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The New Baby. started to run, I had no doubt the bear would received my story witha smile ofincrcdulity, CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE Taxation of Tobn coo. For the Gazette N ORWALK GAZETTE The Christian Life.
give chase, and although a bear cannot run and the incredulity spread to the othcrinhabi- m On the 25th‘of February, 1.575, the Hon. A Queer Ghost. ' ' I ‘
' PUBLISHED EVERYTUESMY flfllllll. Life hath its barren years
We welcome the eventful morn,
Since to the poet there is born
A son and heir.
A fuzzy babe of rosy hue
And staring eyes of misty blue,
Sans teeth, sans hair.
Let from who know not‘wedded joy
Revile this most illustrious boy—
This genial child.
But let the brother poets raise
Their songs and chant their sweetr st lays
To him reviled.
. Then strike, 0 bards, your tuneful lyres,
: And wake, O rhyming souls, your fires,
' And use no stint !
Bring forth the festive syrup cup—
Fili every loyal beaker up
. _ With peppermint!
: ——Sl. Louis Journal.
From thexftla ntic Monthly.
KILLED A BEAR.
ensures punter WARNER RELATES run cu;-
cmrsraxons or his uncons'rnn wrrn
nnrrx mea nnacxnnuurrxo or run
5 anmoNDaoK MOUNTAINS.
So mafiy conflicting accounts have appear-
ed about my casual encounter with an Adi-
rondack’bear, last summer,»that in justice to
:the public, to myself, and to the bear, it is
:nece'ssary to makes plain statement of the
:facts. Besides it is so seldom I have oc-
- casion to kill a bear that the celebration of
the exploit may be excused. _ ,
The encounter was unpremeditated on both
'sides. I was not hunting for a bear, and I
have no reason to suppose that abear was
looking for me. The fact is' that we were
both out blackberrying, and met by chance,
the usual way. Thereis among‘the Adiron-
dack visitors always a great deal of conver-
:‘sation about bears, a general expression of
The wish to see one in the woods, and much
speculation as to how a person would act if
he or she chanced to meet one. But bears
are scarce and timid, and appear only to a
favored few.
It was a warm day in August, just the sort
or day when an adventure of any kind see'n-
ed impossible. But it occurred to the house-v
keepers at our cottage—there were four of
them—to send me out to the clearing on the
mountain back of the house to pick black-
berries. It was rather a series of small clear-
ings, running up into the forest, much over-
grown with bushes and briers, and not unro-
mantic. Cows pastured there, penetrating
through the leafy passages from the one open-
ing to another, and browsing among the
bushes. I was kindly furnished with a six-
quart nail, and told not to be gone long.
Not from any predatory instinct, but to
save appearances I took a gun. It adds to
'the manly aspect of a person with a tin pail
if he also carriesa gun. It was possible I
might start up a partridge; though how I
was to hit him if he started up instead of
standing still puzzled me. Many people use
"a shot gun for partridges. I prefer a rifle;
it makes a clean job of death, and does not
prematurely stuff the bird with globules of
lead. The rifle was a Sharp‘s carrying ajball
cartridge, ten to the pound; an excellent
weapon, belonging to a friend of mine who
had intended for a good many years back to
kill a deer with it. He could hit a tree with
it if the wind did not blow and the atmos-
phere was just right and the tree was not to
far off, nearly every time; of course the tree
must have the same size. Needless to say
that I was at that time no sportsman. Years
ago I killed a robin under the most humilia-
ting circumstances. The bird was in a low
cherry-tree : I loaded the big shot gun pretty
‘full, crept up under a tree, rested the gun on
a fence, with the muzzle not more than ten
feet from the bird, shut both eyes and pulled
the trigger. When I got 'up to see what had
happened,— the robin was scattered about
under the tree in more than a thousand
pieces, no one of which was large enough to
enable a naturalist to decide from it to what
species they belonged. This disgusted me
with the life, of a sportsman. I mention
the incident to show that, althouglrt I went:
blackberrying armed, there was not much
inequality between me and the bear.
~ In this blackberry patch bears had been
' The summer before, our colored cook,
seen.
accompanied by a little girl of the vicinage,
was picking berries there one day, when a
bear came. The girl took to her heels and
escaped. Aunt Chloe was paralyzed with
terror. Instead of attempting to run, she sat
down on the ground where she was standing
rind began to weep and scream, giving herself
up for lost. The hear was bewildered by
this conduct. He approached and‘ looked at
her; he walked around and surveyed her.
Probably he had never seen a colored person
before, and did not know whether she would
dgree with him. Atany ratc,after watching
her a few moments, he turned and went into
the forest. This is an authentic instance of
the delicate consideration of .a bear, and is
much more remarkable than the forbearance
toward the African slave of the well-known
lion, becauscthe bear had no thorn in its
foot. .
~ When Ihad climbed the hill, I sat up my
rifle against a tree and began picking berries,
hired on from bushto bush by the black gleam
of fruit that always promises more in the dis-
tance than it realizes when you reach it; pene-
trating farther and farther, through leal-shad-
ed cow-paths flecked with sunlight, into clear-
ing after clearing. I could hear on all sides
the tinkle of bells, the cracking of sticks, and
the stamping of cattle that were taking refuge
in the thicket from the flies. Occasionally,
as Ibroke through a covert I encountered a
meek cow, who stared at my stupidity for a
second andthen shambled off-into the brush;
I became accustomed to this dumb society,
and pickedo'n in silence, attributing all the
wood-noises to the cattle, thinking nothing
of any'real bear. In point of fact, however,
I was thinking} all the time of a nice, roman-
tic bear, and, as I picked was composing a
story of a generous 'she-bear who had lost
her cab, and who seized a small girl in this
wood, carried her tenderly off to her cave,
and brought her up On bear’s milk and honey.
When the girl got big encugh to run away,
moved by inherited instincts, she escaped,
and came into the valley to her father’s house
(this part of the story was to be worked out
so that the child would know her father by
some family resemblance, and have some
language in which to address him), and told
him where the bear lived. The father took
his gun, and guided by the daughter, went-
into the woods and shot the bear, who never.
made any resistance, and only, when dying,
turned rcproachful eyes upon her murderer.
The moral of the'tale was. to be kindness to
animals.
I was in the midst of this tale, when I hap-
pened to look some rods away to the other
edge of the clearing, and there was a'bear!
He was standing on his hind legs and doing
'just what I was doing—picking blackberries.
With one paw be bent down the bush, while
with the other he clawed the berries into his
mouth, green ones and all. To say that I
'was astonished is inside the mark. 1 sud-
denly discovered that I didn’t want to see a
bear. after all. At about the .same moment
the bear saw me, stopped eating berries, and
regarded me with glad surprise. It is all
very well to imagine what you would do
under such circumstances. Probably yOu
woudn’t do it ;’ I didn't. The bear dropped
down on his fore-feet and came slowly
towards me. Climbing a tree was of no use
with so good a climber in the rear; if I
down bill as fast as he can up hill, yet I felt
that he could get over this rough, bush-
tnngled ground faster than I could.
Thebear was apprqaching. It suddenly
occurred toime how I could divert his mind
untilI-could fall back uponmy military base.
My pail was nearly full ofexcellcnt berries——
much better than the bear con! 1 pick himself.
I put the pad on the ground and slowly
backed away from it, keeping my eyes, as
beast-tamers do, on the bear. The ruse suc-
ceeded.
The bear came up to the berries and stop-
ped; not accustomed to eat out of a pail, he
tipped it over and nosed about in the fruit,
“gorming” (if there be such a word) it down,
mixed with leaves and dirt, like a pig. The
bear is a worse feeder than apig. Whenever
he disturbs a maple sugar. camp in the spring,
he alWays‘u'ps'cts' the buckets of syrupand
tramples around in the sticky sweets, wasting
more than he cats. The bears manners are
thoroughly disagreeable.
As soon as my enemy’s head was down, I
started and ran. Somewhat ‘out of breath and
shaky, I reached my faithful rifle. I was not
a moment too soon. I heard the bear crash-
ing through the brush after me. Enraged at
my duplicity, he was now coming on with
blood in his eye. I felt that the time; of
one of us was probably short. The rapid-
ity of thought at- such moments of peril is
well known. I thought an octavo volume, -
had it illustrated and published, sold‘flfty
thousand copies,- and went to Europe .on the
proceeds, while that hear was loping across
the clearing. As [was cocking my gun, I
madealrasty and unsatisfactory review of
my whole life; I noted that even in such a
compulsory review it is almost impossible to
think of any. good thing. you have done. The
sins come out uncommonly strong. 1 recol-
lectcd a newspaper subscription I had delayed
paying, years and years ago, until both editor
and newspaper were dead; and which now
never Could be paid to all eternity.
The bear ,was coming on.
I tried to remember what I had read about
encounters with bears. I couldh‘t recall an
instance in which a man had run away from
the bear and got off. I tried to think what
is the best way to kill a bear with a gun,
when you are not near enough. to club him
with your musket. My first thought was to
fire at his head, to plant the ball between his
eyes; but this is a dangerous experiment.
The bear’s brain is very small, and unless you
hit that the bear does not mind a bullet in
his head—that is, not the time. I remember-
ed'the instant death of the bear would follow
a bullet-planted just back'of the fore leg and
sent into his heart. This spot is also difficult
to reach unless the bear~ stands off side
towards you, like a target. I finally determ-
ined to fire at him generally.
The bear was coming on. -
The contest seemed to me very differen
from anything at Creedmore. I had carefully
read the reports of the shooting there, but it
was not easy to apply the experience I had
thus acquired. I hesitated whether I had bet-
ter fire lying on my, stomach, or lying on my
back and resting the gun on my toes. But
in either position, I reflected, could I see the
bear until he was upon me. The range was
too short, and the bear wouldn’t wait for me
to examine the thermometer and note the
direction of the wind. Trial of the Creed-
moor method, therefore, had to be abandon-
ed; and I bitterly regretted that I had not
read more accounts of off-hand shooting.
For the hear was coming on.
I tried to fix my last thoughts upon my
family. As my family is small, this was not
diflicult. Dread of displeasing my wife or
hurting her feelings was uppermost in my
after hour passed on and I did not return!
What would the rest of the household think
as the afternoon passed and no blackberries
came! What would be the mortification
when the news was brought that her husband
had been eaten up by a bear 2 I cannot
imagine anythine more ignominious than to
have a husband eaten by a. bear! And this
was not my only anxiety, The mind at such
times is not under control. With the gravest
fears the most whimsical ideas will occur.
I looked beyond the mourning friends and
thought-what kind of an epitaph they would
be compelled to put upon the stone. Some-
thing like this:
nnmr Lrns run nmmrxs
on
EATEN Bx A nnan
Aug. 20. 1817.
It is a very unlrcroic and even disagreeable
epitaph. That “eaten by a bear" is intolera-
ble. It is grotesque. And then I thought
what an inadequate language the English is
for compact expression. It would not an-
swer to put upon the stone simply “eaten”
for that is indefinite and requires explana-
tion; it might mean eaten by a cannibal.
This difliculty could not occur in German-
where (seen signifies the act of feeding by a
man and firearm by a beast. How simple
the thing would be in German :
man LIGHT
unau— '——,
nocrrwouonnoan
——Gnrnxssr.N
Aug.‘20, 1877.
That explains itself. The well-born one
was eaten by a beast, and presumbly by a
bear, which animal has a bad reputation
since the days of Elisha.
The bear was coming on. He had in fact
come on, I judge that he could see the whites
of my eyes. All my subsequent reflections
were confused. I raised the gun, covered the
bear’s breast .with the sight, and let drive.
Then I turned and ran like adeer. I did not
hear the bear pursuing. I looked back. The
bear had stopped. He was lying down. I
then remembered that the best thing to do af-
ter having fired your gun is to reload it. I
slipped in a charge, keeping my eyes on the
bear. He never stirred. I walked back sus-
piciously. There was a quiver in the hind
legs, but no other motion. Still he might be
shamming. Bears often sham. To make
sure, I approached and put a ball into his
head. He didn’t mind it now; he minded
nothing. Death had come to him with a
merciful suddenness. He was calm in death.
In order that he might remain so, I blew his
brains out, and then started for home. I had
killed a bear!
Notwithstanding my excitement, I manag-
ed to saunter into the house with an uncon-
cerned air. There was a chorus of voices.
“Where are. your blackberries ‘2”
“Why were you gone so long i"
“Where’s your. pail '2”
“I leftthe pail.”
“Left the pail! What for ?"
“A bear wanted it.”
“0, nonsense!”
“Well, the last I saw of it a bear had it."
“0, Come! You didn’t really see a bear ?”
“Yes, but I really did see a real bear f”
“Did he run ?”
‘ “Yes; he run after me.”
“I don’t believe a word of it.
What did
you do 'r” , -.
“Oh, nothing particular, except to kill the
bear .”
Cries of "Gammon," Don’t believe it."
“Where’s the bear ?”
“If you want to see the hear, you must go
into the woods. I couldn’t bring him down
alone.” a '
llaving satisfied the household that some.
thing extraordinary had occurred, and excit.
ed the posthumous fears of some of them for
my own safety, I went down into the valley
to get help. The great bear hunter, who
keeps one of the summer boarding houses,
mind.’ W'fifit’v‘vbfild bé'fhfi'lfimeEy—is hour I '
tants and to the boarders as soon as the story
was known. However, as I insisted in all
soberncss, and offered to lead them to the
bear, a party of forty or fifty people at last
started off with me to bring the bear in.
Nobody believed there was any bear in the
case, but everybody who could get a gun
carried one, and we went into the woods
armed with guns, pistols, pitchforks, and
sticks} against all contingencies of surprises
—a crowd-made up of scofiers and jcerers.
But when I led the way to the fatal spot,
and pointed out the bear, lying peacefully
wrapped in his own skin, something like ter-
ror seized the boarders, and genuine excite-
ment the natives. It was a no mistake bear,
by George; and the hero of the fight—well, I
will not insist upon that. But what a proces-
sion that was carrying home the bear, and
what a congregation was speedily gathered in
the valley to see the bear! Our best preacher
up there never drew anything like it on Sun
day. ,
And I must say that my particular friends,
who were sportsmen, behaved' very well, on
the whole. They didn’t deny that it was a
bear, although they said it was small for a
bear. Mr. Deane, who is equally good with
the rifle and a rod, admitted that it was a
very good fair shot. He is probably the best
salmon-fisher in the United States, and he is
an equally good hunter. I suppose there is
no person in America who is more desirous
to kill a moose than be. But he needlessly
remarked, after he had examined the wound
in the bear, that he had seen that kind of a.
shot made by a cow‘s born. This sort of
talk affected me not. When I went to sleep
that night my last delicious’ thought was
“I've killed a bear.”
The Fret Saw.
The fret or “jig” saw is an old and well-
known tool in cabinet making, and a familiar
example of its work is the music rack of the
piano or the reed organ. Small saws, fabri-
cated sometimes from watch springs, area fa-
vorite tool for concealment in the prisoner’s
loaf, and have cut a way of escape through
many window bars. Fastencd by clamps to
the ends of a small U-‘shaped frame, very fine
saws were long almost exclusively the pos-
session of jewelers, dentists, and similar
craftsmen ; but at last their adaptability to
ornamental work wasdiscovercd. The town
of Sorrento, Italy, was the earliest, or one of
the earliest, to make this adaption to wider
uses than the “scroll”-work of the cabinet-
maker, and gave its name to the new art. A
few persons of taste and leisure, lengthening
the arms of the jeweler‘s-bow frame, amused
themselves by making'this open cut or Sor-
rento work, and there are now many French
and German designs in the market,wlrich are,
as a class, inferior to the American.
The first practical and efficient machine for
sawing originated in this country, as did the
sewing machine, and the art came swiftly
into vogue here. In five years over 6000
foot power machines of a single pattern,
costing nearly one-half as much as a sewing
machine, have been sold, and more than 1000
of acheapcr pattern was taken in a single sea-
son; of a ‘still cheaper and nearly worthless
wooden article some 600') have also been
sold. It is impossible to ascertain how many
hand frames have been sold, but the most
competent authority estimates that from 50,-
000 to 75,000 have been disposed of in this
country alone during the last four years. The
Centennial gave the business a great push.
Nothing in the exhibition of mechanical pro-
cesses in Machinery Ball had such a constant
crowd of observers as one of these sawing-
machincs; and of a little inlaid vase of holly
and walnurfirooo WWW
visitors who saw them made. The manufac-
turers, who supposed that a few years
would exhaust the demand, and therefore
held themselves in readinesss to direct their
industry to some other work whenever neces-
sary, have been surprised by finding the de-
mand steadily increase, and the popularity of
the new occupation shows no signs of wear-
ing out. Tire sales of imported saw blades
are immense, and the makers along the Rhine
have been taxed beyond their capacity to
supply the demand from this country alone.
The consumption can only be vaguely esti-
mated, but there are several firms who dis-
pose of some 75,000 blades, monthly during
the cooler half of the year, and the total
sales in the United States are probably not
less than 500,000 blades a month. There are
already three'volumes on this subject pub—
lished in this country, a large number of
books of designs,- and an indefinite quantity
of designs in sheets; the art has also its reg.
ular organs in periodicals. The saw blade
has undergone no change. The finest blades
have teeth scarcely visible to the eye; none
of them has any “set,” and they are never
sharpened, their natural end being breakage.
Their smallness is not so remarkable as that
of watch screws, some of which to the un-
aided eye show neither head nor thread ; but
they are marvels of cheapness. They are
hand-made, every tooth requiring a slight
but separate stroke of a file; yet the saw
maker makes from 100 to 400 teeth for con-
siderably less than half a cent. This is
“cheap labor,” although Ah Sin does not sup-
ply it. The saws are made in the Rhine
country, where children begin work at home
atatender age, and living is a matter of a
few simple necessaries—JULIUS WrLoox, in
Harper’s Magazine for March. ’
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AN INTERESTED AUDIExos.—-Apr-opos of
the revival of the question of a future state
of punishment, which is just now occupy-
ing so much of the time and pens of clergy-
men and editors, the following contribution
to the Drawer, from a clever brother editor
in New Jersey, seems particularly “pat;”
Some years ago there lived in Highstown,
New Jersey, 9. young man named Clark
Hutchinson, “to the manor born” He was
a carriage-builder, and an expert workman,
but was also “jack-at-all-tratbs,” always
ready to leave his legitimate busitess and em
gage in anything new that turntd up. The
Universalists had a church in tie town, and
Hutchinson became a leading ban in the so-
ciety. He was fond of contrzrcrsy, and on
one occasion was expounding :he tenets of
his faith with much energy t a crowd on a
street corner, when “Jim” Ndris, a well-to-
do blacksmith, who was listeling with much
interest, broke in with, “flake it; strong,
Clarky, make it strong, for there’s a good many
.of us a dependin’ on it.”-—Enr'nn’s Duawsn,
in Harper‘s Magazine for Marc).
——-—-—_'_."2
The little brown cottage in Springfield Ill.,
in which Mr. Lincoln lived bchre he went
to Washington, still remains nee-1y as he left
it, furniture and all. It is rclatrd that it had
at first but one story, and that ,llfrs. Lincoln
for many years unavailinglygclnxed henhus
band to raise the roof. At lcn‘gh .slre seized
an opportunity when he was attending court
in an adjoining town, to empo‘y workmen
and have the half-story addedywindows put
in, paint put on, all completd—save pay-
ment of bills—before his return Coming up
the street he comprehended tin situation at
a glance, but feigning bewiderment, and
pretending not to recognize thl old place, he
walked past. as if searching foi- home till his
wife—who was watching behird the shutters
—-callcd after him‘: “Abrim ll, Abrim 1”
”.3
. Professor Tice predicts abig-uow storm on
the 7th of March. ,
Emerson says that a west is “a plant
whose virtures have not yet beer discovered."
During his ministry he Dime 600 hearts
beat as 300,” is the way a Main paper neatly'
[puts it concerning a local pastr.
WOT drennral 8138810118, E???)
SENATE—Tuesday, Feb. 26.
. Two resolutions appointing Edwin J.
Wright, of Greenwich, commissioner for
Fairfield county, and David Greenslit, of
Hampton. for Windham county; passed.
Resolution directing the special insurance
commission to deposit books, papers, etc.,
m the state insurance department; passed.
Dill that where the personal property of a
minor is transferred to another state it may
be done “without further bonds"; passed.
Bill validating a certificate of foreclosure
where book and page record were referred
to, without reciting full description ; passed.
_ Blll that any grand juror who “wilfully and
corruptly" neglects to make reasonable com-
plaint of crimes within his knowledge, shall
forfeit $2; passed without explanation.
Brll that all conveyances of property made
or to be made by any Methodist Episcopal
church, according to the rules. usages, and
discipline of said church, shall be effectual
rn law to convey such property to their gran-
tees and shall be divested of all trust-s there:
tof'ore vested in the church ; passed without
explanation. .
Senator Bowers presented the report of
Comptroller Hubbard of the expenses of the
insurance. commission for the past year.
The report gives the expenses up to the lat of
.llanuary, and names of each member as fol-
ows:-— ’
_ . . Salary. Expenses.
Orrgrn S. Seymour ......... $520 $204
Henry M. Cleveland....... 820 361
David P. Nichols... ......... 620 208
SENATE, WEDNESDAY, February 27.
Committee reported against the town im-
provement-associatibn of New Canaan; in
favor of the petition of school district No. 8
of New Canaan; laid on the table for the
calendar.
Senate bill No. 14 relating to oyster lots.
The bill provides that the courts shall settle
boundary lines when in dispute; protecting
persons in planting and cultivating oysters;
grvrng towns power to designate planting
grounds; and provides a fine and imprison-
ment for stealing oysters from their beds;
passed.
. Houss,—Reports,-—Advcrse on bill val-
idating written contracts between land-
lords and tenants; bill that persons shall not
be _1ncompetent witnesses on account of pe-
culrar religious opinions; bill that either par-
ty ru a'partnership may apply to, the court
for settlement; bill that town elections shall
be held on the first Tuesday of October; bill
relating to taxation of church property;
brll extending chattel mortgage law to hotel
furniture; bill punishing persons injuring or
concealing property under attachment; bill
prohrbiting removal of division fences; also
several bills relating to civil actions; favor-
able on bill repealing law authorizing an-
nual aid to county libraries; bill for protec-
tion of public notices; bill that school dis-
trict papers shall always be open to the in-
spection of taxpayers; on substitute bill pro-
hibiting the dragging of logs over high ways;
adverse on bill relating to Danbury water
supply; favorable on resolution authorizing
F. St. John Lockwood to sell lands.
Resolutions appointing Edward J. \Vright,
of Greenwich, a commissioner for Fairfield
county, and Lyman Dunning, of North Ca-
naan, for Litchfield county, were passed in
concurrence. ,
A veto message was received from the gov-
ernor on the resolutions authorizing the fur-
nrshrng of a supply of water to the inlrabitatns
of the borough of Bethel.
The resolution was then taken up, and Mr.
Marcy of Vernon, moved that it be reconsid-
ered and recommitted to the committee on
rncorporations so that parties interested may
have a hearing, so ordered.
Bill that the treasurer of every savmgs
bank shall annually report to the state con-
troller the names of persons whose deposits
have not been disturbed for twenty years.and
probably would not be claimed. Explained
by Mr. Perry of Fairfield, and passed.
HOUSE.—TIIURSDAY, February 28, 1878.
Resolution authorizing the joint committee
_on railroads to send for persons and papers
in the investigation of railroad companies, as
to fictitious stock, etc., passed by the house,
came from the senate rejected.
Mr. McManus, of Hartford, offered a reso-
lution authorizing the house members of the
committee to send for persons and papers;
passed without a division.
The order. of the ‘day was taken up,
nnLJimvidinrr
0W8 {- .
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution of this state,
which, when approved, and adopted in the
manner provrded by the constitution, shall
become a part thereof, viz :— -
Members of the general assembly shall be
elected on the Tuesday after the first Mon-
day in November, 1880, and biennially there-
after, and they shall hold their offices for two
years from and after the Wednesday foll0w-
ing the first Monday of the January next
succeeding their election.
Their compensation shall not exceed three
hundred dollars for the term for which they
are elected, and one mileage each way for
the regular session at the rate of twenty-five
cents per mile; they shall receive one mileage
at the same rate for attending any extra ses-
sion called by the governor. .
The regular sessions of the general assem-
bly shall commence on the Wednesday fol-
lowing the first Monday of the January next
succeeding the election of the members.
The representatives elected from the
several towns on the Tuesday after the first
Monday of November. 1878, shall hold their
offices for two years from and after the W'ed-
ngsgay following the first Monday of January,
1 7 .
The senators elected on the Tuesday after
the first Monday of November, 1879, shall
hold their ofiices until the Wednesday ‘fol-
lowing the first Monday of January, 1881.
“If the general assembly of 1879 holds an
adjourned session during the year 1880, its
members shall receive for all services per-
formed during said year, a sum not exceed-
ing five dollars per day for - not exceeding
twenty days." .
If this amendment is adopted. there shall
be no election held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday of November, 1879.
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution be continued
to the next session of the general assembly,
and be printed with the laws passed at the
present session.
Mr. Brewster, of Danbury, argued at length
in favor of the amendment, and claimed that
the way had been prepared for it by laws for
the election of the governor and senators
only every two years. The change will re-
sult in a great saving of money, and another
important advantage is that laws will have a
better trial during two years than in a single
year, as at present.
Upon the conclusion of -Mr. Brewster's re-
marks, the resolution was adopted by 9. also
sage vote, and with two or three dissenting
vorccs.
SENATE—Friday March 1.
The senate joint resolution authorizing the
state treasurer to submit the question of ar-
rears of taxes due the state from the House-
tonic Railroad company to one _or more
judges of the supreme court, was passed.
The senate bill protecting the rights of
married women in matters of property was
passed.
An not providing for the prosecution of
persons catching oysters on grounds that have
been planted or cultivated, was passed.
The act authorizing the governor to appoint
a committee to inquire into the feasibility of
simplifying the system of legal procedure,
was passed. _
An not requiring the treasurer of every
savings bank to deliver to the' controller on
or before the tenth day [of July, annually, a
sworn statement containing the name and
amount to his credit of every depositor who
shall not have made a deposit therein or
withdrawal therefrom of any part of the in-
‘ tcrcst thereon for a period of more than
twenty years next proceeding, was discussed
at some length, an amendment was offered
that the law should not apply when the
bank mig know that the depositorwas liv-
ing The amendmedt was adopted and the
bill passed. ,
#
WHAT A PLANT DrD.—-A little plant was
given to asick'girl. In trying to take care
of it the family made clranoesin their way of
living. First, they cleaned the window, that,
more light might come to its leaves; then,
when not too cold, they would open the win-
dow, that fresh air might help the plant to
grow. Next, the clean window made the
rest of the room look so untidy that they
used to wash the floors and Walk: and arrange
the furniture more neatly. This led the
father of the family to mend a broken chair
or two, which kept him at home several even-
ings. After the work was done he stayed
home, instead of spending his leisure hours
at a tavern, and the money thus saved went
to buy comforts for them all. And then, as
the home grew attractive, the whole family
loved it better than ever before, and grew
healthier and ,happiey with the flowers.
Thus the lrttle plant brought a moral as well
as a phisical blessing—Sanitarium
- ——-—:
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Beautiful women can always afford to dress
simply.
W. D. KELLEY made a speech in the House
of Representative on the bill then pending,
“to further protect the sinking fund', and
provide for the exigencies of the Govern-
ment,” in which he took the ground that to
provide for the exigencies of the Govern-
ment by reimposing war taxes in the midst
of the general depression that then prevailed
was as ill-judged as it was inopportune. He
then confidently predicted that instead of re-
plenislring the revenues it would deplete
them, and that the Administration would
meet the Forty-fourth Congress with a de-
mand for a further increase of taxes to sup.
ply deficiencies. Mr. Kelley has recently
written the following letter on the subject of
a reduction of the tax on tobacco, which
will be read with interest.
Wasnrxo'roN,.D. 0;, Feb. 9, 1878.
Dr. T. R. Spence, Cincinnati, Ohio:—
Mr Dunn Dooroxz—Thc feeling with
which I read yours of the 30th ultimo, re-
questing me to advocate a reduction of the
tax on tobacco, was in entire sympathy with
thrrtin which you had written.
I see the destruction of the tobacco trade,
including the tobacco grower,as plainly as you
do. I see, too, that Lthe proximate cause of
the ruin, or rather the instrument by which
it is being effected, is excessive taxation. In
other words, that the relation which taxation
bears to the decline will be accepted almost,
if not absolutely universally, as the cause,
while behind it is an influeence which pro-
duced this excessive taxation, and still im.
pels the Government to cry, “Give! give!”
Low grade" smoking tobacco, which con-
sumed stems and stveepiugs, is now an im—
possible production, as the tax imposed on it
is in excess of the price obtainable for it. So
under the new tariff, should it become a law,
cheap sugar‘and syrup, the sole sweetening
known to the poorer among the laboring
classes, can no longer be produced; yet those
who thus deprive the poor of their simple
luxuries propose'to make up the deficiency
in the revenue thus created by imposing taxes
on tea and coffee, the harmless stimulants of
the impoverished laborer and farmer.
When the changes in the internal revenue
laws, to which you refer, reductions of taxes
on spirits and tobacco were made and were
followed by increase of revenue, the condi-
tions of the country was in striking contrast
with its present condition. W 0 were then
receiving annually over 400,000 immigrants,
most of whom were in full life, and almost
every family of whom brought some capital
with them to enable them to engage at once
in the consumption of our products and the
increase of their production. The eye of en-
terprise was wide open,and energy, Briarious
like, stretched forth its hand in every direc-
tion to develop latent resources of the coun-
try, and to thus augment the resources of the
Government. Under these circumstances an
increase of consumption must take place, and
even inordinate taxation. could not absolutely
restrain it. To reduce the scale of taxation,
then, was to stimulate consumption and in-
crease the public revenues.
But look at the contrast to all this present—
ed by our present condition. Nothing is
so unwelcome as a highly-skilled immigrant,
and organizations are being effected all along
the seaboard, sometimes by one class of peo-
ple, sometimes by another, to induce our un-
employed population to seek homes else-
where. The abborrent and apparently ex-
ploded doctrines of Malthus are again coming
into vogue as original conceptions, and our
pseudo political philosophers must,iu their sc-
crct consciousness, regard the loss of so many
scores of able-bodied working people by the
wreck of the Meltonolifi—unvu—uutinnnl bless-
ans.
You say that “the diminution of the re-
ceipts of revenue from whisky and tobacco
is occasioned by the fear of the future, and
the discussion of the question of the rate of
taxation,which leads dealers to work off their
stocks that have accumulated on their hands."
This is true. You thus indicate the elephant
on whose back'thcworld rests, 'but what is
the turtle on which the elephant stands? In
other words, what causes the fear of the fu-
ture? ,Why is it that retail dealers, not only
in your branch of trade, but in all others,
are afraid to lay in any stock? Why were
the reduced taxes on spirits and tobacco re-
stored to war rates after six years of peace?
It was because Germany, by the demoneti-
zation ofsilver, then the exclusive metalic
money of that country, and prohibiting the
circulation of notes of less denomination than
$25, which smaller notes then constituted the
bulk of its paper currency; and the United
States, by also demonetizing silver and con-
tracting the volume of legal-tender money
which had been in circulation, and to which
prices were adjusted, have produced a steady
and long~continued reduction of prices or
shrinkage of values,not only in Germany and
the United States, but in all countries involv-
ed in commercial relations with them. This
shrinkage is still going on. It must go on
until these two nations shall remonetize sil-
ver, we repeal our resumption act, and Ger-
many authorizes the issuc of paper of less
denomination than $25, or until the commer-
cial world shall be involved in a financial
crash, the extent of which history gives no
premonition. If the latter terrible alterna-
tive is forced, it will demonstrate the crime
against the people committed by governments
when they arbitrarily contract a volume of
-money to which prices have adjusted them-
selves, and under which public and private
debts have been contracted.
Meanwhile, as taxable property diminishes
in value, one of two things must happen—
the rates of taxation must be increased, or
payment of interest on the public debt be
suspended. I cannot escape this conclusion,
and it is a terrible alternative to present to a
man who loves his country and would pre-
serve its honor, and who, claiming not more
than common sympathy with his fellow citi-
zens, would save them from want, insanity,
suicide, or the horrors of confessed pauper-
ism, and avert the herding of intelligentand
and hitherto industrious and independent
citizens in houses of correction, aims—houses,
or other penal or cleemosynary institutions.
In conclusion of a communication already
too long, let me say that, whenever our finan-
cial magnates, the Administration, and Con-
gress will consent to the revival of general
production by permitting the people to use
an adequate number of plows, looms, spin.
dies, dollars, and other implements of trade,
taxes can be reduced, not only with relief to
the people, but with the assurance of in-
creased public revenues, the result of there-
stored ability of the people to purchase and
consume taxable and d'utiable commodi-
ties. Yours, very truly,
WM. D. KELLEY.
”
Is the income tax revival an anti-Tilden
movement f—Trz‘bzme. .
Amidwinter clambake in a cellar was a
late New Bedford hilarity.
The bill of aplumber in I’m-is contained
the following items: “To searching for gas
leakage. two francs; to having found it,
three francs.”
Mr. Moody tells the Springfield people
that they have been reading their Bibles too
little and their newspapers too much in the
last fifty years.
A Georgia paper, without regard for. the
feelings for the late Mr. Lrndley Murray, tells
Senator Ben Bill that f‘the people don’t like
this pairing off dcdge no wav.” , -
A new Fancy in sofa pillows is made from
little scraps of silk and ribbon cut the width
ofapencil and two or three inches long,
then knit with strong tidy cotton in the
same way fringe is knit into mittens. As it
is heavy and cumbersome work, it is best to
knit it in stripes or squares and then join to-
gather.
Not long since I had retired and extin-
guished the lights. All wa: quiet and Mor-
pheus was just on the point of folding me in
his welcome arms, when tap, tap, tap, sound-
ed on the garret stairs. Great powers, what
can it be? I listened again. Yes, I heard it
distinctly, tap, tap, tap, it went. It must be
some one. coming down stairs, thought I,
perhaps a robber or a murderer, for the peo-
ple who resided in the house were old and
infirm and never ventured up the two long
flights of stairs. For a few momentsI was par-
alyzed with fright; great beads of perspiration
stood on my forehead. But I gradually rc-
covercd from my fright sufficiently to sum-
mon courage enough to investigate the mat-
ter. I sprang from my bed, struck a light,
went out into the hall and endeavored to as-
certain the cause of my sudden and terrible
fright. My search was fruitless; although I
examined every nook and corner of the hall
and stairs, not a vestige of anything was
found which could possibly have caused my
alarm. Convinced that I had been dreaming
or was going crazy,I retired again to my bed,
to sleep, inwardly determined that I would
not be disturbed again by that which could
not be seen by mortal eyes. But sleep did
not come to me so easily as I expected; no
sooner had I got snugly tucked into bed and
extinguished the light than the strange sound
from the garret stairs was again heard: This
time I resolved to let the ghost take care of
itself as long as 'it did not molest me, and as
it did not and soon ceased its tapping I went
to sleep and had a good night’s rest. But I
did not forget the strange noise, nor cease to
wonder at the strange occurrence. The next
day I explored the garret but did not gain
anything by it, so I concluded I should not
be troubled by the ghost again. The next
night, however, the tapping was c0ntinued;
as before I got up but returned without suc-
cess. The mysterious promenades were con-
tinued for a week or so, during which time I
used all manner of means and devicesI could
could think of to bring the persistent ghost
to view, but in vain. I even took my dog
up stairs one night into my room. When
he heard the noise he would rush out into
the hall and bark furiously, but could find
nothing more than I did. The ghost seemed
to vanish whenever any noise was made or
a light thrown about, and despite all our ef-
forts we could not bring the nightly’promc-'
under to view. Another week went by, and
I had given up all hope of finding out the
meaning of the strange and mysterious circum-
stance. ‘hc ghost still continued its visita-
tions and I began to feel daily more supersti-
tions and wish more and more to change my
quarters. I had often heard it reported that
a man had once hung himself in that garret,
and thought his ghost might perhaps be mak-
ing visits there and I had no desire whatever
to scrape an acquaintance with it. But one
day I was up in the garret looking for some-
thing, and while thus engaged I happened to
glance up at the roof, when imagine my sur-
prise and Ichagrin at seeing perched on a
wooden pin driven ' into one of the rafters, a
large “I-Ioor OWL !” I had immediate meas-
ures taken for the execution of Mr. Owl, and
since then I have never been troubled by any
tapping on the garrct stairs. He had dOubt-
less come down stairs every night to catch
mice and bugs to eat, and the noise 1 heard
was made by him as he hopped from stair to
stair. This was my experience with ghosts
or bogies as they used to be called, and I
have no doubt that all the strange sounds
which are sometimes heard and which startle
us so, may be attributed, and justly, too, to
some object quite as innocent of all spiritual
-c.............,a tastes lefifiTrflw’lwfln" .1... «a 1...... ~ -W.D D. S.
Wilton, Feb. 23th,
By allTIeans be an Editor.
Au editor is the happiest being on earth.
He has little or nothing to do, and his pay is
all that heart could wish. His sanctum with
its Persian rugs and Turkey carpets, its cost-
ly rosewood furniture, its magnificent mir-
rors, its beautiful pictures, its complete li-
brary of splendidly bound books, its buffet
stocked with the finest of wines, liquors and
cigars, which cost him but a puff or two, its
silver bell to summon an attendant whenever
with its everything that human ingenuity can
devise for his comfort and pleasure, is a per-
fect little paradise, where he sits or lounges
and reigns a young lord, with the world of
fashion and pleasure at his feet. And then,
anybody can be an editor—no study, no pre-
paration, no brains,nothing but a little money
to start 'witl), and, once started, the money
pours in upon you in a steady stream, and
the chief labor of your liieis to spend it. As
for the labor of editing a newspaper, that is
mere moonshine. A mere glance at the col-
umns of a newspaper is enough to convince
you that it requires no labor to edit it, and
less brains. It is certainly a glorious life,
that of an editor; a life of luxurious case
and elegant leisure——a life fer the gods,filled,
like that of the young lover in his first sweet
dream of requited love, with flutes and rose -
leaves and moonbcams,
"While not a wave of trouble rolls
Across his peaceful breast;
and that all men are not editors is one of the
strangest things beneath the stars. True,there
must be doctors and lawyers and merchants
and shoemakcrs and peanut dealers and the
like, and all these callings must be filled by
somebody, but there are enough to fill them,
and why they don’t become editors and lead
the life of opulent princes is a thing that
staggers us. But, after all, it may be that it
is a mere matter of taste. It may be repug-
nant to some natures to be clothed in purple
and fine linen and fare sumptuously every
day, and of course it would never do for such
a nature to become an editor; the life of ease
and elegance and luxury, and exemption
from all care and toil and. debts and duns
wbuld soon become a bore to him, and he
would spend hisnights in dreaming of plows
and pitchforks and reaping machines, and
squander his days in devising some plan for
swapping places with a blacksmith’s appren-
tice or a street-car driven—Louisville Court’-
cr-Journal.
_
Beautifiers.
Next to frequent bathing, there is no
clixier of life and promoter of beauty like a
good, brisk walk in the open air. I know a
lady who is in the habit of slowly ambling
up and down heated rooms in order, as she
fancies, to help digestion. If imagination
has anything to do with it, and if hers is par-
ticularly vivid, possibly her stomach may be
bencfilted by that dead march,witlr shoulders
bowed together in an unnatural posture size
would never think of assuming if she were
out doors. Every woman ought to go out
into fresh air every day at least.
spend a brief time in this way, it will be a
great benefit in the long run, and she- will
cheeks and brighter eyes, and something to
think of as she resumes her interrupted work.
If the cares are so numerous in her line of
life that she cannot spend time to make an
elaborate toilet, let her go out in any dress
that is fit to be worn in the house. If she
lives in the county she will not encounter
the envious gaze of fashionably-attired prom-
enaders, and in every great city are quiet
streets and parks remote from business cen-
tres where few people are to be seen, and
where she may find rest and recuperation.
Let her eschew riding as much as possible,
and dispose of her surplus change in some
other way.
a julip or a cocktail is wanted, and, in short, '
If she can.
return from her daily stroll with fresher-
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ALEX, S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
John H. Bodwell
EXPRESS MESSENGER
AND
PURCHASING AGENT.
H. hi. it C. S. PROWITT’S, Norwalk.
if. L. BODWELL’S, So. Norwalk. 48ft
Offices- {
J. Beiden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stairs,]
GAZETTE BUILDING.
_C [{ARLES W. DIANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
Nonwanx, CONN.
Ofllcc corner of_l\[ain and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxrdc Gas administered .
C. B. COOLIDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. H111,
WALL STR EET, NORWALK,
Office over
C. J. Grllman’s Dry Goods Store.
F Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTRY
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash — No Credit 3
All work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
a W.MITCI{ELL, ’
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
Union (formerly Model) Mal;
‘ l
S.
atfairlivingprices.
ket, on the Bridge.
“AISLES S. LOCK‘E’OOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor!
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING .EMPOR IUJL.
Main Street,Norwalk. Conn .
DIVARD P. \VEED,
D R U G- G I S '1'
Wall Streel,opposite Nor-walk Opera Home,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery,Patent Medicines. all kinds Mineral
Waters. l‘oilet and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and Hand kcrchicfExtrncss, Hairlirushcsfiombs,
Sponges, ChamoisSkins, Stationery. Cigars, lice"
and is constantly adding to his stock all the new
and popular medicines ofthe day.
NORWA LK INSUIKA NCE 00.,
NORWALK, C’ONN.
Charter Capital - ’ - - $500,000
Paldup Capital - - - 100,000
WM.C.SunEu'r.I’r-es., Guo R.Cowr.r:s,Sec’y.
TXA INSUR.‘ NOE Co. “HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1:512. Charter l’erpctual.
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
[nsuresagainst loss and damage by Fire.on terms
adopted to the hazard audconsistcnt with the laws
of compensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
WM. 0. BITTER
liavrugtaken the Stable formerly occupied by
D.A. N EWCOM B,on Hoyt Street,would announce
to the citizens ot'Norwalk that he has stocked it
with good llorscs, best oi Coaches. Oar'r-ragcs.&c..
which he will lot with or without drivers on rea-
sonable terms.
lA specialty of Coaches for Weddings and Funer-
a s.
Carriages run to all trains on N. Y..N. II. R. R
Orders can be left at Connecticut Hotel or at the
Stables on lloyt Street. 311149
I causes a. armour,
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 53 RIAIN 5T“EET,(Up Stairs.)
B. S. BLASCER.
At his store in
MALLOR‘Y’B BLOCK,
hasconstantlyonhandm general assortmento
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
Bydcvotiughis constantpcrsonaiuttention to the
business he hopes to merit public patronage
PETER 1.. GUIGUE.
FLORIST,
Union Avenuc.Noi-th of Norwalk Cemetery,
Dealer in
Plants (it Cut Flowers at all Seasons,
Flowers for Funerals and Parties tastefully ar-
ranged to order, at Lowest Prices. All orders left
at Prowitt’s Drug Store will be promptly attend—
ed to at short notice, 51
Dr. C. II. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS. '
Are now prepar-
ed to r e c o r v e
their patrons at
either Norwalk
ltridgc or South
Norwalk. The
' ' partner
has taken rooms
, , - . gv art Seilgpk's
, ~. ‘_ on s ore, or-
! i, i ;-W walk. while the
“ ’ . junior returns
the old office, Laudcr’s Block. South Norwalk.
Teeth extracted without barn. and all dental ope-
rations performed ut either oflicc.
. 0.11. KENDALL, M.D..
G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
1’. S. Dr. C. 11. Kendall wrll devote Mondays to
llidgciield.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
Foot of Mill l~iill,wlrere with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
It? I.- U' M B I N G- ,
in allits branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Slrcctlron Work and J ob-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwaik,Aprii,‘1876.
. -w!'wtm—¢w¢3€~a~’a~o “nun-DH: .-u’:m-n\(. mnu.m .o- ‘“
Centaur
Liniments. .
The wonder of medical science -halt horse and-
halrbesst—the fabled Centaurs left their impress
upon the history of the world.
The Centaur Llnlmen to, for man and
beast. are remarkable in their way. They have
been before the public only six years, but in that
time they have performed more Wanderful work'
have alleviated more pains and cured more bed-
ridden cripples thanhavc all other Liniments,Eml
brocations, Extracts, Salvcs and Ointmentsincx-
istencc. Their immense and rapidly-increasing
sale is indisputable evidence of the estimation in
which they are held. 'lhey are already used in
many orthe hospitals of this country sndEurope.
and are prescribed by the bestphysiclans and vet-
erinary surgeons. Why should they not be .9
They have never failed to ameliorate suffering
when care from loss of bone or muscle arcimpos-
siblc. They contain Carbolic, Witch Hazel,Rock
Oil, Arnica and ingredients which must stimulate
the fluids, soften the sinues and penetrate to the
bone. We have never yet heard of the first fail-
ure to benefit, even in stubborn cases oi‘Rheuma-
tism, Sciatica, and Neuralgin, v. hilc, tor Flesh
Wounds, Bites, Frosted Limbs,Burns, Cutaneous
Eruptions, etc., they are unfailing. What the
White Centaur Llnlment is for the hu-
man frame, the Yellow Centaur Llnlmcnt.
is for horses and animals. We will guarantee that
one dollar expended for Centaur Llnlmonl
will perform more and spedier results than canbe
obtained for five or twenty dollars from any phy-
sician. We have made the treatment of' flesh,bone
and muscle ailments a specialty. We know that
we have preparations which do what they are
recommended to do. They are not cure-alls—they
will not mend a broken leg, but they will allevi-
ate pain and cure where any human agency can
cure. Be sure and inquire for the Centaur
Linlmcntc and give them a fair trial.
J. B. ROSE d: 00., 46 Dav St, New Yonx.
Mother's,
There is a harmless and certain remedy for
your children. stroma is the result of' twenty
years’ experiments by the celebrated Samuel
Pitcher, M. D.
It is a vegetable preparation. as effective as Cus-
tor Oil, but perfectly pleasant to the taste. It
can be taken by the youngest infant, and neither
gags nor gripes. Dr. A. J. Green, of Itoyston
Indiana, says or it:
.Sms z—I'havc tried the Casroura. and can speak
hr hly of its merits. It will do away with Castor
Ox . 1t 19 pleasant and harmless, and is wonder-
fully efficacious as an nperient and laxative. 1!
rs the very thing.
The Casronra destroys worms, regulates the
Stomach, cures Wind Colic, and permits of nat-
ural healthy sleep. It is very efficacious in Group
and for Teething Children. Iloney is not pleas-
antcr to the taste, and Castor Oil is not so certain
in its ed‘ccts. Itcosts b11135 cents, in large bottles.
3m! J. B. ROSE at 00., NewYork.
REAL ESTATE.
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0 RENT.— A pleasantly located House on
Beldcn Avenue suitable for one or two fami-
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lies; gas and water. Enquire at this office.
o REIL—A nice Second Floor, consistin offlve
_ looms; good well; otherwater 1n the ouse;
privilege. of garden. A ply to CEO. H. RICE,
pr’rng Ilrii, or A. ‘H. H0 '1‘ do 00’s., Shoe Store.
0 RENT.7Fivc rooms, second floor, in a
house on “est Avenue near the Bridge. Ap-
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
To Rent.
3 HOUSES on Beldcn Avenue ;
1 House on Center Avenue ;
IHOusc onYork Street; _ .. .. ,. . 4
“form: on Newtown'v‘Avénne.’ H ""’ “7‘“ l 'h
_ EnquimofAm-WI‘LSON;decmmflulldwr
FIB 8Ali.—A Saloon with Restaurant attached,
established 8 years. Call at 347-351 Water St.,
between Bank and State, Bridgeport.
To Rent. '
IIE subscriber offers to rent her place on Main
Street, horwalk. opposite the Fair Grounds.
Ilouse new, commodious and convenient. Bor-
ough Water. Wilt rent the entire house, or either
the first or second stories. Apply to the owner
on the premises. CLARISSiA WILLIAMS.
hot-walk, Feb. 18th, 1878.
To Rent.
ESIRABLE Suites of Rooms for Offices or
Families. Also, the large Brick Building on
Water Street, with Engine and Boiler, suitable
for Manufacturing Pur oses.
‘ F.S’1‘.JOHN L0 KWOOD. Executor
o for Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased.
To Rent.
THE place near the head of Main Street, form-
erly occupier] by the subscriber, is offered to
rent. A comfortable house, healthy location,
plenty of land. good orchard, small barn, and low
rent. Apply to R. L. ELLS.
Born to Let.
POSSESSION immediately. enquire of
GEO. O. KEELER.
T0 [R ENT.—Three rooms in the Jarvis house,
with prrviiege ofa small garden.
Apply to
J. W. McLEAN, M. D.
. To Let.
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank.
formerly occupied by Price Sr Bates, suitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Dam on High St.
E. B. PRICE.
50tf
Long Island Real Estate:
For Sale.
I
HAVE a number of very desirable FARMS on
Lou g Island, which 1 will dispose of very cheap
and on reasonable terms.
Alsoa large tract of TIMBER LAND, to sell or
exchange tor Nor-walk property.
Forfurtherparticulars apply to
13"! J. S. RANDALL.
Desirable Property For Sale.
THE Homestead formerly owned and now oc-
cupied by John Roberts. For articulars en-
CHAS. H STREET.
Fairfield Co. National Bank. .
For Salefor to Rent.
LOSE on the Sound between Nor-walk and
. \Vcstport ilarbors.agood House and Barn
wrth Fourteen Acres of Land. Good Water,
plenty of ll'n‘iilt; and ten minutes from either
depot. Enquire of JULIA S. FITCH, East Ave-
nue, Norwnik. «'6
Farm for Sale.
DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Boron ll
of Norwalk, With or Without twenty-eig t
acres of land; said land is suitably divided into.
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. Forfur-
thcr information apply at this Office, or ofthc sub-
scrrbcr. HARVEY FITCH.
Nor-walk, January 14th, 1878. 3
C. For Sale Cheap,
0r Exchange for other property,
One ot‘thc neatestmnd cosiest little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenantfor little
(fir-Ino‘rnouey down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
l-..
quire of
l
For Sale.
A House and Lot. in a healthy location on
Farr Street, above Catharine. The House is
nearly new, wellbuilt. conveniently arrang-
cd, and will make a comfortable and pleasant
home for a family of average size. Thelot runs
back to the rrver. There isa well of” excellent
water on the place. and Borough water in the
Street. I’rice low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to secure
homo. Apply at. GAZETTE OFFICE. 3ft
Desirable Property for sale.
Vcrydesirablc place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, forsalc cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gum. Euquireols" E OSB
. . ORN. East Avenue
tfll or to D.W.FITCl{, West Avenue. '
FOR SALE .
YEWO verydcsirablc Buildin gLotsou West Main
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
Notice
‘I ;‘ IS hereby given to the people of
4:3." Nor-walk and vicinity that non SE
- SHOING will be done in first class
style by WM. McCORMACK. All
hand made Shoes used. Work done on most
reasonable terms, and particular attention nard to
lntcrfcrin and Over-reaching Horses at. the old
When blossoms fall untimely down ;
When ripened fruitage fails to crown
The Summer toil 5.33113“ nature's frown
3 1, 'prgly on our tears.
Life-hath its faithless days.
The golden promise ‘of a morn,
That secured for light and gladnels born,
Meant only-noontide wreck and scorn,
- Hushed harp instead of praise.
Life hath its valleys too,
.Wherc we must walk with vain regret,
With morning clothed, with wild, rain wet,
Toward sunlight hopes that soon may set,
All quenched in pitying dew.
Life hath its harvest moons,
Its tasseledtorn and purple-weighted vine;
Its gathered sheaves of grainnhe blessed sign
Of pleuteous reaping bread, and pure, [rich
Wine; ‘ :
Full hearts for harvest tunes.
Life hath its .hopes fulfilled ;
Its glad fruitions, its blcst, answered prayer,
Sweeter for waiting long, whose holy air
Indrawn to silent souls breathes forth in rare
Grand speech, by joy distilled.
Ismonrr C. Gunner.
A Japanese Love Song.
Yes, 'tis autumn, dearest, see
Cold, rough signs on every side ;
Listening to the fluttering leaf,
Borne before the tempest tide.
. Listen to the moumful song,
, Wafted from the pine-trees tall;
Listen to the torrent’s voice,
Loud resounding over all.
It was in the gladsome spring.
When we met and told our love ;
Nature sang in ecstacy, '
The skies were bright and blue above.
Then We hoped, and had no thought
That darksome days could ever be;
The golden hours flitted by
In mirth‘and loving revelry.
Then summer came—we lovers still
Trifled the long swéet hours away;
In scented woods, and deep,dark shades,
With jest and smile,land old-world lay.
Or, on the cool, broad river’s wave,
Floating along, we wove our dream,
Nor thought of those who toiled for gain
In the great city's busy stream.
’Tis autumn now, and winter soon
Will change the fair world’s smiling face;
A year, alas! will then have flown,
To us a fleeting moment’s space.
Oh, ere the spring come back again,
In all her radiancy divine,
May fortune smile upon our love,
'And let me call thee, dearest, mine!
—.All The Year Round.
2'4.
Past and Present ; or, Romance
vs Reality.
A near.
an (shutting Irr‘a Frorksart with a slap.)
“ Oh, for the days of olden time,
When, true to knightly duty,
The champion roved through every clime
To win the smile of Beauty!
’Neath moonlit skies his midnight spent,
In place of ball-rooms choky,
And through triumphal arches went,
Instead of hoops at croquet! "
smr (mulling maliciously.)
“ Ha, ha! nice figure you’d have made
Mid Syria’s heat and slaughter,
,...IYb9 mwlatseventyjnthe shade, .. _ .
M: Andlgnriforseltzer-waterl- ,
While through the sand heaps wdding :
‘ Well, let me once get home again,
And deuce take all crusading! ’ ”
an
“ You heartless thing! but you have ne'er
Perused, like me, their story—
Who knew 'no task they would not dare,
No pain when crowned with glory;
And, glowing o'er those pages, dear,
I’ve wished, with heart o'crladen,
I were a Spanish cavalier
And you my chosen maiden! ”
SI]!-
“0 Fred, you goose! I ne’er could abide
Unseen behind a grating,
Nor bear forever at my side
A_ prim duenna waiting.
And then this face you say you prize,
Some horrid Moor might eye it,
And whisk me off before your eyes—"
in: (fiercely)
‘.‘ I’d like to see him try it! ”
sax. .
“ Then, too, in that stern age you know,
No opera, ball, nor fashion,
No lovely sleighing in the snow,
No novels filled with passion.
In convent lone, or castle strong,
It must have been diverting
To stitch at tap'stry all day long,
With ne’er a chance of flirting! "
ns. -
“ Of course, that’s a. thing you require!
But men had then a chance, dear,
To win their spurs through gore and mire
In Palestine or France, dear :
And when the stubborn fray was done,
Bis lady crowned the winner,
And _ ”
SHE.
“ Pawned thespurs his strife had won,
To buy their Sunday dinner! ”
m: (angrily)
“ Too bad. by Jove! of all I say
You will make fun—4"
snrr.
“ Poor fellow!
He sees en beau our fathers' day,
But oursin jaundiced yellow.
Your knights, good sir (Whose spurs of gold
Were all the wealththey carried.)
0ft found their fchosen maidens’ cold,
And lived_(or died) unmarried i
“ Bet never mind, dear Fred ; for, though
I sometimes like to tease you, ‘
I'd never say a word, you know,
That really could displease you ;
And, though papa may fume and rage,
And vow he’ll ne'er endure it,
Just wait until I come of age,
And then—”
m: (ecstatically)
“The ring and curate! "
-—Appletons‘ Journal.
The Burlington Howl-eye has been doing
over “ Romeo and J uiiet ” in this style :—
Romeo—See hornshc leans her cheek upon her
( o'
O. that I had that diamond on her hand
That I might raise the fair and gentle
wrnd. _ .
_ Young member of the—Club was some
trme ago taken into his father’s house of
business, and devoted himself to his new
pursuits. Not long after, while standin 'Jin-
the Club window, one of his friends as ed
him how he was getting on, and what‘sbare
he had in the business. “Well,” said'Tom,
“of course I don't know much about it-yet,
andfather has only given me an eighthto
begin wrth; but if I show roper attention
and care, I think next year I shall getl‘fix-
teenth, and in three yearsa whole tweut -
forth.” That youngmanis wiser now. is
answer was like the reply of a New Jersey
law student in an office. “Oh! I get nothing
the first year, but then they always double
it the second.”
Prof. Sumner of Yale, after critically ex-
amining some of the boys’ story papers, is
convrnced that they are extremely pernicious.
lstand or at. AHEltN.Maiu street. Norwalk. 5
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Norwalk Chronicler