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Briersville Sketches.
or crn‘rnx. _ 7 .
Sitting in the window of my own cosy cor-
ner, this quiet afternoon, and gazing,—-—now,
at the monotony of the snowy landscape, and
then, at a pair of busy woodpeckers on a
mossy old elm in the foreground, I find it
passing sweet to recall theiong summer days
whu‘nlismfinéilapetféoimdie' What,
the'n,‘--ca'u" Jsurpm her radiant skies, or her
matchless sunsets! What rival the warm
breath of her meadows; where the “sweet
south breatheso'er banks of violets, receiving
and giving odor," where, later, daises trifle
with the breeze and bobolinks chant in a per
feet ecstac’y of devotion. The dullest clod
among us grows poetic. We rest on our
everlasting hills, among our sublimerocks,
and, as we look down to the narrow belt of
the Sound in the south, glistening in the sun,
we shout for joy that we are living, that all
this beauty is ours! We steep ourselves in
the glory of .the summer and grow intoxica-
ted with delight of it, si’gh'uig. for a deeper
capacity to enjoy the wonder of its poetry!
(I tremble as I picture to myself the wither-
ing contempt of a certain practical .maiden’s
countenance as this effusion meets her eye.
Sukey so begrudges me the comfort of alittle
rhapsody now and then) And then it is
that the toilers of the city drag themselves
up to find new life in our health—giving air,
and the pale belle, after her'winter of dissi-
pation, to recover her lost rows and the lustre
of her eyes, At the beginning of one of
these beautiful summers, a dainty lady jour-
neyed to Briersville with her friends and
slang upher'hamnlockin the shadow of'an
ancient maple, to while away the sunny
hours. She was a fascinating.llttie person-
age, with soft eyes and a shapely head,
crowned by marvelously Waving hair. There
was a halo of interest about her aside from
her prettiness, for was there not a wedding
day awaiting her in the fall, and a brave
knight ready to devote his life to her, and
last, not least mind, a magnificent trousscau?
So, during the long summer,she was devoting
every moment to her mother, since she was
to leave her sheltering arms so soon.
Now~itcame to pass that a while after this
Winsome maiden, whom, by the way, yin
call Pearl, was settled at Maple‘ Farm, t ere
was another arrival in town in the person of
a youth, who had: made himself famous in
Briersville during p‘ast summers by his wou-
derful capacity for falling in love, and to the
idiotic state to which the emotion reduced
him. As fate would have it he took up his
abode at the same boarding house with Miss
Pearl and her friends. His name was Artu-
ro, and we often call “In “in a merry
sport," “Don Arturo." ewas a small, slen-
der fellow, with a Dundreary lisp and a hab-
it of imitating the actOr Montague in attiude
and manner. His eyes were dark and so
were his curling hair and his picturesque
moustache. His nose was slightly retrousse,
or, more poetically, “tip.tilted like the petal
of a flower." '
Witbal, his overpowering vanity and self -
satisfaction made him quite a refreshing
study. He confided in everybody, and prat-
tied of his father’s wealth and his mother’s
diamonds, his own travels and his conquests
with the delicate sex. His inane and witless
speeches were the laugh of the whole coun-
try-side. Ah, what a picture he made as he
tripped about the roads of B. in the lowest
of shoes and daintiest of hose. His vest
was embellished with a dazzling array of so.
ciety pins, and he always waved a large fan
gracefully about his face, as he held a silk
umbrella carefully over the tail, light but
that adorned his head, Of course we knew
he would fall in love with Pearl, so we were
on the qm‘ vibe of expectation, waiting for the
little play to begin. And, sure enough, in a
day or two he began to lafiguish and he spoke
of her as a “little jewel," raving about those
soft, gray eyes and her lovely smile. As time
passed he became more enraptured, and, at
the end of a week, be exhibited very violent
symptoms. He followed her about like a de-
‘ voted poodle, and the air with which he held
her worsted was quite touchin He took
away her appetite by making pathetic eyes at
her across the dinner table, and took to scrib-
bling her name about the house in different
places. When she went up to take her siesta
he sat on the stairs, wailing mournfuliy for
her to reappear. Poor Pearl was so torment-
. ed that she took to spending most of the time
in her room. Arturo's'e'emed quite indiffer-
ent to snubbing, and had, evidently,forgotten
the meaning of frowns. Her mother hinted
broadly of a certain young_,man in connec-
tion with her daugh " “ '
advice upon wedding is, but all
in vain, he only becfihe‘ _ dent. If
we went out for a waggiusfimy. he gener-
' Iii-the poor girl
:re'scuc, which
ally succeeded in-mfoilf:
unless her brother-came“; :
he began todo em” "MN , -
In the meantime ‘- 1“ , _;“l_lll(l by some
thoughtless speech deeplyufiéilded a certain
malicious person in B.. and "she, with a few
of her companions, resolved upon revenge.
So one afternoon, when the nnsuspicious
youth was ambling by, she‘ called him sweet-
ly, and .entreated him to come in. They
were dawdling about the room, some over the
piano and guitar and othc. with books, and
they anticipated a deal or amusement in
drawing the unhappy-yOuth-out' and making
him talk. - He told some of his adventures
here and therewith much spirit, as he petted
his moustache, and toyed with his ring. Fi-
nally a certain artful person spake of Tear]
and innocently referred to her approaching
marriage. To their surprise they found that
he actually had not understood before that
she was to be married, and the grief and as-
tonisbment of his face would have been 'a
pitiful sight to any but these flint-hearted
girls. The tears came to his eyes and his
foolish lip trembled as he faitered out, “Mith
Pearl going to be married 7" ,
“Why, yes, Don Arturo, you surely knew
it i" and they, wickedly, went into minute
pmiculars of the whole affair, and torment-
ed him with remarks and questions until he
writhed in his chair and. entreated them to
He confided in them, poor foolish boy,that
he had become .much attached to Pearl and
had a note commenced, in which he was in-
tending to tell her so, and the wretches cor.
doled with him and asked his forgiveness for
breaking the news to him so abruptly. They
flattered him and cajoled him and then said :
“Don Arturo, if you really care for Miss
Pearl, we advise you not to give her up 1"
“Don't you think it ith too late now i"
said he. doubtfully.
And thegirls, chuckling. to themselves and
thinking of- the lesson they intend. to teach
him, reply:
“Ah, the men now days have no spirit!
‘Too late ?' Do you suppose if we loved a girl
we would give her up ? No, not though the
6 heavens fell. We would surmount all obsta-
cles, and the greater the undertaking the
greater would be our zeal! A woman loves
tobe carried off by force. The man with
the greater determination, alwas wins her
heart in the en ”
“Then you tell me to hope,” said he, with
a brightening face. _
“Indeed we do," they answer... “I tell you
any girlcau be won by a dogged perseve-
rance, though she be engaged, fifty times, and
to speak vulgarly, there is many-a slip 'twixt
cup and lip. He may not-.wed—another in the
fall." Then they tell him the story of how
young Lochinvar won his bride,s'nd how
William the Conqueror brow-bested Matilda
into loving him, and, when the poor youth's
head is completely turned, they let him go,
and swearingeterncl gratitude, he trips away
to his boarding house with a beaming face.
There was a fragrant odor of waffles and tea
on the air .13 he neared "the gate of Maple
Farm, andthc subducd'click of croquet balls.
mingled with the soft laughter of the playem'
greeted his ear . To his intense delight he
beheld Pearl sitting niche in the doorway
a
with a book .on her knee, and the mellow
glow of the sunset-lighting 'up the picture.
Mentally comparing her to 'a goddess, a ma-
donna and what-not, he hastened to her side.
After stammering a few commonplace re-
marks and striking his finest attitude, a la
Montague, he plunged precipitately into the
subject nearest his heart. He informed her
that she was the only woman he could think
of honoring by elevation to the position of
his wife, and, giving her to understand that
he would allow her to accept him, he waited
for his answer. Pearl stored, and replied
that she supposed he knew she was neither
in a position to be asked, nor to answer such
a question. He replied~ ' .
“I heard it for the first time ttmght, and
that ith why I ask you, Mith Pcari,for ‘there
ith many a‘ thiip 'twixt cup and lip," you
know, and—” ‘
“That will do, ‘Mr. Arturo,” sai arl, ri-
sing majestically, “I can allow myself no
long 'to listen to your insulting remarks. I
hid y 11 good evening.
And as she disappeared Arturo smote his
breast tragically,—and the bell rang for tea.
He found in his room t night a whole-
some letter of advice from Pearl’s mother,
and when, to their amazement, he showed no
intention of leaving 3., next day her elder
brother,_after; bidding him be thankful he had
escaped a sound thrashing, offered to drive
him to the depot. . ‘
Don Arturo wept as he said farewell, but
he had the grace to apologize to Pearl’s moth-
er, assuring her that he should never have
presumed to offer himself to her daughter
had it not been for the encouragement he re-
ceived from certain young ladies. These
same wicked persons, when they heard he had
departed, performed a war-dance of triumph
and had a little supper in honor of the occa-
sion. And thus ended one of Briersville's
summer idyls. Pearl is now the happiest
bride in Christendom, but Arturo—ah! where
is he i '
South Carolina, for Example.
The Atlantic Monthly vouches that the
writer of that remarkable article, “The Polit-
ical Condition of South‘Carolina,” in the Feb-
ruary number, is a southemer by birth, edu-
cation, traditions, associations and residence,
and one can well believe it after reading the
paper. But he has seen something of the
world elsewhere and is philosopher enough
to put himself out of himself and see him-
self, or his people, as others see them. He
photographs all parties with merciless severi-
ty, and uses the slang epithets of the time
without delaying to explain or apologize. .
Let us do him as little injustice as possible in
a hasty condensation.
Afterthe war the negro received the car-
pet-bugger with eagerness and full faith. The-
latter were partly honest zealots, partly
schemcrs. Schools and churches were found-
ed. The southern whites sulkily refused the
opportunity to lead the blocks; the carpet-
baggers seized it. The Union leagues and
the churches strengthened their power. In
1868 the republicans adopted a radical Jefier-
sonian constitution, renouncing secession and
binding the state to the Union forever. It
was a convention of carpet-buggers, scala-
wags, and a few of the brightest fieldobands.
The first legislators was of the same sort. For
six years the government was a mockery.
All but the purely legal bills bad to be car-
ried by bribery. A powerful lobby organi-
zed plunder. The state guaranteed the bonds
of two railroads to the extent of six millions,
taking a sufiicient first. mortgage. Carpet-
baggers and native speculators bought laws
allowing the roads to make a first mortgage
to others but retaining the state’s liability.
We quote :
The bonded debt of the state amounting to
$5,800,000 when the new regime began, was
- run up to $27,900,000 ; and as the state was
also liable for $6, 000 of railroads debts,
as above eXplained, a total debt was well
nigh $34,000,000. Most of the money raised
on the bonds was deliberately stolen ; and
the legislature in .1773, alarmed by the clamor
of the people and grudging the money paid
for interest, repudiated about half the debt.
The rate of ta tion was almost incredibly
heightened. fore the war taxable value of
property in the state was $490,000,000, and
the taxes averaged $400,000 a year, the hi h-
est ever known being $515,678 in 1851. ' he
valuation of taxable property since the war
has been $184,000,000, and the annual taxes.
state and country, have averaged $2,000,000!
This is confiscation, pure and simple : and
besides this the assessments have been out-
rageous. - ,
Officials grew rich. The executive, having
unusual powers, appointed justicies of the
peace, county auditors, county treasurers and
many other local officers,from:corrupt whites
and ignorant blacks. The local officers elect-
ed were just as bad. The circuit court kept
honest ; the others were degraded. The
highest number of penitentiary convicts, in
prison at one time since the war, was four
hundred and eighty. In 1870 two hundred
and five convicts were pardoned. Petty
crimes were universal. From ’68 to 1874 the
government was a “grand chrnival -of crime
and debauchery." In many counties Ku-
Klux Klaus were organized, whose excesses
carried the score to the other side and “drew
down the just indignation of the national
government.” This in counties that escaped
the ravages of the r and a majority of
white voters. The militia were black, with
black officers. Independent companies might
organize, but if not accepted by the govern-
or it was highly penal to continue the organi-
zation. The governor ref ed all white
companies, but gave the colored militia on
thousand Winchester and nineteen thousand
Springfield rifles. . ~
' New for the other side. Four years after
the war the people could not hear war men-
tioned without a shudder. The North that
would not fight had fought terribly. So the
people would not listen to the old leaders
who were constantly endeavering to rally
and organize them. [It is noticeable that the
writer speaks of the rebellious whites as “the
people” and all others as “the republicans]
He says :—
The people regretted their defeat, and
lookedwith hostihty on both the emancipa-
tion and the enfranchisement of their slaves.
The war and its results had cost them blood,
property and liberty; “But,” said they, “it’s
no use trying to resist the current; the North
is too strong for us, and is bound to have its
way." To the solicitations of their more
sanguine leaders they replied : “You have
misled us once ; we will be more prudent in
the future." The course of President J ohu- *
son inspired them with hopes, but these fled
when the unity of the North was perceived.
The prospect of electing Seymour animated
them to some extent, but events soon chilled
them again. For ears voting was regarded
as a moumful an onerous farce, and thous-
ands refrained from it.
In1870 the leaders tried a “citizens re.
form" party, but were defeated. They
were excited by Greeley’s nomination, but
soon gave up hope and ran no state ticket in
1872, but supported an unsuccessful bolting
republican ticket. In 1874 the republicans
nominated D. H. Chamberlain for governor,
and in the belief that he was corrupt an hon-
est minority bolted, and the white natives
united With them but were defeated. The
whites expected that oppression would be
redoublcd, but Chamberlain made wholesale
removals of corrupt officers, relentlessly
vetoed corrupt schemes, refused, on a legal
quibble, to commission two infamous judges,
chosen by the legislature, threatened to veto
the usual cxtortionate tax bill, and secured
the most reasonable one known in eight
years. Wholesale pardoning stopped, the
penitentiary began to fill up, crime and race
hatred diminished, and immense relief fol-
lowed. Chamberlain became popular with
all the whites, and was received into‘ ‘lici'etyfi’
Theflelection of 1874 secured a democratic
majority in the House at Washington, most
of the democrats being southerners and
many exconfederate generals. “A wild hope
seized the old leaders that the palmy ante-
bellum times were about to return, that the
democracy was again to cofitrol the national
government, and that the south was again to
rule the councils of the democracy.” South
Carolina had a good government that they
could maintain; but it was not theirs and
they would not have it. From the beginning
of 1876 they set themselves to arouse the
people and adopted the “Mississippi plan."
Thousands of confederate soldiers meared
under arms; hot southern speeches. were
made; Wade Hampton, eloquent, popular,
a good soldier,was called to the lead. Race-
confliets followed—the killing of a legislator
in Darling; the lynching of two negroes in
Marlboro; hnd six in Edgefield, and the
Hamburg massacre. The? governor’s action
was made the excuse for appeals to the whites,
“with all the old vehemence of Carolinians."
Everybody was urged to buy arms. Bifie
clubs were everywhere formed. Browbeat-
ing and challenging were tried. A majority
of the whites urging patience and care were
over-ruled. The writer says :—
Theplanwas, first, lo area .the white
population to secession or null}, cation mad-
ness; next, to t as many negroes as possi-
ble to vote the elnbcratic ticket, and prevent
as many as possible from voting the republi-
can ; and finally, to put such a face on their
doings as to work no harm to the democratic
cause outside the state.
Hampton, with Toombs, Hill and Gordon
from Georgia, canvassed the state, in a tri-
umphal delirium. Military organization was
stimulated. Armed democratic crowds in-
sulted and broke up republican meetings,
active republicans were booted, insulted,
sometimes knocked down or shot. Cham-
berlain was denounced with more zeal than
he had been praised.
charged the negroes with aggression. at Ellen-
ton and Hamburg, and justified the whites in
everything, and reconciliation to the results
of the war was everywhere proclaimed.
Great accessions of negroes to the democratic
ranks were falsely proclaimed. Colored re-
publicans were refused employment or dis.
charged, and ejected from tenements. The
rifle clubs agreed to patrol the roads in a
menacing manner, and frightened the negroes
from the polls. .
Governor Chamberlain woke up. He or-
dered the rifle clubs to disband. They ceas-
ed parading, but were. ready to fall in at a
and garrisoned the most importdnt towns.
Interference~ with republican meetings was
stopped. The negroes had been cowed, but
the fear of losing their liberties excited them
intensely. Where they were numerous they
cleaned up their old guns and bought more;
got knives; clubs and torches ready, and con-
sulted secretly. They maltreated colored
democrats and a negro mob held Charleston
for a day or two. Their victorious collision
as Cainhoys followed. They appeared pub-
licly with arms and threatened death and the
torch to those who discharged negro employ
ees for political reasons. “The whites had
conjured up a spirit which threatened to tear
them to pieces." '
Chamberlain managed to secure a renom-
Ination but submitted to a compromise which
nominated some of the corrupted, and in
many counties took none others.
The troops were profusely welcomed and
their officers dined and wined. Some whites
were glad of this protection. A day of fast-
.ing and prayer for democratic success was
proclaimed by the committee and held in all
churches under their influence. It was pro-
claimed that every democrat must secure one
republican negro—the “one-man-apiece'.’ pol-.
icy. Upon the discharge of colored laborers,
the torch began its work. After the repub-
'on the “ y-shirt" and “solid south” issue.
Grant wa furiously denounced everywhere,
and the leaders became. frantic. Both sides
gave signs of attempting fraudulent voting.
Both parties carried guns to the polls but
concealed them near by. Where it was pos-
sible, the troops would not allow them to be
shown. In Barnwell .county the republicans,
in Edgefield county the democrats ; were
charged with many fraudulent votes. Geor-
gians voted laggely in the 1 liter
The votes were fairly counted at the polls,
for Chamberlain had secured one deYnocrat
and two republicans at each precinct. The
precinct manager returned the actual vote.
The county managers corrected obvious er-
rats. The state board only exercised the
powers conferred on it by law, as it had done
without question for eight years, yet every
quibble was urged against it by the demo-
crats, and it was dragged before the notorious
supreme court.
The writer says if the republicans ultimate-
ly prevail there will be rival governors and
legislatures in South Carolina, after the
Louisiana fashion. The democratsare roused
to the last degree : they are in the mood to
rule or ruin. We quote again :—
In the meanwhile there is almost a reign of
anarchy; the negroes are burning and steal-
.the papers are filled with reports of crimes
and affrays. The races here are so worked
up that anything may cause a bloody con-
flict; the whites could probably defeat the
negroes easily,a'nd slaughter them likes dogs,
but—the torch l The negroes would fire
Charleston in a thousand places if driven to
bay ; the whites-know this and restrain the
young men; the negroes know it too, and
are accordingly insolent and malevolent.
He says the war “has intensified the antip-
athy of the southerners to the north."
The hatred of the humiliated southern
people was absolutely unfathomable ; and it
yet continues. The talk about the healing of
the recent wounds,the filling up of the bloody
chasm, the reconciliation of the sections, etc.,
is opposed to common sense, reason, the ex-
eriencc of ages. and the facts in the case.
he south is a conquered land, and the
southerners, still retaining their disgust for
the commercial and equalizing spirit '- of the
north, have had national hatred added to
national antipathy by their defeat. -
Exceptionally courtesies are exchanged,
but they only prove the rule. While the
hatred of the north is largely modified into
atred for the republican party, attachment
to the democracy is too much like that of
and the brilliant deeds of . the confederate
army are taught every 'child. It is taught a
resolution to avenge the slaughter of its
heroes “one of these days.” The histories
of Pollard and A. H. Stephens are text books
in every white school. The professions of
conventions to abide the results of the war
are for effect. Beyond all things the south-
erners would rejoice to be independent. But
they will not engage the north single handed,
especially with the negroes behind them.
Butasolid south, It subdued colored race, and
a foreign war might give an opportunity. The
present excitementis frightful. Tildeu and
the House of Representatives have it in their
power to cause a frightful explosion. Next
to separation the south would relish ruling in
the Union, through a solid south and a divid-
ed north.
Three evils and dangers would follow
southern supremacy. Firm, a tremendous
rush for office, with a great clamor for inter-
nal improvements in the south. Second, a
pressure of southern claims of all kinds,
direct and indirect. Third, the danger of a
warlike fireign policy. Students of southern
character may reflect upon them.
Whenever they dare, the southerners will
disfranchise the blacks outright, and now,
where they control, they practically do it.
Non-payment of taxes—chn the poll-tax—-
disfranchises them in Georgia. The fire-
eaters would compel the poor whites to sub-
eleminate the negro no other way. If the
north lets them alone they will go as far to-
ward restricting liberty as they dare with
black codess—as they did in the first legisla-
tures after the war, before universal suf-
frage.
The negroes take easily to oratory and
public meetings, .the lobby, and ring manage-
ment and intolerance. 0n national questions
they follow northern republicans implicitly:
in home matters they show independence.
It is said they are led by demagogues: they
really rule the demagogues; They are jeal-
ous of dictation, of trespasses and of argests.
The fear of being re-enslaved will move them
in an instant.
We have given imperfectly the conclusions
and but little of the reasoning of this South
Carolinian. Hundreds of private converse.
tions have convinced us that such views as
bis‘are substantially correct. The irrepressi-
ble conflict between two civilizations is not
yet quieted. The north has a great duty, to
be discharged with unyielding power and
subllme patience. Liberty, justice, intelli-
gence, equal rights, peace, economy, truth
and fidelity must be sought and maintained.
And this will never bedone through misera-
ble Buchanans and Tlldens. —- Hartford
Courant.
Fraudulent affidavits '
drum beat. United States troops- poured in .
licans'were defeated in Indians, as alleged _
ing; the whites are shooting and beating;-
hard-pressed soldiers to mutineers in the-
enemies' camp. The glories of the lost cause ,
mit to an educational test if they could .
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33.00 [01' enter worth .00. Addncss J. LATHAII
a 00.. 419 Waghlngton street,,Boston,Hass.
“Thefllory of America is her Women."
WA TE” -AGENTS to sell m new and very
. attractive book.“ he Women of
the Centur ." a grand Encyclopedia. A fine
chance for rat-class canvassers ' nothing like it ;
meeting with splendid success. all. B. B SSELL.
Publisher.'Boston, Muss.
l .,Pa. ,
258;". I‘Ine mixed Curd-with name 10
‘ etc.,post-paiu. L.JONES &QO.,.Nsssns, NaY.
519 2-0
P§E
procurcd for Qfilc’ers and Soldiers woonuadgrnp-
tured,‘in_lured. or who at resent suffer from dis«
eases contracted duringt ewar. Incre pen-
siou rates for old nsloners applied for, and
counties collected... y addressing JOHN ll.
SCROLL Pension A on: 51 Chamber
m., New York 1’. o. ox 534.
FAIRFIELD
FIRE ‘
ill SUBANGE DORA“,
South Neural]: Bonn.
can Capital, . tin—lull
per day at home. Sam les worth 55
cc. ‘i'msoit it 00., ortland, Me.‘
W .8. llANFOBD',PresIdcnI,
ll . n. TURNER, Sec’y and Trans.
TIIE HARTFORD-
Insurance . Company, -‘
CASII CAPITAL, $500,000
speotlon of the Boilers,coveringilail loss or
{innings to Boilers, Buildings, and Mac inery aris-
Ing rom
S'I'san Benin Exrbosmss !
- President
- Vice-President
Secretary
Agent
a
"is
J. in. ALLEN.
o. Imminent. -
.1. rs. prance.
w. a. nrrmnrmou,
Ofilceover the First. Nations Bank, cor. Main
Bank Sts.. BRIDGEPOR'I‘. CONN.
DOMESTIC
Serving Machine,
Is the Best of all. Agency for.
Nor-walk and Vicinity, in
JASPENCERS
JEWELRY STORE.
9
._._Under N orw’alk Opera House.
1 as '7 '7 .
BUY YOUR
Provisions,
Groceries,
. Poultry,
CRUCKERY AND GLASS WARE,
Fruits, Nuts, etc.
F' I S H , '
(Fresh, Salted and Canned.) ‘
OYSTERB.
(Opened or in the Shell.)
CLAMS,&O.
ALSO
Vegetables _ of all Kinds.
( Fresh and Canned.)
Canned. Fruits.
BREAD, PIES, CAKES, 5.0., at.
AT
cannon a NEWCOMB’S,
53 £5 55 Main St., Norwalk.
Legal Blanks, Deeds
Writs, &c.,
PRIN’ED AT THE
eaznrrn
STEAM Palm-me omen
NORWALK. , i
can have a Piano or or
the World. Ful partlcu- .
Sand for information and mortar sure-or ‘
.' The Weber Pianos
PE Sinus No matter how slight! disabled. .
. Increases nowpal . ~ tile and
ggu or tree. '1‘. Mcuichael. Atty, 707 Sansom St., -
a
tantalum, $335,112.13
null BfllLER—INSPEETI-lllll‘
SSUESPoiiciesofInsnrance. Atterearet‘ulin- '
'l‘llll nun runnin-
51’. an. roman-sun
DEALER II
'IIELODEONS.
SHEET MUSIC. “0"
Wall s’neeulomli. ct.‘
alux'r noon to savms BANK
‘.
. p alargestock cfinstrnmcnts on hand and
sellkttem on Monthly acts-linen“. Everyhody
I a
SOLIAGINT '0! sun marsh
wuss PIANOS, , -
cumin .2 soars,
ohonsmmv e Funnies,
_VASB 6 50’,
and will furnish at shortnotlca.
on“ “(I I0. II...
OLD INHTRUMENTB
Taken in Euchang'a for-law,
resume. ANDIIPAIRI c
» ”mm-M. '
.ft' o—~
The Weber Plano.
Afcw um , L. from. the . number rscc‘ ivcd
bythciuost eminent music min the UnitedStstcs
may not be inappropriate:
~ 1 have novcrscan‘ a Piano which cats the We-
bor Pia-076ml.” ' . Goo. . ~ .
The Weber Piano occupies justly the firsth
amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pontoon.
The chchlaucscannot possibl he s used.
‘ ’3. 331m.
. I uscdfthc?‘-_chcr Grant Plano because 1._consid-
arlttncbcitlutbc world. Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano scs cverythln that can
be wishmi for In a cue. Geo. W organ.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost and t rho
bastmauutaeturcd. William man.
did Pianos produced hIs Country.
. . Clara N. Drinker-Ito].
A ten years’ ctrerlcncc satisfies me that the We-‘
bar Pianos are mpproachablm—Joltn Zundcl.
I would [call especial attention to
insult .cnlnn llllllill
Beautifully» finished in black walnut and
rosewood,combining moreperfectionsthan
any otherin theworid. Has taken more
than ONE nuxnnnn Ann rrr'rr com) Issu-
ans ann um resume. at Fairs and Ex-
hibitions throughout the United States.
They are endorsed by the highestmusical
authorities. '
Certainlythc best I ever heard .
Geo. W. Morgan.
It iscocal,whlch is the highest praisethat
can be bestOWed on any instrument,
0. B.Seymou‘r, .Vumawn'tzo N. 1’. Tunes.
Theyarethebestreedinstrumentwehave
met with.
0. d: J. H. 0dall,0rgan Builders ,N. Y.
It i s the ncplubultra ofreedinstruments.
Prof. E. L. Baker.
It contains'sweetness and power in an
(E. Ohuroh.
:.,_Lan age fails in adequacy‘p conve a
our. mg: of the perfectly enchanting pager
Of this inhuman—Independent.
‘ ‘ Vasilysuperior to anything of the kind
have ever. played upon.— Wm .A. King .
The Esty Organs are without a superior .
Goo. Jemima, Organ Buddcr,N. Y.
No tremolo has yet been invented that
will in any way compare with this for beau.
ty ofefiect.—- Wm .A .Johmdnflrgaabmlder.
It is notmerely thebut,butit is theouly
machanicalreproductionofthehumanvoice
which has ever satisfied me.—Reo. H. C’.
gs,Prm'deniofNorflurnNm Yorklllm
so‘ Association.
1. m. rouse-Irmorwnlk.
Dr. 0.11. Kendall it Son,
DEN-risers. ~
Dentistr in its
various apart.
ments carefully
and‘ thorouahly
executed. x-
»tracting teeth
-ith Gas a spec-
ai t y. 0 01 c e ,
. "Lauder’s Block,
'jcor. Washington
' alsin sts..South
~ -Norwalk,Conn.|
TE. a H. B. SMITH,
4 DEALERS IN .
HA R D WA 12 E, .
Cutlery
AND
Agricultural Implements.
warn. ham-m. wrxnow suanss, ram'rs.
OILS, cuss, sasu, BLINDS,
asu nooks.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
A more CHANCE non ,
Cash Buyers!
We have a Laue Consignment oi ..
CHOICE TEA;
and are pre ared to whom so cheap tha'tfiius-
tomers wil be compo
.. . .. ...-... ”caldermsg
no - .~‘ 2
5313,32 133$.)th what.“ 1332'“ for -- < ":1.
0118 98133711001!
Choice Oolong Tod; ‘ “g -
Extra Oolong. 7,
Extraflne 91- ii . ‘
Good Young '
Choice You: ~ '
immisb'tiiiwmwr :2“. ' i r...
”sly kept in smallnooiosalugfifim ‘ ‘ wen.
mw-ieee ”
sencoilsi—JI ' ll
0pp.Ls
-. am “if a; .-
'tha t
so si'ri‘son.m)l j soars-.wherszr-muhbo
pleased totpketheir. rsfiouBootsHoI-H‘Sfion.
ggglgmumlu‘mu “‘2 '"Prm'
nan {romanci'ri‘n Ii scallop.
Yorkfii’orrainsaleror 1%,” ’ ' '
lists of sore :nesrspkpcrsrandfes
m‘atb’s‘showing"
cost ofadvorttslng.» _ > ' ’ '
SlalftltsmfiiiltSillidlilf'
' rho-untamator
Parlor and cook Stoves
' int'o'w'u'i's‘Istv
de. V
corn THE
GAZETTE
STEAM Plllfll'llll Milli! "
FOR GOOD ,
“ob Pri'nting,
'at
Low Rates. -
- ramsmns
3411738 BROTHER, Names
nd first amongst the splcnr *
unusual degree-+8“. Btshop Simpson, I
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &c .
' draft on New York, postal 0
Iwould inform m ole—onus... a . ublic.
was}? t‘ 'I wIIIbI‘i fpu'udi‘hcreplfar' " p in '
s. marksman. " "
{containing ;
"WGQHEH- -
IS finial-Street,
Who.csaleaudBctall Dealer in
non ,s'rssb. HBCBANICS'TOOLS. AGBl
cutruaaa luranulmrs. cannlaes
acorns, wants, miss, snasrs.
nuns axnns. srmuos, soars.
sasn,namns,noons.ramrs.
ons.cr.ass.vaas1sn.ac..
AtLowcsthwYorkPrlees.
cowbus a nunnlu,
Agents atNorwslk,Conn.. issue Policies for the
following Insurance Companies:
Queen oleverpool a London, do do 1,355,e6090
Imperial, of London. do do 5.313.865 00
And othchompanies. Stock and Mutual, in Con-
necticut and New York.
GEORGE n. coWLss,
w. s. oulnrian,‘
General Furnishing "Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE B. R.DEPOT.
”Orders attended to day or night. Residence
Main Street, 3 doors from Union Avenue.
HOMER MERRILL.
FARM
-AND— -
llllllllcllllllllll murmurs.
A’ljULL stock of the most approved Farm and
Garden Implements now in store and for sale.
‘hgesale and retail, at manufacturers’ prices,ln~
c u n :
Mowln Mschlnesand Lawn Mowers .
Lawn owers, full size, 812.
Wheel.lawn. steel and he rakes
Ploughs—Mead’s,hfarsh, agle.&c.
Shovels, Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks. a
Boilers.
"Barrows. Co'rn Sheliers,0x Yokes and Bows. '
Churns—Blauchnrd’s, the ve bestin use :also,
smallerim laments In great vs ety.
their nus-Bussell’s, Coe’s. Ban h’s, and
Bndgeport. W.C.S BEET.
Q
Norwclk, April, 1815.
D rarer or RIDGEFIELDgsJ’robate Court
eoember 30th 1876.
Estate of anusnfau BENNETT an insolvent
:hdt assigning debtor, of Bidgefield, 111 said Dis-
! C .
field, hath limited and allowed three months from
the date hereof, for the creditors of said estate.
.represented insolvent. in which to exhibit their
claims thereto; and has appointed Edward H.
Smith and Ira S. Keeler, both of Ridgefield, Com-
missioners to receive and examine said claims.
Certified by HlBAM K. SCOTT, Judge.
The subscribers give notice that they shall meet
at the store of Edward H. Smith, in said Rid field,
on the 3d day of Febrna . and 31st day of . roll.
1877, at 11 o’clock in the orenoon, on each of said
days,'for the purpose of attending on the business
of said asppintment.
PB A. Silaiinni SE‘ETH’ : Commissioners.
All rsons indebted to said estate are requested
toms e immediate aiment to
«1 BENJAMI V . NOBTIlROP, Trustee.
Bankrupt Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT of the United States
' for the District of Connecticut :—
In the matter of. MELVILLE E. MEAD. pl
Darlcn, in said District
Before Hon. L. s. huddlebrook, Register
Bankruptcy. . ,
To Wuon rr lair Concerns z—Tbe undersigned
hereby gives notice of his a intment as As-
slgucc of the estate of Melville . Head, of Darlen,
out. within said Digtrlct. who has been adjudged
a Bankrupt upon me own petition, by the District
Court of said Di ct. ' .
Dated at Norwalk. in said District the 5th day
oi January, A. D_. 1877. JOHN H. SMITH.
see . Assignee
THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE.
The Latin Apical Newspaper.
Largest Circulation
- AMONG THE BEST PEO LE
I.--I'r PUBLISHES an. rm: ans. The servant
of no man and the slave of no party, it can afford
to and d a tell the truth about it.
_ l.— Inran'rlar. arm INDEPENDENT: Be.
having in intelligent mfi’rage. it aims to furnish
voters the fullest and fairest ntormation, to qual-
ifi'y, hhtem for the wisest discharge of their respon-
s I y.
III.—I-r Is. as 11‘ ALWAYS was, Essult'rranmr
Rsruamcarv. It may quarrel in the luture, as it
H Allows-an, .
t r th of. -
lemma-aromas. 84.047378” . "° °'"‘° ’ m
35% ~ I: :fizfiggg DANBUIIY a. nonwaur n. It.
People's ofllddlumn,ct,, ’msmo WINT nu aaa axe nxnnr.
Home 01’1“” York, - 2,728.20052 Commencing December 11. 1878.
Pbmnilerookiyn, N. Y., 1,545.55710 DAILY 1.3“".
Continental of New York. ”27,495 9| .
I'ntegcnlhthnal, f N hell N I 829.3333 Leave Nov-walk Bridge
es esero ewnoc e . . , ,
s rin eld sispringneld’nd." ’ 1579:7300.) ”3:33.33, For Dsnbury and intermediate
cop c’s. Worcester. Mass” 3 gggog'l‘gg 6 24 p. m. ”330“-
Comllhgl’ldghhllhsnlny.Y., 56432400 At 11 08, a. m., on Mondays only, for Bidgefield.
A d (I’llsetlt. of tli’rr())videuce,lt. 1.5 1 754,330.:
I: 09- 5° nna v 0 - 1 Leave Normal]: Bridacfor South Norman.
Home of Columbus 6.. 438 «m
fiefini‘l'o‘fivflr‘}. o" a GI b Moo At? 33, I. m., l W, 5 53 p. m.
verpoo ,an n on,sn o o,sepa- ,
rate firs assets 5 055 10500 Lease ”dawn/IO? Namath.
North British and al’emnulo. do do 221042503 oo 6.10. a. m.,; 12 on m., 4 45. p. m-
Hoes. . .
HayC'uttersy-Burdick's, Whitmorc’s, and H! c
The Court of Probate for the District of Bidge- ‘
Bankrupt-in Bankrupt-
-n -
in théCounty of Fairfield. and State of. Connecti-_
convsvauces.
Invin- ”him nil;
. v .. v: .‘
W hete’s Propellers
Wiilcontinuc to make regular trips between Nor-
walk Bridgeand New Yor , sto
walk to receive and leave frelgh . Freight received
from and delivered at the freight depot of the
Danbury and Norwalk Ballroad. .
Produce sold as heretofore. Freight at usual
ra es.
9- All persons are forbid trusting
Freight Train at 6 10
. In.
JOHN W. fiACON, Supt.
lllllll III tum aussrrsss IAIIIIAI
NEW than a new HAVEN DIVISION. .
Trainsleave PassengerStation at South Norwslk
as follows:
South Norwnlk' for New York.
At 1 25 a. m., Washin ton night express via. Har-
lem iver.
8.47 a. Is.
I.“ u
6“” 44
0.34 “
7.34 “ and Greenwich
7.45 “ stopp ngat Stamford
9.28 “ '
44
1.23 r. II.
2.50. “ Explesa
4.30 “ Ex recs.
5 08 . u Accomm stlon
6.36 " Boston rose
7 00 “ Accomm ation.
0.43 " 4Bloaton lExpress .
Sundays { 2.1; ‘01“. 03st?“ EXP‘ECII
New YorktorSonth Nos-walk.
At 7.10. 8-05 (0!). 9-05. 11. .(ex), 12 Ads. ; 1.00 (ex).
Bantam). 3.00 [ex].’4.40 localex.) 5.]510cal ex.
5.45 [special],0.35 [special ,9[ex.l.10[ex.]
South Sol-walk for New llnwcn
1 33 a. In. Washin n ni ht express via. Barb
. lem lver ranch.
AW 40 AJI. mmodatlon
9.01 “ modation
9.34 " Do u Ex ss. via. Springfield
10.48 " Accomm tion ‘ ,
12.11 P. II.Boston E rcss‘, via. Springfield
1.45 " Accomm tion
2 18 “ Boston Express via. New London
4.04 “ Accommodation
4,19~ M Boston Ex ress via. Springfield
3.15 “ Accomm atlon
“a “ Accommodation
10.36 “ Boston Express via. Sprin field
. 11.50 “wggs'ton Egg E18 New ondon '
. m. xpress
Sundays l u so “ Boston Express
Trains leave New Haven for south Nor-walk, at
2 40 ex, 3 10 ex, 5.30, ’6 30 local ex, 8.10, 9.3.5 local
ex. A.)l; 12 03, 150 (ex.).335,cx. 845, 535 ax.,
5.45, 8.40 ex, P. Is. ' “12.15 a. II. ex.
Trains marked than 0') connect St New Rochelle
with Harlem Biver Branch.
see is a bills 01' Advertisement at Station
Houses an Engimfii: D G ‘18 t N . Y k
- . 9 on I! s e or 0
JOHN T. M cur, Sup’tl,’ " '
Grand Central Depot, New York.
[Published gratuitously
the Publch
llomalllllorse Railwaylime Table.
COMMENCING DEC. 11m, 18704
To the Public.
The subscribers. Livery men of Norwailr. desire
to inform the public that hereafter they will look
to those persons ordering carriages, for all urpo-
ces. for t eir pay. Bills WIll be made out irectly
to the parties using them, and presented within
reasonable time.
WILLIAME. DANN, v
D. B. MOREHOUSE.
. t J. s. SHERMANN.
Norwnlk. May15th, 1876. 20
has done in the past, errors of Republican ' ‘ s
or cerruptions In the Republican rty; but It can
never cease to be true to Repub lean principles,
and especially‘to those go‘den doctrines of civil
reform. hard money, the sanctity of the National
faith and equal Justice to all classes at the South,
which formed the corner-stones of Goy. Hayes’s
admirable letter of acceptance.
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ED. Thefamily circle is never profaned by any-
thlng which appears in the columns of Tim Tal-
uuns. -
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THE TRIBUNE.
saw ronk.
Notice.
In accordance with a petition very largely si n-
ed, and presented to us by the Citizens of or-
walk. for the suppressing of the selling of intoxi-
Dating drinks on Sunday, we do hereby give notice
.thatlall persons having a license for the sale of the
slate, found guilty of selling, In violation of the
Sunday Law, will be by us reported to the County
Lament sggp‘ncra. with a request that their license
- v . .
._ The law requires that Grand Jurors shall dili-
gcutiy inquire after, and make complaint of all
crimes and misdemeanors that shall come to their
knowledge, to the court having cognizance of the
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Hunbutt is the prosecuting ofilcer appointed by
the County Commissioners:
JOSEPH P. ANFORD
CHARLES W. SMITH,
PLATT PR! . .
Norwalk. May 20th. 1870.
} Selectman.
The ONLY BLACKING that meets lh:
demand for a fair} and brilliant poll's-d.
“.BIXBY’S ~ BEST”
absolulsiy nourishes and protons: Mo
ladder.
fi- IX. BIS!!! & Co. 173 4 1'5 Wuhlngion St. N. Y:
_ . Sold by
STALFOBD & STODDARD, Grocers. Norwaik
popular ‘
sols FOI'loll‘fi warts mm.
Wm. Glover 85 Son,
Are ready to put in your WATER. STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. WBOUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
Ll ED. LEAD PIPES, 1c" of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBING in all its branches. .
' Undertaking!
TO THE PUBLIC! Anyone wishin In services
in the Undertaking business w _l nd me at
the late residence of In father. 55 Mam Street. or
at Dartmouth Newcorn ’s Store.
ll GEORGE H. RAYMOND. Agent'
Robbins’ Starch Polish.
A Gun “Amritsar vents.
‘ By the use of which everytamily may 've their
Lined that brilliant polish uliar to no inun-
dry work. Saving time an laborinironinmrnore
than, its entire cost. Warranted. Ask lor Dob-
ii'iilibina.nro.a 0o..13 N 4th shPhil
Sold by DEMMON A N EWCOMB, Grocers. Main
Street. N orwaik. . 41
‘CLEANLINESS 18 NEXT T0 GODLINESS
G. A. F'RAN KE’S
Shaving all Hall'filllllll Salon!
'03 A
Pleasant Shave,
' Aral-ale Idols- Cut.
or Thorough Ska-poo,
CALL AT
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Room,
No. l GAZETTTE BUILDING.
WPartlcular attention given to Ladies and
Children’s Hair Cutting and Shampooing..a
AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
Hot and Cold Water Baths
ALL KINDS OF
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' 41‘s-
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-OR-
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val-nun. Card... .
u. rum nnw STYLE _ l‘l .
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stock,p.ltnpin neat cardboxes,can be had a
shortnotlcc, atthc Galena Job Print!!!
MWAAAIVAAAAAHRAA‘A AW
plngat SonthNor- .
any of the 7
employees of the boats of this line on account of
for the communes of ‘
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One of the oldest and largest newspapers in‘N cw
England, and unsurpassed as a local
family journal.
The Gazar'ra is one of the best advertising
mediumsin the State.
Spectacleslo suilallllinds olives
AGENT FOR
, LAZARUS It MOBRI‘S
‘ cannons-run PEBI‘ECTED
biennial EYEBLISSES.
= “80. 8 large assorment of GENUINE PABA
BOLD or PEBBLE SPECTACLES the only lune
it“?! yet produced. that do not tire the eye.thal
[hives a clear and distinct vision. and makes weal
:3!“ “1'038- warranted for five years withou-
l
o
Iflense. Special attention given to fittingneal
:ighted people . A large assutmcnt of
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT
’ _2Wecd’s Jewelry Store,
unnna run ornna ndbsn.
iGEIEllT PIPE Fllll lifllllllEYS,
g Square and Bound Cement Pipe, with plain ano
ornamental tops, for chImncys;have amore r-
brick;also
D II A l- N P l P E,
any other. Manufactured and for sale by
, CHAS. T. LEONARD d; SON.
To THE LADIES.-
Mrs. McLean,
slicrders in
-“§TAMPING.”
HABNBSSES FOR 5 ALB.
I public that he has now on hand a ood assert
ment of HARNESS, made of the ve est materl
81.8. which he will SELL as [.0
possibly be furnlshed at anyxothor similar estab
ishment In the country.
Let me have then at once .
Norwaik.Mav 1. 1875.
FOR A 0000 600K STOVE
Go To nunnnws
' Carriages to Sell-
ATA
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than a fifth ofits cost.
less than its cost, Enquire at t e cfiice of the
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CEO. WARD SELLECK, Grocer, Main Street.
GO TO BBLDEN S
and see the new
Hot Closet Range.
Orders of Dancing
IN All. THE
Fashionable Styles,
Canbe had at the .
Gazette Ofice,
AT SHORT NOTICE.
Also, Single or Double Orders, printed on Plain
White or TintedStock, in Black or Colored Inks,
or anscs. at very Reasonable Rates.
0. 'B. D’ARTOIS
-is ready and prepared to act as .
CATERER,
FOR
Weddings,Balls,Parties or Festivals
and to turnislrsny and everythin required in his
line at short notice. His persona attention given
to all orders. Will officiate anywhere In the coun-
try. Give him a call.“
0. B. D’ARTOIS,
CATBBEB & CONFECTIONER,
souru nonwank, coax.
v
WEDDING
AND
VISITING chums
ENGRAVED TO ORDER.
WEDDING ENVE'LOPES furnished. Shaped
with Monogram, or Plain. OUTSIDE ms.
LOPES supplied.
wsnnmo and VISITING CARDS
Printed inthe beetmauncr, in latest styles, at the
silica of the;
NORWAL'K GAZETTE.
Sermons'
Addresses,
Constitutions
By-Laws,
Briefs, &c.
[NEATLY PRINTED a'r snon'r
norms. AT THE
GAZETTE
Cleo. Ingram! Cards to order.
Steam Printing Office,
a
fact draught, and are cheaper and better t an
The best in the Market. Warranted to give satis-
faction. and from 25 to 30 per cent. cheaper that
North Avenue, is now fully prepared to execute
llouogrames. Crests, so, Stamped to order,“
Well as plainstamplng. Call and sec spcclmens. 9tl
subscriber would respectfully inform the
as they can
ow for later orders
WI. .SWAN
One for 2‘ or 4 persons. Carryall st lo, and some-
what worn, but in good order, will c sold for less
A. SINGLE-SEAT TOP BUGGY,
HinerdlStevens make, very light running-cost
About two o’clock yesterday afternoon a
woman was seen staggering along Jefferson
avenue, with a satchel in either hand, her
nose red from cold and her face wearing any-
.hing but a genial smile. As she reached
dates street a man came around the corner,
:arefully bundled up and smoking a fifteen-
mt cigar- “You great beast l" shouted the
woman, dropping the satchels. “Got home,
eh i’" he replied,smiling complacently. “Yes,
l've got home i and why didn’t you meet me
at the depot ? Didn't I telegraph you 1"
“Yes; but.I’ve got so that I don't believe
anything sent over the Associated Press
wires, and I had no idea you'd come. In
fact, I bet four silk hats you wouldn't and
now you've made me loose the pile !"—-De.
bolt Fm Prue. .
_-—_—_—__—_=—-
BURLINGTON Haw/keys: A sweet young
girl went into a Cedar Rapids music store
and asked the clerk, inquiringly, if ,he had
“A Heart that Loves me Only 7” ‘ “No," he
said, “but here's in Health to Thee. Mary! "
That wouldn’t do, but before ‘she turned to
go she asked, "Have you ‘One Sweet Kiss
Before We Part !’ " That Cedar Rapids
clerk looked up and down the store; the book-
keeper was out; the boss was up stairs try-
ing to sell a granger a wheezy old melodeon.
and so he leaned over the counter, and turned
out about half a dozen of the best and most
artistically finished articles that the astonish-
ed young lady had ever seen oficred in a job
lot. She didn't'say much but she went out
of the store in a step and a-half, and rubbed
her cheeks thoughtfully all the way home.
Happiness at Home.
It has been said by a philosopher that every
cross word uttered or angry feeling experi-
enced, leaves its unerring mark on the face.
This can be verified by a clow observation of
the countenances of those around us, whose
tempers and habits are familiar— to us, and
its truth thus established. And if the linea-
ments of the face show traces of such things,
ow much more must the general, moral and
$1an system be affected by them ? Nothing
ismore susceptible of proof than the state-
ment that one angry word brings on another,
except the old biblical saying, that “a soft
answer tnrneth away wrath. ” Many people,
really possessed of a sincere desire to do right
in all things, allow themselves to fall’into the
habit of using ungentle and even unkind
words to those around them when, if their
attention were called to the fact in the right
way,they would be astonished at themselves.
Happiness is made, not born. It may with
reason he argued that it is an impossibility to
be happy at home when one is crushed by
the cares of life—by difiiculties crowding on
every side. But if a man firmly resolves to
throw aside the vexing cares of business, or
a woman the aggravations of domestic life,
when the family is united, as most families
are once in twenty-four hours, the thing is
done. After the excitements of the day, the
nerves are naturally] pretty “high strung,"
and effort is required to prevent their dis-
"irnlrr'muu- . .. . . .,.,,
on re new vers um sea u or ' - .
or 4 persons-{very easy runnin p;willbe goglh much tur cc upon the slightest p rovocatlon ’ but
each effort renders its successor easier of ac-
complishment. Thus, a habit of gentleness,
cheerfulness and kindliness can be acquired,
which nobody sees but to appreciate, admire
and desire. The children acquire it in youth
and are saved the subsequent efforts at self-
control, while the neighbors are softened by
contact with it, and the result is' what we
all should seek—happiness at home.
Centers HOTEL Cusrous IN, Swans.—
On arriving at the inn, which is good and
clean, and makes up forty bed no is
struck with a peculiarity of all s' ' r places
in Sweden, namely,the apparent indifference
to visitors exhibited by the proprietor. No
head waiter, with attendant circle of porters
and chambermaids, awaits the arrival of the
guests. The luggage is put down at the
entrance, and the traveler must seek for
. himself his rooms and the information he
requires, while the landlord with his hands
in his pockets, regards his efforts from a
window with languid curiosity. There is no
intentional inciviiity, but it appears not to be
the custom to welcome the coming guest
although to speed the parting guest there is
abundance of hand-shaking and hearty good
wishes. The curious custom of the Smorgos
prevails at these inns,and indeed everywhere-
throughout Sweden ; it consists in a standing
refreshment provided at a side table free of
charge, and com risln bread and butter,
cheese, caviare, “ed h and reindeer-flesh,
sausages, and other similar delicacies, to be
taken immediately before each regular meal,
and washed down with branvin and other
neat spirits. In connection with this per-
formance the Swedes have an objectionable
habit which may be called the community of
forks, as the same implement passes rapldly
ffiom llllloull; to mouth and from dish to dill];
t erig ts 0 private property are flagrant
disregarded—Fortmyhtly Ramble. y
A Fire on the Prairies.
A Missionary of the American Sunday-
school Union in the Southwest, who had
been organizing a Sunday-school in the Indian
Territory, and was returning, was suddenly
surprised and confronted by a peril which
he thus describes in a letter to Snudayschool
friends who aid him : “Ughl what a smoke!
Prairie and woods on fire 1 Away we speed
from before it and the wind blowing .a gale.
Soon we see the flames climbing a hill, and
hear them tour and rush. It is fearful 1
How the tall grasses and weeds crakle and
snap! On came the flames, leaping twenty
feet high among the trees, licking off theii'
leaves with forked tongues i Now the fen-
ces enclosing a fanfare on fire, and we fling
apart the rails, black with ashes and soot, to
save them !
At night the scene 'was weird and "wild
beyond description. Fires everywhere, the
wave rolling Over the prairie, miles away.
In the distance we see fences on fire, and
dark forms, through the glare, of those who
are striving to save them. Lurid clouds of
smoke overhead make a scene fearful to be.
bold. .
Perhaps all this was done by a little luci-
fer ' match, cariessly thrown away‘ by a
smoker after lighting his pipe, or falling
among long grass or leaves.
“Behold how great a matter a little fire
kindleth 1" So it may be with a flame of
fiery papeion kindled by some boy’s or girl's
heart, inflaming their lips and lives to sin an
woe—Church Union. ,
Union Sunday-schools and a Union
Gospel. » . .
Rev. W. P. Paxson, Superintendent of the
Missionary work of the American Sunday-
schooh in their south Western Depart, ment,
writes: -“0ne of the best indications of
good done in our work is the fact that, that
lifter a Mission Sunday-school is organized
we often receive invitations to return to the
place and hold a series of meetings I now
have several invitations to that effect. The
fact is, our purely undenominational eharac _-
ter renders our efforts in preaching the Gos-
pel acceptable to all the Lord’s people of
every name. Yet we do not hesitate, so far
as light and grace are given us, to declare
thewhole counsel of God ; but we try to do
it only in the language of the Bible. We
never touch controversial phraseology ; and
we find that all Christians love to hear the
pure word.
How blessed a fact that all God’s peeple
can unite in God’s simple, essential truth!
In this they speak one language. A pleasing
illustration of this fact is found in this Incl.
dent. When Mr. Paxson was aboutJeceWY.
to remove his family from the town of Loui-
siana, Mo, where he has long "Sidefllvfo St-
Louis, all the Sunday-schools of humane——
Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, .Methodlst,
Presbyterian and Union, unlted In the pre-
sentation to him of f“ gold-headed cane.
While it was a testimonial of their regard.
the occasion was also a pleasing memorial of
the power and worth of the principle and the
working of Christian union : for all these
schools are the outgrewth of aUnion Sunday-
school, planted in that town thirty years ago.
—0hurch Union.
MP,“ .
The wife of Patrick McLaughlin of Men-
deu gave birth to a child last week which
weighed twenty-two pounds. The mother
weighs about eighty-five pounds.
The owners of the steamer Newport, -
und in New Haven harbor, estimpte that
her unfortunate stop in that place wnl cost
them 025.000-
Norwalk Chronicler