Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, December 31, 1878 · page 1

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A Good l-‘ather.

 

' . Dr. Graham having passed a very creditable

' examination before the A rmv Medical Board,

was commiséioned an assistant surgeon in the
'United States army in 18—, and ordered to
report for duty to the commanding officer at

. Fort M'Kavett, Tex.as. There were no rail-

roads in the western country at that'time,
and the usual way of getting to Texas was

' by the Mississippi River to New Orleans,aud

then crossing the Gulf to stage it up through
the State. Dr. Graham was very desirous
of examining the Western country mineral-
ologically,so applied and received permission
from the War Department to go- by way of
Arkansas and the Indian Territory. to his
post. '- . J

On .his arrival at St. Louis be shipped the
greater part of his baggage by way of the
river, and taking only what he could carry
on horseback, started on his journey. While
in St. Louis, at the Plant‘er’g Hotel, he
formed the acquaintance of a gentleman who,
learning where he was going, gave him a
letter of introduction to his brother, who
was a farmer living on his route . in
Arkansas. It is not necessary for us to
follow him on his road, or tell what discov-
eries he made in- the interest of science;
sufilcient it is that one day, toward dusk, he

reached the house of the gentleman to whom

he had the letter. and dismounting, knocked
at the door and presented his letter to the
judge (e'venin those days every one was a

. judge, in' Arkansas), who would not have

needed it to have accorded him an open-
handed welcome; for travellers were a god-
send, aud news as much sought after then as
now. After a short “visit, be proposed to go
on to the next town, about four miles off,

'- where he intended t 0 put up for the night.

The judge would not listen to his leaving,
and was so cordial in his desire for him to
stay that he would have been rude not to
have done so.’ The judge, after directing
one of the servants to attend to his horse,
invited him into the dining r’ooin, where he
was introduced to the wife and daughter of
his host, and also to a substantial Western
supper, to which he did ample justice.

After supper they adjourned to the parlor,
and be entertained his new made friends with.
the latest news from the outside world. ' The
judge brewed some stiff whiskey punch,
which Graham, socially inclined, imbibed

' quite freely. The old couple retired, and

an their daughter to entertain him; and
whether. it was the punch, or what, at all
events he made hot love to her, and finally
asked her to be his wife and go to Texas
with him, to which she-consented. She
being very unsophisticated and innocent,

I took everything he said in dofiright earnest,

and with her it was a case of “love at first
sight.” ~-

But I am anticipating. During the night
our friend the doctor, woke'up, and remem-
bered what he had said, and it worried him;
but he said to himself, after emptying his
water pitcher, “Never mind. I’ll make it all

-'right inthe morning. Imust have made a

fool of myself. She's lovely, but what must
she not think of me!” and rolled over and
went to sleep again. Morning came, .aud
upon his going down to the parlor he found
the young lady alone, for which he blessed
his lucky stars, and was just about to- make
an apology, when 'she said:

“I told mamma, and she said- it was all
right,” at the same time giving. him a kiss
which nearly took his breath away. "Papa
is going to town thiii morning, dear, and you
ride in with him and talk it over; but he
won't object, Ikuow.”

“But, my dear miss, I was very foolish,
md—J’ ' ‘ o . , ‘1 I

"No, indeed; you were all right.”

“Well, I will go to my post, and return for

- you, for I must go on at once.” .

“No; I can go with you.”

“You won’t have time." ‘

“Oh yes, I will. - Papa will fix that. It
would be such au'expense' fpr you to come
back all the way here." ‘ , -

“But I have no way of taking you.” '

“I have thought of that; that does not
make any difference. Father will give us a
team.’_’.. ' ' . .

With nearly tears in his eyes, he went in
to breakfast, to which at that moment they
were both summoned; but, alas! appetite
hehaduone. It was notthat she was not
pretty and nice; but he thought what a
confounded fool she must be not to see that
he wantedto get out of it. But it was no
use. When the judge started for town, Dr.
Graham was sitting beside him. The judge
saved him the trouble of broaching the sub-
ject by starting it himself: _

“I always, young man, give Nell her own
way; so it is all right; you need not say a
VII) I) ‘ , ’ .

“But I’ve gotta go on' to-day.".

The old' judge turned his eyes toward him:
He had an Arkansas bowie in each, and one
of those double-barrel shot—gun looks as he
said, “You ain't a-trying to get out of it, are

oTife doctor, taking in‘the situation, said,
promptly, all hope being gone, “No, Sir."

“That’s right. I will fix everything for
you; give you that black team of mine, and
a light wagon to cfiry your wife’s things"
(here the doctor shuddered), “nud a thousand
as a starter. You can be married tomight
and leave early in the morning. That’ll suit,
won’t it 1’” . . .

“Yes, sir," hnswered Graham, faintly.

. But on the judge turning toward, him, he

said, “Yes, sir, certainly. ’ , .

“After you get fixed at -_vour.post I will

come down and pay you a visit. I have been
tinking about aching out‘ and. moving to
Texas for some time; It’s getting'crowded
here, and things are mmoving as' slow as
'lasses in winter time.” -

Things were arrangedas the old judge said.
The marriage took. place, and the army
received an addition to its ladies in the per-
son of the Arkansas judge’s (laughter, and
Dr.Gra_ham has never regretted the obdurscy
of his fatheniu-law or the unsophisticatedness
of his wife—Harper’s Magazine.

 

TIN Linen Stamens—“Yes," said a well.
known chemist toa New York reporter, “peo-
ple will have tin-linedstomachs before long."
Then the chemist exhibited several sheets of
tin which had been extracted from sugar pur-
chased from extensive . dealers in that city
“This,” said the chemist, “is what they -use
in the adulteration. of sugars, and I am in.-
formed that some of the dealers buy tin "by
the ton. This tin has been cut with muriatic
acid and was used in sugars and syrups. I
have here—exhibiting other small bottles—
nmples of glucose. From twenty-five to
thirty per cent. in syrups. ’Poor sta: ch and
flour are also used by some of these wealthy
dealers, and I am informed that such adul-
tcrated sugars produce diseases. Here is a
bottle—exhibitinga reddish brown powder—-
that I cannot describe. I don’t know~ what
it is, but intend' to find out. It was taken
from sugar." '

 

 

R W” Paid by l distinguished naval ofilé
cerof En . d that the most murderous con.
test in which he was ever engaged chanced
one evening ,at sea. when the darkness had
fallen that they were not abie to distinguish
clearly the am "with Which they were
brought in con “ . It was ata time when
Englaada'nd France were at‘war, and each
ofthe two- Enfiiuh vessels supposed the
other who a: q acb msn-of—war. They
fired full broadside! into one another.
When the moral -;-broke the carnage was
foundto bejterfl e, ‘an'dthose who were
under the sine flag wept bitterly at the
error into which, through theconfusionof
the night, they had heen betrnyed.~ Dear
friends, all .the conflicts between» bodies
of Christians are only tlletparallel of this.

. , . ’7?”-

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._ WHOLE NUMBER l6l7.

[London Globes
A Jean Valjcan in Real Life.

 

Those boxes which are placed round the
study of the public prosecutor in the Paiais
de Justice in the provinces, or round the
room of the head of the criminal depart-
ment ‘of the prefecture of police in Paris,
are full of fiches or small strips of card
board, alphabetically arranged, with the
names of those whose antecedents are re-
vealed in corresponding dossiers. Since
the liberal empire was tried and condemned,
the political and criminal dossiers have been
kept. apart. The minister of the interior

 

has his own police, and the sayings and
doings 'of political men on record withas
much. accuracy and prpmptitude as the
offenses of Jeanijimux are noted by the
prefect of police. Plinistftneutii archividéd
into- different categories, each of which en-
tails certain pains and. penalties, the re-
fiectiou 'of whichwill follow a man through
life like some avenging Nemesis. Certain
classes of men art? deprived of their civil~
privileges; they cannot vote, nor' can they'
have any voice, directly or indirectly, in the

They cannot redeem the past. However
exemplary a life they may lead, they can
never have their names placed on-thc lists
of notables commercants, they cannot sit
on the jury, nor can they occiipy any
position which raises them above the level
of their fellow citizens. Victor Hugo,
when he wrote ‘Les Miserables,’ and sketch
ed Jean Valjean, gavea true picture oIa
portion of society. Every now and then
some case shows how much stranger truth
is than fiction. and the annals of our court
of assize contain some curious records which
might profitably be elaborated by the novelist
and play-writer. .
Dumas, a man of fifty, and of most gentle
manly appearance, stood yesterday in the
dock at the court. ofassize to show cause
why a sentence of ten years imprisonment,
with hard labor, passed on him in coutuo
maciam, should not be enforced. Heart
broken and sobbing, he. told the jury his
piteous tale. He had been a soldier and
had held ti commission in' the French army.
When he left the regiment he entered the
service of an insurance company as agent,
and traveled‘through the provinces. While
on ‘one of his journeys he caught cold and
'was taken ill with rheumatic fever. The
money he had saved up melted like snow
before the hot sun, and he ran deeply into
debt. Pressed on every side by his credi-
tors, he gave way to temptation and sent
fictiticus policies, accompanied by bills
with fictitious signatures representing the
amount of the premiums, and thus managed
to obtaiu'from his employers a few hundred
francs as commission. - He returned to Paris
as soon as he was convalescent and endeav-
ored to procure funds to enable him to in-
demnify the company. He was unsuccess:
ful, and, after living in concealment fora
few menths' to avoid the hue. and cry raised
when his defalcations was discovered, he
emerged from his retreat thinking he had
been forgiven and forgotten. He procured
employment as traveler to a large house of
business in the wine trade, and was suc-
cessful beyond all expectation. . Heimarried,
but was. unfortunate enough to low his wife.
His persérverance and industry, his recti
tude of conduct and regularity of habits,
attracted the notice of his employers, who
assisted him in establishing himself in busi-
ness as a wine merchant on his own account.
He married a secoud'time. a widow with
children, and became more than a second
father to them. When the war-brokeout
Dumas took service as, a simple volunteer,
and his bravery was so great that his colonel
would have asked for the medaille militate
for him had Dumas not specially requested
him not to _mention his name. ' Through-a
third person he more than indemnified the
company he had defrauded, and [he‘thought
he could hold up his head once more. His
business had prospered greatly, and he was
looked up to in the locality‘wbere he had
settled down as one Of the richest .men in
the neighborhood. The mayor. the cure
and the notairewére constant visitors at
his house, and when the lists .of wealthy
and influential men worthy of serving on the
jury was made but the name of Dumas was
included without his consent being asked, as
he always desired that no honor should be
conferred on him and itwas known he would
have refused. - . g
The authorities, who consult the. dossiers
of everyperson whose name is sent in on
the proposed list ‘3f jurymen, found that
Dumas was “wanted,” and that a sentence
of teu.years’ imprisonment had been record-
ed against him. He was~arrested, and his
trial was witnessed by those who had con—

‘sidered him a model of virtue and rectitude.

The chairman .and other officials 6f the
insurance - company, in whose name the
complaint had been lodged, endeavored to
withdraw the charge, giving the prisoner a
most favorable character, and asserting
loudly their belief that nothing but dire
poverty and misfortune could ever have
induced him to become a- criminal, The
mayor, the cure and the commissary of
police spoke highly of Dumas; the colonel
of his regiment said. he never had abetter
ofiicer, and the colonel of mobiles, who had
Dumas under his orders during the seige
of Paris, spoke of his heroism at Buzenvel,
extorting from'the prisoner the cry, “Would
to God I had been killed there!" His wife
and stepchildren implored pity for the good
husband and kind father, but the public
prosecutor denounced Dumas as a hypocrite,
an imposter and a villian cf the deepest dye,
.who had captivated by his hypocritical con-
duct the cenfidence of honest men. llis
violence surprised everybody, and his de-
mand that the jury should confirm the ‘origi-
nal sentence caused a movement of indig-
nation favorable to the prisoner, whose ap-
penl"‘Have ‘pity on me and mine!" was
heard. - He was acquitted by the jury,
who took a merciful view of the case and
held' that a crime had already been suf-
ficently expiated, thus endorsing the opinion
of the original prosecutors, .

 

 

This age is a progressive one, and improve-
ments are continually suggesting themselves
in almost every department of human life.
Labor-saving‘inventions and machinery are
eagerly .sought for to accomplish in a few
hours’ time what usually was the toll of days
and even weeks. The farm,. the household,
the workshop, the factory,~all possess unmis-
takable evidences of thiswonderful progress.
Improvements havebeeu made in the old
“shopping"- method, and there -is now no
reasonable excuse for ladies to fatigue them-
selves with travel, aud to undergo its hun-
dred and one 3 annoyances, when they can
purchase every article needed for the ward-

homes. Messrs. Enaicn &. 00., one of the
leadin dry goods and fancy goods houses in
New ork City, will send, on applicatlon, at
a trifling cost, their Fashion Quarterly, which
contains full information regarding the pur;
chase of every article for wear or household
use. Selections can thus be made. filled. by
the house, and returned by fast trains to the
buyer. This surely is a material improve-
ment on the slow method of former -day_s, as

shoes, are all saved, und the required articlea
secured as satisfactorily as if the purchaser
was present in person. .

Chief-justice Waite says that the business
‘of the Supreme Court will run about forty
cases behind this year. "

South Carolina only masters two legs for
both her senators. A mule took' off one. of
Wade Hampton’s and a bullet one of General
M.C..Butler’s. ‘ ,' ,~ . , '

" The New York Times says that in New
.Yfgfimel alone there are more persons with
grates 'at least 2,000 such against, 1,500 in

. Prussia. .

 

management of the affairs of the country. ,

robe 0r household without leaving their'

by this system, time, money, labor, annoy--

comes than in all Prussia. It .esti- '

. NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER ‘ 31, 1878. '
NORWALKOAZETT'E, ’ '

r I sttssrsrvssmtssa‘r assstssr,

‘ From tbs London Daily News.
Mr. Later Finds the Philoso-
' phOt’l Stone.

Mr. Norman Lbckyer has realized the
alchemist’s dream, the transmutation of
metals. In the presence of a small party of

powerful voltaic current, volatilized copper
within a glass tube, dissolved. the deposit
formed within the tube in hydrochloric acid,
and then showed by means of the spectra.
scope that the solution contained no longer
copper, but another metal, calcium, the base
of ordinary lime. The experiment was re-
peated with other metals and with corresJ
pouding results. Nickel was thus changed
into cobalt and calcium into strontium. All
these bodies, as is well known, have ever
been regarded as eien‘leutary—that is, as in-
‘cabable of being resolved into any compo-
nents or of being changed one into another.
It is on this basis that all modern chemistry
is founded, and should Mr. Lockyer's dis-
covery bear the test of further trial, our
entire system of chemistry will require revi-
sion. The future possibilities of the dis.
covery it is difficult to' limit. The great
object of the old alchemists was of course to
transmute base metals into gold, and so far
as our knowledge goes there is no reason
why copper should not be changed into gold
as well as into calcium. The means at pres-
ent employed are obviously such as to render
the process far.mor'e costly than any possible
results can be worth; but this is necessarily-
the case with most scientific discoveries be-
fore théy are turned into commercial facts.
Mr. Lockyer is one of our best living spectro-
scopists, and no miln with a reputation such
as his would risk the publication of so start;
ling a fact as he has just announced to the

grounds. He is known by his friends as
somewhat sanguine, and he does not pretend
to be an accomplished chemist, but he was
supported yesterday by some of our leading
chemists, all of whom admitted that the re-
sults of his experiments'were inexplicable on
any other grounds but those admitting of the
change of one element into another, unless,
indeed, your whole system of spectrum
analysis is to be upset, the other horn of a
very awkward dilemma. Since a hundred
years ago Priestly discovered oxygen and
founded modern chemistry there has been-
there could be—uo discovery made which
would have such an effect on modern science
as that the so called elements were no longer
to be considered elementary.

 

The following comes from an intelligent
and trustworthy Scotch correspondent:
“American enterprise is showing itself in
this country in a variety of ways.- Every
grocer’s shop shows a stock of canned goods
equal to any ‘cash grocery’ in New York or
New Jersey. Peaches, apples, pears, deviled
meats, corned beef, sausage meat,'chicken,
tongue, and, indeed, everything put up in.
cans with you, can be had here at almost the;
price charged in your good retail stores in
New York or Brooklyn. The importation
of American cattle—alive and dead—is in'
creasing, live beasts, being, however, the
great feature. Several droves were bought
in Glasgow lately, sent bv rail to Aberdeen,
killed and dressed for' the London market, '
shipped thither, and sold as Aberdeenshire
fat cattle. and I am told, yielded a very .fair
margin to every hand they passed through.
We buy g‘ood rolled bacon here in lumps at
4 pence per po (1. It pays a retail profit, a
wholesale co issiou in Glasgow, freight,
and shipping profit in New York. Query.
after allowing for curing, packing, and rail-
road tolls, how much is left for the pig-raiser?
American furniture is coming to the front
too. Our grand new hotel has all its bed-
rooms furnished direct from American fac-
tories. Garden and field implements are
cutting out the_ Sheffield products; even
stoves are beginning to dawn upon the ‘native
mind; but for all that the ‘British workman’
stands like the dog in the manger, barking
at the capitalists, who wishes to introduce
improvements in machinery or lengthen the
day from 9 to 10 hours. He keeps up com—
binations for his ‘rights‘ ~commonly called
trade protection societies-strikes 'on the
slightest departure from what their rules and
regulations demand, shuts his eyestothe
advances made .by our cousins 'over the way,
and forgets that they are almost next door,
working the same machinery eleven (f)
hours that he refuses to run more than nine.
He trusts to his union, while with you the
workman trpgts to his superior skill and
activity for'his reward. Our unions have
ended individual ambition, and the best
workmen are content to herd along with the
drones because they are all paid alike."

 

Mr. Willard A. Cobb, himself a journalist,
in an address at Lockport ten days ago, told
his audience what some of the trials of the
newspaper editor are. He enumerated the
following: “The placidity with which cor-
respondents write upon both sides of. the
sheet, thus setting all the compositors to
breaking the Third Commandment; the ap-
pearance in the sanctum‘of the man who has
a grievance; the presence of the fiend who
carries away the best exchanges ; the coming
in _of the man with the latest news-one of
those characters who has an idea that when
he 3 goes West the East tips up, and vice
versa." Mr. Cobb might have added to that
last claussthe man who comes to the editor's ,
private room to ask what is the news ; also?
the man who has come in for “a little talk.”
Stories of ludicrous typographical blunders
are legions in number, and Mr. Cobb recalled
severaigood ones. By the drdpping out of a
single letter, the Back of Common Prayer
‘ouce went to presswith the sentence “We
shall all_be changed in the twinkling of an
eye," transformed into “We shall all be
hanged in the twinkling of an eye." A poet
who wrote “See the pale martyr in 'a sheet
ofgfire,” was startled to see his line changed
into “See the palemartyr with his shirt on
fire.” Mr. Cobb is quite right in thinking
such transgressions are as pardonable as the
blunders sometimes made in other profes-
sious,‘and tells the story of the minister who
was asked to read the following notice: "A-
man having gone to sea, his wife desires the
prayers of the church ;" and by the misplac
ing of‘ a comma in reading it, gravely told
the congregation that a man having gone 'to
see ' his wife, desired the prayers of the
cllurc .t’ - . ' ’

 

One of those agricultural note cases has
terminated in the Bridgeport court of com-
mon pleas for the defendant. The Farther
says; “In the suit bro ht by P. H. Skid-
more against Clark of; ch to recover on a
‘Mahan note for between3300 and $400, the
jury of the court _of common pleas brought
ma verdict this afternoon for thedefend-
ants. They refused to pay the note on
“16 ground that it was fraudentiy obtained,
and this Claim is sustained by the decision.

fi

“Me goodIudiau, Ugh! ‘U b! has come
'_to be_consldered sarmsm, bug the story- of
Captain. Dempsey.of the Second infantry
concerning the Indians at the Lapwai agency
in Idaho goes .to prove that there may be
such 9 th ng as.a good Indian. There are
1,100 in all On the reservation. - They are
self-supporting, except that the Government
furnishes - ricultural implements. ‘

 

and have become civilized, owning 10,
horses,‘ 0:000 cattle, and innumerable swine.
They have school houses and two churches,
elect _their-own chief annually, and are on
a‘fpar in civilization with the white settlers
o the region. ' - . -
—s_——
_ The post master general declares that both-
mg is “printed matter” except what is print-
ed from movable type and the. products of
the papyrograpb, electric pen, etc, must pay
extra postage. '

 

scientific men Mr. Lockyer, by the aid of a ,

scientific world . without the very surest '

swindle on the farmer, that’s what it is.

'1‘ .
- hundred an, twenty are engaged in farmi'n0

Mink sacques are in order again,and whoso
bath a young wife is in dangerof hearing the
minx “ax" for one—Yonkers Gazette. -

A satire or a burlesque is a take-011', and
that may acccunt for the scanty wardrobe of
burlesque performers—N. 0. Picayune.

A man was boasting that he had an eleven
tor in his house. “So he has,” chimed in his
wife; and "he keeps it in the cupboard, ina
bottle}! , - .

John writes to ask “what Adam' and Eve
wore during the cold weather ?" Why, man,
furs, of course, for don't we read that they
wore bare skin suits 2—— Whitehall Times. .

“What are you about?" angrily exclaimed
a country editor the other day to his wife,
who was touching up her complexion before
the mirror. “Only getting up my ‘patcnt
outside,’ dear,” was the reply.

Sussnfell in love with a bookkeeper, and
when Aunt Maryasked about his position in
life, Susan said demurely, “He’s merely a
count, aunt."' Which provedsatisfactory to
both parties—Boston Transcript.

“Mother wants you to let her take your
polonaise pattern, and-be so kind as to fill
this cup with yeast, and is your clock right,
and what time it is, and a little meal in this
pain, and won‘t you write down your recipe
for rye muffins, and please not let’your tur-
keys roost on our fence, ’cause dad says he’ll
shoot ’em."——Nela Haven Register.

_ He had broken his promise to marry the
girl, and her father wanted a money consid-
eration to help heal a wounded heart. The
young man said he would consider a reason-
able proposition. “Well, then,” said the
irate father who was seeking justice for his
daughter. “Young man, how does a dollar
and a half strike you i” ‘

“Do you makeany reduction to'a minis-
ter 7” said a young lady in Richmond, the
other wcek, to a- salesman. “Always. Are
you a minister's wife i” “Oh no, I am not
married,” said the lady, blushing. “Daugh-
ter then i" “No.” The tradesman looked
puzzled. “I 'am engaged to a theological
student," said she. The reduction was made.

A newly wedded couple from the country
'went to smoky Pittsbufg—cf all places in
the world l—aud for the first time in their
lives saw and bought some peanuts. “There,
Mandy l” exclaimed the bridegroom, after a
few moments of vehement auction. “I
know’d we’d be sold; I've been suckin’ that
darned thing for five minutes, and; there ain’t
abit of juice in it! Come on,‘let's go!"
“Scene: Four examiners sitting on the
body of one more unfortunate at the Divinity
schools. Innocent of anything scriptural
Was be. “.Is there no text in the whole Bible,”
said one, in grim despair, “that you can tell
us P” A light beamed in the young man’s
eye. “Yes,” he said, with a steady gaze, “I
do remember one, “i looked, up and new four

great beasts.” That young man was ploughed

“Doctor, you must really prescribe some-
thing for me.”

“My’dear lady, you need no medicine——
only a little rest, and then you will be as well
as ever.” ' -

“But, doctor, surely I ought to be given
some medicine'of some sort or other. You’ve
only felt my pulse; examine my tongue.”
(He does so.)
“Precisely, madam;
rest, too.”

It wasat Binghamton. He was an aesthe-
tic young mau at a ball. The floor' manager
had introduced himto a divine y'oungcrea-
ture in blue,aud they stood in. the set waiting
for the prompter‘s call. “What a charming
assembly,” remarked the young mun, gazing
around on the beautiful array of faees and
costumes. “There is something so captiva-
ting, so etherializing in these gatherings of
culture: and refinement that I am always
charmed when I can mingle with such a\joy-
ous throng. Do you not pronounce this a
fashionable and intelligent soirce—a super
rior gathering of beauty and gentility ?”
“It’s boss."., replied the gentle creature in_
blue, as she arranged the fastenings of a neat
little glove. The young man had to be car-
ried out the ball.—Elml'rc_t Gazette. .

Complaints that the true American charac-
ter is not understood by Frenchmen should
be' fewer .after this. The vériest “Down
Easter,” not to mention the expansive Wes—
tern cousiu, has produced nothing more
characteristic, or which savors more of the
soil than the following fiction Which, he who
read}, may run over in an esteemed Parisian
coutitmporary. It is a lady, a young and
opulent American, about to embark on one
of those Mississippi steamers which have the
dangerous habit of contending in speed with
any other boat that ‘comes along. “Captain,”
she says, “I embark myself! Give me the as-
surance that you will not race 1” “Madame,”
says he, with his hand on his manly heart,
“I give it to‘youl” An hour later another
steamer appears, which gains rapidly upon
them. She rushes to the captain. _“Look,J
captain! Beholdi” “Yes,madame.” “But are
you going to let them beat us ?" “But alas!
what can I do. unless indeed—” “Well, but
what ?” “Madame, I am out of wood, and I
know not with what to fire up, unless I take
one of your children.” “Ah! then, take the
fattest, but for heaven's sake be quick!”

Tnisrx Cams sou Conan—“No," the hon-.

your tongue .nccds

.est tamer-remarked, in tones of the deepest

dejection, “the big crops don’t do us a bit of
good. What’s the use ? Corn only thirty cents.
Everybddy and everything's dead set against

us clothes. It won’t buy us enough salt to

put up a barrel .‘of pork. Corn only thirty

cents! By jocks, it's a livin’ cold-blooded

It

ain’t worth raisin’ corn for such a price' as

that. It's a mean, low robbery.” Within

the next ten days that man had sold so much
more of his corn than he had intended and

he found that he had to buy corn to feed

through. the winter with. The price nearly

knocked him down. “What i’" he ’yelled;

“thirty cents for corn? Land alive—thirty

cents !' What are you givin’ us? Why, I don't

want to buy your farm'; I only want, some

cornl Thirty. cents for corn ! Why, I believe
there’s nobody left in this world but a set of
graspin,’ blood‘suckin’ old misers. Why,
good land, you don’t want to be able to buy a
national bank with one corn crop. Thirty
cents for corn? Well, I'll let my cattle an’
horses run on cornstalks all winter beforel'll
pay any such an unheard of outrageous price
for corn, and thirty cents a bushel isa blamed
robbery, an’ I don't see how any man, lookin’
at the .crop we’ve had, can have the face to
ask such a price. —BurlingtonIHawkeie. »

' 222222

To RsNovua Bnaox SILK.—Rip your
dress apart and dust well; then wash the
sijk in hot soap-suds by dipping up and
down; rinse in two warm waters, then dip
in water prepared as follows: Boil two
ounces of logwood chips in five quarts of
water; add'quarter of an ounce of' cop-

ras; strain through an old bit of calico;
dip your silk in this dye; hang on the line.
by the corners until it is near ‘y dry; iron
between old silk. .

Waslmso FLUrn.——Iialf‘a pound of so]

soda, quarter of a pound borax, dissolve in
one gallon of not soft water; let. it settle;
pour off in bottles: one gill of this mixture
with a pint, of soft soap, or half a bar of
soap dissolved in hot. water, -ls'enough for
wmhing.‘ ;
' To Barton-rs. BLACK Mnnmo.—_Rip the
dress apart; then soak the goods In warm
soap-suds two hours ; dissolve ‘one ounce of
extract of logwood in a bowl of warm
water, . and sufficient warm water to cover
the goods, which is to be taken. from the
suds without wringing; let the dresu stand
in the'logwood water all night; in the
morning rinse in, several waters wrthuut
wringing in thelast water; add one pint
of. sweet milk; ire; while dump; it will
look like new.-—N. . Times.

 

the farmer. Only thirty cents for corn 1 Why, ‘
by gum, it won’t‘pay our taxes, let alone buy .

 

_ (Cleveland Herald.) .
The Electric Light.

Great interest has been manifested of late
in the wonderful advance-made by Mr.
Charles Brush in the practical subdivisiouofv
the electlic light. It seems clear that he has
actually accomplished more than any pre-
vious inventor iu the field, for he hasjust
completed; powerful machine. which gives
eighteen large lights in one. circuit, all of

burning eight hours .withoutggg'tmggfl
Six lights .in one=_circuittwsa, mtg“.
number previously .itttaiu'ed,’ . ’, onebut
Mr. Brush had sucgteeded 'in‘ .

 
 
 

if wing that
many with steadiness and uniformity. The
dimensions of theimachine are 60x22x30;
it weighs, including the base ’over a 'ton;
it yieldsavoltaic are about twenty inches
in length; absorbs twelve horse power,
and yields cightecli'stcady lights of 2,000
candle power each There is not its equal
in the world to-day,- it is said. The total
'cost of the-ligliteproduced bythis machine
including the cost of the power to drive
it, the wages of one man to attend to it,
and the engine, the cast of the ‘carbones
burned in the eighteen lamps, ten per
cent. interest upon the investment and all
expenses properly ’tiigareeulllii-f0,,'the,_light,
will not exceed $9 foriten hours’ run. In

power of the electric light furnished by
these eighteen lamps i‘they would yield more
effective light than gas-costing ten.' times
as much. Mr. Brush does not expect to
use his light for the illumination of dwell-
ings but it is being largely called for in the
East, especially for the lighting of mills,
factories, depots, public halls, large stores,
hotel offices, etc., etc. Nearly twenty
machines have already been sold for places;
of this character. _ . ‘

The factory of the: Telegraph Supply com-
pany, on the corner fof St‘. Clair'and Ontario

streets, is nightly lit up with the Brush

light, and no gas is used in the building,
not even in the ofilcc. ' The building is one

by it every night to gaze and,w0nder at
the new marvel which so completely puts
gas into the shade for such places. The
Telegraph Supply company says that the
actual cost to them of the five electric lights
which illuminate . two floors, each 50x100,
.filled with machinery. and the office floor,
2511100, does not exceed twenty-five cents
for the two fihours, they used the light
eachhday. That the light is a full and com-
plete success in their factory is an undeniable
fact.

 

A Goon erxnss.—-Thurlow Weed went
to aMurphy meeting in New York, Thurs-
day; and said: “After long vears of effort

to mitigate the evils of intemperance, a

bright day. is dawning. The failure of for-f
mer temperance labor is to be regretted. I '
attribute the failure to the methods adopted.
After the mistakes of half a century, I have
reached the'conclusion that the power of
reaching the druuktird is only in the in-
fluence at work here. Religion only has
power to win and keep the unfortunate
victim of intemperauce. I have tried as
wellasIknow how to balcear. My busi-
ness has been that of a journalist, and I will
take an early opportunity . to impress on my
fellow citizens the imfiér tunes of [sustaining
such methods as this, which. seem to be so
successful." . -_ ,. .

—_
A leslzroon‘Cmi‘Hfi‘c‘di 'a string
of emigrants bound for‘the Inmau steamer
that lies off the stake—Norsemen with
kneelbrceches, red or green vests, rows of
buttons, and fresh, .wiu'dy looking ,faces
framed in yellow hair; chubby baby em-
igrauts and withered old dames too frail for
the severity of . the passage; beetle-brewed
iron-featured, bearded Muscovities, whose
fur trimmed, voluminous garments intimate
how wild the climate of the steppes is;

'stolid peasants from Northern Germany;

and overdressed Irish girls, who have been
visiting the old country, and are returning
to break the hearts of the unhappy house-
keepers iuto whose, service they enter.
Mingling with these alien and yet familiar
characters is the homogeneous Liverpool

dress is the perfection of the ' tailor’s art,

and the trousers idealizing' their neither
extremities; no matter what the weather is
is, thesey"‘swells” wear the glossiest of
“top ’ hats, and a rose or a bunch of gera-
neum adorns the silk lapcls of their coats.
Other constituents of- the crowd are the
clerks in. suits oi rough tweed, with low-
crowned felt hats, and short brier pipes in
their mouths; substantial girls and ma-
trous with rosy. cheeks and blue eyes, and

dresses of quiet-colored fabrics; tremend- “

ous market women, with wicker baskets
balanced upon their heads, and short petti-
coats expanded by the anachronistic crino-
line; the dreadful little “cad” with loud
patterned clothing . and murderous care-
lessness of the Queen’s English; shbe blacks

.in the red uniform .of the brigade; river

pilots. with purple faces, and voices that
seem to come from the abdomen; pitibly
ragged urchins, who ofier fuses at two boxes
for a penny; and yet more dilapidated
tmud‘larks, who willingly scramble in the‘_
'oozy mud :along the ‘river wall for any

nary.

 

A Philadelphia clergyman, - the" Rev. Mr.
MacLeod, contends that there is neither
health, sense, no: religion in .full mourning.
He tells his congregation that a bit of black
ribbon, worn in some way, will tell the
story of bereavement just as well as a
complete mourning'suit.‘ A bit oflcrape on
the bell-pull gives the hint to those who
pass by, and 'it is not considered necessary
to cover the whole front with black drap—
ery. Why then will not a bit of ribbon on
cloak or coat well answer the purpose, and
a weight of useless expense and a customs
that is always gloomy and, in warm weather,
very uncomfortable, 'be taken from the
shoulders of bereaved mourners. Christians,
he is co'nv'ivccd, ought not to take a gloomy
view of death. There are glorious hopes
of those who are gone before should be
symbolized rather than a-thc sorrows of those
who are left behind. He would have cheer-
ftll garments worn by mourners in token 'of
the triumph of the glorified ones, and .a bit
of ribbon or crapc 'as' a simple memorial of
their own sense .of bereavement, The rest
of the full mourning he' would send to the
heathen, who in their sorrow at the grave
llavc.no hope. ’ ' '

 

tonic road, Mr. Stillson. was a water boy on
that road not twenty-five years. ago. He
gradually rose to his present position .by
faithftll work.

 

The resignation of Mr. Ballard Smith, the
latcmanaging editor of the World, can be
charged up to. a woman, the fruitful source-
of population, as well as social and political
disturbances- Mr. Smitli allowed some gos-
sipy remarks to “go in” client Senator Conk-
ha and Mrs.- Kate Chase Sprague, whereat,
ltir. Hurlbut became vociferousiy indignant
which was promptly followed by a resigna.
tion'on the part of his managing editor.

» 4 gm

Spiral rows of crinoliue sewed on a breadth;
of muslin of the same shape as the train of' a:
dress aroused to give those sweeping appen-
dages the fashionable peacock shape.

Captain Buddington‘ or the schooner Lizzie
P. Simmons, which arrived the 27th from
the north brought back a silver tablespoon
supposed to have been lost by Sir John
Franklin. A native gave the spoon to Cap;

 

tain Buddington.

equal intensity, all steady, gallcapablegot; .

a situation favorable for the' use of the full .

blaze of light, and hundreds are attracted '

crowd of brisk commercial gentlemen, whose .

their Albert coats fitting them like a'glove, '

copper thrown to memo—Harper’s for Jun- '

The present superintendent of the Honsa- f

autos IN 0411171 B UILDING.

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ALEX. s. GIBSON.
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
Tanker of
Plane-Forte, Organ nnd llalcnl
(lo-pulslon.
Box m P. 0.. NORWALK. CONN.

($.13. cooiurnon,
'DEN'I'IS '1'.

Successor to
1E’lr. Jab-I... :Iat‘llm

sz-ou administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain .

sMMmuua

Homoeopathic Physician.

Office and Residence Cor. MAIN; STREET and
UNION AVENUE. Office hoarsrto a sum. is
to 1, and 5 to 7. - Slate at Glover’s Groce Store
All orders wilibepromptlyattended. l'Iliu20

Hurlhult, llelyea & Seymour,
Attorneys-v all Counselors at ill,

a...”- No.5, [up stairs.)
oaxmn nusnnxlve.
Enwann a». warm,

D a '0' G- G I 8 '2
Wall Streetppposm Nor-walls Opera Hostel.
A large and well selected stock of

DRUGS AND MED. ICINES,

Perfumeiiy._l'atent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, mist and Medicated Soaps Flavoring
and Haadkmhief‘Extraess, Hair Brushesflombs,
Sponge-.ilhamoisSkius. Stationery. Cigars.- tee."
andisconstan addingto‘ liTs stock all thequ
andpopularm icinesofthe day. - -- — ~

EDWARD T. PRITCHABD,

(Late with A. a. Bell a 00., New York.)

Fashion-lie Tailor initial. .

Dress Suits, $25 to .35. Business
‘ Suits $18 to $25.
Corner Walland. Water Sts'..Norwalk.'Conn. 24

stellar ll.‘ Milli",
.Furnishing Undertaker,

w. It. outlines,-
.General Furnlsllu Entertain,

OPPOSITE HORSE R. B.DEPOT

H'Ordcrsattended to da or at ht. Besidesie
Kain Street.3 doors from UzionAgenne. ’

The Norwallt‘ Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now completed its
18th successful Business Year, ,

And has not 0 ndiug a Dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses.

I" “III ssnusr III". A! [I'll IA!
Wis. 0.8T3IET, Pram, S. E. Ours-run, Treas. .
Geo. n. Cowus.Sec'y.

 

 

 

 

 

'I‘NA INSURANCE ComfllABTFOBD
Incorporated 1312. Charter Perpetual.

Capital and Aaron, surnames."

Insuresagainstloss and dams eby Fire.“ terms
adoptedto thehaaardandcons stout with the laws
ofcompensatiou. COWLES c MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity

B.. S. BLASCER.

Athis storaiu .
IlAI-I-ORY’. BLOCK,
hascoustantlyon hand,a general assortmento

Groceries, crockery, Glass.
Mn and Wooden Ware, Etc.-

By dovotinghis constant personal attentionto the
business he' hopesto merit public patronage

w. so 1). MITCHELL,

 

 

 

a fi'
.. a c
au§ go:
this ,5:
slits” - =
3 slices
9- .: 99.x.
Eggs—rating
3 53‘250
aZEPHEo‘B
3°: “:3.-
ssw at
to g as

 

 

now run ions wares rtrss.‘
‘ Wan. Glo‘wor & Son,

Arerendy toput in your WATEB.STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low A rate as
an one. WBOUGHT AND CAST 1301!, TIN-
Ll. Ep. LEAD PIPES, 8c" of every size and de-
scription . PLUMBING in allitsbranehes. ‘

 

137's.

 

E v E n Y T n I N G ,
nowii' T0 "also PAN.
EEOEIIS,

VEGETABLES,

FRESH FISH,

- nails. to.

as trust f
Very Lowest Market Ratcs.

A full assortmen t constantly on hand, freshly xe-
_ 'plenished every day, with

Oligic‘est Pruits,.Best Vegetables,
' and Sea Food.

Goods ddi‘vered in any part oftown. Leave your
orders "only with

Demmon re Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk.‘

rut sums llillltilll'.

OB CUBA'I'IVB 3‘3". -

That hfrs. T. A. Morgan has been aching in-Norwalk
with so muchsuccesscan be hadat FINNEYA BEN-
EDICT‘S Grocery Store, as well as-at her own place.

' There are agents selling this medicine almost over
theknown world. It is doing the greatest cares of

medicine ever known. I is made from V ta-
Boots, the blood. ea

 

bin; and
that is

 

)ue haifColumu, one year, - - -' - - - 0000
FullColumnmne time, -------- 20 00
l'nllloiumn,one year, ------ g 15000 ’

J. (M. POTTER,

DEALER m- .

rm m

 

will'mrrr realms, cola.

NIX’I' D003 80 It'llfljflfilfio

I'keep alarge amendment-oh hairs,
and sell them on Monthly Instalmcnts. Every-
body can have a Piano or Organ. .

sour. sonar roll ran cnbuuaarun
WEBER’S, army 1. sons. GROV-
nsrmermm _‘ "mamas.
nuo'ruua's, vasn a5. son's.“ ‘

and will furnish .in... hours. can and
. - sea them. ' ’

.OLD: INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for New.

Done at short notice.

A few extracts from the great number rs.
oeived b the most eminent musicians in the
United tam may not be inappropriate:

I have never seen a Piano which equals the
Weber Pianofortc.- -' Geo. F. Brahms

The Weber Piano occupies justi the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J. ,~ Pam
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be 'sur-
passed. man.

I used thc‘Weber Grand Piano because I
consider 'it the best in the world. ‘ ,

Th ~ Han-y Sanderson.

c cherPiano possessesav thing' that
can bewished foriu aPiano. G. . Harps».

The Weber Pinno ranks foremost amongst
the best manufactured. , Wt'lltbm Hm.

The Weber Pianos sta‘nd first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in thisCountry.

Clara N. Bfinkerhofi

A ten years’ experience satisfies me‘ that
the Weber Pianos‘ara unapproachablc.

Jolm Zundsl. '

' I would call especial attention to

THE: ESTY CETTAEE ORGAN

Beautifully finished in black walnut and mac-
wood, combining more perfections than any-
other in the we: (I. Has taken more than on
HUNDRED AND urn-x com) urinate Axn
truss rummnss, at Fairs and Exhibitions
throughout the United States. They are eno
dorsed by the highest musical authorities.
Certainly the best I ever heard. . 7'
, - Geo. W. Home».

It is vocal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on any instruments—Geo. B.
chnwur, Musical W, N. 1’. Times. .
They are the beat reed instruments we have
met with—6’. «0 J. H. Odell, Organ Buihiers

It is the m plus ultra of read inntxumcnts.
-—Prof. E. L. Baker. .

It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual deguee.—-Ren. Bishop Harpoon, I. E.
Church. > . .
'Langasgefaiis land use to oonv a
fair idea" of the perfect :‘illchayntiug powslany of
this' instrument—Independent.

Vastly superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played npon.— Wm. A. King“

The Esty s are without a superior.—
Geo. Jardt'ne, rgan Builder, N. 1’.

No tremlilo has yet been invented that will
in any wa compare with this for beauty of
effect.— at. A. Johnson, Organ Builder.

It is not merely the best, but it is the only
mechanical reproduction of the human voice
which has ever satisfied sue—Rec. H. Riggs.
President of Northern New ‘Yark Musical
admonition. .

J. M. POTTER, Norwalk.

Dl‘. Co B. Kendall &SOII,
Dam.

Are unwprc 1'.
ed to r e c a v0
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
senior_ partner
has taken rooms
0 v e r ' Bullock's
Bookstore Nor-

 

 

ii ’4'“... norratuina

n
the old oflee. Lauder’a Block.:}8outh Norwalk.
Teethextracted without pain. and all dental opo-
rations performed at either office.
0.1!. KENDALL, H.D. .

r s n o n xa'rls'liisliildui'a‘nd ' t

.. r. . . enaw evoe onaso
Bidgeficld. ’

Superior Sheeingl
Sore-Facted, Interfering, and Il-
- Conditioned Horses
Perkotl‘y Chad: 1

T is notorious that more than half of the ruined

and desirable horses are rendered so by the

cranes. or carelessness of smiths in shoeing.
he subscriber makes a specialty of

-. HORSE SHOEING ‘

and will guarantee to ive satisfaction to all who
salty entrust him WI their work,whethcr the
animals’ hoofs are‘in a sound or unsound condi-
tion. Shop near Horse tsaiiwainflot Norwalk.
est: nuns . shann. ~

CIlA
Notice

13 hereby given to the poo is of
Norwaikiand vicinity that pm
. shoeing will be doneln first class
' . style by WALNeCOBMACK. None
bnthand made Shoes used. Work done on most

 

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reasonable terms, and particular attention naidto

Interferin and Over-reachin Horses at the old
stand of I. AHEBN.Malu tract, Norwalk.

Look ' and See

HERE' oncan get your work done» Any

thing a the line 0

aaacttamrmuc’

at short notice and as reasonable asany whore in
town. Horse and Ox Shoeiug a specialty. cal
“8.3““ ‘1': skirmishes”: -
o O O I o a .
will m" ouo.w.x'xarr.

Rémgwal ! '
C. I W. BURRITT

Has removed to

 

Allen & Price’s Building, foot of
Mill Hill,

nunamelialiasttersr

Tin Roofing, Tin and Shut Iron Work and
Jobbing. Gas Mathis": of all kinds kept
. on . . '

Norwaik.Jnne, 1878. .

Hot Air Furnaces

honour iron and cm Iron Portable and

 

th I all Found .
u “m" s.u. fists-runsco"

2m“ _ Norwaik Foundry.

An Old Established Business

'I'OR, an.“ . '
T

HE subscriber wishin to change his business
will sellrhis Stock in e. Tools.Good Will.
and everything pertaining to the business, which
has been established ”years. Also the property
corner Wall and hauls Sreets. ' _
. Norwalk, Feb. Or. 1018.
_ GEO. F. BELDEII.

 

John A. IIonnecker,

BAKER.

FOOT 0" HILL HILL.

r3?“’“°i"""ii"°“ii'°"‘.'3§'a:t'6i".ooo'~‘“
e a '. vs a m

. riea'lagndgycantmad ' petenrwosknon:
Trvourflabily. . . g,

For Sale.
a beat Alderney Cow in l‘airficld County, is

TH. thorou hbred and (gives milk all winter.
Will be sold or 0200.00 i an lied for within the

o'

!‘ICI. [2“?

 

to
your I “H ngsnd fair, and you
-‘I‘ 8045

are
will actuate any complaint. _

 

Melodeons, Sheet Music, be, '

P Ila. N o a,

fitting 19: I Repairing ‘

walk: while the »

tm ~

~ home for a family of avers

Erica Beef, Veal, MuttonJ-smb. Pork, do."

opposite his old stand. where he is fully prepared
0 .

tnaclunn, FORGING.

Brick Set. The best in America. 'landhc- ‘
tllred and sold ehean and put up when desired, .

~ an Will is the extreme of uxnry. It is the best

next two weeks. Enquire a the Gaza-run 01- S

VOL. Lithuanian ~5'3

CHAR“. We “ANY
Surgeon-Dentist,
uonwm, mm! ' '

Oleo corner or min and Wall Streets. nitrou-
Oxide Gas stint-is, taxed . '

n

.Fasllitnstlt' that ad Tailor?

alms' rthtmsnbm snow/'1.
llatnStro'stJorwslkJoaa.

REAL _ firms.

 

 

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.-:>.

. AND
Building Lots.

SEVERAL dwellin . various prices in differ-
ent portions of rough. either to let or for

sale at reasonable rices. Also several places

outside of Boron limits—one in - Winn pauk.

Also several Building lots in and out of Borough.
tits ' Inquire at this Ofiice.

'To Rent.

'nu . ‘ .
flit late residence of the subscriber on Elm
. . Street. .It has hot and coldwaterthrongh-
out. standing wash“ complete bath room,
furnace,&c_. Alcoa barn or
-. EBENEZIE HILL.
tits ‘ South

 

U ,
Ag

. - _ ,_T0'Let. .
A HOUSE containing? rooms and aE kitchen.
situated near the cat once.West Norwalk.
dent ldollarsper month. Enquire onus. LAY:

TON South Norwaik or of MISS l‘.A.S
West. Norwalk. . ' ‘ ‘ 5

 

 

For Sate; or Exchange.

FOR property in Norwalk or qtcinity, 2 houses
» in Brooklyn, E. 1)., within 5 minutes walk of.
s ferries. Good location. For Bartleulars apply
'0 _ fl. Jl|80]“‘l‘ AD’JIJ. ?
45 Box 63. Norwalk.

. . ,
A Farm forSaIe. ,

, A FARE of '36 acres, divided linto'fivc separate

tracts,“ offered ' 9;; sale, eitharaaa whole
or in separate parcels: consists as renown-‘-
The Homestead of about. 25 acres,‘ with Dwelliu
House, Barn and outbuildings thereon; EA second
tract of 80 acres: another of 3 acres; one of an
acres, nud one of tax acres of wood (1. The
whole lathe estate of the late LEVI SC , BNIB'
situated on the seldom-hill Bold. town or wu'
ton. Apply to . B.GILBIRT.‘ ‘

 

 

. . Executor.

Wilton,"0ct. 21st, 1818. , ~ _ ' sinus

BOO]! ‘l’O-l nau- ou 1st orzd floor all just.
Painted and Kalsomined. of water

lent
and good garden. ‘7 Enquire of GEORGE H.310 '
gtlgsssfiactory on Mechanic St.. or at Hoyt a Co’s.
ore.

 

‘ Farm for- Sale. :

ABOU T 12 to 13 acres within IX miles :01 center
, ofNorwalk. Good situation.- good house.
built ofbeat material and by days work; About
80 chotce An in t as with other mm, good r-
deu. good we l of ter. and fine shade trees. int
the place for a man wishing toraisefltrav’rbcrriea,
etc. Price $7,0t0. Enquire at this Office, ‘

For Sale Cheap.

VALUABLEmauufacturinqro y.Foun-
driaud Machine shop, for a no and Sta-
tionary nfiwork or general Machinery. _ bit-
uated on W . Has also Bail Bond connections.
Toms reasonable. -E. LL. Trustee.

21 > South Nos-walk. Conn.

 

 

To, Rent. ,
The trim n... of a Dwelling lionse. with
kitcheu,basemeut,etc. Apply to '
' a. L. nus.

 

For Sale.

A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of the leas-

antest streets in town, within use It nutc-
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost rice. A rtion ot the purchase money can
re ' on ban and mortgage. Price scoot). En-
quire at this Ofilee.

i nesirahle Homettsatl for Salt.

HE valuable residence of the subscriber.
pleasantlly’located on high and on East
Ave., in the rough own is offered for
sale. The situation is l and healthy,coni-
mandlng fine views of on; Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwaik Brid . and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. ouse 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in with brick. and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all modern in rovemcnts.bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs, bce'a cooking
range,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellaris dry. having stationary furn—
ace. which heats the whole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house isln excel-
lent orderbeing comfortable for both a summer or
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
ing business in New Y03 and returning the same
day. Land about three-quarters of an acre. laid
out in lawn unit trees, and garden spot. A ly
to JAMES ITCHELL, Bea Estate Agent. or-.

walk, or to the subscriber, .

- S. HAIHSLEY

A.
fit: 255 Fourth Avenue, N. I

For Sale.

A Rare Chance.

House, Barn, good Mill-rite and sin acres
ofland well proportioned in Meadow, nature
and Woodiand: also. twenty-two acres of wood.
land ali situated at the head of the Born

Begervoirluuhe town of hew Canaan. for e
at ahargain. In lure of Dlmon Finch. George-
to“. Ct., James ltcheli or J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Norwalk.Ct. . 20st
Norwalk. 10th day of June 1197a. '

FARMS FOR SALE.
Enquire of

CHAS. COMSTOCK,

New Canaau.Couu. ‘ -

 

 

II

Desirable Property for sale.

A Yer ydesirable place on EastAvenue.

Also. a few choice BuildingLotsaituatadon
Osborn Avenue forsala cheap. ~ -
Also,a nicely located Bonn and Lot on Her-

 

gain. Enquireoi . .
S, E. OSBOBN. EaatAvauua,
or to D.W.l‘ITC.lI,WestAvenua. . -

For Sale.

A ‘Bouse and Lot. in a health location on
FairStrcet. above Catharine. e House is

early uew,well builuconveuiantlyarrang-
ed. and. will make a comfortable and tenant
. , size. The at runs
back to the river. There sawellof excellent
water on the place. and Borough water in the
Street. Price low,'aud part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance tosecarea
home.‘ Apply _at GAZETTE OI'I'ICE. at!

 

 

FOR SALE.

TWO verydcslrableBuildiugLntsou West Mall '
Street . Apply at theGA ETTE OFFICE.

 

 

AFTER THE FIRE!

, Everything Fresh and Sweet !

HAVING com letely refitted andrenovated the

old and we l-knowu PEOPLE'S MARKET.
lately damaged by fire, I am rapaved to nerve the
public with the Beat the hlar et affords in choice
cuts or roasts o - '

Also Fresh FRUITS and VEGETABLES in their
soasom Every, effort will be made to &ease and
satisfy patrons. JAIES l. W SON,
People’s Mullet. 19 Main Street.

New Firm at the Old- StandZ

MessrsMULLINGS BBO'I'BEBS .

ould respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately sonductod
by MULLINGS STILLY. and with the old ex-
peric :lcad Workmen, hitherto employed by tho
ate firm, are prepared to manufacture all kinds of

CARRIAGES & WAGON-S .

_ TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.

isscoms'r
annownn arose casss. .

c. a. MULLINGS, .i. s. sinuses
south Norwalk, April 15,1373. *

 

 

DO'YOU

‘SLEEP-

ON THE HARTFORD WOVEN Will!
RATE.“ 1 This most useful and luxurious

bed is of very moderate cost. No beddir g is re-
«aired for softness. though in the cool Season, of
course.enongli ii named for warmth. For hot
weather it is unequal ed-cool.comtortable.henltby
In cold weather a light Hal Mattress upon Wov:

Mattress in use. Investigate its merits. . circu-
lars runs: to any address. Write ~

'rna wovmrwma mm ass Co.
. Hartford, Conn, U. S. A.

Ask your Furniture Dealer for
' the

latitude Woven Wire Mattias.

annon’ s'rovn min shun.
Enquire of 0.3. WILSON, No. 6 Gazette

 

NorWflkN

Crossing the Blur.
. t .

' a'r rnouas am known.

 

 

Murmurs the soldier in dying, ' , '
As the death-pang the tired spirit frees.
"Let us all cross over the river, ' -
And rest in the shade of the trees."

All i could we'cross dcr thatrlver,
And rest in the shadows. and then,
Refreshed by repose and'grown stronger,
Come back to our struggle again i

:1;
L'I

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Over that frec-fiowing river,
Beyond where its dark waters roar,

' Are they trees of the balsam or'upas,

:That‘grow on the furthermost shore 2

What is the destiny waiting
Thither side of that shadeowy det p—
Sweet ease and repow for the spirit,
Or't'le gloom of eternal sleep. 2-

None who have passed that river,

' And rested beneath the trees,

Have ever come back to tell us . .
If the shadows brought slumber or case.

Nevertheless, forever

Across the deep river they go,

The basest and best together— . ,
)Together the high and low. ‘

~£ - ' ’ .

Ther‘édntheiumgs go the beggars,

. And therein thfiiio‘hes-go the rich :

The few who expire in the ' .
And the many who die'lnthe ditch; -.. ‘

_ Those who have graven their story

Hi'ghin the temple of Fame.‘
And those whohave lived without glory,
_ Andieft usnot even a m; '

Those whom we loved for their. goodness,

And those whom we hatedfoscrime,’
Ail passing from life's dreary struggle,

' Out of light, out of mind, out of time;

Plunging in mist andiu darkness, ..

: Where doubting. with terror agrees,

They cross the m’ysteiions‘rivér,

“ And seek for the'shcdc of the trees.
_ '
‘Clrcumnavigating ihe,’ North
' ' ' Pole. '

While the scientific adventures of Great
Britian, Germany, and the United smo- .
have persistentlyand unsuccessfullyendetiv
ored for many. years to find a«‘northw5stérn

 

. passnge,,an enterprisingSwede has'succecd-

ed with comparatively little trouble'in dis-
covering a_ _’uortheastern' route, by which
he has already penetrated from Norway
along the coast of‘ Lapland, through the
strait south of Nova Zembla, across the Kara
Sea, along the northern coast of- Russia,
past the north cape of Asia and into the
river_Lena,.up which the expedition went
:to Yakutsk; where they. were heard from
August 27th last. and from which they ex.
.pected tosail for LBehrihg’s Straits. The
navigator“ who has made himselffamous by
this unprecedented perfornnnce is Pro-.

,fessor Nordenskjold, aLIearned man, who

has devoted much time to a study of the
Arctic problem, and who was led togive
special attention to'the stories and log-books
of Norwegian whale and seal hunters, who
frequently penetrated as far as the Kara
sets The professor found a patron in an
intelligent merchant of Gothburg. ‘ Mr.
Oscericksong who furnished the means
neccessary for the experimental voyages.
Thefirst attempt ‘was begun in June, 1875,
in'a small vesseh - The, trip from the cape
‘of Europe to 'Nova Zembln, was made in
six days and after some time spent in ex-
plorations, the Kara sea was crossed and
the Yenisie river reached August 15th.
Theprofessor here left with a detachment
and went up the river into Siberia, while
the remainder of the party returned to
Norway in only ten days. -The'journey at- v
tracted great attention-especially in Russia,
where Nordenskjold was looked upon as a
benefactor who had demonstrated a new
route for commerce. Greatly encouraged,
the professor returned home and prepared
fora new expedition the following year. He.
chartered ‘a small steamer, started from
Hammerfest July 25th, and in three: days
was‘Zat Nova-Zemba One day latter he
entered the Kara sea, his steamer being “the
first ‘that ever burst upon that silent sea"
—and there was no explosion in this case.
Here he found drifting ice, but was not
discouraged. He slowly pushed'his way on
until August 15th he reached the Yenisei

lionee more. ' Here be disposed om cargo,
‘to‘okpa new due on board and in seven

weeks from starting was again at Ham.
merfest. He now became convinced that
it ,-was possible 'to find“a navigable pas-
sage betweeu the Yenisei and Cape Tcheliu-
skin, the north cape of Asia. His theory
was that the vast amount of fresh water
pouring into the Arctic ocean from the
rivets of Obi, Irlich, and Yenisei effects a
gradual thawing of the ice along thecoast
by which a channel is formed deep enough

win Street near West Avenue, for sale at.a bar- .10: large "333913- The. ”View“ milieu 39‘

to work for a more extended voyage. His
success brought him new patrOns.‘an'd King
Oscar of Sweden came to his. assistance.
Four steamers were chartered and equipped
and On the 25th of July last, ‘the new ex-
pedition left the Norwegian coast. The
Kara sea was entered August 1st, and in
six days more the fleet was at the mouth
of the Yenisei. On thetith of August,-
two 0; the steamers left for the north-east.
Nothing more was heard of tlfc adventurers
for two months, when a ”telegraph message
reached a Moscow merchant who was in-
terested in the expedition, announcing that
the vessels had reached ~Yakutsk, in eastern
Siberia, on the Lean-river, having- safely
passed Cape Tcheliuskiu, and reached the

-mouth of theLena August '2'ith. From this

point the party expected 'to, proceed to
Behrings Straits, and were ficoufident of
success, as they believed the ,mdstdi‘filcult
part of the journey was already accom-
plished. Altogether; this is‘ the: most im-
portaut and successful exploring voyage of
modern years, and has,accomplished enough
to make its daring navigator famougwheiher
itfsuc'ceeds in reaching the Pacifico'cean or '
not. A glance. at the map will show
that the greater part of the work has
been performed and with apparent ease.
‘ . '—Oourant.
. #2
Things Worth Knowing.
That fish may be scaled much easier! by
dipping into boiling water about a minute.
Salt fish are quickestand best freshened by
soaking in'sour milk. That salt will curdle
new milk; hence,iu preparing milk porridge,
gravies, etc, the salt should not he'added
until the dish is prepared. That clear, boil-
ing water .will remove tea stains and many
fruit stains. Pour the water through the

‘ stain and thus prevent it spreading out the

fabric. That i-ipe tomatoes will_remove ink
and other stains from white cloth ;' also from
the hands. That a teaspoonful of. turpentine '
boiled with your white clothes will aid the
whitening process. That boiled starch is
much improved by the addition of a little
sperm, or a little salt, or both,._or a little gum
arabic dissolved. That beeswniind still will
make your flatirons as clean "and smOOtli as
gins. 'l‘hat kerosene will soften boots or
shoes. which hnve b‘ccnhaideued'hy water
and render them as pliable"ftis' new. That

‘ kerosene will‘make tintea kettles as bright

'as new. _. Suturate s‘goolen rag and tub with

it. It will also remove stains from clean,
varnished furniture. ' ' . >

. . ,

A dark border formerly .in vogue on
finger nails is not considered in good taste
when accompanied with diamonds, though a
few conservative ladies still rdherc to the
old custom. .

 

 

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