WHOLE NUMBER 1450.
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. . _ VOLUME LVIII.--NUMBEB;§.
NORWALKCONNEOTIOUT.TUESDAY,QCTOanrtae,1875'. ’
THE OLD nomnsl‘lun. ‘-
it my be small and poor and lowly, yet
Wiglove it always; memory may fill
do. chambers full, and time and care may
' 3“ tinii
Our hearts, yet stands the dear old home-
stead set - '
In picture that we’can never forget.
At sudden thought of‘it our eyes will fill;
then we are old, wejourncy to it still;
Though strangers “win it, our lovmg debt
. -\Vc pay the saute.
I think it is like this
Th-tt SlinlS in Heaven, though no joy they
miss, .
Look back upon the little planet earth,
And come, upon our bright‘and sunny days,
Swift-winged angels, flying down to gaze
In this old homestead, where they had their
birth.
—-H. H. in Independent.
lilA BY’S LITTLE LAMB.
arm HOW IT WENT TO THE BOSTON PATRIOTS
IN 1774.
[Sarah J. Priehortl in the Christian Union.)
I'. was one. ilti!i.llefi and one years ago, in
June. but this thing happened. One morn-
ing, iiiue men of the old town of ‘Vindham,
which lies near the northeast corner of Con-
necticut, met at the meeting house door.
There was no service that day :, the, doors
were shut, and the bell in the steeple gave
no sound. These nine men were come to
no a begging. On his stout,.gray. pony sat
Ebenezer Devotion, grim, gray, tall, and
impatient to be gone. As soon as he heard
the eastern portion of the town assigned 30
him, he gave the signal to his horse, and in
‘ five minutes was out of sight over thehtgh
hill. In ten minutes he was nearlhe famous
lt‘io; pond. Ashe was passing it by, a voice
from the marsh itlong its bank cried out:
“Where ‘now. so fast, this fine morning,
Mr. Devotion ‘3" '
“The same to you, Goodwil‘e Elderkin. I
know your voice, though I can’t see your
lice.‘
Ereseiitly a hand parted the thicketand a
woman’s face appeared. . _ . 7 .
“I‘m getting flag-root. It gives twang to
root beer, that nothing else Will, and herea-
bout is the twaugiest I know :of. Stop at
the house as you go nine" and get, some
beer, won’t you? Mary Ann surname.”
"Thank you,” said Mr. Devotion, with a
stiff bow. “It’s alittie early for beer this
morning. I‘ll stop as I come this way again.
How are your lambs and sheep this year 1’”
“First rate, Never bettchf
“Have you any lto'part. with ?"
_“Who wants to buy ?" and Goodwife El-
derkin came out from the thicket to the
roadside, eager for gain.
“We don't sell sheep in Windham this
' year,” said Mr. Devotion.
“ Why, what's the matter with the man ‘2”
thought Mrs. Elderkin, for Ebenezer Devo-
tion liked to drive a good bargain as well as
any or his neighbors. Before she had time
to give expressionto her surprise, he said,
with a sharp inclination of his head, toward
the sun, “ We’ve neighbors over yonder,
good and true, who couldn’t sell sheep if
we were shut in by ships of war, and hue
gry, too ?"
" What! any news front Boston town ?"
“It’s twenty-four days lo-day since the
port was shut up.”
Goodwifc Eldcrkin laughed. Ebenezer
Devotion looked grim enough to smother
every bit oflau lilei‘ in New England.
.' “ Team as if {lag and Parliament really
believed that tea was cast away by the men
of Boston, now don’t it, 'stead of every man,
woman and child in the country liavin’ a
hand in it i” said M s Elderkin.
“About the sheep ! replied Mr. Devotion,
jerking up his horse's head from the sweet
pore grass greening along the roadside '
“Let your ponv feed while he can. What
about the sheep ?"
“How manywill you give ?”
“How many are you going to give yout-
self 't”
“Twice as many as you will.”
"Do you mean it?"
“I do.’-’
“Then I’ll give every sheep I own.”
“And how many is that i"
"A couple of dozen or so."
“Better keep some of them for another
time " .
Mrs. Elderkin laughed again. “I'll say
half a dozen, then, it‘s dozen is all you want
to give yourself.”
Ebenezer Devotion drcw front his wallet
a slip of paper and headed his list of names
with" Six sheep from Goodwife Elderkiu.”
“Thank you, lathe name of God Almigh-
ty and the country," he said, solemnly as
he jerked his pony’s head from the grass
and rode on. _
Mrs. Elderkinwalchcd him as he wound -
along the pond-side and was lost to sight,
then she, chuckling forth the words. “I knew
Well enough my sheep were safe," went
back to the marsh after flag-roof.
When every neighbor feels it a duty to
carry intelligence from the last speaker he
has met to the next bearer he may meet,
news flies fast, so Goodwife Elderkin was
prepared for the request of Mr. Devotion.
She did not linger long in the swamp, but
washing her’hands tree from mud in the
water of the pond, walked swiftly home.
By the time she had reached her; house, lhe
gray pony and his rider- were two . miles
away, on the road to Canterbury. > The \cry
of hunger and ‘possible starvation in the
town ot‘Boston was spreading from village
to village and from house to house.
Do you know how Boston is situated?
"It would be an island but for the narrow
neck of land or. the south side. On theeasl,
west and north are the waters of the Mas-
sachusetts Bay and Charles river. Just
north from it, and divided only by the same
river, is another almost island, with its neck
stretched toward the north ; andlhis latter
place is Charlestown, and contains Bunker’s .
Hill. Not far from the two towns in .the
bay are many islands; Noddle’s ~Island,
Ho , Shake, Deer, Apple, Bird and Specta-
clefisland are of the number. On these
islands were many sheep and cattle, like-
wise hay and wool,'all of which the inhabi-
tants of Boston needed for daily use, but by
the Boston port bill. which went into opera-
tion on the first'day of June, no person was
allowed to land anything either at Boston
or Charlestown; and so the neck of Charles-
town reached out to the north for food and
help, and‘the neck of Boston pleaded with»-
the south for sustenance, ' and it was in;
answer to this cry that. our nine, men of:
"’Windham went sheepgatheriug. . --
The work went on for fbilr days, and at
the end of that time 257.. hadrbeen freely
given. The owners drove . them, ‘ on. tha'
eveningofithelgmh day of the mbntb.‘ tojthe‘e
appointed place, and very‘parly in'tbc thorns
ing of the, 28th many of ~the inhabitants”
were come together to see the flockstart on '
its long march. Two men and two boys
Went with the gift. Goodwife Elderkin Was
early on the highway: ' She wanted to make
certain how many sheep bore the mark of
Ebenezer Devolion’s ownership; but the
driven sheep weanast to quickly for her,
and she never had the satisfaction of finding
out how many he gave. Following the
flock up the hill, she saw in the distance a
sight that made her heart beat fast. On
he stone wall antler a great tree sat Mary
obbins, a little girl. She was dressed in a
pink calico frock, anti she was holding in
her arms a snow-white lamb, around whose
neck she had tied a strip of the calico of
which her own dreSs was fashioned.
- “Now, if I ever saw the beat ofthat 1”
cried Goodwifc Elderkin, walking almost
at s. runup the hill, and so coming to the
place where the child sat before the sheep
got there. _
- itMary Bobbins l" she cried, brpathlesp
from her haste. “What have ybu got that
lamb for ?"
Mary blushed under her sun-bonnet, hug-
god the lamb, and said not a word. At that
moment up came the sheep, panting and
warm. Down sprang Mary Robbins from
-'.the wall, the lamb in her arms. Johnny
uanning, aged 15 years, was one of the two
"ads in care of the sheep. To him Mary ran,
in :
fliyJoimny, Johnny, won’t you take my
amb too it" ' I“ ' '
"What for f” .
“Why, for some poor little girl in the town
where there isn’t anything to eat,” urged
Mary, her sun bonnet falling unneeded into
the dust, as she held up her offering to the
cause of liberty.
.", by; it can’t walk to Boston," said the
bOY. running back l0 repOVcr a stray sheep.
“You 'can carry it in‘ your arms,!' she
r ed. ‘ '
§Give it to me, then.”
She gave it, saying:
“Be good to it, Johnny, and give him some
ilk to drink tomight. It don't eat much
4“fuss yet. '
"And 30' Johnny Manning marched away,
over and ‘ down, and out ‘ of‘sight, with
Mary’s lamb in his arms. As for Mary her-
self, little woman that she was, having made
.3 her sacrifice, she would have dropped on the
had a good cry over her loss, had
for Geothvife Elderkin standing
road, waiting'for her. With a
it the child, the woman left the
.r‘go to her own house, and Mary
ac. hoping that no one would ask
marched until the noontide, when a hull:
was ordered. After that, they \anlpllward
over hill and river, with rest at night mm at
noon until the town of Roxbui'y was reach-
ed. At this place the sheep were left to be
taken to Boston, when opportunity could be
had. _
Willi Mary‘s lamb in his arms. JOUUDY
Manning accompanied the messenger. who
went up Boston neck to carry a letter to the
“selectman of the town." That letter has
been preserved, and is carefully kept tllli-llig'
the documents of the Massachusetts Histori-
cal Society. It is too long to be given here,
but, afterbeggiug Boston to suffer and be
strong, remembering what 'had been done
for the country bv-its founders, it cl -ses in
these words: “We know yeti sutl'. r, and
feel lot‘you. ~Asa testimony of our com-
miseration ofyour misfortunes, we" have
procured a smallflock of sheep, which i.t
this scasouhre not as good as we could
wish,but are the best we bad. This small
present,gentlcmen, we beg you would ac-
ceptan‘d apply to the relief of those honest
industrious poor, who are most oppressed
t by the late oppressive acts." Then, after a
promise of future help in case of need, the
letter'is signed by Samuel Gray,_Ebenezt.-r
Devotion,and seven other names, ending
with that of Hezekiah Manning. '
ny’s arms offered to buy it, bribing him with
a bit ofgold, but Johnny said that there
wasn’t any gold in the land that would buy
it, and so the lamb reached Boston tn safety
before the sheep , got there. As Johnny
walked along the street he was busy look-
ing out for some poor little girl to give it to,
according to Mary’s request. .
“I must with,”- he thought, until I ,find
some one who is almost starved."
“Presently he heard from over his head a
cry of distrt-s-, which in an instant changed
to one ot'iitliiiii-atioii. He stepped into the
sly-eel anti holutl .lill-l'ttl’d. The limb in his
arms gave a plaintive tile-it, and, the child,
looking down, said,‘ Oh, see! see! A lamb!
A. live lamb in Boston iownj" .
“Do you want it?" shouted Johnny, loud
enough to be heard all along the street;
, Thgulhere was heard the sound of swift
lectztm the stairway, and seen, a minute
after, two bare, eager arms outstretched for
Mary Robbie’s lamb.
Johnny told the story very briefly.
“Tell her," cried the child. “we’ll keep it
till we're starving to death." '
Johnny was almost too faraway to hear
her, for he had nearly lost sight of the ines-
senger, and was running to overtake him.
When the Boston Gazette of July 4, 1774,
reached the village of Windham, its inhabi-
tants were surprised at the following an-
nouncement, more particular as not one of
them know where the last sheep came from.
"Last week were driven to the neighbor-
ing town of Roxbury two hundred and fifty-
eight sheep, a generous contribution of our
sympathizing brethren ofthe town of Wind-
ham in the colony of Connecticut, to be dis-
tributed for the employment of relief of
those who may be sufferers by means ofthe
act of p‘ti'iiallielll, called the Boston Port
Bill." ’
Johnny Manning. when he returned to
Windham, privately explained the matter to
Mary Robbins, by telling her that when the
sheep were numbered at Roxbury he count-
ed in her lamb. - ' .
The Egg Dance “limits.
A much more pleasing performance, and
one which might perhaps better have been
mentioned in connection with the exploits
of thcjugglers, is the “egg dance." This
is not,as one'might expect from the name
.givenit, adance upon these fragile objects.
t is executed in this wise: The dancer,
dressed in a corsage and very short skirt,
carries a'willow wheel of moderate diame-
ter. fastencdhorizontally upon the top of her
head. Around this wheel threads arefast-
ened.equally distant from each other, and
at the end of each of these threads is a slip
noose, which is kept open by a glass bead.
Thus‘equipped, the young girl comes toward
the spectators with a basket full of eggs,
which she passes around for inspeption to
prove that they are real, and not imitations.
The music strikes up a jerky, monotonous
strain, and the dancer begins to whirl
around with great rapidity. Then, seizing
an egg, she puts it in one of the slip nooses,
and, with, a quick motion,throws it from
her in such a way as to draw the knot tight.
The swift turning of the dancer produces a
centrifugal force which stretches the thread
out straight like a ray shooting from the
circumference of the circle. One after
another the eggs are thrown out in these
slip nooses until they make a horizontal
aureole or halo about the dancer’s head.
Then the dance becomes still more rapid. so
rapid in fact that it is difficult to distinguish
the features of the girl; the moment is criti-
cal ; the least false step, the least irregulari-
ty in time, and the eggs dash against each
other. But how can the dance be stopped?
There is but one way,—-that is; to remove
the eggs in the way in which they have
been put in place. This operation is b
far the more delicate of the two. It is
necessary that the dancer, by a single
motion, exact and uncrring, should take
hold of the egg, and remove it from the
noose. A single false motion of, the hand,
the least interference with one of the threads.
and the general arrangement is, suddenly
broken, and the whole performance disas-
trously ended. At last all the eggs are suc-
cessfully removed: the dancer suddenly
stops, and without seeming in the least diz-
zied by this dance of twenty-five or thirty
minutes, she advances to the spectators with
a firm step, and presents them the eggs,
which are immediately broken in a flat dish
to prove that there is no trick about the
performance—Scribmr for November.
suck to Is.
No matter what your business is—if it be
honorable—stick to it, and you will make a
good living, if not become rich. Any pur-
suit,well followed for a dozen years, will
make a man independent—provided always
that he is prudent'himself, and has a wife
who takes care of what is carried into the
house: How many engage in business and
drive it forward for a year or two, and then
abandon it .for some other scheme, to be,
driven as fiercely at first, and to be given up
as soon. 'No wonder so few become inde-
pendent. 'A man must stick to it for years
before he will begin, to realize much.
mechanic who is now'worth $30,000juat re-
marked to us; “I have been on this spot
more than five and twenty years, and never
had a desire to change my business.” Stick
to it was the secret of his success; for to
our own knowledge, when, be commenced
business, he had run in debt for the tools he
worked with, In the earlypart of his life,
at different times, he was associated with
partners who became uneas and left him.
”Not 9ne ‘of them added a do lar to the funds
they accumulated in busines with this gen-
tleman. Their shirtless characters made
them run from one thing to another, and
hence their had success. '
We repeat—whatever your business or
profession bc—stick to it; in season and out,
amid hard times and prosperous times, and
if you do not succeed,'lthe_re is no truth in
us. We do fifths”? man-may not be un-
fortunate, infte‘r""years of tail, for people
often are; but we do say men who will
stick closeljtgto one thing, will succeed bet-
ter and» make, more .money, in the
long run, illnli,t_h. 13 who are fickle minded,-
and who are drift, . about ‘by every wind
that bioWSzWe“ ould rather stand our
chance at'hon'ie with" ‘thesteady and hides
first commenced digging gold in. California.
“7
Grass-widows are usually believed lobe
so called because they are not at all verdant,
and not even Worcester, of the standard
authorlties, does more than mcntlon mid
briefly define the phrase as vulgar. Ase'Xv
plained, ho‘ch‘er,.by the accomplished phi].
ologlst, the word"should be “grace-widow”
-—wxdow, of (or by) grace—as distinguished
from the widow ubsolute and proper whose
husband is ’a jtléar departed in the most
permanent sense? ,e-Th'e origin of the phrase
is found in the‘ ready, decrees of divorce
granted in Europe, wherelhe divorcee was
termed a “widow by grace," modern famil-
igr ,hiloiogical usa e haying merely invert-
ed hp order, alters. the spelling, changed
the meaning. and lost' the histdl‘y of the
phrase. ' .
Gender.-
Nothing sheds so fine a light upon the
human soul as candor. It was called
whiteness by the ancients for its purity;
audit has alwayg‘won tile esteem due to
the most admirable of t c virtues. How-
b’ver sought for or “pup ised,‘ all felt‘ the
c arm of its influence; The main whOse
opinions make thedeepcst mark upon his
allow-men, whose ihflucnce ls most‘ lasting
and emcien‘t. whosefi: endship 1.5 most in-
stinctively sought. ere~ all‘ others have
proved faithiesg, isn gunman of bril iant
parls, or litttlel'iliag~ gong-us, or spieydid
genius, or commit, ,p "
lucid candor andfilh ' ‘ in
the heart‘s real fee
refraction, There‘ipl‘ , r halities‘which
arena ore showy, and{ 433.315 that have
a higher place in the-' all 'code ofhouor;
but none were better,rorigiijther leSs tarnish
by use, or claim a. deeper homage in that
silent reverence which the mind must pay
.t the lamb. The flock of sheep1
to truth.
A British officer, seeing (he lamb in J ohn- .
”i0“ mmJ.than with the'slranger who
er; but whose,
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Arctic Exploration- ""1" T- M- New-on" Recollections- non-um. ivoBWALK GAZETTE. mama WANTED TO sum. REAL'ESTATE.’ .F‘" ”I? Gated?“
By Herald Cable.
Iii-noon, Oct. iii-The Pandora. arrived
safe and sound at Portsmouth this after-
nomi, after an adventurous and eventful
voyage in the Arctic seas. .
narration ofa correspondent on board, it
appears that the Pandora arrived snfclv at
Disco and left that port on the 7th of
August, reaching Upernavik in time to leave
'there on the 13th. After sailing from the
port of Upernavik the Pandora crossed the
drotded Melville Bay without any mishap,
for, contrary to previous expectationfihe
usual fields of pack ice were not Visible,
and almost a clear sheet ofwator was found.
Consequently the passage was made in good
time and in smooth water. ,_
In due time the expedition reached Carey
island where Commander Young antiCipat-
ed finding dispatches that might have been
left there by Captain N ares to be taken to
the British admiralty. In this he was dis-
appointed, as no signs of the government
exploring expedition were visible. .1herc
being nothing further to be done at the
island Captain Young decrded to steer for
Lancaster sound and, on reaching that pomt,
encountered for the first time _lhe ice does.-
So great was the pressure of floating ice
that it was with great difficulty that the
Pandorawas forced on her way Despile
the ice and the difileuly of passage Captain
Young succeeded in traversing the entire,
length of Barrow Strait, making the passage
in good time. The Pandora's progl'ess was .
then impeded by a dense and blinding fog,
which was so thick and impenetrable that
men a few feet from each other were tons-
ibie. Moving slowly and cautiously by
compass and soundings, the Pandora made
such‘headway as to reach Beeeliy Island
on the 24th of August, When land was
sighted considerable excitement was caused
among the'crew by the discovery of the
yacht Mary, which had been drawn up on
the beach by Captain Ross in 1850. The
Pandora anchored,and it was found that
the yacht wa’s still standing with the masts
upright. '
As soon as the steamer Pandora arrived
at the anchorage ofl' Beechey Island, several
of the officers and crew went ashore .and
made an examination of - the buildings.
They found the storehouse built for the
benefit of sailors or castaways of ice-bound
vessels broken into. On entering the build-
ing the visitors found the clothing and pro-
visions left there to be in a state of terrible
confusion. Everything Ofa moveable nature
was scattered about in the most singular
manner. At first it seemed to ho theact. of
human beings, but on further investigation
the Pandora people were satisfied that the
destruction of the stores had been accom-
plished by Polar bears, as the tracksofthose
animals were visible in every direction,
both inside and outside of the building.
One of the most interesting discoveries
made by the Pandora officers was that the
headboards over the’griives of Sin-[John
Franklin's men whoorere lying hurled there
were still standing upright and in good
preservation. ‘
0n the 26th of August the ‘Pantlora
steamed away from Beechey island for Peel
strait, and then ensued the most critical
period of the entire voya e, for the steamer
encountered vast fields 0 pack ice, which
made the passage of the vessel 9. most difil-
etilt and laborious one. . . ,.
Struggling through the pack ice tiie.Pan-
dora steadily workedher way onward, and
despite the difficulty soon assed the fur-
thest point reached by the ox when Mc-
Clintock was in search of Sir. John Frank-
lin’srelics. Soon after reaching that point
the Pandora neared the‘ island known as
King William's land, thus navigatinga sea
where ,no ship was ever before,.except, per-
haps, that of Sir John Franklin. Here it
was. no doubt, where the explorer was
finally beset by the masses of_ ice that
provedihis destruction. From King Wil-
liam’s Island the Pandora steamed down
the west coast of Prince of Wales’ Land,
and encountered the most delicious weather.
The atmosphere was soft and refreshing,
and the bitter cold of the attic zone was re-.
placed by warm air currents and open ex-
pauses of water. At this time the most in-
tense excitement pr‘evailed amongthe om-
cers and members ofthe expedition, as it
was expected that some important results
were at hand. _Many believed that they
would be sure to discover traces of the
Franklin expedition,and some were san-
guine that even Sir John's papers would be
found. In this, however, lhey‘were disap.
pointed. .
The Pandora eventually making Beh-
ring's Straits, the voyage of the steamer
seemed to be. in successful progress, as
Rouquette Island .was already discerned
ahead. It. was then considered probable
that the vessel would be able to reach Bel-
lot’s Straits. As the steamer moved for-
ward all hands were gazing eagerly ahead
to the soutward, but crunching Rouquetle,
Island the officers and men sawthc edge of
the solid pack of ice, which stretched across
the Strait from side to.side in one unbroken
expanse of hammock ice. This pack block-
ed the entrancc to Ballet’s Straits. It was
this same pack of ice that stopped Captain
McClintock in the Fox, so there was no
hope of a speed y- movement of the ice bar-
rier. The Pandora stayed at this point
until the 7th of September, when, finding
'that no further progress was possible, Cap-
tain Young and his officers saw that they
must decide either to remain through the
winter in the ice or return. After mature
deliberation it was decided to be useless to
remain in winter quilt-tors, and thatit would
be far better to return next year.
The return journey was full of difficulties,
and as the ice was rapidly forming, the
passage of the Pandora was a constant
series of exciting scenes and narrow escapes
from the moving ice flees. _ Finally escap-
ing through Peel strait, the we still rapidly
forming and accumulating, the steamer
finally reached the Carey Islands in safety.
There Captain Young found the long look.
.ed for dispatches from Captain Nares for
the British admiralty. These he brought
home. From Melville bay the homeward
voyage was almost uneventful. The dread-
,ed bay once safely passed unhhrmed,the
"Pandora steamed direct for ED land, and
arrived safely in port. Captain oung re-
ports that from the prevalence of north.
' winds there is abundant promise that Cap--
tain Nat-es will prove successful. Should
'the expectations of the Pandora's com-,
wander be verified, Captain Nares will pro-I
'cecd‘to the highest latitude possible for an,
Arctic vessel to reach.
#
,, , A Happy Couple.
A man should always be it little bigger than
his wife, and a little older, it little braver
and a little slronger.a little wiser, and a
little more in love with her than. she is with
him.
A woman should always be a little youn-
ger, and a little prettier, and a little
more considerate than her husband. He
should bestow upon her all his worldly
goods, and she should take good care of
them. He may owe her every care and ten-
derness that affection can prompt; but pe-
cuniary indebtedness to her will become a;
burthen.‘ Better live on a crust that he
earns than on a fortune that she has brought
him. -
Neither must be jealous, nor give cause
for jealousy. Neither must encourage 5811!
timentnl friendshipswith the opposite sex.’
Perfect confidence .in eachother, and reti:
cencc concerning their mutual affairs, even
to members of their own families, is a first
necessity. -
A wile should dress herself becomingly
whenever she expects to meet her husband‘s
eye. The man should not grow sloveniy,
.even at home. . ' >
Fault-finding, long arguments, or scold:
ings, ends the happiness .lbat begins in kiss-
es and love-making. Sisters and brothers
may quarrel and “inake tip.” Lovers are
lovers no longer after such disturbances oc-
cur, and married people who are not lovers
are bound by red hot chains. If a man ad-
mires his'wife moat in a striped calico, she
is silly not to wear it. AUNT Pour.
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The Washington Monument Association
has not abandoned its hops of securing funds
enough to finish the nlemor'al sliaft ‘durin
the centennial ypar. in rep y'to the appea
sent lo the various society lodges of the
country, numerous subscriptions have been
made, and the association having some.
twenty housand dollars on hand, have de-
termine to begin the work, which has been
suspended for twenty years, and to trust to
centennial patriotism to bring in relnlorce':
ments enough-to complelc the' pile. lt is
now 17 feet high and is o be raised to 485
feet an ornamented with a statute'of flié
Father of His Country, sixty feet in height.
The journeymen bakers of New -ork
nd Brooklyn are uniting to shorten heir
1 me for baking and get more for loallng.
At a-surprise. parly in Nichols’ Earths, the
edlblc entertainment consisted wholly of
pics. A huge chicken pie occupied the cone
ler of the table and‘was surrounded by pies
of all despriptions, ' ' ' »
A Lewiston, (Mo) man boasts that he tra-
ded horses nine times in one day, and at
night he had the so me horse he started with
in the morning. $45 in mouey,a watch worth
$20, a double-barreled shot-gun, and four
bushels of potatoes.
From a hurried .
. are too often perverted.
Editor St. Paul Dispatch:
Men should be judged by their deeds, not
by ephemeral reputations built up for them
by either newspapers or weil~paid corres-
pondents. In this age of the world there is
too much of the fictitious, and too little of
the real; too much of the glitter and too lit-
t'o of the solid; that is, men of small brains
are elevated to places of honor and trust
ovu- other men of real, positive merit, sim
ply because brass and impudence usurp the
_pl.tce of honest Worth. It is a notorious
hot that Governors have delivered eloquent
messages written by their paid secretaries;
it is equally notorious that members of Con-
gress- have gained public reputations for
greatness over speeches written by men
scarcely able to earn an honest livelihood.
The former seek notoriety by a constant ap-
peal to publicity, while the latter shrink
from the public gaze and die unkuos’vn to
honor and to fame. The man who blows
and pushes now-a-diiys, and gets others to
blow and push for him, is the successful
man ; not because he is a man of either mer-
it or genius, but because he makes the pub-
lic believe that he really possesses; great
qualification, while in fa.t__bc. is as. hollow
as a bubble anti as ignorant as afish 2 .And
yet he swims in the waters of prosperity-
and floats in the air of popularity. Men-are-
judged by what they are not, rather than by
what they are; so little—great men, in- the
present age, occupy places which should be
filled by men of eminent abilities.simpiy
beciiuse the one is impatient and audacious,
and the other is modest anti retiring.
Men's motchs are always misjudged. A
man ever so good, ever so kind, ever so
truthful, and ever so honest, iii-placed in a
false position by unscrupulous viliifiers,who,
eithei for personal or political ends, seek to
misconstxuc and misreprtseut his motives.
Itlisa fact, that when the war broke out,
when loyal men lI-ft Washingtg’i‘i in a‘huriy,
and when an attack was mo' enlarlly ex-
pected upon the city, George L. Baker im
mediately tendered his services to thegov-
ernment as a‘prieale, to act in any capacity -
where duty called him. It is. a fact, that
when Wm. H. Seward was considered not
fast enough for the fanatical element of his
arty, he was rendering valuable aid to Mr.
incoln. .So, too, with many of the Union.
Generals 'of Our army—their very best
schemes and best. motives were denounc-
ed, and some of them to this day labor un
der the false position into which they were
then placed. Baker was denounced. as a
“Copperhead ;" Sewardwas an “Old Fogy;"'
Gen. Sherman "was crazy." I well remem-
ber, years ago, when our State Constitution-
al Convention was debating the propriety of
allowing Indians, who had assumed the ba-
biliaments of the whiles,to vote, the terrible
opposition I, encountered-by my. suggestion
in the onus, that negroes be included in the
proposition. Ail "arties lifted up their
hands sin holy horror at the idea; but,
strange as it may appear, the negro now
votes-and the Indian is nearly forgotten
Later along in life, when civil war was ren-
ding the country asunder, I delivered a lec-
ture in the year 1802,19“ look‘thc ground
-—“If, in the course of events it becomes
necessary to declare freedom for all' the
slaves, and to arm them to save the Union,
I accept the proposition as not only-essen-
tial to the preservation of the country, but
essential to the preservation of liberty itself.”
Ag'ood strong Republican thought I had
jumped clean over the fence, and the day
would'never come when the slaves would
be armed, and yet a year or two later the
emancipation proclamatioa was isssued and
the slaves set free. ‘ At a public war meet-
ing held at the Capitol in 1862, I stated that
it was for the interest of Irishmen to aid in
liberating the slaves, and was hissed for the
sentiment. Only a few weeks since I stood
in the City Park listening to eloquent eulo-
gies on, the greatness -of O‘Connell, and
those about me who composed, the crowd,
were Inishmen and celored men—both races
free; and from the rostrum came eloquent
words from a colored orator’s lips in memo-
ry of the dead and brave Irishman, who
had fought so nobly when living, for univer-
sal liberty. Tompor’a mantatur. Times
truly have changed! Walking tip Third St.
soon after my return from Washington, I
met the rotund, jolly form and smiling face
of Gov. Ramsey, who pathetically condoletl
with me over my iii-luck, and remarked:
“Why, I am surprised abthe result; every-
body thought you would get the ofiice; you
.oughtto have bad it. Call an indignation j
lmeeting, Mr.-Newson, and let the matter be
ventilated.” . I replied, “Well, Governor, of
what usc'would this be,when you have.writ-
iten a letter endorsing Mr. Fisk for the same
office .’" I thought I noticed a twinkle in the
Governor’s eye as he remarked, “Bless me,
sir; I would have ivcn you just such a let-
ter 1" his barely sihle I may, have mis-
construed thc Governor’s inotives; they no
'doubt were intended for my good, but the
point was so fine that I have ever since fail-
ied to see it, and yet one dislikes to put a
. wrong construction on good intentions.
In the heighth of party spirit motives
n fact, the blind
infatuation ofptirty induces men to exclude
grand ideas and noble aims» and lofty senti-
iments, simply because they have no courage
to step out from behind their noses and
watch the progressive march _of‘ events.
Their fathers were Democrats, so are they;
their fathers were Republicans, so are they.
,Out into the great future they see nothing
beyond their-party boundaries; hence, when
plans, and schemes, and ideas, and far
reaching prophetic thoughts, come bubbling
from minds in advance of the common herd
of humanity, these elements of pro =réss are
denounced and the authors of “1* often
made the subject or ridicules—th 'cst mo-
tives are perverted and their purest acts vil-
lified; and yet there is slaw of recompense
whereby in the evcrturning wheels of time,
these prophetic men are entirely-exonerated,
and their visionary schemes become matters
of fact. An oriental Prince put one of his
servants to death because in his enlarged
capacity of travel the servant had seen
what the Prince had not, and he informed‘
his majesty the water he drank, away up
north, congealed so hard that his elephants
could pass over it. The Prince didn’t be-
lieve it. Napoleon saw a star in the bottom
of his well in midday, and yet none of his
marshals could see it. That is, some men’s
minds are in advance of others. They see
and know inluitivcly,'and mark out their
course to reach the end, while others are
groping in the darkness and wondering
“what’s up 1” These progressing minds are
. subjected to misrepresentation—their mo-
tives are misconstrued, and horny cases
not until the grass has grown upon their
graves for many years are they relieved of-
the Odium of having been wrong, when, in
fact. they had always been right.
The real, live, active, independent man,
who rises above party,above dogmas, above
public sentiment; who strikes out boldly
and leaves his impress on the age in which
he lives; who encounters rebufis and oppo-.
,sition for new ideas and new schemes elimi-
nated‘to advance humqnity, will alWays in-
vite the sneers of the ignorant, and in the
day in which he moves will be unapprccia-
ted, except by a few kindred minds who ful-
ly comprehend the grandeur of his concep-
tions and the nobleness of his purpose.
George L. Baker was no doubt actuated by
the purest motives when he stepped prompt-
ly forward to serve his country in her time
of danger. He sought no Colonel’s commis-
slon,.and then, when obtained, threw him-
self on the altars of his native land, as many
others‘subsequcntly did; - and yet. for many
years Mr. Baker was considered a “Copper-
head," in full sympathy with the South.
When Gen. Sibley, marching under orders
from Gen. Pope, pill-snarl the hostile Sioux
Indiana to .the‘Missouri river, and tiller dri-
ving them into Mariner, halted his a'rmy,‘he,
too was accused of endeavorlng to shield
the red skins, (motives misconstrued,) be-
cause he did not violate the command of a
superior officer, cross the rivet-land thereby
jeopardize the lives of his men. The late
Major Forbes, when Commissary of subsist-
ence in the army, carried on his papers to
the credit of the Government, $30,000, as
having begu ga'ned in issuiiig and taken up
ql t 8 post, an _'yct so unusual was this act
out e partofaofilc'ers; that the officials at
Washington e" it his papers, asking
him to e'x'pla believing that he had
stolen the.“ 3, r'otn.the soldiers‘ and
given into meat. One can con-
ceivo‘o§,~th "feelings at this wrong
con'strucli‘ . '._ , yelives, yet he lived and
died-an honest? an;
' ll'esp’éct oily, T. M. Nuwaott.
m
Dr.Holland suggests as a. form of dedica-
tion for some costly churches :“ We dedicate
this edifice to Thee and Thy cause and king-
dom-subject to a mortgage of one hundred
and flfty‘thousand dollars, " etc, etc,
. Wendell Phillips credits Horace Greeley
wit haying said to a lecture committee,
who paid hint in Western hank bills, that if
convonicnt he would prefer to have a well.
executed counterfeit on some Eastern bank.
A guest at one of the hotels in this city
found alady’s night gown in'hls room re-
cently, and wentto the clerk with it, say-
ing; “Look here, mister; this is a hollow
mockery, a delusion,and a snare. If you
can't fill it up,.I don’t wane this thing in
my room.”-Leavemoorth Commercial.
‘There are some things that no fashionhas
'go home and read your ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ "
The maples in the forest glow;
On the lawn the Fallflowers blaze;
The landscape has a purple haze;
My heart is filled with warmth and glow.
Like living coals the red eaves burn;
’l‘iiey fall—then turns 0 red to rust;
They crumble, like the oals, to dust,
Warm heart, must thou‘l ashes lurn?‘
Two Clarion-luv: . :’
t.
' ‘ )3!) ' :-'
Two Christians traveledjfivn a road, ' "
Who viewed the world ith difi‘erent‘eyesf
The one was pleased wit earth’s abode,
The other longing for the skies.
For one. the heavens were so blue,
They filled his mind with fancies fond ;
The other’s mint] kept piercing through
Only forthttt which lies‘beyond.:
. .2." . : l : v
For one, enchanting werethc niece,
The distance was divinely‘ dial,"
The birds that‘fluttered onlthe breeze
Nodded their pretty heads for him.
The other scarcely saw the flowers,
' And never knew the trees were grand,
He ditl but count the days'and ‘hor'irs, '
Till he might reach the promiséd‘land.
And one a little kind'caress, ..
, Would to a tender rapture move ;
He only oped his lips to bless
The God who gave him .lhings to love.
The other journeyed on his way,
Afraid to handle-or to touch;
He only oped his lips to prj y ‘
He might not love a thin too much.
Whiohvwas the best ? Dccidciwho..can.' - ,
Yet why soouid we;decigl,c,’,lwi§t_ themv' i’ .
We may approve the mongfnl man,
Nor yet the joyful man _ '
_ ndemn.
He is a Christian WilO‘iIUS féund - .,
That earth, as well as heaven is sw‘
Nor less is he, who, heavcneblound;
Has spurned the earth beneltth' hisf‘ee
- ' " ‘ ' ' i jflaod Wanda;
,
Lone Dances—Our 'landlady’s’ilaugh.
ter‘ is a young lady of- some. pretenlions. tor
geiitility. She wears her bonnetwclLback
upon her head, which is knownby'ail to be
a mark of high breeditig.‘ ’She 'w‘ba‘rrher
trains very long, as the great ladies do in
Europe. To be sure their dresses are thus" ‘
made to_ sweep the tapestried floors of chat-
eanx and palaces ; and .thé'se o‘dions aristo-
crats of the other side do not go draggling
through the mud in silks and satins, but,
lorsooth, must ride in coaches when they
are in full dress. It is true, that, consider-
ing the various habits of the American pec-
ple, and lheiittlc accidentsiwhich the best
kept streets and walks-are liable to, a lady
who has swept a mile of them is notexactly
in such a condition that one would care to
be hei- neighbor. But confound the‘make—
streets i Where do they cuine'from it Not.
out of Boston parlors, I trust.
through the dirt in the way flips?“ e‘a‘tures"
do their dresses. Because “iffi‘uébn- ‘01- a'
duchess wears long robes Ont-9TB]! occasions,
a maid of all work or, a factory}; ‘ lglhlnks
she must make herself a nuisance- ' y trail-
ing them about with' berapahl that’s
what I call vulgarity into your bones anti
marrow. Mailing believe whatyou are not
is the essense of vulgarity. _ Show over dirt
is one attribute of vulgar [leoplefifIf any
man can walk behind one ' 0 ‘these women
and see what sherakes. up astshc goes, and
not feel squeamish, h“e has got a tough stom-
ach. I would’nt let one of’em into my .room
without serving them as David, served Saul
at the cave in the wilderness—cut ofl' his
skirts. Don’t tell me thata trite lady’ever
sacrifices the duty of keeping all about. her
sweet and clean to the wishes of making a
vulgar show. I won’t believe' it. of‘a’ lady.
is right to touch. and cleanliness is one of
those things. If-a woman wishes to show
that her husband or her father has got
money, which she wants and means to spend
but doesn‘t know how, let her buy a yard
or two of silk and pin it to her; dress-when
she goes out to walk, but .let her no in .it
before she goes into the bongo—Q. W. olmes.
L'lSl winter, while Aner‘fiperry, of Hart-
ford, was at Clayton, Ne Kerk, he met
with some potatoes said to. ye come from
seed found by an Indian, 3 ilying wild near
Lake Ontario in 1872, and . ‘icb were ‘seil-
ing readily for $1 each. Mr. Sperry sent
one weighing one pound and five ounces to
Master Isaac F. Chamberlain, of Harwinlon,
and that boy has been watching twenty
hills of potatoes .thc'past summer. ' He has
one that weighs two pounds, eleven.- that
weigh thirteen pounds; andthe whole yield
of that one pater: is seventyrnine pounds
and ten ounces. . ,1 _ '
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_ A bear weighing 400 (pounds was captur-
ed on Chocura mountain, in New Hamp-
shire, a few days ago. ~ - - '
It is reported from Boston that some chil-
dren born there have such large heads that
they are bow-legged from'birth. '
In 1868 George Francis Train predicted
that the Bank of California would- collapse
in a single day, and he was nearly mobbed.
“What does ‘Good Friday’ mean i!’ asked
one schoolboy of another. "You had better
was the withering reply.
The midday Shore Line train will leave
Boston on and after the first of November,
at one o’clock, .anl make the run Item that
city to Providence in just one hour.
The Providence Preu says that Watch
Hill beach was covered with round clams,
the layer in some places being a foot thick.
They were washed up by the heavy sea.
in the wagon with him the other day,'a‘_ud. '
picking it up called attention to how dani
gerously he was holding, it. At that'instant
it exploded and killed him. --
A London correspondent of a Liverpool ,
paper tells ofanother infliction from which;
the people of London are suffering. All
the barrel organs under the direction of
the Italian ,iinigrants have been supplied
with Moody ’and Sankey's hymn tunes,
which they are now grinding out , at every
street corner.
The natural result of an equal comming-
ling of the sexes ‘93“ Wyptnin'g' jury was
recentiy‘exempiifié :jp ‘ancasef’whegc. five
days-and nights of deliberation led-not to
a verdict, of course—but to five elopements;
and there would undoubtedly have been six
if the remaining jury woman hadn't been a
mature mother-in-law. -‘ . ~ =
It isirelated that a New Hampshire ' min-
ister recently portrayed tha- history of
Jonah after the following style: “I seem
to see‘ Jonah passing along the road to
Nineveh; I seem loses him entering the
ticket office, buy his ticket, and pay for it ;
I seem to see him walk upon the vessel; I
seem to see them lift their anchor, and the .
stately ship moves gradually out upon the
broad Atlantic. . .‘
Nothing tends more thoroughly to shatter
one’s confidence in outward appearances
than to see a young mam-clad in the heighth
of‘fashion saunter-into a restaurant, pull ofi'
his kids, lan 'uidly seat himself at a table,
consult a hiiI of fare, and then immediately
afterward-to hear the wailcr‘s voice ringing
out the magic words, “one plate of hash and
aglass of water."
Fredonia, in Chautauqua County, was the
first village in the country to he lighted by
natural gas. Humbolt noted this peculiar
phenomenon in his memoirs. The gas is
gathered in a gas receiver of 12,000 cubic
eet capacity on a central street, and furn-
ishes all the gas that is now iii use in that
village. This, gas has a greater diffusive
power and more substance than coal gas,
and lasts longer. , - .'
Another argument for inflation is present;
ed by the Nashville American :—--.“Ear-mers
and mechanics and hardworking trades-
men, do you know the meanin of these
cabaiistic terms of the-bondhol era-“five-
twenties,” “seven-thirties," and “ten-for-
ties ?” Why, simply this in efi‘ectr—that you
7:30, so that the-bondholder need not get up
until next day at} 102401”
There is a pleasin and perfe tly charac-.
teristic anecdote 0, Senator Merrill-fine
Maine oiie. During thclate congress to. New
York firm undertook to present him $600
as a token of their grateful appreciation of t
his action in a matter affecting their b'u'si-
ness interests. Mr. Merrill sent back the
money by the next mail with a laconic inti-.
mation to the mercan'tile gentlemem that he
was not that sort of a senator,
A Philadelphla milliner. apprentice 'went
to visit her mother in the country last Sana
.day, and when that worthy matron beheld
her child she exclaimed; “Isabel Marie
Stephens, what on airth do you mean, oom-
all kajummnxed up in.a heap behind yo,
and all bound up in a heap in front- of yei‘
And hain’t ye got no stockings all of one
color, that ye hat to wear them zebra-colored
things? Thought ye was goin to e. a
milliner. Sh’d think yc’d'marricd a barber
and was playin’ up sign-board for him.
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s
Drug Store, - .
shall get up at 5:20 and not 'quit work‘uutll _
ing out in broad daylight With your gown ~
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Comment Ri'vie'i‘ '_'a'i'id ’Wall‘ 'sti-eets,‘NDrWal 1-, '
Conn, opposite the Dhnburyt ' Natural! Rall-
road Depot. The subscriber has taken the above
well known and popular Hotel, an- establishment
sltton for]. the acoinmo-
trahsieyit guests. The
ma table good, the prices
oms are comm, ,
t'figonahleoqh firskciasjsfltvcry stable is connected
the “916.3 Carriages in rreadiness stall-times.
' I ' i‘ItEflOY-TAYLQR, Proprietor.
A lug, 1875. , '_ m
initiator Horn.
' Comer attention so, NORWALK, ‘o'r. '
HE subscriber having taken the above well-
known centrally located Hotel, is prepar‘e‘d t8
‘00
rooms“; good table: rcasonabiev' rice's. A first-
ciass leci-y connected with the otel.. Carriages
to all trains. Eveil'y effort made to lease.
astr ‘ D. . MOREIIOUS ,Proprietor.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist ol‘ the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Compooltlon.
' Box 319 I'- On, NORWALK, CONN-
believe women we have'turil'e'd'ioose in ourvlfic HARLES w. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NODWALK, cums.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxidc Gas administered.
0. B. COOLIDGE,
D E 1§t‘"';l_:-'t1.s 1' .
Dr. Anna Hut,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Office over
.0. J..Gi-nmaii’s Iii-[Goods score.
“f Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. ' ’
EDWARD BANKS,
CIVIL ENGINEER,_
MID BOROUGH SURVEYOR,
Office at residence of B. 0. Banks, Main Street.
Nor-walk, Conn.
W. :3. RIDER.
ENGINEER AND 'Sunvvon.
Olllce in Gazette Building.
Persona} attention given to Engineering, Mill-
work, and Surveying. Also Agent for all kinds ol
machinery. Orders left at the Gazette Office. or
by mail Will be promptly offended to. 32
Gaoctxstus,
A ll C_II I ’l‘ E CT,
70 BROADWA Y, NEW YORK. ‘
7 . Resldeuce,-Stamford, Ct... .
Special attention paid to country residences O-ly’
S aw. MITCHELL,
I
' At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of .
Beet, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fair living‘prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the ridge. 18
CHARLES s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Draper]: Tailor ~
'7 AND '
GBNTS’FURNISHING EMPOIIIUM,
Main Street, Norwalk, (onn.
Nor-walk Fish 'Market.
THE snbscriberhavingbonghtout the old Bridge
Fish Market, ofRnt‘ns Adams, intendskeeping
A small boy at Auburn,Mass., had his gun constantly on hand all kind: of
FRESH FISH, OYSTEBSJILAOIS ,&C.,
and alivarieties ofchoice fill"; I
in theirscason. CHARLES “EEOBEK WDAJIEF'
3" Spring Chickens Dressed to‘order.
DWARD P. wasp, ~
0 n U G G 1 s T ,
Wat Street, opposite .Vorwalk Opera House
A large and weilselccted stockol‘ .
DRUGS AND MEDICINES
Perfumery, Patent. Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters. Toilet and alcdicatedsoaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts. Hair Brushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery,Cigors, &e.
and in constantlynddlng to hisstock allthcnewand
popular medlctncsof the day.
» DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
r wenndcruigned would respctfnll'y announce to
citizens in this vicinity, that at. his
CORNER-0F WASHINGTON AND DEPOT 5T8.
can always be found
P U .R E D R U G s ,
CIIOICE ‘VINES and. LIQUORS
_ son uncleanruurosns, ‘
FANCY. AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, did.
H’Physicians’t’rescriptionscarefullycomponne
ed day and night. Can be found nlghts,in sam-
nufldlng,entrance on Washington St.
was s. F. PECK, South 'Norwalk Conn
Be So BIIASCER, .
AthisStorcin MALLORY'S BLOCKmascou‘stant _
lyou handagoueral assortmentof '
G R O O E B. I E .8 ,
' CRCCKERY, oLass, .
- My .tvo troonirx wane, 310., we
fly devoting his constant personal attention to the
businesshc hopes; to merit public patronage.
a
TNA INSURANCE CO,L OF HARTFORD,
Incorporated 1519, uhurterPci-petual.
Coplsqlqnd Aunts, $5,052,880.19
[usurésagalnstlossand damage by Fire, outerms
adopted to the hazardmnd consistentwith thclcws
“compensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
SoieAgcntsfot-Norwalk andvicinlty.
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N 0R WALK, CONN.
chants: Capital - - - {$500,009
Pnlduanpltnl. - - - - ‘- 9100.000
Wu. 0. S'rusnt.l’residcnt, Gno. R. CowLns.Sec'y.
EDEN HILL. Treasurer.-
water Coolers
Ice. Cream Freezers,
' At 1.2.1:. I.OC'KlVOOD’S.
Children’s (latrines, only $9.50,
At E. K. LOCKWOOD’fl
AND ,
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' ‘ ‘ot evegy Its crinltau. at the
Book, :03
DidI ever think one of my girls would
come to this 2” -
frantic? Job vintlnz Office.
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WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, '
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tism, Erysipelas, Inflamation of the
kidneys, &c., 850., die. .
This water. kept constantly on hand by the sub-
scriber, and sold by‘ the barrel or gallon. ~
SAMUEL DASKAM,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street, Norwalk, Conn., .
G ciierafAzent for New England States. tl‘ZI
”For sale on drangth at Frank-Mead 8'. Code
Feather Dusters,
ONLY 25 CENTS,
At. a. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
New Barber Shop
Mr. AGUSTgfifliAPPLE
Having taken the‘Sho 1'1‘ merly complied bfi Mr.
Ed. Appell,in ISAAfirBMlCllgwiu. 31‘“ ET,
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and intends makingitthe -
Most Populat'Sltop In Town!
The Saloon is weilfurnishcd tlirou boat, and
will be kept neat and clean. Shaving, 1 air Dress -*
in . Dyeing, Cutting, the... cxecntet in a painsr
to lug manner by compgsteiit assistants.
Cal and give him a trial. .
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'7 mean, Rolls, Pies, Chkes,’ Crpilers, &c., baked
III- M. cc. 8. PROWITT
CHEAP.
ANEW place, about amile from tlic_llrid~e, is
offered very low, and about; two-thirds of the
purchase money can remain on mortgage. A rare
home. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
FOR SALE.
TWO very desirable BuildingLots on West Main
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
FOR saw one To BENT.
Lyon. Said place is a very desirable property,
situated in the Borough of N’orwaik, on the corner
of: Knight Street and North Avenue, is within five
minutes’ walk of the Horse Railway, and Danbttry
it Norwalk Railroad Depot. - Also‘ the some (lis-
_tancc from‘ the several churches and schpols. The
neighborhood is all that could be destrctl. The
House is in good repair, the rooms lurgc,comnio-
(liens and pleasant. On the premises is at well of
excellent water, also a fine garden and plenty of
Possession ivcn the first. of
- A ril, if desired. For terms cnqti re ofJAMES S.
I4. ON, on the premises, or of EDGAR. LYON .
Norwnlk, March 7th, 1874. ‘ 10tf
FOR SALE CHEAP.
(v‘OOI) FARM of aliontAb acres ofJiigh land,
situated two miles north of New Canaan. '
Apply to A. ll. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge. ' ‘4
TO RENT.
FURN 13H ED—l‘ossession immediately if desir-
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Garden, or the Homestead of Mrs. Maria. Gruman
9n Prospect Hill pat-ti y furnished. The location
13 the best on the Sotind,for full information call on
. _ _ - C. J. CBUMAN.
- ah‘adc and fruit trees.
BARN 'ro RENT -A new Dammit. good sut-
' blingfor scveralhorses‘mcar the bridge. Piice
is per month. Enquire at. this Office. . ;
. are W ~ FORT‘SAL'E.
NEAT RESIDENCE on one of flicbcst, pleas-
, untcst and most accessible streets iii town.
Mas eight rooms, with gas in each, and heater cu-
pable of heating. the whole house. Large barn
_with stabliiig for sevpral horses. 3Apple, Pear and
Cherry Trees, just commencing tobettr fruit. ls
within five niiiititcs’ walk ot-thel’bst Olliec, &c.
Brice $1,600. 0: will rent it to a good tenant for
$600 per year. Enquire at this office.
‘I’DB SALE on T0 BENT.
NEW HOUSE, well finished; 4 rooms and
large and convenient pantry aiip two closets,
sinks, &.c., on first floor, three rooms and two clos-
ets on second floor; dining room wainscotctl with
black walnut and cedar, kitchen wainscotcd with
pine ; gas pipes throughout the house ; water
pipes, &c.; situated on Fair 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 sooii it will be rented on reasonable
terms. 8 J ‘. ELLS.
M111 Propérty
FOR SALE. _
I BE subscriber offers forSale his Mill Property
situated in West Norwalk. about two miles
it:
of a manufactory,t.wo stories high;86x18feet;wit
about 19 feet head and fall of water, with threeacres
ofl'and;now used as 21 Saw Mill but suitable for a‘
mannfnctory ofany kind. Terms easyand price low.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwalk ,or ofthesubscriber, .
CHAUNCEYSTBEET.
WestNorwalk, Sept.25. 1869. t f3
now run vouavntrsa PIPES.
Wm. zGlovter ; & SOn,
PIPE, at very short notice and at. as low a rate as
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PLUMBING In allits Branches.
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manufacturer, W. H. Chick Sr 00., 111 N. second
Street, St. Louis, * ‘ ‘ '
B. J. STURGES,
REAL unit & INSURANCE
BROKER,
Office No. 4 Gazette Building,
NORWALK, CONN. , '
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and every evening after 5 o’clock.
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Scottish Commercial, Scotla lld,,0i1])I7i , $10,000,000.
Niagara, of New York, assets, $1,500,000.
‘ Metro olitan Plate Glass InsumiicoCompan
of New 'ork, Capita13100,000. >'
10 PER GENT. INTEREST?
. First Mortgage on farm-lands.
5 Per Cent Semi-annually,
no answer. sscumrv.
Havin made. arrangements with HENRY
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vestors to call and examine at the office of
‘ Wilson 6t flurlliutt,
, GAZETTE BUILDING
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, FRANCIS J . McKEON.
Draper and Tailor.
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Room No, l, Gazette Building. '
Men an (1 Women
Y:
50
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
THE SUBSCRIBER is now prepared to furnish
Sula Water [alllll Root, Beer
STEEL F0 UNIAINS,
toany of his Customers or the Trade, ‘-
S. GRUMMAN.
51}; Main Street,Norwalk. '
NOTICEgr
WILL COMMENCE BUSINESS on
Thursday October lst, l814‘,
Intlie Banking-Rooms of the Fair
field 00. National Bank.
,IITEIBT Will BE ALLOWED II All GASES Hill
- Til! OAT! OF DEPOSIT. .
Business hours from 9, A. M., to 12. Ms; 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. ll. STREET, Treasurer.
John A.-H0nne_clcer,
it FOOT 0_I-‘ MILL‘HILL.
fresh every day. Everything made out of good
materials. anti by careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking. . .
Express-cunts
05- W EGO
PURE Ann '
~ SILVER GLOSS STARCH,
For the Laundry,
. MANUFACTURED BY
'1‘. KINGSFORD C7 SON,
'riii: BEST STARCII IN THE wounn
Gives-a beautiful finish to the linen, anti the dif-
ferenceiii cost between it and common starch is
scarcely half a cent for an ordinary washing.
Ask yottr Grocer for it. ’ - '
_—
KINGSFORD_’S
OSWEGO CORN .‘STARCH,
FOB PUDDINGSLBLANC NANCE, ICE CREAM, AC.-
Is the original—established in- 1843. And pre-
serves its reputation-as pawn-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., &c.. the highest
chemical authority of Europe, carcliilly analyzed
this Com Starch. and says it is amost excellent or
tlclc of diet. and in chemical and feeding propor-
ties'is fully equal to the best arrow root.
‘ Directions for making Puddings, Custards, he...
accompanying each one pound package. l-‘or sale
by all first-class Grocers. .
Chamois, Sponges & Whips,
At E. If. LOCII'WOOD’S.
ilSiIl'T’i tutti suit
now is the titne to begin using this
GREAT REMEDY.
sell it.
chance for a poor titan to secure it permanent
. THE place belonging to the estate ‘ol’ Zalnion'
from Darién Depot,thrce miles from-South Nor-
walk,andtwo miles from New Canaav,consistlnE 3
Areready topiftinyourhVATERfiTEAM orGAS '
The Fairieli (it). Sirius Bail -
swnn'rns‘v EYES WERE still!"
- - SEEN. . :...
Darling have you read theiioem, ~
With the name I write above,
Long ago penned by Camoens,
To the lady ofhis love.
So I now will write a poem,
Dedicate to you, my queen _
With the self-same name and topic,
"Sweetest eyes were ever been," " ,
Will I love them when their brown depths
Arc with mirth and laughter bright,
And I read the hidden mischief,
Lurking ili their dancing light, '
: Fer through all the mirth-and mischief, -
I can see their beauty’s sheen, " " . ‘
Do not doubt me wbcn'I calf-them
“Sweetest eyes were ever seen.”
Well I love them, when in earngst »- ,
Thoughtful mood, we have convey-sell
Qt) some high testbelic subjectré .-
Evei-y lower thought dispersed, ‘
Lighted up with earnest feeling
’Neath the forehead so serene,
Still I think them, oh my darling
“Sweetest eyes were ever seen.”
But I love them best and dearesfi’
When with Love’s own light they shine,
And I_rca_d_;lhe heart’sjafl‘ection
As they lockup into mine;
When withJ‘eeliDg overflowing,
Then I love them best, my queen,
Thinkingthem above all others
“Sweetest eye's'were seen.”
.x< 9.“; , - V _-—.__
contour.
Why so sorrowful, darling—
Why so sorrowful, pm i ,
You are looking out-for clouds dear,
And meeting 'the storm half way.
Where is the use of fretting
Over the worries of life?
Haven’t you got yonr'babies ? -
And haven’t you got your wife?
I am a sickly nuisance; ‘ .
The babies do nothing but squall ;
And it gives you trouble to find, dear,
' Bread and butter for all, ,
But what would you do without us ?
' Where would you like to roam,
If you hadn’t the wife and babies
To anchor you here at home?
. Don’t we divide your sorrows 2
7 Don’t we double your joys?
What Would you do with your money
‘ ,Without the girls and boys ?
I know that they tear their dresses,
And wear holes in their shoes;
- I know we’ve had ample,
. And business has got the blues.
It’s horrid to be ‘7: merchant,
* And worse to be. a clerk j,— »
Itwns mean for the house to fail, dear,
And throw you'out of work, .
But times have always beenhard, dur,
Since ever the world began ; >-
.‘ And didn't you always growl, dear,
- Like every business man ? _ V
We’ve plenty to eat, my darling, >
. And clothes enough to wear f
' . They’ll last till you get to work, dear,
And what more need we care i-
Let ushave done with sorrow,
‘ - Ant] drive and thoughts-away ; . '\
There’s no such thing as' to’-morrow-—-
When it comes it will be today.
Let me smooth out your forehead,
And kiss away that frown ;
You know you’ve the prettiest babies .
And the merriest wife'in towu.
Panics don’t last forever; .
They end in a little while;
Pluckup your courage, darling,
And take life with a smile, .
—Harpe-r"s Weekly.
AWAKE!
BY IIJALMAIL IIJORTII BOYESEN.
Wake my beloved, the young day is treading,
Blushing and fair, over forest and lake,
Flowering life in its footsteps outspreading»
V_Wiil-:c,-iny beloved, awake! .' 1
Break the dull sleep; while iove’s spring-
time is dawning, » . ‘ . g. .
Let us drink deep of its fleeting delight!
Under our,_feet at this moment is yawning
- Dark, the compassionless night.
Love, with its turbulent, mighlypulsation,
Thrills through my veins likes quicken-
ing heat; , _ " ,
All my young life with its strong aspiration,
All have 1 thrown at‘ihy'fcet. ' 7' i
if the wild vision of glory should blind me.
Reach me thy hand lest Islumble and fall;
Darkness before me and darkness behind me,
Thou art my life and my all. '
Sweet ’tis to breathe in the ball!) filthy
presence, ~
Sweeter to feel the warm gaze of thine
eye, .
While the fleet moments with brighl‘ifl‘er-
vescence
Whisper their giadness and die.
Then in lbedepths of my soul as in slumber,
Hear I great voices of world-shaking deeds ,
And the‘ pale day, with its cares without
number, ‘* ‘ ' ‘
Far from my vision recedes.
Ere I had seen thee, how lardiiy flowin
Stole from my breast the faint notes 0 my
song;
Now, like spring freshets, their gates over-
throwing, .
Roll the strong torrents along.
Pitlc was my life, anti the white mists above
' me . g .
Diirlimed to my sight the soft splendor of
fly ; ‘
Now, but a glimpse of the hope that yo
love me - . .
Lights and illnmines my way.
Darkling I stood ; and tumultuous fancies
Surged through my son] like black billows
Of night;
Now the wide fttluretin sun lit expanses,
Radiant bursts on my sight.
Dost thou'not see the dawn’s beckoning
finger. . .
HTEdhc young light, like it lull-swelling
i cg
Breaks through its floodgates? Oh, why
dost thou linger? . .
Wake, my beloved, my bride!
Scribner for November.
ZITTLE ‘BROWN HANDS.
. This little gem was written some ten
years ago by a thirteen-year-old school girl,
Mary H; Kronl, of Crawfordsville, Ind. It
has gone the rounds of the press of this and
other countries. , '
They drive home the cows from the pasture,
Up through the long shady lane,
Where the quail whistles loud in the wheat
fields, - 4
That are yellow with ripening grain.
They find, in the thick, waving grasses,
W here the scarlet-lipped strawberry
grows,
They gather the earliest snowdrops
Anti the first crimson buds of the rose.
They toss the hay in the meadow;
They gather the elder-bloom white;
They find where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinted October light.
They know where the apples hang ripest,
- And are sweeter than Italy’s wines;
They know where the fruit hangs the thick-
es
On the long, thorny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate sea-weeds,
And build tiny castles of sand;
They pick up the beautiful Seashells—-
. ‘Fairy barks that have drifted to land.
they wave from the tall, rocking treetops,
W here_lhe oriole‘s hammock nest swings,
And at night time are folded in slumber
By arsong that a fond mother sings.
Those who toil bravely arealrongest;
The humble and poor become great;
Anti from these brown~handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers of state.
The pen of the author and statesman—
Thc noble and wise of the land—-
The sword and chisel and pallele
Shall be held in the little brown band;
Aha bexcigims the InteoOcsan. This is
good! Shows ugyouug woman what she
gets for scttlpin ground on chunks of stone
in place of_was fundishes at $2.50 a week.
B28 Washington Chronicle speaks of Annie
am. . .
Norwalk Chronicler