vows made to me are not sacred?
What 'are they going to do with me, any
way I wonder. Poison, perhaps. Oh ! false,
false, pcrfidious maul Ohl wicked, hellish
designing wanton I”
. Still the snfl‘erng woman read the letter,
though each word burned to ashes a thou-
sand hopes and joys.
-—when we need no more meetelandestinely
and tremble in each other’s embrace—
“I’d make you tremble if I had you in
my embrace a minute i”
oau-
—when my head may be pillowed in safety vimious,voluble young ladies, who seemed a
upon your breast—
' “ The ficndess ”
—-and your arms twine in lbving'pressnre
about me—
“ Furies I”
-—and our lips smother the tender words
that would escape between them—
“Oh! the sirenic she devil I” hissed the
woman, as she tried to keep down the boil-
ing rage within her. She crushed the letter train stopped a moment for fuel and water p
in her hands, then threw it upon the floor
and sprang upon it with her heels, as though
it were a snake, and ground it into the car-
' pet. .Then, with clenched hands and com-
pressed lips, she strode gapidly back and
forth across the room, ever and anon mak-
ing a move as if to spring like fury upon
her husband, who, with a paper over his
An Incident in the Cars.
On the whole pleasant traits and charac-
ters arc not common in the card. This
opinion I expressed to my friend Summers
the other day. In reply to my remarks he
related a little adventure, which, as it is
apropos, and moreover, involves a little
love and sentiment, I give it without
apology, and in his own words. It appears
that in the most trnlikely places, love and
sentiment may be discovered. '
“I was escorling home the lovely Char-
lotte , to whom I was at the time quite
devoted. Charlotte could scarcely find
room to spread her crinolineand arrange
her voluminous flounces. Istood up near
her, there being no vacant seat.
“After a few minutes, came in a poor
woman, who deposited a basket of clothes
on the front platform, and held in her arms
a. small child, while a little girl hung to her
dress. She looked tired and weary, but
there was no vacant scat ; to be sure Char-
lotte might have ooudesccnded to contract
her flounces, but she did not. Beside her,
however, sat a very lovely and elegant
young woman, who seemed trying, by mov.
ing down closer to others, to make space
enough for the stranger between herselfand
Miss D — At last she succeeded, and
with the sweetest blush I ever saw she in-
vited the poor female to be seated. Char-
lotte D drew her drapery around her
and blushed too, but it was not a pretty
blush at all, and she looked annoyed at the
proximity of the new comer, who was, how-
cver, clean and decently, though thinly cloth
“The unknown lady drew the little girl
upon her lap, and wrapped her velvet
mantle around the small halfoclad form
and put her muff over the half frozen little
hands. '
“So great was the crowd that I alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered—
the keen wind from the door blew upon her
unprotected neck. I _saw the young lady
quietly draw from under her shawl a little
woolen shawl, which she softly put on the
shoulders of the little one; the mother look»
ed on with confused wonder. After a short
time she arose to leave the cars, and would
have removed the shawl, but the unknown
gently whispered, “No, keep it for her.”
The woman did not answer, the conductor
hurried her out, but her eyes swam with
tears, I noticed her as she descended to a
basement, and I hastily marked the house.
“Soon after my unknown also rose to de-
part. I was in despair, for I wanted to fol-
low and discover her residence, but could,
not leave Miss D——-.
“How glad, then,Iwas to see her bow-
ing gs she passed out, to a mutual acquaint-
ance who sfood in the doorway. From him,
ere many minutes, I learned her name and
address. . .
“To shorten the story as much as possible,
that lady is now my wife. In the small
incident which introduced her to me she
showed her real ‘ch'aracter._ A few days
after our marriage 1 showed her the blessed
crimson shawl, which I redeemed from _its
owner, and shall keep as a memento.
There are sometimes pleasant things to be
found in unexpected places; certainly I
may be said to have picked out my wife in-
the cars—Rectal), Baltimore.
Two Taikath‘re Young Ladies Sub-
dned.
Loud talkers who publish their pleasures
and sorrows to the unwilling listener in a
railroad car are far from being .pleasant
people to travel with. The morning train
which left Rochester eastward bound had,
among other passengers, two handsome,
to take delight in talking in loud tones of a
stylish wedding they had been attending at
Rochester. They described as only young
women can the scenes at this church, the
costly and elegant prescnts,the fairy, bower-
like appearance or the bride’s parents’
house, the handsome bride, and gallant
wroom. Clyde was reached before the
D
dresses Worn were spoken of, and when the
the elder of the two ladies went inlo ecsta~
cies over the garments. The trousseau
(pronounced by the young ladies wonderful-
ly like trowscrs) she said, was ,the most
elegant she had ever seen, and reflected
much credit upon Worth of Paris, who had
not spared expense.
Sitting directly behind the young ladies
Best Food for Best Bodies.
LECTURE 13v Du. EVERETT.—“ She began
to dissect the manikiu, and object evidently
so uninviting that she very naively remark-
ed: "Beauty is, after all,»only skill (190D-
Wc would all resemble this were our cuti-
cle removed. You will observe that the
manikiu has not a Grecian bend. In my
estimation, the Venus de Milo and not the
Venus dc Medici is the standard for beauty.
If a woman stoops, all her organs acquire
in time a morbid position._ If the chin
naturally protrudes, learn to draw it in.
Women who stoop and do not carry their
heads erect seldom bear life's burdens he~
roically. Women should be five feet at:
inchcs high;men six feet high. In New
York, sad to say, throngs of women may
be met on Broadway only five feet in height,
or a little over; some even of more diminu-
tive stature. The Laccdonians fined one of
their kings for marrying a short woman.
Little women should go out of fashion.
This physical. (liminutiveuess can be avoid-
ed by right methods in.the use of food.
Although Harvey discovered the circula-
tion of blood, he did not dream of the won-
derful circulating apparatus belonging to
the stomach, pancreas, and liver. All the
blood in the body. is_circulated through this
portion of the system from three to four
times in twenty-four hours. I will indicate
the spinal column because it connects with
the brain,and food must be chosen with
reference to the brain. Notice the multi-
tude of muscles in the back. There are
seven for keeping the head erect. Pains in
the neck and spinal column can be obviated
by eating brown bread, As one-half of
.nervous matter is phosphorus, food must
tend to produce phosphorus. I must case
my mind on the question of teeth. Child-
ren under sixteen years of age should be
reared largely on brown bread and milk;
then they will possess pearly -teeth,brilliant
eyes, healthy complexions. Condiments
are abominations. Mustard, vinegar, and
catsups should he discarded,and salt in-
dulged in sparingly. Sugar and molasses
come under the head of condiments. Al-
though somc chemists and physiologists ad-
vocate sugar as an article of‘ food, yet, be
cause the body makes sugar from the starchy
food eaten, the pure article is unnecessary.
Neuralgia is an indication of deteriorated
blood, and should be cured by eating brown
bread, oatmeal porridge—anything. con-
taining much bran. '
No variety of wine should be drunk. Ever
since the world was created women have
been men’s temptors, and should avoid en-
couraging them in the use-of liquor. Wo-
men who in any sense of the word indulge
in alcholic stimulants seem to lack refine-
ment and true womanliness. Perhaps, be--
cause of my Quaker education,I hold this
idea. In the good time coming, when wo-
men shall live sensibly, dress sensibly, eat
sensibly, morally speaking, they will have
more influence ever their husbands. Per-
haps, could we look into the remote causes
of the late panic, the fault would be found
to lie with those women who did not feed
their husbands sensibly. For speculation,
for thought, for business, men need the
proper kind of food. Let women feed their
husbands on oat-meal porridge and apples.
Food should be chosen with reference to
the season. In the spring, vegetables, and
in the summer, fruits, should take the place
of heartier food. Men do not wear well in
New York; they are at their prime at 38
instead of at 50, because their eating is not
properly regulated. If dinner must be
served at 6,7 or 8 o’clock,let it be light,
nd the heavy meal eaten in the morning.
am not a vegetarian. Vegetarians.are
often from necessity gormandizers, because
they must eat so much in order to obtain a
sufl‘icient amount of nutriment. I believe
in an occasional piece of good roast beef.
Fish is an excellent article of food; but
oat-meal is the food par excellence. The
Scotchypossessing the largest brains, the
highest degree of intellectuality, and a fine
bysique, area nation of oatmeal eaters.
—Tn'b m.
UTILIZING FRUIT CANS.
When it is considered how many hunt
dreds of thousands. of tin cans are used for-
tho preservation of all kinds of the finer
vegetables and fruits, and thrown away
when the contents are exhausted, it becomes
an important economical question, can the
{1103. was apparently sound asleep—dream- was a young-gentleman of wit who is given castaways be reclaimed for any valuable
ing, perhaps of, the wicked temptress that
ihad come between him and his fond wife. ding he resolved to turn the conversation; they may be used as flower-pots.
to joking, and tired of listening to the wed-
purpose? By punching holes in the bottom
But per-
"Presently a. “33‘3“” $00k place, and the Tapping the elder lady lightly upon the hop! :1 better use would be to convert them
wretched wife sank into a chair and found
relief 'in that blessed panacea for female ills
—a flood of tears.
shoulder, and after begging pardon for his
impertiuence, he said in a loud voice:
“Ladies, there is much deception in this
into little homes for that class of birds who
make their nests in hollows; the blue-bird,
wren, English sparrow, etc., by having a
Grown calmer after awhile, she picked “P country, especially in the matter of clothes. prOjecting strip of tin soldered on the end
the rumpled letter, smoothed out the creases In the Eastern States cassimeres, doeskins, opposite the mouth, with holes punched in
and with an air of mingled despair and res-
ignation, looked for the signature.
and broadcloths are made in imitation of
imported goods, and none but an expert
the end or ends of the strip, so that the cans
may be nailed lengthwise to trees or sides
Y0!" ever loving and dEVOICd bl“ P001", can detect the difference. Now, unless you of buildings. It so bright as to frighten
. apprehensive——
“ What’s this i”
are good judgesiof‘ cloths, I am inclined
to think, that you were imposed upon,
the birds, they may be painted in dull col-
ors, or wrapped in brown paper or cloth un-
‘—flut—-flut-—fluttering birdie, Ada—AD" and that the trowsers you have described so til occupied. Thusmany thousands of homes
“ Why, bless me! this is one Of my own elaborately were not French goods nor may be made more cheerful by songs of
old letters to George! What a tool 1—”
French make, but COmmon Yankee. Al-
birds, and lawns, gardens, vines, etc., be re-
A sound from the sofa, first like escaping though I wear trowsers myself, yet I have licved of worms. Will agricultural and
steam, and then like a car rattling over a
stony street, assured her that her ridiculous
actions had been witnessed by her husband,
Burning with shame, the foolish woman.
'flew to her room and locked herself in, and
one is almost as miserabli now as when she
felt that she was a wronged and deceived
wife.
DIsTANcns IN COLORADO.—A correspond
ent in Georgetown, Colorado, vouches for
the truthfulness of the following:
It is well known that in high altitudes,
. owing to the rarified air, objects are visible
at a great distance; and from the city of
Denver, the Rocky Mountains, although
some sixteen miles distant, seem but a short
way of. An English gentleman, a tourist,
‘ came in on the Kansas Pacific train one
morning, fresh from the old country, stop-
ped at the Inter-Ocean Hotel, in Denver,
and soon made the acquaintance of two of
the “ old citizens.” The Britisher was cap-
tivated with the appearance of the moun-
tains, and suggested to the two “old citi-
zens” that, as the mountain range was such
a very short distance from the city, they
should take a walk to it, and return in time
for dinner. The two “old citizens” saw a
chance for some fun, and immediately con-
sented. The trio started west, and walked
towards the mountains for some two hours
and a half, and the mountains seemed as far
away as ever. The Englishman was a good
walker and kept a little in advance of his
friends. Finally they saw him deliberately
sit down, as he came to a small irrigating
ditch, perhaps two feet wide, and begin
taking off his boots and stocking. When
they came up to where he was sitting they
asked him.in some surprise, what he was
doing that for. The Englishman said he
was going to wade the stream. Both the
“old citizens,” looking at him in astonish-
ment, asked. him why he didn’t stop acress
it.
“Step across it !” replied the Britishcr—
“eteu across it! Not I. What do I know
' your distances in your blarsted country ?"
' Imrper‘s Magazine for April.
#
There is a butcher in Keokuk, Iowa, who
gives away a chromo with wery ten pounds
of meat. Is the generous man sure that his
patrons would not prefer an extra chop.
Honorable mention is made of a Maine
servant girl who is now serving her 82d
winter under the same roof. She has wash-
ed dishes 89,790 times, and comes yet garly
" the task. Blessed old girl.
I
a
fizz:
often been imposed upon.”
The elder of the ladies was horrified, and
elevated her nose, buethe younger saw the
joke, and bursting into laughter, exclaimed:
“'I‘r'owsers! Trowscrs ! Oh, I shall die I”
The other passengers, excepting the Os-
wego man and'the indignant young lady,
caught the laughing fever, and for a few
moments it seemed as though a jar of laugh-
ing Igas had exploded in the car. When
the train started again the only remark
heard from the indigunt and insulted young
’lady was:
“The saucy, itipudent, horrid brute .”
0n reaching Syracuse, a gentleman with
his wife, who had enjoyed the discomfiture
of the young lady, accosted the Oswegonian
Willi :
f‘Stranger, let us go and take a drink. I
have travelled many miles and been troub-
led much by talkative people, but never be-
fore have I seen an inveterate talker so
effectually squelchec ."
The story has two morals which, we trust
may be heeded. Guide your tongue and
be careful how you sling French.
THE “Wonsr or IT.”——A few years since
there pervaded Chicago a speculator in
grain, the boldness and magnitude of whose
operations were worthy even of that city_
This gentleman, Mr. Richard H—, had
gone into one cornering operation in wheat
by which he became slightly “hurt.” In
alluding to it a few weeks ago he remarked,
with characteristic blandness and frankness,
“llost in that speculation one million five
hundred thousand dollars, and the worst of
it was that fifteen hundred dollars of it was
good money that 1 put in on the start /"
——Harper's Magazine for April.
#
Because a resident of Laporte, Ind., got
married immediately upon hearing of his
divorce, he was burnt in efligy by the indig-
nant inhabitants.
A social philosopher of an investigative
mind has been weighing the clothes of the
average woman. They mark 11 pounds, 18
ounces, and 8 drachms. .
There was a dog fight in New York
Thursday between a Long Island and 9.
Bridgeport dog for $400 a side. The Bridge-
port dog killed the other. .
A Council Bluffs milk dealer has introdu-
ced the practice of delivering milk in quart
and pint bottles, which can be conveniently
placed on ice or in cool water. ‘
A C -_1ifornia paper having obtained a new
subscriber, records the startling fact in a
half column article headed ‘Still another!
I Our course endorsed by the people.’
other papers give currency to the suggestion
if approved—New York Observer.
THE LIQUOR Tnarrro Iuvnsrrea'rrou
BILL, which has passed the Senate, provides
for the appointment of a. commission of
five to inspect the alcoholic and fermented
liquor traffic and manufacture, having
special reference to revenue and taxation in
distinguishing, as far as possible, in the
conclusions they arrive at, between the ef-
fects produced by the use of distilled or
spirituous liquors as distinguished from the
use of fermented or malt liquors, their eco-
nomic, criminal, moral and scientific as-
pects, in connection with pauperism, crime,
social vice, the public health and general
welfare of the people; and also enquire and
take testimony as to the practical results of
license and restrictive legislation for the
prevention of intemperancc in the several
states, and the effect produced by such leg-
islation upon the consumption of distilled
or spirituous liquors, and of fermented and
malt liquors;and also ascertain whether
the evil of drunkenness has been Increased
or decreased thereby,whether the use of
opium as a. stimulant and substitute for al-
coholic drinks has become more general in
consequence of such legislation, and wheth-
cr public morals have been improved there-
by. It shall also be the duty of said corn-
missioners to gather information and take
testimony as to whether the evils of drunk-
enness exists to the same extent, or more
so, in other ci' .. inountries, and whether
those foreign nations that are considered
the most temperate in the use of stimulants
are so through prohibitory laws; and also
to what degree prohibitory legislation has
effected the consumption and manufacture
of malt and spirituous liquors in this coun-
try. The said commissioners, all of whom
shall not be advocates of prohibitory legis-
ltillDll or total abstinence in relation to al-
coholic or fermented liquors, shall serve
without salary; shall be authorized to cm-
ploy a secretary without a reasonable com-
pensation,uot to exceed $2,000 per year,
which, with the necessary expenses inci-
dental to said investigation, are not to ex-
ceed $10,000.
An Irish Vocalist—alt St. Patrick's Ca-
thedral, Dublin, there was an oldvicar cho-
ralwho loved his dinner, “not wisely but
too well." He had bought a fine quarter of
mutton and intended to how it for his Sun-
day repast, after the fatigue of chanting the
morning service, but forgot to tell his wife
in what manner he wished it to be cooked.
The good ladv, hOWever, was equal to the
emergenc . In the middle of the_Te Deum
a small oy was observed to creep up the
aisle till he come near the choir, where his
father was singing, and in a piping treble
mingled with the chorus thus:
“My mother’s got a quarter of mutton,
and she don’t know what to-do-o-oo wi’ it.”
The father responded : ,
- “ Let her boilith’e-leg. and roast the loin,
and make a dumpling-ot‘ the Bil-fleet. (Om.
m. Amen. -~ ‘ ” "
Girls are often wild, wayward and htIrd
to govern. They give their anxious moth-
ers and fond fathers many serious hours'of
thought and care. They principally delight
in having their own way. They are im.
patient under home restraints, and they fre-
quently fancy that they know a great deal
more than their mothers do. They giggle
and act very foolish, sometimes—when
anything happens to please them. They
pout and make up faces when they feel cross
and uncomfortable, or when any one is un-
fortunate cnough to incur their youthful
displeasure, and they resort to tears and find
a great deal of comfort in a good cry, when
the world does not move upon its axis ex-
actly in conformity Will] their wishes.
They are very romantic with regard to
their expectations of the future. They
have an uncontrollable passion for cheap,
sensational literature ; and they usually en-
tertain about as unreal and exaggerated
ideas of life, as they find pictured and de-,
scribed in the startling narratives they are
in the‘ habit of reading. They look for-
ward to find themselves in the same impos-
sible situations as the imaginary heroines,
whose chequered careers they follow with
such thrilling interest, anxiety and enthusi.
asm. They condescend sometimes to flat?
ter and flirt with the tender-hearted and
confiding youths of their acquaintance
who, at an early age, are so unfortunate as
to feel that
“ The rosy boy with a cherub wing
Has many a shaft for his slender sling.”
The girls, somehow, seem to delight in
tormenting and teasing such boys, nor ap-
pear to feel one atom of pity or compas~
sion for what these tender youths suffer and
endure by reason of hopelessly loving them.
Girls sometimes make oldand gray-head-
ed men say and db a great many foolish
and undignificd things. - Such instances
are not uncommon. And who can fancy
amore ridiculous picture than that of an
old man,with hair and whiskers freshly_
and ingeniously dyed, vainly endeavoring
to conceal the fact that he has the rheuma-
tism, frisking around like a young colt in a
green pasture, in futile endeavors to per-
suade some young girl of sweet sixteen
that he is as young. as ever he was.
Girls are very communicative with each
other. They are in the habit of talking
over, among themselves, all their joys and
sorrows—enjoiningl upon each other the.
most solemn obligations never to tell what
‘they hear to anybody else. How well they
obey these mutual injunctions is evident
from their subsequent course of conduct.
If you would sow a secret broadcast over
the land,tell it to a young girl and make
her promise to religiously keep it.
A girl becomes a complete irl only when
she does up her back hair in gature fashion
and gets her first long dress on. Then she
sails out into the beau monds with a great
many lofty and supercilions airs, and fan-
cies that she is a full fledged woman.
But, with all their failings and shortcom-
ngs, girls are a lovely, lively and interest-
ng institution. The world we live in is a
great deal brighter, better and more beauti-
ful for their being in it. When grown to_
perfect maturity they make our best and
loveliest women; and a noble woman is
God’s greatest and grandest earthl y creation.
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A SPORT BIT.
A paragraph is going the rounds of the
papers that an invention for waterproofing
clutlr,mnklng 117 “11010 water like a pail,”
has been brought out in Springfield. We
guess the inventionjs not a new one. About
tenyears ago,aHartford sportingman wasbit
to the tune of $100 by just such an'arrange.
ment. He had never heard of the trick of we.
terprooflng cloth,but the chap who took him
in bad, and “ laid” to trap him on the scien-
rific discovery. He senta pocket handker-
chief by mail to the firm of Cowles 6; 00.,
then on Courtland street, with the request
that they should waterproof one half of the
handkerchief, leaving the other half in its
natural state. This was accordingly done,
and duly returned by mail.U ‘Then B., who
had designs on the sporting man whom We
will call P., laid low for ducks. He invari-
ably carried the magic handkerchief with
him, so as to be ready when the proper 0c
casion presented itself. He had not long to
wait, for the sporting man had a penchant
for bautering B. to bet. If the latter ven-
tured to make a positive statement about
anything, P. would invariably cap it by
offering to bet that it wasn’t so._ One day
while in company with several persons,»the
sporting man being present, B. modestly
took from his pocket.the magic handker-
chief, and handing it to one of the gentle-
men, quietly remarked :
“ Do you observe anything extraordinary
in the appearance of that handkerchief I"
After a close scrutiny, they all agreed that
they did not.
“ Very well,” answered B., “Now I dare
say that some of you might be a little as-
tonished if I should tell you that I could
make that handkerchief hold water or not,
at my pleasure.” ' .
This statement was greeted with a loud
laugh, and of course P. wanted to bet $100
on it. B. turned to the latter with an injur-
ed look, saying:
“Why are you eternally upsetting my
statements by offering to bet that they are
not true i" _
“Then why in thunder,” retorted P.,
“ don’t you say something that a man. can
believe i” .
B. pretending to get mad, answered, “You
hain’t got pluck enough to bet that 2 and 2
make 4.”
This brought out P. with his pocket book.
In a few seconds, $100 a side was put up,
hiuging on B.’s ability to make his handker-
chief hold water or not just as he desired.
The sporting man was delighted to think
that he had bullied B. into making a bet at
last. And such a bet. ' P. thought he had
a surething; it was surer, if possible, than
three—card moute or the thirnble game.
A pitcher of water was brought,and B. stood
ready with his handkerchief for the trial.
“ Now," said B., “ what shall I do i”
“ Well, Mr. B.,” cunniugly remarked P.
“ If you have no objection, I would really
delight to see that handkerchief hold _wa-
ter.”
“ Pour,” said B., holding the handkerchief
with the whterproof side under the nose of
the pitcher. And pour they did, and not a
drop of water went through.
“Are you satisfied that it will hold wa-
ter I” asked B.
“ Perfectly,” responded P.
“Then I suppose the stakes are mine ?"
queried B. as he flirted the water from the
handkerchief
“Not much,” vigorously answered P.
keeping his eye on the handkerchief, “I
want to see that bit of cloth not hold wa-
ter.”
“ All right,” said B. “ Pour I" This time
the other half of the handkerchief was pre-
sented to the nose of- the pitcher, and to the
great astonishment of the cunning P. the
water run through in a stream.
“ Sold 1” exclaimed P., as he started for
the door. “I am going to New Haven to
get squarc.”—Hartford Courant.
_op _-
The rgw Sound steamer City ochw Bed-
ford, for the New York and New Bedford
company was successfully launched at
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Tuesday She
ii to be a fast boat and will belong to a new
line intending to makeequal time between
New York and Boston. with. the establish:
red lines, but to have less car travel.
, CINCINNATI, March Mb, 1874. -
.. 'Mnssns. EDITons :— * * * The Cru-
"'saders commenced operatio}s here last
Week, and I suppose there is n escape from
this temperance epidemic. 5, I am for
temperance, total,._absliuenc what you
will, but I do net think in this use the end
justifies themcans; but, per-ha s,I am not
wise after my day, and generatixn. Be that
as it may, the movemcht progrezses’rapidly,
spreads wildly and widely, arid has many
converts and sympathizers hers, and let us
hope will do much good. Lgive youa,
paragraph from an account of the mass
meeting at Wesley Chapel aLfew evenings
since, in one of the morniugjapers:
“The woman's 'perance \ ovemcnt is
about to be inang ted here ,n Cincinnati
right now, if at all. Last Monday the first
step was taken by the Methodist ministers
at their regular weekly meeting. They
ed a general meeting of ipinisters for
esday. That meeting was well attended
by ministers, and it called a meeting for last
night at Wesley Chapel. This Ihapcl is the
largest—that is, it has the grea V'st seating
capacity of any Protestant chUrch in Cin-
cinnati, Last night it was crowded at an
early hour; every _seat in the body of' the
house was filled, and temporary teats in the
aisles became occupied, while the spaces
near the doors were 'filled with persons
standing. The galleries, viewed from—who.
low, looked solidly filled. There, were more
women than men in the audience—two to
one, perhaps,—certainly not a... to one,
as at Xenia, Springfield, andIOther places.
The men were mostly middle'aged, or on
the shady side of life, and had the religious
cast of countenance. All ages ‘ ere repre-
sented by the women. Some were anther-
ly looking, and evidently past middle age,
but the grades from the teens upwards pre-
dbminated; at all events, one'would so
judg om appearances."
,Th e were short scripture readings,
short songs, short prayers, and short talks
bya great 'many men and women. Rev.
Dr. R. L. Stanton said he thought it was
the duty of ministers, especially pistors, to
preach to their respective charges. - There
was work enough for them to_,do,beginriing
with their own churches- 'There was no
use blinking at the fact;but it was true
many church members had their hands
soiled with the liquor trade, &c., See. His
remarks created quite a sensation. i
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, an elderly lady,
a member of the “Friends,” from Richmond,
'nd., spoke forcibly upon the subject. She
a
a.
said that if she were a man worth millions
of dollars, she would try to use it to put
down distilleries. Distilleries could be put
down. Men could do it if they would.
She had seen men hanging by the neck till
they were dead, for committing murder.
“Tell me that men who make and execute
such laws as these, can’t put down distiller-
'es and the liquor trade and liquor drinking.
f they want to—will you I”
Mrs. Whittridge said the women were the
greatest sufferers from intemperance, and
that the women of Cincinnati were going
to start to break it up. “As soon as God
tells us. our time has come we shall go in
the very way He will have us go. We shall
go just as God directs.” She said they
would not stop, when they had broken up
the liquor traffic, until all the dealers had
given themselves to God’s service. ‘
You see it looks rather threatening for
the saloon keepers here. At a social gath-
ering of Rev. Mr. Hatfield’s (a big man
Linc) flunk, uuc ‘cvcuiug, not long 511108,
whither I went in the hopes of picking up
some items, I heard this question thorough-
ly discussed, and found that some of the
first ladies here, with Mrs. Hatfield, herself,
as their leader, are ready to start out any
day and begin their work of prayer and
song.
Our Cincinnati Nest—Will P. Noble—
started out with a grand caricature ridicnlv
ing the woman’s movement, but is now a
convert, and has himself been caricatured
by his rival artist, Forney. He is represent-
ed in a most ludicrous position, having fall-
en Onthe floor between two chairs marked
"Temperance,” and “Anti-Temperance,”
and in his hand is a volume of‘Dr. Hat-
field’s sermons which he is so intently pe-
rusing as not to have noticed his fall. In
its way it is a most admirable picture.
There is on exhibition here a most won-
derful production [of genius,—a head and
bust of the sleeping “Iolanthe,” carved in
butter. ’Tis a study by a Mrs. Brooks.a
poor lady living in the/country, attending
to her own dairy and household duties,- but
employing the quiet hours after the day’s
cares are over in making the delightful
studies, carving immortality for herself in
butter. In five evenings she produced this
masterpiece which promises to doubly im-
mortalize King Rene's Daughter. This fine
piece of high art is exhibited in the huge.
tin milk pan in which it was executed, and
there, in yellowish butter, lies the most ex-
quisitely carved head of the dreaming girl,
smiling, beautiful, angelic. It has called
forth the most flattering criticisms from the
press and art critics both here and in St.
Louis, and Mrs. Brooks will take it, after
leaving here, either to New York or Chicao
go, where it will stand the 'test of higher
criticism, But what a pity it,iankiu clay
or marble, as it is now so very perishable,
and too, to be honest, the butter is just
yellow enough and just damp enough to
r
i
ing corpse, “a dem‘d, damp, moist, unpleas-
ant body.” Of course this has nothing to
do with its artistic merits, but it would be
for more agreeable to look upon done up in
marble. ‘ ,
We have have had Van Pelt and Die
Lewis, and are to have Gough this week.
Maggie Mitchell is doing “Fanchon,”
“Jane Eyre,” “Pearl of Savoy,” and “Little
Barefoot,” at Robinson’s Opera House'
Lydia Thompson will make another fare-
well (?) appearance here, next week.
Zsrra.
-A cow in a yard at Pittsburg, Penn., the
other day attacked a lady who had gone to
purchase it, tore her clothes from her, and
impaled her on its horns. The lady narrow.
ly escaped death.
The Michigan house of representatives
with great enthusiasm, have passed to a
third reading the article of the new cohsti-
tution putting the question of woman suf-
frage to a seperate vote by the people.
An English judge, who recently tried a
Portland, Me., man for assault, expressed
the wish that something might be done to
“put a stop, if possible, to the practice of
people coming here from America carrying
revolvers about with them and using them."
Three strangers arrived at Lynnfield,
Mass, the other night, at the home of E. G.
Russell. No one of them could speak s
word ofEnglisb, and they were naked and
destitute, not one of them having a penny.
They~were furnished with food and clothing,
and will be cared for till they can do better.
The aggregate weight of the three was
21% pounds.
A few days ago the New York postmaster
was informed that a letter containing a
check for $17,123.67, recently posted at
Waterbury by the firm of Benedict & Burni
ham, had not been delivered at its destina-
tion in New York. He looked carefully
for it, but'failed to find it. Last Tuesday he
received a note from the firm, saying that
the missing letter had been found between
the leaves of an account book.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher makes
this sensible reply in The Christian Union
to a query as to whether it is wicked to
dance. “It is wicked when it is wicked,
and not wicked when it is not wicked. In
itselfit has no more moral character than
walking, wrestling, or rowing. Bad com-
pany, untimely hours., evil dances, may
Wholesome hours, and home influencesmsy
make it a very great benefit."
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LEVI WARNER. 31 EDWIN B. FOOTE.
ALVIN G. CHILD,
L A W O F F I C E S ,
Rooms Nos. 8 and 9, Scely’s Hall, Main Street
STAMFORD, CONN.
The law firm of Ferris, Child Jr Fessenden was
dissolved by mutual consent, March lst.1373: C. G.
Child wiilcontlnue his business at the above address.
LEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
snox Tn: em! or new YORK. Teacher of the
Piano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box. 379 P. 0. NORWALK, CONN.
In New York, care of WilliamA. Pond a _Co., 896
Broadway.
ms. J. G. GREGORY,
Has REMOVED HIS OFFICE
to his
RESIDENCE, MAIN STREET.
ofllco noun 2 and 7 o’clock, 13. m.
Slate at: E. P.Weed’s Drug Store, where calls
may be left. 2m -5
. EDWARD BANKS,
CIVIL ENGINEER&SIIBVEYIIB,
Norwalk Conn.
Orders left at theR race of B. O. BANKS
Main Street, will be promptly attended to. 43ft
mourns M. n.
. - PHYSICIAN a: SURGEON,
Ofllceover Alfred Knapp’sstore, Washington St.,
South Norwalk, Conn. Consultation gratis from
91!. m.t09p.m. 19."
DENTAL CARD.
B. ASA HILL continues his DENTAL
ROOMS at the old stand, and Will be hap y
to see his friends at any time. He has secured t. c
assistance of DR. H. B. OBER. who _comes to him
highly recommended both as a Dentist and a gen-
tleman. Dr. 0. will be in constant attendance _at
the otllce, and use his best endeavors to give satis-
faction.
Cuas. W. MANY,
D E N T I S '1‘,
Norman, CoNN.
’ °“°w-.M*nh- “he“. nunnsitc Connecticut Hotel
Teeth tilled and extracted. _ ou
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW RATES.
DR. THEO. E. SWIFT,
D E N '1‘ I s T ,
Office over Andrew Sellcck’s Bookstore.
BET FILLING A SPECIALTY. “as
I
Gas administered for Extracting. Otllcc hours
9 a. In. to 5 p. In. My
DR. SCRANTON,
n E N T I s T,
Extracting teeth and inserting artificial dentures a.
specialty
OFFICE OVER SWORDS’ CLOTHING
EMPORIUM.
SOUTH NOR WA LK, CONN.
p.-
GAGE INSLEE,
A R C H I T E C T,
70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Residence, Stamford, Ct...
Special attention paid to country residences 2-1:
GEORGE B. MITCHELL,
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET,
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at falrllvlng prices. Union (formerly Model) Mal
hot, on the Bridge, 18
THE PEOPLE’S MARKET,
No. 19MAIN STREET,
is the place to get your ROASTS and CUTS of
BEEF, VEAI‘, lAMIL AND PORK.
The stock is bought and butchered by us, so that
we know whereof we speak. All orders promptly
attended to,
anams to Wilson.
CHARLES s. L’ocxwoon,
Fashionable Draper dc Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISH ING' EMPOR IUM,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
P. H. DW'YERJ
Harness Manufacturer,
AND
rnaursume UNDERTAKER',
in all its branches. Main Street, Norwalk, under
the Connecticut Hotel.
DWARD P. WEED,
n n U G G I s T ‘,
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House
A large and wellselected stock of
DRUGS AN 0 ME BIC INES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters. Toilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts, liatr Brushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery,Cigars, the.
and is constantly adding to hisstock all the new and
popular medicines of the day.
B. S. BLASCER,
At his Storcin MALLORY’S BLOCK,hasconsIant-
ly on hand a general assortment of
G- R O O E R I E S ,
ORCCKERY, GLASS,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, ETC., ETC
By devoting his constant personal attentlouto the
businesshe hopes to merit public patronage.
TNA INSURANCE 00., OF HARTFORD,
Incorporated 1819. Charterl’erpetuEl.
Capituland Assets, $5,052,880.19
lusures againstlossand damage by Fire, on terms
adopted to the hazard, and consistent with the laws
of compensation. COWLES do MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwark and vrcmrty.
ORWALKINSURANCE COMPANY
NOR WALK, CONN.
CashOnpitnl - - - - - - o$500,000
PaidupCapltaI, - - - g- - 3100,0002-
WM. 0. Srunut, President, GEO. R. Gown-rs, Seo’y.
- EDEN HILL, Treasurer.
NOW FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover 3:. Son,
Are ready topnt in your WATER,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. WROUGHT do CAST IRON; TIN-LINED.
L AD PIPES,&¢., of every size and description.
PLUMBING in all Its Branches.
' WILLIAM eLovun a on,
liver Str et, Norwalk.
tcdgratnitonsly. Obit-
VIN WINNIPAUK. Part of a House.
4 Rooms, will be rented cheap to a
ROBERT ELLE.
lET.
good tenant. Apply to
To LET.
THE STORE adjoining the Drug and Book Store
of the subscriber, and now occupied b John
S. Jones. A ly to JOHN W. TAY OIL.
Westport, rch 18, 1873. l2tf
HOUSE TO LET.
TWO-STORY frame House; 9 rooms; rent:
3175 or year ; situated on Prospect Hill near
Mr. Hart cnton’s. Apfily to
JAMES IV. ATT. Administrator,
at Horse R. R. Depot.
Tn REEL-Five or six nice rooms on Cam
Apply at this office.
T0 RENT—The first floor over the subscriber’s
store. Main Street, comprrssng six rooms, suitable
for Milliner and Dress-maker, from A rii 1st.
St HARVE FITCH.
'I'U
Possession immediately.
[EL—The shop lately occupied by George
Hoyt, 2d, in Isaacs' Building, is oii'ercd to rent.
Enquire of ASA HILL.
To IEI‘L—Flne, pleasant rooms, over Kilen Jr
1st{Enronuel’sstore, MainStreet. App] 0
yt
MRS. J F. MURRAY.
TO RENT. .
VERY desirable place on Mott Avenue.
Possession iven lot of April. Enquire ot'
ELBEICT \ . SMITH, or GEO. O. KEELEY:
To Rent.
. THE ST. .IflNII HOMESTEAD,
ON HIGH STREET,
From A ‘l lst, 1874. Enquire of
Feb. 25th, 1874. S. E. OLMSTEAD.
SLI'
TO BEN T.
A good, nice place, in the Borough,
pleasantly located on Fair Street, opposite
the head of Main Street, will be rented at a
low rate to a good family. Possession
when desired. Apply at the GAZETTE
OFFICE.
TO LET'
THE pleasantlylocated and every desirable resi-
‘ deuce formerly owned by Mr. B. E. Staats,
and now occupied by James Cousins, is offered to
Let. from the first of April next. Apply to
tf-t‘ . G. G. BISHOP.
Apartments to Let.
PARTMENTS for two or three families to let in
my Brick Block. Borough Water on first and
second floors. Booms very desirable, rent moder-
CIIAKLES T. LEONARD.
ate.
Norwalk, February 2d, 1574. ti?)
fro LET.
TIIE LARGE BRICK BUILDING
RECENTLY used by Henry Chasmar for the
manufacture of Doors, Sash, Blinds,- Sawing
and Planing. Possession given immediately. Ap-
ply to J AMES FINNEY, lteal EganteKAgent. or to
5 . i. . .
TO LET
FROM the lat of April next, for one or more
years, the well-known Lockwood Farm,
which is a good Farm of 160 acres, 2% miles from
Norwalk village, with good and convenient build-
ings. For particulars call on 0}- address B. 1’.
WEED, Norwalk, or JOSIAH BELLOGG, near
the premises. Also a small House and live acres
of land. . . 'Im-I.
House can be rented sepcrate if destred.
ARN T0 RENT,—A new Barn with good Sta-
bliug for several horses, near the bridge. Price
so per month. Enquire at this Office.
FOR SALE.
PURSUANT to a decree of the ,Supertor Court,
the undersigned committee tlrerennto ap-
pointed by said Court, offers for sale the home-
stead lately occupied by David Stephenson de-
ceased, situatedon West Avenue l“ the Borough
of N orwalk. For particulars enquire of
WM. HANDED SMITH.
FOB SALE.
HE fine residence of the late Elbridge Brown,
on Chapel Street, first house from West Ave,
is ofl'ered for-sale on reasonable terms. , House con-
tains fourteen rooms, pleasantly situated, conven-
ion: :a ennui village, and \vrthrnone 'mrnute’s
walk of the Horse Railroad. Hotantl cold water
and gas throughout; heated by a furnace. Lot
sumo feet; good fruit and shade. Terms easy.
Possession first of April, if desired. For further
particulars enquire of J AMBS MITCHELL,
ttz Real Estate Broker.
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
N Leonard and Water Street, by
CHARLES '1‘. LEONARD.
Not-walk, February 2d, 1874. tf5
For Sale, To Let, or Exchange.
OUSE AND LOT on Camp Street. lt' sold one-
half left on mortgage; if let. partly furnished;
:1 exchanged for New York City Real Estate, differ-
ence in cash will be. paid. the House is in good
order, has every convenience and suitable for a large
family. Apply to CHAS. G. DEAN, 214 East 31::
Street, N. X.
Desirable Residence
FOR SALE 01: To RENT.
f ‘HE Elegant: ‘and Commodious Residence and
Grounds located on West. Avenue formerly
known as the Dimon Homestead,—one of the most
desirable places in Norwalk,-is offered for sale, or
to rent. All the modernimprovements. Possession
given Sept. lst. For particulars apply to
53 JAMES FINNEY. Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE OR TO BENT.
NE- W 110 US E,wcll finished ; 4 rooms and large
and conve'flient pantry and two closets, sinks,
155m, on first floor, three yooms amt two closets on
second floor; dining room wainscoted with black
walnut and cedar, kitchen waiuscotcd with pine;
gas pipes throughout the house; water pipes, .ltc. ;
situated on Fair Street, about half a mile from the
Bridge. If not sold before April lst,it will be rented
for $250. If sold the price will be 83,200; some part
of which can remain on mortgage. Apply to
JAMES E. ELLS.
Small Place for Sale.
HE HOUSE AND LOT situatedjnst west. of the
Wide River Bridge, on the South side of the
road,neariyopposite the residence ofJames Panton,
Esq., is offered for sale. The house contains six
rooms with cellar, &c., and is altered at a luv price:
alarge part of the purchase money can remain on .
mortgage. This is a good chance to secure it hoinu.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE. P
M111 Property
FOR SALE.
HE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property
situated in West. Norwalk.-"about two miles
from Darien Depot,three miles from South Nor-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan, consisting
of a mnuufaetory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, with
about 12 feet head and fall ofwater, with three acres
ot'land; now used as 3 Saw Mill but suitable for a
manufactory ofsny kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwalk, or ofthe subscriber,
CHAUNCEY STREET.
WestNorwalk, Sept.25. 1869. mm
FAIRFIELD BOUNTY
Real Estate Agency.
HE undersigned would be pleased to receive or-
detgs from those having Dwellings or Form
Property to sell or to rent, or those wishing to pur.
chase. Business attended to with promptness and
dispatch. C. & C. F. ADAMS,
18 Ofiice No. 6, Gazer to Building.
J“ runs aurora ELL,
REAL ESTATE BRUKERI
—AND-
AUCTIONEER,
omcefllltchell’s Block, “'all Street,
:NORWALK, CONI‘I'J
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
Eonght,Sold,Rentedand Exchanged.¥
Real Estate,8tocks, Furniture, &c
stpubllcand private sale. Auction Sales of
HO ITSES. LOTS, FARMS,
(AND PERSONAL PROPERI 1‘.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences.
Houses to 3.91113
" Furnished sndUnfnrnisbcd
Places for sale varying in price from $5,000
:to-s‘jsopoc
Allorders left atthe UnionVMsrketMItehell's
Block,Norwalk,Ct. , willr'eeeiv'e 'promptattentton
JA MES astronaut.
1) Street. ’
10
IN DARIEN, a few minutes walk from the depot.
a good house pleasantly situated. two and half
stories, 32x40, with extension 12x30; containing
eleven rooms; a well of good water in the house ;.
a new barn wrth accommodations for the 2 horses,
carriages, arc. The lot contains an acre, and rs Well
stocked with Fruit and S ade Trees. Apply to
- MRS. E. P. MO , on the premises.
Or Melville E. Mead, Norwalk and Daricn, or G.
Spalding, Stamford. 2ml2
FOR SALE.
ONE of the mostdcsirable places in the Borough,
located on Franklin Avenue, fronting Union
Park, is offered for sale at a low rate. One half
can remain on mortga c. For particulars apply to
Imll GEO. F. QU N TARD, on the premises.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
HE BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE known as the
Earle Place. or. West Avenue. _
Also, place on Van Zandt Avenue; largclotwrth
barn and fruit trees, suitable for two families. .
Two Building Lots on Spring Hill; two Building
Lots on St. John Farm; one Building Lot adjornmg
residence of Frank B. Smith. '
One Lot on \‘an Zantlt Avenue; several Lots at
.tShepardvrlle. All the above property sold on easy
erms.
Also one Work Horse and I’eddling Wagon for
Wtcher‘s use. For f ull particulars apply" to
G. O. ' .ELER.
FOR SALE 0“ T0 RENT.
I-IE place 'belongin g to the estate of Zalmon
Lyon. Said place is a very dcsrrablc roperty,
situated. in the Borough of Norwalk, on t_ e comer
of Knight Street and North Avenue, 13 Within five
minutes’ walk of the Horse Railway, and Danbuyy
.1: Norwalk Railroad 'Dcpot. Also the same dis-
tance from the several churches and schools. The
neighborhood is all that could be deemed. The
House is in good repair, the rooms large, commo-
dious and pleasant. On the premises IS a. well of
excellent water, also a line garden and plenty of
EDMUND C. BTEDMAN.
[Atlantic Montlily for April]
In Gloucester port lie fishing craft-
More staunch and trim were never seen ;
They are sharp before and sheer shall,
And true their lines the masts between.
Along thg wharves of Gloucester town
Their fares are tightly handed down,
And the laden flakes to susward lean.
Well know the men each cruising-ground,
And where the cod and mackerel be;
Old Eastern point the schooners round
And leave Cape Ann on the larboard lee :
Sound are the planks, the hearts are bold,
That brave December’s surges cold
On George’s shoals in the outer sea.
And some must sail to the banks for north
And set their trawls for the hungry cod-‘-
In the ghostly fog creep back and forth
By shrouded paths no foot‘hath trod ;
Upon the crews the ice-winds blow,
The bitter sleet, the frozen snow—
Thcir lives are in the hand of.Godl
New England ! New England!
Needs sail they must, so brave and po
0r June be warm or winter storm, '
Lest a wolfgnaw through the cottage door!
or,
shade and fruit trees. Possession ivcn the first of
A n], if desired. For terms enqu re of JAMES S.
LYON, on the premises, or of EDGAR LYON. .
Norwalk, March 7th, 1874. 10f!
FOR SALE.
HE beant-ifulhouse and lot: recently occupied by
C. E. Doty, on Elmwocd Avenue, South Nor-
walk, commanding a. splendid view of the town
and Long Island Scund. The house has twelve
rooms, with gas, furnace and marble mantels. Size
of‘ lot 80x21? feet. Strawberries, Grapes and Pear
trees in bearing. The place is within five minutes’
walk of the New Haven Railroad Depot, and forms
a rare chance to purchase a first-class place low.
Possession given immediately. Part of the pur-
chase money can remain on ond and mortgage.
It not sold by May lst will be rented to a good tert-
ant. Enquire of H. H. ELWELL, or CHARLES
E. DOTY, South Norwulk, Conn. Stf
For Sale.
AT WESTPORT STATION.
A GOOD convenient'ho‘usc, with Garden, Barn.
and other authorises attached, and a well pf
never-failing water, an abundance of good from,
the. Also, can have with the cornea rt'_dcsrred,
from one to eight acres of land. 15 wrthrn three
minutes walk of the Railroad Depot, aurl situated
directly upon Westport harbor. Only a small por-
tion or the purchase money required down; the
rest can remain on bond or mortgage. _For further
particulars enquire of MARTIN GRACE.
Norwalk, March 3d, 1874. Stf
BRICK IAIIII Fllll SAlE [III III III.
1TH MACHINES AND TOOLS for making
Brick; will be sold cheap for cash, or will be
let to a good party on reasonable terms. .
Norwalk, Feb. 2d, 1974. CHAS. T. LEONARD
Boots and Shoes.
E,theuudersigncd, Ital ingformed a co-psn
nership and purchased the Boots anrlShloe
Storeol’G.O. Keelcr.would most respectfullyinvrte
his oldcustomcrsmlso, our old friends and patrons
andthe publictu general,to give us seal] and we
willconvincethem that by
Honorable Dealing 6: Small Profits
which makes quicksales, that we are bounsl to give
satisfaction and defy competition. Our motto is
"THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
THESLOWSHILLING "
80L! AID UPPER LEA‘I’HER, flilflllllis, ML,
Wholesale and Retail. Particular'attention paid to
CUSTOM W ORB,
n allits branches,alsoREPAIRING donewithneat-
SIMITH d: HANFOIID.
Josnrn P. Hartman.
‘ W. o. QUIN'I‘ARI') as 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersi n
Hardware, Paints? Oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
LOCKS, KNOBS, NA. ILS, AND BUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY
of the best kind. Remember the place,
No. 3 Opera House Block,
sou'rn NORWALK,CONN.
W. C.QDI.\TARD, BUBBKNAPI‘
U. H. KENDALL, M. IL.
D E N 'E' I S 'I' .
Ofilcc EastSide Depot Square, Washington Street,
i
ness and dispatch.
Cuaanss Sair'i'ri.
South Norwaik, Ct.
Dentistryin all
Its branches per-
formed in the best
- manner.
Special atten-
tion given to ex-
-: tracting to e t h
without pain by
: the gseot‘zillirronxs
. . Oxi e or an -
#3,": ing Gas. Huvlgng
‘ -' ’ used the Gas for
the last ninCyearsvv ith nuvaryingsuccess. I am per-
fectly satisfied as to its safety, and know positively
that I can extract teeth without pair: orlujury to my
patients. I keep good gas constantly on hand, and
use the most. approved apparatus in administeringit.
P. S.-—Ofiice not open on Mondaysor Saturdays.
DRUfi S AND RIEDICINES .
THE undersigned would rcspctfully announce to
._ the citizens in this vicinity, that at his
Drug Store,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
can always be found _
P U R E D If. U G S ,
CHOICE “’INES and LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PA]! JNT MEDICINES, ctr.
33' l’hysicla us’Prescriptlons carefully eompouu e
ed day and night. Can be found mghts,in sam-
nuilding, entrance on Washington St.
13-49 S. F. PECK, South Norwulk. Conn.
THO RBIIRN’S SEEDS.
Our Annual Descriptive Catalogue of
V E (1- E T A B L E
-aud-
Agricult'meal Seeds,
Catalogue of
Flower Seeds,
Eflylrrid Gladiolus,
and other
.Spri: ;; Bulbs,
—also-—
:Tnm-z SEED LIST
will be mailed free to applicants.
J. M. THORBURN a; (30., .
15 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK.
The subscrioerhsslocated in the 3 ASEMENT OF
WILSON’S BLOCK. (opposite Gazette Building,
where he will carry on th.‘
I s 1 'r I l
Gas I'lttmg and Pmmtnn g Busmess
in allits branches. Being a PRACTICAL WORK-
MAN, and always either personally doing or super»
intentlingbrs work, he is confident of his ability to
give satisfaction. .
By faithfulattentlon to business, REASONABLE
CHARGES, and GOOD \VORK he hopes to
sharcin the public patronage. .
17tf C. V. BURRIT'I‘.
N orwalk Fish Market.
HE snbscriberhsvinghought out the old Bridge
Fish Market, of Rufus Adams, intends keeping
constantly on haudall kinds of
FRESH FIsn, ovs'rEns,oLams,&c.,
and allvarietics ofchoice EBIIITS I, VEBETABLES
in theirseasou. CHARLES W.LOCKWOOD,
39' Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
Norwalk,April1‘£th, 1873.
FARM
—-AND—
'HURTICUITUIIAI IMPIEMENTS.
FULL steel: of the most approved Farm and
Garden Implements uowin store and forsale,
wholesale and retail, at mannfacturers’ prices, in-
cluding:
Mowing Machines and Lawn Mowers.
Lawn Mowers, fullsizc, for 512.
Wheel, lawn, steel and hay rakes.
Ploughs—Mead’s, Marsh, Eagle, &c.
Hshovels. Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks, and
cos. '
HayCutters—Burdick’s, Whitmore’s, and Bide
Rollers.
Barrows Corn Shellers. 0x Yokes and Bows.
Churns—Blauchard’s,the very best In use;als’o,
smaller implementsin great variety.
Phosphates—Russell’s, Coe’s, Baaeh’s, and
Bridgeport. W. C. STREET.
Norwallr,Aprilfl9th,1873.
’1.
Canary Birds! Canary Birtsll
concur EVERY Arrrnrnor,
From 2 to bo’clock. No charge for Reserved Seats.
Threc’weeks at home, three long months
gone, . "
While the patient good-wives sleep alone,
And wake to hear the breakers rear
The Grand bank gathers in its dead-—
The deep sea-sand is their winding sheet ;
Who does not George’s billows dread
That dash together the drifting fleet ?
Who does not long to hear in May
The plesant wash of St. Lawrence bay,
The fairest ground where fishermen meet it
There the West wave holds the red sunlight
Till the bells at home are rung for nine;
Short, short the watch and calm the night;
The fiery northern streamers'shinc;
The eastern sky anon is gold;
And winds from piny forests old
Scatter the white mists of the brine
The Province craft with ours at morn
Are mingled when the vapors shift;
All day by breeze and current borne,
Across the bay the sailors drifti '
With toil and seine its wealth they win-—
The dappled, silvery spoil come in
Fast as their bands can haul and lift.
New England! New Etgland!
Thou lovest well thine ocean main!
it spreadeth its looks among thy rocks,
And long against thy heart hath lain;
Thy ships upon its bosom ride
And feel the heaving of its tide;
To thee its secret speech is plain.
Cape Breton and Edwardisle between,
In strait and gulf the schooners lay‘;
The sea was all at peace, I ween,
Tire night before that August day;
Was never :1 Gloucester skipper there
But thought ere long, with a right good fare,
To sail for home from St. Lawrence bay.
New England ! New England!
Thy giant’s love was turned to hate l
The winds control his fickle soul,
And in his wrath he hath no mate.
Thy shores his angry scourges tear.
And for thy cnildrcn in its care
The sudden tempests lie in wait.
The cast wind gathered all unknown—
A thick sea-cloud his course before;
He left by night the frozed zone
And smote the cliffs of Labridor';
He lashed the coasts on either hand,
And betwixt the cape and Newfoundland
In to the buy his armies pour.
He caught, our helplesss cruiSers there
As a gray wolf hurries the huddling fold ;
A sleet—a darkness—filled the air,
A shuddering wave before it rolled;
That Lord’s Day morn it was a breeze-
At noon, a blast that shook the trees-—
At night—a wind of death took hold!
It leapt 'across the Breton bar,
A death wind from the stormy East!
It scarred the land, and whirled afaf
The sheltered thatch of man and beast ,;
It mingled rick and roof and tree,
And like a besom swept the sea,
And churned the waters into yeast.
From’ St. Paul’s light to Edward isle
A thousand craft it smote amain;
And some against it strove the while,
And more to make a port were fain;
The mackerel gulls flew screaming past,
And the stick that bent to the noonday blast
Was split by the sun-down hurricane.
Woe, woe to those whom the islands pen'!
In vain they shun the double capes;
Cruel are the reefs of Magdalen;
The Wolf’s white fang what prey escapes?
The Grin’ stone grinds the bones of some,
And Collin Isle is crapcd with foam 1;
On Deadman's shore are fearful shapes 1!
Oh, what can live on the open sea,
0r moored in port the gale outride?
The very craft that at anchor he
Are dragged along by the swollen tide?
The great storm-wave came rolling west,
And tossed the vessels on its crest;
The ancient bounds its might defied!
The ebb to check it had no power;
The surf ran up an untold height;
it rose, nor yielded, hour by hour,
A night and day, a day and night:
Far‘up the seething shore it cast .
The wrecks of hull and spar and must,
The strangled crews——a woful sighi'!
There were twenty and more of Breton sail
Fast anchored on one mooring-ground;
Each lay within his neighbor’shail, '
When the thick of the tempest closed
them round;
All sank at once in the gaping sea,
Somewhere on the shoals their corses ’be.
The foundered hulks, and the seamen
drowned.
On reef and bar our schooners drove
Before the wind, before the swell;
By the steep sand-clfi's their ribs were stove,
Long, long their crews the tale shall tell;
0f the Gloucester fleet are wrecks three-score
Of the Province sail two hundred more
Were stranded in that tempest fell.
The bed-time bells in Gloucester town
That Sabbath night rang soft and clear;
The sailors’ children laid them down——
Dear Lord l their sweet prayers couldst
thou hear? ‘
'Tis said that gently blew the winds ;
The good~wives,through the seaward blinds,
Looked down the bay and had no fear.
New England l New England!
Thy ports their‘dauntless seamen mourn ;
The twin capes yearn for their return
Who never shall be thither borne;
Their orphans whisper as they meet '
Their homes are dark in many a street,
And wonren move in weeds forlorn. '
And wilt thou quail, and dost thou fear?
Ah no 1 though widows’ checks are pale,
lThe lads shall say: “ Another year,
And we shall be of age to sail 1"
And the mother’s hearts shall fill with pride,
Though tears drop fast for them who died '
When the fleet was wrecked in the Lord’s
Mr. David—Clark. of Hartford is going to :-
have a $15,000 building erected for' the use '
of the Christian Theological School at Stan.
fordville. N. Y. He gave the same instim.
H. M. d. U. S. PBUWITT.
tion 86,000 a short time ago.
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