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NUMBER this"
The Unchaiigeablc.
BY hours r. BENSON.
How beautiful the thought,
stands
Encircled by a tidal—flow of change
Whose billows, willl a unrmur sad and
strange, ’
Break carelessly about him on the sands;
While chilly burdened winds encompassing
The shore, make monody of days that were,
And prophecies of all unrest, and stir
llis soul with longing for some Steadfast
thing;
How beautiful to him the thought of God,
Who, farther back than cycle-reach, was
Love, .
Anti shall be, when the cycles die again,
Still Love, unchangcable; a shore so bretd
So firm, beyond all tides, all storms above :~
A rock -’gai,nst which time billows dash in
vain. —Ncw York Obserrer.
—-—-—-———1.A____
TERIPE RAN CE llIE'l‘HQlls.
to one who
The cause of temperance found- earnest
and able exponents one evening-at the house
of one of its friends, in the social gathering
that took place lately at William E.‘Dodge’s
residence in Madison ave. The parlors
were fillpd with gentlemen prbminent in be
nevolent and religious enterprises; the feat-
urc of the evening being an address on “In-
temperance in .its Relation to Crime." by
Chief Justice Noah Davis.
.tonnnss or JUDGE vars.
LADIES AND anrmsirnx :——l have had no
time to prepare a speech, andthereforc this
afternoon, after leaving court on account of
ill health, Isat down and wrote one. The
subject is one which, while it is of vasr
interest, willI think, demand an extraord-
inary intellect to say anything new about
it. That was a very pleasant 'story that
went the rounds of the papersafew years
ago, of’a lady principal of a female seminary
up the Hudson; who, at the approach of
Lent, called the pupils together and said it
was not required of them in their youth and
while engaged-in studies, to refrain during
Lent from meat, but she really desired‘that
out of respect to that period, that (time they
would at least all agree to refrain from some
delicacy or luxury, and so she requested
each one to send} in ' on the following morn-
ing a note indicating the article of food
from .which she would abstain. Yeti can
judge her surprise the next morning on
opening the notes ,to find that each one had
written the single word—"hash!” [Laugh-
ter.] , -
Now, it is impossible, I desire to say pre-
liminarily, to talk on this subject that has
been assigned to me tonight without simply
producing the material that these young
'ladies desrred to refrain from, and if it
were not for the fact that youare to find
in the adjoining room something that will
compensate you for coming, some repast
entirely superior to that which I am about
to give you, I should advise each one of. you
to take your hat and go now. [Laughter,]‘
As I said, I have been forced to put on
paper what little I have to say here to-night
and though I don't like to read a speech,
must beg your indulgence while I read what
I have written, ,
I am invited to speak to—night of the re-
lations of in temperance to crime. The
theme is a hackneycd one, so old as alco-
hol, and one cannot consider it withouta
sort of anger at the selfishness of the men of
past generations, who have said all our
good things before we were born. Little is
left to us but to array their testimonies and
confirm them by our own experiences.
No one doubts the existence of sin.
Throughout Christendom a million . spires
rise to heaven in proof and condemnation of
it. Yet the ugly fact remains, and will
until the devil is finally chained to make
room for the inillcnium; But this is not
argument against the reiteration of Godly
preaching and Gospel truth. Said Chief
Justice Marshall to a lawyer who began his
argument in the Garden of Eden. “It is safe
to assume that a court knows something.”
On that authority 'I shall assume that this
audience knows by hearsay of the existence
of crime and intemperance, and proceed to
speak of their cogi'elations. It is not quite
susceptible of proof that the relation of in-
temperance to crime is that cans causans.
There are other causes, such as hate, avarice
jealousy, lust and revenge; but these are
narrower in their circles of evil, more easily
suppressed by individuals and society, more
subject to moral influences and restraints,
and are not sanctioned .by law or dealt ,out
under statutory licenses.
‘ Tris cnrsr carss or cums.
But among all causes of crime intemper-
ance stands out the “approachable chief.”
This fact may be established both affirma—
tively and negatively. It is proved by the
existence of temperance, and equally as
well by its non-existence, just as' the tides
of the ocean may be proved the-by flood and
by the ebb. First, let us briefly consider
the proof by existence. The proposition
is that whenever and wherever intemperance
is most prevalent crime is most abundant.
Crime is the mercury of a political and mor-
al thermometer which intemperance and its
opposite effect as heat and cold. This re-
cognizcd fact. has created an elementary
principle in the criminal commmon' law-
that drunkenness is no excuse. for crime.
No principle is better, or' was earlier set-
tled. and it Was rested upon the manifested
fact that, if allowed as‘ an excuse, all crime
would prepare and fortify itself by intoxi-
cation. Hence courts, cyen in capital cases,
were compelled to' treat drunkenness as an
aggravation of crimc,-and to hold that a
drunkenintcnt was equally as felonious as a
sober one. In common acceptance, the
drunken man is temporarily insane. It is
fortunate that in a country where making
drunk was a business licensed by law as a
source of governmentrevenuc, the Wisdom
of judges discarded popular notions and the
natural inference from that kind of legisla-
tion, and gave us principles and rules by
inheritance which I fear we should not have
had the virtue to originate.‘ Intoxicating
drinks enable men to commit 'crimes, by
firing the passions and quenching conscience.
Burke the Irish murderer, whose horrible
mode of committing his crimes has taken his
own name, in his confessions‘states that
they only once did he,feel any restraint of
conscience. That was when he was about
to kill an infant child. The babe .looked
up and smiled in his face, but, said he, I
drank a glass of brandy and then I had no
remorse. Ilis case is ,one of thousands~many
times in my own experience have young
men looked up to me when asked what they
had to say why the sentence of the law
should not be pronounced, and falteringly
said, “I was drunk—I would not and could
not have done it had'I not been drunk.”
That habiis of intemperance are the chief
cause of crime is the testimony of all judges
of large experience. .More than two hun—
dred years ago Sir Matthew Hale, then
Chief Justice of England to'whom as a writ.
er and judge we are' greatly indebted for our
own criminal law, speaking on the subject
said: “The places of judicature I have long
held in this Kingdom have given me an op-
portunity to observe the original cause of
the enormities that have been committed
for the space» of nearly twenty years, and
by due observation I have found that if the
murders and manslaughters, the burglaries
and robberies, the riots and Etumults, the
adulteries, fornications, ' rapes and other
enormities that have happened in that time,
Were divided into five parts, four of them l
have been the issue and product of excessive
drinking—of tavern and ale-houses drink—
ing.” Leaping over. two hundred years. of
English history and jurisprudence, I call
one other eminent judge of great experience
to testify. Lord Chief Baron' Kelly, per—-
haps the oldest judge now on the English
bench, says in a letter to the Archdeacon
of Canterbury: “Two-thirds of the crimes
which come before the courts of law of this
country are occasioned chiefly by intemper—
ance. ' ‘
Not less explicit if the testimony. of these
Whose official duties have brought. them in
contract with convicted criminals. Speak-
ing of intemperance, the chaplain of the
Preston House of Correction said: “Nine-
tenths of the English crime ~requiring to be
dealt with by law, arises from the English
sin, which the law fiercely discourages.”
And the late inspector of English prisons
says: “I am within the truth when I state
that in four cases out of five. when an of-
fense has been committed, intoxicating drink
‘ has ,been one of the causes.” The reason
for this is not found to the Engiish skies.
A Committee of the House of Commons of
the Dominion of Canada, reporting in 1875,
‘state that “out of 28,289 commitments to
the gaols (of the Provinces of Ontario and
Quebec) during the three previous years,
21,236 were committed either for drunken;
uess or for crimes perpetrated under the in—
fluence drink." -
. rxrmrrsmxcn ix rurs corx'ruv.
This is not a mere provincial imitation of
the’ fashions of the mother country; for alas
in our own beloved republican institutions,
the same startling facts exist. Massachu-
setts, great keepers of Plymouth Rock and
of the virtues that landed there, tells the
same tale. The report of her State Board
of Charities for 1869 says: “The proportion
of crime traceable to this great vice must
be set down as heretofore at no less than
four-fifths,” and her Inspectors of State
Prisons in 1868 gave the same proportion.
Coming closer home, we have testimony of
our Board 'of Police Justices in their report
of1874: “We are fully satisfied,” say they,
that intoxication is the cue great leading
cause that renders the existence of our po-
lice courts necessary]; '
Ofsevcntcen cases of murder, examined
separately by Dr. Harris, corresponding
secretary of the Prison AssociatiOn, four-
teen were instigated by intoxicating drinks.
The line of witnesses might stretch out to
the crack of doom. The case' would only
be a little stronger. It is established beyon‘d
argument. by official statistics, by the ex-
periencc of courts, by the observation of
enlightened philanthropists, that the preva
lence of intemperance in every country is
the standard by which its crimes may be
that checks intemperance, diminishes crime,
lessens vice and misery and promotes vir-
tue and happiness. Whatever man or
woman does do that spreads intemperance
increases crime, promotes vice and misery,
and lessens virtue and happiness. The
State has no soul to damn. The corpora-
tion of New York will never stand at the
great judgment bar. The official vvho goes
in to-day and. out tomorrow will carry his
own load of vice and mood of virtue; but
neither State nor municipality will ever rise
to the simplest of all duties~the prevention
of crime and misery at the fountain head—
until the people are brought by individual
effort to realize the necessity of that heroism.
The relation of intemperance to crime is
also strikingly shown by the diminiition of
the latter wherever the former is wholly or
partially suppressed.
FATHEW MATTHEW AND FRANCIS MURPHY.
Whether the suppression be the result of
prohibitory law's or the efforts of the ad:
vocates of temperance, make no difference
with the general truth of the proposition.
Taken in all its respects. perhaps the most
wonderful temperance reformation of any
age was led by Father Matthew, in Ireland.
Icannot speak his name without emotions
of deepest veneration. Worthier be than
all others to be called the patron of Ireland.
Before the close of Octob_er,1838, Father
Matthew had enrolled more than 250,000
names on his pledges of total abstinence.
Well, names are nothing. Things are much.
Lord Morbeth, when Secretary for Ireland,
in an address on _the condition of Ireland,
gave these statistics of cases of murder, of»
fences against the" prison, aggravated .as-
saults,‘ and cutting and maiming—thcre were
he says, in 1837, 12,096; 1838, 11,059; 1839,
1,097; 1840, 173.
' Between 1838 and 1840 the consumption
of spirits in Ireland has fallen off on 5,-
000,000 gallons; the public houses where
liquors were retailcd had lessened by 230
in the City of Dublin alone; the persons
imprisoned in the Bridewell (the principal
city prison) had fallen in a single year from
136 to twenty-three, and more than 100 cells
in-thc Bridewell being empty, the Smithfield
Prison was actually closed. ‘
-To what can be attributed this amazing
array of facts and figures? Not to war, nor
to pestilence, nor to famine, for these are
unhappily begetters of crime; Not to a
sterner execution of the laws. nor to greater
severity of punishments, for ‘these always
relax as crime ”diminishes. Not to changes
in the' excise law of the country, for they
for the most part remained intact. No, it
must ,stand as an historic truth that one
bold, humane man, planting himself on the
rock of temperance, and supplementing his
priestly power with Christian charity and
love, by his burning zeal and eloquence
awoke all the emotional nature of his volatile
race, and built up a barrier 'of voluntary
pledges between them and the great curse of
the country.
Something analogous is even now in pro-
leadcr and advocate is an Irishman full of
the enthusiastic eloquence of the Irish na-
ture; in that its motive'power‘is humanity
‘andlove; in that its chief objects is the
rescue of the fallen victims of drink ; in that
it seeks the intellect through the avenues of
the heart by appeals to man's nature; and
God grant that it may be analogous also in
the might of its extent and influence.
I have selected the one strong example of
the repression of crime, by .the successful
efforts of the friends of temperance, not be-_
cause it stands alone, but because time.will
not permit the detail of more. I feel
bound to add, nowever, than in my judgment
the efforts of temperance organizations in
oui‘ country, whatev or we may think of the
wisdom or discretion of some of their modes
of action , have done more to prevent crime
by spreading and maintaining “temperance,
than all our numerous and complicated sys-
tems of police. _ ,
nsnnrrrs or rnonrnrriox.
The relation of interfimrance to crime is
also plainly manifest were drunkenness is
repressed by partial or complete prohibition.
The cases of towns and villages where, by
the arrangements of their founders,no liquors
or intoxicating drinks have ever been al«
lowed to be sold, furnish strong evidence.
Vineland, with its 10,000 people, without, a
grog shop, and with a police force of one
constable, who is also overseer of the poor
(with a salary for both ofiices of $75,) re—
ports in some years a single crime, and a
poor rate swelling to.the aggregate of $4.1
‘year. Greeley, in Colorado, is another town
0‘ 3.003 people, and no liquor shop. It uses
and needs no police force, and in two years
and a half $7 only was called out of its poor
fund. Bavaria, Illinois, a town of- the
same population, withzabsolute prohibition,
was without-a drunkard, without a pauper,
measured. Whatever man or woman can do -
grass in our city. Analogous in that its_
and without a crime. A small town in
Western New York was founded some years
ago by a gentleman, who made it a condition
in all his title deeds that if liquor were sold
the land should revert to him. The con-
dition became the subject of litigation» in
our courts and was held to be valid and
enforcable'fiby ejectment. That village has
none of the incidents of intemperance and
the same thing is true of numerous other
places whose founders have established pro—
hibition. ,
It may be said that these are not. fair ex—
amples because the inhabitants were all
tctotallcrs or temperance, men. They are
less conclusive perhaps, but they certainly
show the value of the absence of tempta-
tion. How is it then where prohibition exists
by absolute law? I Will not take Maine,
the hackneyed theme of so many contradic—
tious, further than to state that in 1870 her
convictions for crime under prohibition were
only 431, or one in every 1,699, while in
our State (exclusive of ~ this city). under
license ,‘the convictions were 5,473, or one
in every 620 souls. Can it be that the
ruralpopnlation of New oYork is so much
more addicted to crime than the people of
Maine ?
But take Connecticut—facetiously called
“the land of steady habits.” Under the
prohibition law .of 1854 crime is shown to
have diminished 75.pcr cent. 0n the res-
toration of license in 1873 crime increased
50 per cent. in a,single year, and in two
years in Hartford, according to oflicialre-
turns presented by the Rev. Mr. Walker,
crime increased .in that city 400 per cent.
In New London the prison was empty and
the jailer out of business for a while after
prohibition went into effect. Connecticut
has now a local option act. Under it New
London lately voted forno license.
I found in The New York Herald, a few
morning~ago, a letter from' New London
lamenting at great lengths the present suf-
ferings of thirsty souls in that city. The
concluding portions'of the letter are so naive
and so much to my purpose that you will
pardon me for reading them:
There are of course, two sides to the ques-
'tion and one of them is exhibited in. the
records of the police of this town for the
has been in operation. The ‘force’ consists of
a captain, a sergeant and five-patrolmen.
The captain states that the number of arrests
for intoxication heretofore averaged between
thirty-five and fifty per month. Seven was
the number for November—in fact, it was
only six, as one of them got tipsy one night
before the law went into operation, but was
not arrested until the following day. The
whole number of arrests on all charges each
month is about 100, and the number of
persons locked up on other charges than
drunkenness shows a corresponding decrease
because many ci‘imes grow out of ‘that.
“Another point is that the class of per—
sons most injured by drinking find itim-
possible to obtain liquor. The poor wretch
who on Saturday night who could get
drunk and squander his week's earnings can
find no one to sell him rum, because no
sooner does he venture in the streets in a
drunken condition than he is arrested and
forced to testify against those who sold him
the liquor. That class of excessive drinkers
is then benefitted by the law, and it 'is to
bring this about that the moderate drink.
ers suffer annoyance and strangers total 'de-
privation.
“Again, the houscs'where gambling and
other vices flourish complain of the new law.
It seems odd at the first blush that they
should be afraid to break one law in.cs-
tablishmcnts which depend for their ex-
istence upon the infringement of another,
but it will be seen that if their customers
became intoxicated they would be the means
of calling attention to the places where the
liquor was obtained, and that would lead‘to
the latter beingcloscd. Cider is about the
only drink to be found in such places, and
an a consequence they are less frequented
than formerly. There is nothing to over-
stimulatc the nerves or fire the blood in a
glass of acid New- England apple juice—
quite the contrary, indeed, is its effect.
New Haven has voted to abolish the licen-t
sing of the liquor traffic by i). majority
of 1,000, and probably the same.» grave
and funny aspects of the case will be found
there." .
_ Ex/mers neon NEW roux.
But we have had a striking example in
our own icity. The. Metropolitan Excise
law. of 1866 was absolutely prohibitory on
Sundays. I Prior to that law there had been
no material difference in the number of ar-
rests made on that day and on other days
of the week. Taking Tuesdays for com-
parison, there were from January 1, 1867,
to October 1,1868, of Tuesdays arrests 11,-
034; of Sunday arrests, 5,263, showing a
diderche of 5,771. A larger difference
probably prevails under our prcsdnt law,
and the older citizens talk of thc‘quiet and
good order that now exists on Sundays, as
in striking' contrast to the condition of
things when liquOrs were freely sold on the
Sabbath. ' '
0n the day of our annual elections a stat—
ute draws around each polling place a circle
of absolute prohibition, within which no
intoxicating drinks may be sold or given.
Contrasted with former days, who fails to
recognize the change from excitement, disor-
der and crime to, almost universal quietfide
and peace? And who does not see that the
measure of peace depends upon the vigilance
with-which the police enforce' the statute?
During the spasmodic erort of the police
authorities of ,this city about one year ago to
enforce the Excise law, one of the Pelice
Commissioners’ told me that in .his opinion
arrests for crime (other than for breaches of
the Excise laws) had fallen off between 30
and 40 per cent. .Yet there was no general
and complete enforcement of the law. This
complished in New York.
But I am not here to argue for prohibition.
My sole purpose is to establish that intemper-'
once is an evil factor in crime by showing
diminishes the other in a ratio almost mathe-
matically ”certain. Whether judging from
the dcclaredjudicial experience of others, or
from niy own, or from carefully coll :cted sta-
tistics, running through many series of years,
I believe it entirely safe to say that one half
of all the crime of this country and Great Bri-
tain is caused by the intemperate use of in-
involving personal violence certainly three-
fonrths are chargeable to the same cause.
The practical question is: What can'be done
about it? _
If intemperance were a new evil, coming
in upon us for the firsttime like a pestilence
from some foreign shore,- ladcn with his aw—
ful burden of disease, of pauperism~ and crime
with what horror would the'Nation contem-
plate its monstrous approach. What severi—
ty. of laws, what stringencies of quarantine,
what activities of resistance, would 'be sud—
denly aroused. But, alas! it is no new evil.
It surrounds us like an atmosphere, as it has
our fathers through countless generations.
It pcrvertsjudgemcnts, it poisons habits, it
sways passions, it taints churches and tears
consciences. It seizes the enginery of our
legislation, and by it creates a moral pheno.
menon of perpetual motion, which Nature
denies to physics; for it licenses and em-
powers itself to beget in endless rounds, the
wrongs, vices and crimes which society is or-
ganized to'prevent; and—worst of all for
our country—it encoils parties like the ser—
pents of Laoco'on, and crushes in its folds the
spirit of patriotism and virtue.
month 'during which the prohibitory law_
fact speaks volumes for what might be aC-'
that whatever limits or suppresses the one”
toxicating liquors; and that of the crimes.
THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR.
Is the case then utterly hopeless ? No!
not while the spirit of Christ has a taberna-
cle on earth. , .
Three duties of thc'prcscnt hour lie imme-
diately before us. - .
First—To seeto it that our present Ex-
cise laws take no step backward. The out-
cry that the prcscnt laws must be changed
because they cannot be enforced is insidious
and fa'se. They can be enforced. The fault
is not in them, but in faithlcss ofllcials, who
in cowardice dare not or in treachery will not
obey the plain letter and spirit of their inj unc-
lions. If the-present law were decently en-
forced thcrc would not be today in the City
of New York one place where liquors could
be sold by the drink which is not in fact a
public inn, necessary for the actual ”ac-
commodation of travellers, and having all the
conveniences CSScntial to such accommoda-
tion, and kept by a person morally fit to be
law devolves upon innkccpers, and exacts
from them as licensed vcnders of intoxicat-
ing drinks. _
Second—It is our duty to stand by them
who seek to enforce the law and compel of-
ficial obedience to its provisions. Dr.Crosby’s
organization commands respect and deserves
support. Itasks nothing of its enemics but
obedience to the law, and nothing of its
friends but to did it in compelling such obe-
dicncc.
Third—Since all the courts have given
their final sanction to the act for the protec-
tion of woman and childhood from the inju—
ries drunkenness visits updu innocence, there
is no excuse for us'if we do not see that that
law is put in vigorous operation. If enforc—
ed it will give many a-wifc a sober husband
and many a child a sober father, for the fear
of the law will be the beginning of wisdom
to many a drunkard—makcr. ‘
Lastly—life ought to stand by and encou-
rage the reform that is reaching the hand of
brotherhood and love to. the thousands of
drinking men and women in.cur city. Fran-
cis Murphy should be armed with our sym-
pathy, our prayers and our means to aid his
noble work; and most of all, the victims of
rum who are bravely striving with his aid to
reclaim themselves should be helped and
encouragedin their effects—not by aims that
demoralize and dcbasc, but by employment
that will encourage self-reliance, and
strengthen the hopes of permanent reform.
What is to hinder an organization for such
a purpose, with good men and capital enough,
tovmake it effective? an‘hundred thciusand
dollars devoted to that end would be return-
-cd to the community an hundred fold in sav-'
ed taxes, increased industries; and above all,
in men and women rescued from the miser-
ies, vices and crimes of drunkenness. .'
LAKE Kxxxsnr AND run Esoumavx.-—
The folldwing account of Duke Kennedy, a
large body of fresh water to the west of the
winter quarters of the Florence, is given by
Captain Tyson: The approximate location
of the lake is in latitude sixty six degrees
north, and longitude seventy-three degrees
west, but has not been accurately determin-
cd, {is it is not known to have been visited
by white men previous to the year 1876.
The natives often speak of this great lake, of
its fish and game, including seal, and of its
great size. The land about it is a vast plain
or prairie, stonelcss and trceless, but covered
in summer with tall grass, upon which the
reindeer feed in immense numbers. The
natives visit the lake every spring to hunt
the reindeer, of which they kill great: num-
bers. They all agree in their statements of
the size of the lake and of the abundance of
game and fish. In the spring it is the resort
of thousands of birds which breed there.
Among these birds are several species of
geese, the young of which the squaws dc-
stroy in vast numbers and 'pilc in‘ heaps for
dog food. The soil about the lake is dark
and abounds in fossils. Considered from a
scientific point of view this section is inter-
eating, and it is possible that in a pecuniary
one it could be made profitable. It is not
probable that so inviting an artic paradise
will long'rcmain unexplored. Mr. Kumlein
occasionally joined the Esquimaux in their
visits to this lake and in their seal hunts, but
none of the other members of the expedition
felt active enough. to do so. The natives
mountains deer hunting or over the SilOW'
clad ice does in search of seals or bears ; and,
being light, strong and muscular they have
greater powers of endurance than the heavier
and less active white men. The natives can
also sleep upon the ice when tired, and when
hungry can easily satisfy their appetite upon
such provisions as the country affords.
White men, as was proved in the case of
Captain Hall, can accustom themselves to
the same mode of life; and it is for the pur-
pose of effecting this that the colonization
plan of exploration is proposed. The case of
'Ncpe-kcn, Tyson‘s boy, is an instance of the
inherent skill and courage of the natives.
Although not more than five years of age,
he captured six young seals while the Flat-
ence lay at Annanitook; and it was reported
that he had been equally successful the pre-
ceding ycar, In addition to his skill asa
hunter, he was possessed of other accomv
plishments more nearly allied to those of
civilization, such as chewing and smoking
tobacco and drinking rum with all the zest
of an old tar. The young girls could equal
him in these matters, having been trained to
such-evil courscs’by the ungodly whalemen.
* r The Esquimaux have a peculiar
manner of expressing or noting distance.
Oonetook means a little way only, as a bun—
dred yards or a. few miles. Golzings twadle
means a distance that would not be under.
taken without steam or sail, and in fine
weather; while teaser-pooh means distance so
great that no person was ever known to
accomplish it.—0aptain Hozagate in North
American Review. ' '
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Triumphant Love!
. ( Fort Dodge, Iowa, Gazelle.)
A marfiriagc which took place in Pocahon-
tas county several weeks ago amid surround
ings‘ that might be expected to dampen even
the ardor of young love, has just been report-
‘ed to us. The swain, a stout young farmer
of Pocahontas county, after the usual course
of smooth sparking, had prevailed on the
maiden freckled to name the day. She fixed
an early one, and he obtained a license in
Pocahontas county. The girl lived just Over
thcline in Calhoun county. The evening
set for the marriage was a. rainy and dismal
one, but the minister arrived at the bride's
house to preform the ceremony. All the
preparations were made, when preliminary
to the ceremony the minister asked to see the
license. When it was shown there was
trouble, the minister refusing to proceed un-
less they went ovcr into Pocahontas county.
The house was only a few rods from the
by the bucketful without. However, every-
body was anxious and.nobody afraid, and
out they went. The pig pcn was- over the
line, and toward it the party steered. The
minister mounted the fence to get out of the
mud, and wound his legs among the boards
hands, and while the bride’s brother held a
lantern to illuminatethe job, the ceremony
was performed.
:55: .
.Thc report of commercial failures in New
York city for the year just closed shows 917
in number with liabilities amountin to near-
ly $34.000,000, and assets estimate at about
$19.000.000, or a trifle under an average of
30 Per cent. This is a bad showing, but the
expiration of the bankrupt law will partly ex-
plain it.
trusted with the responsibilities which the -
are nearly always traveling, either in the '
line, but it was as darkas Egypt and raining-
to brace himself up, the couple grabbed,
Conundrum for the rich-Shall‘thc poor be
cold or coalcd l—Ncw, York Aft-til.
Ladics’will never succeed as railway con-
ductors. Their trains arealways behind.
Indians never kiss each other, and having
seen a few Indians, wccau’t blame them.
Idearly love my sweet art, said the cnthu~
siastic confectioncr.—B¢'23£on Transcript.
' Men of Sound views livc along the shore
of southern Connecticut ——Boston Tran-
script. ' v _
“What I’d like to know,” said a schoolboy ,
“is how the mouth of rivers can be so much
larger than their heads.” .
' Next to a seal skin sacque, nothing will
please a woman of thirty somuch as to be
mistaken for her niece of sixteen.
An old lady being asked to subscribe to a
newspaper, declined on the ground that when
she wanted news she manufactured it herself.
We no longer question the propriety of
considering vessels in the feminine gender.
They run each other down almost every day
in the English channel.
A brick fell from a scaffold on the head
of a passing negro. “Fling dem cre canut
shells anoder way up dcrc, won’t yer ?” was
the darkcy’s advice, as he scratched his
wool. '_ - ~ _
Disconsolatc young logy on Christmas
day—.“Nohody cares for Fae. Idon’t get
any ' Christmas presents,” Impecunious
lover—“Ain‘t you satisfied with my pres-
ence.” .
Sew up the holes in your vest pockets—
those pesky gold dollars will crawl through
an aperture that a greenback would plug
tight enough gfihold watch—Minneapolis
Tribune.- -
P. T. Barnum is making afierce canvass
for the Connecticut senatorship, and we be-
lieve he will be elected—at least, nobody
will deny he’s got the best show in the
world—St. Louis Tunes-Journal. .
The difference, ’twixt twccdledum and
tweedicdcc is illustrated by the zfact that,
the rich man with great appetite is called an
epicure and the tramp with a great appetite
is called a glutton.-—Rome Sentinel.
A musician, George Sharp, had his name
on the door thus: “G. Sharp.” A wag of a
painter, who knew something of music, early
one morning made the following undeniable
and significant addition: “Is A flat."
A liquor dealer applied to a customer for
a letter of recommendation'of acertain brand
of whiskey he had already sold him. The
customer wrote: “I have tried all sorts of
insect poison, and find none equal to your
whiskey. .
Mother-in-law, holding the screaming
baby. “Dear little darliu! How. it looks
like its papa now 1” (Papa wonders-why it
is that his wife's mother alw‘ays compares
the baby to him when it is crying, and not
at other times. ,
“George," said a school-mistress to one of
her unruly scholars, “why is'it y‘ou behave.
so badly? When you first came to school
‘ you were obedient, submissive, and willing
to learn; now you are just the contrary.”
“Wellfto tell the truth, marm,” said George,
“I was not much acquainted then.”
A justice of the peace at New Hartford,
married a couple the other day, and the
groom asked him his terms after the knot
was tied. “Well,” said the justice, “the
code allows me twodollars." “Then,” said
the young man, “here's a dollar; that will
make you three.”—Oedar Nglls Gazette.
“Is the water all froze up i” asked Aunt
Dorothy of J eems, who was trying to break
the water in. the water cask on Monday
morning. “No. aunty, I should say it was
froze down ;” and he turned his hatchet so it
sent a shower of fine ice in the old lady’s
face. “That’s an impudent trick,” said she.
“Oh, no!” said the youngster, “It’s an ice
response. ’ '—Lg/nn Reporter.
Madame G. calls at a friend‘s house on a
wet day, 'and her fcet'being damp, says to
her friend: “My dear, will you let your
maid bring me a pair of your slippers 1”
“My love,” replies her friend—there were}
several people in the parlor—“do you think
my slippers will fit you ‘3” “Oh, I- think so,
my darling, if you will tell her to put a cork
sole inside of them.”—French Paper. _- '
“Every man should provide liberally for
his family.” says Mr. Smith. “Ever since
my marriage ‘I have kept my wife provided
with a sewing machine,- surmountcd by a'
fine mirror.” “What is the mirror for?"_
inquired a party present. “Well,” said the
oracle, “‘1 tell her that when she gets so
lazy that she can’t run the machine she can
sit still and sec herself starve to death.”
“That young lady tried her best to catch
your husband before you married him,” re'
marked one lady to another, as a‘. mass of
curls and braids, fiounces and overskirt
passed the window at which they were sit-
ting. “I wish to the Lord she’d got him!”
was the quick reply, and then a dead. silence
fell upon the .two, and wonders in crochet
work were accomplished for the next half
hour.—San Francisco Correspondence of the
Sacramento Union. ‘ .
His face was wreathed with smiles, as he
walked in and called for a schooner. The
gentleman at the bar placed ohc foaming be—
fore him—and the stranger remarked in a
kindly way. “Well my dear friend, how
stands the record of the dying year ?" The
gentleman grabbed the schooner and said,
“See here, you record five cents or skip.”
The stranger turned upon his heel, and cast-
ing his eye upon him said in a melancholy
tone, “Is it possible? Has all the pdctry
gone out of your life too, and you 20
young?"—-Yonkers Gazette. '
A few friends, all “busted,” were yester-
cussing the state of; their financial affairs,
when one, who had lost about $2,000 or $3,-
' 000, said to a friend who want under to the
tune of about $150,000, “Well, I lost all I
had. and neither you nor tiny other man
could ‘bust’ any flattcr'than that." “Beg
your pardon," said the other, “but I had
sufiicient credit to borrow money, and 1 am
$20,000 in debt—$20,000 worse than
nothing.” “Ah! I see,” said the first'speaker',
“I only ‘hustcd’ down to a dead level, but in
your ‘bust’ you made a hole in the ground.”
A Rockland man gave a vest into his wife's
hands to be repaired, and when he came
home to dinner she showed him three pencil
'stubs, a piece of chalk, four watch keys,
nineteen matches, six pants and four coat
buttons, :1 recipe for making milk punch, a
buckle, a blank lottery ticket, a small hand-
full of cloves, part of a roll of lozenges, three
poker chip and a chew of gum that had
slipped down into the lining of the vest
through a hole in the pocket. It was tie
most startling disclosure the Rockland man
I had seen since he read the cipher dispatches.
——Roalclan(l Courier. '
A bright-eyed three year-old was seated in
his‘high chair at the dinner table. Mamma
had placed him snugly up to the table, pinned
on his bib, and succeeded in getting his mis-
“hush,” when father proceeded toask the
blessing, While this was in progress little
chubby made a discovery. It was that all
the plates on the table, except his own little
plate, were in one pile at “papa’s place," and,
as it seemed to him, were put. there to get
the benefit of the solemn ceremony. So
scarcely waiting for the “Amen," he held out
his own plate in both hands, saying, “Please,
papa, pray on my plate, too.”
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
day, says the Virginia (Nevl) Chronicle, dis- _
- Very Lowest Market Rates.
seat coupons to a last winter‘s lecture, a‘
chievouslittlchands quietand making him'
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14,1879.
. 'NORWALK GAZETTE,
P It BUSHEIEVEIWUESDA' M'IIIII.
l‘he'chcondOIdcst Paperln the State.
OFFICE Liv GAZETTE B UILDING.
' A. H. BYINGTON & 00.
A. H.Brrxerox, J. B. Ems, G. N. Ens.
1 Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance.
Single Copies 5 Cents:
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Advertising 'Rates :
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One inch space constitutes a square.
special Notices 25 percent. advance ohtho
shove.
Local Notices. in Reading Columns, 25
Centspcr line. , ’ .
, Yearly advertisers restricted to the business
:ontcmplated at the time of contract, butareper-
ultted tomakc monthly ch mgcs of theiradver-
:iaemcnts .
Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously-
)bituary or: Funeral Notices 15 cts. per line.
Allunusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
. Teacher of ' '
PtanogForte, Organ and Musical
Composition. .
Box 379- P. 0., NORWALK. court.
0. n. CO’O-L’IDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor to
Dr. Asa, 11111,
9‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
mt pain .
G. s. contract, Ill. 11.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Dulce-and Residence, Cor. MAIN STREET aiid
UNION AVENUE.‘ Ofilce hours 7 to 9 a. m.. 12
to i, and 5 to 7. Slate at Glover’s Grocery Store
All orders will be promptlyattendcd. 11m20
Hurlhutt, Relyea & Seymour, ,
lllfli‘llllls and Guutselhrs at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stain-,1
' GAZETTE BUILDING.-
Enwann EWEED',
D R U G G- I S '1'
Wall Streetppporz'te Nor-walls Opera Home,
Alnrgc and well selected stock of
DRUGS ‘ AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery,.Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, 1'011etnnd Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
gnd Handkerchtet‘Exfracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
spongesflhamorsSkins, Stationery, Cigars, ac"
tnd is constantly addmgto his stock all the new
andpopnlarmedicines ol‘the day.
w. s. aumraan‘,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT ‘
.KB‘Ordcrsattendcd to day or night. Residenc
Main Street,3 doors from Union Avenue.
The liarwalk Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaid losses
or of claims for losses.
ll" Slllillll littlthAllY lllstlllES A'l' lflWEll BAT
WM. O.STREET. Pres., S. E. OLMSTEAD, Treaa.
Gno. R. Cowr.ns,Sec’y. -
TNA INSURANCE "Colof‘HAB'I‘FORD
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.71
[nsuresagainstloss and damageby Fire,on terms
adopted to thchazard andcousistcnt with the laws
otcompensation. COWLES Sr MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity
B.' S.'B‘LASCER,
Athisstorein
MALLORY’S 3.13003,
hasconstantly on hand, a ‘gcneral assortmento ‘
Eateries. Crockery, Glass,
'Ii'n and Wooden Ware, Etc.
Bydevotinghis Constantpcrsonal attentiontothe
bustucss he hopesto merit public patronage
W. _& D. MITCHELL,
I:
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a 'c 5.
My “a
ago“ :9
é‘n‘ar J’s
meg-seas
= .8 -82-~§’
Sir—rubs
Eggs-3 toga
szs>3§=s
30” 63-32.
4H3... .El-
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NOW FER YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover A: Son,
Areready toput in your WATER,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one. \VROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
L11_ E'D, LEAD PIPES, kc" of every slzeand de-
scription. PLUMBING in allitshranches.
1879.
EVERYTHING
tetanus, K .
VEGETABLES, .
Puss FISH, ,
' ' FRUITS, at,
'AT THE
A full assortment constantly on band,frcshly re~
pienlshcd every day, with
Choicest Fraits,Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food. '
Goods delivered in any part of town. Leave your
orders freely with ,
Dcmmon & Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk. ‘
1 Barnum’s.
t'lllllllEIlSE- ATTRACTIONS! '
Really-Matt-tlmtint
Some entire new styles; perfect models of case
and grace, selling at '
muons LOWER Tnau Evan
BEFORE HEARD on.
An Elegant Custom Department.
We don’t mean to adopt the stereotyped hum-
drum of the largest, the best. and. the cheapest.
Our friends known all about that. Thanks for
past patronage and entire confidedce in being
prepau-ert at all times to please in future. '
B A. .RN U M ’ S,
Chatharu Square, N. Y. I
Bmaonouon.
'rationa performed at either office.
J.’_:M. POTTER,
DEALER IN
Melodeons, Sheet Music, 850.,
WAll. STREET NORWMK, 00"“.
'NEXT DOOR to SAVINGS BANK.
I keep a large stock of instruments on hand,
and sell them on Monthly Instalments. Every.
body can have a. Piano or Organ.
some AGENT ro’n THE CELEBaaTnD
wannn's, STANLEY is sort s, Gnov-
ESTEEN & FULLER’S, HAINES
nnornna's, VASE av souls,
PIANOS,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
OLD 'lN'STRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for New.
Taming & Repairing
Done at short. notice.
. The Weber Piané. '
_A few'extracts from the great number re.
cerved by the most eminent musicians in the
United States may not be inappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals the
Weber Pianoforte. Geo. F. Bristow
The Webs: Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pallz'son
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sur-
passed. 8. B. Mills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the world.
Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses eve thing'that
can he wished forin aPiano. G. V. Morgan.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost: amongst
the best manufuctured. William Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
Clara N. Bfinkerhofii
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproachable.
' , John Zundel.
I would call especial attention to
THE ESTY 'tllTTAGE URGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and rose-
wood, combining more per-factions than any
other in the world. Has taken more than ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MEDALS AND
FIRST rnmmms, at Fairs and 'Exhibitions
throughout the United States. They are en-
dorsed by the highest musical authorities.
Certainly the best I ever heard.
Geo. W. Morgan.
It is oocal,.which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on anyinstrument.—Geo. B.
Seymour, Musical Critic, N. Y. Times.
They are the bestrecd instruments we have
Ryet;ith.—0. J: .7. II. Odell, Organ Builders
It: is the ne plus ultra of reed instruments.
—Prof. E. L. Baker. '
It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degree—Rec. Bishop Simpson, M. E.
Church. .
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fart idea of the perfect enchanting power of
this instrument—Independent.
Vastly superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played upon.— Wm. A. King .
The Esty Org?“ are without a superior.—
Geo. Jardlne, gan Builder, .N. Y.
. N o tremulo has yet been invented that will
1n any way compare with this for beauty of
efi‘ect.— Wm. 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 me.—Reo. II. Riggs.
President of Northern New , York Musical
Association.
J. M. POTTER, NorWalk.
Dr. c; 11. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS.
Are now prepar-
ed to receive
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. Th1
‘ senior partner
has taxcn rooms
0 v e r Selleck'r,
Bookstore Nor-‘
walk. while tin
junio r retains
the old office. Lender’s Block. South Nor-walk
Teeth extracted Without pain. and all dental ope-
C.H. KENDALL, M.D.
G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr. C. H.Kcndall wrll devote Mondays to
Ridgcfleld . .
Superior Shoeingl
Sore-Footed, Interfering, and Il-'
. Conditioned‘lio'rses
Perfectly Shad!
T is notorious that more than half of the ruined
_ and desirable horses are rendered so by the
l norance _or carelessness of smiths -in shoeing.
he subscriber makes a specialty of
HORSE SHOEING
and Will guarantee to give-satisfaction to all whr
may entrust him With their work, whether tin
animals’ boots are in a sound or unsound condi-
tion. Shop nearllorse nailway De 0t, Norwalk
28: CHARLES E. ILLER.
Notice
-. ,IS hereby given .to the people of
, ix“ Norwalkmnd Vicinity that Hone
shoeing will he done in first class
style by w M. McCORMACK. Nom
but hand made Shoes used, Work done on most
reasonable terms, and particular attention vaidto
lnterierin and Over-reaching Horses at the old
stand of t u. AHERNJIam Street, Norwalk.
Look and See
HERE you can get your work done.
. thing in the line or
BLACKBMITHING
at short notice and as reasonable as any where in
town. Horse and 0x Shoeing a specialty. Wheel
wnghting and Painting done by an experiencet
workman. At the old stand of Geo. Lloyd.
16 GEO. W. KNAPP.
Remval :
o. W. BURRITT
lies removed to
Allen & Price’s Building, foot of
’ Mill Hill, .
oppositehis old standiwgerc he is fully prepare
0 0
II All I." IIIAIGIIES.
P LU M Bl N G Special attention givento
Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheet Iron Work and
Any-
Jobbing. Gas 1"1'mtures of all kinds kept
on hand.
Norwalk.J une,1878. .
' Furs! Furs !! Furs ll!
SEAL Skin Sasques made to order, lengthened
made over. re-lined and repaired, also all
other Furs forrale and repaired by MRS. O. J
TAYLOR. Norwalk, Conn.
BUFFALO and FAN CY ROBES
For sale re-llncd and re aired b
as -’ , madame ,Main Street.
An Old, Established Business
~ I‘OR am -
11E subscriber wishin to change his business
T will sell his Stock in rade. Tools.,Good Will,
and everything pertaining to the business, which
has been established 25years. Also the property .
corner “ialllz‘mg gehghfg’lg: Sreets.
a k ‘e . t .-
mm .’ ’ GEO. r. BnLnnn .
‘J 01m A . Homzeck'cr, ‘
noo'r or 1mm. HILL.
Bread,Rolls.Pies, Oakcs,0rullen, scubaked
fresh everyday. Everything made outer _
materialn.and bye arefu land oompetcntworkmen.
Try our Bahur.
p... Sale.
THE best Alder-nay Cow in Fairlleld County, is
athoroughbred and [gives milk all Winter.
Will be sold for 3200.00 1 appll d for within the
next two weeks. Enquire at e Canning)?»
D
'I
CHARLES w.- MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
' nonwann, cons.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
OxideGaa administered
“AISLES S. EOCKWOOD ,
Fashioilalile Draper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHINc narrowest.
Main Street ,Norvialk. Conn.
REA-L ESTATE.
\1\/\/\ /\ r\/\N~.NV\N\/\r\/‘\
For 'Sale.
THE pleasant] located and wellbnilt residence
corner Was lngton and Spring streets. 80.
Norwalk is offered for sale on accommodating
terms. For articulate. en uire of ~
tf RE .1). lt.AUST N,Sonth Norwalk.
' . DWELI-INGB
AND
I I
Building Lots. _
EVERAL dwellin 5, various prices in difi‘er-
ent portions of _orough. either to let or for
salelat reasonable rices. Also several places
outsulc of Boron ~limits—onc in Winnipauk.
Also several Building lots in and out. of Borough.
ttlo Enquire at this 011100.
To Rent.
[112 late residence of the subscriber on Elm
Street. It has hot and cold water through-
out, standmg wash tubs, complete bath room,
furnace, &c. Also a barn for two horses.
EBENEZEB HILL,
1116 South Norwalk.
To. Let.
IIOUSE containing 7 rooms and a kitchen.
situated near the Post Office, West Norwalk.
dent 4 dollars per month. Enquire ofJ'. M. LAY-
TON. South Norwalk, 0!: of MISS F.A.SELLECK,
West Norwalk. 45
VVVX
For sale of Exchange.
F01} property in Norwalk orqicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., Within 5 minutes walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For lgarticulars apply
. J. S. RAN ALL
ID a
45 Box 63, Norwalk,
A Farm for Sale.
FARE of 76 acres, divrded into five separate
_ tracts,is offered for sale, either asa whole
or in separate parcels; it consists as follows:—
The Homestead ofahout 25 acres. with Dwelling
House, Barn and outbuildings thereon; A second
tract of 30 acres: another of3 acres; one of 4);
acres. and one of 13:4 acres of woodland. The
whole lathe estate of the late LEVI SCRIBNER.
situated on the Bcldcn’s Hill Road. town of Wil
ton. Apply to GILBERT,
_ ' Executor.
Wilton, Oct. 2lst, 1878. '3m'43
ROOMS T0 BELT on let or‘zd floor all just
Painted and Kalsomined, plenty of water.
and good garden. Enquire of GEORGE H. RIC).
at his factory on Mechanic St.. or at Hoyt tit Co’s.
Shoe Store.
Farrn for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of center
_ of Norwalk. ' Good situation. good house.
built of heat material and by days work. About
so chorce Apple trees with other fruit, good ar-
den, good wellof water. and fine shade trees. net
the place for a man Wishing toraise Strawberries,
etc. Price 37,0120. Enquire at this Office. ‘ -
For Sale Cheap. ,
A VALUAmE manufacturing property. Foun-
_ dry and Machine shop, for Marine and Sta-
tionary En ne work or general Machinery. _ Stir
nated on W arr. Has also Rail Road connections.
Terms reasonable. E. HILL, Trustee.
27 .. South Norwalk, Conn.
To Rent.
The First Floor of' a Dwelling “wise. with
kitchen, basement, etc. Apply to
' n. L. ELLS.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of the less- .
latest streets in town, within live In ante.-
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will he sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price $6.000. En-
quire at this Office.
A Desirable Homestead for ,Sale.
HE valuable residence _of the subscriber.
pleasantly located on high round on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwal . is offered for
sale. The situation is pleasant and healthy, com-
mandingzfine views of ong Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
slot-walk Bud e. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. . ousc 54x50; two stories and attic,
tilled in With brick. and pnbstantially built.
Rooms 18, with all_ modern unfirovements, bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs, eebee’s cooking
range. hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. .The cellaris dry, having stationary furn-
ace. which heats the whole house. The attic IF
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
lent order being; comfortable for both a summer 0)
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
.ng bustness in New York and returning the same
lay. Land about three-quarters of an acre, lain
out in lawn. n-nit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, -‘or-
walk. or to the subscriber.
0 . A. S. HAMERSLEY.
lstf f.'55 Fourth Avenue, N. 1',
For Sale.
‘ A Rare Chance.
A ilouse, Barn, good Mill-site and lift acres
ot'land well proportioned in Meadow, ’asture
llld Woodland; also.twenty-t\vo acres of wood-
-and all situated at the head of the Borough
Reservoir in the town of New Cannan, for 5an
itabargain. Inquire of Burton Finch. George-
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New Year’s Morning
iny a night from Old to New _1
Only a night; and so much wroaght l
TheIOld Year’s heart all weary 310W. ,
But said ‘The New Year rest has brought’ '
The Old Year’s heart its hopes laid down
As in a grave; but trusting, said,
‘Thc blossoms of the New Year's crown
Bloom from the ashes of the dead.’ 1
The Old Year’s heart was full of greed ;
With selfishness it longed and ached,
And cried’ ‘1 have not half I need,
My thirst is bitter and unslaekcd.
But to the New Year’s generous hand
All gifts in plenty shall return,
True loving, it shall understand,
By all my failures it shall learn.
I‘have been reckless, it shall be
Quiet and calm; and pure of life.
I was a slave ; it shall go free, 0
And find svieet‘ peace where I leave Itrlfe.’
Only a night from Old to New 1,
Never a night such changes brought,
, The Old Year had its work to do;
The New Year miracles are wrought.
Always a night from old to new !
Night, and the healing balm of sleep}
Each mom is New Year's morn some time
Morn of a festival to keep;
All nights are sacred nights to make
Confession and resolve and prayer;
All days are sacred days to make
New gladness in the sunny air.
Only a night from old to new;
'Only a sleep from night to mom.
The new is but the old come true;
Each sunrise sees a new born year!
The Church and the World.
The Church and the. World walked far apart
0n the changing shore of time,
The World was singing a giddy song,
And the Church a hymn sublime.
“Come, give me your hand,” cried the mer-
. ry World, ' 1
“And walk with me this way.”
But the good church hid her snowyhand,
And solemnly answered, “Nay,
I will not give you my hand at all,
And I will not walk with you:
Your way is the way to endless death ;
Your words are all untrue.” '
“Nay, walk with me but a little space,”
. Said the World with a kindly air.
“The road I walk is a pleasant road,
And the sun shines always there.
Mvpath, you see, is a broad, fair one,
And my gate is high and wide;
There is room enough for you'and for me
To travel side by side. ”
Half shyly the Church approached the World
And gave him her hand of snow.
The old World grasped it, and walked along,
Saying in accents low : 1
.“Your dress'is too simple to please my taste;
I will give you pearls to wear,
Rich velvets and silks for your graceful form,
And diamonds to deck your hair.”
‘I‘he’Church looked down at her plain white
robe,
And then at the dazzling World,
And blushed as she saw his handsome lip
With a smile contemptuous curled.
“I will changemy dress for a costlier one,"
Said the Church with a smile of grace.
I‘hen her pure white garments drifted away,
And the World gave‘ in their place
Beautiful satin and shining silks,
And roses, and gems, and pearls;
And over her forehead her bright hair fell
Crisped in a thousand curls.
“Your house is too plain,” said the proud
old World ;
“I'll build you one like mine— '
Carpets of Brussels, and curtains of lace, -
And furniture ever so fine.”
So he'built her a costly and beautiful house,
Splendid it was to behold; -
Her sons and her beautiful daughters dwelt
there ‘
Gleaming in purple and gold.
The Angel of Mercy flew over the Church
To gather the children in ;
But some were off to the midnight ball,
And some were ed at the play,
And some were drinking ingay saloons,
_ So she quietly went her way. '
Then the sly World gallantly said to her,
"Your children mean no harm,
Merely indulging in innocent sports ; "
So she leaned on his proffered am,
And smiled and chatted, and gathered flow-
ers,
As she walked along with the World,
While millions and millions of deathless
souls,
town, 0t., J amcs Mitchell or J. Belden ilnrlbntt,
Norwalk. Ct. '25“
Norwalk. 10th day of J nne ms.
FARMS FOR saw.
Enquire of
CHAS. COLISTOCK,
New Canaan, Conn.
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Des1rable Property for sale.
A Ver 9* desirable place on EastAvenue.
Also, a few choice BuildingLonsituatedor.
lsborn AvenueJorsale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
vin Street near West Avenue, for sale a: a bar.
rain . Enquire.“
S. E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
afll or to D.W.FITCH,W_estAvenae.
For Sale.
- A [lease and Lot. in a healthylocation on
, FarrStroct,abovc Catharine. The Honsexs
nearly new. well built,convenientlyarrang-
:d. and will make a comfortable and leasant
tome for a. family of average size. The ot rune
rack to the river. There is a wellof excellent
water on the place, and. Borough water in the
itraet. Price low. and part of the money can re
nain on mortgage. A fine chance to secures
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3t!
FOR SALE.
TWO verydeairableBuildingLotson West Main
Street . Apply attheGA ETTE OFFICE.
AFTER THE FIRE!
Everything Fresh and Sweet !
HAVING corn letely refitted andrenovated the
old and we l-known PEOPLE’S MARKET,
ately damaged by fire, I am prepared to serve the
lubllc with the Best the Market affords in choice
rats or roasts of
Beef, Veal. Mutton.Lamb, Pork, tire.
\lso Fresh FRUITS and VEGETABLES in their
season. Every effort will be made to peace and
satisfy patrons. JAMES E. WIXSON,
Pcoplc’s Market. 19 Main Street.
New Firm .1. the 0m Stand
Messrs MULLIN GS ' BROTHERS
ould respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS aTlLLY. and with the old ex-
perienced Workman, hitherto employed by the
late firm, are prepared to manufacture alikinds of
CARRIAGES 81 WAGONS
TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.
maciuivlr monomer. nrscomv'r
annownn more casn.
C.A. MULLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15, 1878.
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weatherit isunequalled—cool,comfortable.henlthy
In cold weather a light Hair Mattress upon WOV-
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Circu-
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Ask your Furniture Dealer for
l the '
liltrtttrt 'Wuru Witt Mlllltii.
To the horrible gulf were buried.
“You give too much to the poor,” said the
4 World; ' ' . '
“Far more than you ought to do.
if the poor need shelter and food and clothes
Why need it trouble you?
Go, take your money and buy rich robes,
And horses and carriages fine,
And pearls and jewels and dainty food,
And the rarest and costliest wine. '
My children they dote on all such things;
And if you their love would win, .~
.You must doas they do, and walk in the
, Ways 1 '
That they are walking in.”
Then the Church held tightly the strings of ’
her purse,
And gracefully lowered her head
And simpered, “I’ve given too much away;
I'll do, sir, as you hlve said.” .
So the poor were turned from her door in
scorn ;
And she heard not the orphan’s cry;
And she drew her beautiful robes aside
As the widows went weeping by. ‘
And the sons .of the World and the sons of
' the Church .
Walked closely hand'and heart,
And only the Master who knoweth all,
Could tell the two apart.\ ' '
Then the Church sat down at her case, and
said, , -
“I am rich. and in goods increased.
I have need of nothing, and naught to do
But to laugh and dance and feast." .
And the sly World heard her and laughed in
his sleeve, ~
And mockingly said aside
“The Church is fallen, the beautiful Church,
And her shame is her boast and pride.”
The Angel drew near to the nicrcyseat,
And whispered insighs her name;
And the saints their anthems of rapture
hushed
, And covered their heads with shame.
And a voice came down through the hush of
Heaven,
From him who sat on the throne,
“I know thy works, and how thou hast said
I am rich; and hast not known
That thou art naked, poor and blind,
‘ And wretched before my face;
Therefore, from mypresence I cast thee out,-
And blot thy name from its plaée.”
*Mrs. .M. 0. Edwards, {it Baltimore Claris-
tian Advocate. -
At Hillsid tation, near Pittsburg, Pm,
the other mg. a boy disguised himself as a
tramp and tried to scare. his sisters. One of
them got a double-barrelled'gun and shothim
dead. When she found who he was she lost
her, reason. Nice little
around. surprise my, all
”$22303; 021cc depbzrtmfnt has n at the
_ . num ro ' stmaa - ho
asked . for instructions, mg: ihan‘iawno
objection to a postmaster becoming a mem-
ber of a pohtical association, but he must
not be an officer thereof or take any promi-
nent part in its management.
Norwalk Chronicler