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.Wiitlhll NUMBER 144.".
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SONG.
A word said in the dark,
And hands pressed, for a token:
“Now, little maiden, mark
Tire word that you have spoken :
Be not yottr promise brokert I”
My lips upon her cheek
Felt tears amid tlteir kisses.
“Oh, pardon I bespeak—
If for nty doubting tltis is:
Now all ttty doabting ceases!”
—R. If. in Scribner for October.
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1F’r0mlhc Overland filonthly.
LURE LEY’S PA RD] Ell.
I have forgotten the naitte be brought with
hiin from the states, for nobody here cvur
called hint anything else bttt “Lumley s
Pardner.”
We miners h..ve a friendly knack of re-
cltrislt-n‘ing, and :t nante once altered sticks
to a ”1.111 as long as lie sticks to the mines;
so even after Lumley had throwed up his
claim and left the diggings, a_ good three
years ago, Lumley’s Pardner still remained,
a- finger-post to trace the distance back. Af-
ter all, John Jones,or Lumley’s Pardncr,
what mattered it, itt that doubtful tide 0f
immigration setting in toward the wild re--
gions, where the first confidential question
after intimacy seemed to warrant the liber-
ty, was invariably “Say, comrade, what
was your name before you came here '2”
You see, I knew Luntley's Pardner when
he first canto into the mines. I was up at
Wood’s Diggings at the time he arid a par-
ty of two or three came around prospec-
ting“ I remember I thought what a fine
staltvarttyoung fellow he was, straight as a
young pine tree, and no foolishness about
him citlter, for he had been roughing it a
year or two down on the Texas border. I
never saw the boys more downright pleased
over a new-corner than when he bought a
claim and went in with us. He was not a
man to talk much about hintsclf,nor one
you would feel free to question; but there
tvas honest square dealing looking out ofhts
clear, gray eyes, for all the trouble and en‘-
rest; laid up behind tltem. » .
Ltihtley was as different as a man could
Le. I have often noticed that men take to
unlikes in mating among themselves, as
well as inchoosing mates for life. He canto
into the diggings,a week or so later, arid
they somehow fell itt together. Lumley was
what you might call an extra clever fellow.
He looked scarcely nrore than a boy—these
fair skinned people never show their age——
with his handsome womanish face, bright
blue eyes, and trim built figure; htit he had
confidence until you could not rest, plenty
of the gift of gab, and a something about
hint—I believe people call itmagnetism ; at
least, when you were with him you believed
just as he did, and than wondered at your-
self afterwards for doing so.
Luntlcy always had a knack of twisting
folks round his little finger; for all that, the
lines of firmness were quite lacking about
his mouth. Lumley’s Pardoer now, with
his close set lips and square, massivcjaw—
you might as well hope to movea mountain
as his against his will. He would be strong
to do or hear; you could easily see that.
I do not know as it was exactly fair! I
never meant. to eavesdrop, but it happened
in this wise: One night, I went over to
Lumley’s shanty—it was amazing strange
how soon his name got tacked to everything-
-——to see about a broken pick he wanted
mended. I used to do the smithiug in those
days. As I opened the door, I saw there
was no one in; being tired with my day’s
work, I dropped down on alogjust outside,
lit my pipe, and sat leaning back against
the pine boards waiting for Lumley to come
back. I guess I must have got drowsy and
fallen asleep, for the first thing I heard was
voices, and Lumley’s Pardncr speaking out
bitter and short, in a way we seldom heard
him speak.
"I reckon list of no use to ask if there’s
any letters come to my name,” he said.
“There’s no one to write to me.”
I rubbed open my eyes and saw two
gteams of light streaming out through the
open door and one loop-hole of a window,’
and then I knew that Lumley and his mate
must have passed tne by and never seen me
by the twilight. Raising myself tip, I saw
Lumley through the window sitting down
to the pine table beside a yellow dip, with
two or three letters lying before him, and
one open in his hand. Then it flashed
across my mind that one of the boys from
acamp beyond had gone into the station
and was due with the mail that night.
Lumley’s Pardner sat over the far side of
“Tell me, how would you have given UP
your Lulie ?” _
Luntley laughed With easy, careless good
nature. “You put me in a tight place,” he
said.
“You never saw my hands as dirty as
that,” said a mother reproachfully, to her
little eight-year old girl. “Cause I never
saw you when you was a little girl,” was
the prompt answer. '
Don’t buy a coach to please your wife.
Better make her a little sulky.
“But, supposing the case, the first ques-
tion I should ask would be, Did she go
over to the enemy’s camp—in other words
forsake you for an old riv‘al ?"
“N -o-o !” answered Lumley's Pat-drier
slowly. “It was some onei had never seen.
l’ve nothing ag’in the man.”
“Why thert,” went on Lumley, “truth
sometimes cuts hard, Ol‘tl fellow,—l_ think it
was yottr fault, attd not the girl’s. It’s a
man’s privilege to speak his mind; a
woman’s destiny to hold her hands and
wait. She can never be quite sure unless
he has spoken out. Then perhaps another
who has learned to love her, does speak.
Site feels the need oflovein her life ; women
as often marry to beloved as because they
love. Then instead of wasting her life for
that which may never come to her, she
takes up the fate lying at her feet. Does
she go very much astray ?” _ ‘
Lumley’s Pardner dropped his head upon
ltis breast. “Poor girl i I nevertliought of
that," he said. " _
I do not. knowjiist how it was that I re-
membered all the words so plain. There
was no more said, and feeling guilty-like for
stealing a mate’s secret which it. was ttot
meant for me to know I crept to myshauty,
booked in, and let the broken pick lie over
till morning. , .
1 always felt sorry for Luinley’s Pardner
after that.
Well for a titne, things went‘on in the old
way. Then Ltintleyh I‘ardncr came down
with mountainsfcvcr, and Lumley nursed
him through it. He was as tender as a
woman, was Lumley ! When I used to
drop in ofrtights,occasionally, to lend a hurt]
at watching, the sick man’s eyes would fol-
low 'lritnabout the room. irt a helpless be-
seuching way that was pitiful to see.
It was only the ghost of Lumlcy’s Pard-
nerthatgot up from it, but the two men
were uiglrer together after that,
When Lumley got back to the claim, and
Lumley’s Par-dner was just able to crawl
about, they came into a wonderful streak of
luck. Lumley strttek into a big pocket, and
there they were in the turn of a die, rich
men. Mining after all is a game of chance"
—-you buy your ticket, but it does not
always win; there are plenty of blanks in
every prize.
It does not rnalter the exact amount this
prize netted, ifI had remembered it. Lum-
ley wasjubilant over his “pile,” anxious to
sell out, and leave the mines; so nobody
was surprised when his partner bought him
out for a good round sum, saying, in his
quiet way, that he gttessed he’d stay and
see the thing through.
It was very quiet in camp the morning
that; Lumley went away.. The boys were
sorry to loose him, for he had not any but
well wishcrs among _us.
Well, six tnonths went by, and then came
alittle white letter, “scribed” in a dainty
woman’s hand, to Lutnley’s Pardner. The
man trembled all over like a leaf when it
was put into his hand, took it into his cabin
and shut the door; Within. the next half
hour he came out again in It desperate
hurry, saddled his mule, and rode off down
the trail.
“Unexpected business 1” 'as his hasty ex-
planation. Could not say how soon he
might be back.
The news catne to us at last by a party of
traders, stopping to noon in camp. Then
I knew what those marks of weakness about
his mouth stood for. Lumley had never
left the city at all 1 He had sat down to
the gaming table one night, and gotten up
from it, the next morning, poorer than he
had come into the mines. He had first won,
then lost, and lost and won, and won again;
and then that last total blank stared him in
the face. - .
Lumley could never give up at that. He
must win it all back] Lttck was surely in
store for him yet! He haunted the gamb-
ling hells, playing neeklessly, desperately,
so long as hemould win enough- to " keep the .
ball rolling,pawning his watch, his ring,
even his clothing, when other resources
failed.
So Lttmley’s pardner found him—heavy-
cyed, with a seedy flashness in his dress,
marks of dissipation on his fair, womanish
the table with a gloomy look in his eye. Bc- face—t). pretty nearly played out individual.
ing in the same boat myself, I knew how
The blood rushed all over his face, for the
lonesome it was never to have news from lililllll‘lOSS yet left in him cottld but: feel the
home, and wondered to myself how a man- shame of that meeting.
low like him should be booking out now. Lumley’s Pardner took
1y. fine looking ft
without a wife 0‘ sweetheart waiting with a
woman’s pride I. him somewhere.
Lumley was busy reading his letters. I
thought I had better stay outside. He was
that intent at first that he seemed not to
have heard the other-’s words, but after a
moment he lifted his face with one of his
proud, bright looks that were Lumley’s own,
“Ay, comrade l” he cried, checrily; “and
don’t tell me it isn’t your otvn fauk. Don’t
dare to envy me my wife and child.”
There was no reply; but, looking over, I
saw such a bitter, sorrowful look on the face
of Lumley’s Pardner, that, scarcely know- .
ing what I was doing, I stood and watched
andpitied him. I heard Lumley read aloud
words of love and trust, watching and wait-
ing, and of happiness in him and the child.
I saw his face as he read. He might be a
weak man, but he loved the woman and the
child. Frottt the last letter there dropped
out a carte de visite. Lumley caught it up
with boyish eagerness.
“Old pard l" he cried, “you shall see my
two treasures. Here they are—'Lulu and the
b0 ."
lyie tossed the picture across the table.
The other picked it up. I saw a man die
once, stabbed through the heart. Just such
a look came into the face of Lumley’s Pard-
ner as he glanced at that picture in his hand.
Lumley, bending over his letter, never saw.
it. When he had finished reading, he held
out his hand. The other did not even raise
his eyes, but kept them fixedly on what he
' held.
“I, too, once thought to have a wife and
child,” he muttered presently, less to Lum-
ley than to himself. ,
, The words following that look were a
whole book of revelation to me. Happily,
Lumley did not notice. His face showed
some surprise, mingled with that placid sat-
isfaction the successful man always wears.
“Ah 1" he returned; shaking his head
knowingly, “is that the way the land. lies ? I
knew you were always ‘ close-mouthed, but
a disappointment—I neve’r suspected that.
She, whoever it was, had precious bad taste
when she looked the other way I" and he
ran his eye admiringly over the other’s
splendid proportions and manly, handsome
face.
“She never refused me,” broke in Luutley’s
Pardner, in a low, smothered tone, his e es
still fastened intently on the picture.
never asked her; but; she knew my mind,
and I thought I knew hers. I was sure she
would wait for me until I came back. It
was for her I went away.”
“But you wrote to her i'" questioned Lum-
ley, with genuine interest.
. "Not a word—not a line. I am a poor
.. scribe. But she knew me well enough to
need no .written assurance of my intentions.
Every day would be lived for her. There
could be no doubt of that-in her mind."
Lumley made a hasty gesture of dissent.
-“ And there, old man, was precisely where
you failed to connectl. It don’t do, yott know.
for women to take too much for granted.
They like to be well fortified ; and then you
are surest to win it'vou take them by storm.
Why my Lulie—-‘
“She don’t look as though she ever walked
over a true heart with her dainty feet, and
that gladltttle smilejust curving her lips l”
broke in Luntley’s l’ardner’ his white face
still bent on the picture. His deep voice
trembled a little over the last words.
“Lulie is truth itself,” answered Lumley,
quickly. f‘She never loved anybody btit me,
Tobe sure, she had admirers—show could
she help that and be what she is—but she
loves me truly. You can see it in her eyes l”
Lumley’s Pardner turned deathly pale.
He caught the table by one hand as if to
steady himself, and fairly bur-led the picture
across to Luntley. It missed its mark and
fell to the floor. As he saw it fall, all the
fierceness died out of his eyes, and a fright-
ened look crept into them.
“Pick her up,” he said, with timid appre-
heniiiou', as though It were a hur‘uan being
to whom, in a ntornent of passion, he had
committed some not of violence. “I didn’t
mean to do that,——poo-: little mother t"—-tne
last words seemed to give him a stronger
footing with himself. “I was thinking how
my wife married'another man, and never let
me know.” ‘ . .
“Come, come“, old man, don’t take it so to
heart,” said Lumley, soothingly. Tltere’ll
be a pleasant home, a. dear little woman,
and bright eyed children in the future for
y‘Ou vut:
- “fNEvER r3
Lumley’s Pat'dner brought down ‘his fist
like a sledge hammer; then he leaned for-
ward in his seat, with a feverish eagerness
in his manner which he tried hard to keep
“.—
But there was no
hint to one side.
“I’ve heard of you, old man,” he said in
his matter of-faet way, “and I’ve come to
see you out» of this. How much do you say
will clear you up-and have a trifle ahead?”
Lumley never raised his eyes.
"Old pard,” he answered, 'choking up,
“you’r a better friend than I deserve. Don’t
ask the to take anything from you. I went
in with my eyes open,» and thanking you all
the same, I’ll have nobody’s help out.”
Lumley’s Pardner laid a broad hand on
each of the pitifully droopin shoulders.
“Old man, when the fever ad me down,
I’d ha’ gone under if it hadn’t been for you.
So help meGodl I’d rather ha’ died than
have taken what I did at your hands. Do
you dare deny the this small return, new 7
What’s a paltry sum of money between you
and me, and the ‘little mother" waitin’ at
home ?”
Lumley put down his head upon that,
and cried like a baby,; the which, if it ‘be
not manly, I like hint the better for it.
There are tears, I am thinking, that are far
from disgracing even the eyes of a man.
“I’m ashamed of myself, through and
through for what’s gone by,” were Lumley’s
next words, “but I can’t give it up now.
Matters can’t be any Worse, and there's a
chance of bettering. Perhaps to-night, I
shall win it all back."
, There were the old wilfuluess and pride
and the new fascinations of the gaming-
table. There was no turning him back, no
moving him from that resolve.
Lumley’s pardner took him by the arm.
“Either way, I’m bound to see you
through,” he said. “Come.”
So night after night, as Lumley played,
there stood Lumley’s Pardner looking on‘
with never a Word, of that little white let-
ter, his answering message or of the two pas-
sengers on board an ocean steamer bound
for California. »
Despite Lumley’s hopefulness, lttck never
turned. It was the same feverish unrest
and tedious waiting, the sense of degrada-
tion by day, and at night . the. brilliantly-
lighted gambling-hell, the excitement, the
fascination, trembling betwixt ltope and un-
certainty-,thc frequent. potations to steady
his shaken nerves, and, as the night wore
on, uncertainty. deepening into failure and
disappointment; and each morning Lum-
ley’s Pardner ‘led him slowly and silently
away, until time, wearing on, brought at
last this appeal: - .
“FonG’od’s sake, old man, when will you
let up,?”,f, 5 i ,_ - .
“So helptne heaven, as soon as I get back
two thousand dollars, I swear never to
touch cards or dice again.” And Lumley
was dead in earnest this time. Still he
would accept nothing from his partner.
_ This night the Ocean Belle was signaled
‘tnto port, Lumley’s Pardner beckoned
“Monte Bill” aside (I reckon you have heard
of Monte Bill, the best brace-dealer and
short-card player west: of the old Missis-
srppi), and some secret understanding passed
between them. 0
In the midst of a game, Lumley’s pardner
left his post, which was something unusual,
passing Monte Bill on his way to the door.
It was not generally noticed, but as he
passed he dropt a small, compact package
into the gambler’s hand, then, slouching his
sombrero over his eyes, he left the hall.
Pausing in the street, Lumlcy’s Pat'dner
looked anxiously down. It would haVe
been dark but for the street lamps, for it
was full two hours to moonrise, but down
by the wharf shone out the gleam of a new
signal light, which, poised at mast head,
glowered through the dark like the fiery eye
of a gigantic Cyclops ; the Ocean Belle was
in. Ten minutes later, pushing his way
through the bustling crowd that thronged
the deck, he hurried across the plank and
made his way straight to the cabin.
, The past seemed all a dream, as he stood
again with a wildly beating heart before a
once familiar form—familiar still, though
bearing the maturer crown of motherhood.
Her face Was even faii’er than of old, blush-
ing with its own wild roae tints of loveli-
ness, lter soft eyes shining up in glad expec-
tation. The broad sombrero, slouched over
his forehead, shaded his features. She saw
only bronzed cheeks and a strong, brown
heard. The trétnor itr his voice might have
meant ditlidence.
“Pardon me, madam, you are—I believe
—tbat is to say—I am Lumley’s Par-duer.”
She held out a white hand cordially.
f‘And my husband 2’3. ’ ' ' 5 ‘
“Is well. I‘am to take you to him.’,’
He took tintidly‘thc hand ' she extended,
awkwardly, the little woman thought, and
then let it go.
out of his voice.
“.1“.
. “Give me the child.” ‘
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.NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY; OCTOBER 5. 1875.
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He took the sleeping boy in his arms, and
so burdened piloted the way to a carriage
close beside the wharf. Putting her inside,
he laid the child gently, almost reverently,
upon her lap.
“We’re to drive around and take up Lum-
ley. It is only a few minutes ride.”
One last searching glance from under the
protecting sombrero, and he closed the car-
riage door, mounting to his place besrde the
driver. - _
Oddly enough, Lumley had just fintslrcd a
winning game with Monte Bill when Lum-
lcy’s Pardncr came hurriedly in. As he
slipped quietly 'back to his post, Lumley sat
eyeing the “pile”——$2,500. He put out his
hand to take it up, paused, drew it back,
picked up the cards, and began to shuttle for
another stake; not that he had forgotten his
oath, or the woman and child he loved, but
a long way ahead of anything ‘else was the
thought that luck had turned— that [to had
only to follOw it tip, and win back all the
past. Lumley’s Pardner stooped to his ear.
“You’d better throw tip the game, the
little mother and your boy are waiting here
outside.” _
Lumley started—half rose to his feet,
looked tip into his partner’s face, then at the
cards, then at the door, thcn wistfully back
upon the cards and the gold. As With a
heavy sigh he sunk into his seat again, Lum-
ley’s Partincr, daslting the cards from his
hand, raked up the snakes and forced the
money into Litmley’s pocket.
"How long will you keep your wife and
child wailing alonc,at night, in a strange
city, before the door of a gambling house ?"
The thrust struck home. Like a man
awakening from a dream, Lumley sprang
tip, crushed on his hat, and flew to the door.
Once in the little woman’s arms, he was
safe. Luntley’s Pardner knew. him well
enough to be sure of that. He never fol-
lowedlrim, but slipped out of the side door,
and the next day saw hint back in catttp, a
trifle pale and sterner titan was his=wont,
bttt the clear gray eyes dauntlessly honest
and brave.
And I reckon, to this day, Lumley never
knows how much he owes his old mate, or
that his Lulie had one true lover, whom he
once knew and appropriated to himself in
the person of Lninley’s Pardncr.
The Color of the Sea.
The Mcditraneau is noted for its bright
and deep-blue color, .when undisturbed,
though probably it does not differ much
frotn the ocean iii that respect. Prof. Tyn-
dall attribtttcs this tint to‘ minute particles
in suspension, the existence of which he
proved by optical experiment. Carpenter
found by filtration that these particles were
inorganic and much more abundant than in
the Atlantic. According to Admiral Smyth,
a greenish tinge is prevalent in the Adriat-
ic; it borders-on purple in the Levant, Ba-
sin, while the Black Sea often has the‘dark
aspect front which it derives its name—Ap-
pleton’s American Cyclopacclia, revised edition,
article “Mediterranean Sea.” .
The State Conference of Congregational
churches of Connecticut meets at Norwich,
N overrtber 9th.
A Maryland farmer finds that he has set
out an acre of mttllins by mistake, thinking
he was planting tobacco.
BishOp Williams will lay the corner stone
of the new Episcopal church in Naugatuck,
'St. Michael’s day,’September 29th.
We tender our personal thanks to the 05-
wego billy-goat who broke up a base ball
match, the other day, by butting both nines
off the field. .
The Hottsatonic Railroad Company has
declared a dividend of two‘ dollars on a
share of preferred stock, payable on and af-
ter Oct. 11th.
A thief in Montreal has been sent to jail
for three ntonths for stealing the ernpe from
the door of a neighbor where there 'was a
death in the family. .
A hair-dresser at Aix has been fined 100
francs for stealing a quantity of hair off the
head of ayottng lady who had submitted
herself to his care for a ball.
A Kansas girl says that nothing makes
her so mad as to have it grasshopper crawl
up and down her back just as her lover has
come to the proposing point.
The man whose wife gave away his last
bottle of cocktail to a sick beggar, has since
been heard to mildly express the opinion
that charity should be gin at home.
Santa Barbara, California, boasts the lar-
gest rose on record. It 15’ lemon-colored,
has a delicious perfume, and is sixteen and
three-fourths inches in circumference.
The New York Tribune unkindly refers to
Vice-President Wilson as “a. solitary old
man, disliked by his new associates, and
cut off front the companionship of his old
allies.”
Speaking of the poem, “She who Rocks
the Cradle rules the World,” the Memphis
Avalaneh says: "In this section she is gen-
erally a colored girl, and we dont believe a
word of it.”
‘The railroad commissioners have engaged
A. D. Briggs. an expert,and one of the Mass-
achusetts railroad commissioners, to exam.
ine the condition of several important
bridges in this state.
Mr. Hobkirk. Qf Waupun. Wis, will spend
the winter in Australia. Mr. Hobkirk was
cashier of a bank, and his absence is deeply
regretted by nearly all the.depositors.
-Oaurier-Journa.’.
Alassie wrote to a young man she had
taken a fancy to, “Come and meet me in
the gleaming, John,” and when the title
came John wasn’t there. He subsequently
explained that he couldn‘t find such a
place. '
A Milwaukee man has made three unsuc-
cessful attempts to blow his brains out, and
then his wife told him: “Don’t try it again,
John ; you haven’t got any.” He goes
about now saying that he owes his life to
that woman. ' ‘
A boy recently found a pocketbook and
returned it to its owner, who gave him a
five-cent piece. The boy looked at the
coin an instant, and then handing it reluc-
tantly back, audibly sighed as he said, “I
can’t change it.” ' .
GLEN Cove, L. 1., Sept. 29.—Rcv. Dr.
Porteous, of All Soul’s church, Brooklyn,
and four companions, were drowned by the
upsetting of their boat, wirilc returning from
Sea Cliff, last night. Three others in the
boat were rescued. ' >
A female society has been formed in Sa-
vannah under rules which forbid any mem-
ber from paying any more than twenty-five
cents ayaril for wearing apparel. When-
ever the members get money enough to pay
thirty cents they resign.
The celebrated boiling spring of Pagosa
at Del Norte, Rio Grande county, Colorado,
is an immense cauldron of water 60 by 80
feet. The water is remarkably clear and
of unknown depth. It is probably the lar-
gest spring in the world. ‘
Happy Bridegroom—More money, mad-
am] more money 1 have you forgotten that
my money has bought everything that you
poSsess—thc very drgss you stand it'rf
Fair Bride—No, sir; nor have I forgotten
that your money has bought what stands
in it. .
Any post master who has been doing a
nice litttle quiet trale in postage stamps,
with a view to increasing the sales, and“
thereby increasing the salary of his office,
may as well stand from under. The Post-
master General is on the warpath and means
business.
James Gordon Bennett accepts the chal-
lenge to sail his yacht Dauntless against
the Mohawk for a thousand dollar cup, and
also challenges the Mohawk to a. race with
the Dauntlesa from Brenton’s reef light-ship
to Sandy Hook, in November, for $5,000 0
$10,000. ». -
An officer of the Regular army laughed at
a timid woman because she was alarmed at
the noise of acannort when a salute was
fired. He subsequently married that timid
woman, and six months afterward he took
off his boots in the hall when he came in
late at night.
At a privave dinner party recently given
in England, at which the Poet Laureate
was pt'esent, one of his friends quoted a line
front his poems as a happy instance of the
natural expression of a spontaneous thought
and the poet said : “I smoked a dozen cigars
over that line."
Tire following epitaph, copied from a
the historical society of that State: “Here
lies the bodie of Margaret an, her ‘would if
her could but her couldn’t stay, her bad bad
legs and a baddish cough, it were her legs
as carried her off."
The English Earl of Dunraven has
bought a large piece of land in Estes Park,
Colorado, and designs to preserve the game
~ ing settlers do not approve of this, and his
lordship will probably have 'to entploy a
large force of gamekeepers,
The salt trade of Grant count , New
Mexicofihbécoming vet-y large.' The salt
is gathered from the shores of the lakes
These. salt lakes have been considered
worthless, but now they are beginning to
produce a large annual income. 1r
Pennsylvania tombstone, has been sent to .
there for sporting purposes. The neiglrbor-'
near the Tulerosa andv Guadalupe ' plains. ‘
Without a Country.
Tire Russian journals have lately been
much taken tip with the troubles which
have befallen a young man in consequence
ol‘his failure to establish his nationality.
Thirty years ago, a young woman, a native
of Monte], Prussia, went to St. PeterIsburg',
where she made the acquaintance of a Rus-
sian gentleman. She becanre the mother of
a boy, who was in due course apprenticed
to a shoe maker, by whom, however, he was
illtrcated, and in consequence ran away.
His ntother then procured for himi'ront the
Governor General of St. Petersburg a
passport, and he obtained employment
upon a mt-rchant ship trading in the 'Baltic.
In 1868 his vessel was wrecked, arid in the
disaster young Nicholas—such was the boy’s
name—lost his‘passport. He then returned
to his wother, who again placed ltint with
the shoemaker, front whom he again ran
away, and in consequence fell into the
hands of the police. [10 was kept in prison
seven weeks, when being adjudged to be cf
the-same n tionality as his mother, he was
sent over t e frontier and hidden to make
his way to Meme], which lré was told was
his legal domicile. On arriving at this
town he presented himself to the mayor,
who told hint he was no Prussian subject,
and that he might go whither he chose.
After a fruitless endeavor to obtain employ-
ment and a. home, the young man at the
end of a fortnight crossed the Russian fron-
tier, and was arrested at Krtitingen, where,
in answer to inquiries, he gave his name as
that of‘his’ father, and described htmself as
a native of St. Petersburg. He was there-
upon eonveyed to the capital and impris-
onment at Spask. , After being detained
here a month, he was a second time sent off
to Meme], where he received the same in-
formation as before from the mayor, and
was ordered \to quit the town at once.“
Again therefore, he crossed the frontier, and
made his way unchallenged to Liban, where
he was arrested and consigned to prison.
After a detention ofsevcn nronths, he was
once mere escorted to St. Petersburg by the
police, and imprisoned at Spask. Hrs
friends at‘length succeeded in obtaining his
release bttt not till he had been tried and
fined five roubles for assuming, a name (his
father’s) to which he had no claim. They
strove in vain, however, to procure him a
passport, and again the police escorted him
to Meme], where lie of course met with the
same reception as previously from the
mayor. Under the circumstances,therefore,
he had no other choice than to venture
upon Russian territory once more, and was
promptly apprehended at Kraten, recon-
ducted to St. Petersburg, and again con-
signed to the Spask prison for three months.
At the end of this time he was liberated
and provided with a passport. Here. how-
ever, his trouble did not end. Having ob-
tained a situation on the Nicholas railway,
he fell ill of fever, and was sent to the
Alexandria hospital. Here he alleged he
was ill treated by the nurses, and, render-
ing hitnself. troublesome to the hospital
authorities by reason of the loudness and
publicity of his complaints, he was again
handed over to the police and was immured
for seven months in the Kansan prison. A
fourth expedition, to Meme] followed, with
results as before. For the fourth time he
was arrested on the frontier and conveyed
to prison at St. Petersburg. During his
journey the unfortunate man, with the hope
of being sent to Siberia, contrived to smash
the window of a shop, for the purpose, as
he alleged, of committing a theft. The ex-
pedient, however, failed, and for . the fifth
time he found himself on his way back to
Memel. On seeing him appear once more,
the mayor, in a passion, trad him thrust
from the door, rind in 1874 Nicholas was
again in the hands of the Russian police.
The St. Petersburg ' Gazette, from which
the above particulars are taken, has not
patience to follow up the further peregrina-
tion of the unfortunate young man, but says
that they comprised two more involuntary
visits to the mayor‘ of Memel. “Is it not
strange,” The Gazette continues, “ that, this
poor fellow, who is charged with no crime
or offense, should be more severely punish-
ed than a criminal, for the sole reason that
no one will give himself the trouble to get
to the bottom of his unfortunate position, or
to understand that these perpetual journies
from St. Petersburg to .Memel, and from
Memel to St. Petersburg, will in no way
contribute to provide a remedy for it ‘2”
#
Great Bells of the World.
The great bell of Moscow, called the Tsar
Kolokol, or King of Bells, is the largest in
the world. It is 19 feet 3 inches high, and
measures around its margiti60 feet 9 inches.
It is estimated to weigh 443,772 pounds,and
the metal in it is valued at more than $300,-
000. The bells of China rank next in size
to those of Russia, but are much inferior to
them in form and tone. In Peking, it is
stated by Father LeCompte, there are seven
bells, each weighing 120,000 pounds. One
in the suburbs of the city is, according to
the testimony of many travelers, the largest
suspended bell in the world. It is hung
near the ground, in 6. large pavilion, and, to
ring it, a huge beam— is swung against its
side. A bell taken frorn the Dagon pagoda
at Rangoon, was valued at $80,000. Among
the bells recently cast for the new Houses
of Parliament, the largest weighs 14 tons.
The next largest bell in England was cast
in 1845 for York Minster, and weighs 27,-
000 pounds,:and is 7 feet 7 inches in diame-
ter. The Great Tom of Oxford weighs 17,-
000 pounds. The bell of St. Paul’s, in Lon-
don, is 9 feet in diameter, and weighs 11,500
pounds- One placed in the Cathedral of
Paris, in 1680, weighs 38,000 pounds. One
in Vienna, cast in 1711, weighs 40,000
pounds; and in Olmutz is another weighing
about the same. The famousibell called
Susanne of, Erf‘urt, is considered to be of
the finest bell-metal, containing the largest
proportion of silver; its weight is about
30,000 pounds; it was cast in 1497. -At
Montreal, Canada, is a larger bell than any
in England, weighing 20,400 pounds; it was
imported in 1843 for the Notre-Dame Cathe-
dral. In the opposite tower of the cathedral
is a chime of ten bells, the heaviest of which
weighs 0,043 pottnds, and their aggregate
weight is 21,800 pounds—Appleton’s Ameri-
can C'yclopaedia, revised edition, article "Bell."
_
Worse Than the Bull in a China shop.
While F. P. Allen sat in the counting
room of Starkweather,Allen & Baker's big
crockery establishment last evening, read-
ing the Times, he was startled by a low cry
at the door, a sort of a cross between the
notes of a bag-pipe and a fish pcddler’s cor-
net. Jumping to his feet, he was amazed
to see a flock of sheep rush pell-mell into
the store, dashing past the costly China
jars, delicate Pariah vases, and costly relics
oftho Ceramic Age. The flock had been
carelessly driven by,the store, and ran into
the place at; random. Mr. Allen and the
clerks strove to stay the incoming stream,
but the more they cried “shoo,” “shoe,” the
wilder the sheep became, and it looked very
much as if the leader might fancy to jump
suddenly upon the rich cases of costly goods,
and with his followers plough a deep furrow
of destruction in the beautiful establishment.
Finally, by dint of coaxing and careful
leading the sheep were driven toward the
door, and with a tremendous and till-power-
ful “shoe there” from the united lungs of
Mr. Allen and all his employes, the invading
host made a grand rush for the street, and
the mutinous mutton was nan cat. The
owner called this morning and settled the
damage, and the clerks look a little slicepish
to day—Troy Times.
.y+———-—
A few months since, while a Troy oyster
dealer was dining with one of his creditors,
the latter found a large pearl in an oyster,
and immediately presented it to the dealer
in pa ment for debt, $16. The pearl has
since _ can found to be worth $150. It is es-
timated that over $20,000 worth of pearls
have been found in oysters in Troy since
the introduction of the’latter article in that
city. / .
The following are the appointments of
Bishop Williams for Fairfield county;
Oct. 9th, 3 p. m., St. Paul’s church, Brook-
field; 10th,»Sttnday a. m., Trinity church,
Newtown; 7 1.2 p. m., St. James’ church,
Danbury; 11th, 3 p. m., St. Stevens’ church,
Ridgefield ; 12th, 3. p. m., St. Marks’ church,
New Canaan; 13th, 3 p. m., St. Pauls’
church, Huntington; Nov. 14th, Sunday, a.
m., Memorial church, Westport; p.' m.,
Trinity church Weslport, evening, Trinity
church, Southport.
o
Chiea‘ro, concedet Q be the largest grain
mart in Ihe ‘world, hititdlcs about 90,000,000
bushels annually, and has now in operation
eighteen steam clevators,with a combined
capacity of 15,350,000 bushels, or more than
the average product of 1,000,000 acres of the
fertile wheat producing lands of the conti-
nent. Their capacity varies all the way-
from 200,000 bushels to 1,500,000. The en-
tire dost of the-eighteen elevators now in
operation was about $5,000,000, exc usrye of
the ground on which they stand. dd for
this $1,000, 00 and the resul ’shows $6,000,
000 investet in this industry.
Tire common fluency of speech in many
men and most women is owing to a searcrty
of matter, and a scarcity of words; for who-
ever is amaster of language, and bath a
mind full of ideas, will be apt in mucking.
to hggitate upon the chores. ot‘botb.‘ ‘
.do.”
AN INFLATED COCKTAIL.
M R. KELLEY’S LESSON IN FINANCE FRO 11 A
nanxnnrnn. ‘
Cntcaoo, August 15.—Mr. Kelley, whom
Mr. Morton does not scrapie to c:rll“n
gushing, sloppy tourist,” is out hereendeav-_
oring to bring the people of the Northwest
to a realizing sense of the necessity for .an
issue of more currency. Rather an amusing
and interesting oecurcnce'mas transpired
during his visit which has not yet found its
way into any of the local
the World may deem worth of publication.
0n the morning after his rent inflation
speech Mr. Kelley‘felt athir , and walking
down into the bar of the remont ,Housc
bade the attendant barkecper ntix him a
whiskey cocktail. While the barkecper
was compounding the liquor, syrup, hitters,
ice, and water in due pro ortion he remark-
ed: "You’re Senator alley, aint you 1"
‘I am, but don’t be afraid,; young man—4
don’t be afraid,” atl’ably replied. the great
statesman. “I thoughtvyou‘was," said the
artist in liquors;“Ihear'you made a bully
speech lastnight up to McCormack’s Hall.
Was that all true you told us about thent
bonds, and more greenbacks, and that other
shenanigan, eh 1!" “True f’g’ said the apostle
of inflation, “ot'course it was true. I-ama
man of principle, young man, a man of
strict principle.” “Keerect,” replied the
barkeeper, as ho poured the completed cock-
tail iu an amber arch'into‘the glass and
filled a tumbler of water. . ‘
Mr. Kelley tasted tlte,,. beverage. “See
here, Johnny,” he said,‘. “that 'cocktail
doesn’t rise and take me the throat so
much as it should; I want it to be all to me
that the name implies. , Just make it strong-
er Mfg give it tome in a bigger glass, Will
on
.The barkecper promptly transferred, the
contents into a water-tumbler and added;
about twice their quantity _ol'water. =
Mr. Kelley observed somewhat te'sti‘ly:
“Hello! hellol What are you doing, eh?
I wanted a bigger drink, more of’a cocktail,-
you know.” ' - .
The barkecper stniled apologetiéally, and,
begging Mr. Kelley’s pardon, emptied the
diluted cocktail into a weistt-bier-glaas,
which he brimmed with water. There was:
an ocean of fluid, faintly tinged with ' a
pinkish amber, and on the surface of which
floated a shred of lemon-peel. The bar-
keeper pushed the glass over to his custo-
mer, and, afiably resring both hands on the
counter, asked him how that suited him.
Mr; Kelley first rubbed his eyes and then
pinched himself to be sure that he was him-
selt and awake, then lowered his spectacles,
and inspected the barkecper narrowly.
“Young man,” he said at last, in his most
solemn tones, “do you call that a cocktail?"
“Do 1 callthata cocktail?” he replied,
pityingly;“what’n blazes 'do you callit?
That’s the best cocktail the world ever saw.
There's whiskey in it, there's gum in it,
there's Angostora hitters in it,“there’s lemon-
peel in it, there’s water in it,'therc’s ice in
it, and don‘t they make a cocktail? Be-
sides, it’s called a cocktail, just the same as
a dollar is calleda dollar and don’t that
make it a cocktail ! You‘can do' anything
with that cocktail that you could do with
auylotltcr cocktail; you can drink it, you
can pay for it ; don't that make it as good
as any other cocktail? What do you take
me for? Haven’t I read your speeches ?”'
“But,” gasped Mr. Kelley, growing very
red ig the face, “there’s too much water
in it.
“Too much water l'? rejoihed the bar-
kecper. “Why, you must have so much
water iii a cocktail, anyhow, musn’t you?
You get you whiskey like what your finan-
cial sharps call a reserve, and then you
issue your cocktail onthat basis. You see
you have an elastic cocktail that adopts
itself to the wants of the customer. If. he
wants a strong drink he don’t want much
water; if he wants along drink I'll inflate
his cocktail till its volume equals his neces-
ties. I tell you I’ve studied up this here
financial problem." '
."But, but,” stammered Mr. Kelley, "there
isn’t a drop. more whiskey allthe while,
and every drop of water yott add weakens
and spoils it.” -
"That can’t be," rejoined the barkecper.
“It’s just like finance. Whiskcy’s wealth
and cocktail’s currency. It you can ex-
pand your currency,» without any in-
crease of your wealthnnd do no harm why
can’t you inflate this cocktail up to a hogs-
hcad full and letall 'lhem‘bummers out in
the street have a good square nip it"
“You don’t undemtand," replied Mr.
Kelley. “It’s different in financial matters.
Then, there is the relief afforded by my
three sixty-five interconv‘ert—”
“I know it, I know it," briskly answered
the bat-keeper. “I tell you, Mr. Kelley,
your'head’s level. Now, here is my inter-
convertible cocktail.” Thus saying, he
poured half of the contents of the wciss-
beer glass into another wiess-beer glass,
then continued: Now, this tumbler is the
bonds and this tumbler is the greenbacks.
When you want a long drink you pour into
this tumbler as much out of the other one
as you want. If .you want a. short drink
you pour some out of this tumbler into the
other one. It’sa big thing.” Mr. Kelley
was in despair. The barkecper continued.
“You see I want to return to a whiskey
basis, but I wish to do so without injury to
the business interests of the country. Now,
if you will wait till the water evaporates
and leaves the whiskey-J ,
Here Mr. Kelley smote the counter with
his cane. "Look here, he shouted,’ in
spite of your expanding the volumevot‘ that
drink and humbugging me with your idiotic, -
inconvertible cocktails, and talking about
returning toa whiskey bests without de-
ranging nty interests, don't you see, you
.howling ass, that that’s the same weak,
thin, diluted. mawkish, tasteless, abomina-
ble slush all the time. I want an imme-
diate return to whiskey resumption and no
steps backward." -
“Keerect, Judge,” replied the barkecper,
as ltc threw the inflated cocktail into the
sink; “we’ll repudiate this, as they always
And be mixed another cocktail on a
whiskey basis. “But," he said,“‘s’pose you
hadn’t had another fifteen cents, or that all
the whiskey in the house had been in that
cocktail, where’d you have been, ob?”
Mr. Kelley smiled, and invited 'the bar-
keeper to join him._ The "latter compiled,
and took a little gin, syrup, and hitters.
Mr. Kelley drank off his cecktail, paid for
the drinks, and taking a clove was about to
depart, when an afterthought seemed to oc-
cur to him. He turned back and said: '
“See here, Johnny, you’re a-smart young
fellow, and I’ve enjoyed your conversation
very tnuclt. But, then, , you see, the—ah l
the financial problem is a thing that people
can’t exactly understand in all its ramifica-
tions without a- special education, a training,
you know. 0! course it affects all people,
but all people can’t understand it; it isn’t
to their interest that they should. If every-
body knew all about it there'd be no Kelleys
and Logans and Inter-Oceans and Enquire".
It’s like cocktails, you know. Every man
drinks them, but every man can’t mix them.
If they could there’d be no barkeepers.
Understand ? And, Johnny. perhaps you'd
better not say anything about this little con-
versation of ours to anybody. You see,
perhaps, it would hurt the business of the
house, and the proprietors don’t like to
have politics discussed. Good-by."
“So-long," remarked the barkecper, and
as the Judge’s form vanished up the stair-
way, he closed one eye respectfully, and
took three jig-steps with an expression of
the deepest reverencc.— From the World.
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25,000 volumes each. Of these, nine possess
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which has 261,000 volumes. The Public Li-
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York, 148,000 each; the Mercantile and the
Library Company of Philadelphia, 105,000
anti 101,000 respective] ; the Athenteum of
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one. ticket that says “admit one,” as by law
they are. “one.” , . ,
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1
EN WARE. at E. K. LOCKWO'OD’S.
TUM BLERS, only 75 cents cr dozen. at
E. f. LOCKWOOD’S.
W. 3.3113133.
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Persona: attention given to Engrncerrng,Mlll-
work, and Surveying. Also Agent for all kinds of
machinery. Orders left: at the Gazette Office. or
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ARCIIITECT,
70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
ficsidencc, Stamford, Ct.,
Special attention paid to country residences 24]
S a w. MITCHELL,
I
At. the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fair livinggprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the ridge. 18
CHARLES S. LOCKWOQD,
Fashionable Draper a: Tailor
‘ .
AND
GENTS’ FURNISH [NO EMPORI (711,
Main Street, Not-walk, Conn.
Norwallc Fish-Market.
THE subscriberhavinnbonghtont the old Bridge
Fish Market, of Ruth: Adams, intendskceping
constantly on hand all kinds of
Burma FISH, OYSTEBS,CLAMS,&0.,
and allvarieties ofchoicc FRUITS L VEIE‘I‘AILES
in theirseason. CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD,
33' Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
EDWARD P. warm,
I) n U G G I s T ,
Wal Street, opposite Norwalk Opera Rouu
‘ A large and wellselcctedstockof
DRUGS AND ~MEDICINES
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters.’l‘oiletand Medicated Soaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts, Hair Brushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins. Stationery,Cigars, &c.,
and is eonstantlyadding to hisstock allthe new and
popular medicincsof the day.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
l1E undersigned would rcspctfnlly announce to
the citizens in this vicinity, that at. his
1‘
Drug Store,
CORNER OF‘ WASHINGTON AND DEPOT 3T8.
can always be found
P U R E D R U G S ,
CHOICE ‘VINES nild LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT 'MEDIC'INE'S, (I70.
Wl‘hysiclans’l'i-escrlptionscarefullycompoune
ed day and night. Can be found ntgltts,ln sam-
nulldlng,cntrance on Washington St.
13149 S. F. l’.ECK,Sonth Norwalk Conn
' n. s. nmscan,
At. his Storein MALLORY’S BLOCK,hasconstant,
l'y on hand a general assortment of
GROCERIEB’,
~ CRBCKEBY, GLASS,
,TIN AND WOODEN WARE, E10" ETC
By devoting his constant personal attentionto'the
businesshe hopes to merit public patronage.
ETNA INSURANCE 00., ‘ OF HARTFORD,
Incorporated 1819. CharterPcrpetnn].
Capllululul Assets, $5,052,880.19
Insuresagainstlossand damage by Fire, ontcrms
adopted to the hazard,and consistentwitb thelawa
ofcompensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
SoleAgentsfot-Norwalk anti vicinity.
NORWALKINSURANCECOMPANY
NOR WALK, CONN.
Charter Capital a - - . $500,000
Palduqupltul, - - - - - $100,000
Wu. C. STREEtJ'resldcnt, GEO. R. Cowr.ns,Sec’y.
Ennn IIir.r.. Treasurer.
- Water Coolers -'
AND
,- Ice Cream Freezers,
. Al E. K. BOOKWOOD’S.
Gillian entities, in $9.50,
' .u E. K. Loomvoonts
VISITING. [Ill wrnnma clans,
' . PRINTED on ENGRAVED.
all styles atlow prieasmt the
Gazette Job Printing Office.
., .‘ .
TO THE LADIES-.-
Mrs. McLean, ~
North Avenue, is now fully prepared to execute
all orders in -
“STAMPING.”
Monogrames, Crests, &c., Stamped to_ order, as
Well as plain stamping. Call and see spectmens. 9ft
FARM
lltlliTlCULTUENCDIMPLEMENTS.
A FULL stock of the most approved Farm and
Garden Implements now tn store and for sale,
wholesale and retail, at manufacturers’ .prtces, 111~
eluding:
Mowmg Maehlnesand LawnMowei-s.
Lawn Mowers, full size, 812.
Wheel, lawn, steel and hay rakes.
Ploughs—Mead’s, Marsh, Eagle, &c.
HShovels, Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks. and
cos.
RIIpy Cutters—Burdick’s, Whitmore’s, and Hide
0 ers.
Hart-rows. Com Shelters; Ox Yokes and Bows.
Chitrns—Blanehard’s, the very bestin use ; also,
smaller implements in great variety.
Phosphates—Russell’s, Coe’s. Baugh’s, and
Bridgeport. W. C. STREET.
Norwalk, April, 1875.
\V. C. QUINTARD & CO .,
Who] esaie and Retail Dealersln
Hardware, Paints -0i|s, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds 01'
Mechanics’ Tool‘s,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
LOCKS, KlvoBS, NA ILS,‘A ND BUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLER 1’
o ftbcbeat kind. Remember-the place,
No. 8 Opera House Block,
SO U111! NORWALK,CONN .
w.o.quran3n. . nuunxturr
TIIE HARTFORD
STEAM BOILER INSPECTION !
Insurance Company,
CASH CAPITAL, $500,000
SSUESl’olicies of Insurance. After careful in-
spection 9f the Boilers, covering all loss or
damage to Borlcrs, Buildings, and Machinery aris-
ing from
STEAM Borne Exptosrons l
'J. in. ALLEN. - - President
C. 111.312.1011. - - Vice-President
J. D. PIERCE. - - Secretary
W. G. LINEBURGH, Agent
Office Over the 1‘ irst. National Bank, cor. llfaitt and
Bank 51.3., BRIDG EPORT. CONN . ‘23
GLEN FLORA
JIIINERAL SPRING,
WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS,
Cures Diabetes, Bright’s' Disease, Chronic Infilt-
ntation of the Bladder, Gravel. Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint, Hemorroids, -(L’iles,]
Chronic Constipation, Gout, hcuma-
tism, Efysrpclas, Inflamati'on of the
tuners, 350., etc" die.
This water kept constantly onhhnd by tltc sub-
scriber, and sold by the barrel or gallon. _
SAMUEL DASKAM,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street, Norwalk, Conn,
General Agent for New England-States. “‘21
“For sale on drangth at Frank Meat! .0 Cole
Feather Dusters,
ONLY 25 CENTS,
At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
New Barber Shep
Mr.AGIIsTns nAPPLE
Having taken the Shop formerly occu led b Mr.
Ed. Appelmn ISAACS’ BLOCK,WAL_ . STR "1‘,
is now prepared to serve the public in the best
’ntanner as regards anything iii the Tonsortal Art,
and intends making it the ‘
Most Popular Shop In Town:
The Saloon is well furnished thrott trout, and
will bekcpt neatandclcan. Shavrn ,_1 arr Dress-
in , Dyeing, Cutting, &0., executct tn it pains-
ta in manner by compptent assistants.
Cal and give hi i a trial.
42 “ AGUSTUS H‘APPLE. ‘
An excellent
Carving ,Knite, Furl .. and Steel.
only $1.50, ‘
At E. K. LOCK WOOD’S.
Whitewash Brushes,
Only 45 Cents,
At E. If. LOCK WOOD’S.
REAL ESTATE.
0' fiAMP STREET, for sale it very desirable
B ILDING 1.0T. Also, several very pleas:
antly Situated at the Rocks. Apply to GEORGE
It CIIOLWELL. "outl
FOR SALE CHEAP.
A Valuable Milt privilege, to ether with Grist
Mill, Saw Mill'and Cider Mi lru_good runnmp:
order. Also a Carpenter’s Shop, With new plan-
ing and other machines with ample water power
and a thirty horse-power engine attatched. For
further articulars enquire ot' the subscriber.
ll .53,
EDWA D II. NASH, or of GEORGE S. ADAh
Westpot-t, Conn. 33
CHEAP. _ .
ANE W place, about a mile from the Bridge, is
onercd very low, and about two-thirds ot the
purchase money can remain on mortgage. A rare
chance for a poor man to secure a permanent;
home. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
FOR SALE .
TWO very desirable Building Lots on West Main
Street. Apply at the GALE' ‘TE 01 F1014...
FOR. SALE OR TO RENT.
THE place belonging to the estate of Zalmon
Lyon. Said place is a. very desirable property,
situated in the Borough of Norwalk,9n t, e corner
of Knight Street and North Avenue, is Within five
minutes’ walk of the Horse Railway, and Danbuyy
St Norwalk Railroad Depot. Also the same d‘rs-
tnnce from the several churches and schpols. The
neighborhood is all that could be destrcd. 'lhe
Laws..- ...., .. ...
2 IL".
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VOLUME NHL-NUMBERED.
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oUT on new a.
123' Minn TUCKLEY.
We two wandered by the bay,
My sweetheart and I.
Quietly, the water lay,
Quiet was the sky. "
And-my darling stood'snd gazed,
With her fair face upward raised,
' f‘Would the stars might be
Nearer earth 1” said she --
“Tell me, tell me, O my love,
Why are stars so far above 7”
On the shore we found a boat;
“Come, sweetheart,” said I,
“O’er the waters let us float,
T ere the stars are nigh.”
80 s e leaned her o'er the side,
Gazing down into the tide;
‘ “Would the stars might be
Nearer the earth 1” said she—
"Tell me, true love, if you know,
Why are stars so far below 1?” .
--Temple Bar.
'I'O-DA Y.
Why cannot we gather the blessings
or life as we journey along; ,
Its gladness, its fragrance, its beauty,
'Its sunshine, its summer, its song i
'Why dampen the joys that now brighten
of which the details.
ought now to take their placc'in' permnireut atté-
ictorial effect. but to give.
(lions and pleasant. 0n the premises is a well of
excellent; water, also a _
shade and fruit trees. 'ossessron "weir. the first cl
Apt-ti if desired. For terms enqufre 01 JAMES S.
L ON, on the premises, or of EDGAR L1. 0N.
Not-walk, March 7th, l874. lot!
you sent CHEAP.-'_‘I‘._.‘. ?
situate d two miles north of New Canaan.
Apply to A. It. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge.
T0 RENT.
FURNISHED—Possession immediately if desir-
ed—my H omestead with Hot House, Barn an
Garden. or the Homestead of Mrs. Maria. Grttman
on Prospect Hill partly furnished. The locatton
is the best on the Sound,for full information call on
C. J. GRUMAN.
BARN T0 RENT,—A new Barn with good Sta-
bling for several horses, near the bridge. Price
88 per month. Enquire at this Office.
FOR. SALE.
A NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best, pleas-
antcst and most accessible streets in town.
Has eight rooms, with gas tn each, and heater ca-
pable of heating the whole house. Large barn
with stapling for several horses. Apple, Pear and
' Cherry Trees, just commencrn to our fruit. Is
within five mintites’ walk of t a Post Office, &c.
Price $7,500. . Or will rent it to a good tenant for
$000 per year. Enquire at this office.
FOR SALE 0B To RENT.
A NEW HOUSE, well finished; 4 rooms and
large and convenient pantry anp twoclosets,
sinks, 020., on first fioor,‘three rooms 51nd two clos-
ets on second floor; dining room \vamscoted with
black walnut and cedar, kitchen wainscoted with
pine ; gas pipes throu bout the house; water
pipes, etc. ; sitttntetlou arr Street, about half a
mile from the Bridge. in a. very healthy location.
If sold. a large part can remain on mortgage. If
not sold soon it will be rented on reasonable
terms. 8 J. E. ELLS.
M111 Property
FOR SALE. '
situated in West. Not-walk, about two miles
from Darien Dcpot,three miles from South Nor-
wa]k,and two miles from New Canaan, consistin
ofa. manufactory, two stories high,86118 feet, wit
about 12 feet head and fall of water, with threeaeres
ofland; now used as 0. Saw Mill but suitable for a
mannfiictoryofanykind. Termseasyandpricelow.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Nor-walk ,or ofthe subscriber,
_ CHAUNCEYSTREET.
WestNorwalk, Sept. 25.1860. . t (3
NUWVFUR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover & Son,
Arcready toputin your WATER,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at. very short notice and at as low‘n rate as
anyone. WROUGBT &. CAST IRON, TIN-LINED.
LEADPIPES,&c., of every size and description.
PLUMBING in allies Branches.
. Men an (1 Women
ante Agents In every city, town and
W ' ' fioullntil to canfi’alsacfzr
nt. Redhetrcr’s P '1' a -
rile mnevrn chitin Ala .ia-l'fdfi. Sens at
Sight and. pays large profits. Semi for circular to
manufacturer, W. H. Chick ill: 00., 111 N. Second
Street. St. Louis, 3m36
B. J. STUR GES,
REAL nun & INSURANCE
BROKER,
Office No. 4 Gazette Building, '
NORWALK, CONN. _
At omee Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
and every evening after 5 o’cloc ’.
l’ropeuy bought.,sold and exchan ed. _
Connecticut Farms wanted for I ew York city
property.
Notary for City and County of N cw York.
INSURANCE.
Lancashtre, of England, Capital 510,000,000.
Scottish Commercial, Scotland, capi’l, $0,000,000.
10 PER GENT. INTEREST-
First Mortgage on farm-lands.
5 Per Cent Semi-annually,
no BETTER SECURITY.
Havin made. arrangements with HENRY
CLEWS 00., well known bankers, to safely in-
vest money at. the above rate, we earnestly beg in-
vestors to call and examine at the office or '
Wilson St flurlbutt,
GAZETTE BUILDING
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT.
FRANCIS J. McKEON,
Draper and Tailor.
A choice selection of new and fashionable goods
constantly on hand
Room No. 1, Gazette Building.
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
TILE SUBSCRIBER is now prepared to furnish ,
Soda Water and Root Beer
STEEL F0 UNTAINS,
to any of his Customers or the Trade,
. S. GRUMMAN.
61}; Main Street, Norwalk.
NOTICE.
The Farrell 60. Savings Bank
WILL CQMMENCE BUSINESS ON
Thursday tlctnher Isl, I814,
In the Banking Rooms of the Fair
' field 00. National Bank.
IITLRES‘I’ WILL BE ALLUWEU II All GASES Hill
THE DATE 01' DEPOSIT.
Business hours from 9, A. M., to 12, M.; and from 1
o’clock, P. M., to 3; and on Saturday evenings
from 6 to 8 o‘clock.
Wm. K. J AMES. President.
“38 CHAS. H. STREET, Treasurer.
J 01m A. Hootozeclcer,
B A K E R;
FOOT OI" MILL HILL.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullers, the” baked
fresh everyday. Everything made out or good
materials, and by careful and competent workmen.
Try our 'Bakrng. ,
KINGSPORD’S
OSWEG-O
roan AND ,
SILVER GLOSS STANCE,
For the Laundry,
MANUFACTURED BY
’l‘. KINGSFOILD & SON,
THE BEST STARCII IN THE WORLD
Gives _a beautiful finish to the linen, anti the dif-
ferencern cost between it and common staych is
scarcely half a cent for an ordinary washing.
Ask your GrOCet' for it.
_—
KING-SFORD’S
Oswscoconii STABCH,
FOIL PUDDINGS, BLANC NANCE, ICE CREAM, .er.
Is the original—established in 1843. And pre-
seryes its reputation as purer, stronger and more
delicate than any other article of the kind offered,
either 'of the same name or with other titles.
Stevenson Macadam, Ph. D., 550., the highest
chemical authority of Europe, carefully; analyzed
this Cont Starch, and says it is a most excellent ar-
ticle of diet and in chemical and feeding proper-
tics_is frilly equal to the best arrow root.
Directions for making Puddings Custards, .00..
accompanying each one pound package. For sale
by all first-class Grocers.
Chamois, Sponges & Whips,
House is in good repair, the rooms large, commo-
flnc garden and plenty of
’ "(icon mum of about; 45 cores of high lanai
TILE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property,
_ By a doubt what the future may bring ?
Why tarnish young love in his splendor,
W'itb fears lest the god may take wing?
Why with thoughts of chilly December
O’crshadow tho blossomy spring?
I will gather and bear in my bosom ’
Therese, thought: fade in a day ;»
Inhalethe sweetheaitlmfcthe lily -
Ere it.withers and falls’ic (teeny. ‘
And lrielpdship and love' though they per- '
rs —
While. they linger shall warm me like
Wine ;
As pearls I will string every dew
0f blessing, nor vainly repine.
Why dim glad to-day with to-morrow l’
To-morrow may never be mine 1 Allan.
drop ,7
THE FAIRY SHELL.
One day, when wandering, on the shore
That once was ruled by Maribel],
I found within a clefted rock
A strangely twisted curious shell
With spiral whorls of pearly white,
And hollows tinged with rosentc light.
0
This shell possessed a wondrous power,
For placed against the listener's car,
He heard, though gentle, faint and low.
The tones of those he held most dear;
Though parted far by land or wave,
The faithful shell an echo gave.
"Oh, happy gift to man,” said I;
“More precious than the‘pninter’s art; '
How oft shall thou, in distant clinics,
Console the ever faithful heart,
Bring back the cherished voice again,
And take from absence half its pain.”
“Vain are thy thoughts,” at nymph replied
For those who own it will lament
That never, though its echoes faint,
Can tidings from the loved be sent ;.
The distant sound is only caught, '
But never word or message brought.
“’Twill only weaken yearnings vain;
’Twilt only pierce the heart anew,
And bring to mind with tenfold pain
The anguish of the last adieu.
When all is lost beyond recall,
'Tis better far a veil should fall."
She ceased, I turned, and threw the shell
Beneath the tossing, foaming tide;
Too well can memory waken grief,
That man should seek .for ought beside.
Love needs it not ; for love can last
When all the things of time are past.
—0ftamber’a Journal.
THE SKIN.
There’sa skin without and a skin within,
A covering skin and a lining skin ,
Butthe skin within is the skin without
Doubled inwards, and carried completely
throughout.
The palate, the nostrils, the windpipe, and
throat,
Are_all of them lined with this inner coat,
Whttch éhrough eyery part is made to ex-
en —
Lungs, liver, and bowels, from end to end.
The outside skin is a marvelous plan
For exuding the dregs of the flesh of man ;
While the inner extracts from the food and
the air
What is neededjthe waste in his flesh to re-
pair.
' While it goes well with the outside skin,
Y011I118Y feel pretty sure all’s right within ;
For if anything puts the inner skin out
Of order. it. troubles the skin without,
Niagara, of New York assets, 81,500,000. 3'
Metropplitan Plate Glass Insurance _Company, Th D .
of New ork,Cap1tal'6100,000. 50 0 0010?. you know, examines 5’01"
7 tongue
To see if your stomach or bowels are wrong;
It he feels that your hand is hot and dry,
He ts able to tell you the reason why.
Too much brandy, whisky, or gin
Is apt t9 disorder the skin within ;
While, if dirty or dry, the skin without
Refuses to let the sweat come out.
Good people all ! have a care of your skin,
Both that without and that within ;
To the first you’ll give plenty of water and
' soap,
To the last little else beside Lwater, ve'll
hope. '
But always be very particular Where
You get your water, your food, and your air
For if these be tainted, or rendered impure
It Will have its effect on your blood—be sure.
!
The food which will ever for you be the best
Is that you like most, and can soonest di-
- zest ; .
All unripe fruit and decaying fiesh
Beware of, and fish that is not very fresh.
Pres. Grant has turned, over a new leaf.
He read a long speech at the. reunion of the
Army of the ’l‘ennessee,last Wednesday evo-
uing, when called upon:
He said he had concluded to disappoint'
' those who had called upon him in the ex-
pectation of getting a short speech, and had
jotted down some things .he wished to say.
He then expressed his gratification in recall-
ing the days when they had suffered togeth-
er to preserve a government that they be-
lieved was worth fighting for and even dy-
ing for. “We will not,” said he,“dcny to
any of those who fought against us any
privilege under the government which we
claim for ourselves. On the contrary, we
welcome all such who come forward in good
faith to help to build up the waste places
and to perpetuate our institutions against
all enemies, as brothers in full interest with
us in a common heritage; but we are not
prepared to apologize for the past. To guard
against a recurrence of those days we must ‘
begin by guarding against every enemy pre-
Venting the prosperity of free republieai't in-
stitutions. I do not bring into thisassem-
blage politics,certainly not partisan politics,
but it is a fair subject for the soldiers in
their deliberations to consider what may-be
necessary to secure the prize for which they
battled.”
The president urged the cultivation of an
intelligence among the people in regard to
political matter, and added: “If we are to
have another contest in the near future of
our national existence, I predict that the di-
viding line will not be Mason and Dixon's,
but between .patriotism and intelligenceon
one side, and superstition, ambitionand'igv
norancc on the other. In this centennial
year the work of strengthening the founda-
tion of the structure lard by our forefathers,
a hundred years ago at Lexington, should
be begun. Let us all labor for‘the‘ security
of free thought, free speech, free press, pure
morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and
equal rights and privileges for all men, irre-
spective of nationality, color or religion,
encourage free schools, and resolve that not
one dollar appropriated to them shallbea -
plied to the supportof any sectarian schdo ;
resolve that neither state nor nation shall
support institutions save those where every
cliiltl.iu the land may get a commonschooi
education, unmixed with atheistic, pagan
or sectarian teachings. Leave the matter of
religion to the family altar. Keep the
church and state forever separate. With
these safeguards I believe the battles which
cr ‘ated the army of the Tennessee will not
have been fought in vain.” ‘
_
Ventilation is a great thing, but” where is
the scientist who dares get up and tell a
young lady that it is unhealthy for her to
close all the doors and windows as soon as
her beau enters the parlor I- -
A woman will take a hatchet and piece of
kindling, and nine times out of ten split the
wood exactly in the middle; but a man ,
generally cuts a thin shaving at the first
blow, or has his thumb bound up with rage
., At E. K. LOCKll’OOD’S.
for two - ys afterwards.
U,"—
"M,
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