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Haroun Al Raschid.
One day, Haroun Al Raschid read
A book wherein the poet said:
“ Where are the kings, and where the rest
' 01’ men who once the world possessed ?
“ They’re gone with all theirpomp and shew,
; They’re g0nc the way. that thou shalt go.
“ 0 thou who choosest for thy share
Tire world, and what the world calls fair,
“ Take all that it can give or lend,
But know that death is at the end i”
liar-um Al Raschid bowed his head ;
Tears fell upon the page as he read.
—~~Ifallr-]/ W. Longfellow in St. Nicholas.
The Trial of my Life.
far a s.
\\"eric you ever rejected? 1 don’t ask the
men. I expect tlrcy’ve walked that little lig-
urc at least once in their lives. I speak to
women only, and I solemnly ask you, my
sisters, were you ever rejected? Of course
not! Did you ever have any female relative
that was rejected? Of course not. again!
None of your family would put herself in'
such a positiorrl Neither would I, yet I, Ab—
igail Easilyte, of Zoar, have undergone that
mortifying experience and still live. Reject-
ed without ever asking the man, either ! Lit-
tle puppy 1 Of course it was a young sprig of
divinity that did it. (Our divinit schools
are nothing but hot-beds for self-conceit now-
a-duys.) He came to Zoar just-after he was
ordained deacon, and there was a great lo-do
about his boarding-place. .
to take him, knowing that the house was
large and that I had no one but myself and
Kate, my bound girl,to look after, and think-
ing I’d take a sort of motherly interest in
him. I said‘I wanted to see him before-I
made up my mind, so I went to ‘church the
first Sunday he preached and took a good
look at him. Well, he looked just sweet
when he came out in his white surplicc, (he
- had little, handy legs and‘thc surplicc cover-
ed them beautifnlly,) and when he rolled up
his eyes to Heaven and then dropped them‘
piously on the ground, he was so—pretty—
that I said I'd take him in and do the best I
could for him. Oh, it was I that was taken
in. F001! Vl'hen he came to the house I be-
gan to distrust that I had been a little bit
mistaken in him. His arms were so short
that the vciy fiIst meal he fell into the
chicken stew as he was trying to put the
cover of the dish on the other side of it, and
had to be fished out and wiped off by Kate
and myself, but I thought that was his mis-
fortune rather than his fault and therefore
overlooked it. After he was settled again in
his chair he informed me that he always
trusted to his first impressions of people,hav-
ing been advised to do so by a clairvoyant
whom he had once consulted,~aud that he
had never yet found himself mistaken. Also,
that the chief trouble he anticipated in the
ministry was the jealousy of the older clergy,
who would naturally feel hurt at seeing their
congregations deserting them for him, and
he added, “I do trust the people here will
be slow in discovering .my merits as' a
preacher, for I am not anxious to incur the
ill-will of the other ministers in town. But it
will probably take some time to learn to ap-
preciate me, as a young friend of mine told
me the other day that his great difficulty
was in making his sermqis simple enough for
the comprehension of country people. He
is settled in a place very much like Zoar, I
fancy.” “Ah 1” said I, “he must have been
a very talented young man. Did he resem-
ble you at all 2” "Mentally and morally, yes ‘
Physically” (with a. complacent glance at ..
mirror in the room) “I think I had rather
So they asked me .
,NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,
MAY 7, 1878.
mons and I fought Mr. Browu energetically
but in vain. The last words he uttered ashc
left the room were, “Depend upon it, Miss
Abigail, I’m right. I seldom make a mistake
about such things, and I am certain that Mr.
Streams will be acknowledged by posterity
as the preacher of the 19th century.” “Well,"
Mr. Brown,” I replied, “I always thought
that the world is degenerating, but even I
cannot make up my mind to b'elievc that pos-
terity will be such a fool as that l"
It was aboulamonth alter this that my
rejection took place. I had noticed that he
looked at me in a curious way as though he
had something to say and didn’t know how
to say it, and also that he sighed a good deal
and I concluded that he had fallen in love
with one of the pretty girls in Zoar and
wanted someone to confide in..~.The very
thought softened my heart and I was as gen
tle as I could be to the man, made the cake
he liked best, didn’t snub him any more than
was unavoidable, and. in short, acted as a
maiden aunt would do under the circumstan-
ces. I was richly repaid for it. Idiot! It
was Wednesday evening just after the service
I had come home and taken off my things
and their gone out on the south porch to
enjoy for a few minutes the balmy air, for it
was just like summer though only the mid-
dle of April. As I sat there thinking about
Mix'Browu, I must own, and saying to my-
self, “an... it' beis‘only in love with Mclrit-
able Clark it will be the best thing in the
world for him, and he may turn out 80““?-
thing yet. Imust win his confidence if I
can.” I saw him coming up the walk. So I
said “Mr. Brown, isn’t this delightful
weather?” “It is, indeed,” he anSWered;
coming up and sitting down on the porch
step, he sighed. That sigh touched me and
I said in my softest, most sympathetic tones.
“Mr. Brown, Ihave noticed that you have
something on your mind. What is it?
Won’t it do you good to tell me ?" “Thank
you, Miss Abigail,” he replied, “for giving.
me an opportunity of saying what I want to.
Will you'forgivcr me if I speak plainly? I.
know that your strong heart and stronger
mind can bear the shock.” “What do you
mean?" I exclaimed. “For Heaven’s sake
speak out! erat shock? Has anything
happenedi" “Calm" yourself, Miss Abigail.
it distresses me to see you thus and to
feel that 1 am unwittingly the cause.
Miss Abigail, I have uotfibeen able, though
I assure you I have long tried, to shut. my
eyes to your evident admiration, for me~
You may conceive my emotion as I say this
to you. -Nothing but the feeling that it is
for your good supports me (I saw him put
his hand to his heart), “but I know that you
will soon recover from this ill-fated admira—_
tion. If it will be any consolation to you to
know that I will always be your true friend"
I had recovered from my amaze-
ment by this time, and found breath enough
to ask sarcastically “You feel that you can
never return my love, then, do you, Mr.
Brown ?" “Don’t I beg of you, take it so
hard Miss Abigail,” he answered, “I Would
if I could. I give you my word of honor I
would.” Then I broke out: “You contempt-
rble little puppy, do you think that I am in
love with you or anybody else? I think I
should despise myself more than I do you if
I thought .I could be guilty of loving you!
' If I am forty years old I am not yet in my
second- childhood that I should waste my
affections on a bandytlegged puppy. Go
into the house and go to bed and don't go
around rejecting people who haven’t offered
themselves or you’ll get yourself into trouble. "
He disappeared and then the ridiculousness
of the whole thing came over me and I be-
gan to laugh. I’m afraid he thought I was
hysterical for 1191191598.!!an65“ 0“" ”‘ we
door to not: me if there was nothing he could
do for me, but I told him “no,” as well as I
could for laughing and sent him in again.
the advantage of him.” Poor man! I could
not help ejaculating, but Mr. Brown was too
much engrossed with his dinner to hear me.
Things went on pretty smoothly for some
time, and I had bega‘h to think, that, barring
his self-conceit, he was really quite a nice
fellow, when—did you hear his great sermon
on the Duty of Thanksgiving? While he was
writing it he rushed out into the kitchen,
where I was kneeding bread, and asked in -
the greatest excitement, f‘Miss Abigail, do
worms ever have feathers?” “Well," I am
swered thoughtfully, “caterpillars have some-
thing that’s soft and downy on them, but 1
hirdly think I’d call it feather trimming,
would you ? Then there’s another kind of
worm that has some little plumes on its head.
Still I don’t think those ought to. be called
feathers exactly.” “I guess that’s what’s
meant,” he remarked, putting the end of his
pen in hrs mouth and chewing on it with his
eyes fixed on me, and before I had time to
reply he trotted 'back into his room, and I
heard the scratching of his pen across the
paper. I know I. ought to have gone right
in and found out what he was doing, but it
was baking. day and I was too busy.
The next Sunday afternoon he preachc‘ti ~
.that sermon. His text was “Worms and
Feathered Fowls.” After showing the great
beauty of thankfulncss he went on to say.
“There may be some among you who think
that because they have few blessings they
are released from the obligations of thank-
fulness. My brethren, consider the text,
‘Worms and Feathered Fowis.’ Not only
the feathered variety sometimes known as,
caterpillars, but even the feathered class of
fowls that we call worms, are exhorted
by the Psalmist to be thankful. See them as
they stand in shivering nakedness! Contrast
their lot with that of their more fortunate
brethren and then tell me if you can that it
is their duty to be thankful even in their
featherless state and not yours, who are, I
may speak figurativélyfieathered to the toes. "
Ididn’thear 'any more of that sermon. I
had buried my face in my handkerchief at
his first mention of thefeatlrerless fowls, and
didn’t take it out till he said “Let us pray.”
Then I slipped out of church and went home
half-laughing at him, and yet so ashamed of
him that I didn’t want to meet a single per-
son. When he came home to dinner that
day I said to him quietly but decidedly,
“Mr. Brown, I shall insist upon revising your
sermons in future,,beforc you undertake to
preach them in Zoar." “What do you mean
Miss Abigail ?” he asked in unfeigncd amazeé
ment, “Simply this, that as long as you
board with me I wont have you making such
a fool' of yourself as you did this afternoon
with that ridiculous sermon. Fowls indeed!
The word fowls doesn’t mean worms, it
means chickens, and ducks, and turkeys, and
geese, Mr. Brown. I‘ve seen some of those
that weren’t feathered. I think you are the
biggest dunce about some- things that I ever
saw. You ought to be ashamed of having
grown up such an ignoramus. It’s a pity
our divinity schools can’t teach the students
something beside the Greek name of love 1”
I will do Mr. Brown the justice to own that
he was good natured. He never said a word
in answer to my tirade, but sat and looked
at me for all the world like a great six-
months old baby who had just had his cake
taken away and didn’t know whether or not
to cry about it. I 'was afraid at first that he
might be hurt, but I needn’t have worried.
Hitting him was like striking a feather-bed.
No matter how hard you pound, the feathers
come right up livelier than ever, after each
blow. In about two minuteshe was giving
me his opinion in regard to the preachers of
America, telling me, with the most intense
self-satisfaction showing itself in every mus-
cle of his face, that he had heard the .best
preachers in the United States, and consider-
ed himself a competent judge of. preaching,
and that in his estimation the Rev. Philo
Streams, of a neighboring City, took the lead.
I hate the Rev. Mr. Streams'scntlmental scr-
W hen I had stopped laughing I began to
think the matter over seriously. I couldn't
help blushing as I realized that he had mis-
taken my kindness for tenderness, but I had
felt such a contempt for him that my only
fear had been but I should show it too plain-
ly. Oh, wclll I had learned something in
Natural History, at all events, and I would
never again be guilty of supposing that
deacons were thin-skinned. But reasonas I
might, the thing annOyed me, like one of
those aggravating little slivers that get into
your flesh sometimes. You can’t find the
thing and it isn’t bad enough to fester, but it
pricks and pricks till it drives you half wild.
I worried myself half sick over that ridicu-
lous thing, but after a while I made up my
mind what to do, I sent him a little note
the next morning, by Kate, telling him that
I did not want to see him again until he had
apologized for his insult to me the night be-
fore. He came immediately and apologized,
and then I gave him a. good talking to before
I let him have his breakfast. It did him
good,“ I’m glad to say. -But though I was
kind to him after that, of course, I never
could quite get over that rejection and I was
glad when he left Zoar.
I never would board another minister, no
matter how sweet and innocent he looked-
“No,” I said, when the committee on provi.
sion for the minister asked me last week to
take the new one, we all have our trials
here below, gentlemen, but I prefer to take
mine in a different shape from ministers as
long as I can make a choice.”
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PUBLIC ACTS
or the stale or-Conncctlcul, Pan-ed at
the January sounlon or the General
Assembly. 1878.
[Published by Authority]
House Joint Resolution, No.140.
CHAPTER Lvrl.
An Act authorizing the Board of Managers
at the Paris Exposition to appornt one
of their own number as agent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened :
That the board of managers to _ secure. a
due representation of the arts and .lndustrres
of this state at the coming International Ex-
hibition in Paris be authorized, if they shall
think it proper, to mpoint one of their own
number an agent to carry out the objects .of
said act, and to report upon the industries
and arts represented in said exhibition; and
that such expenditures may be made for that
purpose from the appropriations allowed by
said act, as the board may see fit to author-
lze. So much of chapter one hundred 9f the
acts of 1877 as is inconsistent herewrth rs
hereb repealed.
Apgrnvcd March, 27, 1878.
House Bill No: 47.
cnarrun Lvm. ,
An Act relating to Civil Actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ucprc-
Sclltatives in General Assembly convened: .
Section 1. Any person havrng an unsatis-
fied juslgurent against. another, may cause
to be recorded in the town clerk’s ofllce ll]
any town. a certificate, or writing, substan-
tially of the form following :—
This is to certify that A. B., of —--—- on
the —— day of —- 18—, in the —-— court
holden at -———— in the county of —, did ob-
tain a. judgment- in his favor, against C. D.,
of ———, for the sum of —— dollars damages,
and ——- dollars cost of suit, which judg.
ment remains wholly unsatisfied (or, on which
judgment the sum of _ ~— dollars is still
due; ) and to secure said sums, and the law-
ful interest thereon, ajudgment lien in la-
vor of said A. B., is hereby placed upop the
following described real estate of the 821d 0.
D., situated in the town of —, county of
—, to wit: (description); persuaht to the
statute in such case made and provrdad.
Dated at———, this ——.-day of ~—'— 18 '.
Signature of A. B., or hrs attorney, or hrs
ersonal representative, which certificate
shall be recorded on the records of the town
where such estate lies. _
Sec. 2. Su .judgment, from the time of
filing such Certificate, shall constitute a lien
upon the real estate described in such cc tif-
icate; and if such lien be placed upon real
estate attached in the suit upon which such
judgment was predicted, and within four
months after such judgment was rendered,
it shall hold from the ate of such attach-
meat“
Sec. 3. Any person having alegal title to
any judgment, whether by assignment .or
otherwise, may cause such a judgment lien
to be recorded in his own favor in hko man-
ner, which shall be as valid as if recorded by
the judgment creditor himself.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this not contained shall
be construed to authorize any such lien to hold
and be valid as to any real estate, or any in-
terest therein, which might not have been
levied upon under an execution on the same
judgment, at the date of filing such lien.
Sec. 5. Any such lien may be foreclosed,
or redeemed in the same manner as. mortga-
ges upon the same estate.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved March 29, 1878.
House Bill No. [7-1.
CHAPTER LIX.
An Act authorizing the Directors of'the State
Prison to fix the number of Assistants to
the Warden.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of lleprc-
sentativcs in General Assembly convened :
Section 1. Tire warden of the state- pris-
on shall bc assisted by such number of oili-
ccrs and men as thedirector‘s shdllJrorrr time
to time, determine. ‘
Sec. 2. So much of title nine, chapter
one, section four of the general statutes as
provides that no more than twelve officers
and men shall be appointed to assist the war-
den,'is hereby repealed.
Approved March)”, 1878?
House Bill No. 266.
CHAPTER Lx.
An Act relating to the Annual Returns of
Railroad Companies.
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. The railroad commissioners
shall, on or before the lst day of September
annually. furnish to the company or trustees
operating ouch railroad, duplicate blank forms
for returns as follows:
Return'of tho ........ .....Ruilroad Company,
for the year ending September 30, 18—.
Earullmn and Expert-en.
nrx'rnxnxr or ouoss nanxrxos.
From passenger transportation.
From freight transportation.
From United Itates mails.
From express.
From rents. ,
From other resources, (specifying each).
. Total gross earnings.
Into-citfnfbpornunx Expenses.
For repairs of rend-bed and track. '
For ripairn of bridges.
For repairs of fences.
For repairs of buildings and fixtures.
For repairs of locomotives.
For repairs of cars.
”For repairs of machinery and tools.
For salaries and labor, not included above.
For fuel for locomotives (—tons of coal, 8;
and ears.................. t—cords ofwoodlh
For fuel for stations and (—tons of coal, 8
shops. ...... (—cordsof wood,$
For oil and waste.
For damages, losses, and ('
gratuities, «f to person,
For insurance. (to property,
For rents of other roads (naming each).
For other operatingexpenses (in detail).
. " otaléoperating expenses.
. Net earnings (or deficit.)
'n‘olnl lec‘olpu 'afi‘i'Expendllnru.
srarnrmxr or unomrrs FROM ALL sounons.
‘Cash on hand at date of last report.
Bill and accounts receivable at date of
report.
Receipts from gross earnings, as stated.
Receipts from other'gpurpes (specifying each.)
ota .
sraa'sxuxr or rorar. EXPENDITURES.
For operating expenses (as stated.)
For taxes. . ‘
For interest.
For dividends —uumber, —~; rate per cent.,
—-; date when paid.
For construction, equipment, or property ac-
count, giving each saparately.
For any other purposes (in detfiil.) .
Bills and accounts receivable this dam.
Cash on hand to balance.
. Total.
General Balance Slices.
Showing condition of accounts at close of
business, September 30,18».
assure.
Construction account.
Equipment account.
Other permanent investments (in detail).
Sinking fund.
Materials on hand.
Accounts receivable.
Butternut?" W“
Total.
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock. -
Bonds payable, or funded debt.
Bills payable, or unfunded debt.
Accounts payable.
Other liabilities (in detail).
Profit and loss.
Total.
PRESENT 0R CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, NOT IN-
CLUDED IN BALANCE SHEET.
Bands guaranteed by this company, or a lien
on its road. .
Over-due interest on the same. .
Over-due interest on bonds issued by tlrrs
company.
Any other liabilities.
Genet-.1 lnformutloll.
CAPITAL sroox
Capital stock authorized by charter.
Capital stock authorized by vote of company.
Capital stock issued, —— full shares of 8——
each.
Capital stock issued, ——- shares subject to
$——- furtherassessment.
Amount credited on —- shares not issued.
Stock issued for cash.
Stock issued for bonds. _
Stock issued for stock of other corporations,
(naming such corpbration‘s.)
Stock issued for undivided earnings.
Stoc'k issued for increased valuation of road,
or equipment, or both.
Stock issued without any payment thereon
or in any ner, or for any purpose
not “Wave, stating the amount
in each case separately and including
the remainder of the stock issued.
Amount of stock held in Connecticut.
Number of stockholders residing in Connec-
ticut.
Whole number of stockholders.
norms on man nss'r.
Describe all issues in the following man-
ner (and if any bonds issued by other parties
have been guarante _
are a lien on its load, describe them rn_ the
same manner, and state also by whom issu-
ed) viz: f
First mortgage due —. Rate of urterest-—.
Interest paid to
DESCRIPTION or ROAD.
Date when read or different portions there-
of were opened for public use, viz i
From —— to——-.
a
if
last
In
Conn. Total.
Length of main line from -——to
Length of branches and names
from —— to ———. '
Length of all branches.
Length of road (main line and bran
ches) owned by the company.
Length of double track in main line—
road, in branches—
Length of sidings or other tracks
not included above.
Length of track of road, includ-
ing branches and sidings, in
single track miles -
Length of track laid with steel
rails.
(Weight per yard, —lbs.) ‘
Weight per yard of iron rails in
main line, —— lbs.
. Weight per yard of iron rails in
branches, ——lbs.
Miles of track laid with steel rails
during'the year (No. of tons,
-——; Weighs per yard, —— lbs.;
cost 8—).
Number of new tics put in track
during the your (cost $——_.)
Aggregate length of woodenbrrdg-
es, in feet.
Number of spans. of 25
over.
Aggregate'length of iron
' in feet. .
Number of spans of 25
over.
Aggregate length of stone arch
bridges, in feet.
Number of highway crossings
over the track.
Number of highway crossings un-
der the track.
Number of highway crossings
grade. -
Number of highway crossings
grade wrtlr gates,
Number of highway crossings
grade with flagmen.
Nitmbcr of highway crossings
grade with electric.
Number of highway crossings
grade with signal.
Number of railroads crossed
grade and names of each.
Name, termini, and length of
each road operated by this com-
any under lease or‘ contract.
Length of all roads operated by
this company.
Number of stations on main line.
Number of stations on branches.
Number of stations on leased
lines.
feet or
bridges
feet or
at
at
at
at
at
at
ed by this company, or .
EQUIPMENT.
Number of locomotives (not in-
cluding switching engines).
Average weight of same includ-
ing tender, water, and fuel.
Number of swrtching engines.
Number of passenger curs.
Number of baggage and mail curs.
Number of mcrclraudisc cars.
Nunrbcr of cbal, gravel and othtr
cars.
Number of locomotives equipped
with train brakes.
N umbcr of cars equipped with
train brakes.
Name of brake.
Number of passenger train cars
with patent platform, buffer
and coupler.
Name of patent.
mans, FREIGHT, r'ro.
Average rate per mile reciveil
from passengers on roads oper-
ated by this company, exclud-
ing season tickctpassengers.
Average‘ratc per mile for season
ticket passengers, reckoning
one round trip per day to each
ticket.
Average rate of fare per mile.
from all passengers.
Total number of passengers car-
ried.
Passenger mileage, or passengers
carried one mile.
Miles run by passenger trains.
Miles run by freight trains.
Miles run by all other trains.
Total miles run.
Total number of tons of freight '
carried.
Freightmileage, or lous carried
one mile. .
Average rate of freight per ton
per mile.
Number of men employed in
operating road, including ofl‘r-
eers.
Statement of each accident, in
detail. .
Names and residence of ofiicers.
Proper address of the company.
See. 2. All companies or trustees receiv-
ing such blank ’forms shall return one of
them to the commissioners on or before the
first day of November in each year, with all
questions fully answered, except where the
answers would be “none” or “nothing” in
which case the question itself may be
stricken out. Said returns shall be signed
and sworn by the president and treasurer of
the company, or by a majority of the trus-
tees making the same.
Sec. 3. Every company whose president
and treasurer or. trustees shall refuse or nog-
lect to make such returns shall. forfeit to the
state twenty-five dollars for each day of Shah
neglect or refusal, and said commissioner
shall report such forfeiture "to the treasurer,
and the books of every railroad company
shall at all times be open to the inspection
of any committee of the general assembly
appointed for that purpose.
Sec. 4. Every railroad company shall
make its annual returns strictly according to
the forms provided, and if the otliccrs or
trustees find impracticable to return all the
items in.detail as‘required, they shall in their
report give the reasons why they cannot be
given, but no company shall be excused for
not giving such details because it does not
keep its accounts in such manner as will
enable it so to do. And when any such
returns seem to said commissioners defective
or erroneous, they shall notify the company
or trustees making the same, and require
the amendments of such returns within fif-
teen days, under the same penalty as is pro-
vided for refusing or neglecting to make rc-
turns.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistaut with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate [till .10. 40.
CHAPTER Lxr.
An Act concerning Property Rights of
Married Women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House 01 Repre-
aeutntrves in General Assembly convcu ed :
All property hereafter acquired by any
married woman shall be held by her tohcr
sole and separate use.
House Bill No.12”.
CHAPTER LS".
An Act concerning Trials of Criminal Causes
of the Superior Court.
seflnr’fiv‘es’ in General Assembly convened :
Section 1. That part of section one, part
five, chapter thirteen, title twenty, which
provides that any person charged with any
offense may, if he so elect, when called upon
to plead, be tried by the court instead of the
jury; and that the court may in such case
try said cause, and render judgment thereon,
is hereby repealed ; and after passage of
this not all trials in the superior court of
persons indicted or informed against for any
ofiense previous to the passage thereof, shall
be by a jury.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage, but shall not effect cases in which
the accused person lras been put to plead,
and has made his election to be tried by the
court.
Approved March 27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 4'1.
. orurnra anr. ,
An Act imposing addruomrl Duties upon
County Commissioners.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
scntatives in General Assembly enlivened.
That the county commissioners of the sev-
eral counties of this state shall, in the month
of November in each year, report to the Gov-
ernor for the information of the general as-
sembly, the number of licenses for the sale
or exchange of intoxicating liquors during
the year terminating with the thirty-first
day of October next preceding, to persons in
each of the towns of their counties respect-
ively, specifying the kind of licenses whether
wholesale, retail, or for sale of lager beer,
or Rhine wine, and the amounts received
from the several towns for each kind, with a
full and precise account of the disposition
which they have made of all sums of money
they have received, therefore, to be signed
by all or a majority of them, and certified
under oath. ‘ '
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 3!.
CHAPTER LXIV.
An Act relating to Savings Banks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre—
sentatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1; The treasurer of each savings
bank or savings society in this state shall,
on or before the tenth day of January, A. D.
1879, and annually thereafter, on or before
said day, deliver to the comptroller of this
state a sworn statement of the amount of all
its deposits, exclusive of surplus, on the first
day of said month; and every such savings
bank or savings society shall pay to the
state an annual tax on its corporate franchise
equal to one-fourth of one per centum on
the amount of its deposits, exclusive of sur-
plus, deducting however from said deposits
the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and also
the amount invested in any bonds issued by
this state, or any town or city in this state,
in aid of the construction of any railroad,
and which the statutes of this state are exempt
from taxation, and also the amount invested
in real estate liable to taxation in this state,
one-half of 'said' tax to be paid on or before
savings societies. their deposits and surplus,
'taxes are paid.
plaiut thereof by the bunk commissioners.
also secti
acts of 1875 ;
herewith are hereby repealed, but this ac
pending. .
Approved Marclr~27, 1878.
Senate Bill No. 8.
C "A l'TER LXV .
‘ An Act valida
the tWentieth day of January, and one-half
on or before the twentieth day of July in
each year, beginning with the month of
January, 1879, and said tax shall be in lieu
of all other taxes upon said savings banks or
except upon real estate owned by them, be-
yond what is required and used by them for
the transaction of their appropriate business.
Sec. 2. The board of equalization shall
have the same power in regardto the returns
required by the first section of this act as are
conferred upon them by section eleven of
chapter five, title twelve of the general stat-
utes of 1875, in regard to the returns therein
named.
Sec. 3. All taxes paid by the savings
banks or savings societies of this state to the
United States may be proportionately charged
by said savings banks or savings societies to
those depositors upon whose deposits said
See. 4. Any officer, director of trustee of
any savings bank or savings society who
shall intentionally violate any of the provis-
ions of the statute law of the state relating
to savings banks, shall be punished by a
fine of not less than one hundred nor nrorc
than one thousand dollars, at the discretion of
the court before whom the offense is tried;
and it shall be the duty of the state's attorn-
ey for the county where such bank or society
is located to prosecute such violation on com-
Sec. 5. Sections, one, two, three and four
of chapter one hundred and fifty three of the
public acts of 1877, relating to savings banks;
on two of “an act relating to sav-
ings banks,” being chapter one of the public
also sections thirty-eight
thirty-nine and forty of title twenty, chapter
nine, of the general statutes of this state;
and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent
shall not effect any suit or prosecution now
An Act in relation to the_Leasing of Railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of lepro-
snntatives in General Assembly convened.
No lease of any railroad hereafter made
shall bc-binding on either of l‘rc contracting
parties for a period of non than twave
months unless the same shall b) approved by
the stockholders of the cunpuuy or com-
panies that are parties to the lease by a vote
of two-thirds of the stockholders called for
that purpose, and at least one month’s no-
tising twice a week for four weeksrin a daily
paper published in the state, and also by
mailing a copy of the call and of the lease to
each stockholder, and said notice and call
shall state that at the meeting the lease will
be submitted for the approval of the stock-
holders.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Ilill No. ‘23:.
Cll.\l"l‘l~‘n. LXVI.
An Act relating to Expenses of Contestants
for St-a‘ls in the General Assembly.
lc it enacted by the Selling and House of lie] rc-
scululrrt-s in General Assembly convened.
No contestants for seats in either house of
the general assembly, shall be allowed more
than one hundred dollars fur”attorney fees
and expenses, together with the legal fees
of witnesses summoned with the approval of
the committee oncontesled elections.
__.__
House Bill No. 179.
CHAPTER LXYII.
An Act relating to time of Payment of Taxes
on Property Receipts.
Be it crractetlby the Senate and House of llcprc.
selrtntrvcs in General Aescmbly-couvencu;
The returns by agents of insurance compa-
nies of other states and foreign countries of
the premiums received-by them in this state,
shall be ma‘dc, and tho tl'txcnlrcreon paid in
the month of January in each year, as pro-
vided by chapter fort of the public acts
passed May session A. . 1875.
Approved March 27, 1878. "
‘ CHAI’TERLXVIII.
House Bill .\'u. 17:1.
An Act to Punish the Escape of Convict-s
_ from the Sta 0 Prison.
Be it enacted by the Sena and House of Repro-
sentatrvcs In Geneml A embly convened:
Section 1. Every person legally confined
in the state prison, who shall escape from
said prison, shall be imprisoned in said prison
not more than ten ysais; and the suite-co
expiration of tho torus-id imprisonment in
sand prison under all Intense: against the
accused imposing L- . linen therein in’
escape or attempt. 1
Approved March 27, 1878.
House llill No. 7.
CHAPTE txrx.
An Act in addition to C apter 11, Title XVI
of the General Stat ten of Connecticut,
being an Act in relation to Public Health
and Safety. '
Bcit enacted by the Scam. [and House ochprc-
sentntrvcs in General A‘ semblj convened:
Section 1. In all cities the court of Com;
mon council, in all boroughs the warden and
burgesses, and in all t towns and parts of
towns, not within the. imits of any city or'
borough, the selectmen,'ishall require that all
churches, school Iron and all public balls
that are used for lectures amusement, or as-
semblages of people, shall be provided with
facilities for safe and speedy exit in case of
necessity. And such."court of common
council, warden and bur'gesses, or selectnren,
may cause such churches, school—houses,
and public balls to . closed until such
requisitions are complic with.
Approved March 27, 1878.
. ,. .
House BilliNo. l. ,
crrxr'rnn l.xx.
ting. the Doings of an Annual
Town meeting inthe Town of Putnam,
and in other Towns inthin Slate.
Bo itenactcli by the Senate and House 01 dero-
scntattvcs m General'Assembly convened :'
Section 1. That the votes,« acts, and
doings of the town meeting, and at an elec
tors’ meeting held on the firSt Monday of
October. A. D. 1877. at‘.Wagner hall, in the
town of Putnam, instead of Quiuebaug ball
in said town, where the same had been duly
warned to be bold, but could not be held for
the reason that said Quinebaug hall was con-
sumed by fire subsequent to the warning of
the meetings and prior.to the time named
for the holding of the same, and allvotess
passed at any adjournmen of said meeting
be, and the same are, hereby validated, rati-
tied, and confirmed; and the justices of the
pcaccand other offigarscbmenmtsnhielmkm
duly and legally elected.
Sec. 2. That the votes, acts, and doings
of the annual town meetings heretofore held
in this state, which were warned to be held
and were held at one place in the town in-
stead ;of the several voting districts into
which said town may have been divided
wire.c all'pcrsons entitled to vote in town
meeting and desiring to vote were allowed
to vote and take part in the procedings of the
meeting irrespective of voting districts, and
in the same manner as though said town
had not been divided into voting districts.
and at which meeting the officers chosen
were voted for by b'allot, shall not for any
such defect be deemed defective and void.
but. the same being otherwise regular, are
hereby validated, confirmed and ratified; and
all officers having the requisite number of
votes and duly declared elected at such
meeting are hereby declared to be the legal
officers of said towa, and all acts done or
which may hereafter be done by such oili-
cers legal in other respects, are hereby rati-
fied and confirmed.
Sec. 3. The doings of the town and elec-
tors’ mcctings held in the town of W aching-
ton in the second voting district on the first
Monday of October, 1878, be, and the same
are hereby, ratified, validated, and confirmed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved March 27, 1878.
- House Bill No. 218.
CHAPTER LXXI .
An Act relating to Divorces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of P-npr'a-
sentntivcs in General Asnemly convened: .
Section 1. 'The superior court shall have
exclusive jurisdiction of all petitions fnr
divorce, and may not divorces to any man
or woman for the following offences commit-
ted by the other part-y,»to wit :
Adultery; fraudulent contract; willful de-
sertion for three years, with total neglect of
duty; seven years absence, during all of
which period the absent party has not been
heard from; habitual intcmpcrance; intoler-
able cruelty; sentence to imprisonment for
life; any infamdus crime involvinga viola-
tion of' conjugal duty, and punishable by im-
prisonment in the state prison. .
Sec. 2. Section one, chapter tlrrec, title
fourteen, of thegeneral statutes of Connect-
icut is hereby repealed. .
Sec. 3. This act shall not affect any pet'L-
tion for divorce new pending.
Approved, March 27, 1878.
House Bill No. 187.
. CHAPTER LXXII.
An Act in Amendment of an Act relating to
Electors and Elections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
rcscntutivcs in General Assembly convened.
Section 1. The name of no person shall be
placed on any list under the title “to be
made,” after Friday of the third week pre-
ceding the electors’ meeting 'to be held in
November.
Sec. 2. The board of sclectmen and town
clerk shall not be in session in any town for
the purpose of admltting electors, except on
the days prescribed by law, preceding the
clectors’ meeting in November. ’
Sec. 3. Any person violating the provisions
of the two preceding sections shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be im-
prisoned not exceeding three months.
Approved March 27, 1878.
House Bill No.149.
' CHAPTER 1.xxxlr.
An Act relating to the Compensation of Morn-
bcrs of the General Assembly.
Be terractcd by the Senate and House of Beprco .
scntatives in General Assembly convened.
Each member of the general assembly shall
receive. in addition to the compensation oth-
erwise provided for by law, one mileage each
Way for each session, at the rate of twenty-
five cents per mile.
Approved March 27, 1878. ~
House Bill No. 227.
crrar'rur. Lxxrv.
An Act Relating to Civil Actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [lepre-
fiscntntives in General Assembly convened.
All suits at law or equity in the superior-
court for the counties of Hartford and New
Haven, shall be assigned by the court when.
reached in regular order, or whenever order-
ed by the court,and no case shall be delayed,
postponed or continued for the reason that
itvis the first term said suit lras:l)een pending.
or that no plea. has been filed, or because it,
has not been put to the jury. '
Approved March 27, 1878.
It will probably wrench the. country pretty
badly to receive the_ intelligence, but a news-
papcr’s first duty 1.5 _to publish the news.‘
The oldest man hvmg is death—Oil City
Derrick. .
' The late Signor Blitz was once, in Eng-
,land, badly wounded by a person who was
ermitted to fire a musket at him. Blitz had
taken the usual precaution, and with his
accustomed skill had withdrawn the ball;
but the man who fired the musket actually
and with utter stupidity; had slipped in
another. Blitz was so impressed by the nar-
l.
gave up the gun-trick altogether. -
tice shall be given of such meeting by adver- -
in every such case shall take effect at Ila -
force and unexecnld "Q fire this of such '
rowness of his escape that for some years he i
NORWALK GAZETTE.
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' OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
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7 Local Notice; in Reading Columns, 25.
Celt-pertine.
Yearly advertisers restricted to the business
contemplated at the time of contract, but are per-
mitted to make monthly ch urges of their adver-
tiscmonm.
Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 ets. per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
A. LEX. B. GIBSON,
Organint or the rustoongrogationar Church .
. Teacher of
Flint-Ion“, Organ and Musical
Couponluon.
1.0: 872 P. 0., NORWALK. CONN.
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
CHARLES W. 'MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
N OXBWALK, CONN.
Office corner of Main and-Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxidc Gas administered .
c. B. coomnon,
DENTIS T.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,
K? Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTRY
.4 2' 11.4 RD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash —- No Credit 3
All work excutcd in the Best Harmer. at my otlice
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
'l‘. E. SWIFT, D. D. s.
S & \V.MITCHELL. _
C
At the ever popular:
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal. Mutton. and, Bonn.-." .
18
hot, on the Bridge. ,
HARLES S. LOCK‘VOOD,
Fashionable llraper and Tailorl
AND
G’ ENTS’ IURNISIUNG EMPOIIIUM.
Maid Srrect,Norwalk. Conn.
ED‘VARB P . \VEED,
I U G- G I S '1‘
Wall Street,opposite Norwalk Opera House,
Aim-go and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pei-turner ,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, ‘oilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring
and Hand kerchief Extrness, [lair Brushes.Combs,
Sponges,Chamols Skins, Stationery. Cigars, &c.,
and is constantly adding to his stock all the new
and popular medicines ofthe iluy.
N031"
an: ”summons 00.,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Charter Capltal $500,000
Paid up Capital - 100,000
WM. 0.8unsn'r. Pres.. Geo. It. Cowr.ns,Scc’y.
NCE‘ Co . ofHAR'l‘FORD.
Incorporated 2. Charter Perpetual.
Capltnl and Ansels, $6,716,893.77
Innuruagainst loss and damage by Fir-emu terms
adopted to the hazard andconsistcnt with the laws
of compensation. COWLES 8'. MERRILL,
I010 Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
in... II. aAluoun,
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 533 llIAlN ESTBEET, (Up Stairs.)
B. S. BLASCER.
At his store in
MALLORY’B BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand,a general assortmenlo
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devoting his constantpersorralattention to the
business he hopes to merit public patronage
Dr. c. H. Kendall a Son,
DENTISTS.
' 'I‘N'AINSU
o
Are uorv prepar-
ed to receive
their patrons at
either Nor-walk
Bridge or Smith
Norwalk. The
' senior partner
has taken rooms
0 v c r Sclleck‘s
Bookstore. Nor-
walk, while the
. j nnio r retains
the old otllcc, Lauder-’3 Block. South Nor-walk.
Teeth nxtracflad without mun. and all dental ope-
rations performed ut either otlice.
0.1L KENDALL, M.D.,
G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
1'. S. Dr. 0. ll. Kendall \villdevotc Mondays to
Ridgetield.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
Foot of Mill liill,whcre with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
PLUMBING--
in allits branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Rootlng,‘ Tin and Sheet [ron Work and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
.Norrvalk, April, 1876.
store: warm smack,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street.
a choice and line assortment of
r'rocerées.
P rovisio us,
Flour,
Fruit, (.20.,
To which he would invite the attention ol'all who-
wrslr to purchase llrst~rlass goods at
[leasoanable Prices.
DRIED BEEF. NLIC'ED, A SPECIALIY.
BEST ofJIA .118 EI'I'H F311 WHOLE 016
51.102110. -
Drop in and see him at his new store
~\‘o. 9 MAIN STREET.
’ \
MACHINISTS ritually”
‘4 A 7 l-"l'l‘l OFFICE.
50
REAL ESTATE.
\n f\l\f\NWVVWWW\Mn/\I\MIV\
To Rent.
The First Floor of a Dwelling House. with
kitchen, basement, etc. Apply to
R. L. ELLE.
For Sale.
cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthc pleas-
autcst streets in town, within live minutes
walk ot‘thc Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. .A portion or the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. l‘ricc 86.000. En-
quire at this Office.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE 2
THE very desirabl y located homestead, former-
_ 1y known as the McClure place, pleasantly
situated _on the corner of Main Street and North
Avenue. is ofl‘ercdtor sale. It is near the busi-
ness center of the town, and still somewhat retir-
ed and shaded by grand old clnrs. It is on high
ground, and ma good neighborhood. Apply to
ALLEN G. BET'I S, Gazette Office.
For Sale
0r Exchange for Norwalk Prop-
erty.
N If FARM on Long Island, 25 acres. alsoTWO
HOUSES in llrookl 'n. For particulars on-
J. S. RA.'DALL, 1'. O. Box 68.
Norwalk, Conn
' For Sale or to Rent.
OFFER my residence on Union Avenue for
sale, or to let Furnished to a desirable tenant.
l’osscssron about 1st of May. Terms easy.
CH ARLES ’1‘. LEONARD.
Norwalk, April 8111,1875. 15
Valuable Real Estate
For Sale!
BE property of M ARGABET BELDENJatc of
Norwalk, deceased :—
Thc Lot on West Avenue adjoining C. T. Weeks,
say ignores.
The “Skrddy Land,” cast of Borough Reservoir,
say 4 acres.
The “Mallory Land,” west of Borough Reservoir,
say ti acres. .
The “Spring Hill Land,” north of Henry Kel-
logg’s, suy_3 acres.
The Lot adjoining homestead of‘ Henry Kellogg,
sqy 1 acre.
A Dad Lot near William F. Crofut’s, Darien
Turnpike.
Said Real Estate remaining unsold on the list
rl_ay of May next. will be rented for the season.
1011‘ Apply to F. ST.J OHN LOCKWOUD.
For Sale.
A GREAT BARGAIN.
0R SALE CHEAP FOR CASH. Over Five
‘ Acres of one of the mom desirube properties
in Norwalk. centrally located on line of Norwalk
Horse Railway 00; Price 810,0l.0, Cost 820,000.
Apply to JAMES ‘W. HYATT, Norwatk. or
ElaNRY B. LOUKWOOD, No. 2 New Street,Nerv
\ork Clty.. . 14
quire of
16
a
To Let.
IIB'resrdencc ofthc late Capt. Ahijair Belts,
With or withour. home lot. It is situated on
the Kent road. W rlton, and in a desirable local-
ity. Possession given April lst. ’l‘ermsmoderate
Enquire upon the prenrires of Mrs. c. N. Gregory
or of DR. J. G. GREGORY, Norwalk,Comr. 2t
Stores to Rent.
HE old and well-known business stand for-
merly occupied as a Drug and Book store by
the bite ._l ohn W. Taylor, Westport,‘Conn. Loca-
tion eligible, good cellar. with two rooms on sec-
ond floor connecting wrth store, which contains
first class fixturesand large,handsome show win-
.(lows, protectedby permanent awning. Suitable
for any respecrable business. lient only $200 per
annum. Twolroutrooms on second floor of'sumc
building suitable for offices. to rem for $40 per an-
num. .Also the small store adjoining. formerly
occupied by the Town office» with good fixtures
andlarge show window. Rent $100 per annum.
Stone posts and flagged sidewalksin front of both
stores. Inquire of Messrs. Taylor it. Richards.
opposrte, or of Mrs. John W.Tnylor, at residence
on bill near the store. 10
”To Rent.
‘Thc secondtloorof‘a house on the east side of
. .a. m... ”0-...-.” 1...... ....._.-..__.~,-... ..
fd’iiiily. Borough \vater. Apply at the GAZETTE
OFFICE.
FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire of
CHAS. COMSTOCK,
New Canaan, Conn.
II
To “IL—A nice Second Floor, consisting offive
rooms; good well; other \vatcrin the house;
privilege of garden. Apply to GEO. H. RICE,
Spring fill], or A. ll, llOl‘T .17 00’s., Shoe Store.
To Rent.
THE Jarvis place, the whole house or by
apartments, as desired. Apply to
10 J. W. MeLEAN,M. D.
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.
EST. JOHN LOCKWOCD, Executor
for Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased.
To Let.
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank,
formerly occrlpicd by Price a: Bates,snitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on 11 [sh St.
50ft E. B. PRICE.
6
Desirable Property For Sale.
T
quire of
HE Homestead formerly owned and now 0::-
cupied by John Roberts. For articulars en-
UH A 8.11. 8T1: ‘ET.
Fairfield 00. National Bank.
Farm for Sale.
DWELLING HOUSE situated in the Borough
of Norrvalk, with or without twenty-eight
acres of land; said laud is suitably divided into
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
ther inlormation apply at this Office, or ofthe sub-
scriber. HARVEY FITCH.
Norwulk, January 14th, 1878.
To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
NE :1 Cottage, neatly furnished. with Hot and
Cold Water, Bath, ac. The other richlyIur-
nislred, will be rented to parties without children
only. Both centrally located, and will be rented
to desirable parties at a low rent. Enquire at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale Cheap,
0r Exchange for other property,
One of the nearestmnd cosicst little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant- t‘or little
or nninoucy down. Enquire at GAZETTE ()F-
p .
Desirable Property for sale.
‘ Very-lesirablc place on East Avenue.
t Also, a few choice BuildingLots situated on
Osborn Avenue, forsale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Errqnireof
_ S, E. OSBORN. East. Avenue,
tfll or to D. W.FITCH. West Avenue.
For Sale.
a" A [louse and Lot, in a. healthy location on
.@ FairStreet,abovc Catharine. The llouscis
’ nearly new. well built, conveniently arrang-
ed. and will make a comfortable and demand
home t'orut'amrly of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There is a well or‘oxccllent
water on the place. and Borough water in the
Street. Price low. and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to sccurca
home. Apply atGAZETTE OFFICE. _ 31:!
FOR SALE .
WO verydesirublc lluildingLotson WestMain
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
T
TONSORIAL!
.\' E of the most prominent features of a well
( conducted Barbershop, is Cleanliness, then
Competence in the Artist, and strict attention to
business. You will find all these combined on a
visit to the
Mlllllll Hail Dressing Rooms.
it your head is full of Dandruff; if your hair is
falling of,
E . A P E In In
Has got it Sure Cure
Ladies and Children Hair Cut and
Slrampooed
in tbcMost Approved Style. Only 50errtsfor u
First-Class Shampoo. Call and gn us atrial.
BETWall St., Up Stairs, 2d Door from Post Office.
CLOSED 0N SUNDAYS. 9tt‘
John A . H omwcker,
BAKER.
[’00'1‘ 0F MILL HILL.
Grntaur
iniments.
perform according to the advertisement. We do
not pretend that the Centaur Llnlmenlswill
mend a broken leg or perform impossibilitics.
but we do say and mean that these Liniments
will come nearer working miracles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how remarkable cures of ob-
stinate cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Cakcd BrcastsJ’oisonous Bitcs,Scalds and Burns
Swelled Legs and Still Joints, &c., have been ef-
fected byit. The certificates all read one way.
and the salcis constantly increasing. We Will
send these certificates gratis. Some of them may
be found around each bottle of Liniment. The
Liniments are quick, they are reliable, they are
safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients
used are Witch Hazel. Catholic, N nptha, Rock
Oil, Mentha and A mica. There is no flesh, bone
or muscle ailment which thcywlll not relieve and
benefit. The “nine cont-vu- Liliane-t is
for the human frame, while the Yellow Lill-
ment is adapted to the tough muscles and fibres
of horses and animals. For Stiff Joints, Lame-
ness, Spavin. Ringvbono, Sweeney, Gulls, Poll-
evil. etc., the Yellow Centaur Lianne-t in
worthits weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man. tcamstcr and owner of animals. A single
bottle has put a. disabled horse in the hamcss.and
a few bottles have rendered a useless spavined
horse worth two hundred dollars. There Is no
mistake about these Lininrents. They are simply
Wonderful, and they are naturally finding their
way into the uttermost parts of the earth. No
family should be without thorn, They no handy
as well as certain.
J. B. ROSE a 00., to Dnv in. Nnvv Your.
Uhildrfln, .
May be made healthy and strong by the use of
Dr. Pitcher-9s Cantor-Ia, a perfect substitute
for Castor Oil. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Cantor]: is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, assimilates thefood
and allows natural sleep. Very efficacious in
Group and for children Teething. F or Colds,
Fevcrishness, Disorders of the Bowcls and Stom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 35 cents
and can be had of any druggist.
This is one of many testimonials :—
"Conxvvnu., LEBANON 00., I’A., March 17, ’74
“Dear Sin—1 have used your Casno'nla'in my
practice for some time. ‘
recommending it to line profession as a safe, relia.
ble and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted to children where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so difficult to administer.
E. A. saunas, ill. D."
Mothers who try Casrouu will find that they
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. J. B. Ross a 00.. New York. 31111?
Free Reading Room.
HIS rs acomlortahle room ltted up for the
benefit of the public generally. situated on
east side of'Sonth Main Street. over Rood’s Jew~
-elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly oppo-
site Railroad Depot, South Norwalk, Ct. It. is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. m. The room is well
lighted, warm and comfortable. It is supplied
With four dailies, two weeklies. and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.
COFFEE ROOM.
laoginmttendanceu .
1 Cup ot‘Uofi‘cc, wrth crackers, - 5 cent.
1 Clip of Tea, with crackers. - - 5 “
Cocoa, - - - - 5 H
Brown Bread and Butter, - - 5 “
Sandwich. - - - - 5 "
Fake, - - - - - 5 “
Doughnuts, - - - - 5 ‘,
Piece 01 Pic, - - ~ - 5 ‘-
Crrrllers , - - - - 5 “
Ham. — - - - - 10 “
Pork and Beans, wrth bread and butter, 10 “
Stewed Oysters, - - - 15 “
1878.
EVERYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
GRUUBBIES,
VEGETABLES,
FRESH FISH,
FRUITS, 856.,
arrmn
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand, fresh] y re-
plenished every day, with
Ghoicest Bruits, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered in any part of town. Leave your
(«x-liars freely with
53 Main Street, Nor-walk.
William Hindley,
SUCC ESSOR TO
mentions a. sum,
DEALERAIN
Hardware, Cutlery,
AND
AGRICULTURAL .IMPLEMENTS.
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES. PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, SASI-I, BLIN DS 62 DOORS. '
llIain St, Sorwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING. PAPER HANGING. «so,
Notice.
LL persons applied to by tramps for meals
1 will )lcase not l'urnish.but direct them to the
'l‘ltA MP OUSE, situated at Nor-walk. adjoining
the luck-up.\vhcrc they Will be supplied with both
soup and work. The public are cautioned against
believinga . of the stories that the tramps may
put t'orth i egard to their not. beingproperly fed,
as the authorities having the matter in charge
propose to feed this class of people according to
the mmwifrghdhii‘lsg'rsLanx 1 I
e ' s _ .
CHARLES w. snrru.) 59mm”-
Nor-walk, Feb. 25th, 1818.
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will befound a complete assortment“ -
FURNITURE, 3.0.,
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times .
a large ass ortmentof
IOOKING GLASSES. kc .
best. manner, at short notice.
transcsmadcover as good as new.
E. OIIIHTARU’8 .80".
If you wish
Room Sets,
Stylc,Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD'S,
No. 36 Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Bread, Rolls. Pres, Cakes,Crnllers, are. .bukcd
fresh every day. Everything made out of good
matcrialsmnyl bye arctu laud competentwork men
Try our Baking.
Also.
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi
deuce with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, trance St.
l
More than 1,060,000 bottles of the now celebrat-
cd Centaur Llnlmenfn were sold last year.
We assert without fear of contradiction that no
man, woman or child will say that they did not
I take great pleasure in -
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a ’
Demmon (2 Newccmb,
ncludinge verythingusuallyiound in a first-Art‘s“
so.
GHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,“
Glass Plates eutto any size. Repairingdoncin the
Also. old Hair Mat-
Furniture -Furnitwrc
Parlor, library, Dining and Sitting
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Linc,oftlro Latest
VOL. LXI.--N UMBER I8
The Mother’s Lesson.
BY SA LVIA DALE.
“A story, a story, dear mother,”
Entreated the soft, tender voice,
Whose faintest echoes could ever
My spirit refresh and rejoice.
“Do tell me a nice little story, V
And I’ll be so glad and so good.”
And my loving smile was an answer
The pleader quite well understood,
For she sprang to my arms in a moment
And gleefully mounted the throne,
Where gayly and proud‘y :hz qu and it
O‘cr a realm that was all her own.
"Twas the hour of twilight so peaceful,
S.) dear in its soothing repose.
Men the jarring of life’s many discards
Seems ntilled by the day’s soft close;
When the heart. seems to bask in the quiet
And the mind to partake of the rest
That broods over nature’s vast workings,
Like a fond mother bird o’er her nest.
Ah! little can they who forever,
By greenvrood and streamlet abide,
Know the wanderer’s joy in the desert,
Where the vases gleam at his side,
:And as little can they whose existence,
Is one long luxurious calm,
Know the joy of the hour of resting—-
The laborer's Heaven-sent balm.
’Tis the law of Divine compensation
Which decrees that some gém we may find
0f comfort, or hope, or of glory,
For the depths of each trial enshrined.
Thus musing, I sat In the twilight,
While shadowy grew every care,
‘Till the sweet lips banished the silence,
But brought to me music most dear—
The music of babyhood’s prattlel
Ah! what other notes can so thrill
The heart with the softest emotion.
On the grandeur of feeling instill!
“Won, yon,” I said to "my darling,
“I’ll toll you a story, dear”—
’And she rented her soft hands in mine,
And bent her brown band to hear.
Then I coined her a wonderful story, ‘
Jun fresh from the mine of my brain,
A tissue of sunshine and shadow,
A sprinkling of pleasure and pain.
All about the child that was naughty,
Untruthful, and willful and mean,
And about another so different,
The best little girl ever seen 1
And how one was shunned and avoided,
The other was pelted, carressed,
And I saw by the little one smiling,
The moral she aptly bad guessed.
But while I was telling my story,
My heart took its lesson as' well,
A lesson whose truths often pondered,
Had ne’er wrought so potent a spell—
For while I was speaking and gazing,
Intent on .my darling’s fair face,
I saw there depicted each feeling.
That over my own left its trace!
Each smile that approval had summoned,
Each frown that stemcensure displayed.
I saw on her features reflected,
As though in a mirror portrayed!
Then deep in my soul sank this lesson,
With many a solemn truth rife,
That thus could my deeds and my spirit
Their reflex evoke in her life,
Thus—thus—I thought may each impulse,
Each motive my heart may proclaim,
In her’s wake an echo eternal—
The keynote of glory or shame l
. . I. I
f a destiny shapeless, unsculptured,
A mother‘s example should mould.
That night as I knelt by my dear one,
And watched o’er her innocent. sleep,
I prayed that my soul might forever
This truth like a talisman keep—
I prayed that whenever temptation
My steps should allure from the right,
Again might this vision illumine
My pathway with duty’s clear-light.
I‘prayed that the mother’s vast power
’Twould e’er to my spirit display
If, thirsting for life's petty triumphs,
My soul should grow faint by the way.
To render ms worthy my mission,
The blessing of God I besought,
And asked that this sacred fulfillment
Through mercy divine might be wrought.
m-
The Phiadelphia Times has discovered the
process by‘ which the cheap “ oil paintings"
are produced with which the country is
being flooded. All that is required to equip
a factory is a roll of book-muslin and half a
dozen good sign painters, who are paid a
few dollars a day. The works of art are
then rattled off by the yard, one man putting
on the sky, another the trees, another the
mountains, etc. When finished, they are
varnished and put in frames, which look very
‘Well to the casual observer, but are sham
council with German metal, which, when
new, looks like gilt, but turns black in
six months. The actual cost of the pictures
is so small that the yhnve been offered as low
as $15 a donen. Thou works constitute the
bulkof the stock of the various “closing
out" sales which have become quite frequent.
There is nothing very new in this to artists
and connoisseurs, but those who patronize
such sales with the hope of getting a bargain,
may be interested and profited. In art mat-
ters, as in health matters and in all the other
affairs of daily life, the safest way to avoid
being swindled is to patronize those whose
reputation for honest dealing constitutesa
part of their capital, and avoid quacks.
—-qutford Courant.
Mrs. ScotLSiddons is playing in Tasmania.
She is said to be losing her beauty.
The borne organ of Senator Conkling calls
President Hayes “His Serenity."
Women are generaly pretty smart; but
they cannot hold a candle to a can of kero-
sene with safety.
Edison says his plronographs will cost
about one hundred dollars apiece. This will
enable poor familes to keep a phonograph,
but they will have to dispense with: couple
of dogs.-——Nw7'z'atozcn Herald.
In these scandal days the Cincinnati En-
quirer says, “our pnyergvgo up for Cincin-
nati.” Well they may. e know of no city
in the United States that has so much cin in
it.—N. Y. Mail.
At one of the schools in Cornwall, Eng-
land, the inspector asked the children if they
could quote any text of Scripture which for-
bade a rnan'having two wives. One of the
children sagely quoted in reply the text, “No
man can serve two masters.”
By the exercise of the most judicious man-
agement, the Grand Central Hotel, New
‘York, has very cleverly turned tr e ride of
trade in its direction, not less by the sweep-
ing reduction of its rates than through its
excellent management.
Tire world moves. Here is the New York
Herald confessing to having refused an ad-
vance copy of the McCroskry slauder,because
the charges had not been before any court,
and because “the press has no right to make
men infamous by publishing caluuinies
which can be traced to no responsible
source.”
Another search istobc made for the re-
cords of Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedi-
tion. Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, a.
' young officer of the regular army, has volun-
teered to leadand the shipping firm of Morri-
son A: Brown, of New York, is to furnish the
vessel. The start is tobe made in June
next, and the plan anticipates at least one
winter in the Artie region‘s.
In Lexington, Va, the lllofiet bell-'punth
has been in operation four months, and in
that time has netted $940. If the people of
the whole state drink as steadily as those of
Lexrngton, and the bell-punches are 0 rated
honestly, the state would realize $1, .000
a year. Or, as the Lexington paper remarks
if the money paid for whisky were applied
to the state debt it would all be wiped out in
l three years, with no need of a readjustment.
Norwalk Chronicler