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NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,OC
TOBER '16, 1877.
VOL. LXNUMBER4§
Winds.
As skilfully the sailor tacks his ship
To take advantage of some adverse wind,
Now veering north, now south, yet all the
while
Nears steadily his port, so may I find
“Then winds of trial come, and I am borne
From that straight way which seems to me
the best,
That thou, O Lord, dOst wisely guide my soul
Through all unto the port of heavenly rest.
——Natz'onal Repository.
Reforming a Husband.
“Just what I have been expecting for about
seven years,” said Miss Pauline ‘iVorthiug-
ton, looking up from an open letter in her
hand with a frowing brow.
“Is not your letter from Herbert, Lina
questioned Mrs. \Vortliington, a tiny, silver-
baircd old lady, with a very gentle expres-
sion.
“Yes, mother, Essie is very ill, with low,
nervous fever, and they want me to come and
stay till she is better. The carriage will be
sent at three o’clock, mother.” Then, more
emphatically , “I think it is about time Bert’s
tyranny over that little martyr was ended.
He is killing her." '
“Lina! He is your brother.”
.“I can see his faults if he is.”
“I never heard Essie complain.”
“She never would. But look at her. Nine
years ago, when she was married, she was a
living sunbeam, so bright- and pretty. New,
pale, quiet and reserved, her voice is seldom
heard, her smileis seldom seen. A wintry
shadow of her former brightness. Now she
has broken down. You have never seen her
at home, but surely when she is here you can
see the great change.”
“Yes, dear, she has changed; but family
' cares—”
“Has Louie changed so ?- She has been mar-
ried twelve years.”
Mrs. Worthington was silent. Louie was
her oldest child, and presided over the home
in which her mother had been a crippled
prisoner for fifteen years. She took_ all the
household cares, had had five children, and
yet Louie had gained in beauty, and certain-
ly in cheerful happiness since her marriage,
even if the merrimcnt of childhood was gone.
“Henry appreciates Louie,” said Lina;
“there lies the difference between her happi-
ness and Essie’s dejection. If there is any do-
mestic trouble Henry and Louie share it,
while Herbert shifts it all upon Essie. He
is an habitual fault—finder.” ~
“Perhaps dear Essie is not so good ahousc-
keeper as Louie. Herbert may have cause to
find fault.”
“Once in ten times he may. I never saw a
faultless housekeeper but Essie, and her
house is the n arcst to perfection I ever did
see.”
I... “You never spoke so before, Lina.”
“Because Louie and I thought it better not
to worry you with a trouble beyond your help.
I intend to give him a lesson. I do indeed.
That is, if you can spare me to go.”
“You must go, dear. I shall get along
very nicely.”
So when Herbert Worthington sent his car-
riage, Lina was quite ready for the fourteen
miles drive to her brother’s house. It was
most unlike a house wherein any evil spirit
of fault finding should have found an abode.
Spacious, handsomely furnished, well-trained
servants,and all comforts wealth can' furnish,
it seemed a perfect paradise on earth to visit-
ors. But a very demon lurked there to poi-
sion all, and this demon Lina had come to
exercise.
For the first fortnight Essie took all her
time and care, the gentle spirit hovering very
near the portals of the eternal home. There
was a baby, too, six months old, and its wants
filled all the spare moments. Herbert snarled
and fretted over domestic short-comings, but
Lina peremptorily forbade all_ mention of
these in the sick room, having the doctor‘s
authority for saying the patient’s very life
depended upon quiet.
But when convalescence begun, Lina sent
Essie and the baby to visit old Mrs. Worth-
ington, and she took control of Herbert, and
the children, and the household, determined
to show her brother how far he carried the
habit of fault-finding. With all her severity,
she did not believe he was himself aware of
the frequency of his querulous complaints
and the exaggeration of his fretful statements.
The first dinner saw the beginning of the les-
son Lina meant to teach. Herbert entered
the dining-room, his handsome face disfigur-
ed by its habitual frown.
“Soup,” said Herbert, lifting the tureen
cover; “perfect dish water.”
“Susan,” said Lina, sharply,to the servant,
before Herbert could lift the ladle; “take
that tureen to the kitchen and tell Jane the
soup is not fit to eat.”
Susan promptly obeyed. Herbert looked
rather rueful at the vanishing dish. He was
especially fond of soup, and the savory fumes
of the really delicious fish were tantalizing.
All dinner time Lina kept up a' dingdong
about that abominable soup, till Herbert
wished he had said nothing about it. But
his imagination detected a burnt flavor in the
pudding he could not refrain from mention-
ing, and before he could remonstratc that dish
had followed the soup.
“I’ll get this house in some kind of order
before I leave it,” said Lina very emphati-
cally.
“Before you leave it,” said Herbert, sharp-
ly. “Do you suppose you are a better house-
keeper than Essie ? Why, I have not a friend
who does not envy me the exquisite order of
my house and my dinner table.”
“Herbert, you surprise me. Only yester-
day I heard you say you did wish there was
ever anything fit to eat on the table.”
“One doesn’t expect every word to be taken
literally,” said Herbert, rather sulkily. But
not an hour after, finding a streak of dust in
the sitting-room. be declared emphatically
that it was not fit for a pig to live in. What
was the consdquencc? Coming into the room
the next morning he found the curtains torn
down, the carpets taken up, and the floor lit-
tered with pails and soap and brushes, and
Lina in a dismal dress, her hair tied up in a
towel, directing two women who were scrub-
bing vigorously.
“Good gracious. Lina!” he cried, what are
you doing?” °
“Cleaning this room.”
“Why, Esaie had the whole house cleaned,
only the other day,” he added contemptous-
1y
r”
!
“Well,” said Lina, slowly, “I thought this
room a marvel of neatncss myself, but when
you said it was not fit for pigs, I supposed
you wanted it cleaned.”
“The room was well enough,” was the curt
reply. “For mercy’s sake don’t turn all of
the house upside down.”
At breakfast a tiny tear in Louie’s apron
caught‘hcr father’s eye, and an angry state-
ment, “She never had a decent stitch of
clothes, and he did wish somebody would see
to her."
Two days after a formidable linen draper’s
bill was sent to him, and Lina explained it in
this wise:
“You said, Herbert, that Louie hadn’t-a
decent stitch, and you wished somebody
would see to her, so I bought her a complete
outfit. I could not see any fault myself, but
of course I got more expensive articles, as
you did not like those already provided. I
am glad you called my attention to the poor
neglected child.”
“Poor neglected child 1” echoed the astou-
ishcd Herbert. “Why, Lina, Essie fairly
slaves her life out over those children. I
am sure I never see any better dressed or
heater.”
. and Varnishcd at a cost of ten dollars.
Lina merely shrugged her shoulders.
A month passed. Essie gained strength in
the genial atmosphere surrounding Louie and
her mother, while Lina ruled Herbert’s house
with a rod of iron. Herbert began to expe-
rience a sick longing for Essic’s gentle pres-
ence. Lina took him so literally in all he
said, and yet he could not rebuke her for
what he had openly wished.
An arm chair with a tiny spot of dirt being
declared absolutely filthy, was upholstered
A
dozen new shirts, Essie's last labor of love,
being said to set like meal bags, were he-
stowed upcn the gardener, and a new set ob-
tained. Every window was opened after a
petty declaration that the “room was as hot
as an oven,” and an hour later the grate was
fired up to smothering heat because he de-
clared it to be cold enough to freeze a polar
bear. _
In short, with apparently an energetic at-
tempt to correct all short comings, and put
the house upon a perfect basis, Lina succeed-
cd in nearly doubling her brother’s expenses,
and drove him to the verge of distraction.
But Essie, well and and strong again, was
coming home. On the day of her expected
arrival, Lina, with solemn face, inv’rfited her
brother into the sitting-room for a few min-
utes of private conversation.
“Herbert," she said, very gravely, "I have
a proposition to make to you.- You are my
only brother, and I tell you I love you very
dearly. It has really grieved me to the heart
to see how much there is to find fault with in
your beautiful_homc.”
Herbert twisted himself uneasily in his
chair, but Lina continued ::
“You know that mother is very dependent
upon you, Louie having the house and child-
ren to care for, but I think would sacrifice
her own comfort for yours. So, if you wish,
Herbert, I will come here permanently to
keep things in order for you.”
Here Lina was obliged to pause and stran-
gle a laugh at Herbert’s expression of horror
and dismay. '
“You are very kind,” he faltered, the in-
stincts of a gentleman battling with a strong
desire to tell Lina she would certainly drive
him into a lunatic asylum with six months
more of her model housekeeping.
“Not at all. A man who has made an un-
fortunate marriage certainly needs all the aid
and sympathy his family can give him.”
The last straw was laid upon the camel’s
back. Herbert spoke hotly:
“You are entirely mistaken, Lina. I have
not made an unfortunate marriage. If ever
a man was blessed in a wife, I am that man."
"You amaze me, Herbert l” Lina cried in
well-feigned astonishment.
“I don’t see why you should be surprised.
Essie is gentle, loving, orderly, a model
mother and a perfect home angel—God bless
her.” ‘
“Herbert, is that true '2 I cannot believe it,”
was the slow response.
“Cannot believe it'?»Why ?"
“Because,” and Lina dwelt impressively on
every word‘ “during the nine years of your
married life, though visiting here frequently, '
I have never heard you speak one word of
encouragement or praise to Essie. I never
saw one look of approbation or appreciation
of any effort she made for your comfort upon
your face .
“Continual fault-finding, constant blame,
have changed her from a happy girl to a pale,
care-worn woman. Even her last illness was
but the unspoken despair of a heart crushed
under a load of daily censure and constant
striving for approbation never given. And
you tell me now she never failed in her duty
to you. There is a grave error somewhere,
Herbert.”
The sadly earnest tone, the face of thought-
ful gravity, sent every word home in the
young man’s heart. He spoke no word in
self-defence as ’Lina slowly left the room.
In the profound stillness that followed, con-
science reviewed the past, and he knew that
his sister had only spoken the truth.
“God help me,” he whispered, “to conquer
this fault. Essie shall bear no more fault-
finding, and if I see her drooping I shall send
her to mother, and I’ll have Lina here to
keep house.”
Never had wife and mother warmer wel-
come than grcetcd Essie. Thechildren were
unchecked in their loudest demonstrations of
delight. But Lina‘had to rush into the hall
to hide her merry eyes when Herbert, kiss-
ing Essie, said: “We must let mother have
Lina now, dear. She has been very kind and
worked hard for my comfort ; but there is no
home fairy like my Essie.”
The quick, glad look in his wife’s soft eyes
told Herbert one step had been taken in the
right direction. As the days glided by, and
Essie found appreciation meeting every effort
to add home comfort, a word of praise for
every little triumph of cookery or needle—
work, her pale face grew bright with happi-
ness, and Herbert found his own heart light-
ened by the cheerful voice, sunny smile and
bright eyes of the Essie he had wooed years
before. .
And Lina, making a visit six months later,
told her mother on her return:
“Herbert learned his lesson by heart,
mother. He appreciates Essie now at her
valuc,'and lets her know it.”
Thousands of people from the north go to
Florida for a temporary or permanent home.
They and their friends will be interested to
know of the Sunday-school missionary work
which is done there by the American Sunday
School Union through Mr. Eastman, a son of
the former secretary of the Tract Society.
As to thenccd of this work there, one fact is
significant. He says: “In looking over the
reports of a certain association having over
twenty churches,I find that never, since 1873,
have they reported more than ten Sunday-
schools; and a committee on Sunday-schools
found so little to do that they asked to be
discharged.” He recently drove ' one hun-
dred miles through a thinly settled and very
poor, swampy country to visit one school.
On another occcasion he rode nine miles into
the thick forest, in a rude mule-cart, seated
on bags of meal, to find, in a wild, desolate
place, a family of culture and refinement re-
cently arrived, surrounded by a few neigh-
bors whose children were growing up .in ig-
norance and Sabbath breaking, having no
school within twenty miles. That family
must have a school; and he organized anoth-
er nine miles off. He recently started a new
school, at the request of a minister of a new
church, in a- region full of shallow cypress
swamps, where the people are very poor, and
not one-half of them able to read—Sunday
School Times. '
____——-_—-—.——
Scnator Ferry, of Michigan,has nearyly re-
covered from his long and serious illness.
It is simply atrociousto speak of General
McClellan as a moth killer. He never killed
anything in his life.———Brooklyn Union Argus
President Hayes is more than right about
the vacancy on the Supreme Bench. The
man who asks for such a place ought to be
held ineligible—Tribune.
Well, we haven't asked for it.
Brigham Young receives a word of praise
from' the United Presbyterian because he
gave lns daughters as much property propor-
tionately as his sons or wives. “ Some more
Christian fathers would do well to imitate"
this course.
In the preliminary Yale catalogue the list
of students is given as £0110ws:-Theologues '
106, the junior class numbering 39, which is
unusually large. Academical department—
Seniors 131 ; juniors 143 ; sophomores 135;
freshmen 134. It is expected that the fresh-
men class will probably reach 160 or 170 when
the condition men are alliu. Scientific School
——Seniors 46; juniors 59; freshmen 58; grad-
uate and special students, 58.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The following able and comprehensive
treatise upon the above subject, we copy from
the Cincinnati Gazette. It is at once the
clearest and most. satisfactory article we have
yet seen bearing upon the question of the
non-interference of officials in the manipula-
tions of party caucuses and conventions.—
[Ens GAZETTEJ
Freedom of Elections.
Interference with the freedom of elections
on the part of those holding positions under
executive power is no new thing. It existed
long before the New York Custom House.
The student of English history will remem-
ber, that when James II found that he could
not carry his favorite object of the establish-
ment of the Roman. Catholic religion through
the Parliament, it was dissolved and another
summoned. In order to mold the new Parli-
ament to his-designs, all the resources of
management since resorted to by. the New
York Custom House and other combinations
of officeholders weie put in requisition to
control elections. Officers appointed by the
Crown (here by the President) were sent to
every portion of the kingdom to “regulate”
as it was then called, the corporate bodies
possessing the right to choose members of
Parliament, so as they should clcct men ac-
ceptable to the Crown.
It was in special reference to this action on
the part of the officers of the crown, that it
was enumerated in the bill of rights, as among
the offenses for which the monarch forfeited
the Crown that he had violated the freedom
of the election of members of Parliament,
and in the body of the act, it'is declared as
the integral part of the “ancient rights and
liberties of the people of England that such
elections ought to be free from the interfer-
ence on the part of theolficcrs of the Crown.”
In order to maintain this great principle,
numerous statutes have been passed in Eng-
land, prohibiting, under heavy penalties, such
interference in the elections of members of
Parliament.
The necessity for preserving the freedom
of popular elections from oflicial interference
is laid down as a fundamental canon of civil
and political liberty in all the ablcst treatises
on the theory of free government. Many of
the great men who fashioned our. form of
government were familiar with these writers.
Mr. Jefferson, especially, was trained to the
great part. he acted by such knowledge, and,
no doubt, it influenced him to write as he
did to Gen. McKean, of Pennsylvania, while
a candidate for the Presidency; “That one
thing I will say as to the future—interference
with elections, whether State or general gov-
ernment, by oflEicers of the latter, should be
deemed cause of removal, because the con-
stitutional remedy by the elective principle
becomes nothing if it may be smothered by
the enormous patronage of the general gov-
ernment.” And, in pursuance of the doc-
trine thus announced, as soon as he became
President, be caused the heads of the several
departments to issue the following circular:
“The President Of the United States has
seen, with dissatisfaction, officers of the gen’
eral government taking, on various occasions,
activeparts in the elections of the public
functionaries, whether of the general or State
governments: Freedom of elections being
essential to mutual independence of govern-
ment, and of the different branches of the
same government, so vitally cherished by
most of our Constitutions, it is deemed im-
proper for officers depending on the Execu-
tive of the Union to attempt to control or in-
fluence the freedom of the elective rights.
This I am instructed, therefore, to notify all
officers Within my department, holding their
appointments under the authority of the
President directly, and to desire them to no-
tify all subordinates to them. The right of
any officer to give his vote at elections as a
qualified citizen is not meant to be restrained,
nor, however given, shall it have any effect
to his prejudice; but it iii expected that he
will not attempt ‘to influence the votes of
others,-nor to take any part 'in the business
of clectioncering, that being deemed incon-
sistent with the spirit of the Constitution and
his duties under it.”
‘In 1828 Mr. Benton made a report in the
Senate, in which he spoke of the great
danger to our institutions by the use of the
Executive patronage to influence elections.
He said:
_ ”The whole of this great power will center
in the President. The King of England is
the center of power; the President Of the
United States is the source of patronage.
He presides over the entire system of jobs
and contracts. Hehas the power over the
support of the individuals who administer
the system. He makes and unmakes them.
He chooses from the circle of his friends and
supporters, and may dismiss them, and, upon
all the principles of human action, will dis-
miss them as often as they disappoint his ex-
pectations. His spirit will animate their
action in all the elections to State and Federal
offices. Again, we must look forward to the
time when the public revenue will be- im-
mensely increased; when the military and
civil offices will be quadrupled; when its in-
fluence overindividuals will be multiplied to
an indefinite extent; when the nomination of
the President can carry any man through the
Senate, and: his recommendation can carry
any measure through the two houses of Con-
gress; when this principle of public action
will be open and avowed; the President
wanted my vote, and I want his patronage;
I will vote as he wishes, and he will give me
the ofiice 1 wish. What will this be but the
government of one man, and what is the gov-
ernment of one man but a monarchy ? Names
are nothing.” ,
GEN JACKSON, under the influence qf the
teachings of JEFFERSON, on, attaining the
Presidency, declared in his inaugural address
that “the recent demonstration of public sen-
timent inscribed on the hst of executive du-
ties, too lcgibly to be overlooked, the task of
reform; which will require particularly the
correction of those abuses that have brought
the patronage of the Federal Government into
conflict with the freedom of election.” '
No doubt Gen. JACKSON, at that time in-
tended that his .adminstration should be con-
trolled by the principles thus announced; but,
unfortunately, he soon yielded to the “malign
influences” Of the “Kinderhook Magician,”
and thus was established that system by which
“the patronage of the Federal Government
was brought into conflict with the freedom of
elections” to an extent never before existing,
and which has prevailed ever sincc,no matter
which of the great parties possessed power.
In 1838, in order to end an evil so destruc-
tive of free government, Mr. Cnrmxnnu,the
illustrious Senator from Kentucky, introduc-
ed a bill in the Senate “to prevent the inter-
ference of certain Federal officers in clcc-
tions,” declaring it to be cause for their im-
mediate removal; ' ’
Mr. CLAY, in a speech at Hanover, Virgin.
ia, referred to the bill and declared it to be
right, and should become the law.
In the discussion during the pcndcncy of
the Presidential election of 1840, it received
the sanction of Mr. Wxssmn and many others
of the most distinguished statesmen of that
day. The election of Gen. HARRISON was re-
garded as a triumph of the people over the
ofiice-liolders, as neverbeforc had the Feder-
al patronage been so shamefully abused. Gen-
HARRISON was so impressed with this fact
that in his inaugural address he made use of
the following emphatic language:
. “The influence of the Executive in controll-
ing the freedom, of the elective franchise,
through the medium of the ublic offices can
be effectually checked by regewing the pro—
hibition of Mr. Jefferson forbidding their in-,
tcrference in elections further than giving
their own votes, and their own independence
secured by the assurance of perfect indemni-
ty in exercising their sacred privileges of.
freemen, under the dictates of their own un-
biased judgment. Necer, with my consent,
shall an o o the co
his cor-0mm or; theifpozgllgtsfozzmattfig‘ilozr
ant instrument of the Ewecuti'ac will.”
Living up to the doctrine thus advanced,
in less than a month after taking the oath of
office, he directed Mr. Webster, then Secre-
tary of State, to issue the following circular:
“The President is of opinion that it is a
great abuse to bring the patronage of the gen-
pral government into conflict with the free:
dom of elections, and that the abuse ought
to be corrected wherever it may have been
permitted to exist, and to be prevented for
the future. He, therefore, directs that infor-
mation be given to all officers and agents in
your department of the public service, that
partisan interference in popular elections,
whether of State officers or. officers of this
government, and for whomsoever or against
whosomcvcr it may be exercised, or the
payment of any contribution or assessment
on salaries, or official compensation for
party or election purposes, will be regarded as
causes of removal. ‘ .
It is not intended that any officer shall be
restrained in the free and proper expression
and maintenance'of his opinions respecting
public men or public measures, or in the ex-
ercise, to the fullest degree of the constitu-
tional right of suffrage. But persons em-
ployed under the government, and paid for
their services out of the public treasury, are
not expected to take an active or officious
part in attempting to influence the minds or
votes of others; such conduct being deemed
inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitu-
tion andtbe duties of public agents acting
under it;_and the President is resolved, so
far as it depends on him, that while the ex-
ercise of the elective franchise by the people
shall bc‘frce from undue influences of oflleial
station and authority, opinion shall also be
free among the officers and agents of the
‘ government."
Gen. Harrison dieda few days after this
circular was issued. Mr. Tyler anecceded to
the Presidency, and the abuses remained un-
touched. Now the political machinery of
every State is controlled, more or less, by
Federal office holders until the people are be-
ginning to awake to the danger.
Gen. Dix,'a statesman of gieat experience
and rare intellect, a short time ago address-
ed a letter to President Hayes, in which he
said: . . '
“The administrative reform we require
will not be complete 'until Federal officers-
are forbidden to take part in the management
of political conventions and the manipulation
of party canvasses. Their interference in
elections has always been a source of local
jealousy, and has the effect of keeping many
of our best citizens out of the elections in
which they should have a controlling influ-
ence. As a general rule, the time of public
officers will be fully occupied if they devote
themselves assiduously to the discharge of
their duties. They violate a principle by be:
coming political managers, but they often
compromise injuriously the administration
which they represent by their ill directed cf-
forts and partisan zeal.”
President Hayes, impelled by an honest
conviction as to the doctrine taught by
Jefferson, Jackson, Harrison, Clay, Webster,
Crittenden and a host of the wise statesmen
of the past, concluded to follow the official
example Of J cflferson and Harrison by issuing
the following circular:
“Execurrvn MANSION,1
WASATNGTON, June 22, 1877. j
“Sm: Idesire to call your attention to
the following paragragh in a letter' addressed
by me to the Secretary of the Treasury on
the conduct to be observed by officers of the
general government in relation to the elec-
tions: ‘No oflicer should be required or per-
mitted to take part in the management of
political organizations, caucuses, conventions
or election campaigns. Their right to vote
and to express their views on public ques-
tions, either orally or through-the press, is
not denied, provided it does not interfere
with the discharge of their official duties.
No assessment for political purposes on offi-
cers or subordinates should be allowed.’ This
rule is applicable to ever department ,of the
civil service. It ghoul be understood by
every officer of the general government that
he is expected to conform his conduct to its
requirements. Very respectfully,
R. B. HAYES.”
This is the true Republican doctrine, and
as the public mind becomes enlightened by
discussion and reflection, it must meet the
approval of all the people. It Will soon be
found that they’are fully capable of manag-
ing their own business in their own conven-
tions, untrammelcd by the officious dictation
of those who are paid out of the public
treasury to perform other duties than a su-
pervisorship over the action of political con;
ventions.
The London Daily Telegraph has heard of
our annual Gregory’s Point clam bakes,‘and
makes the following comments:
. Among the unique socialinstitutions of the
United States is an Association of fat men,
which celebrated its anniversary at the close
of August, at Gregory’s Point, Norwalk,
in the state of Connecticut. We are not in-
formed what exact corporeal weight _or cir-
cumference constitutes membership. But
the success of the festivity appears to have
been far beyond what might have been rea-
sonably anticipated by Englishmen, consid-
ering the idea prevailing in this country as to
the physical dimensions of the typical Yan-
kee. He is portrayed to the imagination of
most Europeans as rawboncd, tall and lean.
If this description apply to Americans in gen-
eral, however, there must be many excep-
tions to the rule, for on the occasion referred
to 467 persons voluntarily presented them-
selves, all of whom were found to reach the
prescribed standard of corpulence, which
rendered them eligible for'union with the 80-
ciety. The average weight of each unit in
this huge aggregate is reported to have been
210 pounds, but the prize man in the extraor-
dinary exhibition of human obesity was a
fellow, 25 years of age, who. “tipped the
beam” at 399 pounds. It is remarked, also,
as an interesting feature of the occasion, that
even some of the spectators were distinguish-
ed by corporeal bulk so vast as to attract the
notice of the assembled members of the So-
ciety, one of the New York newspaper re-
porters having scaled 288 pounds. Happily
the world is not at a loss for the invention of
bonds of rational and elevating good fellow-
ship. Community of country, race, and lau.
guage affords a basis for the Cultivation of
high sentiment and instructive intercourse.
Identity of occupation is calculated'to create
an honorable Esprit dc corps, and supply
topics for intelligent discussion. But we
fall to see in the mere, accident of a collec-
tion of individuals happening to weigh so
many pounds heavier than their fellbw-citi-
zens anything capable of suggesting exalted
thought, useful aim, or exhilarating amuse-
ment. Notwithstanding ‘the axiom of the
elder Mr. Weller that “vidth and 'visdom al-
ways go together,” corpulence is usually re-
garded by persons who desire to enjoy the
vigorous use of their powersas an afiliétion to
be deplored. A Society accessible only to
candidates weighing so many stone would in-
clude among its members persons of the
stamp of Daniel Lambert, the lady of whom
Sidney Smith said that it was a good morn-
ing’s walk to go round her, the fat boy in
Pickwick—ct omne lwc genus. The honor of
President would appropriately devolve upon
the most extensive member of the Associa-
' tion, and the only subject we can imagine as
suitable to engage the attention of their an:
nual Congress would'be the. merits of Bant-
ing’s theory. ~
“Shall we quit fighting?” exclaims the
President. Yes, indeed; but God forbid
that we should forget why we fought.—
Provi‘demc Journal.
When you take the silver half dollar away
from the teething baby and use it to pay for
paregoric consumed, that’s the practical rc-
monctization of silver.—— Worcester Press.
Nothing makes the editor Ofa “patent out-
side” newspaper feel more sanguinary than
to see on his last page one of his own pet,
items credited to another paper.—Norrz'stown
Herald. ’
The Baltimore engines hastening to the re-.
lief of the. Patent Ofllcc, made the distance
from that city to Washington, forty miles, in;
thirty-two minutes, a feat never before equal-
ed by any fire departmentin the world.
- Poikilography,that is the art of photographs
ing in ““1““ 0010“, is now "0” only (IlSCOY-: becoming notorious on account of its numer-
ered, but profitably practiced in London.
The London Standard says:—‘f-Tlie pro'ees-t
in question is one by which paintings ancient
' or modern can be reproduced in fee simile and
with all the softness and blending of color
that made them as pleasing to the eye of the
general observer (though perhaps not to the
connoisseur) as would be the original paint-
ings themseIVes, .
The Revival of Business. .
The Hartford Courant furnishes the fol-
lowing synopsis of the Manufacturing firms .'
in Fair-field and New Haven Counties:
Tweedy Manufacturing company of Dan-
bury, hats, orders coming in rapidly and
business much better than a year ago; Glov-
er Sanford &. 00., Bridgeport, hats, business
increasing and warranting larger buildings
than those they occupied before the fire;
Crofut &. Knapp, South Norwalk, hats, busi-
ness much better than a year ago; Nor-walk
Lock company, ,builders’ hardware, business
decidedly better, running twelve hours against
ten a year ago; Sargent tit 00., New Ifhven,
builders’ and general hardware, employing
over 700 hands,'runniug ten hours against
nine last year, gradual improvement in busi-
ness, orders given only as needed and on a
cash basis ; Mallory, Wheeler & Co , New Ha-
ven, fine locks and butts, no increase and no
falling off in business; Frary Cutlery com-
pany, Bridgeport, table cutlery, orders in-
creasing, particularly from the south, running
thirteen hours a day; Wilcox Silver Plate
company of Meriden, business slightly bet-
ter; Merideu Brittannia company, business
very goodand constantly improving; Wheel-
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er, & Wilson ' Sewing . ‘ i Company,
Bridgeport, busine- bctt , “mil-fa. fill}: 1139;
Pembroke, Shirt manuf ory,‘;,ridlgeport,z
double the business of s ' _ godsen‘lastyear;
Elm City Shirt company, “‘Hav'engrcatii’n
provements“ during the year;.’L.~ICandee :: ,
.Co.,NewHaven, rubber . ,. d. hocaibusia . "
ness excellent; Miller Bro lierh Cutlery. _com4‘
pan , Meriden, knives, shears;und scissors,
decided increase in orders, es cially from
the south, running evenings; enry Hooker
& Co.,N. Haven, light family wagonsincrcase
of one-fourth in amount of. orders from last
year ; Kean & Lines, Newflavcn, rockaways,
hacks and coaches, increase in orders from
all sections; Union Manjf’g co.,-- Norwalk,‘
felt, no special improvement, though sales
are made more easily, and: mostly for cash;
Eaton, Cole 85 Burnba ,company, Bridge.
port, pipe fittings, businc 25 per cent. better-
than last spring; Yachro ,Works,‘N.Havcn,§' -
'steam engines and mills, t improvements -
in the demand for their work; G. F. Warner
6500., New Haven, malleable irdu goods, im-
proved prospects, no falling off; Meriden
Malleable Iron company, running thirteen
hours on kerosene oil lamp goods and doing
big business; Bradlefi& Hubbard Manufac-
turing company, eriden, gas fixtures,
bronzes, lamps, etc., business great] im-
proved, running over-time; Union
Cartridge company. Bridgeport, full of orders
and running to full capacity; Sharps Rifle
company, Bridgeport, increasing orders from
south and west ‘ for rting» rifles. While
only three out of this ' of twenty-four re-
port no decided increase to their business,
not one complains of a falling off. while all
the remainder-more thantwenty—announcc
a flattering increase in their. orders. In addi-
tion to this fact, they all-express a sanguine
belief that the'hard times are disappearing,
and ammo cheerful future awaits us.
_'
A Thoughtful Husband.
He went heme the other day and found
his wife putting up peaches in, those old-fash-
ioned tin 'cans that cleae with sealing-wax.
She had an apron on, and two or three little
blotches of sealing-wax ornamented the floor,
while the cat under the table was licking a
piece the size of a postage stamp with assidu-
ity.
“See here, Maria,” he said, “you'll cripple
yourself with that hot wax directly;” but as
she made no answer, he continued oracularly,
“Women never have any mechanical genius,
anyway. If there is a way of doing anything
wrong'thcy are sure of trying it.”
“Do you think you can do any better?’ ‘
she observed, with some acidity.
“Why, of course I can." ,
“Well, ' here, ,- just distinguish yourself,
then.” . -
So he sat down. Shchanded him a fresh
can, just out of the hot‘water. He took it
in his hand and dropped it as though it had
been a streak of lightning; while he stuck
his finger in his mouth and (looked sudden
death at her because: he co‘uld not swear.
She gave him a towel to hold the next one
with, and he took it on his knee, lighting the
sealing wax stick, and commenced prodding
around the top, but the bottom burned his
knee? and he jerked, bringing the burning
wax across the back of his left hand. Then
he jumped up and howled, dropped the
can, which emptied a spoonful of burning
preserves into his slipper. This made him
frantic, and he went dancing about the kitch-
en like an inebriated dervish, waving the
burning wax until a drop took him in the
nose. In his anger he kicked the offending
can through the window, scattering its con-
tents ovcr the dog, who rushed into the street
bowling and raising an alarm of mad dog,
which occupied the attention of all the people
within three squares. .Then he submitted to
be laid on the sofa and plastered with sweet
oil and flour until he looked like a badly pre-
pared scarecrow. He is willing to make an
aflidavit the size of a barn door that he will
let the women be just as awkward as they
choose—Elmira Gazette.
Tm: anxnn AND run Emma—A corre-
spondent sends to the Manchester (England)
Courier the following story:
It happens that in one of the principal streets
of a certain cathedral city there flourishes a
chemist and in another a lawyer, each eminent
in his particular line.» Like other chemists and
lawyers, one physics his patients by potions
and the other satisfies the wounded honor of
his clients by that aummumjm, which proba-
bly strikes the “other side” occasionally as
comma injurz'a. Being thus somewhat of the
same feather, it is not wonderful that they
sometimes came together. The fact is they
came together rather more frequently than the
apothecary’s assistant liked. . ' _
thtlicr it was because “old —-—” was al-
ways at his elbow and looking over him at his
business or not, for some reason that individ-
ual conceived the idea of getting rid; of his
master's friend. .
Accordingly one fine day lately, “Old —”
turned in as usual, and found the assistant
alone. The master had gone out, but that did
not deter the lawyer from taking his seat on
the corner of the counter where the assistant
was busy pounding some lump sugar in a mor-
tar. Turning towards shelf, he fancied be
saw our friend,the lawyer,dexterOusly wetting
(his fingers with his tongue,and having dipped
them in the powdered sugar applying them to
that member with evident signs and smacks
of enjoyment.
The time had come, and the young chem-
ist resolved upon his course. Resuming his
pestle, he began pounding away, but in a mo-
ment stopped and began to sneeze and wipe
his eyes. .
“Confound that stud,” he said, “it always
makes me ill.”
”What stuff ?" exclaimed the lawyer anx-
iously. . _
“That arsenic,” replied his friend.
“Arsenic l” shouted the lawyer, alarmed.
“Yes,” replied the chemist, as coolly as he
could, “I was mixing—”
Before he could say more, the lawyer ran
about the shop, shouting,
“I’m poisoned, I’m poisoned; what is to be
~ done ?”.
“Nothing but an emetic for it,” said the as-
sistant, forthwith getting down the mustard
from a shelf ; and in a 'few moments, poor
—— was rctching and groaning in the great-
est agony of body and mind.
It is unnecessary to say that he had not
taken arsonic, but a few grains of pov'vdered
sugar. He has not been in his friend’s shop
since; his two chief difliculties being, first,
to know whether he was poisoned or not,and
secondly, in the face of the anxious solicita-
tions of his friends after his health, to per-
suade himself that nobody knows
The Boston Globe says that “Hartford is
one scandals.”
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
road company have paid for sixty five of the
eighty-one lives lost at the Ashtabula disaster,
at a rate averaging $5,000 apiece. The most
expensive life sacrificed cost the~ company
$9,000, and a newly married couple were ap-
- praised at only $8,000.
etallic .
One their space constitutes a square.
Special Notices 25 percent. advance onthc
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Yearly advertisers restricted to the business
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Marriages and deaths inserted ' gratuitously.
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All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
. Teacher 0“
Plano-Forte, Organ and Millie]!
Composition. ,
Box 379 P. 0.. NORWALK, cons.
, J. Helden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Boom No. 4, [up stung]
9 >GAZET'1‘E BUILDING.
EMILY V.D.PARDEE;M.D..
(Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women,
Cor. MAIN dc MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Ohlcc Hours,until9 a. m., andtrom3 pan. At-
tention to all classes of discascslncidont-to a gen-
eral practice of medicine apd surgery. Fam-
ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies.
References by pcrmssion :—S.Lilenthal, M. D.,
Prof. of Theoryand Practice,N. Y . city; Clemence
Lozier, M. D.‘. Dean of College, N.Y.: Alfred K.
Elihu-M. D.,Prof.lllateria Medics. . Bursa
CHARLES W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK. CONN.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered. '
C. B. COOLIDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor t0 '
Dr. Asa. Hill,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Office over
0. J. Grninnn’s Dry Good: Store.
'3' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTRY
A 1' HA RD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash - No Credit :
All work excuted in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
T. E. SWIFT, D. D. S.
S & IV. MITCHELL,
C
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best: of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
attairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar
hot, on the Bridge. 18
“AISLES S. IOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor
AND
GEN T .S' FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street,Norwalk. Conn.
' Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett,
No. flames, Block, Water Street.
Wlll’cxhibit from auction this week. great bar-
gains in Millrnery Gown—French Chips, $2.00;
lteal Chips, from 50cts up; Cantons and Milans,
2octs. to 82.00; Bustic an fancy Braids,-75cts. up;
Sun Hats, all kinds, fins” 3octs.and 500ts.each:
Flowers in ,Wreatlis and Sprays, 10cts. to 86.00;
Ostrich Tips, mall shades, 50ets. to 8 00; The new-
est Shades in Silks, st 25 to 03.00; Black Silks
from $1.25 up'; Ribbons in all Shades-from bets.
u ; Ornaments from lacta. to 81.00; Plumes in
B ac); and White, $2.00 up.
Our TRIMMED HATS are, and will be the cen-
tre ofattraction- We endeavor to suit the taste
of each and every one at the lowest notes. This
is the place when: ypu, can secure t 9 best bar-
gains of everythingin our line. Come one, Come
early, and secure I: e cheapest of everything and
avoid the rush at No. 4 J amcs’ Block, Water St.
Norwalk, Conn. ‘
MRS. H. 5L. lltLEAll
Will continue to serve her customers
Th I '- S . l -
is p r i n g ,
as usual. Call and confer with her
before ordering elsewhere.
MODES.
Mrs. J. B. BETTS,
The Popular Main Street Milliuer
Is now ofl‘crin to the unite, the most select As-
sortmentofM LLINE Y &. MILLINERY GOODS
ever shown in this town. »
Trimmed Bonnets and Hats al-
ways on hand.
Mourning Bonnets
Made at shortinOticoia d all work 'dbiiéi" _
latest and most unique is - (if-it‘ll” rooms, 7
N0. 33 Main streegyorwall't‘.
Mrs. H. L. M‘ciLEAN,‘
Will continue her . - ‘ '-
Millinery Busmess
FALL and WINTER
VI and will sell her stock of Goods
AT COST!
LOOK HERE!
INSURANCE - .
At lledueiul fliteslirsi-Class Co's
Call on B.' J. STURGES,
No. 4 Gazette Building, Nor-walk, Conn.
DRUG STORE.
FELIX REGNIER, M. D., PERLEY H. GLINES,
Dru ggists & Apothecaries,
Successors to H. L. UHLE. No. 11 Main Street,
Norwalk. Cb, keep constantly on hand a. full stock
of .
Pure Drugs and Chemicals.
Our Dispensing Room is in charge of DR, W. C.
GLINES. an experienced Pharmacist. With his
knowledge of Chemistry, and care in the prepara-
tion of Medicines, generally. we feel con dent all
tlgose vyiho favor as with their orders Will. be well
p ease .
FARMERS AND HORSEDIEN
Should know that we keep a full suppl of Veteri-
nary Medicines and are prepared to ill prescrip-
tions for Horses and Neat Cattle, from Clater,
Blaine, Delaf'osse, Moirond and other celebrated
authorities.
Our stock, among other articles, com rise the
chorcest Perfumes.Soap9. Colognes and air Oils,
also Brushes,’ Combs, ChamOis Skins. Sponges,
Pure Glycerine,Bird Seed, Fancy Articlce,l’atent
Medicines, Cigars, etc., etc.
Also Choice Liquors, Wines, Ale and Porter for
Medicinal purposes.
0. N. NICHOLS.
LT. kinds of Ladies and Gents’ [DOTS AID
A SHOES made to order. REPAIRING neatly
done, and according to promise.
ROOM N O. 5,
Gazette Building.
Family Groceries
CHEAP FOR CASH!
The undersigned having purchased the stock of
goods formerly owned by the Sovengns of Indus-
try, and fitte up the store with an entirely new
stock of Goods, is now offering to the public as
good an assortment of
. CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
Provisions, Flour. Teas, Sugar, S ices, he" at the
very lowest market prices for cas . Goods deliv-
ered anywhereabout town free of charge. Call
and try us, it Will be for your advantage.
GEORGE CARTER,
Lyncs’ Block, Water Street, opposite neurotic}
Crossing.
EDWAR.D P. WEED.
'33 R 'U' G- G- I S '1‘
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera Home,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfume¥,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. oilet and Medrcatedfioapfi. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extracss, HairBrushce,Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery. Cigars, he“
and is constant] adding to his stock all the new
and popular me icines ofthc (lav.
NORWA LK INSURANCE 00.,
NORIVALJI, CONN.
, Charter Capital -‘ - - $500,000
Pald up Capital -. . - 100,000
WM.O.SEBEET,Prcs., GEO R. CowI.Es,Scc’y.
'I‘NA txsvnnivcn Co. ofIIARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
Insuresagainst loss and damage by Figemn terms
adopted to the hazard andconsistcnt With the laws
of compensation. COWLES d7 MERRILLL ,
Sole Agentsl‘or Norwalk and vicinity.
c. w. LOCKWOOD’S SONS
Have taken the Store, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, Main
Street, where they will open a first-class
Fish,
‘ Fruit,
Vegetable , .
and Poultry Market.
They intend to keep it well stocked with
Fresh. Salt, Smoked & Gann edI‘ish
of all the choice varities, and Fruits and Vegeta-
bles of‘ all kinds, in their season. The furnishing
of POULTRY, either alive or dressed, a. specialty
Also EGGS. . . ' -
Norwalk, Conn., February 20th, 1877.
B.S.BLASCER,
At. his store in
. MAI-LORY’. BLOCK,
has constantly on hand, a general assortment of
Groceries, trickery, Glass.
Tilt and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devoting his constant personal attention to the
business he hopes to merit public patronage.
w. s. calamari,
General Flil'lllllllllll Undertaker,
'orr’osrrn HORSE R. R.DEPOT
Ia‘Ordci-s attended to day or night. Residence
Main Street,3 doors from Union Avenue. ,
GEORGES. RAYMOND, _
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 53 MAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.)
. E—NELSON.
Manufacturer of
Butler-Sleigh Might-Wailing, -
BROOK s'r., NORWALK, CONN.
ta- Broken Carrlagcs or -Wagons neatly and
promtly repaired. ~ - . -
CEMENT PIPE Fllll CHIMNEYS
Square and Round Cement Pipe, with plain and
ornamental tops, for cliimncys;have amorc er:
feet drought, and are cheaper and better t an
brickuilso» . ‘ -
DRAIN PIPE,
The best in the Market. Warranted to givesatis-
faction, and from 25 to 30 per ccut.chcaperthan
an other. Manufactured andtor sale by
y , CHAS. T. LEONARD a SON.
ll il Iliea ll 8
all sizes andstylcscanbc hada t the
SEVERAL '
Secbnd-Hand Parlor Heaters
FOR SALE LOW,
AT THE NORWALK rouunni.
Also, Estimates given on
Furnace Work. Steam Heating, to.
”METER THE Emmi
THANKFUL forpast favors, I would announce
to the public that I am now prepared to at-
tend to the
UNDEFTAKING BUSINESS
in all its branches. ‘
». J. M. LOCKWOOD,
3m35 _ Ridgefleld, Conn.
Pianos for Sale.
One New Weber and One New
Cluckcrmg Pianos,
TAKEN-in exchange forpther property, will be
sold at a great sacrifice. For particulars
address immediately or en nire of
11 GEO. R. CHOL VELL, High Street.
1 8 '7 '7 . .
Provisions,
Groceries, _
Poultry,
CRUBKERY AND GLASS WARE
Fruits, Nuts, etc.
F' I s H . .
(Fresh, Salted had Canned.)
OYSTEHS,
(Opened or in the Shell.)
OLAMS,-cbc.
ALSO '
Vegetables of . all Kinds,
(Fresh and Canned.)
Oanflcd F‘ruits,
BREAD, PIES, RAKES, 81.0., ac.
AT
DEMMON & NEWCOMB’S,
53 & 55 Main St., N orwalk.
EDWIN C. LLOYD,
PRACTICAL
Horse and
Di Shier.
—A L80—
0 IAGE
Malta ml.
Repairer.
. (Formerly Lamb’s Shop,)
MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN.
Slioeiug Lame, Tender and Interfering llorscs
a Specialyt.
A CARD.
It is with pleasure that I, return my grateful
thanks to my friends and f‘ormcrpatrous for their
kind and liberal patronageln times past. And I
now extend the invitlon. to all by ivmg notice
,that I can be found at the Store No. lMain Street
formerly occupied by myself, and latterly by
Messrs. Staffer-(Hit Stoddard, where Ishall take
‘ , pleasure to wait upon such as W)“ favor me with
Gazette Job Prlntlngomcc
their patronage. . . HARVEY FITCH.
Norwalkfianuary 29,1877.
Bantam ,
L-inimeiits. ,
One thing is now thoroughly established. Never
since man suffered and human agencies alleviated
pain, has there been any thing which went so far
as a pain annihilator and curative agent as the
Centaur Linimcnts. These Linimcnts have Within
the past year cured more cases of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Stimjoints, Cakcd Breasts, Swellings,
Poisonous Bites, Burns, Lame Animals, etc., etc.,
than all other remedies combined. As the name of
Centaur implies half horse and half man, the Con-
taur Liniments are for man and beast. But not the
same Linimont. The White Linlment is for man
and the Yellow for horses and animals. Herein
this Linimcnt differs from all other remedies, al-
though some of the ingredients are aikc in each
They contain the well-known WitchHazcl, Ami'ca.
'Carbolic, Rock Oil, Mcntha and other pewcrfu
. ingredients.
Wm. H. Hickcox, Rector of St. J ohn’s E. Church
Wakefield, Clay 00., Kansas, writes: “Many years
I have been suffering from a Weak Back. caused
from a. sprain more than 40 years a o. I have not
found any thing to relieve me nnti I commenced
the use of” Centaur Liniment. I feel it my Christ-
ian duty to inform you that by its wonderful ef-
{ggés’} am entirely relieved of pain. January 22,
Messrs. J. McClure St CO,,Druggists, Cincinnati,
0.. says:- ‘
. “Teamsters pronounce the Yellow Centaur Lin-
iment superior to anything they ever used. We
sell several dozen bottles per month, and, the sale
y increasing.”
f These are only samples of thousands upon thou-
sands ot similar testimonials reaching us every
month. All the Extracts, Embrocations, Selves,
the good which is done by these admirable Centaur
Liniments. For Frost-bitca.‘Stings, Cuts. Itch,
Salt Rheum, etc., there is nothing like the Centaur
Liniment. White Wrapper. . For Spavin, Ring-
bonc, Sweeney, Wind Galls, Poll-evil, Scratches,
etc., on horses, the Yellow Centaur Iiniment is
equally good. They are certain in their efl'ects;
they are pleasant to use, they are handy and they
are cheap. No family should be without Centaur
Liniments. They are worth one hundred times
heir cost.
J. B. ROSE & 00., 46 Dex 81., New Your. 3m30
. llasturia.
iMothcrs may have rest and their babies may have
health, if they will use Dr. Pitcher-90 Canto-
rln for Wind Colic, Worms, Feverishness, Sour
Mouth,»Croup, or Stomach Complaints. It is en-
tirely a vegetable preparation, and contains neither
mineral, morphine, nor alcohol. It is as pleasan
to take as honey, neither gags nor' gripes, and is
superior to any remedy in existence. _ ’
Dr. E. Dimock, of anont, Ohio, says: .
“I am using Clts'roxu in my practice wrth the
most signal benefits and happy results, and find it
a perfect substitute for Castor 011.”
This is what every one says. Many nurses in
New York use the CASTOBIA. It is prepared by
Messrs. J. B. Rose a 00., successors to Samuel
Pitcher, M. D. 3m30
REAL ESTATE.
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‘ m on SELL—The St. John House on High
0Street, Enquire of JAMES FINNEY. tf20
OUSES AND ROOMS To LET, by
H. FITCH, 51 Main Street. 7
For Sale or Exchange.
THE Large, Elegant and Pleasantly Located
House has 15 rooms, with all modern improve-
ments; about two acres ground attached. Will
be sold at reasonable price or exchanged for New
York City property. Applfito or address
2 GEO. W. ORA . ox 452,Norwalk. Ct.
Also one of the handsomest Building Sites on
East Avenue,cosisting of four acres, being the
north portion of the old Van Zandt Homestead;
has a fine Orchard of choice Fun: and fine Shade
Trees.
To Rent.
HE elegant residence known as the “Dimon
Place," pleasantly located on West Avenue
one of the most desirable places in the Borough of
Norwalk, is offered. to rent on moderate terms.
Also, a large Carpenter Shop. located on Arch
Street, on the Benton property. Will be rented
very low. For full articulate enqure of
(it! JAMES F NEY,Rcal Estate Agent.
For Sale Cheap,
0r Exchange for other property,
One of: the neatest, and cosieat little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant for little
g‘rl 8% money down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F-
House for Sale.
THE subscriber, being about to leave town,
offers for sale his residence on High Street.
It is a two story frame divelling, containing ten
rooms, with pantry, closets, water, gas, &c., lot
about 80x200.fect,.with choice varietybt fruit.
Possession given immediately. For terms and
further particulars enquire of
D. S. BARTBA M.
N orwalk, April 2d, 1877. 4:14
For Sale.
,3. A House and Lot, in a. healthy location o_n
@ Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is
- ‘ nearly new, well built,convcniently arrang-
ed, and Will make a. comfortable and lcasant
home for at’amily of average size. The of runs
back to the river. There isa 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 scourea
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3tf
Desirable Preperty for sale.
A Vcrydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap. .
Alse,a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
ml or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
FOR SALE.
TWO verydcsirable BuildingLots on WestMain
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE.
C. W. Burritt '
Has Removed
To N o. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St..,
Foot of Mill Hill,where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do .
P 1'.- U M B I N G ,
in all its branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheetlron Work and J ob-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk. April, 1876.
Furniture -Furniture
If you wish
Room Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line, of' the Latest
Style, Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
N o. 36 Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Also,
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi
dcncc with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St.
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
HA R 1) WA‘ RE,
Cutlery
AND
Agricultural Implements. '
it ALL l’Al‘lilt, wrxnow suanns, inmvrs
‘ urns, amass, sasn, BLINDS,
axe noose.
Main Street, Norwulk, Colin.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &c
CARRIAGES! CARRIAGES!
REPAIRING. kc” $20.,
NEW FIE M
AT THE OLD STAND
fiiessrs. l‘Iullings & Tilly.
Having taken the businesslately conduptcd by El-
las l’. Tuttlc, are prepared to marulacn-re all
kinds ol .
Carriages and \Vagous to order.
Repairing in all‘Brauclies
done in a most. workinnnlike manner. L'otli being
practical mechanics, and thoroughly aftquaintcd
with all branches of the busnicsshtlley [eel assur-
ed that they can give perfect satisfaction to all
who may cut-rust. work to their care. <
PAINTING. VARNISHING. UPlIOLS'I‘EltthSi
DOING OVER CAR-RIAGES a Specialty.
Machine Forging.
Dwelling of the/subscriber, on East Avenue; -
Parlor,’.liliraiy. Dining and Sitting V
and Ointmenta in existence are not doingonc-tenth '
The Old Deacon’s Lament.
Yes, I’ve been (deacon of our church
Nigh on to fifty year, '
Walked in the' way of dooty, too,
And kep" my conscience clear.-
I’ve watched the children growln’ up,
Seen brown locks turnin’ gray,
But never seen'sech doin’s yet
As these I’ve seen to-day.
This church was built by godly men,
To glorify the Lord.
In seventeen-hundred eighty-eight.
Folks couldn’t then afford
Carpets and cushings and seek like ;
The seats were jest plain wood,
Too narrcr for the sleepy ones,
In prayer we allus stood.
And when the hymns were given out,
I tell you it was grand
To hear our leader start the tunes,
With tunin’-fork in hand!
Then good old “China,” “Meat,” and all
Were heard on Sabbath days,
And men and women, boys and girls,
J ’ined in the song of praise.
But that old pulpit was my pride.
Jest eight feet from the ground
They reared it up; on either side
A narrer stair went down;
The front and ends were fitly carved
With Scripter stories all—
Finding of Moses,'Jacob’s.dream,
And sinful Adam’s fall.
Jest room inside to put a cheer,
The Bible 011 the ledge,
(I'll own I did get nervous when
He shoved it to the edge).
There, week by week, the parson stood
,The Seripter to expound ;
There, man and boy, I‘ve set below,
And not a fault was found.
Of course, I’ve seen great changes made,
And fought against ’cm, too;
But first a choir wasinterdooced,
Then cushings in each pew;
Next, boughten carpet for the floor;
And, then, that very year,-
We got our new melodeon
And the big shandyleer.
Well, well! I tried to keep things straight,
I went to ev’ry meetin’,
Andvoted “No” to all they said,
But-found my influ’ncc fleeting’.
At last the worst misfortin’ fell—
I must blame Deacon Brovm ;
He helped the young folkswhcn they said
The pulpit should come down.
They laughed at all those pious scenes,“
I'dfound solcdifyin';
Said “when the parson rose to preach
He looked a’most like fiyin’ ; ”
Said that “Elijah’s chariot
Jest half-way up had tarried ;”
And Deacon Brown sot by and laughed,
And so the p’int wasearried. -
This was last week. The carpenters
Have nearly made an end— -
Excoose my feelin’s. Seems to me
As ef I’d lost a friend.
"‘It made their necks ache, lookin’ up,”
Was what the folks did say.
More lookin’ up would help us all
In this degin’rate day.
The church won’t never seem the same
(I’m half afeard) to me,
Under the preachin’ of the truth
I’ve ben so used to be.
And now to see our parson stand,
Like any common man.
With jest a railin’ round his desk,
I don’t believe I can. >
——Mrs. E. T. Corbett, in Harper’s Magazine.
After the Rain.
BY LATIIAM C. STRONG.
The hedges glisten with the rain,
The thunder mutters in the hills;
The mellow sunlight floods the plain,
The blue wet woods are blue again,
And sweet the murmur of the rills.
I hear the sound of little feet,
And catch a glad exulfant cry,
As on the curtained window-seat
Two little roguish faces meet
' To see the rainbow in the sky.
The scent of roses fills the air;
The fragrance of the new-mown hay
Is blown across the meadows, where
The patient oxen meckly stare,
And silence marks the close of day.
The tumbling brook unccasing swirls,
The rainbow fades along "the skies,
And as‘I clasp my little girls
I note beneath their shining curls
Two little pairs 'of drowsy eyes. .
The tinted leaves are just ajar,
And fluttering birds are chirping low ;
The village bell sounds faint and far,
And softly new the evening star
Above the hill begins to glow.
Two white-robed little ones to-iiight
Together kneel beside' the bed, I
And, as the moon with fingers light,
Is pushing back the curtains white,
Two little prayers are softly said.
The night is come with mist and moon,
The falling waters sob and sing,
The crickets chant a measured tune,
And all the strange, sweet life of June
By day and night is worshippina'.
Two little darlings, fast asleep,
Together wander hand in hand
Through moonlit valleys still and deep,
And down the mountains dark and steep,
Into the realm of fairyland.
And rustling pinions seem to glow,
And fill the room with purple light,
As if some angel, last to go,
Had lingered from the rest below
To kiss the little ones good-night!
#Phllosophy.
At morn the wise man walked abroad,
Proud with the learning of great fools.
He laughed, and said, “There is no God;
’T is Force creates-’t is Reason rules.”
Meek with the wisdom of great faith,
' At night he knelt,while angels smiled,
And wept and cried,with anguished breath,
“Jehovah, God, save then my child."
—Ell:z Wheeler, in the Galaay.
Water—Prodf‘ Garments For
‘Rainy Sundays.
—-—_
. Not a real coat or cloak to wear over onc’s
shoulders, but a few reasons why I go to
church on rainy Sundays.
lst. I find it possible to go out in the rain
to attend to business, or to :hea.‘ a concert;
why, then, should Istay away from church
on account of bad weather? .
2d. 1 have promised to be Christ’s faithful
soldier. and surely one is a poor soldier who
cannot march in the rain. I never heard of
“fair—weather” sclé iers. ,
3d. I expect the rector to be there. I
would be greatly surprised if he stayed away
on account of a storm. Has he not a right
to expect me there 2’ . . .
4th. I find that I need the prayers, the les-
sons, the hymns, and the sermons as much on
Sundays as at other times.
5th. If I cannot endure suchtrifling incon-
venicnce as a rain-storm, I am afraid faith in
God and my love fcr him are‘vcry weak.
6th I;may not have many mo:e,Sundays' to
spend on earth, and I want to makes-358 .of
all that are given me to pi margins-2 better
cuasmunmues. 22o lI.'IIIiLY_
l
world—Churchman. ‘
Norwalk Chronicler