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EDITORS GAZETTE:—
I believe this paper, read April 24th. he-
' fore the Farmers’ Club, would be worth one
year's subscription Of your paper, to every
farmer who should read it. Written express-
ly for the Farmers' Club Of the American In-
stitute,New York City, by JOHN HENDERSON,
Northport, L. I. N. C. ELY.
GRASS. '
Mn. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN or THE
AMERICAN INsTITuTE FARMEBS’ CLUB z—Wltll
kind thanks for your appreciation of my
humble services, I cheerfully respond to your
invitation to prepare a paper on .the question,
“How to increase the hay crop in the United
States.” Before entering on this particular
subject allow me to remark that it is very
gratifying evidence of the dawning of brighter
limes, the fact of Agriculture assuming in a
political point of view an importance in‘this
country which bids fair to restore it to its
primitive'dignity as the first. and most noble
among the sciences, and the intelligent agri-
culturist to that post of honor which in the
early ages he occupied as a benefactor to
mankind. This consummation desirable as it
is, can hardly be hoped for in its fullest ex.
tent, in the present state of society,but it can
be approximated. That practical agriculture
has made rapid progress in this country dur-
ing the last quarter of a century few will
have the temerity to deny. But in one of
the most important and necessary of its
branches that of grass culture we are sadly
deficient. This neglect arises from a variety
of causes that may very properly be examin-
ed at leisure, but which on the present occa-
sion would be more likely to exhaust the pa-
tience of the audience and divide attention
from the main question. How to increase
the hay crop of the United States. We will
therefore proceed to’ elucidate according to
the best of our ability, plans and views which
are fully end sod and very generally believ-
ed in by intel igent agriculturists throughout
the states for the successful attainment of this
latter~ desirable object. In the first place
much of our meadow and pasture land might
be rendered infinitely more valuable by the
introduction of the best grasses we possess.
It is unaccountable in, this age of progress
how American farmers continue to neglect
.the use and advantage of plants of such ini-
portauce which in almost every country of
Europe and particlarly England are the chief
food of cattle. The propriety and advanta-
ges to be derived from sowing grasses in
mixture may be stated as follows, viz: It is
in strict imitation of nature which has pro-
vided in all permanent pastures a mixture of
, various grasses the produce of which differs
at various seasons. . _ ,
Experience has demonstrated that any certain
soil will maintain a greater and produce more
nutritious produce if cropped with a number
of different species'of grasses than it main-
tains and produces if cropped with only
one or two species. Grasses like other plants
have their particular seasons of growth; the
different species flowering in succession from
early spring till the end of summer. We
also learn from observation and the chemical
analysis of the grasses, that each plant has
some peculiar quality not possessed by any of
the others. The sweet-scented vernal and s.
few others have a very fine aroma. Others
are nearly wanting in this respect. Sainfoin,
red and. white clovers, Timothy, Italian,
rye grass, crested dogtail and sweet scented
vernal are much richer in phosphate of lime
and nitrogenous substances than other grasses.
Some in fat, some in starch, some in sugar,
and each drawing its peculiar nutriment from
the soil. Andwhen we reflect that animal
bodies are a compound of the simple substan-
cesof all vegetables on which they feed, the
necessity for variety in the food of our ani-
mals must be evident. Next in order is_the
selection of suitable seeds which must be
adapted to the locality on which they are in-
tended to be sown. Grasses best adapted to
the land about to be, laid down are those
which are found growing naturally in a cor-
responding geological position. Different
species of grasses have their natural zones
or habitals. In laying down lands these must
plant to the soil, taught .us by nature herself,
applies to all vegetation, but the principle is
specially applicable to the natural order of.
grasses. So well is this fact understood and
appreciated in England, that one of her most
distinguished and honored industrial celebri-
ties, Mr. Martin Hope Sutton, the “head and
natural conductor” of the well-known seed
'. establishment of Sutton &. Sons, Reading, has
issued a geological and railway map showing
the'geological formations of land in the dif-
ferent counties of England, obtained by gov-
ernment survey. This map supplies a want
which has long been felt by intelligent agri-
culturistsz _; , .
These established scientific facts are brought
by him and the Messrs. Wheeler 6: Sons, of.
Gloucester, to a practical bearing, both houses
having arranged a series of tables of grasses.
By referring to the map each one may see
for himself on what particular formation his
land is situated, and the table of grasses show
the various grasses and-g clovers which are
suitable for each kind of soil, and which will
become permanent there. I have taken pains
to examine twelve tables of mixture for; per.
manent pasture which are sown in almoSt
every county in England, and find that; six-
teen species of grasses on an average are com-
prised inveach mixture. Of course there are
exceptions. When Italian Rye grass, .the
Perennial Rye grass, Timothy, and other
grasses are sown separately, but sowing in
mixture is the rule, and sowing one or more
species for a one, or two years lay, the excep-
tions. Before disposing of this subject it is
proper to state that unless grass seeds are
fresh and true to name discouraging failures
will follow as a matter of course in their cul-
tivation. The preparation of the land is the
next subject which claims our attention. An
indispensible condition Of succsss is that the
land should be thoroughly clean and in good
heart. Strong land which-has been frequent-
ly plov’vcd if intended for grass must be plow--
ed deeper-or subsoiled, as it is impossible to
make good grazing pasture where there is
a hard pan afew inches below the surface.
This pan must be broken'so as to allow the
water to get away and the roots of the grass
to get down, otherwise they will penetrate so
far and no farther. ' ,
In a very able treatise on grass culture, the
Messrs. Wheeler state, “Observation shows
us that pastures vary in quality according to
the nature of the soil and subsoil, the lat‘ler
more particularly being in‘ fact, a direct pro-
duct of the geological formation to which it
pertains. Some may think that a considera-
tion of subsoils is unimportant in the case of
award or pasture land, because they are com-
paratively undisturbed; we would observe
that although the rootspf the “graminacea”.
do not tap deeply, as a rule; yet they are de-
pendent for their flourishing on most of the
physical properties of the subsoils, such as
their parosity, retention of moisture, con-
duction of heat, permeability and other pe-
culiarities, all of which ought to be taken
into consideration if we would grasp the
”subject in an agricultural point of view. If
it is necessary topursue such a course of till-
age in the moist climate of England, it is
doubly so in this country where the extremes
of heat and dryness are so prevalent. In pre-
paring land for seeding down, it should be
cleaned thoroughlywith a well-manured gcen
crop.
How and when the seeds should be sown,
whether with or without .a grain crop is a
the advocates for sowing with a crop are in
the majority. Amedium between the two
extremes is preferable to either; it affords
the necessary, protection to the young grasses
and clovers from the scorching rays of the
sun, and it does not monopolize the places
which the grasses should occupy and crowd
them out. Irefer to a thin seeding of the
grain crop. A very desirable method-of put-
ting iuseeds is to barrow well after sowing
the grain and fallow with a roller, then sow
the light seeds first and the heavy ones the
reverse way; lastly, use a grass barrow
which will cover them nicely at a uniform
depth. Grass seeds may be sown with a
grain crop in the spring with very satisfactory
results. In the after treatment of the young
grass, ,during the first fall and spring when
the land is in order, two or three rollings
will Compress the land keep the seeds as
much: as possible from being thrown out by
frosty nights and sunny days. The young
crop ishould be mowu early in the season—
before they go to seed. This is very import-
ant as allowing them to produce and ripen
seed, exhausts them considerably and far'out-
weighs any benefit which. may occur from
the seed falling on the ground. After the
mowing, atop dressing of manure or phos-
phates will be beneficial. The improvement
of meadows and grass lands is a. subject
deserving of attention. Thousands of acres
of meadows and pasture lauds throughout
New York State are producing less than half
the quantity of hay and feed which the land
is capable of from a deficiency of plants of
tliose kinds which are most productive and
suitable for the soil. _
Great improvements can be effected by
sowing renovating seeds (whiCh should con-
sist of the finest and most nutritive kind of
perennial grasses and clovers) in the follow.
ing manner.- Heavy barrows should be draWH
over the old turf early in the spring, to
loosen the soil for the admission of seeds,
which if sown freely will occupy the numer-
ous small spaces between the grasses already
growing and super-cede the coarse grasses and
noxious weeds. After the seeds are sown
the land should be carefully rolled. It is a
sled practice to sow these seeds upon a thick
top dressing for which a mixture of any de-
cayed material with good soil is preferable-
The months of March, April and May are
better, asthe old grass will protect the young
from frost. It is also useful to sow in July
and August immediately after carrying the
hay off the land: The foregoing principal
remarks from an article by Mr. Martin H.
Sutton, are applicable to lands which have
undergone a course of cultivation, but would
lands of the Western states.
In the prosecution of experiments in 'the
cultivation of the superior grasses for the
benefit of purchasers of the writer’s Hand
Book of Grasses particularly and the public
generally, top dressing ' and mulching the
beds and patches has been attended with tu
mostbeneficial results. So much am I coni
vinced of the necesity of the stimulating and
protective aids required by grass plants in
his changeable climate and which is afforded
by judicious mulchings and top dressings
that had I neither manure ’or fertilizers to
apply, I would give dressings of sand or'
gravel if nothing else was-covenicnt. But if
these barren substances had entered either
cow house or stable and remained long enough
in either place to absorb the fluids, they
would be none the less acceptable when ap-
plied to the growing grasses.‘ Another great
benefit to be derived from ,the applicationsg
top dressings to meadow and pasture lan ,
and which has‘the most direct bearing upon
the present subject, is that by the liberal use
of well-prepared pomposts or artificial ma—
nures, the produce of the land will be very
largely increased and the quality of the herb-
age will beccme completely altered. By a
singular coincidence I have not only enter-
tained these views but have been experiment-
ing in their developments for several years‘
without knowing or having the least idea that
the well-known and distinguished proprietor
of the Rothamsted, {(EnglandJ'experimcntal
farm, Mr. J. B. Lawes, Was similarly cecu-
pied. The extent and results of his experi-
ments are so superior to any which I have
ever witnessed or attended to, that I consider
them in every respect entitled to a preced-
ence, and herewith present his valuable state-
ments written to, the Irish Farmers’ Gazette,
if I mistake not in reply to Mr. Hamilton.
He states in the Rothamsted grass experi-
ments it has been proved by the employment
of artificial manures over a period Of twenty
years, that the produce of the land has very
largely increased, and the quality of the herb-
age has completely altered. Weeds, that is
to say, plants that are neither grasses nor clo-
ver, and Which constitute from one-quarter
to one-third of the unmanured produce, have
almost entirely disappeared, and grasses of
high quality, such as are found in abundance
in the best fattening pastures, have taken the
place of inferior grasses. One or two instan-
ces will be sufficient to show this. Alcpecu-
run or meadow foxtail ‘is stated by botanists
to constitute a large portion of the herbage
of the best pastures. At least 'the botanical
operation of our grasses in 1872, the weight
of this grass, picked out of one ton of hay,
which was the produce of one of the acres
of the unmanured experiment, was eight lbs,
on the other unmanured acre it; was sixty-
seven lbs.; on one acre of highly manured
land the weight of. this grass was 1,620 lbs.
Cocksfoot is, andther highly esteemed grass;
the weight of'this‘ grass on the two unmanur-
ed acres was 15 and441bs: on the two high-
lymanured acres it was 1848 lbs. The weight
of these two grasses alone was more than one
and a half tons, being half as much again as
tha whole produce of .the unmanured acre;
In these results (says the Professor) we have
an explanation of what may be observed on
every‘ piece of pasture in Ireland. \Vhat
have we done ? We have not altered the cli-
mate or added to the rainfall; we have sown
no fresh seeds on the land; all we have done
has been t0\ lace on the land year by year an
abundant su ly of the food of plants, in the
form of chem‘cal salts, leaving each plant to
fight for its share. The result is highly in-
teresting—but oi the fifty different species
of plants which ‘ntered the contest twenty
years ago, only sildyen remained at the end
of that period. Thetwenty-one varieties of
weeds constituted at the commencement,
nearly one-third of the weight of the hay, at
the end of the period,‘ the three varieties
which remained weighed only 53 lbs. in a
total produce of three tons of hay. It is evi-
dent, therefore, that when the food of plants
is abundant, the superior class of grasses can
occupy thesoil to the exclusion Of weeds and
inferior grasses, and it is also evident from
the great predominance of two inferior grasses
—the sheep-fescue and agrotis, or bent grass
(our red top J. H.) and the very limited
quantity of cocksfoot and meadow-'foxtail in
the natural herbage here—that this pasture is,
agriculturally speaking, of inferior quality.
From these results we may assume that the
superior pastures contain naturally in abund.
ance those ingredients which we have been
compelled to supply artificially, to obtain a
similar character of pasture. For thirteen
years we have placed on our grass annually
the exact quantity of each ingredient we find
in one ton .Of hay. .
The average increase obtained over the un-
manured proddce is 13 cwt. Nearlyone-third
of the ingredients are either lost or have ac-
.cumulated in the soil as unexhausted manures.
What quantity could he ultimately recover-
ed could only be ascertained by stopping all
further manuring. In the experiment where
farmyard dung was applied for eight years
question which we may safely assume that
in succession, and fourteen unmanured crops
proper for sowing the seeds, the earlier the .
not, I think, answer 'on the wild or prairie ‘
, lands or swamps to open the same in con-
have since been removed, there is still an un-
cxhausted ' ue remaining. In another ex-
periment. 150 lbs. of sulphate'of potash
.was applied for six years in succession with
soda, magnesia, phosphate and ammonia,
after which time the potash was stopped and
the other manures continued, it took six more
years to exhaust all the potash applied in the
first six years. It is evident, therefore, that
manures even of the most active and soluble
kind are rather slowly taken up out of pas-
ture land, and that the unexhausted residue
Iof such manures is an important as well as a
very complicated question for consideration.
With regard to the nature of the artificial
manures to be used, nitrogen in the form of
ammonia, or nitric acid, potash and phos-
phate of lime are essential elements. There
is a very markcd'distiuction in, the character
of the herbage when we use continually salts
ofammonia as the source of nitrogen, and
when we use nitrate of 'soda; under the in-
fluence of the former both weeds and the
leguminous herbage disappear; while with
the latter both the weeds and leguminous
plants form part of the herbage. Nitrate of
soda gives, therefore, -a much larger crop for
the same expenditure, and as preserving the
clover and leguminous herbage it is certainly
to be preferred to ammonia. -
' The employm t or not of potash in a-ma-
nurc must be ve much regulated by the use
that is made of the pasture. When land is
constantly fed by the stock, the removal of
potash in the animal is exceedingly small;
when the land is mowu for hay the removal
of potash is very large. I am disposed to
think, however, that an increase in the quan-
tity of Kainit salts and a reduction in the
quantity of phosphate would be beneficial.
Such are the opinions, and such are the re-
sults of the experience of a practical farmer,
an experienced, reliable, scientific experi-
mentalist of how to increase the hay crops of
his native and his neighboring isles. In
conclusion allow me to recapitulate the sever-
al conditions which are to be observedin the
successful cultivation of the su erior grasses,
so as to ensure an increase of t e hay crop in
the United States.
First, imitation of nature in sowing a num-
ber of species of grasses. in riture for rea-
sons already stated. ' 4 '
The selection of seeds adapted to the local-
ity in which they are intended to be sown.
The preparation of 0 land which must .be
thoroughly cleane eeply pulverized and
in good heart. Properly distributing and
Attending to the directions given under the
head of after treatment of the young grass.
The improvement of meadows and pasture
lands by .harrowiugs, seedings, rollings and
top-dressings, and lastly obtain a knowledge
of the character and habits of the grasses you
wish to cultivate.
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PDBLlD [DIS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Passed at the January Session of the
General Assembly, 1817.
[Published by Authority]
House cm No. 187. '
CHAPTER XCIx. '
An Act to Amend An Act entitled An Act
Relating to Terms of Courts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives In General Assembly convened
That section three of the act to Which this
is an amendment, approved June 19, 1876, be
amended by striking out of the first paragraph
the word “eleven,” and substituting therefor
the word “fifteen," so that said paragraph
shall read as follows : “Section 3. All process
in civil actions brought before the superior
court in either of the counties of Hartford,
New Haven, or Fairfield, may be made re-,
turnable in addition to the first days of the
respective civil terms, in said counties, on
the first Tuesday of any month, except July
and August; provided, that the return day be
not more than fifteen weeks from the date of
process, and that service be completed at least
twelve days inclusive before such return day."
Approved March 14, 1877. .
[House Bill N o. 280.]
CHAPTER 0.
An Act to secure the representation of ‘Con—
necticut at-the Paris Exhibition in 1878.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
SECTION 1. That a board of managers is
hereby constituted, to consist of eight per-
sons, whose duty it shall be to take such ac-
tion as shall seem proper to secure a due rep-
resentation at the international exhibition in
Paris in 1878, of the arts, industries and in-
stitutions of Connecticut, and to 'spend at
their discretion for such purpose, such unex-
pended sum or sums as may be received in
money or dividends from the centennial com-
missioners or the state board of managers -to
the Philadelphia exhibition in,1876, and such
money shall be paid, when available, out of
the treasury in such sums and at such times
as may be needed, 'upon the requisition of
said board, approved by the governor.
SEO. 2. The governor, General Joacph R.
Hawley, of Hartford, and Prof. Wm._ P.
Blake, of New Haven, shall be ex-fficio mem-
bers of said board, and the othersshall Be ap-
pointed by the governor, and no member of
the board shall receive compensation for his
services, except for traveling and other- ex-
penses, actually incurred within this state in
carrying out the provisiOns of this act.
SEC. 3. The sum that may be' returned to «-
the state treasury by the centennial ,ccmmis—
sioners, or by the state board of managers to ‘
the centennial exhibition, is hereby appro-
priated in aid of the purposes of this act.
Approved, March 14, 1877.
[House Bill No. 153.]
CHAPTER CI.
An Act in addition to an ct in relation to
. the Terms of ourts.
Be it enacted by, the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assemblytconvened :
All appeals which ' may now by law be
taken to the su erior. court in the counties
of Hartford, ew Haven and Fairfield,
at a civil term thereof, may also be taken to
said court holding such civil term‘ on the first
Tuesday of every’ month, except July and
August.
Approved, March 13, 1877.
[House Bill N 51.]
CHAPTER I.
An Act Concerning the Draining of Low
ands. ’ '
Be it enactéd by the Senate and House of Repre-
\ sentatrves In General Assembly convened :
SsCTION 1. When any low lands or swamp
that have been drained by a ditch or current
of water running from thence in a natural
'course through the lands of an adjoining pro-
prietor or proprietors, and cannot be advan-
tageously drained in any other course, and.
such ditch or water-course shall have become
so obstructed or filled up as to prevent the
free passage of the water necessary to the
proper drainage of said low lands or swamps,
the owner thereof mayvgive written notice to
said adjoining proprietor or proprietors to
open and remove such obstructions in‘ such
ditch or water-course so as to allow the wa-
ter to pass off in its former accustomed man-
ner; and if, at the expiration of thirty days
after the service of said notice, said adjoining
proprietor or proprietors shall not ~0pen and
remove the obstructions from such ditch and
water-course as herein provided, then the
owner or owners of said low lands or swamps
may call out any two selectmen of the town
wherein such lands are situated, who shall
view the same, having first given notice in
writing to all parties interested of the (lay
and if they shall find it necessary and proper
under the provisions of this act that said low
lands or swamps should be drained, and the
drainage of the same has become Obstructed
by the filling up of any such ditch or water-
course from any cause, they shall give notice
in writing to said adjoining'proprietor or pro-
prletors, requiring him or them to clean out
or wrdcn,_ and deepen such ditcln or wa-
ter-conrse In such manner as said selectmen
may direct, and upon such terms as to the
expense thereof as the interests and bene-
fits to be conferred upon the parties respect-
ively'may Justly appertain. If, after the -
piratlon of thirty days from the giving f
such. notice and order by said selectmen, said
adjormng proprietor or proprietors shall 1ng-
lect to comply With such notice and order to
the acceptance of said selectmen, then said
selectmen may open such ditch or water-
course as by them ordered and directed,
or direct the owner or' owners of said low
for-mity to such order and to their acceptance
and the expense thereof, as certified by said
selectmen, including reasonable cOmpensation .
for their servrces, shall be paid by either or
by all of .the parties interested therein, and
1n.such_tn.ne as said selectmen may dct -
mine, limitand appoint, and any of said
ties may br'lng an action of debt upon this
statute against the other party or parties to
enforce the collection and payment of any
covering the seeds nicely at a uniform depth. .
and time of their meeting 'for - that purpose,— -
NORWALK, CONNECTICUF
awarded inthc premises, including the fees
of said selectmen. . .
SEO. 2..Nothing herein contained shall be
construed so as to Conflict with the flowagc
laws Of this state. -
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are hereby repealed, but this
act shall not affect any suit or proceeding.
now pending.
Approved March 14, 1877
[House Bill No. 117.]
CHAPTER CHI.
An Act in alteration of an Act concerning
Public Corporations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Roprc-
seutatives in General Assembly convened :
SECTION 1. The annual town meeting of
the town of Bridgeport shall be llolden as
heretofore on the first Monday of April in
each year, and those persons entitled to vote
at such meetings, who were registered on the
corrected lists of the electors of said town
last before completed, and those whose
names are entered on the proper copy of said
lists before voting may vote therein, and the
names of those voting shall be checked on said
copy, which shall be kept on file in the office
of the town clerk, as in case of the electors'
meetings.
SEC. 2. 'This act shall take effect imme-
diately on its passage.‘ ~
, Approved, March 13, 1877.
[HOUSE BrLL N '0. 268.]
. CHAPTER Civ.
,An Act Relating to Annual Returns of Rail-
road Companies.
Be it enacted b the Senate and-House o Repre-
sentatives in eneral Assembly convened :
SECTION 1. That a' committee consisting
of three persons shall be appointed by the
governor on or before the first of April next,
one of whom shall be one of the railroad com-
missioners, one a personof experience in the
practical management of railroads, and one a
person of financial experience. and business
ability, which committee shall examine into
the subject of the annual returns to be made.
by the railroad companies to the railroad com-
missioners, and shall. prepare and report to
said commissioners, on or before the‘ first of
July next, a form or schedule for such returns
which shall be simple, concise and practical
and cover such points as said committee may
deem of practical value to the public and to
the stockholders and creditors of said com-
panies, and such form of returns or schedule
when so prepared and reported, and approv.
ed by the governor, shall take the place and
be in lieu of the returns now required by law
to be made by railroad companies to the rail-
road commissioners, aud shall not be chang-
ed except by the general asaembl .
SEC. 2. Said cOmmittee shal be allowed
reasonable compensation for ‘their services ,
and expenses not exceeding five hundred dol-
lars in the aggregate, to be paid by the state-
and collected from the railroad companies in
the same manner and in the same proportions
-as the salaries of. the railroad commissioners
are now by law paid and collected.
SE0 3. This act will take effect from its
passage. .
Approved March 21, 1877
[House Bill No. 175.]
CHAPTER CV. _ '
An Act relating to Tythingmen and other
fiicers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
SECTION 1. Tythingmcu duly appointed
and sworn shall have power to apprehend and
carry before a justice of the peace, to be delt
l with according tolaw, all persons in any man-
ner disturbing or unlawfully interfering with
any meeting of the society or organization by
which said tythingmen have been appointed.
Approved March 14, 1877. .
[House Bill No. 33]
CHAPTER ovI._
An Act amending Chapter V. Title XI. of
. the General Statutes. _
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Beprc-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
SECTION 1. Whenever one-third of the
voters present at any meeting of a school dis-
trict containing two hundred or more voters,
shall request that any vote or votes upon any
question pending before such meeting shall be
taken by ballot and checklist of the voters
of said district, the chairman of such meet-
ing shall cause said votcvdfivotés to be so tak-
en, and if said vote org-{Cotes cannot be then
and there convenie and properly taken,
he shall, upon the like request of said one-
third of the .voters present, adjourn said
meeting to the usual polling place in said
district, if any there be,‘ and if there be none,
then to the most suitable and convenient place
in said district, at such time within one week
thereafter as he may designate, when and
where said vote or- votes shall be taken be-
tween the hours of nine O’clock in the morn-
ing and five o’cloék in the afternoon, and the
result ascertained and declared by said chair-
man, and recorded by the clerk upon the re-
cords of said district. ‘
SEC. 2. Upon the written request of twen-
ty or more voters of any school district con-
taining two hundred or more legal voters,
made to the committee of said district, to
call a special meeting. of the voters of such
district to vote by ballot and check list, upon
any resolution or resolutions appending to
such request, the said committee shall call
such meeting within two weeks thereafter,
at some suitable time and place in said dis-
trict, to be particularly mentioned in the no.
tine for such meeting, when and where said
vote or votes shall be taken by ballot and
check list, and the result pseertained and de-
clared by the chairman, and recorded by t c
clerk upon the records of said district.
SEC. 3. Upon the written request of fifty
or more of the voters of any school district
containing two hundred or more voters, the
committee of such district shall cause all
elections of officers of such district to be had
by ballot and check list, as provided in the
proceeding sections.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
[Approved March 16, 1877.
' [House Bill No. 231,]
CHAPTER ovn.
An Act relating to the Insurance Commis-
sioner and his appointment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
SECTION 1. The governor shall, once in ev-
ery three years, commencing in 1877, and
within sixty days after the organization of
the general assembly, nominate, and with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall ap—
point some suitable person, not a director, of- ‘
floor, or agent of any insurance comnany, to
be insurance commissioner, who shall, unless
sooner removed by the governor for cause,
hold his office for three years from the first
day of July following his appointmcn.
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty Of the senate
to act finally upon all nominations sent to
them by the governor within ten days of the
day they may be received. -
SEC. 3. If the governor shall fail to nomi~
nate tothe senate, within sixty days from the
organization of the general assembly, some
person for the office of insurance commissron-
er who shall be confirmed by the senate with-
in that time, then any vacancy that may exist
by the operation of law during the year, shall
be filled by a concurrent vote of bothbranch-
es of the general assembly.
SEC. 4. Vacancies that may arise for the re-
mainder of an unexpired term shall be filled
in the manner provided by the foregoing sec:
tions of this bill. ‘
SEO. 5. 'The governor may fill any va'can-
cies that may arise during the recess of the
general asfembly, until sixty days after Its
next organization.
SEC. (3. Forthe purpose offilling the vacancy
that arises in the year 1877, the general as-
sembly shall not have power to fill, and the
governor shall have power to nominate for the
same, within ten _days after the passage _of
this act. The term of the insurance commis-
sioner appointed in 1877 shall expire on the
first day of July, 1880.
SEC. 7. All acts inconsistent with this ac-a -
are hereby repealed and this aCt shall take ef-
fect from its passage. ’
Approved March 16, 1877.
[House Bill No. 61.]
CHAPTER CYIII.
An Act Relatingto F;es of County Com-
misswners.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiscs in General Assembly convened :
That chapter sixteen, title thirteen, of the
general statutes of this state be amended to
read as follows : '
County commissioners shall receive for
hearing and deciding an application for the
sale of personal property attached and taking
bonds thereon when required, one dollar to
be paid by the party making the application;
for all other services to each commissioner,
four dollarsa day and travel fees at the rate-
of three cents per mile each way, not exceed-
ing in- the aggregate one dollar a day for mile- '
age and all other expenses to be paid by the
county; except for trials of causes before
them, when such fees are to be paid by the
applicant for their services.
~ Approved, March 15, 1877.
-_——-I
If the President’s liberal policy succeeds,
if it gives peace and prosperity and new po-
litical light to the South, it will open a new
era to the country. If it brings disappomt-
ment, if it shows that the spirit of the ruling
element in the South is implacable, the coun-
try will better understand how to meet It.
We do not expect immediate fruits. But
there are four years for the trial, and that 13
long enough for great changes—Albany-
sum of money that may be by said selectmen
Journal (Rep)
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Box 379 P. 0.. NOH’wALK, CONN.
J. Belden Hul‘lbutt, .
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Room N0. 4, [up stairs,]
GAZETTE BUILDING.
9
EMILY v.11. manuals»,
(Graduate of N.Y. Medical College for Women,
ConMAIN (f: MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NORUVALK, CONN. ,
Office Hours, unti19 a. m., andlrom3 p. In. At-
tention to all classes of diseaseslncidcnt to a gen-
eral practice of medicine and surgery. Fam-
ilies supplied with HornceopathIc remedies.
References by permrssron:—-S.Lil_enthal, M. D.,
Prof. of Theoryaud Practice, N. Y. city; Clemence
Lozler, M. D. Dean of 00118 e, N. Ya: Alfred K.-
lels, M. 1). ,Prof‘. Materia Met ica. 3m23
CHARLES W. " MANY,
Surgeon. Dentist,
wonwannr. CONN.
Office cérner of Mainand'Wall Streets. Nitrous-
, Oxide Gas administered.
0. B. cool: DEE,
D E NS ,TtI1S '1' .
7 “008830! 0\ ‘
Dr. Ash. Hill,
WALL STREET; NORWALK,
Office 'Ocr
C. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store.
3" Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTRY»
”AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash—No Credit 2
All work excutcd in the Host Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
THE. SWIFT, l). D. S.
J. .HAR VEY. BETTS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
GBOCERIE S,
Provisions, Flour, Grail, Feed, to,
Wilton, Conn. _
Just Received, a Fresh Supply of
Geyser Spring, Selser,
VIDHY and DARBDRID ACID WATER,
At S. GRUMMAN’S -
, 51}; MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN.
FAIRBANK’ 3
STANDARD SCALES
MADE WITH THE
Latest, most valuable Improvements
THE WORLD'S STANDARD.
RECEIVED HIGHEST. MEDALS AT
World’s Fair, London,.._..... ...... \1851
World’s Falr, New York
World’s Fair, Pal-19....
World’s Fall‘,,Vlcnna..
\Vorld’sj'alr, suntla:o,0 lu,
World’s Fair, Philassgelph a....
A
COFFEE AND SPICE MILLS,
TE A AND COFFEE CANS,
STORE TRUCKS, &c. -
AGTS for MILES’ ALARM MONEY DRAWERS.
FA! “BANKS 6: 00., 311 Broad’y, N. Y.
FAIRBANKS & 00,, 166 Baltimore St., Baltimore.
FAIRBANKS & 00., 53 Camp-st, New Orleans,
FAIRBANKS &. 00.,216 Main-BL, Buffalo. N. Y.
FAIRBANKS & 00., 333 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
FAIRBANKS a; 00., 403 St. Paul-st Montreal, .
FAIR BANKS & 00.. 3! King William-317., London
FAIRBANKS, BROWN & Co..2 Milk-sit, Boston.
FAIRBANKS & EWING, Masonic Hall. Phila.
FAIRBANKS, M0 SE 1&7 00., Chicago. Ill.
FAIRBANKS, MO SE .b 00., Cincinnati, Ohio.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE 5'. 00., Oleavclaud, Ohio.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00., Pittsburgh, Pa.
FAIRBAN KS, MORSE s. 00., Louisville, Ky.
FAIRBANKS. &. 00.. St. Louis, Mo.
FAIRBANKS .‘t HUTCHINSUN, San Francrsco
For sale by leading Hardware Dealers.
“sans MADE in nun !”
.._..——
—flh~\i
commence
«440a
cameo-us
C. S.Lock~wood,
THE MAIN STREET
FashiOnable Tailor
15 still Agent for
Morison & Hutchinson’s
Dress ' . Shirts.
' h
All orders will be promptly filled. Careful
measuring and a perfect fit ”in all cases guaran-
teed. ‘ ‘ 1m15
, STRATENA..‘
‘FRANK (.ESLIE’S
.. SHRING CATALOGUES 0F
Paper Patterns
DISTRIBUTED GRATUITOUSLY AT
‘ 5‘}.
_ JAS. L. DAVIS 55 SON,-lSISonth St., N. Y.
gain. Enquire of
hot, on the Bridge.
EITUESDAY, MAY 8, .1877.
REAL ESTATE. '
\1 \1vuuuwkuu\lvx1uVVW\I\I\1\I\
For Sale or to Let,“
At Cannon’s Station, D. as N. R. It", a very desir-
able COUNTRY PLACE, containing. 13 acres of
mi. improved b a superior TWO, STORY AND
fiTTIC DWELL NG, and all necessary out-build-
ings and hencry in thorough order. Abundance
of choice fruits, berries, die. Terms easy. Call
on or address L, GAMBBILL,
2n1‘15 Cannon’s Station.
To Rent.
small cotta cSrooms opposite residence of
J.1’ANTOI , Esq., Broad River. Lal‘ge gar-
cht low.
ROBERT ELLS.
A
den and plot of' ground \flth it.
12 Apply 0
To Rent-
OUSE corner of , Elm Street and Franklin
H Avenue, south side of Elm Street. Possess-
ion givcn immediately. Ground floor 513 a month.
The place has the Borough wfler and a flue well.
11tf‘ ~ EBENEZEB HILL, Elm Street.
I I OUSES AND ROOMS
H..FITCII, 51 Main Street.
STORE T0 RENT.
THE VERY DESIRABLE STORE
Corner Wall and Water Streets,
Norwalk, now occupied by 1). S. Curtis. Enquire
, JOSEPH I. LYN ES.
To Rent.
HE STORE now occupied by Selleck Brothers,
, from April 1st. Also a house on Main Street,
.near the residence of E. Quintnrd.
, . E..QUINTARD.
' To Rent. "
THE,olegant residence known as the “Dimon
Plic'e,"plcasantly located on West Avenue.
one of‘ the moat desirable places in the Borough of
No‘rwalk, is offered to rent on moderate terms.
'Also. a large Carpenter Shop, located on Arch
Street, on the Bouton property. Will be rented
very low. For full narriculars enqure of ,
. 6“ JAMES F NNEY,‘Beal Estate Agent.
_ __TO Rent. '
THE subscriber ofl‘ers torent her place on Main
Street, N orwalk, opposite the Fair Grounds.
House new, commodicus and convenient. _Bor-
ough Water. Will rent the entire-house, orelther
the first or second stories. Appl to the owner
on the premises. CLAI’SAt ILLIAMS. 2t15
For sale Cheap".
(TO LET, by;
of
One of the neatest, and easiest littlc Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant for little
or no money down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F-
FICE. .
M
V ' V —A Two-Story Dwell' on Fair
For bale- Street. 6 or 7 rooms.- “ll be sold
cheap. Enquire of A. A. FABER, Water Shift???
’ . For Sale.
A DDTIABE FIR A SIIDLE IAMILY, new.
convenient, well located and cheap. Ln-
n' o 'C. 1’. TUBNEY.u
' . q we of
. Norwalk, March 12, 1877.
House for Sale.
THE subscriper, being tbout to leave town,
offers for sale his residenCe on HighStreet.
It is a two story frame dwelling, containing ten
rooms, with pantry, closets, water,_ gas, £50., for
about 80x200 feet, with choice variety of fruit.
Possessiou'given immediately. For terms and
further particulars enquire of
. . D. S.BAR'I‘BAH.
Norwalk, April 2d, 1877. 4
ADesirahIeFumishedHousetote!
[IE subscriber offers his House, containing 1%
rooms, furnace, gas, Borough water. Also on
premises, an cxcellontsvell‘of water. a. fine garden,
with asparagus and strawberry beds,apple, pears,
grapes, and other fruit in abundance, large barn,
poultry house and yard, wash. house, 820., &c.
Possession gfven on short notice. For further
particulars enquire 0f ' ' .
CHARLES T. LEONARD. 7
' ' Norwalk,Feb.12th, 1377.
. For Sale.
,7: A House and Lot. in» healthy location on
‘Fair Street, above Catharine. .The House is
, , nearlynew,wellbuilt,convementlyarrang-
ed, and Will make a comfortable and Herman:
home for af‘anuly of average size. The 0t runs
back to the river. -Thcre is a well of excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part. of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to securca
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3ft
For Sale or Exchange. _
THE Large; Elegant and Pleasantly Located
Dwelling of the subscriber, on East Avenue;
House has 15 rooms, with all modern Improve-
ments ; about two acres ground attached.- \V’Ill
York City property. Ap fly to or address
2 GEO. W. CRAB , Box 452, Norwalk, Ct.
Desirable Property for sale.
Ver ydesirablc place on East Avenue.
- Also, a few choice Building Lots situatedon
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap. .
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
A BAIRGAIN.
OR SALE—A first-rate built House,(on East
Avenue,) containing nine rooms; will be let
if notsold. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
Apply to D. H. FITCIl. 1
8t
tfll
Norwalk, Nov. 27th, 1875.
FOR SALE .
Vl‘WO verydesirable BuildingLotsOn WestMain
Street. Apply atthe GA ETTE OFFICE .
c. w. Lockwoon’s sons
Have taken the Store, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, I ain
Street, where they will Open a first-class -
Fish, .
Fruit,
.. Vegetable
and Poultry Market.
They intend to'kccp it well stocked with
Fresh, Salt, Smoked 6r Canned Fish
of all the choice varities, and Fruits and cheta-
bles of all kinds, in their season. The furnishing
of POULTRY, either alive or dressed, a specmlty.
Also EGGS. .
Norwalk, Conn., February 20th, 1877.
DWARD P. WEED, _
D R 'U' G- G I S '1'
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House,
Alargeand well selected stockof -
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, 1‘oilct and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery, CI ars, &c,,
and is constant] adding to his stock al the new
and pOpular rne icines of the day.
S a; W. MITCHELL,
0 .
At the ever popular '
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mall;
an“ LES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
AND
GENT S’ FURNISHING EMPOIL’IURI.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
TO THE LADIES;
M1°s.MoLean,
North Avenue, is n9w fully prepared to execute
all orders in
“STAMPING.”
Monogrames.0rests,&c., Stamped to order-.as
well as plainstamping. Callandsee specimens.9tf
NORWA LK INSURANCE 00.,
- NORIVALII', C'OZVN.
$500,000
- 100,000
GEO B. COWLES,Scc’y.
Charter Capital
Paid up Capital -
WM. C.SEnEET, Pres.,
' .ZE'I‘ VA INSURANCE CO. OIHAHTFORD.
. l
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
lnsurcs against loss and damage by Fir-emu terms
adopted to the hazard andconsistcnt with the laWs
of compensation. CO WLES Sb MERRILL”
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vrcrnlty.
w. E. aulurlan,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. ILDEPOT.
fi'Ordcre attended to day_or night. Residence
Main Street,3 doors from UlllOll Avenue.
PAINTING-
h‘ every description. promptly executed in the
best manner. ,
House Painting, Paper-.111 g, an d
Kalsominin g a. Specmlty.
All orders sent through the Post Chico, or per-
sonaly made to the subscriber wrll receive imme-
diate attention. .
.CHARUS BROTHERTON.
‘ teution paid to Lame and Interfering Horses.
" PrOvisions, ’
cnlsr.
01' Exchange for other property, ,
be sold at_reasouable price or exchanged for New .
l-LUMBER
{E subscriber, having returned .to Norwalk,
Mam Street, is now fully prepared to do
' HORSE AND‘ OX. SHOEING,
‘ —-AND-- . ,
Carriage Making.
in the best manner, and at low rates. Special at-
enwuv' c. LLOYD.
1 8 '7' '7 .
BUY YOUR’
Groceries, ,
Poultry,
URDCKERY Alli GLASS WARE
. Fruits, Nuts, etc.
I“ I s H ,
(Fresh, Saltedand Canned.)
, OYSTERS,
(Opened or in the Shell.)
CLAMS,¢£O.
. ALSO
Vegetables of - all Kin'ds,
. (Fresh and Canned.) ,
' Canned Fruits,
BREAD, PIES, CAKES, 81.9., £8.
AT
DEMMON s. NEWCOMBE,
53 & 55 Main St.-, Norwalk.
cranes . l-I. navmoun,
Furnishing ' Undertaker,
No. 53 MAIN sTnEET, (Up Stairs.)
LEONABD'RLSON
DEALERIN " . .
G. O A L ,
WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th River Blue figmfimercement
. cram PIPE rnlifsrw'lns: um: All
GHIMIEYS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St, Norwak, Conn
CARRIAGE MAKERS. .
M U L Li NC 3&1 T |.L.L.Y,
» successors to s; r. TUTTLE,
MARSHAL amour, .SOUTH NOR WALK.
Worild respectfully inform the citizens of Nor-
walk and vicinity thatthey are prepared to ~
LBuild Carriages and Wagons
OF: E VER. Y DESCRIPTION.
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in a]
branches of the trade. .
One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY, and 61116
N 0 TOP BUGGY, for sale. y2
Are you going'to Paint?
USE
AVERILL’S
CHEMICAL PAINT!
THE BEST. IN THE MARKET.
. Itls morebeautiful,moredurable, lowerin price,
Is all ready for use, does not wash by rain. best
wood nreserver, is water and fire proof, and is the
best for. general uses, either for wood. iron or
brick buildings. any of' the fin ref rcsidcnccsin
town are painted with
AVERIL L’S CIIENIICAL PAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of 1, 2 0r 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels
All orders )ljomptl y filled and any information
given by app ylng to .
D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for Norwalk
Office at Store of Rarnoxn Bno’s, foot of‘
Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK.
0. ‘H. DOUGLASS, .
Manufacturing Confectioner,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of
Pure Confectionery
A'ays Fresh and of the Best Quality, at
\Vlrolesale and Retail.
Also a superior article of
ICE CREAM,
SODA WATEB,with fruit syrups,~and OTTAWA
lilalgnfirawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestm Cigars.
No. 21 Main Slrcct.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Bestauran
forLadies and Gentlemen.
G. H. DOUGLASS,Proprie-tor.
alone: when srurcx,
has constantly in stock at, his new store,
Hg. 9 Main Street.
a choice and fine assortment of:
Groceries,
Provisions, .
Jillian/r, '
Fret/it, (30.,
To which he would invite the attention Of'all who
wish to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF. HLIC'ED, A SPECIALIY.
BEST of HAMlgitjilTH ER "'11 OLE OR
.D.
, Drop in and see him at hisncw'store
~ No. 9 lllAlN STREET.
I would request the attention of
any personSI’wllo contemplate
building to the very desi-
rable stock of
Now in my Yard at Norwalk.
3 ,
' I am now prepared to furnish in the lineof
.
SIIIN’GLE S,
SHAVED PINE and CEDAR,
And of Sawcd Shingles
The S. K.&.Co.,
Tile Curtis & 00.,
'And other Brands. Also,
sawed” SpruCe,
Also a Large and Thoroughly Seasoned Lot of Soft
Michigan Siding,
Both Rough Edge and Jointed.
I. In all grades of Lumber, of every description,
used in this market, my assortment never was
better, or prices more favorable.
Now is the Time to Buy,
W a cod selection can be had,bcfore the
hon g yards are thinned out
Whitewand, Ash and BlackWamut
Always on hand.
Lumber delivered by rail or
teams. No charge for loading on
‘ * ‘ bo’ard cars. ‘
RETURN To NORWALK.
l
T bought out the Blacksmithing business at the;
, old. established stand known as“L_amb’s Shop.”_
fills C. s; Prowitt,
' Fine Bath (Bleached) Sponge, a
DRUG STORE.
FELIX REGNIER, M. D., PERLEY H. GLINES,
Druggists & Apothecaries,
Successors to H. L. UIILE. NO. 11 Main Street
Norwalk, Ct., keepconstantly on hand ifullstock‘
of _
Pure Drugs and Chemicals.
Our Dispensing Room is in char e of DEW. C.
GLILES, an experienced Pharmageist. With his
knowledge ot'Chcmrstry, and care in the repara-
tion of Medicines, generally, we feel congdcnt all
tllgzcewiho favor as with their orders will be well
8 .
FARMERSAND HORSEMEN
Should know that we keep a full sup 1 of Veteri-
- nary Medicines and are prepared to fill prescrip-
trons for Horses and Neat Cattle. from Clatcr,
Blame, Delaf‘oaso, Moiroud and other celebrated
authorities. , ’
Our stock, among other articles, comprise the
chalcest I’erfumcs.Soaps. Colognes andlfair Oils,
a’lso Brushes, Combs, Chamors’ Skins. Sponges,
I are glycerlnemlrd Seed, Fancy Artrcles,l’atent
Medicines, Cigars, etc., etc.
Also Chorce Liquors, Wines, Ale and Porter for
Medlcln purposes. v
. ily Groceries
CHEAP FOR CASH !
The undersigned having purchased the stock of
goods formerly owned by t e Sovcrlgns of Indus-
try, and fitted up the store with an entirely new
stock of Goods, 5 now offering to the public as
good an assortment of
DHDIDE FAMILY enocrn‘lrs,
Provrsrons, Flour. Teas, Sugar, Spices, 150.. at the
very lowest market prices for cash. Goods deliv-
ered anywhereabout town free of charge. Call.
and try us, it Will befor your advantage." . ‘
Crossmg.
Sewing Machines Repaied.
All kinds of Sewing Machines
Repaired and put in perfect run-
. mg order. Every machine guar-
anteed to run as and as new. Or-
ders left at S. .Stanley’s News
Office, or sent to me by mail will
receive prompt attention.
C. J. Gruman, Jr.
' 3m11
Pianos. for Sale.
New Weber and One New
Chickering Pianos,
TAKEN in exchange for other property,will be
‘ « sold at a great .sacrifice. For particulars
address Immediately 0r entv‘rrire of -
11 GEO. B. CHOL ELL, Highfitreet.
'W'. 'W'. CLARK,
Practical House and Sign Painter.-
GRAINING, MARBLING. GILDING, KALSO-
. MINING. ‘ Plain and Decorative PAPER '
HANGING. FURNITURE Be-
- painted and Varnished.
41 MAIN S REE'I‘, -(3m9)- NORWALK.
Notice.
EING desirous ofchanging my business, I will
sell_ at a bargain my house, containing 12
rooms, situated In West Main Street,Norwalk,
Within two minutes’ walk of the Bridge. Also
In business at Cannon’s Station. There is a Post
0 cc and Railroad Station connected With the
busmess. lnqmry may be made of me for terms
at Cannon’s Station, of JAS. MITCHELL. Nor-
walk. I hereby forbid nllpersons trustinganyone
on my account, as -I Will pay no debt contracted
by anyone but myself, unless I ve a written
order. . OHN . IIENOUD.
' Cannon’s Station, March 15th, 1877. 311118
One
DRUGGISTS,
Cor. Main and Wall Sts., Nor-walk,
DEALERS 1N '
:DRUGS,-
, . ALL THE .
Popular Patent Medicines, '
PERFUMES,- SOAPS, POMADES,
B R U S H E S , COMBS, MIRRORS,
WALLETS, DOLLS, CARRIAGE
‘& SLATE SPONGES, SODA
WATER, MINERAL
W A T E R S , ROOT
BEER & GINGER
All E . '
Specialty.
A GREAT succsss: ‘
FLORIDA TONIC BITTERS
This article has been placed into the market by
REUBEN BOY'I‘, formerly ofthis town, who has
furnished such excellent remedies. as
NESBITT’S CDUGH SYRUP,
c A M P H‘ o R I N E
AND
Walshman’s Diarrhea Remedy. 4
It is pleasant to the taste. and can be used in
cases when a mild tonic isdesircd. Give them all.
a trial. For sale by
H. M. & C. s. PROWITT,
CORNER DRUG STORE.
GHRDEN AND-FLO WEB SEEDS.
H. M. (it C. S. PROWITT
Have a full Supply of the BEST SEEDS.
Double Flowalll—D—‘I'IIDR‘DSR Bulbs,
5 Gen ts Each.
Two years ago, we had the same kind of
DOUBLE BULBS,
and at that time sold several hundred which gavzc
general satisfaction. .
‘H. M. & c. s. PRDWITT,
DRUGGISTS.
.I. P llanfclrd 85 Son,
Hay-ing rented the store occupied the past year
by Mr. G. _0. Keefer, they will open on
THURSDAY EVENING, April 51h,
A very nice market for the sale of
Poultry,
Fish, .
Fruit '
AND
Vegetables.
Where will be kept all the
Finest, as Well as the Demon
. Varieties in their Season,
0
and we shall endcavdr by fair dealing and strict
attention to business to merlt, and would res ect-
l‘ully invite a share of the public patronage. hey
have engaged the services of Charley Doolan to
take charge of the Fish Department, which is a.
sufficient guarantee that everything will be nice.
OYSTERS &' CLAM S
Opened or in the Shell.
ALSO
Pure 'Milk from our own Daily.
J. P. HANFORD. FRANK HANFORD.
LARGE ASRORTMENT OF
_ GEORGE CARTER, ’ ,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street, opposite Bailroaicl’
After Winter, ___” ' .
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131' ms. M. r. 'Eurrs.
After winter in the land
There cometh spring,
When violets open in the rain,
And robins sing;
When like God’s smile the sun is seen
Upon the slopes of tender green.
After winter in the heart,
There comethjpeace,
When icy grief gives way to hope,
And wild storms cease;
When faith and love bloom once again,
Freed from the binding frOst of pain.
*
The Two Ideals.
Two village maidens strolling forth,
Had chanced to spy a charming nook,
And flung themselves with careless grace
Beside a little winding brook.
Dame Nature, kind, -'with lavish hand,
To them her rarest gifts had lent,
Tho’ types of beauty most unlike
To the beholder they present.
Half lying on her couch of moss,
Grace, draped in robe of deepest blue,
And, crownlikeon/her well poised head,
- r -A massive main! midnight-hue: ‘-
. Her classic contour, full dark eyes,
' And lips bent like to Cupid's bow.
Fit inspiration‘for the brush
0f Raphael or Angelo.
Is talking in an earnest way
To Lizzie, swinging playfully.
In posture half recumbent, on .
The low branch of an old elm tree.
A ray Of sunlight piercing through D
Her leafy bower break softly o’er
Her nut brown head, and rippling down,
Falls on her curls-a. golden shower.
Half in the sunlight, half in the shade,
Peeps out a. round and rosy face,
And two laughing hazel eyes,
Watch the dark orbs of cousin Grace.
Would you know what is the theme,
Which so absorbs these damse’fair,
And flushes blow and cheek of each
While merry laughter thrills the air!
Herc within this, shady wood,
Behind the trunk o’is old beach,
Come, softly hide yourself with me,
And hear.ken to Queen» Grace’s speech.
Uprising from her messy seat,
And warming with her earnestness,
“Lizzie,'a general I’ll have ; ‘ ‘
‘A general, and nothing less.
Be mine, no mild eyed lad,” she said.
“Unknown. to fortune and to fame,
But hewith stately form and trend, '
And eye that burns with Genius' flame;
A lofty brow, with locks thrown back,
That shall out~vic the raven’s wing;
The common paths by which men rise,
His scornful soul aside shall fling.
With mind heroic, pure and high,
Prepared for life, prepared for death ;
“His country's weal, or lady’s hand ' .
He shall deem worth his latest breath.
And looking on‘, the admiring world
Shall sing his praises far and wide.
“Such is the one, and such alone
' Shall claim Grace Dermot for’ bride."
Then rallying from her pensive mood.
Caught from, Grace's tragic earnestness,
Breaks forth the other laughingly,
“A Juno, you, and nothing less.”
“You're welcome to your warrior," '
With arching brow and smile, she said.
“I covet not your hero grand,
' 'Be mine of gentler mold, instead.
For him, at cm complete in grace,
With brow and head of princely mold,
Crowned with a schock of curly hair,
Brown in the shade, in sunshine gold;
Eyes that might fling forth fiery darts,
But wonted to far gentler use;
Oh, they shall have the merriest look,
And sunshine, everywhere, diffuse.
A nice moustache, of Course, my dear,
And lips bent like to Cupid’s bow,
And when they part in smiles, all, me—
E'en you would loose your heart, I know !
And he shall music’s echoes make
From out the harp, or light guitar,
While I keep time with dancing feet,
Or with some pretty, merry air.
Within some lovely nook, like this,
We’ll build a little vineclad cot,
. And, with_each other, we‘ll not care,-
Though by the wide world we’re forgot."
And flinging back her sunny curls,
Her eyes brimful of merry light, \
While round her mouth the dimples break,
She seems, in sooth, some wood-land
sprite. ' 3
Thus weave they romance grave and gay,
As girls must (10, till time shall end ‘
As well attempt such thoughts to stay,
As stem with sand the river bend. -
Flushed with ambition and Bright hopes,
With all 0 life unknown before us,
We must bu d castles, paint ideals,
While fancy throws her rose mists o’er us.
Progress of the Union Sentiment.
One of the eloquent addresses made at the
last anniversary of the American Sunday
School Union in Philadelphia, was one of ,her
gifted divincs, Rev. Dr. March. We give
his conclusion, and call special attention to
his tribute to that society “for having taught
Christians of all denomination, and men of no
denomination, the divine art of working to-
gether for the common good ;" and to his up;
pea] to her, “Emblazon the name of union '
with higher glories than were Ever won on
the field of conflict.”
wonx or THE UNION.
Among all the things which America has
to show for a century oflwork, this Society
deserves honorable mention for having drawn
five millions of people to the study of God's
Word in fifty years, for having taught Chris-
tians of all denominations, and men of no de-
nomination- at all, the divine art of working
together in harmony for the common good ;
for having set forth first and foremost in all
its teaching the Word of God as the guide of
youth and the comfort of old age, the basis
of public order, the guardian Of peace and
virtue, the incentive to patriotism, the sonrco‘
of national prosperity, the one infallable rev-
elation of life and immortality to the least
and lowest of the sons of men. ~
To such a society we have only to say,
with a hundred-fold emphasis, go on and
prosper in the greatness Of your work and in
the glory Of its accomplishment. Do better .
in the future only by doing more of what you
are doing now. Send out the lines of light -
and love into all the dark places of the land,
and let there be no secluded home or hamlet '
where your voice is not heard. Emblazon .»
the name of union with higher glories,,than
ivere ever won on the field of conflict. ’And
may God grant that the redeemed souls that
shall give lustre to the croWn of : your rejoin. .
ing shall be multiplied every year a thousand
H I L D R E N ’. -
A R R I A G E
EXfPBEMELYALOW PRICES.
AT
13. K. Lockwood’s.
fold above all the stars that thine in‘ the ,na-
tion’s banner. ' '
But this’s’ociety is not the only oneentitled
to such “honorable mention.” Her elder sis- '
ter and generous helper, the American Bible
Society and her younger sister the American _
Tract Society—to mention no others—constid '
tale with her,_“Three Graces," whose graces --'
and graceful influence has been mostbenign.
Esta Perpetual ' »
E. K. Lockwood? .
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