i 4; WHOLE NUMBER 1576. Old Gel-mun Love Song- (rura'raau'rn CENTURY-) Since creation I'was thine; Now forever thou art mine. I have shut thee fast In my heart at last. I have dropped the key In an unknown sea. Forever must thou my prisoner be! —Har.su S. Coxax'r, in Harper's Magazine for April. ”—— From the Cotton, (Cal) Semi- Tropic. An Open Letter From Riverside. Rev 2. B. Burr, Southport, Conn. Dean Baormm :——-With this open letter, I mail to your address, a package of River- side fi-uit. In it you will find two oranges, two limes, a sweet rind lemon, raisins and almonds. The oranges are from Mr. Two- goods‘s and Mr. Hart’s orchards, the lemon from Mr. Garcelon’s, the limes and almonds from Mr. TWOgood's, and the raisins from Mr. Handy's vineyard, formerly Mr. Pack. ard‘s. I picked the fruit from the trees my- self, except, of course, the raisins and nuts, The localities where the fruit was grown are familiar to you and you can locate them ex. actly. In Mr. Garcelon‘s, Burnham‘s, Shu— gart’s, Caldwell’s,.Judge North’s, and other gardens and orchards, I saw trees not only in bearing condition, but with fruit upon them. I am sorry I had to pick the fruit before its time, but, if you can keep it till the summer months, you will get a better idea of its rich- ness and flavor than by tasting it at once; but if its rich and tempting appearance is too- much for you, you are at liberty to divide with Mrs. Burr and despatch it. I ought to say that I did not hunt River- side up and down to find the only tree with the only fruit on it, just to say “we’ve got fruit," nor did I carefully-select, the largest or the best, for brag's sake, but tried to find the average of its .jkind. Over a hundred trees have borne the “golden-fruit" this year, in Riverside, and you know,- seven years ago, it was all a desert plain here. The larger orange came from a tr'ee,‘:on a single branch ' of which, I counted a cluster of sixteen of the most beautiful oranges .I ever-saw. Next year it is estimated ovcrila thousand orange trees will be in bearing, and .f‘seven years ago" this was a desert. Whatever discount you may make on the orange,the lemon or the lime that 1 send you, as to} quality, I feel safe in challenging you to find 'abetter raisin either in Southport or the :NewYork markets. But, why do I take somuch trouble to send you average specimens of- Riverside fruitt-Because Mrs. LeGra‘nd Lockwood has shown me a letter from yomdated Southport, Conn, Nov. 14, 1877, addiessed to, her in New York city,.with the, one intent to pre- vent her from comingtoCalifornia, especial- ly to Southern'California, for reasons which you state. ‘ ‘ Some of the reasons are : lat—“It is a good place in which to spend money, but none in which to raise oranges. * * That they cannot be succcessfully cul- tivated, etc. * ‘ * I do not think there is one tree in Riverside in a bearing state as yet." 2nd. —“Those having young orchards are, at times, very much discouraged, and wish they had never heard of Southern California.” 3d.—“A severe frost in April, 1875, killed about all the fruit of every kind, and injured much the orange trees." 4th.-—“Cultivation laborious and expeno sive," _ 5th.—“Water is a scarce article.” (ilk—“Climate is far from being what it is represented to be by interested parties,an‘d I hardly know of an individual at Riverside who has not wished, time and again, that he had never heard of the place.” 7 th.—‘ ‘I wish your sons well and therefore . , I advise them, by all means, if they must leave home, to turn their faces in some other direction than this ‘New Italy,‘ falsely so- called.” You mention with satisfaction that you “have deterred many from going, and, in so doing, have," you think, “kept them from making one of the greatest mistakes of their lives.” You end the letter by saying, “I use strong language, but it is not so strong as facts would warrant my using." I confess I read the letter with surprise, especially as your sweeping statements have not the facts to warrant them. Remember that you were here in 1875, and all the time you spent in Riverside was four months or less. You seem to forget that in three years there has been ample time for changes and improvments as well. Had you been with me the past five days, and in a buggy most of the time, you would have been surprised to see what has been done and is doing. Perhaps it may be a satisfaction to you to know that your letter to Mrs. Lockwood in- fluenced her to come and see for herself. She finds everything almost exactly the reverse of your representations. Like thousands of other people in Riverside, she has fallen “dead in love" with the country, and has ac- tually invested money in land, water, orange trees, etc., and a son of hers, not strong and well when he came here, by working the land, bids fair to get the premium for good health, fresh color, capital digestion and Adonic form and face. She did intend, at first, to return to New York this month. She will not, however, for a year—perhaps for two years, as she likes it here very much. The reaction of your letter may have had something to do with it, but not so much as I think. lat—That she finds that “while it is a good place to spend money in," it is also a good place for the growth and successful cul- tivation of oranges. Becausea few thousand oranges such as I send you have actually come to maturity this year, over 50,000 or- ange trees are being planted this Spring, ““vrbichyvlll make, by actual count, an aggre- gate of 200,000 Orange trees in Riverside alone. 2nd.-—-Those having orchards are working hard as well as wishing for more of them. 3d.—There has been no severe April frost _ since you were here, but there may be next April, who knows ? But then we have out- lived all the frosts that have come and gone, fully as easily as they do in other countries. 4th.—‘ cultivation is laborious and expen- sive I” On thousands and thousands and thou- sands of acres not a stone as big as a marble, or a root as stifi' as a‘radish can be found, and yet, I have no doubt there are some who would be glad if cultivation could be carried on without any labor or upon”. I have seen ladies with their sun-bonneta on, trowel in hand, digging away in front yards, “taking no note of time,” right here in mid winter, according to the almanac, to make the dessert blossom as the rose. 5th.-—Water is not a scarce; article any longer. Two large canals furnish. abundant irrigation for 15,000 acres. Last year was a dry one, but Riverside had plenty of water. The Company have a reserve sufficient for a third canal whenever there is a demand for more water. At the ' rate‘land is being sold it may be necessary to dig this third canal within the next five years. Should you and I revisit the placein that time our eyes will feast and revel in» the sight of at: least 125,- 000 orange. trees glorified with golden fruit, such as I Send Wilton”- - 6th.-—As to theclimate, which you protest against, well, some Californians dc talk very foolishly and nonsensically about it. Now I have been, this time, five and. because these five days'havebeenperfect dayse—such days are hardly ever known any- where else in the w‘orld'—‘—I would not, for all days inRiverside, ' this, feel justified in saying that the Riverside climate is Edenic. Paradise never had finer days than these; no more, in fact, than, I think, you are justified from a'few weeks residence, to say what you do about it. There is a graveyard near by, people do die. I hear of some who are sick ; some who ex- pected to get well at once but are disappoint- ed; whose liver and dyspepsia are not toned up to concert pitch, therefore cannot sing. If they get away from here in their distressed state back to where they came from, they’ll croak sure. If there is a place on this planet where men never die, where the inhabitants never say “I am sick ,” or the sick all regain health and strength, where youth and beauty is the out-come of old age, Riverside is not that place. But I see so in the face, from New England, Canada, New York, and almost all parts of the world, now lording it over “forty acres” as if they had always been “honest ’farmers;” pale in- valids of yesterday, now free from cough and asthma. Some eighteen physicians, who as a last resort for their broken down constitu- tions prescribe this very climate for their lungs, and a hoe or a plough-handle for a staff; seeing all this and more, it looks to me that the climate of this “New Italy, false- ly so called,” may yet be the sanitarium of all the Italys, bully so called. The settlers whom you knew as “sick of their bargains" are, I think, entirely well. It is hard to convince them that one hundred or two hundred per cent. advance on their in- vestment is enough. The lots which were bought two years ago, lying below the gov- ernment track, for twenty-five dollars an acre, some of them without improvements, one hundred dollars an acre has been refused this winter. Mr. Burnham could point out the places. I wish I had time to tell you how many of the 1200 now living here—there were'300, I think, in your time—represent many of the host families in the East, Boston itself not excepted. Next to Los Angelos this post ofllce delivers more letters, papers, journals, magazines, etc., 1 am told, than any office in Southern California. From this one may in- fer that from a place that was a desert six or seven years ago, there is a good show of cul- ture, intelligence- if not good morals—enter- prise and success. But best of all, and you will be glad to hear it, religious interests have felt the new life, too. Last Sunday morning the Congre- gationnl Church was crowded up to and on the pulpit platform, chairs from Mr. Garce- lon’s house in the aisle, and people at the door. This has been seen at that church for nearly two months. The Methodist Church, in the evening, is filled completely. In the afternoon I attended apraycr meeting at a private house. About forty were present, and, I think, ten new converts testified for Christ. Dark as was the day for oranges when you were here, wasn’t it infinitely more so for the churches i’ I have written this to "let you know that in three years “times have changed.” 'The con- ditions of society, supply of water, success- ful cultivation of semi-tropical fruits, pro- gress in everything, will make or have made this “New Italy” a desirable country for good homes and good health. Of course you will take it all in at a glance, to wit: That. what you have said to Mrs. Lockwood and to hun- dreds of others, to deter- them 7fromcoming here, cannot any longer be said with any colorof truth. The "strong'language" hith- ertoused about Riverside must hereafter be made out of whole cloth and not “facts.” “Times have changed." Do you ask how many acres and how many orange trees I’ve got in Riverside. Nor 0231:, and never expect to have. Fraternally, and. as of old, truly yours, J. H. WARREN. Supt. A. H. M. S. Cal ‘ rum-Cummin- Description of Jesus by Publlzu Lentul-ua, President of Judea in the reign of Tiberius Caesar. There lives, at this time, in J udea, a man of singular virtue, whose name is Jesus Christ, whom the barbarians esteem as a prophet, but his followers love and adore him as the offspring of the immortal God. He calls back the dead from their graves,and heals all sorts of diseases with a word or a touch. He is a tall man, and well-shaped; of an amiable and reverend aspect; his hair of color that can hardly be matched, falling into graceful curls, waving about, and very agreeably couching upon his shoulders, part- ed upon the crown of the head, running as a stream to the front after the fashion of the N azarites,his forehead high, large and impos ing; his cheeks without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red; his nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard thick and of a color suitable to his hair, reaching below his chin, and parting in the middle like a fork; his eyes bright blue, clear and serene; look, innocent, dignified, manly and mature; in proportion of body, most perfect and captivating; his hands and arms most delectable to behold. He rebukes with majesty, counsels with mildness, his whole address, whether in word or deed, be- ing eloquent and grave. No man has seen him laugh, yet his manners are exceedingly pleasant; but he has wept frequently in the presence of men. He is temperate, modest and wise, a man, for his extraordinary beau- ty and divine perfections, surpassing the chil- dren of men in every sense. The Saviour is so seldom recognized in profane history, that this confirmatory con- tribution to his perfections is especially val- uable. 'r. w. New York, March 8th, 1878. # Experiments as to theleffects of music upon insane persons are still .beinglmade at the Blackwell’s Island (N. Y.) Asylum, and some on Tuesday were attended with remarkable and gratifying results. A few sentimental airs on the piano quieted a raving .female maniac in a few minutes, so that her pulse. was reduced from 104 to 80, but the same treatment, applied to two other chronic maniacs, had the effect of exciting them and increasingthe circulation of blood greatly. An Irish jig set an Irish woman dancing around the room, but soothed another who had been so violent as to require constant re- straint since she has been in the asylum The habitual frenzied look gradually melted out of her features, and in its place came a calm, sweet smile. When spoken to, she asked for “Home sweet} Home"—her first intelligible utterance in months. But the music which aroused: her mental faculities so powerfully left her body weak and trembling. The dif- ferent effects of music on different tempera- ments were wellfillustratedhy placing several hundred inmates of the asylum in one hall where a band played and several vocalists sang. Some of the women laughed and clapped their hands, others wept, many rocked their bodies to and fro, and made up all sorts of faces, while a few stared vacant- ly. The entertainment was closed with a dance in which some took part who had rc- fused to take any exercise for months. It is believed that beneficial lasting results can be obtained in many cases by a regular applica- tion of this treatment. # Eccentric persons who propose to make theirwills are advised by the New York World to leave their money direct to the bar association to save trouble. The editor of the Worcester Press knows what constitutes marriage. He .says it is '“getting down to one ci a day, in order to lpour money into the co ers’ of the man who sells striped stockings.” many here who calne with death staring them- Running the Gauntlet, AN nrlsons or THE Russo—TURKISH wan or 1770. “ Captain, what you propose is impossi- ble.” . - “Admiral, it's possible enough to any maxi who has pluck. " With these bitter words on their lips, two men stand facing each other on the quarter- deck of the Russian flag-ship Valdimir, as she lies at anchor of! the coast of Asia Minor. The one, who wears the uniform of a Rus- sian admiral, is a man of colossal stature and proportions, but with a broad, heavy, un- meaning face, which shows that his intellect is not on a par with his bodily strength. The other is a short, square, muscular figure,with a firm mouth and keen grayeye—formerly Lieutenant Elphinstone, of the British navy, but now in command of the frigate Yeka- terinalin the Russian'Bluck Sea fleet; and the superior to whom he is speaking so un- ceremoniously is no other than the imperial admiral himself, Count Gregory Gregorivitch Orloif, the first and basest of the countless favorites of Catherine If, a man whose worthless name has been rescued from obliv- ion by one great crime—thc murder of Peter 111. It is the morning of July 8, 1770. The bright blue waters of Tchesme Bay are cum- beled with half-burned spars and masses of shattered timber; the warm dreamy summer sky overhead is blotted with drifting smoke; and along the surrounding hills bare legged men in white turbans are hurrying to and fro with looks of dismay, and muttering to each destroyed by the “Cinema” of the North. Last night, with a single fire ship, this short, keen-eyed. blunt-spoken captain burned every vessel in the Turkish squadron; and he is now vainly urging his phlegmatic admiral to follow up the victory by a dash through the Dardanelles upon dcfenceless Constantinople. “I tell you, Englishman,” growled Oriofi, “that I will not send the Empress’ fleet to cer- tain destruction in attempting an impregna- ble passage, just to please you t” “And I tell your Excellency,” retorts the other, “that what you fear to attempt with the whole fleet, I will do with one vessel. I’ll run my ship through this ’impregnable pas— sage’ of yours, and drink the health of the British navy in front of the Sultan’s own pal- ace. Good morning.” . ' Arrived on board of his own vessel, Capt. Elphinstone musters his crew - a motley mix- ture of sallow, broad-faced Russians, squat, yellow-haired Finns, big-boned, beetle-brow- ed Estbonians, and slim. wiry Greeks, with two or three brawny, red-whiskered English sailors looking down upon their comrades in a grand, compassionate disdain, as creatures whom an inscrutable Providence has doomed to be foreigners, thereby cutting them off, once and forever, from all chance of becoming good seamen. The captain eyes them all as they come aft with the look of one accustom- ed to judge men at’ sight, and then speaks briefly, but very much to the purpose: “My lads, I’m going to run through the Dardenelles and fly my flag inthe faces of those lubbers at Constantinople; if any man is afraid to come with me let him stand out and say so i" But not a man moves! The crew are all picked men, who have followed their present leader through many a hot fight and many a heavy storm,and they have longsince learned to know him as the real soul of the fleet nom- inally commanded by their incompetent ad- miral. At the very mention of Constantino- ple there is a sudden light in every eye which the veteran is at no loss to interpret._ “All right,” said he, with a grim smile, “if you’re game to poke your heads into the fire I’m not the man to baulk you. Mr. Dugdale serve out a double ration all round and then am. every amen or canvas on her and away we go l” is It is a beautiful summer morning, with a fresh breeze from the southwest,when the de-. voted ship comes up to the mouth of the ter- rible passage through which no hostile vessel has ever ventured before. The sun is just rising over the Anatolian Mountains, and in its dazzling splendor the wood-crowned islets and rocky shores and green sloping hillsides stand forth in all their beauty. All around, the blue, sparkling sea; all above, the rich summer sky. To the west, the little purple island of Tenedos stands watching their ad- vance, as it watched the coming of Agamem- non’s fleet against doomed Troy, 3000 years ago. Far to the northeast, hanging like a snowy cloud upon the sky, towers the great white dome of Mount Olympus. On the right, beyond the wide belt of level plain on which Greek and Trojan battled in the old fighting days, the distant mountains loom out blue and shadowy, along the eastern horizon; while right in front, the deep, narrow chan- nel of the famous strait curves outward to the sea, between the bold ridges that flank it on either side. . “We’re lucky with the wind,Mr. Dugdale,” says the captain to his English second in com- mand, as cheerily as, if he were going on a pic-nic, instead of into the jaws of a naval Balaklava. “This breeze is just what we want, for there’ll be a pretty strong current against as inside." - ' “Mr. Turk seems to have taken the alarm already,” answers the lieutenant, with a chuckle, pointing to a group of hurrying fig- ures just vanishing over the hill-top on the right. “Do you think, sir, they’ll be able to hurt us much ?" “Can’t say,” replied the veteran, coolly; “but I should think not, myself. You see, when they made these batteries they didn’t arm them with regular guns, but tunnelled holes in the rocks themselves, and crammed them with powder and ball like apack of greenhorns as they are; so if we don’t come Q C t t t * range to hit us—tbat’s one good job. It’s only the movable guns that we need be afraid of. Starboard l" “Starboard it is!" responds the deep voice of the steersman , and the gallant ship sweeps rejoicingly into the fatal channel, whence, if the Turkish batteries be such as report speaks for them, neither ship nor crew will ever return. . Had the daring band any leisure to take note of the surrounding landscape they would be well repaid,for everv- mile of the beautiful scenery which they traverse in this headlong race with death, is rich in world renowned memories. On yonder round grassy knoll. which projects from the steep, ridgy outline of the European shore, King Xerxes sat en- throned, ages ago, to watch his motley mil- lions pouring over the Hellespont bridge into Europe. This wide, green plain, dotted with tiny white hamlets, which stretches away to the eastward in the glory of the morning sun- shine, could tell many a tale of Miltiades and Cymon and Lysander. Upon this strip of flat dusty beach, where the tall, flat-roofed houses and huge, yellow,lazaretto of Dardanieh now stand massed together,Darius and his few re- maining warriors cast themselves down to rest, and to breathe freely for the first time since the commencement of the fatal retreat in which, amid hunger, cold,.sickness, crush- ing fatigue, and the relentless pursuit of a savage enemy, ended their vaunted invasion 'of Scythia. And yonder, where the green, sunny hills fall away suddenly into a-dcep, curving hollow,two small white forts, almost level with the water‘s edge, stand facing each other across the swift moving current—the castles of Scstos and Abydos, where Leander looked his last from amid the roaring waters upon the familiar light far above,and wheres yet sadder and darker story was one day to other that the Padishah’s war-ships have been . right into the line of fire, they can't alter the. become famous forever through the genius of Byron. . But both captain and crew have other things to think of, for the storm of war which they have defied is now gathering around them in earnest. Along the hills on either side red- capped soldiers are hurrying to and fro,bayo- nets glittering,sabresfiashing, artillery-wheels throwing up clouds of dust, while cries of mingled rage and terror came faintly to their ears as they swept by. But the crack Of can- non shot- which they momentarily expected never comes. Turkish neglect has done its accustomed work. Honeycombcd guns, rick- ety carriages, crumbling earthworks, sanded gunpowder, balls that will not fit the bore of their pieces—what can be done with means like these? And if the Turkish squadron be destroyed (as it must be or the Russian flag would not be flying here,) what resistance can we make to the enemy’s whole fleet? So argue the faint-hearted among the de- fenders; but there are men there of another cast—men for whom it suffices that the enemy is before them, and that they are Turkish sol- diers. As the adventurous ship sweeps round the sharp curve that hides Abydos from sight, Lieutenant Dugdale, looking up inhis leader’s face, sees it harden suddenly like congealed metal, as the ready spy-glass turns on a huge gray mass of bare rock that looms out some distance ahead of them. , “See those red caps bobbing in and out of the rocks like rabbits? They’re going to give us a shot in passing, sure enough. That’s one of the tunnel-batteries I spoke of, and if one of those 300 pound shot hits us,to the bottom we go, every man! Set the stunsails,‘boys— we’ll run past, and chance it.” OnWai-d sweeps the noble vessel before the freshening breeze ; but keen eyes are watch- ing her from behind'those frowning crags,‘ and, just as she comes opposite the fatal spot, the match is applied to the powder. For one moment the life of every man on board hangs by a hair; but the discharge “baulks” for an instant, and that instant is sufficient to save them. The next moment comes a crash as if the earth were rent assunder—a sheet of flame spouts from the black, yawning mouth—then there is a deafening splash, and a torrent of water breaks over the stern,drenching all who stand near it. The ball (a huge mass of sfone weighing over 300 pounds) has fallen barely ten feet behind them 1 “Near shave,that l" says the captain coolly, “but a miss is as good as a mile, anyhow 1” Away, awav, past green, sunny,slopes chec- quered with massive buttresses of gray rock; past steep, crumbling ridges, on which tiny black goats are hanging like flies; past cool sheltered - inlets floating in shadow; till at length the straggling white streets and tum- ble-down fortifications of Gallipoli start up suddenly along-a grassy headland in front of them, in the glory of the evening sunlight. A wild clamor of mingled outcries along the shore—a passing vision of dark,fierce faces 3 and hurrying figures, and weapons brandished in vain menace—and ineffectual crackle of musketry from the nearest angle of the wall —and then the last peril is past, and before them lies the open sea. As they round the point, the English cabin«boy—a lad after Cap- tain Marryatt’s own heart—springs up on the bulwarks, and, putting his thumb to his nose in a vulgar but expressive gesture, shouts to the baffled assailants: “Good-bye, Johnny; Any message for Con- stantinople ?” And the daring band, echoing the taunt with a shout of laughter, sweep by towards the point where,opening out broad and bright between the receding shores, lies the smooth surface of the Sea of Marmara. Night overtakes them as they enter it; but Captain Elphinstone is not here for the first time ; he holds his course unswervingly through the darkness, with but one thought in his mind—to reach Constanti n All ..:,.v.. can “fill"! smithwanterly wm’ilnfiils their sails, as if cheering them on ;_ and with the first gleam of sunrise they pass the green curv- ing shores of “Prince’s Islands,” and see be- fore them, outspread for many miles along the blue shining sea, the serried roofs and tall white minarets and stately mosques, and countless palaces of imperial Constantinople. At this early hour but few persons are yet abroad, but the sight of the terrible Russian flag suffices to arouse the whole capital. Not a gun mounted on the seaward batteries—not a regiment in fighting order—the enemy’s first ship already in sight, and the rest doubt- less close behind—well may Constantinople tremble! Within less than half an hour every street leading down to the harbor is one roar- ing swarm of struggling figures and convulsed faces, livid with fear or black with rage; and a mingled uproar of cries of dismay, savage curses on the “Muscov,” wild prayers to Al- lah and the Prophet, and bloodthirsty yells for the heads of the Grand Vizier and his officers read the very air. And then, in the midst of all the madden- ing din, are heard the quick, stern tones of Captain Elphinstone’s voice : “Nikolial bring. me up a bottle of rum and some sugar and hot water—sharp !” The Greek steward, himself an old priva- teersman. obeys with a grin of unfeigned dc- ligbt on his scarred face; and the crew, clus- tered on the forecastle, bend forward to see their leader drink his toast in the teeth, of all Constantinople. The grog is mixed with an unfaltering hand; the captain rises from his seat, and, turning towards the raging thou- sands that line the shore, shouts, at the full pitch of his mighty voice—- “Success to Old England and her navy,and may every Turkish lubber go straight to the bottom !” He drains the tumbler as he speaks, and, flinging it scornfully towards the infuriated Turks, calls to his lieutenant : “Now, Mr. Dugdale, put her head abdut, and off we go again.” “What 1 without giving ’em a single broad- side, sir?” says the surprised ofllcer. “What's the use of killing the poor beg- gars who can’t resist?” answers the stout- hearted sailor; “besides, d’ye think I‘m go- ing to do the Russian’s work for ’em, if they haven’t the pluck to do it themselves? The minute I see that old porpoise of an Admiral again, I’ll. just chuck my commission in his face; I’m not going to serve any longer with a pack of lubbers who daren’t take a good chance when it’s-offered them.” . , Captain Elphinstone kept his word,and the Russian navy saw him no more. Little did done a deed whose fame should endure for- ever; and as little could'heforesee‘that it would be,surpassed,a century later, by anoth- er seaman on the opposite side of the world, whose name‘was Admiral Farragut. ” One of these days the English plum pud- ding will be made and canned in America, and sent across the ocean. Already an en- terprising firm of Yankees is putting up bone- . less ham in cans for domestic and foreign markets. During the past few months it has been preserving large quantities of poultry, which is canned in the same style as pressed beef, the fowls being boned and chopped up.- Lately, it has, with complete success, accom; plished the feat of. canning turkeys entire, withi'every bone removed. From boned tur- key to chicken and. veal-pies is only a short step, and then will come the British birth- right—the,.Christmas pudding—made, season- ed and canned by down-cast Yankees, say, about the 4th of_July. . - -_——,__=..-_-==== W. '1‘, Huntington has resigned a position in the N.'Y. Custom House which he held 'forfifty years. ' Mr. F. W. Thayer, of the senior class at Harvard college,'bas obtained a patent for his invention of a mask for base-ball catchers. A Harvard education is not always wasted. The Eddys,‘ the spiritual sensatiOn of .a short time ago,~have been dischargedlfrom ar- rest in Albany and notified 'that‘ they csn deal in their spirits if they will take out a license. the simple~hearted hero think that he had. The Farmers’ Cl ub. Hon. Nathan C. Ely resigns Presidency of Farmers, club, not being willing to hold the and,“Presldent of” the Farmers‘~ Club. We give the introduction of Dr. A. S. Heath the new President; Gentlemen of the Farmers. Club of American Institute: , For eighteen years you have been presided over by Mr. Nathan C. Ely, a gentleman who has taken the deepest interest in this most important branch of national education, in- dustry and wealth. You know better than I can tell you his peculiar fitness, ability and quality to preside over such an organization. You long ago marked his disinterestedness and justice as a presiding officer. He is cordial and eminently social as a gentleman. Possessed of position and wealth, yet kind, genial, considerate, liberal and generuos, wherever he saw ability, :intelligence and interest in our work, a prompt and willing recognition was invariably accorded. This kindly disposed heart has ever been lavish of sympathy, and indulgent to a degree where others might have been impatient or dictator— ial. For myself, I have many acknowledge- ments to make to Mr. Ely for the uniform kindness Ihavc received at his hands; and not only at his hands but at yours also, for the uniform reception kindlyshown me in my feeble though sincere efforts to advance the interests of you all, of the Institute and of the Farmers' Club. YouLhavc appreciated my desire to do something to advance truth, science and agriculture. I have been in earnest and though of an ardent temperment, I trust I have not appeared selfish or unwill- ing to appreciate excellence in others. There are few modern books too valuable to be kept out of our library, and I hope through the valuable aid of our late worthy President, who now honors the American Institute as its presiding ofiicer, we shall be able to. replenish the shelves of the library. At a suitable time I shall ask the efforts of a judicious committee to urge this “consummation devoutly to he wished.” Hereditary Effects of Alcohol. At a meeting under the auspices of the National Temperance Society, held last Wednesday, in New York, Dr. Willard Park- er spoke on “ The Hereditary Influence of Alcohol.” The Tribune reports his address as.follows :— ‘ “ He said that the truth of the saying that “drunkards beget drunkards,“ was recognized as far back as the times of Plato and Aristog tle. The tendency of children to inherit not only the physical traits, but also the mental and moral qualities of their parents, had been clearly demonstrated. Physicians had dis- covered that diseases of the body were trans- mitted from father to son through many gen- erations. ' The records of several families, and especially that of the “Juke family,” showed that the effects of drunkenness ex- tended through at least seven generations Alcohol was an irritant—as much so as a grain of sand forced into the eye—and the so-called stimulating effects were only the ef- forts of nature to throw off the offending substance. Alcohol disarrangcd the nervous system and weakened the reasoning powers. Man acted either from reason or from im- pulse. When reason was dethroned by alco- hol, the man was left a prey to impulse, and was for the time insane. When a man,under the influence of alcohol, beat his wife and children or killed a brother, he acted not from reason, but from impulse. The temporary loss of reason from drink- ing alcohol, Dr. Parker said, was not the only effect. The brain lost its tone, and the entire system of the man became tainted. He trans- mitted the taint to his children. The child 1’ k ' a... 4-..}; gelfia‘Il'iutgnfiggra amgdgfifi' ‘fl‘ignp‘liyslcal dis- eases which result from the use of alchol,and would transmit these diseases to his children. Sometimes this taint took the form of an in- curable rcstlessness. Fifty per cent of the idiots were children or grandchildren of drunkards. In this city the effects of drunk- enness were to be seen on every hand. With- in ten years the number of hospitals, insane asylums and infirmaries had increased greatly in proportion to the number of inhabitants. The lower portions of the city were inhabited mainly by descendants of those persons who used alcoholic beverages freely. The better class of citizens had been driven further and further up town or across the East River,and there was a constant advance of the grog-shop keepers and their customers into the fairest portions of the island. About $40,000,000 was spent each year for intoxicating liquors in this city, and during the past ten years the valuation of property in the city had decreas- about $100,000,000. It becomes a time for intelligent citizens 'to consider whether some efforts should be made to stop the advance of the rum trafiic, or whether the city should be given over entirely to drunkards and their descendants. Dr. Parker said that at times it seemed to him as if nothing but the power of the A1- miglity could save this city from the domin- ion of alcohol. The rum power was like an army attacking the Christian citizens and driving them from point to point. In the up- per portions of the city, along Broadway and some of the Avenues, its outposts were gild- ed palaces. fashioned so as to win the youth of the better class. From these fashionable resorts to the slums of the lower wards there was a great variety of saloons, differing from each other in the number of their attractions. The city was also like an emigrant ship crowd- ed beyond its capacity with emigrants. A little portion of it, which was somewhat clean- er than the rest, might be called the cabin, but the odors of filth could not be kept even from that portion. Statistics showed that a great majority of the children who died in this city were children of drunkards. The reports of the Board of Health proved that persons who were temperate could live as long in this city as in any other portion of the county. Manhattan Island was as healthy a strip of land as could be found anywhere in the world, and if the rum power could be overthrown, the city would be both prosper- ous .and- healthy. New York people had laughed at the Maine prohibitory' law, but the effect of that law. had proved its worth. While New York and: Boston were falling be- hind in the valuation of their landed prep »erty, Portland was able to rise from itsashes and increase inprospcrity and wealth every year. The energies of New York were spent in caring for the diseased, idiotic and thiev- ing children of alcohol. ‘ . At the close of his’address, Dr. Parker was asked by a gentleman in the audience if he considered the use of light wine dangerous to health. He replied that he believed indul- gcnce in any beverage that contained alcoho to be dangerous to health. He said however that if beer and light wines were the only beverages in use the evils now felt so sorely would be greatly lessened.” It is mentioned as an evidence of the pro- 'ess of free speech in,the South that Mr. ohn B; Cough is soon to lecture in Louis- ville on temperance. A few years ago the man who advocated temperance in Louisville would have been intemperately mobbed. February, March l—Oamden Post. So that April-May.——0il Oily Derrick. , The mule is usually represnted as an ex- ceedingly ob‘durate and emotionless creature, yet he weeps. Who, indeed, thathas not heard of mulcteers P—Oalslcz'll Recorder. A scientific correspondent of this paper ex- plains that the centre lamp on the street. cars has been introducedas-a relief tolthe horses; it makes the car lighten—Brooklyn Union. Argus. office of President of the American Institute Sham Advertising. wnar “PATENT oursmas" auouxr T0. An examination of the list [of “patent'out- side" newspapers] before the habit of cheap- ness is seized is sufllcient to reveal its illusory character. Take the state of Maine, for in- stance. There are published in the State eight-four newspapers, and some of them are simulated widely. The union lists contains only four papers, and one of these does not appear in anynewspaper directory published. One of the newspapersis in a decline, and it appears to have restored to the patent out side as a drowning man will seize at a straw. Such a newspaper would certainly not be of much value as an advertising medium. New Hampshire has sixty-four newspapers, and the union list shows only six out of this large number. Not one of the six published in an important town, Concord, Dover,Keene, Manchester and Portsmouth having no rep- resentation. In Massachusetts the co-operative plan is practiced by thirty-two out of 343 newspapers. The advertiser who enlists the service of these thirty-two cheap papers pays for the publication of his’ advertisement in four prints that do not appear in the directory; he does not appeal to Boston readers at all, while the list abounds in the name of news- papers Ithat are existing precariously, that have just begun to live or are just about to die. In Rhode Island the cooperatives number two journals,‘ one of which is a watering place sheet read only in the sum- mer months, for its scraps of hotel gossip, while the other is the most obscure sheet in Providence, having an“estimated” circulation of eight hundred in a city of one hundred thousand inhabitants. In Connecticut four of the newspapers in the list of nineteen claimed by the union are printed in two ofll- ccs, and are essentially duplicates circulating in the same neighborhood. Five of these titles given are sought for in vain in the newspaper directory, and the inference is that they were not worth a place in it. The foolishness in spending money in the way suggested by the co-operative plan is well illustrated by an inspection of the New York state list. To show how the list which is contemptibly incomplete for any real-ad- vertising use, has been padded to make it at- tractive to the unweary searcher for adver- tising, the names are inserted of four news- papers published iu New York city, the Progressive American the Union Garner’s Weekly, and the Palladium. ,The last cannot be found in the newspaper directory or in the City Directory, and there is good reasons to suppose it has no existence. The entire list numbers eighty-two papers, the aggregate circulation of which, according to the latest directory, is about 12,000, or an average cir- culation of 416 copies. There are in the state 720 newspapers, with a total weekly circulation of about 2,000,000 copies, so that the privilege which is secured in the state of New You: by paying for the use of eighty- two papers on the union list is scarcely worth taking into consideration as a matter of busi- ness. Of the eighty-two papers in the list ten are not in the newspaper directory, and a large number object to stating their circula- tion. The patrons of the union do not reach directly either Albany, Troy, Rochester, Buffalo, Elmira, Binghampton, or, in fact, any of the busy cities. Not half a dozen of the papers in the list have 1,000 circulation weekly. In the New Jersey list the state of things is no better, only twenty-five out of 147 papers in the State being included in the patent outside category. The advertisers in the newspapers of the union list reach 10,000 out of 145,000 newspaper readers in the State. None of the proprietors of these alleged advertising mediums are certain ehealllarylteslstiea fatalasaenhrtntre out of twenty-five titles do not appear in the newspaper directory. 7 Out of 524 papers published in Pennsyl- vania, with atotal circulation of about 1,000,— 000, the Newspaper Union prints and controls the outside or inside advertising columns of thirty-two, with about 10,000 circulation. There are ninety Weekly newspapers in Maryland, but the advertisers by the patent method have the promise of reaching only three of them. Of these three the names of only two can be found in the directory, and two have a total circulation of less than 1,000 copies. The showing is no better for Virginia, chst Virginia, North Carolina,- South Carolina and a few scattered news- papers in Florida, Washington and Canada. For the privilege of obtaining an inch of space in these journals, which are usually the poorest sheets published in places where there are more than one newspaper, the union gets $17 per week. The worth of the space in each paper is consequently just 6 4-5 cents. ‘ Respectable advertisers cannot afford to waste their money in this way, when they can reach the same readers by means of good newspapers at about the same cosh—New York Times. #— A Temperance Lecturer. Among the sermons in daily life which may be read everywhere about us, and which are more effective than those preached from the rostrum, may be cited the experience of a certain New York physician. He was a skillful practitioner, as had been his fa- ther before him, .and in early manhood had attained an enviable position in the profess- ional world and had married alovely girl. Two children were born to them, and their domestic felicity seemed without a do. w. But ere long a cloud appeared, at first no larger than la man’s hand, but which rapidly overspread the happy horizon of home, veiling its brightness in deepest gloom. Being of a social turn of mind, the young doctor was a great favorite at parties and dinners, where wine circulated freely, and, with the best of intentions and before he was aware of it, he became an object slave tozthe serpant that “stingeth like an adder." His noble wife never forsook him, never taunted him with a bitter word, and never ceased to pray for his reformation. Thus they went down step by step ms. DRUNKARD'S runway, which has this peculiarity, that the travelers momentum increases (as he progresses with quickening speed, despite staggering foot- steps on the downward road to ruin. They became wretchedly poor, so that the once lovely girl and petted bride with her little ones were pinched for daily bread. One quiet Sabbath day the wife went to church, leaving her miserable'wreck of a husband lyingona lounge, sleeping OR the previous night’s debauch. He was aroused at last by hearingsomething fall heavily on the floor, and opening his eyes saw the six-year old baby tumbling about on the carpet as his older brother said to him: “Now get up and fall again, that’s the way papa does; let's play drunk.” Then the father watched his children as they personated his inebriatcd movements in a way that would have done credit to an actor. Filled with shame and re- morse he left the house and wandered off miles into the country, thinking over his abominable vice and the example he was set- ting before his boys. Said be: “No lecture I ever heard from Cough or Murphy moved my soul like the spectacle of my own sweet babes "playing drunk as papa does!” I sol- emnly resolved with God’s help to quit my cups, and I did." He kept his word, and is now accounted one‘ of the most eminent surgeons in the country, whose fame is world wide and whose name is doubtless knovVn to all of our rcadersr. Gilmore’smormcrs will sail for Europe in May. NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH, 19, 1878. _ NORWALK GAZETTE. Pllllllliill EVEIIIUEIDAY ICIIIII. The Second Oldest Paper lu the State. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. A. H. DYINGTON & CO. A. H. Brrsoros, J. B. Eats, G. N. Eats. Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance. Single Copies 5 Cents. ..—..__——. _ Advertising Rates : Four lines or less, 1 insertion 60 cts.; 3 times 81 00 One Square, one insertion, ------- 1 00 Per week, for continuance, ------- 50 One Square, Six Months, ........ 7 oo “ “ one yearnwithpapcr - - - 15 00 T‘vo H H 1‘ - H H _ _ _ 2500 Three“ H u H (I . _ _ _ 3000 Quarterof aColumn, one time, - - - - - 5 00 Onequartercolumn, one year, - - - - - 50 00 Onchall‘ Column,onctimc, - - - - - lo 00 one half Column, one year, ------ 80 00 FullColumn,ono timc, - - - - - - - - 20 00 FullColumn, one year, ------- 15(00 One inch space constitutes a square. Special N ouces 25 per cent. advance onthc above. ' Local Notices in Reading Columns , 2 5 Cents per line. Yearly advertisers restricted to the business contemplated at the time of contract, but arcpcr- mitted to make monthly ch mgcs of their adver- tisements. ' Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously. Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cts. per line. All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra. ALEX, S . GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church . Teacher of Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Composition. - Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN. John E. Bodwell EXPRESS MESSENGER AND PURCHASING AGEHT. , _ n.nt.ac.s.rnowrrr’s Norwalk. 0m“ H. E. BODWELL’S, So. Noi'walk. 4m J. Belden Hurlbutt, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Room No.4, [up stairs,] GAZETTE BUILDING. CHARLES W. MANY, Surgeon Dentist, N ORWA LK, CONN. Office corner ofMain and Wall Streets. Nitrous- Oxide Gas administered . c. B. cooLrnos, DENTIST. Successor to Dr. Asa. Hill, WALL STREET, NORWALK, Office over 0. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store. a” Gas administered for extracting teeth with- out pain. DENTISTRY A T HARD TIMES PRI 01178, For Cash. — No Credit 3 All work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office Corner of Main and Washington Streets, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. T. E. SWIFT, D. D. S. a W. MITCHELL. ‘ At the ever popular UNION MARKE’I has always the best of Beer, Veal, Mutton, and Pork, G kct, on the Bridge. 1 "AISLES S. LOCK‘VOOD, Fashionable Draper and Tailnll AND GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM. Main Street,Norwalk. Conn. DWARn murmur), D B U G- G- I S '1‘ Wall Slreelmpposite Normal]: Opera House, A large and well selected stock of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Perfumery,Pateut Medicines, all kinds Mineral Waters. 1‘oilct and Medicatcdfioaps, Flavoring and Handkerchief'Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs, Sponges,Chamois Skins, Stationery. Cigars, &c., and is constantly adding to his stock all the new and popular medicines ofthe day. ORWA LK INSURANCE 00., NOR IVALK, CONN. Charter Capltal $500,000 Paid up Capital - - 100,000 War.0.snnnn'r.Pres.. GEO R.Cowl.Es,Sec’y. 'l‘ N A INSURA NOE Co. ofHARTFORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, $0,716,893.77 lnsuresagainst loss and damage by Fire,on terms adopted to the hazard andconsrstcnt with the laws of compensation. COWLES do MERRILLL Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity. WM. C. BITTER flaring taken the Stable formerly occupied by D.A. NEWCOM B, on Hoyt Streetnvould announce to the citizens of Norwalk that he has stocked it with good Horses, best of Coaches.-C_arr1ages,&c., Which he will let with or Without drivers on rea- sonable terms. . , A specialty of Coaches for Weddings and Funer- als. Carriages run to all trains on N. Y..N. H. R.R Orders can be Stables on Hoyt Street. GEORGE I-I. RAYMOND, Furnishing Undertaker, N0. 53 DIAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.) B. S. BLASCER, . At his storein HALLOBY’B BLOCK, has constantly on hand, a. general assorimcnto Groceries, Crockery, Glass, Tin and Wooden Ware, Etc. Bydcvoting his constantpcrsonalattcntionto the business he hopes to merit pllblle patronage . ‘ ‘ Dr. b. H. Kendall & Son, . DENTISTS. , Are now prepar- ' 1“ edtorccelve their patrons at either Norwaik Bridge or South . Norwulk. The ‘- senior partner has taken rooms ’ o v c r Selleck's Bookstore, Nor- walk, while the j unio r retains South Norwalk. 3m49 . new" the old ofilce, Lander’s Block, Teeth extracted without pain, and all dental ope- rations performed at either otIlcc. 0.11. KENDALL, M.D.. G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S. - P. S. Dr. C. II. Kendall will devote Mondays to C w. Burritt Has Removed To N o. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St., Foot of Mill llill,where with increased facilities he is prepared to do P I.- ~ TI M B I AN G- , in alllts branches. Also special attention given to Tin Routing, Tin and Sheetlron Work and J ob- bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand . Norwalk,April, 1876. Desirable Property for so] . A. Ver ydesirablc place on East Avenue. Also, a few choice BuildingLots situated on Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap. Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer- win Street near West Avenue, for sale at 1} bar- gain . Enquire of S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue, “‘11 or to D.W.FITCH, WestAvenua. attairlivingprices. Union (formerly ModellMaré ‘ left at Connecticut Hotel or at the ' ' ' ream Liniments. The wonder ofmedicalscience—hallhorse and halfbeast-thc fabled Centaurs left their impress upon the history of the world. The Centaur Llnlments, 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 wonderful work. have alleviated more pains and cured more bed- ridden cripplcs than have all other LinimentuEm- brocations, Extracts, Salves and Ointmentsinex- istence. Their immense and rapidly-increasing sale isindisputable evidence of the estimation in which they are held. 'Ihey are already used in many of the hospitals of this country and Europe. and are prescribed by the best physicians and vet- erinary surgeons. Why should they not be ? They have never ‘failcd to ameliorate suffering when care from loss of bone or muscle arelmpos- sible. They contain Carbolic, Witch Hazel,Bock Oil, Arnica and ingredients which must stimulate the fluids, soften the sinncs and penetrate to the bone. We have never yet heard of the first fail- ure to benefit, even in stubborn cnsm ol'Rheuma- tism, Sciatica, and Neurnlgia, while, for Flesh Wounds, Bites, Frosted Limbs,Burns, Cutaneous White Centaur Llulmcnt is for the hu- man frame, the Yellow Centaur Llnlment is for horses and animals. We will guarantee that one dollar expended for Centaur Llnlmcnl will perform more and spedier results than can be obtained for five or twenty dollars from any phy- sician. We have made the treatment of fiesh,bone and muscle ailments a specialty. We know that we have preparations which do what they are recommended to do. They are notcurc-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 Llnlmontl and give them afdir trial. J. I}. ROSE A; 00.,46 DEY $12, NEW YORK. Mothers, ' There. is a harmless and certain remedy for your children. Cass-ours is the result of twenty Pitcher, M. D. It Is a vegetable preparation, as effective asCas- 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 Boyston Indiana, says of it: Sure :-—I have trie gighly of its merits:i thfgfifgglgwapl‘lgffinggsegfi ..:.-..:.l:.tl:eaa: tsetse": .. m... is the very thing. 1 rich and axatlve. It The Casroxra 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. Honey is not pleas- anter to the taste, and Castor Oil is not so certain in its effects. It costs b11135 cents, in largebottlea. 31114 J. B. ROSE a 00., NewYork. REAL ESTATE. \ ANVWm/ml\/\IWVVW\MNV\ To Rent, From April lst, a fine large residence on Main St. (part1 furnished if desired ev ' a ali‘tlanddleslirable. )’ eryw y pleas- _so, e ower part of a. new house on We t Main St. in good order and rent low. ‘ s Also one house on Franklin Ave., suitable for one or two families. Large Barn, Borough water. Also, onc~halt of House on Cross St., nearhlain. 3tll Apply to JAMES FINNEY. To Let. THErcsidenee ofthe late Capt. Abijah Betta, With or Without home lot. It is situated on the Kent road, W ilton, and in a desirable local- ity. Possession given April lst. Termsmoderate Enqplre upon the premises of Mrs. C. M. Gregory or of DR. J. G. GREGORY, Norwulk, Conn. 2t FA. 7?. MS .743..(1P_.S_A_T.H_ Enquire of» CHAS. COMSTOCK, it New Canaan, Conn. II “IL—A nice Second Floor, consisting offive rooms; good well; other water in the house; RYIV'IIGKO. of garden. A ply to GEO. 11.31015, Spring Hill, or A. If, HO '1‘ «it 00’s.. Shoe Store. To RENT.—Five rooms, second floor, Ill a house on West Avenue near the Bridge. Ap- ply ut the GAZETTE OFFICE. To Rent. THE Jarvis place, the .whoie house or by l apnrtmentsms desired. Apply to 0 - J. W. MeLEAN,l\f. D. For Rent or Sale. THE pleasant and convenient house. now, and for several years past occupied by Mr. Ferd. ls. Smith, situated. on Union Ave. For particulars enquire of Mr, Morison Hoyt, Norwalk or address Mrs. L. A. Smith,43 Willard St., Hartford, Conn. To Rent. 3 HOUSES on Belden Avenue; 1 House on Center Avenue ; 1 House on- York Street; 1 House on Newtown Avenue. ‘ . Enquire of 0. E, WILSON, No. 4 Gazette Build- ing, Norwalk. ' 9 To Rent. THE subscriber offers to rent her lace on Main Street, hot-walk, opposite the air Grounds. House new, commodious and convenient. B‘ors ough Water. Will rent the entire house, or either the first or second stories. Appl to the owner on the premises. CLARISSIA WILLIAMS. N orwalk, Feb. 18th, 1878. To Rent. 'ESIRABLE Suites of Rooms for Offices or Families. Also, the large Brick Building on W :itcr Street, wuh Engine and Boiler, suitable for Manufacturing Purgoses. F. ST. JOHN L0 ‘KWOOD, Executor 6 for Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased. To Rent. T HE place near the head of Main Street, form- erly occupied by the subscriber, is offered to rent. , A_ comfortable house, healthy location. plenty 01 land. good orchard, small barn, and low rent. Apply to R. L. ELLS. ' Barn to Let. POSSESSION immediately. enquire of . CEO. 0. KEELER. . To Let. . The Property in the rear of the Fair- field County National Bank, formerly occupied by. Price do Bates, suitable for manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on H Igh St. 50“ E. B. PlthE. Long Island Real Estate For Sale. HAVE a number of very desirable FARMS on Long Islauu, which I willdispose ot‘verycheap and on reasonable terms. - ' Also a large tract of TIMBER LAND, to sell or cxchu nge for N orwnlk property. ., Forfurtherpurticnlars apply to ly7 ~ - J. S. RANDALL. Desirable ' Property For Sale. THE Homestead formerly owned and now 0:- cupicll by John Roberts. For uarticulars en- CHAS. H. STR “ET. quire of _ Fun-field Co. National Bank. Farm for Sale. DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Borough ol‘ Norwalknvnh or without twenty-eight acres of land: said land is suitably divided into pasture, wood, plow audmeadow land. For fur- ther inlormutlon applyat this Olllcc. or ot'lhc sub- scriber. HARVEY FITCH. Norwulk, J urinary 14th, 1878. 3 - For Sale Cheap, Or Exchange for other property, One ot'thc neatest.and cosiest little Cottages in the Borough. \Villsellto ugood tenantl‘orlittle (éi-lgc‘money down. Enquire at GAZETTE Oi"- For Sale. ,.,—~ A_ House and Lot, in a health location on § Fair Street, above Catharine. he House is : nearly ncw,well built.conveniently arrang- ed, nnd will make a comfortable and leasant home l‘orat‘amily-ol average size. The at runs back to the river. There isa well ot‘cxcellent water on the place, and Borough water in the Street. Price low, and part of the money can re- maln on mortgage. A fine chance to secures home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. - 3t! FOR SALE. IllWO vsrydesirable lluildin Lotson WestMain 1 Street. Apply at theGAiETTE OFFICE. Eruptions, etc., they are unfailing. What the . years’ experiments by the celebrated Samuel . VOL. LXI.“—-NUMBER 12 ~ 9:3. A? the flat. ' r H. I . . “Who speaksfor thisman?" from thcgreat white Throne, -3 . .- : Veiled in its roseatelclonds the ., voice came forth ;. . , .. . . Before itstood a parted soanlaae; . And rolling east and weanmtlmh and north, - The mighty accents summoned quick and dead: “Who speaks for this man, are his doom.bc ”id ?” . Shivering he listened, for his earthly life Had passed in dull, unnoted calm. away; He brought no glory to itadailyf'sfrlfc, No wreath of fsme, or geniaiaoiy' ray; Weak, lone, ungifted, quietalidfobscure, Born in the shadow, dying 'mid the poor. Lo, from the solemn concourse hilshed and dim, ‘ . ~ ' ' The-widow’sprayer, the orphan’s blessing rose ; ' ' The struggler toldof trouble shared by him, The lonely of cheered hours and softentd ' woes; I And like a chorus spoke the crushed and sad, “ He gave us all he could and what he had ;" And little words of laying kindness said, And tender thoughts, and...,help in time of need, .. . . Sprung-up, like lecves by soft Spring showers fed, , In some waste corner, sown by chance- fiung seed; . ' ‘ In grateful wonder heard the modest soul, Such trifies gathered to so blest a whole. 0 ye, by circumstance, strong fettera bound, The store so little, and the hand so frail, Do but the best ye can for allaround; ~ Let sympathy be true, nor courage fail; Winning among your neighbors poor and weak Some witness at your trial hour-to speak. —All The Year Round. Mr. Tennyson’s New Poem. The new number of The Nineteenth 0e11- ' tury Opens with a poem from the pen of Mr. Tennyson, entitled, “The Revenge: a Ballad of the Fleet,"'Mr. Tennyson poem begins: At Floresin the Azores,-Sir Richard Gren- ville lay, ' ~ ' ' And a pinnace, like a. fintter'd bird, cams flying from far away: “Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sight- _ ed fiftydhree l" ' Then aware Lord Thomas Howard: “Fore God I am’no coward, But I cannot meet them here, for are out of gear, . And the half my men are sick. I must fly, but follow quick. We are six ships ’of the line; can we fight with fifty-three ?" _ Then spake Sir Richard Grenville i “I know . youareno coward ‘ ' You fiy them fora moment to fight with them again. ‘ But I’ve ninety men :and morer that are lying sick ashore. I should count myself the. coward if I left them, my Lord Howard, To these Inquisition dogs_and the devildoms of Spain." - my ships Lord Howard passes away, and Sir Richard Grenville is left with his own ship, contain- ing ninety sick men and a hundred seamen fit to work the ship and to fight. They en- counter the Spanish fleet, one to fifty.three. And the sun went down, and the stars came out far over the Summer sea, But neveramoment ceased the fight of the one and the fifty-three. Ship after ship, the whole night long, their 2 a - - her battle-thunder and flame; ’ Ship after ship, the whole night long, drew back with her dead 'and her shame. For somepwere sunk and many were shatter’d and so could fight as no more—— God of battles, was ever a battle like this in the world before ? For he said, “Fight on! fight on 1” Tho’ his vessel was all but a wreck; And it chanced that, when half of the Sum- mer night was gone. With a grisly wound to be drest he had left the deck, But a bullet struck him that was dressing it suddenly dead, And himself he was wounded again in th side and the head, . ’ And he said, “Fightonl fight on i” And the night went down, and the sun smil- ed out far over the summer sea, And the Spanish fleet with broken sides lay round us all in a ring; But they dare not touch us again, for they fear’d that we still could sting, So they watch’d what the endwould be. The end was not doubtful, and Sir Richard Grenville :had his way of encountering it. “Sinkme the ship; Master Gunner—sin k her, split her in ‘twain! Fall into the hands of God, not into thé hands of Spain 2” ' But the crew were of less heroic mood, for “the lion there lay dying, and they yield- ed to the foe.” . Andjhe stately Spanish men to their flagship bore him then, Where they laid him by the inast, old Sir Richard caught at last, And they praised him to his face With their » courtly foreign grace; ' But he rose upon their decks, and he cried: “I have fought the Queen and Faith like a valiant man and true : I have only done my duty as a man is bound to do; . . With ajoyfuispirit I, Sir Richard Grenville, die 1" - And he fell upon their decks, and he died, And they stared at the dead that had been so valiant and true, ’ ' And had holden the power and glory of Spain so cheap _ That he dared her with one little ship and his English few ; ' ‘ Was he devil or man? He was- devil for ought they knew. . But they sank his body with honor down into the deep.’ ' And they man'd the “Revenge” with a swartheir alien crew, And away she sail’d with her loss and long’d for her own; ' When a wind from the lands they had ruin’d awoke from sleep, And the water began to_ heave and the weather to moan. And or ever that evc‘ning ended agreat gale blew. ' And a wave like the wave that is raised an earthquake grew. ._ Till it smote on the hullsand their sails and their masts and theirflags, - And the whole. sea plunged and fell on th shot-shattered navy of Spain, And the little “Revenge" herself wentdown by the island crass ' To be lost evermore in themain. 5 > ' a m. ' J I i. .' King Victor owed but $3,000 000, when he died. When the new king said he would tread in the footsteps of his father, certain tradesmen remarked: “You can’t do it at my grocery.”—De¢ro¢'t Free 1‘ ‘rm‘ . - ——-.—d.s—.——¥——— IAn Ohio schoolmaster marked a pretty girls pupil nine in the examination in; chm. try, althoagh her real grade was, six, and wanted her to kiss him as a recompense. She told her mother, and now the school- master is in trouble. by
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