WHOLE NUMBER 1555. Patience. Do the little brown twigs complain That they haven‘t a leaf to wear? Or the grass, when the wind and rain Pull at her matted hair? Do the buds that the leaves left bare To strive with their wintry fate, In a moment of deep despair, Destroy what they cannot create? 0, nature is teaching us there To patiently wait, and wait. ! ———-—"=..-'-='—'-' The statute Laws of Connecticut relating to Intoxicating Liquors. LICENSES. SEC. 1. The County Commissioners of each county shall, upon the recommendation of the sclccimen of the town in which such business is to be carried on,licensc, by a writing signed by them, suitable persons to sell or exchange intoxicating liquors in said county; but before any person shall receive a license, he shall file with said Commission- ers a joint and several bond to said county in one thousand dollars, with sufficient surety, for the due observance of all laws relating to intoxicating liquors. Sec. 2. Such license shall specify the town and the particular building or place in such town, in which such liquor may be sold, and shall not authorize such sale elsewhere; but the County Commissioners, upon the recom- mendation of the sclectmen of the town, may indorsc on the license permission to the per son licensed to remove his business from one building to another in such town, which shall be effectual therefor; and his license shall be revoked by the Commissioners,‘if he shall sell intoxicating liquors contrary to law, or , for any violation of the succeeding sections of this Chapter; and all such licenses shall expire, annually, on the last day of October. SEC. 3 A license shall be transferable by consent of the County Commissioners; but the person to whom it was transferred shall make the same application, procure the same recommendation, and execute the same'bond as was required of the person to whom such license was issued. 51:0. 4. Every licensed person shall cause his license to be framed, and hung in plain view in a conspicuous place in the room where intoxicating liquors are offered for sale. SEC. 5. Every person to whom such li- cense is granted shall, except as hereafter pro- vided, pay to said Commissioners not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars therefor, as they shall deter. mine in each particular case, and in the same proportion fora part of ayear; and they shall pay all sums received for licenses to the town in which the business authorized by such licensi- i;- to be carried on. Sun. 6. A y license granted by said Com. missioners mat be void, if the application therefor shall not be in writing, signed by the applicant in person, and a copy thereof left with the town clerk of said town and kept by him on file in his oflicc, subject to public inSpection, for two weeks before the license shall be granted; or if :1 recommend- ation therefor shall be made by the selectmen of such town, after it shall have voted at its annual meeting by ballot, that no’ such re. commendations should be made for one year thereafter; but the polls for any such vote shall remain open during the same hours as for the other ballots cast at said meeting. Said town may, at said meeting, and at no other time, vote that such recommendations maybe made generally for licenses for the sale of all kinds of intoxicating liquors, or only for the sale of ale, lager beer, and Rhine wine. Sac. 7. If said town shall vote at said meeting that its selectmen may recommend to said Commissioners persons to sell only ale, lager beer, and Rhine wine therein, or in the absence of any vote at such meeting, said Commissioners may, upon such recommend- ation, so license such persons upon the pay- ment to said Commissioners of fifty dollars in each case. SEC. 8. When any person shall complain to any of the selectmen of any town, that his or her father, mother, husband, wife, or child is addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor, and request said selectmen, in writing, to no- tify the licensed dealers in said town not to sell, cx‘chunge, or give any intoxicating li- quor to such father, mother, husband, wife, or child, such selectmen shall forthwith notify, in writing, every licensed dealer in said town that such request has been made, . and that the sale, exchange, or gift of intox- icating liquor, ale, lager beer, or Rhine wine to such father, mother, husband, wife, or child is forbidden by law. SEC. 9. Whoever shall sell intoxicating li- quor to any person who thereby becomes in- toxicated, and while so intoxicated shall, in consequence thereof, injure the person or property of another, shall pay just damages to the person injured, to be recovered in an action on this statute; and if the person sell- ing such intoxicating liquor is licensed, the recovery of a judgment for such damages shall be conclusive evidence of a breach of the bond. rxosxcurroxs AND roarxlronxs. . Sec. 1. The ,County Commissioners of each county shall appoint one or more per- sons residing therein, to be prosecuting agents, who shall diligently inquire into and prosecute all violatiohs of the laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors, and shall have and exercise in any town or city in said county the powers of grand jurors of said town, or proaccuting officers of said city, in prosecutions for such violations; and in such prosecutions, tried in the Superior Court, shall render such aid and give such informa- tion of their doings to said Commissioners,’ who shall remove them for cause and appoint others in their stead. Sue. 2. Every prosecuting agent appoint- ed under the provisions of the preceding section shall be paid, in lieu of all other fees and allowances to him, ten dollars for each case commenced and prosecuted by him be- fore a justice of the peace, City or Police Court, or before the Superior Court; but not unless the court taxing the costs is of opinion that the prosecution was brought in good faith and upon probable cause ; and the select. men of the town in which the offence is com- mitted shall draw their order on the town treasurer, in favor of such agent, upon the certificate of such justice of the peace or the clerk of such court, stating the name and title of the cause, and of the person who acted as agent in the prosecution thereof. Site. 3. The payments authorized to be made under the preceding section shall be taxed by such justice of the peace, or court. in the bill of costs against the accused, if he be found guilty; and, when collected, shall be paid by said justice or the clerk of such court to the town which shall have been re- quired to pay the same to such prosecuting agent. S50. 4. ' All intoxicating liquor, intended by the owner or keeper thereof to be sold in violation of law, shall, with the vessels in which it is contained, be a' nuisance. 1‘ -« . 5. Any justice of the peace or court, 11:2". 3.; cognizance thereof in any town, may, won ;he sworn complaint of three residents 5. ~ h town, of good moral character and of full age, alleging that intoxicating liquor, described as to the kind, and the place, and owner or custodian thereof with reasonable certainty, is owned or kept by any person, and is intended to be sold by him contrary to law, issue a search warrant, upon finding probable cause for said complaint, directed to a proper officer for service, describing in the manner aforesaid said liquor, place, and owner or custodian, and commanding him to search said place, seize said liquor, with the vessels containing it, and keep the same securely until final action be had thereon; whereupon the officer to whom said warrant shall be delivered shall, as far as possible, execute and return it; but if the place be searched be a dwelling-house in which any family resides, and in which no place of pub- lic resort is kept, such warrant shall not be issued unless one, at least, of said complain- ants shall, ou oath or affirmation before said justice or court, declare that he believes that, within one month next before the making of said complaint, intoxicating liquor has been, in violation of law, sold in said house, or in some dependency thereof, by the person accused in said complaint, or by his consent or permission, nor unless said justice or court shall find that said complaintant hasadequate reason for such belief. ~ SEC. 6. When such liquor shall have been seized, the justice or court issuing said war- rant shall, within forty-eight hours after such seizure, cause to be posted upon a public sign-post in said town, and to be left at the place where said liquor-was seized, if adwell- ing—house, store, or shop, and to be left with, or at the last usual abode of the person named in said complaint as the owner or keeper of said liquor, is such person be a resident of this State, a summons to him and all others whom it may concern, to appear before said justice or court at a place and time named, which shall be not less than two nor more than four weeks after posting and serving such summons, and show cause why said liquor should not, with the vessels containing it, be adjudged a nuisance; and said sum- mons shall, with reasonable certainty, describe said liquor and vessels, and state where when, and why, the same were seized. If the per- son named in said complaint, or any person claiming an interest in said liquor or vessels, shall appear, he shall become a party defend- ant in said ease. Said complainants, orcithcr of them or any grand juror of the town may, and upon the failure of such complainants and grand jurors, the ofllccr having such liquor in custody shall, appear and prosecute said complaint; and if the court shall find the allegations of said complaint to be true, judg- ment shall be rendered that said liquor, or said part thereof, with the vessels containing it, is a nuisance. SEC. '7. If no person appears to defend, or if judgment be in favor of all the defendants who appear, the costs of the proceedings shall: be paid by the town; if the judgment shallbe against only one defendant, he shall pay the costs of the proceedings in the seizure and detention of the'liquor claimed by him up to that time. and of said trial; but if such judg- ment be against more defendants than one, claiming distinct interests in said liquor the costs of such proceedings and trial shall be equitably apportioned among them by said court, and executions therefor may be issued against the property of the defendant or de- fendants. SEO. 8. The court, rendering final judg- ment sustaining said complaint, shall issue a warrant to some proper officer, directing him to destroy said liquor and the vessels contain- ing it, and return his doings thereon; and when judgment shall be rendered that any liquor so seized is not a nuisance, the court shall issue a warrant to some proper officer to restore said liquor, with the vessels contain- ing it to the place where it was seized as nearly as may be, or to the person entitled to receive it; and thecosts of the proceedings, in such case, shall be paid as in case of a per- son acquitted of a criminal charge. SEC. 9. If any person found intoxicated, or arrested for intoxication, shall fully dis. close to the prosecuting ofiicer, at his request, from whom and when, where and how, he procured the liquor which produced his in- toxication, and shall, in the opinion of such officer, testify fully and freely, on the trial of the perso‘lTii‘c'cused of selling him suchliquor, such disclosure, or the evidence given by him on such trial shall not be used against him on any prosecution for such intoxication; but if the accused be found guilty, and shall appeal from the judgment rendered against him the court may require such witness to enter into a recognizance, with surety, to testify in said. case before the court to which the appeal is taken, and commit him for want of such re- cognizance. SEC. 10. Proceedings for the seizure of intoxicating liquors shall he proceedings in rem and conducted as civil actions, and with the same right of appeal. Sun. 11. All such proceedings brought before any court than a justice of the peace, or Police or City Court, shall be tried at the first term of said court, unless it shall other. wise direct; and shall be conducted by the State‘s Attorney, who shall receive the same fees as in criminal causes, to be taxed and paid as in such causes. SEC. 12. All contracts, conveyances, liens, attachments and securities, any part of the consideration of which is the illegal sale of intoxicating liquor, shall be void; and no action of any kind shall be maintained for intoxicating liquor sold in any other State or country contrary to its law, or with intent to enable any person to violate any law of this I State, relating to .the sale of intoxicating liquor; nor shall any action be maintained for the possession of any intoxicating liquor, held by the owner or possessor thereof con- trary to law, or for damages for the seizure of the same; but the provisions of this section shall not effect the holder of any property, or chose in action, who 'may have taken the same in good faith, without notice of any de- fect in the inception or transfer of its title. Sun. 13. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to forbid the sale, by the importer thereof, of foreign intoxicating liquor, im- ported in accordance with» the laws of the United States regarding its importation; pro- vided said liquor, at the time of said sale, re. mains in the original easks or packages in which it was imported, and in quantities not less than the quantities in which the laws. of the United States require such liquor to be imported, and is sold in said easks or pack- ages, and in said quantities only; nor shall such importer be required to procure a license for the sale thereof, when such sale is made in accordance with the provisions of this sec- tion. onmns AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. Sac. 41. Any person, without a license therefor, who shall sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or own or keep with intent to sell or exchange, any intoxi- eating liquor; and any person licensed to sell ale, lager beer, and Rhine wine only, who shall keep, sell, or give away in the saloon, store, or room when? he is so licensed, any other intoxicating liquor, shall be fined not hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. sell intoxicating liquor to any- minor or in. toxicated person, or to any husband, after notice from his wife not to sell to him, or to any wife, after notice from her husband not to sell to her, or to any habitual drunkard, knowing him to be such; and any person who shall procure or furnish any intoxicating liquor to another, after notice from the se- lectmcnas provided by law, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both. Sac. 43. Every person, who shall keep a place in which is reputed that intoxicating liquors are kept for sale, without having a twenty dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. SEC. ’44. Every person licensed to sell in- toxicating liquors, who shall, between twelve o’clock at night and five o’clock of the fol- less than fifty dollars, nor more than five .1) SEC. 42. Any licensed person, who shall , license therefor, shall be fined not more. than 5 NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER :30, 1877. lowing morning, keep open any place, apart- ment, store, or room, where such liquors are sold,o_r exchanged, or kept, or exposed for sale, or exchange, shall be fined not more titan fifteen dollars, nor less than seven dollars. SEC. 45. 'Any ofllccr, who shall neglect to perform any of his duties, imposed by the laws relating to intoxicating liquors, shall be fined one .hundred dollars. SEC. 46 Prosecutions under the five pre- ceding sections may be determined by a jus- tice of the peace, or Police or City Court; but no justice of the peace shall fine the ac- cused more than one hundred dollars, nor im- prison him morc than sixty days. See. 47. Every person, who shall manu- facture, sell, or keep for Sale, any intoxicat- ing liquor, or any made and compounded in imitation thereof, which is adulterated with any deleterious or poisonous ingredients,shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not more than one year or both. - $130. 43. Mayors of cities, and selectmen of towns, may between sunrise and sunset on the day of any city, town, or elector's meet- ing, close any place therein where any intox- icating liquors or older are ordinarily sold or reputed to be sold, to be drunk on the prem- iscs,and may order any such place to be kept closed between sunrise and sunset on the day of any such meeting; and every sheriff, dep- uty-sheriff, constable, bailiff, and police ofli- cer, within their respective precincts, shall en force such orders and arrest any person diso- beying them, who shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. . Sac. 49. 'All prosecuting or‘informing of- ficers shall severally, upon the sworn com- plaint of any person, proceed against any one charged with a violation of any of the eight preceding sections—Statutes, pp. 520, 521. Sec. 60. Every person, who, between the hours of twelve o’clock Saturday night and twelve o’clock Sunday night next following, shall keep open any room, place or enclosure, or any building, or any structure of any kind or description, in which it is reputed that in- toxicating liquors are exposed for sale, or that any sports or games of chance are carried on or allowed, shall be fined forty dollars, to be paid to the town where the offenceis com- mitted, or imprisoned thirty days, orthoth. SEC. 61. All prosecutions for a violation of the preceding section shall be determined by a justice of the peace, or Police or City Court—Statutes, p. 522. Sac. 8. Every jailer, who shall furnish er suffer to be furnished to any prisoner any in- toxicating liquors, except as medicine, shall forfeit not exceeding twenty dollars to the town where the jail is.——Statutcs, p. 104. SEC. 9. Every person, who shall deliver to any prisoner confined in any jail, or county w ark—house, any intoxicating liquors, without liberty from the sheriff having charge and custody of such jail, or work-house, or from its keeper, shall be fined not more than seven dollars, or imprisoned not mere than thirty days—Statutes, p. 507. SEC. 8. Every person, who shall sell, or give, except in case of sickness or necessity, any intoxicating liquor to an Indian, shall be fined two dollars—Statutes, p. 6. Sec. 7. Every person, found intoxicated, shall be fined not less than one dollar, nor more than twenty dollars, or imprisoned in a jail or house of correction not more than thir- ty days—Statutes, p. 513. State Chemists shall receive for each analy— sis made and recorded ten dollars; for copies of records the same fees as clerks of courts.— Statutes, p. 174. Sr. 0. 3._ When any prosecution shall be pending for manufacturing, selling, or keep- ing any intoxicating liquor, with intent to sell the same, and a sample of such liquor shall be presented in court, it may order such sample to be conveyed to a State Chemist for analysis, and may adjourn the trial of such prosecution a reasonable time for such pur- pose. Sxo. 4. Each State Chemist shall analyze all samples of intoxicating liquor presented to him, for that put-peso, by any] legal oflicer; keep a record of all samples, stating the kind of liquor, the name,and address of the person from whom he received it, and the result of his‘analysis; and furnish attested copies of said record for publication, at least four times a year.—Statutes, p. 20. The fec'for causing notices of the seizure of intoxicating liquors to be posted, or issuing an order for their destruction, fifty cent..— Statutes. p. 183. ' SE0. 8. , As used in these General Statutes the term “intoxicating liquor,” shall include any spirituous and intoxicating liquor, any mixed liquor of which a part is spirituous or intoxicating, and ale, porter, lager beer, and all wines—Statutes, p. 553. Ingersoll on Intemperancc. In a recent letter to an Indiana paper Col. Robert G. Ingersoll says that the only [“tcm- perance speech” he ever made was in what was known as the Mann trial in Chicago, when he made these few remarks on alcohol: “I believe, gentlemen, that alcohol to a cer- tain degree demoralizes those who make it, those who sell it, and those who drink it. I believe that from the time it issues from the coiled and poisoned worm Of the distillery until it empties into the hell of crime, dis- honor,.and death, it dcmoralizes everybody that touches it from its source to its ends. I do not believe that anybody can contemplate the subject without becoming prejudiced against that liquid crime. All we have to do, gentlemen, is to think of the wrecks upon either bank of this stream of death—of the suicides—of the insanity—of the poverty—- of the ignorance—of the destitulion—of the little children tugging at the faded dresses of weeping and despairing wives asking for bread—of the men of genius it has wrecked— of the millions struggling with imaginary serpents produced by this devilish thing; and when you think of the jails, of the aims houses, of the asylums, of the prisonsnand of scaffolds upon either bank, I do not wonder that every thoughtful man is prejudiced against that damned stuff called alcohol. The family of the late Rev. J. C. Bodwell, after residing nearly eleven years in their beautiful home on Wethersfield avenue, have recently purchased what was formerly their old homestead, the residence of their great- grandfather in Sanbornton, N. H., seven smiles from Franklin, on the Concord and Northern Railroad. They returned’to that lace on Wednesday of this week. Near by is the home and birthplace of the Rev. J. C. .Bodwell, and at this place he is buried.— .Hartford Courant. ' —— A Roman who recently returned from Philadelphia, informs us that a Keeler motor consists of a pound of boarding house butter shut up in an iron box. This statement will do muchlto restore confidence in the power of the motor.—Romc Sentinel. Joseph Jefferson has sailed from Liver- pool for New York, accompanied by his fam- ily, among whom is his son-in-law,B. L. Far- jeon, the novelist. He commences. an en- gagement, under Mr. Daly’s management, at Booth’s theater, on the 20th inst. ' New York .wholesale merchants very gen- erally agree-mtheppinion that while un- healthy speculation is dead, a cautious and great size. In this belief the leading Con- necticut manufacturers concur.——C'ourant. San Francisco will soon have a first-class water supply. The board of water commis- sioners has voted to accept the offer of the Blue Lake water company to bring water to the city for $13,500,000. All that remains is for the people to ratify the action of the board by popular vote. legitimate business is gradually growing to- Virginia. Drinks That Virginia state tax of two and one- half cents upon each and every drink sold in the Old Dominion, has raised the price fifty per cent. Hitherto it has been ten cents a glass, but now in order to reimburse them- selves for the tax, the cost of the bell punch and the labor of using it, the price is run up to fifteen cents ; that is, the seller charges five cents extra in order to pay half that sum to the state. Doing business as tax collectors at one hundred per cent profit is good for the seller, but rather hard on the drinker. Now if such a law had been passed by the general government what howls we should hear of its detestable tyranny, grinding taxes and all that, ringing through all the democratic pa- pers, but being levied by a democratic state it is all right, notwithstanding it falls chiefly upon the democrats themselves. The state calculates upon a revenue of $750,000 from this tax, but as the liquor sellers demand an equal amount for collecting it, the whole ‘ex- tra cost of drum drinking will be one million, five hundred thousand dollars a year. To raise this sum will require 30,000,000 drinks to .be taken by the 1,250,000 inhabitants of the state, costing, over one dollar extra to each one. No doubt these 30,000,000 drinks will be swallowed in old Virginia, but that the state will receive its $750,000 out of twice that sum paid, is quite another matter. The bell punches will be tampered with and false reports made, so that the drinkers will be swindled out of their money and the state out of more than half its share. , James A House, of Bridgeport, has recent- ly invented a process for the manufacture of fret saw blades by machinery. Heretofore these saws have been principally made in Germany by hand, all attempts to manufac- ture them by machinery having failed until the matter was taken hold of and successful- ly accomplished by Mr. House. Some of the coarser blades were made in this country, the teeth beihg cut with files, but none of the finer sizes were manufactured here. These have all been made abroad. Mr. House has; recently completed and set his machinery in operation, and is now making twelve sizes of blades, varying from the size of a hair to one and one-eighth of an inch in width. Planner and the Southern Negro.” Under the above caption, the Vermont Chronicle of August 15th, speaking of Dr. Plumer‘s vindication of the Southern negro at the late Pan-Presbyterian Council at Edin- burg, says: “It was plain that the erudition and devoutness of this man of age and largest experience among the colored people of the South had raised him above all the vulgar prejudices against his colored brethren,” etc., etc. . Permit one of your readers and admirers to state that, if any understand this language as implying that Dr. Plumcr's advocacy of the cause of the negro is the late result of “cru- dition and devoutness, advanced age and ex- perience,” they do him injustice. It will be forty-three years next October since Dr. Plumcr, after extensive correspondence with distinguished clergymen and civilians, in- duced the synod of Virginia to adopt a reso- lution proposed by him, making it the recog- nized duty of all ministers and members of the Presbyterian Church in Virginia to do all in their power to promote the religious in- struction and improvement of the colored people under their care. ; He had then been recently installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Rich- mond, as successor of Rev' Wm. J. Arm— strong, D. D., afterwards one of the score- taries of the American Board of Commission- ers for Foreign Missions, having come to it from the charge of the First Presbyterian Church in Pctersbnrg. The writer. of this knows whereof he affirms as he spent several days in copying the correspondence referred to, and other papers on that subject, being then on hisway to a chaplainey among the one hundred and fifty slaves of a large planta- tion. So that Dr. Plumcr's negrophilism is old. The London paper is right in speaking of him as “the grand old man, with his long snowy hair and patriarchal beard ;?’ but is wrong in saying—“in his eighty-eight year ;” as a foreign correspondent of the New York Observer, of August 161b, gives an interest- ing account of the celebration of Dr. Plumer’s seventy-81': natal anniversary, on the 26th of July, in the old city of Strasburg, by a party of sixteen, his traveling companions, fresh from the council.—0huroh Union. # William Cullen Bryant once practised law, but was so disgusted by his defeat through a technicalityjn words that be abandoned the profession. The Governor’s Foot Guard, accompanied by Colt’s Band, will go to Saratoga this week, to take part in the celebration of the surren- der of Burgoyne. Two of the “twelve apostles" of Mormon- ism hail from Connecticut, Wilford Wood- ruff being a native of Farmington, and Or- son Hyde of Oxford. ’ , ~ Mr. Wm. Coe, of Stratford, has sold his house in that place together with five acres of land to Mrs. John W. Oviatt, of Bridgeport, for the sum of $4,000. It is expected that General Grant will leave London for Paris Wednesday. A dispatch from the latter city says a grand reception is in preparation for him. 'll‘yphoid fever is very prevalent at Stafford- Ho ow just now,and is supposed to be caused by miasma arising from the pond bottom, which should have been filled in some time ago. James Greeley of Meriden came home drunk on Tuesday evening and broke a kero- sene lamp over his ' wife’s head. The oil caught fire, and she was severely injured. Greeley is in jail. One hundred and twenty applications for liquor licenses have been filed at the Town Clerk’s oflice, Bridgeport. The County Com- missioners meet there to grant licenses the first of November. James Crai ,the tramp who shot Constable Wyant, of ashington, perhaps fatally, is found to he the 21-years-old son of a Westford (Mass) Baptist minister, who had not heard of him for six years. ’ A Long Island clergyman, finding that all his congregation were on the shore looking at the wrecked steamer Massachusetts,and hunt. ing for plunder, went over to the beach and gave them a sermon. - When Sir Walter Scott was urged not to prop the fallen credit of one of his acquaint- ances, he replied: “The man was my friend when my friends were few, and I will be his now that his enemies are many.” A Southern book-keeper, visiting the North on his vacation, walked to the top of Bunker Hill Monument. He said it was the hardest column to foot ué) he had seen since he left home—Boston ommeroz'al Bulletin. An exchange remarks: “The only jokes women like to read are those which reflect ridicule on men." “Yes,” adds another ex- change, “on taking up a paper a woman in- variably turns to the marriage column." Ex—President Grant’s visit to' Newcastle was a great local event. The Chronicle de- vo.ed nearly fourteen of its long and broad columns to a report of the reception, and eight more to a sketch of the general’s life and battles. “If I should die, dear," remarked Mr. Fer- guson, of Chicago, after reading of. the obse~ quies to the late Mr. Young. “I particular- ly request you to put—on no mourning.” “You bet,” was the earnest response; whereat Mr. Ferguson felt much relieved. The Hartford police commissioners have ordered the others to arrest the demi-monde found parading on the principal streets after nightfall, and one officer has already “put his foot in it" by taking into custody, b mistake, two respectable ladies from an a - joining town. The immigration at the port of New York, for the quarter ending September 30th, shows a decrease of about twenty-five per cent. - as compared with the corresponding'jperiod _ of last year. In view of‘the‘conditiofn of 'our‘ industrial affairs, this must be considered a “Dr. How We Hunted a. Mouse. I was dozing comfortably in my easy chair and dreaming of the good times which I hope are coming, when there fell upon my ears the most startling scream. It was the voice of my Maria Ann, in agony. The voice came from the kitchen,and to the kitchenI rushed. The idolized form of my Maria was perched on a chair, and flourishing an iron spoon in all directions, and shouting “shoe,” in a gen- eral manner at everything in the room. To my anxious inquiries as to what was the matter, she screamed, “Oh, Joshua, a mouse, shoo—wha—shoo—a great—ya, shoe—a, hor- rid mouse, and—she—cw—it right out of the cupboard—shoo - go away—0h,Lord, Joshua —shoo—kill it, oh, my—shoo." All that fuss, you see, about one harmless mouse. Some women are so afraid of mice. Maria is. I got the poker and set myself to poke that mouse, and my wife jumped down and ran off into another room. I found the mouse in a corner under the sink. The first . time I hit it I didn’t poke it any on account of getting the poker all tangled up in a lot of dishes in the sink; and I did not hit it any more because the mouse would not stay still. It ran right toward me, and I naturally jump- ed as anybody would; but I am not afraid of mice, and when the infernal thing ran up inside the leg of my pantaloons, I yelled to Maria because I was afraid it :would knaw a hole in my garment. There is something real disagreeable about having a mouse inside the leg of one’s pantaloons, especially if there is nothing between you and the mouse. Its toes are cold and its nails scratchy, and its fur tickles and its tailhels crawly, and there is nothing pleasant abdut ‘it, and you are all the time afraid that it will try to gnaw out, and begin on you instead of the cloth. That mouse was next to me. I could feel its every motion with startling and suggesuve distinct- ness. For these reasons I yelled to Maria. And as the case seemed urgent to me, I may have yelled with a certain degree of vigor; but I deny that I yelled fire, and if I catch the boy who thought I did I shall inflict pun- ishment on his person. I did not lose my presence of mind for an instant. I caught the mouse just as it was clambering over my knee, and by pressing firmly on the outside of the cloth I kept the animal prisoner on the inside. I kept jump- ing around with all my might to confuse it, so that it would not think about biting, and I yelled that the other mice would not hear its squeals, and come to its assistance. A man can’t handle many mice at once, to advan- tage- Maria was as white as a sheet when she came into the kitchen, and asked what she should do—as thoughI could hold a mouse and plan a campaign at the same time. I told her to think of something, and she thought she would throw things at the intruder, but as there was no chance for her to hit the mark, while every shot took efiect on me, I told her to stop, after she had tried two sad irons and the coal scuttle. She paused for breath, but I kept bobbing around. Some- how. I felt no inclination to sit down- any- where. "Oh, Joshua,” she cried, “I wish you hadn't killed the cat.” Now I submit that the wish was born of woman’s intellect. How on earth did she suppose a cat could get where that mouse was? Rather have the mouse there alone anyway, than to have the cat prowling around after it. .I reminded Maria of the fact that she was a fool. Then she got the tea-kettle and tried to scald the mouse. I objected to that process except as a last‘resort. Then she got some cheese to coax the mouse down, but I did not dare to let go for fear it would run up. Matters were getting desperate. I told her to think of something else, and kept jumping. Just as I was ready to faint:g with exhaustion, I tripped over a sad-iron,lost my hold, and the mouse fell to the floor very dead. - I. had no idea a mouse could be squeezed to death so easy. That was not the end of the trouble, for before I had recovered my breath a fireman broke in one of the front windows, and a whole company followed him through, and they dragged hose around, and massed things all over the house, and then the fore- man-wanted to thrash me because the house was noton fire, and I had hardly got him pacified before a policeman came in and ar- rested me. It was all Maria and I could do by combining our eloquence, to prevent him from marching me off in disgrace; but we finally got matters quieted, and the house clear. . Now when mice run out of the cupboard, I go out of doors, and let Maria “shoo” them back again. I can kill a mouse, but the fun don‘t pay for the trouble. ‘ —_ . In an article on Bible Hygienic in the last New Englander, Dr. Rattray, of San Francis. co, calls attention to the wonderful hygienic laws of the Mosaic code, given at a time when Egyptian medical science was not only rudi- mentary, but founded on incantation and astrology. The separation of persons having infectious diseases, a rule which was not re- laxed for those of high rank: the conveyance of dirt beyond the camp and covering it with earth; the burning, also, outside the camp, of the refuse and unburned portions of the beasts offered in sacrifice, with other hygien- ic provisions, prove the completeness and ef. ficiency of the Hebrew system. Dr. Rattray asserts that hygienic science of modern days has not yet attained to the perfection it had in the time of Moses. “Had a physician of the last century planned a sanitary code like this, so simple'yet ample, far-seeing and efli- cacious, he would have' been immortalized and deemed a leader of men, a giant intellect far in advance of his age. Moses dictated these masterlylaws in a profession to which he did not belong, more, than three thousand years ago.” The Previdence Journal, in no-- ticing this subject, says : Many physicians believe that by adopting the policy of separation in the infantile dis.- eases, measles and scarlet fever which annu- ally sweep away so many children, those dreadful scourges would finally disappear from society. One cannot read of their rav- ages and those of diptheria, without wishing that the kind steruncss of ancient times might be feltin the protection of society. A not less important change would be to bring children up under such healthful conditions as regards food, air and sleep, that the germs of disease would not find in their bodies congenial breeding places. That healthful development will insure freedom from these diseases when they prevail at a little distance, is proved by the experience of several community families in which the care of the children is considered of the first importance, and made a subject of careful study. General Grant was entertained at a public dinner in Birmin ham, and made a speech in which he said : e Americans claim so much personal independence and general intelli- gence that I do not believe it possiblcfor one. man to assume any more authority than the constitution and laws give him. As to re- marks which had been made referring to the benefits which would accrue to America by the establishment of free trade, the general said he had a kind of recollection that Eng- land herself had a protective tariff until her manufactures were rapidly advancing and America was thus becoming a free trade nation. ” Meridcn's town expenses for the year have been $500,893, of which schools took $32,- 000, roads and bridges $10,470, and the poor $27,121. The debt is $320,892, an increase in four years of $94,346, owing to the lessen- ing of the tax from twelve and one-half to ten mills and the increase of poor and road expenses. A return to twelve and one-half mills is advised by the officials to prevent borrowing. , The Rev. D. N. Bcntly, of Norwich, Ct., who is ninety-two years old, has preached nearly seventy-five years, having married 500 Couples and officiated“ at 3,000 funerals, but has never received any remuneration] for very gratifying exhibit. preaching or burying the dead. NORWALK GAZETTE, Null!!!“ IVEIYIIIESDAY Mililllfl. The second Oldest Paper In the State. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. A. H. BYINGTON & CO. A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. Ens, G. N. ELLE. Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance. Single Copies 5 Cents. ' _____.__— Advertising Rates : Four lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cts.; 3 times 31 00 Due Square, one insertion, ------- 1 00 Per week, for continuance, ------- 50 no Square, Six Months, -------- 7 oo “ “ one year-with paper - - - 15 00 two H 0‘ 4‘ ‘6 H . - _ 2b 00 -Ehree ‘4 Al ll- 06 ‘5 I . _ - 30 00 luarter of a Column, one time, - - - - ~ 5 00 me quarter column, one year, ----- 50 00 )uc hall Column, one time, - - - - - 10 00 - me half Column, one year, ----- , - 80 00 Full Column, one time, -------- 20 00 r‘ull Column, one your, ------- 15000 ‘ One inch space constitutes a square. Special Nollces 25 percent. advance onthc Lbovc. Local Notices in Reading Columns, 25 Cents per line. Yearly advertisers restricted to, the business contemplated at the timeol contract, but are per- uitted to make monthly ch urges of their adver- :isemcnts. Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously. )bituary or Funeral Notices 15 etc. per line. All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra. ALEX. s. GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church . Teacher of i ' Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Composition. Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN. ' J. Belden Hurlbutt, Attorney and Cnnnsellnrat Lav, Room No. 4, [up I‘lll’lfl GAZETTE BUILDING. EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D., Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women, Our. MAIN .2 MARSHALL STREETS. SOUTH NOBWALK, CONN. once Hours, until!) a. m., andtrom3 p. m. At- .eution to all classes of diseasesiucident to 9. en- :ral practice of medicine and surgery. am- liea supplied with Hommopathic remedies. References by permission :—-S.Lilenthnl, M. D., .‘rof. of Theoryand Practicc,N. Y. city ; Clemence homer, M. D. Dean of Colle e,N.Y.: Alfred K. lrlills. M. D.,Prol'. Matcria Me ica. 3m23 ‘l CHARLES w. MANY, Surgeon Dentist, vouwamx, CONN. )flce corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous- Oxide Gas administered. C. B. COOLIDGE, DENTIST Successor to . Dr. Asa. H111, WALL STREET, NORWALK, Oflice over (7. J. Gruman’u Dry Goods store. 3' Gas administered for extracting teeth with- )ut pain. ' DENTISTRY AT HARD TIMES PRICES, ' For Cash—No Credit : Ill work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office Corner of Main and Washington Streets, SOUTH N OBWALK. CONN. '1'. E. SWIFT, D. D. s. a w. MITCHELL, At the ever popular UNION MARK-ET has always the best of Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork, at lairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mur- ket, on the Bridge. 18 1 B. HAKLES S. LOCKWOOD, Fashionable Draper and Tailor AND GENT S’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM. Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. ED‘VABD P. WEED, D R 'I'J' G-G- I S '1" Wall Strecl,opposile Norwallc Opera House, A large and well selected stock bf: DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Perfumer , Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral Waters, oilct and Medicated_Soaps, Flavoring and Handkerchief Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs, Sponges, Chamois Skins. Stationery. Cigars, &c., and is constantl adding to 1118 stock all the new and popular me iciues of the day. NanA 1.1; INSURANCE oo., NORWALK, CONN. Charter Capital - - - - $500,000 'Pald up Capital - - - 100,000 Wn.0.SEnEE'r,Pres., GEO R.CowI.Es,Sec’y. [ET NA INSURANCE Co. “HARTFORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, $5,052,8 80.19 Insurer against loss and damage by Fir-emu terms adopted to the hazard andconsistcnt With the laws of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL” Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity. C. W. LOCKWOOD’S SONS [lave 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 & Canned Fish of all the choice varities, and Fruits and vs eta- blcs of all kinds, in their season. The turnip ng of POULTRY, either alive or dressed, in specialty Also EGGS. . - Norwalk, Conn., February 20th, 1877. B- s. BLASCER, At his store in mAI-LORY’S BLOCK, has constantly on hand, a. general assortment of Groceries, crockery, Glass, "lin and Wooden Ware, Etc. By devoting his constant personal‘attention to the business he hopes to merit public patronage. w. E. QU'INTARD, General Fruiting Undertaker, OPPOSITE HORSE R. ILDEPOT WOrdei-s attended to day or night. Residence Main Street,3 doors from Union Avenue. GEDRBE ii. RAYMOND, Furnishing Undertaker, No. 53 MAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.) E. NELSON, Manufacturer of an artisans mBroken Carriages-or Wagons neatly and promtly repaired. CEMENT PIPE Fflll BHIMNEYS Square and Round Cement Pipe, with plain and ornamental tops, for chimneys;have amore er- t‘ect draught, and are cheaper and better t an brickmlso BRAIN Pl‘pn, The bestin the Market. Warranted to givesatls- faction, and from 25 to 30 per cent. cheapcrthan any other. Manufactured and for sale 13' CHAS. T. LEONAR a SON. ill be a ti S all sizes andstylcscnnbo hadatthe Gazette JobPrlntlngOflicc 'GLINES, an experienced Pharmacist. With his Quick Sales & Small Profits. Mrs. W. Fawcett, Importer and Manufacturer of Ladies’ and Children’s TRIMMER BUNNETS 8: HATS, Artificial Flowers, Feathers, Straw and Felt Hats, Silks, and Velvets,‘Sntins. Laces, Ornaments, and eye _thmg pertaining to a firstsclass Millinery Esta. llshmcnt. We have also enlarged our Trim med Hat Department, and are thus enabled to give rcat satisfaction in prices and quality, and the eat of Styles, ‘ We are quite sure an examination of our Stock will give the purchaser full saticlac- tlon as we believe in Quick Sales and Small Profits No. 4 James, Block, Water street. MOD ES. Mrs. J'- B. BETTE, The Popular Main Street Milliner Is now ofl'crin to the unlic, the most select As- sortmentofltl Ll.lN E Y & MILLINERY GOODS ever shown in this town. Trimmed Bonnets and Hats al- ways on hand. Mqurning Bonnets Made at short notice, and all work done in the latest and most unique style, at her rooms, No. 33 Main Street, N orwalk. Mrs. H. L. MCLEAN, Will continue her Millinery Business The same as usual, during the FALL and WINTER and will sell her stock of Goods AT COST! LOOK HERE! INSURANCE it Reduced Datesfirst-Dlass 00’s Call on B. J. STURGES, No.4 Gazette Building, Nor-walk, Conn. DRUG STORE. FELIX REGNIEB, M. D., PERLEY II. GLINES, Druggists & Apothecaries, Successors to H. L. UHLE. No.11 Main Street, Nforwalk, Ct., keepconstantiy on hand a full stock 0 Pure Drugs and Chemicals. Our Dispensing Room is in charge of DR. W. C. knowled e of Chemistry, and care in the prepara- tion of edicines, generally. we feel confident all twose vdho favor us with their orders Will be well p ease . FARMERS AND HORSEMEN Should know that we keep a full snppl of Veteri- nary Medicines and are prepared to ill prescrip- tions for Horses and Neat Cattle, from Clater, Blaine, Delal‘osse, Moiroud and other celebrated authorities. Our stock, among other articles, comprise the chorcest Perfumes Soaps. Colo es andllair 0113, also Brushes, Combs, Chamo s Skins. Sponges, Pure Glycerine,Bird Seed, Fancy ArtuclesJ'atent Medicines, Ci rs, etc., etc. ‘ Also Choice iquors, Wines, Ale and Porter for Medlcmal purposes. C. N. NICHOLS. LI. kinds of Ladies and Gents’ IBOTS AID A. NICE: made to order. REPAIRING neatly done, and according to promise. ROOM NO. 5, Gazette Building. Family Groceries CHEAP FOR CASH! The undersigned havmg purchased the stock of goods former] owned by the Soverigns 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 GROOERIES, Provisions, Flour. Tens, Sugar, S iecs, he" at the very lowest market prices for cas . Goods deliv- ered anywhereabout town lree ofcharge. Call and try us, it Will be for your advantage. GEORGE CARTER, Lynes’ Block, Water Street, opposite Railroqtj Crossmg. SEVERAL Second-Hand Parlor Heaters FOR SALE LOW, AT THE NORWAIK FOUNDRY. Also, Estimates given on Furnace Work. Steam Heating, &c. !!!AFTER- THE FIRE z: THANKFUL for past l'avorsJ Would announce to the public that I am now prepared to at- tend to the ‘ UNDERTAKINC BUSINESS in all its branches. J. M. LOCKWOOD, Ridgeflcld, Conn. 3m35 Pianos fer Sale. One New Weber and One New Chickering Pianos, TAKEN in exchange for other property,will be sold at a great sacrifice. For particulars address immediately or en nire of' - 1 GEO. B. CHOL ELL, High Street. 1 8 '7 '7 . BUY YOUR Provisions, Groceries, Poultry, URUCKERY AND GLASS WARE Fruits, Nuts, etc. 15" I S H , (Fresh, Salted and Canned.) OYSTERS, (Opened or in' the Shell.) CLAMS,&O. ALSO Vegetables of all Kinds, (Fresh and Canned.) canned. Fruits, BREAD, PIES, CAKES, 81.12., 850. . A'I‘ DEMMON & NEWCOMB’S, 53 & 55 Main St., Norwalk. - NEW in r , Yar . Lumber, Timber, Shingles, Lath,&c. DOWN TD Hi_ll_l]__PiN PRICES. SHIN GLE S,‘ BOTII Planed, Sawed and Rivet], Superior to any ofwcd in this Mar-Int. Office and Yard opp. the Store of William C Street & 00., Water Street, Norwalk. Horace L. Hubbcll. Wagon for Sale. Good Business WAGON. will be sold cheap for want of use. Apply at the GAZETTE: OFFICE. Teething and irritable children. . ‘ Centaur Liniments. '__._ They relieve pain. They subdue swellings. They cure burns, without a scar. The White Centaur Liniment is now the stand- ard rcmcd y for Rheumatism, Ncuralgia, Sciatica. Lumbago, Frostbitcs, Caked Breasts, Itch, Cuta- neous eruptions, etc. These Liniments have stood the test of time. They have performed more wonderful cures of obstinate bed-ridden cripples, and have alleviated more pains in a shorter space of time, than have all other Lini‘ meats, Embrocations, Extracts, Ointments. and Salvcsin existence. Their sale is increasing rap- idly and regularly. Their best endorsers are phy- sicians. surgeons and veternaries. There is liter- ally no case of flesh, bone, or muscle ailment upon man or beast which the Centaur Liniments will not alleviate and generally cure. But it must be understood that there are two kinds of Liniment; the White is for family use and the Yellow for horses and animals. For horses and mules liable to Spavin, Bing-bone, Sweeney, Calls, Strains, String-halt, etc., the Yellow Centaur Lini- ment is worth its weight in gold. We have thousands of certificates relating how valuable horses have been speedily restored by a dollar bottle of this wonderful all-healing remedy. The same is constantly told of the effects upon the human frame. Persons hobbling upon crutches for years from Stifi‘ Joints, Tumors and 01d Sores, have, by the use of a few bottles of the White Centaur Linlment, been restored to the use of all their limbs. The effects are next to mar- vels. We wig give the Liniments to any person who ever heard of a failure. Such a case has never been reported to us. These Liniments are now sold throughout the habitable globe. J. B. ROSE Ar. 00., 46 Dex Sn, New Yonk. 3m43 Honey To the taste but death to Gripes and Stomach Complaints. Pitcher’s Caslorla IS a. complete substitute for Castor Oil, and is as pleasant to take as Honey. It is particularly adapted to It destroy worms, assimilates the food, regulates the Stem- ach, and cures Wind Colic. No remedy is as cfii- cacious i’or Feverishness, Croup, Worms and Whooping Cough. Castor-Ia is a' purely vege- table prcparation, more effective than Castor Oil, and neither gags nor gripes. COLUMBIA, Conan, May 3,1876. Messrs. J. B. Ross & 00., N. Y.: I have a family of eight children, and have used your Casronln. I_ have never found anything equal tout. My children have been saved from severe sickness by the use of Cnsroku. I recom- mend it in preference to any medicine I know. I feel it a. pleasure to give this certificate on account of the benefits I have derived by the use of your admirable preparation. Very trul yours, 3m43 . ' NORMAN ’. LITTLE. REAL ESTATE. V\/\I\/umnrxl\nr\/V\/\IW\AAAI\/\I\M To Rent. IIREE rooms in Cottage opposite residence of Charles Sherry, Esq.. Main Street; $8 per month. Possession immediately. 0 RENT on Elm St.. near West Ave., the upper portion ol‘a house,consisting ol‘l rooms on one floor with closets,pantry and cellar attach- ed. Watcr and sink on the floor. Terms reason- able. Poesession Nov. lst. Apply at the GAZETTE Orv-non. tf O LET.— The rooms over the store of T. Cousins, Wall Street, are offered to let, suit- able for offices or manufacturing purposes. Apply to JACOB WEEKS. 41 Small Cottage to Rent. NEAR the Bridge and in first-class order. Bent low. Enquire at GAZETTE OFFICE. 31.36 Furnished House to Let. A Neatly Furnished Cottage, near the Bridge, wnh hot and cold water. bath and closet, 51-2., lor- rent very low for the next six months, or long- er il preferred. Enquire at the anann Orrlcn. 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. Will be sold at reasonable price or exchanged for New York City property. Apply to or address 2 GEO. W. CRAM, Box 452, Norwalir, Ct. . Also one of the hamlsomest Building Sites on East Avenue, cosisting of four acres, being the north portion of the old Van Zanut Homestead; has a line Orchard of choice Fruit and line Shade Trees. To Rent. THE elegant residence known as the “Dirnon Place,” pleasantly located on West Avenue one of themost desirable places in the Borough of N orwalk, 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 articulars enqure of 61.! JAMES F NNEY,Bcal Estate Agent. For Sale Cheap, 0r Exchange for other property, One of the ueatcst, and cosiest little Cottages in the Borough. Will sell to _n good tenant for little gristémouey 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 dwelling, containing ten rooms, with pantry, closets, water, gas, &c., lot about SOx‘ZUUJcct, with choice variety of fruit. Possession given immediately. For terms and further particulars enquire of D. S. BARTRAM. Nor-walk, April 2d, 1877. 4114 For Sale. __ A House and Lot, in a healthy location on "- Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is nearly now, well built. conveniently arrang- ed, and will make a. comfortable and leasant home for a family of average size. The at runs back to the river. There 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 secures. home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3ft Desirable Property for sale. A Verydesirable place on East Avenue. Also, a few choice BuildingLots situated on Osborn Avenue forsale cheap. Also,a nicely located House and Lot on Mer- win Street near West Avenue, for sale at 'a bar- gain. Enquire of thI S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue, or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue. FOR SALE. TWO verydesirableliuildin Lotson WestMain Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE. Furniture -Furne‘turc If you wish Parlnrkiibrary, Dining and Sitting 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, No. 36 Main Street, NORWALK, CONN. Also. . General Furnishing Undertaker. Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi dance with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St. C. W. Burritt Has Removed To No. 4 Phoenix Block, W'all St., Foot of Mill llill,wherc with increased facilities he is prepared to do PLUMBING, in all its branches. Also special attention given to Tin Booting, Tin and Sheet iron Work and Job- bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand. Norwalk, April, 1876.} , MRS. A. score, Informs her old customers and the Public at large, that she is now really to receive orders for Millinery, Plating, Stamping. Pink- ing, Stitching, tire. ' Al the Howe Sewing Machine Office. Up stairs—next door south of Congregational Church. South Norwallx. N. B.—All kinds of Sewing Machine Needles, Oil, and Attachmentalor sale. VOL. LX.--NUMBER ‘44, Lessons of the Year. In the Spring soft airs are blowing: In the Spring the green is growing; Bees are in the willow humming; All is life and June is coming. So from Spring this lesson greets us,—— Work we while the season meets us; Nature’s joy doth pulse forever, Let us do our fit endeavor. Summer days are long and glorious; - Life and labor are victorious; Perfect love is the condition Of a bountiful fruition. Sadly now the leaves are falling; Dismally the crow is calling; Heart, what cheer canst thou remember Coming in the drcar November. ’Tis the past that cheers the present, And the rest itself ‘is pleasant; Thanks to God, with all His giving There is leisure left for living! All in white the earth reposes,— Only briers where bloomed the roses: But the distance still is smiling, Rosily the clouds are piling. And the throbbing night is clearer,— Eloquent it is, and nearer; Still upon the path of duty Restcth the eternal beauty. J. C. “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” At a funeral, just as the coffin lid was about to be scrcWed down for the last time, the mourners sang, “Safe in the arms of Jesus,” and one felt the reality and precious. ness of Faith. The pallid face is cold and thin, The hand of Death has_touehcd his brow; The friends form holds no friend within, He is past our friendship now. Dwells he in a world of night, 0r walks he in a brighter day ? He has vanished from our sight, Where is he? 0! who shall say? “Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast,— There by His love o'ershaded, Swectly his soul shall rest.” Soon we all shall follow him; Soon for us shall yawn the grave; And when light and life grow dim, What shall give the trust we crave- Here we see that Fate is stern,— Fate still makes us bend or break; What more dreadful shall we learn \Vhen the awful plunge we take? “Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast,— Thcre, by His love o’er shaded, Swectly our souls shall rest.” J. C. North Wilton, Oct., 1877. The Farmer’s Wife. Up with the birds in the early morning- The dewdrop glows like a precious gem ; Beautiful tints in the skies are drawing, But she’s never a moment to look at them, The men are wanting their breakfast early! She must not linger, she must not wait ; For words that are sharp and looks that are surly Are what men give when meals are late. 01), glorious color the clouds are turning, If she would but look over the trees! But here are the dishes, andhcrc is the churn- ing- These things always must yield to these. The world is filled with the wine of beauty, If she could but pause and drink it in ; But pleasure, she says, must wait for duty- Neglected work is committed sin. The day grows hot and her hands grow weary Oh, for an hour to 0001 her head, Out with the birds in the wind so cheery! But she must get dinner and bake the bread The busy men in the hay field working, If they saw her sitting with idle hand, Would think her lazy and call it shirking, And she could never make them under- stand. They do not know that the heart within her Hungers for beauty and things sublime; They only know that they want their dinner Plenty of it—and just on time.” And after the sweeping and churning and baking, And dinner dishes are all put by, She sits and sews, though her head is aching, "Till time for. supper and “chores" draws nigh. Her keys at schoolmust look like others, She says, as she patches their frocks and hose For the world is quick to censure mothers For the least neglect of children’s clothes. Her husband comes from the fields of labor; He gives no praise to his weary wife; She’s done no more than has her neighbor; ' ’Tls the lot of all in country life. But after the strife and weary tussle With life is dOne, and she lies at rest, The nation’s brain and heart and muscle— Her sons and daughters—shall call her blest, And I think the sweetest joys of heaven, The rarest bliss of eternal life, And the fairest crown of all will be given Unto the way-worn farmer’s wife. Joyful in. God—so let us strive to be Under His chastening or His cheering hand ; Be it His will that we His light may see In sunny days, or in His shadows stand. Lord, fold Thy wandering sheep in pastures fair; Arise, Thy faithful people to defend, Thou, who art ever gracious,hear our prayer; Enter our thankless hearts, and gladncss send. THE PERFORATING POWER OF ROOTS. It is indeed wonderful how easily the roots of plants and trees bore through hard, impacted soils in search of nourishment. They use for this purpose a. sort of awl, of immence power, situated at the end of the root, and capable, with the aid of the other root machinery, of thrusting aside 'ccavy weights and getting through almost any obstructions. Yet the awl consists only of a mass of'micro~ scopic absorbent cells formed by protoplasm or vegetable mucus—the fluid in Which vital action is first set up. The roots of _the‘elm and the maple will here through the hardest soil '6! walks or streets, enter drains twine about water pipes, and penet- rate through-tho seams of; stone and brick structures. The roots of some plants have been known to pass through eighteen inches of solid brick work, and make their appearance in a. wine-cellar below. Plants have a vast power in overcoming obstacles, when foraging for food. They are like a hungry animal which no fences can restrain when there is food be- yond. The movements of roots in soils proceed on certain principles of utility in connection with the welfare of the plant. Some need much more uoisture than others. and the roots will drive through rocks to obtain it; others need silicious food, and will penetrate through a. clay bank to. reach the foraging ground. The urgency with which nature drives plants and ani- mals in pursuit of food is almost ir— resistible—Boston Jour. of Chem. A certain first lord of the English admiral- ty on his first trip down the Thames in a rather leaky vessel, observed the men work-. ing at the pumps; “ Dear me!” he said, “I did not know you had a well on board, cap. tain; but I am really very glad, as I do detest river water.”
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