WHOLE‘NUMBER 1486.
- - From the Atlantlc Monthly.
HOW the Old Horse Won the Bet.
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DacsNNui. DINNER, MAY 11, 1876.
"Twas on the famous trotting-ground,
The betting men were gthhered round
From far and near; the “ cracks" were there.
Whose deeds the sporting prints declare :
The swift g. m., Old Hiram's. nag,
The fleet s. h., Dan Pfeifier’s brag,
With these a third—and who is he
That stands beside. his fast be g. ?
Budd Doble, whose catarrhal name
So fills the nasal trump of fame.
There too stood many a noted steed_ '
Of Messenger and Morgan breed;
Grscnhorscs, also, nota few,—
Uuknown as yet what they could do;
And all the hacks that know so well
The scourgings of the Sunday swell.
Blue are the skies of opening day;
The bordering turf is green with May;
The sunshine’s golden gleam is thrown
On sorrel, chestnut, bay and roan;
The horses paw and prance and neigh,
Fillies and colts like kittens play
And dance and toss their rippled manes
Shining and soft as silken skeins;
Wagons and gigs areranged about,
Audffashion flaunts her. say tum-out ;
Here stands—each youthful Jehu’s dream—
The jointed tandem, ticklesh team'!
And there in ampler breadth expand
The splendors of 'the four-in-hand ;
Onffaultless ties and glossy :tiles
The lovely bonncts beam their'sniiles
(The style’s the man. so books avow ;
The style’s the woman, anyhow);
From flounces frothed with creamy lace.
Peeps out the pug-dog's smutty face,
Or spaniel rolls his liquid eye,
0r stares the wiry pet of Skye-—
O woman, in your hours of case
So shy‘witli us, so free with these!
“Come on! I’ll-bet you two to one
I’ll make him do it!” " Will you? Done 1”
What was it who was bound to do?
I did not hear and can’t tell you,—
Pray listen till my story’s through.
Scarce noticed, back behind the rest,
By cart and ‘wagon rudely prest ;
The parson’s lean and bony bay
Stood harnessed in his one-horse shay—
Lent to his sexton for the day.
(A funeral—so the sexton said;
His mother‘s uncle’s wife was dead.) '
Like Lazarus bid to Dives’ feast,
So looked the poor forlorn old beast r
His cost was rough, his tail was bare,
The gray was sprinkled in his hair ;
Sportsmen and jockeys knew him not,
And yetthey say he once could trot
Among the fleetest of the town,
Till something cracked and broke him down—
The steed’s the statesman’s common lot!
“And are we then so soon forgot ?”
Ah me! I doubt if one of you
Has ever heard the name ‘5 Old Blue,"
Whose fame through all this region rung
In those old days when I was young!
“ Bring forth the horse!” Alas! he showed
Not like the one Mazeppa rode ;
Scant-maned, sharp-backed andshaky-kneed,
' The wreck of what was once a steed,
Lips thin, eyes hollow, stiff in joints;
Yet not without his knowing points.
The sexton, laughing in his sleeve -
As if ’t were all a make-believe,
Led forth the horse, and as he laughed
Unhitched the breeching from the shaft,
Unclaspcd the rusty belt beneath,
Drew forth the snaffle from his teeth!
Slipped off his headstall, set him frc'e
From strap and rein,—a sight to see!
So worn, so lean in every limb,
It can’t be theyare saddling him!
It is! his back the pig-skin strides
And flaps his lank, rheumatic‘sides ;
With look of mingled scorn and mirth
They buckle round the saddle-girth;
With horsey wink and saucy toss
A youngster throws his leg across,
And so, his rider on his back, .
They lead him, limping, to the track,
Far up behind the starting-point,
To limber out each stiffened joint.
As through the jeering crowd he passed,
One pitying lookold Hiram cast;
“ Go it, ye cripple, while ye can !"
Cried out unseutimental Dan;
“ A Fast-Day dinner for the crows!"
BuddDoble’s scoffing shout arose. -
Slowly as when the walking-beam
First feels‘the "gatherin‘ghead of steam,
With warning cough and threatening wheeze
The stiff old charger crooks his knees,
At first with cautious step sedate,
As if he draggedacmhofstate:
He’s not a colt; he knows full well
That time is weight and sure to tell;
No horse so sturdy but he fears ~
The handicap of twenty years.
As through the throng on either hand
The old horse nears the judges’ stand,
Beneathhis jockey’s feather weight
He warms,a little to his gait,
And now and then a step is tried
That hints of something like a stride.
“ Go !”——Through his ear the summons stung
As if a battle trump had rung;
The slumbering instincts long unstirred
Start at the old familiar word ;
It thrills like flame through every limb——
What meanhis twenty years to him?
The savage blow his rider dealt
Fell on his hollow flanks unfelt ;
The spur thatpricked his staring hide
Unheadedztpsé his bleeding side .
Alike to him are spur and rein,—
He steps a five-yeanold again !
Before the quarter pole was past,
Old Hiram said, “ He’s going fast."
Long ere the quarter was a half,
The-chuckling crowd had ceased to laugh;
Tighter his frightened jockey clung
As in a mighty stride he swung,
The gravel flying. in. his track. .
His neck stretched out, his ears laid back,
His tail extended" all the while
Behind him like a rat-tail file!
0!! went a shoe—awayit spun,
Shot like a bullet from argun.
The quaking jockey shapes in prayer
From scraps of oaths he used to swear;
He drops his whip, he drops his rein,
He clutches fiercely for a mane;
He’ll lose his hold—he sways and reels— "
He’ll slide beneath those trampling heels!
The knees of many a horseman quake,
Thefiowers onvmany a bonnet shake,
And shouts arisefrom left to right,
“Stick on! Stick on!” “Hould tight! Hould
tight 1"
“ Cling round his neck and don’t let go—
That pace can’t hold—there! steady". wlioal’,
But like the sable steed that .bore
The spectral lover of Lenore,
His nostrils snorting foam and fire,
No stretch his bony' limbs can tire;
And now the stand he rushes by,
And “Stop himl—stop him i" is the cry.
Stand‘back! he’s only just begun—
He ’3 having out three beats in one !
Don’t rush in front! he’ll smash your brains;
But follow up and grab the reins!
Old Hiram spoke. Dan Pfeiffer heard,
And sprang inipatient 'at. the word;
Budd Doble started on his bay,
Old Hiram followod on his gray,
And of! they spring, and round they go,
The test case doing “all they know."
. place next Thursday in the Jury
' no light task, for he
Look! twice they follow at his heels,
As round the circling course he wheels,
And whirls with him that clingingboy
Like Hector round the walls of Troy;
Still on, and on, the third time round!
They’re tailing off! they're losing ground!
Budd Doble’s nag begins to fail!
Dan Pfeiffer’s sorrel Whisks his tail!
And see! in spite of whip and shout,
Old Hiram’s mare is giving out!
Now for the finish! at the turn,
The old horse—all the rest asters—
Comes swinging in with easy trot ;
By Jove! he’s distanced all the lot!
That trot no mortal could explain ; .
Some said, “ Old Dutchman come again!"
Some took his time,—at least they tried,
But what it was could none decide;
One said he could n’t understand
What happened to his second hand:
One said 2:10; that could n’t be—
More like two twenty-two or three ;
Old-Hiram settled it at last ;
“The the was two—too dee-vel-ish fast !"
The parson’s horse had won the bet;
It cost him something of a sweat;
Back in the one horse shay he went;
The parson wondered what it meant,
And murmured, with a mild surprise
Aud pleasant twinkle of the eyes,
“ That funeral must have been a trick,
.Or corpses drive at double-quick;
I should in wonder,.I declare,
If brother Murray made the prayer!”
And this is all I have to say
About the parson’s poor old bay,
The same that drew the one-horse shay.
Moral for which this tale is told;
A horse can trot, for all he’s old.
—-0h'-oer Wendell Holmes.
Crowded out from last week.
. The Campaign;
The Republicans of Washington held an
immense Mass Meeting, Monday night, 19th,
to ratify the.Ciucinnati nominations. Among
those on the platform were President Grant,
Senators Sherman, Morton, Frelin huyson
and Oglesby, _ Secretary Chandler, Ettorney
General Taft, Treasurer New, General But-
ler, Rev. Dr. Newman, and very many other
prominent persons. Senator Logan presided.
Speeches were made by Senators Sherman,
orton, Frelinghu‘ysen and Oglesby, Attorney
General Taft an General . Butler. ' The
the nominations. Letters were read from
Governor Jewell, Senator Conkling ' and
secretary Bristow, e'xpre's‘singhearty approv-
al of the nomination. _ ' ‘ V ’ ‘ '
Gov. Taft closed .his speech as follow;—
Popular education is the hope. of'the republic.
I trust that the time isnot far, distant when
all the people will acquiesce in sustaining the
common schools, and when they who ask a
division of the school fund will yield—to the
genius of republicauism and _be satisfied to.
give religious instruction and enjoy religious
worship in the family and in the church,
while the State, with'a'sovereign impartiality,
shall perform its great duty of making educa-
tion universal through the best system of
common schools the worldever. saw.
After adjournment the assemblageproceed-
received with the most intense manifestations”.
of fav0r and addressed the crowd thanking
them for the compliment and heartily , oiné
ing in their approval of .the .nomina one.
Both cadidates, he said, are 'true and 3ftried,
honest and competent, strong and'pop'ular.‘
I do not believe it was possible for the‘natidn-
a! convention to present, a more acceptable
success. To that great result' your eflo'rts.
and mine will, I am sure, be devoted with'
the most earnest zeal. If I may be permitted
to refer to the connection of my own panic
with the republican nomination, let me. say,"
gentlemen, that I look back upon it with
pride and satisfaction, withnot one feeling of
regret at the final result. I owe muchfto the
true friends whoso faithfuny supported me,
and I am sure that I do not entertain the
slightest feeling of unkindness towards those
who opposed me. I hope I can go further
and say that out of all the fierce ”conflicts of;
the past half year I do not cherish a single
ill will .or. uncharitable feeling ,toward Early.
political rival .or any political opponent. , Let;
us look forward hopefully to the future for
the peace and pro rity of the American
people, wisely g _ed by a; republican ad--
ministration of the government which shall
bs just to all sections and all citizens of our
own common country. Thanking you again'
gentlemen, for the honor of your call, I _bid
you 'a cordial good night.
The people then directed their course to
the White House, on the balcony of which-
the President appeared in response to the
music of the Marine band and the cheers of
the crowd. When the opportunity was
afforded by the first lull in the noisy demons-
tration, he said: ‘
“Gentlemen, after all the speaking you and
I have listened to to-night, for I was with
you at your ratification meeting, you. cannot
wish, even if I was a speaker, to hear any-
thing from me. But I cannot withhold my
approval of the excellent ticket given you by
the national republican convention at Cincin-
nati—a ticket that should receive the cordial
support of allraces in all sections. I know
Governor Hayes rsonally, and I can sur-
render with unfeigned leasure my present
osition to him, as I believe I shall do on the
th of March, next year, with a . guaranteed
security for your rights and liberties under
the lsWs of the had." _ '
Pacification Of the South.
Hon. William A. Wheeler, in a letter re-
lating to .the adjustment of the Louisiana
troubles, some months ago, said: ,
And now, a closing word—the result of my
personal observation in the South. AWe of
the North delude ourselves in expecting that
the masses of the South, so far behind us in
many of the attributes of enlightened im.
proyemeut and civilization, are, in the .brief
period of ten or fifteen ears, to be trans-
prmed into our model orthern communi-
ties. That can only come through a long
course of patient waiting, to which no one can
now set certain bounds. There will be a good
deal of unavoidable friction, which will call
for forbearance, and which will have to be
relieved by the temperate, fostering care of
the Government. One, of the most potent
if not indispensable agencies in this direction
. will be the devising of some system to aid in
the education of "the masses. The fact that
there are whole counties in Louisiana in which
there isnot a solitary school-house is full of
suggestion. Wecompelled these people to
remain in-the Union, and now duty and in-
terest demand that We leave no. just means
untried to make them good, loyal citizens.
How to diminish the friction, how to stimu-
late the elevation of this portion of our coun-
try, are problems addressing themselves to
our best and wisest statesmanship. The
foundation for these efforts must be laid in
satisfying the Southern people that they are
to have equal, exactjustiCe accorded to them.
Give them, to the fullest extent, every bless-
ing which the Government confers upon the
mostlfavored—give them no. just ,cause for
complaint, and then hold _ them, by every
necessary means, to an, exuct,.ri '_d observ—
ance of all their duties andobli trons under
the Constitution audits. amen cuts to se-
suie to al_1 within their borders manhood and
citizenship, with every right thereto belong-
ing. - -
The Centennial.
The steady growth of attendance evinces'
the increased interest injtheuExhibitiomi
the average of payin visitors was 12,
the number has gra ually increased every
Week, and last _ week averaged 30,000 daily.
The forthcominfiewedding of the daughter
of Mr. Dannfeltg‘;t -:Sweed1sh.:00mmissloner,
to Mr. W. Christopherson, the Norwegian
Commissioner creates 9. 00d deal of interest
in Exhibition circles. , he marri" e. will take
avilion on
the grounds, and the guests will comprise
nearly everybody of distinction connected
With the fair.
The Duke of Gothland, son of the King of
Sweden, aged 17 years, ‘has arrived ma
Swedish corvette, and is now viewing the ex-
hibition. , He holds therank of midshipman,
and his father has directedthat he accept no
attentIOns other thanjdueihi‘s rankf‘m the
Navy.. . The young Prince therefore rambles-
about without: ceremony. . ' '
The _ most. . industrious, and . indefatigable.
sight-seer. who visits-the. Exhibition isthe
Emperor Dom Pero.‘ He'take's one departs
men't after another, and does not leave it'
until he isfamiliar with the appearance and
uses of every noticeable object in it. Noth-
ing escapes his observation and those who
accompany him to explain the. exhibits have
lies them” constantly
with questions. The mpress is also a fre-
quent visitor at the fair; and is. flmostas
speakers all gave unbounded approbation to‘ ,
.. self. ”
cd to the residence of Mr. Blaine ho. =
w ‘ was, ready they brought out‘Bradley’s tom cat
and put it in the basket andtied it in-so that
litcouldn’t jamp, you know. ‘ There ‘were'
jabout.1_00,000 people looking on, and when
. they let go. you never. heard sucha—"' '
ticket to the great . massof the American immune-N” Imumd “mm" “1“"
voters and I have no doubt of its triumphant: ‘
Duringjhefirst week, omitting _openin'g.dag,.1 .
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thorough and conscientious _a sight-seer as her
husband, but the twoiseldom‘ go together.
The formal programmc‘for the grand cere;
monies of the Fourth-of- July Observances is
completed. The: ceremonies‘wm take place
' at Independencefhalhbeginning at an early
hour with areview of military in Chestnut
street. The literary exercises, under the au-
spicesof the UnitedStates centennial com-
mission, will take place in the square imme.
diately in the rear; of- Independence hall.
The exercises commence immediately after
the termination of the military, review and
will be initiated by Bishop Simpson. Over-
ture, “The'Great; Republic," 'by‘Geor e F.
.Bristow and Chorus; readingiof the ecla-
ration of Independence from: the ori ‘ doc-
ument, by Richard Henry Lee'of irginia;
hymn of welcome..byOliver-Wendell Holmes,
written to the music of Keller-m hymn; or-
chestra and chorus; inational ode by Bayard
Taylor; “A Gre'cting'from Brazil," a hymn
composed at the request of Dom Pedro, by
the distinguished "Brazilian," Carlos Games,
and dedicated-to the - American people; ora-
tion by William M. Evarts; ’ Hallelujah—or-
chestra and chorus; doxology—“Old Hun-
. dred."
Gilmore has been given charge of the or-
chestra, with Carl Sentz as chorus master.
Mr. Potts’ Story.
HE WOULD SWELL THE FIGURES.
Max Adeler has the following :
WhileI was over at Pencader, the other
day, I called _on the: Potts’.- Mr. Potts is
liable to indulge in extravagance in his con-
versation, and, as Mrs. Potts is an extremely
conscientious women where matters of fact are
concerned, she's obliged to keep her eye on
him. Potts was telling me about an incident
that occured in the town, a few days before,
and this is the wayhe related it :
Potts. “You see old Bradley over here is
perfectly crazy on the subject of gases and
the atmosphere, and such things—absolutely
wild; and one day he was. disputing with
Green about howhigh upinthe air life could be
sustained; and Bradly said an-animal could
live about forty million miles above the earth,
if——"
Mrs. Potts. . “Not forty million, my dear,
only forty miles, he. said."
P. “Furty, was it ? Thank you. Well,
sir, old Green, you know, ._ said that was
ridiculous ;» and he said he'd bet Bradley a
couple of hundred; thousand dollars that life
couldn’t be sustained half that way up, and
so—4—” 7.
Mrs. P. “William, you are wrong ; he
only offered to bet fifty dollars."
P. “Well, anyhow Bradley took him up
quicker’n a wink, and they agreed to send
up a cat in a balloon to decide the bet. So
what does Bradley do but buy, a balloon
about twice. as big as our barn, and began
. to—l’
Mrs. P. “It was only about ten feet in
diameter, Mr. Adeler ; William forgets."
P. “Begin to‘ inflate her. When she was
filled, it took 80 men to hold her, and—"
. Mrs. P. .Eightymén, Mr. _Potts ! Why,
you know Mr. Bradley heldthe balloon bin
P. “He did, did he? 0, very well,
what's the odds 1 And when everything was
,Mrs. P. “There. was not more than 200
P. “0, don’t bother me! I say you
never heard such a’ yell as the balloon went
scooting up. into the sky, pretty near out of
sight. _Bradley said she..Went up about 100
miles and—now don't interrupt me, HenrietL
ta; Iknow what the man said—and. that
horns, 'sofs you could as heard .her from here
to Peru. 'Wéll, sir, when she‘ was up so’s
she looked as small» as a pin-head, something
or other .bust. I dunno howit was, but pret-
tysoon down came that balloon a flickering
toward the earth atthe rate of- fifty miles a
minute, and .oldé” ‘ ‘ 7
Mrs. P. “Mr. Potts, you know that the'
balloon came down as gently as—"
P. “0, do hush up ! Women don’t
know anything about such things. And old
Bradley, he had a kind of a registering ther-
mometerfixed. in the basket along. with that
cat. Some sort of a patent machine ; cost
thousands of dollars, and he was expecting
to examine it ; and Green had an idea he’d
lift out a dead cat, and scoop in the stakes.
_When all of a sudden as she came pelting
dowu, a tornado struck her—now Henrietta,
what in .thethunder are you staring at me in
that way for i “It was a tornado-a regular
Cyclone—and it struck her and jammed her
against the lightingrod on the Baptist church
steeple, and there she stuck—stuCk on the
spire about 800feet up in the air.”
:Mrs. P. .. .“Yoii‘ may get just as mad as you
like,.but I am positively certain that steep.
le.’s not 'aninch over 95rfeet.”
P. “Henrietta, I wish to gracious you’d
go up stairs and look after the children.
. Well, about half a minute after she struck,
out stepped that-tom cat onto the weather-
the hurricane reached the weathercock and
it began .to_revolve.6000r 700 tunes a minute, -
thecat howling. until you couldn't hear your-
self speak. .(Now, Henrietta, you’ve had
your put, you keep quiet.) That cat staid
on that weather-cock about two» months—"
Mrs. - P. ..‘.‘Mr‘.. Potts, that's an awful
story ; it only happened last’l‘ue'sday.”
P. (confidentially). “Never mind her.
And on Sundiiy the way that cat 'carried on
and yowled, with its tail pointing, due cast,
was so awful that they couldn’t have church.
And-Sunday afternoon the preacher told‘
Bradley if he didn’t get that cat down he'd
sue him for a million dollars' damages. So
Bradley got a mood shot at the cat four-
teen hundred times. (Now _you didn’t
count ’em. Henriettaand 1, did). and he. bans-
ed thetopof. the stmplc all. to. splinters, and;
at lastTfetChe'drdown'the cat shot, to rags;
and in her stomach he found his 11.18111191119-
ter. She’d ate it on herway’u‘p, and. it stood
at assimilates. acids.»
Mrs. P.” . f‘Nothermometer ever stood at
suchafigurcastha.” ' .
P. ‘(iiid‘igvnantlyy “on, well, if you
think youc'an .tell the story better than I
can,"why don‘t you tell it ? You’re enough
to worry the life out of a man.” _
Then Pottsslammed the door and went
out, and I_ left. ,I don’t know whether
Bradley got .thestakes or not.
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Double Crimes.
Our whole system of ‘ treating double"
crimes with one-sided 19?"??? whole silly
policy of treating" deputy to a double crime
as a fiend, and the otherparty as an angel, or
a baby, has been not only inefficient for the.
and sought to be obtained, but disastrous;
The man who offers a bribe to another for
any purpose which involves the infraction of
a law of the State" or Nation. is,._‘an‘d’ must be,
an) eqsslnnfieicihenfilt; and .ny law
which leaveshimyout or the transaction is
utterly unjust ongtlie face Cf it. If it is
wrong to sell liquor, it is wrong to buy it,
and wrong'tofs'ell because,.and only because,
it is wrong to buy. If prostitution is wrong,
it iswrong _on both sides, and he who offers
abribe to weak woman, without home, or
friends or means of dife, to break the laws of
the state, shares her guilt in equal measures.
Law can never be respected that is not just.
.No law can be enforced that lays its hand
upon only one of the. parties to a double
‘Crime. No such law ever was enforced, or
ever accomplished the purpose for which it
was enacted; and until we are ready have
_doublelaws for measures .to suppress those
crimes, ourwitnesscs are all accomplices, the
moral. sense of thecommunity is blunted and
perverted, and those whom we brand as crim-
inals look upon our laws with contempt of
indium and conscience. J. 0. Hum.
cat, mind you, a howling like a hundred fog .
cock. It made Green sick. And just then P
Centennial Songs for the Fourth.
Beneathsrc given"; the Centennial, odes,,of
William. Cullen. Bryant. and Bayard Taylor»
_which were composed _ut- the. requestjo -;the
committee having, in charge the. Fourth of
Jul celebration at. New'York.‘ Thetflilluc
t0 . . 8 .lor's poem has. been written brimm-
soi-
.~ mailer. otianen, Germany: the - ode
will be sung atmiduighton-thefid’ python»
rious German-societies assembled. in; Union '
Square-J 4 Mn Brmt’s poem-(whichwssori -
inallyintended to be anode and recited) wi l
be'iiiter‘prétcd musical! on the, morning of.
the Fourth at the Aca emy of Music.
CENTENNIAL nqu—navam‘.
Through storm and calm the years have led
Our nation on from stage to stage, -
A century’s space until we tread - -
' The threshold of another age.
We see there, o’er our pathway swept,
A torrent stream of blood and fire,
And thank the ruling power who kept
Our sacred league of States entire. '
Oh! checkered train of years, farewell,
With all thy strifes and hopes and fears;
But with us let thy memories dwell
To warn and lead the coming years
And then, the new-beginning sea,
Warned by the past and not in vain.
Write on a fairer, whiter page
The record of thy happier reign.
sous or 1876—Tsrton. I
Waken, voice of the Land’s Devotion j
Spirit of freedom, awaken-n11! . ‘
Ring, ye shores, to the Song of Ocean,
Rivers, answer, and mountains call!
The golden any has come; -
Let every tongue be dumb
Thatsounded its malice Cr murmured its fears;
She hath wonher story;
She wears her glory;
We crown her the Land of a Hundred Years
Out of darkness and toil and danger
Into the light of Victory's _day— 7
Help to the weak and Home to the stranger,
Freedom to all, she hathheld her way!
Now Europe’s orphans rest
Upon her mother-breast.
The voices of nations are heard in the cheers
That shall cast upon her.
New love and honor,
And crown her queen of a Hundred Years!
North and South, we are met as brothers;
East and West, we are wedded-as one!
Right of each shall secure our mother‘s"—
Child of each is her faithful son!
We give the heart and hand,
Our glorious native land, -
For battle hastried thee, and time endears;
‘ We will write thy story,
‘ And keep thy glory
As pure as of Oldfor a Thousand years.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SENATE, Monday, June 20.
Resolution releasing William B. Royce-
reported favorably. and explained, by: Mr.
:Johnson. Royce was convicted .of in..-
works ;- resolution passed, 6 to 5. -
Bill gi _'_, g women right to vote, called up.
The vote stood : ,
Yeas—Senators Austin, Brown, Tourtelotte
and Hubbard—4.
Nays—Senators Pond, Johnson, Coogau,
‘ :Merwin, Nichols,- Guy,~Beardsley, Seymour,
Eastman, Hardenburg, Wilcox, Hyde and
White—13.
Abmnt—Senators Palmer, Cutter Brugger-
hof'and‘Buck—4. . .
Resolution restoring forfeited rights to
Wm. .S. Fenn, recently pardoned ; passed.
Resolution granting administration on. es_-'
tate of George F. Jones ;
Billrmnking claims for .
vent estates preferred, provided the amount
hasoccured within six months; .
‘Housn—Resolution that the-annual a pro-
S5,000 instead of $2,000,” he‘r'eforc come
frontthe Senate; . - - ' '
Bill-authorising iselectmen to appoint
“night 'patrolmen’v’was taken up by Mr.
Morris of New Haven moved to amend,
t?“ strike out “night ;" so ordered and the
Bill de actions for damages done by cattle,
that same maybe broughtin‘justices’ courts
inallcases; passedinconcurrence. '
Billregulatingpayment: of state taxes to
conform _to'ch fl go of elections, etc. ;
in concurrence. ' ' ‘ ' '
Resolution incorporating the Birmingham
and Ansonia hofse railroad company; pass-
ed in concurrence. - ‘
Bill providing penalty for drugging or
gagging, of not. more than twentyyea'rs. ,
Mr. Harrisbn ' of Guilford moved an
amendmentthat any person! may be fined.
from $7 to’3000.‘ for putting anything into a
spring or well withintent to poison 0r spoil the
water. -
Amendment agreed to and bill passed.
SENATE, Tuesday, June 27.
Resolutionraising a committee 'of two on
contingent expenses; ’ Messrs. Will-
cox and Bruggerhof appointed.
Bill authorizing the closing of liquor
saloons on election da ; re'ected. _
Mr. Purdy of ew naan offered a
resolution that every member exce' t- chair.
men of committees shall be limite to 'five
minutes for debate. Advocated by Mr.
Purdy and Mr. Hilton of Darien, and
assed. -
Bill giving tax-paying-women the right to-
vote, heretofore passed, came from the Sen:
ate rejected. :The'house insisted, and Messrs-.-
Graves and Smith were appointed a com;
mittee of conference. . -
Substituteblll that all loans and invest-.
meats by savings banks in UnitchStatcs
bonds, and thezbondsof an. of the counties, .
cities, boroughsand 801100 districts of. the.
state shalibe classed ,in the returns of the
banks'as real estate for-the purpose 'of loans
and taxation; power is given to the directors
in making dividends, to discriminate be;
tween deposits of, $2,000 and less and those
over that sum, such discrimination not to 831-.
ceed one per cent. r annum, and to be
alwayl in favor of epositors of less than
$2,000; the bill passed. ' , '
Mr. Willcox' reported from com-
mittee of conference »on sherifi’s fees,
that the Senate reconsidered and concur in'
rejecting the bill ; agreed to. ~
Bill providing that all loans'and investr
mentsrof savings banks in United States
bonds, state. county,.town, city, boroughand
school district bonds of this state, shall be
classed in returns of treasurers of said. sav-_
ings banks as real estate, for the pumms of .
loans, passed. . ' .
The female suffrage bill came from the
House with a request for a committe of con-
ference. The Senate voted to adhere.
The conference committee on the bill strik-.
ing out the provision of law prohibiting per-
sons from voting in town mectin whohold-
property worth $500,- but which is subject to
mortgage, recommended its passageaspassed
by the House. It was so voted.
Bill to validate appointment ofea trustee,
where a trustee has resigned his trust
without giving written notice, and a succes~
sor has been‘ap inted; pleased. .
Resolution re easing W iam Hubbard from.
state rison. The committee recommended
that e be released September lst, 1876.
Passed. .
Act increasing the number of judges came
from the House, continued to the next ses-
sion. Concurred in. . .
Bill enlarging the urisdiction of the dis-
trict court of L tchfied county to matters not
exceeding $1,000. camefrom the House with
minor amendments,‘whlch were adopted, and
the bill ' ' '
Bill tih‘g administration on the estate
of H dab . ildman of Danbury. Passed:
Bill providing that municipal corporations
shall make returns yearly of their indebted;
ness,‘ to the coin troller, who shall publish
the same. Amen ed in the House to include-
schooldistrict indebtedness. , Adopted. The
bill passed. .
Adverse report on bill to check bribery and
corru tion at elections. Bill rejected. '
Bil that ballot boxes shallbe kept open at
annual town meetin . at least six hours. _
Amended in the ouse to read five hours.
Concurred, and passed the bill. '
Hones—Resolution appointing Wm. R.
Sheldon deputy judge of the Bridgeport city
court, were d. ,
Resolution for the relief of the town of
Sprague, remitting state taxes until 1881
(same being Senate amendment of bill appare-
riating $10,000), was explained by .
lStevens of Hartford, who advocated the
$10,000 aid, Owing to the heavy expenses the
town has been put to on account. ofethe
freshet last Sprin . The vote was to that
effect and the bi) was then m,fogizi)ng
“-
I
condiarism ,at- the Howe Sewing Machine 3
d.
'wfigaifiitfinsoll Walle
priation for'thezGeneral Hospital-sh ! be ;
' .1" :IE-IuK-Jnl. *
‘ .boihmo rm '
Resolution reported from the committee on
constitutions! amendments, (since first action
on the subject) providing for the increase of .
Théd‘fl- : :
olution was. amended to provide that there!
senatorial districts, was taken llp.
shall not be‘-less than 27 nor more than 31
districts. The amendment, as amended was
sessionjfor a proval by a % vote. .
‘ Bill repe . glaw that excess of loans on
real estate over valuation of same shall be
taxedinthetown where the lender resides,
was discussed and passed. .
Constitutional-amendment providing that
public support shall not be given to sectarian
scho'ols.‘ ‘ '.
On the indefinite postponement the eas
and nays were demanded, resultingz— eas
107,_nays 79. ‘
Bill re uiring annual returns to the Score;
tary of _ tatenof City, town, borough, and
school district in indebtedness. Passed.
Bill aliowmg .a director of one corporation
to be u director In another as re resentative
of stock at his own- company. Passed. - 2
Bill making billiard, tables subject . to'chate
tel mort e. was amended by exempting the
balls,an passed. T l .
Bill giving 'zyvidows one-third of- thc person-
alfiwltiate asidvgn agntrealcs‘tate; ‘
. pm, _ st spec‘ c appropriations
.madaby c1txes,towns,'etc.-,'shall notgbe ex-
ceeded by agents thereof in their expendi-
tures under pe tienPassed . . .‘
Amended _ fr"providing that reservations
made in law egrants torailroadcompaniCsmay
be condemn _ when interfering with theread
if approVed byi-thc.i-ailroad.commissioners-;
. .d‘in ”neutralise-1. .~ ; .:. .2. '
Report of the. _ committee on the
State Reform' _ ' ‘3 fumigation, Stating
that there has been no improper-relations be.
tween Superintendent .Inghsm - andia' female
teacher; reco , Mg the abolition of the
straightjacket; , _nymg that there has been
any morality between‘the boys and certain
teachers; endorsing Mr. Ingham personally;
leaving tothe trugteecthe matterrof- hisicon-
bananas; and recommending ‘a new site for
the school distantfroma large city. ' Accept-
ed in concurrence. g '- ‘ .
Resolution tony-8612.50 expenses of the
Reform School investigation, came tom Sen-
ate passed. - ’ '
meats thathave received a tWClthh'ds'vote to
the people at the next election: Pamed'.
Bill de EpisCo pmshes . and rectors,
which elicited lengthy debates during the?
session,_was in concurrence, continued to the
next session. '
. SaNirniIWednesdaY, June 28.
.Bill de sheep culturecontinued and order-‘
edpublished'with law's. ‘. . . .
Bill submittingocnstitutional amendments.
to lab]? people; Muflage ' . »
i ewomans lostb d‘ reemcnt
of Conference-Committee. - y 1888- ‘
congress in November, and to
. tion of Sena gen first
'Mr;Austin- tiered-a resolution thankin
qutenantGovcrnOrSillfor the impartia -
manner in which he,_
Senate. ‘- ,
Biii de specie paygnents indefinitely post-
pone. . , . .‘ ,,
The special reportion the new capitol came
from House, and thgaresolution wasadopted.
Gen. Merwm in a {inappropriately word-
: :eu
ed speechpreseuted tannin-Governor Sill
on behalf- of the 'Seiite, with tWO' cases '-of_
.silver nsandforks;..- . - . .
; Mr. utter formally presented Mr. Conrad
{G. Bacon, the clerk, an‘ elegant piece of
;bronze. ‘ ‘_ 1 "
Housn.—Res01ution of the new capitol inE
.vestigating committee,'with resolution favor..
lingiearly completion; latter adopted. ' .
’ r. Jacques of Manchester, offered a reso«
-lution directing the trustees teach the Super-
intendent of the Refbrm School to resign,
and that they make another appointment.
Re ected.‘
ignation of Mr. Pike, representative
from Fairfield, was presented and accepted.
Rehlolution to pay janitors for extra services;
passe . .
; »Mr. Stowe, of Southington, introduced the
following resolution: ~ ‘ ‘ . .
Resolved, That the thanks of the House are
hereby tenderedJo the:EmL-~.'l.’l__ngmm—I,t-.
'— » r, tonne faithful, ablé and impartial
'._manner with which he has performed the du--
ties of Speaker.
Resolution of thanks to the clerks; passed.
‘Mr. Graves, of Litchfield, then addressed
the chief clerk, J . R. Farnum, and presented
to him a handsome gold watch chain.
2 ,Mr. Smith of . Sharon, then presented a
watfih chain -to- H. H. Barbour, assistant
c er . ' .
QUITE NUDE.
_-
It seems a strange, but nevertheless it is a
'4
who earn their livelihood by acting or posing
iislive lay figures for the art academies. ‘At
'first glance it seems dreadfully shocking and
vulgar that ladies should appear before a party
pf young men perfectly nude. It is a queer
mode of making money, but were it“ not for
these ladies there would not Many of the-fine
figures which are christened Dianas and Ve-
buses. but are only such so far as the shape
ind comelincss or form of the subject goes.
In conversation with a prominent member
of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
hrcporter of the Sunday Prqu learned most
strange things concerning the world of :art.
He said it was extrcnmly difficult to ' ob-
tain young ladies who would adopt this busi-
iiéss, and only upon the most sacred promises
th‘nt their individuality would not be revealed,
do” they consent to take the position. “In.
deed," said the gentleman, “ this rule is so
well enforced that there was one lady appear-
;ed before our class at the oldacademy forfour
years before I came to’know who she was."
These nude, live figures only appear before
the life class of the academy for sketching.
Formerly- they came before the gentlemen
ul'one, but inthe new building both'ladies and
ntlemeu will study together. 1% one except
he members (if the class are ever admitted to
‘rOom where they are studying from a fig-
ure, and only the. best'artists are taken into
membership in this mysterious bodv. The
method of study pursued is something like
thefollowing : ‘
The lady proceeds to a room, adjoining the
class-room,_especially adapted for her. At a
given. signal she appears before the assembled
guests'upon a platform, masked and. shrouded
in'drapery. She is then placed in the proper
position requiredfor the study, and amp the
deft handlers of the brush proceed to depict
. her form. She is never allowed to be spoken
to by any of the members Of the class, and
shOuld any‘of the bold ones break this rule
they are immediately and forever expelled.
? Indeed, the whole proceeding so soon as;
shares. an air of business, that the artists, ac-
tiording to their own statement, forget that
the lady who is exposing her charms to their
gaze is alive. Of course there is a shock ex-
periénced by the newcomer in the class the
first time he is present at the meeting, but it
Coon wears off. '
i. The ladies who follow this strange mode of
procuring a living, are in every instance re.
spectable. They are generally led to it by the
. tempting oflers of large pay which is given for
their work. Oftentimes ladies of wealth who
are proud: of their charms, and whose vanity
exceeds their prudence, act in this capacity
fin) some; skillful artist. In the celebrated pic.
ture of the “ Nine Muses,"- which created
sfuch afurore a few years since,the figures there
represented were of living subjects from dif.
fluent pace: the globe, one being reported
'tp be the wife of a wealthy resident of New
York, and another of a large merchant of
Chicago. .
, It is related of thc ,Parisianartists, that they
seem totally unconscious of ‘the‘ presence of
the model until the is ready to leave, when
they strain every nerve to ascertain, if possi-
~ ble,.who she is. But some of the bolder of
these girls'calmly sit down before the class
and proccedt'o lace up their shoes with as
much nonchalance as if they were at home.
Very fortunately, however, we have not ar-
rived at that stage of shamelessness in Phila-
delphia.-th‘ladelphia Sunday Pm...
. Work at the sulphuric acid works in Black
Rock, which has been .sus ended for some
.thnc, was resumed last Fri ay. Acid for the
. manufacture of nitro-glycerine is now being
made there in large quantities to fill several
loiders which the firm have received from the
{1010.000 and goes Mk to the, .
m
abutment.
“recommended," and goesover to the next. --
Bill submitting the six chstitutiCnhlainend‘ ‘
Bill providing 'foé; election of members of 1 )4
p‘r'ovide for. art ~
. . ednesday, i9 '
‘ , anuary; explains .«and‘passed. ‘
has presided : over the , :
true fact, that there are many young ladies ,
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REAL ESTATE.
RESIDENCE on West Avenue is offered
to .cht. Part of the rent will be taken out in
board, if‘ desired. Apply by letter to “A. B.,” cars
N orwalk Gan'r'rn. ’ .
Desirable Property for sale.
A Verydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
E. OSBOBN. East Avenue,
8!
flu or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
To Rent.
PART of a House, (four rooms) right in the vil-
_ lage. Rent 812 permonth. Possession glvcn
immediately. Enquire at this ofllcc.
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale his
Dwelling House and Lot,
pleasantly situated on the lowcrcnd of FairStrcct,
’Ihe house is new and we]! finished; the lot is
60x306 feet. Will be sold low, and a large part of
thel purchase money can remain on bond and
mortgage. Enquire at the Straw Factory.
11 D. S. VAIL.
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FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
THE House and Mill Property occupied by Eb-
enezer Pattenden in Silver Mine. Enquire of
RAYMOND & I’ARDEE.
New Canaan, Feb. 10th, 1876. ' (7)
A banana-
FOR SALE—A first-rate _built House, (on East
Avenue.) containing nine rooms; will be lot
if not so“. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
' - Apply to D. If. FITCH.
Norwnlk. N ov. 27th, 1875. IS“
FOR SALE .
TWO very desirable Buildizi‘Lots on West Main -
Street. Apply at the G ETTE- OFFICE.
FOR SALE . CHEAP.
A GOOD FARM of about 40 so a ofhigh land.
' situate d three miles north 0 e‘w Canaan.
Apply to A. B. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge.
ALEX, S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
‘ Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, organ and Musical
Composition: ,
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
G-O. W- 034.1“-
Contractor -& Builder
1.
Bock _Work of all kinds ; Stone . and Eric; MI-
:sonry. Will furnish men and. teams by the day.
éTools to let. Office in Hubbell’s Block. .
Address Norwalk P. 0., "Box 452.”
OR. CHARLES F. "URBAN,
Physician .e Surgeon,
Ofiicc over C. J. Gruman’s,
Norwalk, Conn.
Office Hoursz—7 A. m, 1 P. In, 7' r. M.
J. ‘Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
”Room No. 4, [up stair-,1
GA! ETi'E BU! LDING.
9
‘OH-ARLES' w. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK. CONN. .
Oflce corner of Main and-Wall Streets. N itrous-
Oxide Gas administered.
0. B. COOLIDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor to
Cities over _ .
C. J. Grumun’s Dry Goods Store. _
fl' Gas administered for extracting-teeth with-
out pain. . . .
nonunion jnom.
Corner Main and was sat, Nonwanx-i CT.
HE- subscriber having taken the above well-
T known centrally located Hotel, is prepared to
entertain permanent and transient guests. Good
rooms; good table; reasonable nose. A first-
class Livery connected with the otel. Carriages
to all trains. ‘Eveiiy effort made to lease. _
SStt‘ D. . . MOREIIOUS , Proprietor.
S a W..MITOHELL.
. At the ever popular
U N I O N M A R K E '1‘
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
st fairlivlniprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the ridge. ~ _ 18
OBWA LIE INSURANCE C0.,
NOR W'ALK, CONN.
Charter Capital 0500.000
Paid up Capital - - 100,000
WM. C.Sananr. Prcs., 61:0 11. CvaEs,Sec’y.
Coal and Wood.
R. I. TOLLES. Agent,
Has a full an 1 alwayson hand at the old stand
of Tolles & 33kg, Pottery Street, which Will be
sold as heretofore ~
At th'e Lowest Market Prices for Cash.
Branch Office at Corner Drug Store of H. M. a
' ROWITT.
O. s. 1’
Norwalk, J an. that, 1876.
. 1876.
Family Militilltt and Chemicals.
Pharmaceutical Preparations.
PATENT MEDICINES, ' SPONGES,
TOILET ARTICLES, CHAMOIS
MINERAL WATERS,
Native and Imported Wines.
: Domestic and Imported
Liquors..
' scoicil-ntinn uauuns. ,
English Porter
of fine quality for Medicinal Purposes.
Special attention given tooompoumh‘ng ofPro
scripti'rms .and Family Escapes.
SUNDAY HOURS ;
Morning, 9 to 10 o’clock. ,
Noon, 12 to 1 o’clock.~
Night, 5 to 7 o’clock.
c
Orders from out of town promptly attended to.
Country Stores supplied with all necessary
goods in the Drug line.
Q‘Remcmbcr the name and number and call
for anything wanted. ,3
Ulile’sxllrug Store,
‘11- Main Street.
Plymouth Rock
ICE.
HANKFUL to our customers for net favors
we would request a coptinuancc 0 that; (311:;
tom the- resent season. rices reasons
prompt ailmntlon given. B. EL [.8 & SON.
N. B.—Prlce to families, so loug as present sup-
ply lusts. 50 etc. per. hundred weight.
MAHGINISTS can obtain TYPE
METAL at the
em. OFFICE.
' with stabling for several horses. A pie, Pear and
Of Railroads. Water Works. Sewers,eGrading and ._
,Spongcs‘, Chamois Skins, Stationery, Ci are, etc”
Dr A.&_H‘l_lnn . ;., , . .
Whars‘fn‘F-sr, "NORWALK,
Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities
_BAKER,
FOR SALE.
A NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,pleas-
antest and most accessible streets in town.
Has eight rooms, with gas in each, and heater ca-
pable of heating the whole house. Large barn
Cherry Trees, Just commencin to ear fruit. Is
within five minutes’ walk of t 0 Post Office, the.
Price 87,500. Or will rent it to a good tenant for
.600 per year. Enquire at this office .
ARN T0 RENT.—A new Barn with good Sta-
bhng for several horses, near the bridge.
Price 98 per month. Enquire at this Ofilce.
FRANCIS J. MCKBON,
Draper and Tailor.
A choice selection of new and fashionablegoods
' constantly on hand
Room No. l, Gazette Building.
usunns s. nocnwoon, ’
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
AND
GEN T S' F URNISIIIN G’- 'EMPORIUM.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. '
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. of HARTFORD. .
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual. .
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19 .
lnsures against loss and damage by Fire. on terms
adopted to the hazard and consustcnt with the laws 2
of compensation. COWLES A. MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity. ;
Euwsun P. WEED,
D R U’ G- G- I S '1'
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House,
_A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfnmcr' , Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters.. oilct and Medicatql Soaps. Flavoring .
and Handkerchief Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
and is constant! adding to his stock al the new
and popular me icmes of the day.
" militias "attrition
GO TO BELDEN’S
"CLEANLINESS IS NEXT T0 GODLINESS.”
G. A. FRAN KE’S
Shaving and Hair Cutting Saloon!
FOR A
Shave, -
' Artistic liais- Cut.
or Thorough Shampoo,
CALL AT
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Rooms,
No. l GAZETTTE BUILDING.
Pleasant
Children’s IIair Cutting and Shampooing..g|
AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
Hot and Cold Water Baths
B. S. BLASCER,
At hisStorein MALLORY’S BLOCK,hasconstsnt
- . ly on handa generalassortmento f
G- R O O B. I E S,
cnocxnnx, amass,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, £10., ETC
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentionto the
businesshe hopes tomerit publicpatronage. 9
GO TO BELDEN’S
and see the new
Hot Closet Range.
FRANCIS MCKEON, Jr.,
7 Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its FRAN CHESu.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
at Belden’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly afloat-hid,
to. . .
Edward Banks,
CiviI'Engineer &Boluugh Surveyor,
Office Main St., near Center Ave.,
'Norwans, Conn.
Particular .attention paid to the mapping and
measurement of farms, and to the (Human of es-
tates. Also to drainage and sewerage matters.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
C. W. BUrritt
~ -Has Removed
To Marketa Block, Wall St.,
he is prepared to do
, P I- U M B I N G- ,
in all its branches. .Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheet Iron Work and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
eNorwalk, April, 1876.
J 01m A. Hon/neckcr,
FOOT 01" MIL]. HILL.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullers, &C., baked
fresh every dag. Everything made out of good
matcrials.aml y careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
A
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
I will be found a complete assortment of
FURNITURE, ac,
includingeverythingusually found in a first~class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortmcn tof ’
onsouos, PICTURE FRAMES,
‘ Loosrmo ansssas, ac.
Glass Plates out to any size. chairingdone in the
best manner, at short notice. Also, old flair Mat-
tresses madeover as good as new.
E. oumriss's sou.
NESBITT’S
COUCH SYRUP !
Try it, all of' you who have colds.
H. ll. 8: C. 'S. PRflWITT
SELL IT.
Hand Press for Sale.
old Washington Hand Press. size 20x30 is
{can a woos,
‘, orders, large or small.
4 walk and vicinity
‘IBIII‘I'S AID VEGETABLES ll THEIR SEAS".
. Norwalk. for the Season of 1876. This Stallion is a
- bright bay, fifteen hands high, free and easy gait.
~ at Demmon & Newcomb’s
!
[I'l'articular attention given toxLadies and I
l
AVERILL’S . '
CHEMICAL PA .
THE BEST. Ill 'I'IIE MAKES-T.- .
. It is more beautiful, morcdurable, lower inpricc
is all ready for. use, does not wash by rain. has
wood preservor, is water and fire proof, and is th
best fougcncral uses, either for wood, iron or
brick bin drugs. Mun y of the finest residences iii
town are painted With .
AVERILL’S CHEMICAL RAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of l, 2 or 3 alions
kegs of' 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or arrels,‘
_All orders prompt! y filled and any information
given by app ying to .
D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for N orwalk
Ofilcc west end of Bridgc,SgUTll NORWALK:
llANFOltl) Wilcox;
DEALER IN :
WIIOLESALE vANDBETAIL.
Yard at the West end of the Bridge,
SOUTH NORWALK,
Families and Factories supplied with the best at;
lowest market prices. Delivered. within any rea- i
sonable distance. Prompt attention given to all '_
' I). ll. WEBB, Agent. 3'
Call andseo us audieave your orders. 29 :
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
MULLINGS' & T'l LLY,
Successors to S. P. TUTTLE,
MARSIIAL STREET, SOUTH NORIVALK,
inform the citizens of Nor-
Would rcspcctfulli
t at they are prepared to
Build Carriages and Wagons
OF E VER Y DES CRIPTI 01V-
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in all
branche s.of the trade. .
One SECOND-HAN D ROCKAWAY, and one
N0 TOP BUGGY, for sale. ly2
REAL ESTATE,
' _ Bought, Sold '01- Exchanger], ‘ ' "
Ofilce 4 Gazette Building, ' B. J. STU RGES.
. N orwalk, Conn. Broker.
NSURANCE.
ospusi Represented. .saa.ooo,ooo.oo.
a. J. srcncss, Agent..
Norwwlk Fish Market. “
The subscriber respectfully announces that at
the Old Bridge Fish Market a constant supply of
nunsn rrsu,
ovs'rnns, cums, &c.
and all varieties of choice -
CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD.
E‘Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
J OHNSON’S
Boston Boy. -
HIS FOUR YEAR OLD STALLION willstand
at the Stable of LcGrand Johnson, West
good style and action. . .
Termsfor the Season $10.00
EDWIN JOHNSON. ~
West Norwalk, April, 1876. 3m16
Undertaking!
To THE PUBLIC! Anyone wishingm services
in the Undertaking business wrll ndvmc at
the late residence of my f‘asther, 55 Main Street, or
tore.
GEORGE H. RAYMOND. Agent
.-.Union::Marble .. - .
. . . - AND - _
GRANITE wanna.
’Nos. 3 and 5 Mechanic St, & 9 and.“ Water.St.,
NORWALK, CONN.
Manufacturers of
Monuments, Tombs, Vaults, and
Grave Stones,
of Italian and American Marble,Granitc,Drab.
ll
. as well as Mantles.
ter. Sills and Lintel Pier Caps, Coping. Steps, do”
of Blue Stone. Havxng secured the servrces of a
first-class worker of CastStecl. we arefirepared
to do all kinds of jabbing in that line. _ so, hav-
ing opened a quarry,are prepared'to furnish Build-
ing Stoneof‘a superiorquality, as chca as common
stone can be_furnished otherwise. mporters of
Scotch Granite. -
Price, Bates & Co.
CHAS T. LEONARD & SON
DEALERIN
C O .A. L . ,
WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th River Blue Sigmlime, Cement
cruisr m: m twins, unit an
, GIIIIIIEYS,
wuonssami AND RETAIL.
Water St., Norwalk, Conn
0. ll. DOUGLASS,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of
Pure Confectionery
Always Fresh and of the Best Quality; at
‘Vholcsalc and Retail.
Also a superior article of
ICE CREAM.
SODA W ATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
BEElt,drawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
tains.
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No. 21 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran
for Ladies and Gentlemen.
C. H. DOUGLASS, Proprietor.
scones WARD snttncx, '
Hssconstantly in stock at hisnew stand .
No. Q'Main Street.
A choice and fine assortm en tof
Groceries,
Provisions,
- Flour,
Fruit, &c.,
To which be we uld i nvite the attentiono fallwho
wish to[.anhasefirst-classgoods.at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF HAMS, EITHER WHOLE OR SLICED .
Dropin and see usin our new store,
2
FOR A GOOD PARLOB STOVE
GO To Brennan’s.
~
ALL KINDS OF
PRINTING
BLACK,
«AN D—
COLORED INKS,
_OR—
BRONZES,
On any kind of Stock in general use, at the
Are you going to Paint‘l
.- USE ‘
orBrown Stone. Plumbers’Slabs,Tablets,,Sinks, ‘
to
All kinds of Cemetery and Building work on .
hand and made to order. Flagging, Curb and Gut- .
Manufacturing ‘tonfetlioiler, "
\To. 9 MAIN STREET. '
VOL LIL-gilfllfBEIt 27
, marketer ‘ n.”
The‘re lived in New England a long time ago,
An eccentric old-woiimr named Barbara
Fitch ; ‘ >s ' ' . .
Her neighbors had never molested her, though
She was always avoided as being a witch,
And they burned, them, such. old. single 1a-
dies D0wn East— . ‘
Reduced the surplus'of females, at least.
She was dying; and over her. leaned Parson
Cook, ‘
To catch her last words ; she gasped,
“Parson, a dish
Stands there-in the cupboard—and in the
dish+look, -
Is a pill—if you swallow-it grants you one-
'wish. .
I’ve saved it in case of a need—through the
past—
Bnt I find it is perfectly needless—at last."
So she died. Then the ‘good Parson Cook
shook his head ;
“ I know the thing's evil; I doubt if it’s
best '
To keep it to tempt me; but—hum—well,”
he said, -
“ ’Twill at least do no harm in the fob of
- . my vest.”
For though in no wise resolution we fail,
Yet we like to hold Nicholas just by the tail.
That night, as he sat by the hearth with his
_ wife, ‘
While the blazing'logs snapped and the
tea-kettle sung, .
The rheumatics kept teasing his limbs and
his life: _ g .. ‘
A token that now he no longer was young ;
For there’s nothing likesickncss or pain to
remind ; ' '
Old age of the years his leaving behind. '
He fingered the pill, and he sighed, and
said he, ’
“ There is something quite wrong in our
poor mortal :life.’ '
If I had arranged it, it surely would be,
That age should not have all the bitterest
.strife. . . .
Ah me!" sighed the Parson; “-‘I wish I
were young ;" » -* ' -
And the'little round pill glided over his
tongue. - -
:The most mischievous thing in the world is
the tongue,
It never says just what we mean and desire
Parson Cook had not said when he’d cease
growing young ;
He had leaped from the frying-pan into
the fire.
The lobster gets easily into the pot,
But he cannot get out, if he wishes'or not.
‘ So at first good Dame Cook felt— exceedingly
proud, . ..
To see how much younger her husband
was growing ; .
How his cracked piping voice became lusty
and loud, . .
And in his white locks how the brawn hair
was showing. . .
“ He looks”—so‘ the gossips all said to his
wife— , ‘
“ Oh, ever so young, for his season of life."
But it seemed the pill’s power, like wine or
cognac, .
Had been waxing much stronger the older
it grew; I
For the terrible rate that his life hurried back
Fromnge age ii.hed_!es9h£d...waslfiftv .m
.._ E ;. ..
As the school-boy, who. loiters of! slowly to
school, .
Runs rapidly back, as a general rule.
So the church that he preached in discharged
him, because,
Within less than a year he lookedscarcely
nineteen, .
And to have such a very young minister was
Just a littletoo much of a scandal, Iween;
And scare two months afl8r."liis:.behrd grew
as small . . _
As a Congressman's conscience—or nothing
at all. .
Then, growing still younger, he lost his old
life
And the wisdom that kindly Dame Nature
_ reserves
For the use of the aged; and so his good
wife ,
Spanked him twenty-two times for stealing
. preserves; - ,
He did everything else that he could to
annOy;
For, alas! he turned to a tcn'ible boy,—
Pulled his granddaughtcr’s hair and ripped
up her mgrbeby. ‘ .
And dropped the pour pussy-mt into the
well, '
And called his dear wife .‘ ‘an old saddle-brain-
edgaby,". ,~. . .: .....;
And nearly upset her by giving a yell ;4 ‘ 1
(How often the cause of our .frights may
be found .,. i” ‘ I '
To be, upon analyzition, ‘5 soul)
1 .13.". .
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3)
Then his petticoats shortly grew very much
longer; ‘ ‘ “
He fed from a bottle, grew dimpled and
fat ; °
His hair it grew weaker, his voice ‘it grew
' stronger;
He twisted with colic, and gurgled, and
Spat ; .
He was strangled with sugar and camomile
tea,
' Or jouncedout of breath on his grand-daugh-
ter’s knee.
‘Tis a curious pfoblem to speculate how,
Or in what sort of protogeuerical germ—
As the limit which seiencetolife will allow——
He might have conCluded' his lessening
term, i ‘ 1
Had Fortune not luckily ended her frolic,
By snufilng him out in a fit of the colic. .
—-Scn'bnefl’for July.
Courage in Every-Day Life.
Have the courage to discharge a debt while
you have the money in' your pocket. ‘ ,
Have the courage to do without that you'do
not need, however muCh your eyes may
covet it.
' Have the courage to speak your mind when
it is necessary you should do so, and tohold
your tongue when it is prudent you should
do so. I ‘ - .
Have the courage to speak to a friend in a
“seedy” cost, even though you .are in, com-
pany with a rich one, and richly attired.
Have the courage to make. a will, and a
just one. i '
Have the courage to tell a man
will not lend him your money. _
Have the courage to cut the most agreeable
acquaintance you have, when you. _'.a_re.con- .
vinced that he lacks prinCiple.. “A friend
should bear with a friend’s infirmities,’f but
not with his vices. I - .
Have the courage to show that you respect
honesty, in wha'tcver guise it- appears; and.
your contempt for dishonest duplicity, by A
whomsocver exhibited. ‘ . .:. ..
Have the courage to wear your old clothes
until you pay for your new ones. - . _ _
Have the courage to obey - your Maker at
the risk of being ridiculed hymen. :
Have thepcourage to prefer “comfort and.
prosperity to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than. to Seek: credit 101'
knowledge under false pretenses;, 1i? ; ‘
Have the courage to provide ente'rtiiini‘nent
for your friends within your means—not
why you
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