WHOLE NUMBER 1647.
The Present. _
BY ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTOR.
Do not crouch to-day, and worship
The old Past whose life is fled;
Hush your voice to tender reverence;
Crowned he 1ics,but cold and dead;
For the Present reigns our monarch,
With an added weight of hours;
Honor her, for she is mighty!
Honor her, for she is ours!
See the shadows of his heroes
Girt around her cloudy throne;
Every day the ranks are strengthened
By great hearts to him unknown ;
Noble things the great Past promised,
Holy dreams, both strange and new ;
But the Present shall fulfill them,
What he promised she shall do.
She inherits all his treasures,
She is heir to all his fame,
And the light that lightens round her
Is the luster of‘his name;
She is wise with all his wisdom,
Living on his grave she stands,
On her brow she bears his laurels,
And his harvest in her hands.
Coward, can she reign and conquer
If we thus her, glory dim?
Let us fight for her as nobly
As our fathers fought for him.
God, who crowns the dying ages,
Bids her rule, and us obey,—
Bids us cast our lives before her,
Bids us serve the great To- day.
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Secretary Sherman’s Speech-
Wc give the following extracts from the
speech delivered by See. Sherman, at Port-
land, last week:—
FINANCIAL CONDITION IN 1872.
In the fall of 1873 there happened a finan—
cial panic, out of which most of the economic
questions upon which we are now divided
naturally sprung. We must understand the
. natural condition of things when this occur-
red, in order to discuss with intelligenée the
measures that have been proposed and execu-
ted, and the questions that still remain open
for decision. Our money then was paper'
money irredeemable in coin, and worth about
eighty-seven cents on the dollar. The amount
outstanding was larger than ever before._
Sometimes this has been disputed by count—
ing as money at the close of the war, all the
compound-interest notes and 7.30 Treasury
notes. These were no more current money
than the six per cent. bonds into which they
were converted. Both bore interest, and
were a‘. rays . above par in paper money, and
were held as investments, not as currency.
The amount of paper money outstanding, ex-
cluding all interest-bearing notes, June 30,
1865, was $747,223,895.76. rI‘he amount on
the 30th of J unc, 1873, just befbre the panic,
was $749,440,86393, while on the 30th of
June, 1874, afFer the panic, it was $780,940,.
081.17.
Again, the rate of interest was higher in
1873 than before or since. Before the panic
the body of the government debt bore inter-
est at 6 per cent. in gold ; corporations in fair
credit paid 8 to 10 per cent. ; and individuals
—especially in the West—mortgaged their
farms at from 10 to 12 per cent. The cur-
rent rate of interest may be said to have been
10 per cent.
The utmost recklessness in contracting
debts was then universalmot only by individ-
uals, but by cities, counties, towns, and all
kinds of private corporations. It was an
era of wild and reckless waste and improvi—
dence. _ :_ _
In those speculative times the tonnage of
American vessels in foreign trade dwindled
from 2,379,396 in 1860, to 1,378,533 tons in
1873. Wherever we were brought in com—
petition with countries doing busmcss upon a
specie basis, we were driven from competi—
tion, either on the ocean or in workshops.
Railroads were built where they were not
needed, in advance of settlements; furnaces
were put up in excess of all possible perma‘
nent demand, and over-production and over-
trading occurred in all branches of business.
The balance of trade with foreign countries
had been for a series of years steadily against
us. From 1863 to 1873 the excess of imports
over exports was $1,086,440,587, and from
1869, to 1873, $554,052,607-
The panic of 1873 called a halt, and, as by
a stroke, paralyzed all domestic industry,and
bankruptcy spread from corporations to indi—
viduals, and property was unsalable except at
prices far below its value.
It is hardly worth while for us to enter into
the discussion of the causes of this calami: .
Honest men would differ about it. Some
attribute it to the waste of the war, some to
the over-production that _ followed the waste
of the war; some to irredeemable paper
money. But whatever may have been the
cause, the calamity was admitted by all to be
wide-reaching and long-continued. It affect-
ed foreign nations much more severely than
our own. Every nation in Europe suffered
as much or more than the United States.
The industries of Great Britain were paraly-
zed. Our earlier recovery from this stagna—
tion is due to our vast territory and und'evcl.
oped resources, and the natural energy of a
young and vigorous nation.
. I might quote for days the warnings and
evil prophecies of our Democratic and Green-
back friends, but they have been so recently
made that it is scarcely necessary. 0n the
other hand, the supporters of this measure,
insisted that resumption was not only possible
_ but easy; the accumulation of coin would
lower its price, improve the public credit,
increase the sale of 4 per cent. bonds; and
that when the fund should be sufficient to
inspire confidence in the ability to resume,
resumption would be a tranquil and easy
passage, the sureforerunner of hopeful pros-
perity. They also believed that it wouldles-
sen the burden of the public debt, and lower
the rate of interest not only to the public but
to private individuals.
success or unscarrrrox.
At the end of the year 1878, and before
Congress convened, we had accumulated,
including surplus revenue, a coin reserve of
$138,000,000. Resumption had practically
come one month before the day fixed by law,
is quietly and tranquilly as a vessel would
'fioat from the river into the ocean. Our notes
were no longer at a discount. They were at
par with coin. The same money was paid to
the laborer, the farmer, and the bondholder,
and all as good as the best coin issued from
the mint. 0n the lat day of January,and on
every day since, both gold and silver have
been ready,and have been paid to every hold-
er of a greenback who desired it. So com-
plete was the success of resumption that all
the notes presented for redemption since the
lat of January, and prior to the first of July,
amount to $7,976,698, while gold coin has
been freely deposited in the Treasury in ex—
change for United States notes. The total
amount of gold coin and bullion in the Treas.
ury on the 2d day of January,1879,was $135,
382,639.42. On the 1st day of this month
the amount of such coin and bullion was
“35.436.474.62; and the amount of silver
dollars has increased from $16,697,338 in
January to $28,147,351 July 1.
The law provided for the redemption of
United States notes only at the sub—treasury
at New York, and captions critics, who said
that resumption was a sham, objected that
notes were not redeemed in other parts of
the United States, But, in fact, resumption
did occur in all parts of the United States;
and 'ifithe far West, and in California,grccn-
backs rose to and are now at a premium. To
remove the com plaints of a few persons, that
they could not get gold coin at Philadelphia
and other cities,the Treasury has supplied the
demand for gold coin wherever it has arisen ;
but United States notes being redeemable in
coin are so much more convenient for all the
uses of life that, in practice, they are prefer-
red everywhere, and are now in full circula-
tion and credit, not only in every part of the
UniteIUtatcs, but in every leading European
city, and in the islands of the Pacific ocean.
RESULTS OF RESUMl’TION.
Let us now see what have been the legiti-
mate results of resumption.
Since the 1st of January, and prior to the
let of July, 1879, we have paid out $1.000,—
000 coin certificates with United States notes,
and have paid $1,501,109.93 United States
bonds with United States notes. Of the enor-
mous sum of called bonds paid by the Treas-
ury, so far as known, not a dollar has been
demanded in coin, and thus by resumption
we have paid, and are paying daily, the fiVe
twenty and ten-forty bonds in currency.
Prior to definite preparations for resump-
tion, it was impossible to sell 4 per cent.
bonds of the United States at par in coin.
After such preparations we were able to sell
in 1877, $75,000,000 four per cents, and in
1878, $138,685,450 ; but the moment that re-
sumption was complete the sale of bonds in-
creased with unexpected rapidity. We sold
in the month of January, 1879, $158,904,100,
and in the month of February, $90,101,750.
In the month of March the sales fell to $20.-
852,100, chiefly by reason of’a fear that the
enormous paymnts required under the re:
funding not during the months of April and
May would create a disturbance in the money
market, but this fear having been dissipated.
by the first of April the sales were rapidly
resumed, and in four days they amounted to
$73,252,300, enough to cover and pay off all
the outstanding five-twenty bonds of the
United States. Thus, as the first fruit of
resumption,within one hundred days after its
coming, we sold $343,119,250 four per cent.
bonds, with which to pay an equal amount
of six per cent. bonds, securing a saving of
$6,862,205 a year. Nor is this all. There
were outstanding at that time $294,556,300
five per cent. ten-forty bonds, redeemable at
the pleasure of the United States. To pay ofi
these bonds the Treasury Department offered
$150,000,000 four per cent. bonds at a pre-
mium of one—half one per cent., the residue
to be paid from the proceeds of ten dollar
refunding certificates or the direct exchange
of bonds. Pending the preparation of this
offer, it was greatly doubted whether the De-
partment was justified in demanding a pre-
mium, but as these were the last .bonds that
could be offered within- two years I then
thought a premium could be secured, and
would have demanded a higher rate but that
the law required the refunding certificates to
be exchanged at par for lawful money. These
refunding certificates were designed to furnish
an easy opportunity for persons of moderate
means to invest theirsavings in small sums,
and were of great importance, not only. for
the convenience of all clanses of our'people,
but to interest them in the advantages and
stability of the public debt. Within two days
the whole 8150000000 bonds were sold upon
the terms stated, and offers were made for
the whole of the refunding certificates,wli_ich
offers were declined,and the certificates were
sold by postal money order offices throughout
the United States, and were eagerly taken in
sums of one hundred dollars. This closed all
the refunding operations authorized by law,’
for there are no other bonds that can now be
redeemed, except by purchase in the open
market at their market value.
The annual saving in the interest charge,
effected by these refunding operations. since
the first of January last, is $8,810,468, and
since the lst of March, 1877, to the present
time, $14,297,177.
Sometimes complaint has been made that,
during this moccss of refunding, the amount
of interest bearing debt was temporarily in—
creased, and that interest was paid on two
sets of bonds at the same time. This, from
the nature of things,-was unavoidable under
the provisions of the refunding act of 1870.
By the act,bcfore any bond can be redeemed,
notice must be given for the period of three
months. Before that notice can be given,
bonds have to be sold and the money eithq
collected or secured, and this process neces—
sarily involves the payment of interest for
three months, not only upon the bonds sold,
but upon those to be redeemed. Advantage
was taken of this fact to unjustly arraign the
Department for a matter beyond its control.
A constant outcry was-made that the interest
bearing debt was being increased. The debt
statement would necessarily show that, dur-
ing the three months, two sets of bonds were
outstanding, but it would show also that the
money was in the Treasury, and this being
deducted would leave the balance of the
debt as before. Thus, if you owe a thousand
dollars with the right to pay it at your pleas-
ure, and borrow money for that purpose, you
will have two notes outstanding at the same
time until you can apply thcborrowcd money
to the payment of the first note. ‘
Thisis precisely the condition the United
States wd’s in when borrowing money to pay
outstanding bonds. The debt statement of
July 1 shows as part of the public debt the
‘whole of the ‘en-forty-bonds, and also the
whole of the bonds issued for their payment,
but also shows the money in the Treasur y to
pay them. In thejnext debt statement the
ten-forties will disappear, or such as are un-
paid will appear among the debt bearing no
interest. The cash in the, Treasury will also
decrease accordingly. I thought the notice ‘
required by the law was entirely too long, and
in my annual report to Congress, Democratic
in both branches, earnestly urged a shorten-
ing of the period to thirty days or less, in or-
der to save this double interest, but the rec—
ommendation was declined or ignored. If
any one is to be held responsible for the doub-
le interest it should be Congress. In justice
to the Department, it is but fair to state ,
that all the loans negotiated for the last two
years have been on more favorable terms
than any loans ever made by the United
States.‘ They were generally made by pop—
ular subscriptions by the people directly.
The saving from the amount allowed for the
expense of negotiating the loan is over
$1,100,000, and the premium exacted on 4%
and 4 per cent.bonds amounts to $1,496,948.-
25. I can say without fear of contradiction,
that no nation ever negotiated its loans at
a less cost on as favorable terms. The sales
of the famous‘3 per cent. console of Eng-
land, when made, were on far less advan—
tageous terms than the United States was
able to secure after accomplishing resump—
tion.
The resumption of specie payments has
had the same beneficial effect upon the busi-
ness of private citizens. The reduction of
interest on the public debt has made it possi-
ble to reduce the rate on all debts, whether
State; corporate, or private. Nothing is
more certain than that irredeemable money
necessarily leads to the increase of the rate
of interest. The first efiect of its issue is
to reduce the rate of interest‘and to advance
prices. If not redeemable in coin it depre-
ciates in value, and more of it is necessary to
conduct business. It causes over interest
and speculation, not only as to the prices of'
commodities, but as to its own value. This
is soon shown in the advance of the rate of
intercst,and what is called scarcity of money.
This general rule is stated by such old writers.
as Adam Smith and Thomas Tooke, and is
fully verified by the rate of interest before the
panic and since resumption. Private debts
are now being rapidly reduced from 10 to 8
and even to 6 per cent. _ '
The State of New York, by law, reduced
NORWALK, CONNECT
the rate of interest in that State from 7 to 6
P81' cent. The State of Pennsylvania sold
$2,000,0004 per cent. bonds at above par.
bonds at 105.76. Five million dollars of
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company
hours—the first time for years that money
had been pledged for building a railroad.
All securities have advanced since J anuary‘
1. at the average rate of 10 per cent. Mort~
gages at from 8 to 10 per cent. are daily being
reduced to from 0 to 8 per cent. Capital is
again seeking investment in any safe securi-
ties that offer.
_With the first decided preparations for re-
sumption there came slowly arevival of busi-
ness; with the success of resumption, that
revival is marked in nearly every branch of
industry.
I do not propose to weary you with a mass
of statistics, but will only state the general
results with regard to a few leading branches
of American industry.
The increase of our exports of domestic
merchandise, since the period of the panic,
is without example in our history. In the
year ending June 30th, 1873, the amount of
our exports was $605,033,439. In the year
ending J due 1, 1879, the amount of our ex-
ports was 8699‘18333. In the five years
preceding the panic our exports were $2,013,-
702,648; and during the past five years they
were s2,999‘,197,622.
The net imports of merchandise decrea scd
from $624,687,720 during the year 1873, to
$422,895,034 in 1878 or 32 per cent. ; where—
as the.value of our exports of merchandise,‘
representing mainly our agricultural and man-
ufacturing products, increased from $505,—
083,439 in 1874, to $680,709,267 in 1873, or
35 per cent. -
It may be stated generally that the internal
commerce of the country shows a gradual
increase of traffic since 1873—the improve—
ment during the last your having been more
rapid than during any preceding year since
1872. The tonnage of the great railroads
from the East to the West, the most impor-
tant highways of commerce in this country
shows an increase since 1873 of 37; per
cent. The production of wheat and corn,
the two leading cereal products of the coun—
try, which constitute the principal part of
our exports of bread-stuffs, indicates dur-
ing the last year a large increase over the
production of 1873. The product of corn
in 1873, was 932,000,000 bushels; in 1878,
about 1,360,000,000. Production of wheat
in 1873, 281,000.000 ; in 1878 about 425,.
000,000.
The cotton crop of the United States, dur-
ing the year 18 78, was larg er than any previ-
ous crop in the history of the country. Our
exports of cotton increased from 1,200,000,—
000 pounds in 1873, to 1,603,000,000 pounds
in 1878.
The quantity of wool produced increased
from 158,000,000 pounds in 1773 to 207,000,-
000 in 1878. The total amount which went
into consumption including domestic produc-
tion and imports, representing the manufac-
ture of woolen goods in the United States, in-
creased from 236,000,000 pounds in 1873, to
249,000,000 pounds in 1878.
Even our shipping interests, engaged in
foreign trade—the industry most exposed—-
shows some signs of hopefulness. Ships
and barks are the classes of sailing vessels
principally employed in foreign trade. The
average number of vessels of these two
classes built during each of the years 1847 to
1858, inclusive, was 248, but during the year
1871 the number was only 40; in 1872, only
15; and in 1873, only 28. Since that time,
however, there has been a considerable im-
provement, the average number built during
each of the last five years being a little more
than 82.
The total tonnage of American vessels en-
gaged in foreign traffic, which as I have al-
ready stated,fell from 2,379,395 tons in 1860
to 1,378,533 tons in 1873, has since that time
increased to 1,589,348 tons in 1878.
Another indication of increased business is
derived from a statement of the exchanges
at the twenty-two clearing-houses in the
chief cities of the Union, from which it ap-
pears ‘that for the first five months of the
year ending June 30, 1878, the amount of ex.
changes in thosercities was $11,936,373,274.
and for the same period of 1875, it was $14,-
350,492,229, showing an increase 20.2 per
cent. this year. ' .
I might extend this statistical information
to almost every department of industry of
business,but it is scarcely worth while, be—
cause the general concurring sentiment of
the whole public is, that, while we have
not yet recovered from the languor of the
panic of 1873, yet, under the inspiring in-
fluence of specie payments, the worst is
past, and we are now improving in every
branch of industry. I am not foolish enough
to attribute all these signs to the act of
resumption. No doubt it is largely due to
the habits of thrift, economy, and industry
which necessarily followed the depression of
business, largely to the mitigation of people
thrown out of employment who have found
homes in the West, but mainly to the recup—
erative energies of a vigorous, industrious,
and active people. What I wish to prove is
that resumption, the restoration of our cur
rcncy to the coin standard attributed to
these beneficial results and it belied all the
false prophecies made as to its effect.
I have thus stated my view of the success-
ful execution of the policy {of resumption,
and of the beneficial results in the reduction
of interest on the public debt and the general
improvement of business. * “ *
Resumption is accomplished what the
Greenbackers sought to accomplish by the
repeal of the resumption act. Should they
not be content it What more do they want ?
Are not we who have brought about' these
results better entitled to the name of Green—
backers than they who would forever keep
the greenback as a dishonored and irredeem-
able note 7 We presided over the birth of
the greenbacks, and guarded them in the
cradle. . The Democratic leaders'denounced
them as a fraud, with the mark of Gain on
their brow, as worthless, to be bought some
day by the cord. ,We have crowned them
with honor. They are no longer depre—
ciated, but may travel the circuit of ' the
world equal to the best coin ever issued from
the min t.-
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' For the Gazette.
“American Trade with Brazil an
Impossibility.”
In regard to the extension of an American
import business in this country, there are
great difficulties to be overcome in the fact
that the field is already very fully occupied
with the fabrics and products of other coun—
tries, while one is met at the very threshold
by amost vicious system of credits, which
has grown up under the most excessive com-
petition of foreign importing houses to make
sales. Only fancy a system of sales under
which five months are considered each, and
the ordinary credit twelve months. I refer
now more especially to the . sales of’dry'
goods. In general merchandise, sales are
made On shorter credits, say from four to six
months, and in this branch of the imp'ort
trade cash is frequently obtained under a
liberal discount against the usual credit. I
should have stated in reference to sales of
dry' goods, that no legitimately negotiable
document passes betWeen buyer and seller,
and in many cases interest isstipulated when.
settlement is deferred beyond twelve months,
the sale being then virtually made in open
account with payment at the pleasure of the
purchaser -II.
The city of New York sold 5 per cent. bridge;
7 per cent. bonds were subscribed in two.
The Idler at Watering Places. .
”I. ,
A picturesque colonnade runs in sloping
perspective toward the sea. There are pyra-
mids of evergreens close by, and beyond
stretch the yellow sands and the curling blue
water. There are b'cvies of graceful girls,
mostly in white with dainty ribbons,
scattered about thelshady piazzas and the
close out lawns. A tinkle of ice is heard,
suggestive of pleasant refreshments close at
hand. Pretty yachts glide bypgiving life and
motion in the middle distance. Far down the
horizon a faint trace of smoke runs away to
the eastward. Presently with a soft and in-
sidious cadence a band glides into a waltze of
Strauss or an air from the newest opera. It,
seems that nothing could add to the quiet
beauty of this scene or heighten the pleasure
of those who have come to enjoy it.
But observe very closely that knot of two
or three men- who are nearest to you. They-
are what is commonly called well-dressed—
that is to say, they are carefully dressed,
more carefully than they would be in town.
Perhaps their boots are thought too tight,
their shirt collars more imposing than com—l
fortable. Their faces, however, are most
important, and to these you address yourself.
To your surprise you find, not .on one face,
but on all,a certain unmistakable expression.
They are all, ten man, fearfuily bored. You
expected a look of calm, luxurious enjoy-
ment. What you see is a look cf ineffable
weariness. There may be varieties in this,
nice shades between fretfulness and vacu-
ity, fine distinctions between perfected
loathing for all that is and incipient disgust
for all that is to come. But of appreciation
of the exquisite picture before them, with all
its wealth of animate and inanimate beauty,
you see nothing. You might as well offer a
Messonier to a Zulu and expect him to take in
its delicate charms.
What is the matter? The men have fine,
intelligent heads, and surely have no lack of
brains. Possibly they may be quite as fond
as is good for them of mint juleps and the
billiardroom. Yet even from these they only
snatch a fearful melancholy joy. They are
not sets or profiigates. They seem indeed to
have in them more of Timon than of Fal-
staff, more of the pensive Jaques than of
roystering Bardolph or vaporing Pistol.
What is the cause of their sadness, ,and why
is it that where there is most to enjoy they
seem to enjoy the least? The reason comes
to you after due reflection. These men have
been taught the use of activity, but they
know nothing of the uses of leisure. They,
know their business, which is of course the
first thing they should consider, but they do
not know the pleasure that should come after.
They do know how to idle with grace and
profit. They do not know how to divide
their time, when it is free from the cares of
their customary occupation, in such a way
as to make their holiday what it should be.
Hence they are bored instead of gratified,
wearied in place of being refreshed. '
From this one knot you may judge if not
the whole a large fraction of that whole; and
it is the same with women as men, the same
at springs or mountain-side as you see it by
the sea. The women have escaped for, the
time from the cares of housekeeping,perhaps.
They have looked forward to this restful
sojourn with joyful anticipations. Yet they
have had the same experience before, and it
will be repeated again. .If not exactly like
the Dead Sea’s fruit of ashes the reality is yet
far from what was hoped for. The general
feeling wrought is one of fatigue and lassi-
tnde. There is a desire to get home and a
morbid self—questioning to which there is no
reply as to what is the occasion of disap-
pointment. The trouble with the ladies is
the same, or nearly the same, as the trouble
with their fathers and brothers. They have
learned many things,.but they have not mas-
tered the art of passing a holiday without
being bored. They are charmingly dressed,
they have undeniable beauty, their manners
are often captivating; but their contracted
and sometimes peevish exptession, their tired
and drooping movements,nay,evcn the infieci
tions of their voices, indicate want of that
harmonious adjustment of what is within to
what is without which makes men and wo-
men happy and keeps them so.
We have described a disease, or possibly it
should rather be said its symptoms, and it
may be expected that such a description should
be accompanied by the suggestion of a remedy
Briefly, then, this tedium and Taxation of
spirt of ~which so many idlers at watering
places are the victims arise primarily from in-
dolenc‘e and lethargy. Most people, to begin
with, at such places cat and drink too much
and exercise too little. Instead of leaving
out the half-dozen notable books of the sea-
son, which hitherto they “have not had time
to read,” but with which every educated per-
son should be familiar, and giving them
careful and thoughtful perusal, and thus
keeping up a habit of mental activity and dis-
cipline, they either read nothing at all or
spoil their literary stomachs with trashy nov-
els. Instead of rising with the sun, as every-
body at such places should do, they swelter
in bed until he is high in the heavens and
until it has become “too hot” to take the
exercise the system so much requires. In-
stead of planning and carrying out judicious
arrangements to fill out and break up the
time,arrangements that may include walking,
riding, bathing, excursions, games in and out
of doors—all things, in a word, that may di-
versify the hour, keep the attention fre§h and
save the mind from mating, they fall into a
dreamy, aimless and half-congested state of
mind and body which is the surest parent of
mental and physical dyspepsia.
Many thousands of persons have gone and
are about to go into some lovely spot such as
we set-out by attempting to describe. They
are going to seaside or hilltop for health and
recreation, and, although memory whispers
to them a caution about time wasted and
ennui suffered before, they hope that this
season it may not be so. They can crystalize
that which ought to be into that which is if
they only will do so. But will must be ex—,
pressed in acts, not words. There must be,
ities, the resolute mastery of a disposition to
sloth. Of course there may be exceptions as
regards the policy of our regimen in the case
of overworked brain workers who may best
in most ways lie fallow. Yet even with them
change of movement rather than no move-
ment at all is usually mosbsalutary. Rest
in the best sense is not sloth, but a shifting
of activity. If business men would take up
some branch which in their previous educa—
tion has been neglected, if. in place of staring
at each other or the sea with wan-eyed vacui-
ty they were resolved to master one topic of
finance, for example, or political economy,
during their summer jaunt, they would enjoy
it much more and be far better satisfied with
themselves. If every wife or sister would
resolve to accomplish acme thoroughly good
work, to come back from her holiday know-
ing something she did not know before, the
prevalent air of boredom in watering places
would by this-resolutionrbc greatly softened.
Wholesome energy is the cure of the ills we
write of,- ills 'which otherwise so. readily
change a paradise into a' purgatory ; and such
energy applied in'almostnny right direction
is sure to bring its Tamra. ’
. What is wanted anallsidea is physical and
mentalhealth. Life,“ the ancient poet says,
is not to live, but tobe well ; and the mischief
which comes ofidienesaand the torpor which
domes of ninth, are best combatted by that
habitual vigbr and self mastery which can
alone beget a sound mind in a sound body.
' —Neui York Evening Post.
:._—;-—___===
Mr. Beyer has resigned , the leadership of
h the Howe Band, Bridgeport-
an - . ,~ :1“-
the scdulous cultivation of appropriate activ-. .
Hrs'rortx nnvrsnn,
First Settlement cf the Miami
Country. '
or sin. mars.
(Continued) .
On their return thfy passed down through
the valley of the Miami, and had a better
opportunity to examine the country than they
had when on their pursuit. Major Stites
was so well pleased with the face of the
country and fertility of the soil, that before
recrossing the river he determined in his
own mind to make a settlement at the mouth
of the Little Miami. ‘ On his return to Wash-
ington he closed out his business as speedily
as possible, and went back to his family to
make the necessary arrangements to accom—
plish his design. After a short stay with
them, he started onra journey, across the
mountains to visit his native State, in pursuit
of means and of men to accompany him to
his intended new home. On his arrival at
Trenton, New Jersey, ille obtained an intro
‘duction to the lateijJudgc John Cloves
Symms, then a reprenentative in Congress
from that State. Hermade known to the
J udge the discovery hé had made,and learned
that the country northwest of the Ohio
legal an. for-the-land dould be'h'ad Only nail:
Congress. Judge Symbiprbpofsod to? joipg
as Congress was' about‘té‘ hsSe'mble' at Phila-
delphia, that J edge-Symms should apply to
that body for the purchase of‘ theiand, and
Major Stites prosecute his journey. to raise
men to accompany them. If Judge Symms
should be successful in his application to
Congress, Major Stitesiwas.‘ to have for the
discovery ten thousand-acres of land, laid off
as nearly in a square as possible,and as much
more as he could pay-for. Judge Symms
was successful and also purchased one million
acres in Ohio, to extend from the Little to
the Big Miami, and to exiaid back for quan-
tity. Congress reserved three sections in each
six miles square, one section for the support
of schools, one for the support of the gospel,
and one for future sale. Also one entire
township, of six miles square,f0r the support
of a University. The whole was to be sur-
veyed as far as might be, into‘ townships of
six miles square, sections of one mile square,
and subdivisions of quarter sections. Major
Stites also succeeded in raising the requisite
number of men and they were encouraged
to proceed with their undertaking. The par-
ties subsequently published in a very small
pamphlet printed at Trenton, the terms of
settlement. One condition of the sale of
land was, that every tract sold, unless taken
possession of by the purchasewvithin three
years, should be subject to the orfeitrge of
one-sixth part, to be taken in a square from
the northeast corner, and that any male per—
son twenty-one years old and upwards, not
the owner of land, who would enter upon
the same, erect a log cabin, clear three acres
of land, ancbcuitivate'it three years, should
be entitled to a deed for the same; and that
every tract exceeding .one entire section,
though the purchaser should settle in the
country, should be subject to a like forfeit-
ure. The next object was to take possession
of their newly acquired lands, and for this
purpose they agreed to assemble as early
as possible on the western waters and descend
the Ohio to Maysvilie, where they were to
await the arrival of all who had engaged to
accompany them. When they Were thus-
collected, it was thought prudent to raise a
company of volunteer militia to go in advance
of their families, and make a further exami-
nation of the country. This company, con—
sisting of about _sixty ' meu'Llanded at the
mouth of the Big Miami, in the mouth or
August, and explored the couiitry for some
distance back from that place and Northbend.
While at the latter place, one of the men
who had gone out with a small hunting party
Was killed by the Indians near the place now
called Cleves. After the necessary examina-
tion, and after Judge Symms had determined
to locate at Northbend. they meandercd the
Ohio river, the ring the distance along the
beach fromthe Big to the Little Miami and
returned to Maysville. During the absence
of this party, Major Stites employed himself
in preparing to remove with his family to the
mouth of the Little Miami, He also fixed on
a plan of afort, and that it might be built
with as little delay as possble, he and his son
Benjamin went - to the woods and made a
great number of 'clapboards, which they put
into a boat, also the hearts of the timber to
be used in filling up the open spaces between
the logs of their houses. While passing from
the woods, Nehemiah Stites,a youth of about
sixteen, was killed by the Indians.
' (To be Continued.)
Tm: Laacrsr Tom IN 'rnr. WoaLn.-The
Rome correspondent of the Boston Advertis-
er tells the following interesting story—-
A curious history of a modern work of art
has lately been told me. It is a history lit-'
tle known so far. Some sixty years ago
Ferdinand II. of Naples ordered of the gem
cutter and dealer Dairello the largest topaz
known, and commissioned him to chisel
upon it a subject representing our Lord
breaking the eucharistic bread. The weight
of this huge stone ism re than two killo-
grammes (seven Roman poundsb it is thirty-
threeccntimetres in diameter and eight cen-
timetres thick. The elder Cairello, and his
son after him, wb’rked on this stone fifty
years. They completed it just as young
Francis was fleeing from Naples and Gar-
ibaldi coming in 1859-60. As the king had
no money to pay Cairello’s bill for the topaz
and stone chiselling (230,000 francs) his
majesty gave the gem to his creditor in lien
of the claim against him. After Garibaldi
entered Naples an attempt was made to se-
questrate this valuable engraved stone as
royal property, butCairello showed the deed
of gift the king mud-given in the place of
the money owing to him. There was a
troublesome lawsuit which, strange to say,
the gem-cutter win, for in such cases the
good rule ’of Bob Roy usually controls the
legal decision, and
“These do take who have the power.”
But the great topaz has been a white ele-
phant to the Cairello family ever smell; so
much labor, time and interest lost.‘ They
have tried over and again in vain to sell the ,
huge gem. An object of that nature is the
most difficult thing in the world to get rid
of, and is valuelcss to i. private owner; once
placed in a public'museum as the property
of a state it .then takes its proper rank and
estimation. -' When Mrs. Hungerford and
the “silver" Mrs. Mackey of Paris were in
Rome a mouth or so ago attending the wed-
ener, a hope was entertained by the agents
of the topaz of selling it ‘ to one of. these
ladies. A person was authorized to offer
it to'ihem for 300,000 f:ancs,but nothing was
done. Now there is a plan started which
needs only the hanction of his holiness to
relieve the owners of this costly gem and
repay them, but for the simple capital itself.
The stone with the engraving bait is to be
photographed, and its little history, told in
several languages, will surround the picture.
Two million of these are to be struck off
and retailed at two francs a copy. One
franc of the two will go to Peter's peace,
and when the sale is completed the stone
will belong tothe- Vatican library collection
of engraved gems. The other franc on each
copy will be given to the owners for their
indemnification, also for the expenSes of the
inent Monsignore has engaged to take
100,000 copies of the photographs in case
the plnn meets with the approval of LEO
. : Noam“ - .. ' ‘4'? '
belonged to the United States, and that a
him in thc'enterpriscuu‘jifit Was agreed to, ,
_ofcompensation.
ding of Miss Hungerford with Count Telfr
photographing, pay of agents, etc. A prom—-
ICUT TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1879. '
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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extra. '
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Piano-Forte, organ and Musical
Composition. 0
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
IIuthutl, Ilereat Seymour,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Boom No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
G. W. BENNETT,
D E N 'I' I S '1',
Successor to C. B. COOLIDGE,
3m28 Wall Street, Nor-walk, Conn]
EDWARD murmur,
D R U G- G- I S '1'
Wall Btreetppposife Nor-walls Opera Home.
Alargo and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pcrfumery,Patcnt Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. loilctnnd Medicated Soaps, Flavoring
and HandkerchrefExtracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges,0hamoIsSkins, Stationery, Cigars, den
and is constantly addmgto 11' stock all thenew
andpopnlarmcdicines oi'tho ay.
w. s. alumnae,
General-.FIIIIIIIII Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. B.DEPOT
H‘Ordersattended to' dayor night. Ilesidenc
Main Street,3 doors from Union Avenue.
The "walk Fire Insurance Ila,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And bar-not outstanding a Dollar of unpaid losses
. _,,, ,_ or of claims for losses.
In still“ Elimination A: town liar
Wit. C.Srnnn'r, Pres., S. E. Ours-run), Treas.
GEO. R. CowLEs,Sec’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. ofiIABTFORD
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
lnsureaagai‘nstlossand damage by Fire ,on terms
adoptcdto thchazardaudconsistcntwiththelaws
COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or N orwalk and vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in .
MAI-LORY’S BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand,a general assortmen to
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentionto the
busmess he honesto merit: public patronage
“AISLES S. LOCKWOI)”,
Fashionable Draper and Talk"
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUH.
Main Street,Norwalk. Conn.
NOW FOB'YOUB‘WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover a: Son,
Areready topnt in your WATEB,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very shortnotice and at as low a. rate as
anyone. WROUGIIT AND CAST IRON , TIN-
LINED, LEAD PIPES, die" of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBINGin all itsbranchea.
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, want. ST.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties In Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in cvcry particular. 46
WILLIAM‘B. RIDER,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYUR.
Personal attention given to all kinds of
Hydraulic Works, Engineering, Hill-
‘I’ righting, Dock Work, are. Agent
for all kinds orMachlnel-y.
Ordersleft at the GAZETTE Office, or by mail
wrll receive prompt attention. 5‘3
Peter L. Guigue.
r-L-o-Rsr-s-r
Union Avenue, North of Norwalla Cemetery,
DEALER IN
Greenhouse, Hothouse, Bedding,
and Vegetable Plants,
Gnape Vines, Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Flow.
ermg Shrubs, Bouquets, and Baskets of Flowers,
Wreaths, Crosses. and all other designs in Flow-
era to order. Grading‘and Refining of Cemetery
Plots promptly attended to. 3m18
IIIIIT'S REMEDY. the
‘ ‘ Greatkidneyand
. Liver Medicine.
' I curesPainsintheBack,
Side or Loius, and all
. Diseases of the Kid-
neys, Bladder lit Urin-
, ary Organs, Dropsy,
Bright’lesease oi the
- Ki ne s, Gravel, Dia-
' betel-B. etentron‘ or In.
continence of Urine, Nervous Iseases. .enm c
Weakness. and Excesses; IIIIIT’S REMEDY is pre-
pared EXPRESS“ for these diseases. -
Pnovrnnxcn. 17.. L. Aug. 19.1878.
WM. E. Caankn,—Dear Sir. Havrn witnessed
the wonderful effects of HUNT’S ll. MEDY In
my own case. and in a great number of others, I
recommend it to all afilrctcd wrth. Kidney Dis-
eases or Dropsy. Those afflicted by disease should
secure the medicine which wrll cure in the short-
est possible time. HUNT’S REMEDY Will do this.
E. R. DAwnnr, 8 5 Dyer St
From Rev. E. G. Taylor. D.D. Pastor First Ila -
tist Church. PROVIDENCE. It. 1.,Jan. 8, 1879.1)
1 can testify to the Virtue oi‘ HUNT’S REMEDY
in Kidney Diseases from actual tnal.havr_ng been
greatly benefited by its use. E. G. TAYLOR.
"[LIT’S niflflps purelyvegetable, and is used
by r c
the test for 30 years,
and the utmost reli-'
Send fol-pamphlet to
WM. E. C ARK
' PROVIDENCE. R. 1.
son) BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
advice 01'
sicians. It has stood HUN II ’8
anco ma be lacod’ -- , .
init. 2" l {mu . '
.ouvfll‘. ltt ~
E, E”
Pure Paris Green,
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"To RENT.
MN MW
J‘LA/‘n
To LET.
One-halt ofa Dwelling House. Apply to
20 CHAS. E. 51‘. JOHN.
. ,,
Rooms to Let.
THREE ROOMS suitable for asmall family,
right in the center with an! and arden
privilege. Apply at GAZ E’I‘TEYOII‘FICE.g
0 RENT.——A Barn on West Avenue.
ply at the Gaza-run Orrrcn.
To Rent.
HE lower part of a Dwelling House. on Bclden
Avenue—7 rooms. Enquire of 0. E. WIL-
SON, No. 6 Gazette Building. 12
' To Rent. '
HE large Hall in the new brick block on Wall
_ Street, adjoining the Connecticut iIoteI,
suitable for a Society llall,or for Public Meetings.
Also one handsome oliicc room on second floor.
Ap l y to llAltDENBROOK,
N orwu k, March 30th, 1879. til“:
it”
CHARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK, CONN.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. N Itrons-
Oxidc Gasadministered .
PURE MILK!
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, every morning
AT 5 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMSON BROS. 51tf
Dr. C. Ii. Kendall «St 8011,
DENTISTS.
Arc now prepar-
ed to r e c e i v e
their patrons at
either N orwalk
Bridge or South
N orwalk. The
senior. partner
has taxen rooms
0 v c r Sclleck's
Bookstore Nor-
walk, while the
junio r retains
the old ofilce, Lauder’s Block, South N orwalk.
Teethextractedwrthout pain, and alidcntal ope-
rationsperformed ateItherofiice.
C.H. KENDALL, M.D.
G. s. KENDALL, D. D. S.
P. S. Dr.C.H.Kendallwdldcvote Mondays to
Ridgefield. '
J. M. POTTER,
DEALER IN
Pianos, Organs,
Melodeons, Sheet Music, &c.,
WALL STREET NORWAIK, CONN.
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. .
sou: AGENT run run CELEBRATED
WEBER’S, STANLEY & SONS, GROV-
ESTEEN Jr. FULLER’S, HAINES
BROTHER’S, VASE 8; SON’S,
PIANOS,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS ‘
Taken in Exchange for New:
Taming (b Repairing
Done at short notice. I
The Weber Piano.
A few extracts from the great. number re.
coined 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. 17'. Br'istow
The Weber Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pattisorl
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 every thing that
can he wished forin a Piano. 0. W. Morgan.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost amongst
the best manufactured. William Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
‘ _ Glam N. Brinkerhof.
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproachable.
‘ Join. Zundel.
I would call especial attention to
THE ESTY COTTAGE ORGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and rose
wood, combining more perfections than any
other in the world. Has taken more than ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MEDALS AND
FIRST PBEMIUMS, at Fairs and Exhibitions
throughout the United States. They are en-
dorsed by the highest musical authorities.
Certame the best I ever heard.
Geo. W. Morgan.
It is vocal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on any instrument—Geo. B.
Seymour, Musical Critic, N. Y . Times.
They are the best reed instruments we have
$81: with—0. «is J. H. Odell, Organ Builders
It is the ne plus ultra of reed instruments.
—Pr0f. E. L. Baker.
It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degree.-—Reo. Bishop Simpson, 11!. E.
Church.
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfect enchanting power of
this instrument.———Imlependant.
Vastly superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played upon.— Wm. A. K £119..
The Esty Organs are without a. superior.—
Geo. Jar-dine, Organ Builder, N. Y.
7 No tremulo has yet been invented that will
in any way compare with this for beauty of
eifect.-— 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 ure.—Roe. II. Riggs,
President of Northern New York Musical
Association. ‘
J. M. POTTER, Norwalk.
New Firm at the 01d Stand
Messrs MULLIN GS BROTHERS
ould respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conduct -
by MULLINGS &TILLY. and with the old 0
pcrit .‘Iccd Workmen, hitherto employed by the
late firm, are prepared to manufacture all kinds of
CABBIAGES & WAGON S
To 01mm: _
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. ‘ DISCOUNT
ALLO‘VED FOR CASH.
(LA. MULLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
\
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Reoms
whi bciounua completes ssortmcntéf
FURNITURE, 3.0.,
ncludin gevcrythingusunllyiound in a first-class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times . Also.
alarg eassortmen tot
onaouos, Presser. FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES. kc.
Glas al’latescnt toanysize. Repairingdon ci n the
best manner,at short notice . Also. old Hair Mat-
tralse smadeover as good asncw.
E. OIIINTARD’S SON.
ESLlll’S PAPER PATTERN.S call
l for Catalogue at E. KJLOCKWOODT.
'MACHINISTS
LIINGHEIILEII.
DISEASES of the Throat and Lnn s are the
. most fatalof human afflictions. Thousands
of our fellow beIngs are carried to their early
graves and final rest, every year by the prince of
terrors “Consumption.” In many instances this
fatal malad secures a. victim who at first merely
had a cold, ut neglected to use proper remedies
until It was too late. Others were ailiicted with
Bronchitis, Laryngltis, Catarrh, or some of the
many diseases to which the throat and lungs are
subject. All of these complaints, in their early
stages can be cured with BRIGGS’ Throat and
Lung Healer, composed of the most approved ex-
pectorants known, diluted with J amacl Rum and
Syrup. Old people like it and babies or for it.
Address, Dr. JOSIAH BRIGGS, Newar , N. J.
Sold by I. A. MEEKEB &. 00., Nor-walk, Conn.
EPILES CURED.
PILLS—Poor suffering humanity has endured
for ages, torture beyond description, fromin-
ternal bleeding, external and itching piles; have
spent their money freely. bought ever nostrum
oilcrnd, traveled far and near to consul’t eminent
men In relation to their sufferings until disheart-
ened and worn out by repeated failures. But hope
revrvcs; a new remedy Is discovered. has been
tried and ionnd reliable. Briggs’ Pile Remedy
will curc Internal bleeding, external and itching
piles. 'lry It. ye suficrlng and discouraging mor-
rals, and by its use obtain comfortto you for years
unknown. Sold by Drugglsts. Address. Dr. J0-
SIAII BRIGGS, Newark, N. J. Sold by I. A.
MEEKER 8: CO. Norwalk, Conn.
BUNIDNS CUBED.
COitNS.—Thcrc are only a few torments worse
than corns, such as mischief-making neigh-
bors, troublesome mothers-iu-law. meddlesome-
sisters-In-law and scolding wives, lazy. drunken
husbandsdiowlrng dogs and cats under your win-
dow. the clamor of the butcher, the baker. the
grocer, the milk-man, the landlord, when you
have not a cent to pay. If troubled with corns,
banions, bad nails. or of pedal impediments
banish them with Brigg Bunion Balsam an
Sure Corn Cure, and be happy. Sold by Dru gists
31R 1‘32. Swgolc vionlrd.J lsldldress. Dr. JOSIAH
‘ .i cwar ', . . o (I b I. A. MEEKE
it 00., Norwalk, Conn. y R
EADACHE EURED.
HEADACHE-—thc most universal affliction of
the human race; all classes suffer. Thelhcad
never aches when. the various organs are work.
mg in harmony wrth nature. There can be no
headache If the human machinery is in a healthy
condition. Headache may arise from some par-
ticular part of the system being disarranged, or
the whole. It arises from many and various caus-
es. _It may be from nervous prostration, fear or
passIon, over exertion. lack of sleep, reat mental
labor, anxiety, general debility loca disease in
some part‘oi‘ the body, lack of proper nourish-
ment, fastingorcatrng too much, eating irregu-
larly or indigestlblc food. Dyspepsia, Liver Com—
plaint, Constipation of tho Bowcls, in fact the
causes are so varigd that they cannot well be enu-
merated, but BRIGGS' Alleviantor will banish
every species of headache, restoring the entire
system to tranquility, brmgin rest, comfort and
,guictude to the sufferer. Sold y Drugglsts. Ad-
ress, Dr. J OSlAH BRIGGS, Newark. N. J. Sold
by I. A. MEEAER & 00., Norwalk, Conn:
ATAHBH Ell—ED.
Reward for an incurable case of
$1 3000 Catarrh. After having snufi'ed,dc-
lugcd, gargied..hawked, spit and gagged to your
entire satisfaction In your useless endeavors to'
get relief from Catarrh, use Briggs’ Qatari-h Spe-
cIfics, according to directions. The filthy mass of
mucous Will be Immediately expelled, and the in-
flamed surface soothed, the eyes sparkle with de-
lIght, the head feels natural again; hope revives.
for a care In sure to follow the use of these :1 cc-
able, scientific and reliable remedies. Sol by
Effigfilfis fivcryvihge‘} Sdfllrhss’l Dr. JOSIAH
, ewar, . . o .A.ME
it 00.. Norwalk, Conn. y EKER
‘ ' REAL ESTATE.
\nAAA/va
For Sale.
IIE Homestead oi the late Peter McLaughlin,
deceased. It is .very eligibly located In the
Borough of N orwalk, its two stories and basement,
continue 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a large
family or a. boarding house; lot 60x2001eet, has
Borough Water, Fruit, Jae. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, Within three minutes’ walk of Post Oilice,
Depot. rte, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further particulars enquire of
‘24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
W0 verydesirabl eBuildin gLot son Wes [Main
Street . Apply at theGAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale.
lIE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
1.01‘, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough of N orwalk. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated, In a good neighborhood, only a short walk
from the business part of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly new; conven-
Iently arijanged, and 11. good condition. For fur-
ther particulars apply to the. subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. .b S. 11. Holmes, Norwalk.
3y JOHN W . RENOUD.
Annm
For Sale.
THE pleasantlyiocated and wellbuiltrcsidcncc
corner Washington and Spring-streets, So.
Norwalk Is offered for sale on accommodating
terms. For particulars, enquire
, I'
tf REV. D. R .AUSTIN, Sglllh Norwalk.
DWELLING-S
AND
Building Lots.
EVERAL dwellin 5, various prices in differ-
ent portions of orough. either to lot or for
sale-at reasonable rices. Also several laces
outside of Boroug l limits—one in Wmnipauk.
Also several Building lots in and out of Borough.
tii9 Enquire at this Ofiice.
For Sale or Exchange.
F01! property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
In Brooklyn, E. D.. Within 5 minutes walk of
iferries. Goodlocation. For lparticulars apply
to J.S.RAN ALL,
45 Box 63, N orwalk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of center
. oi‘Norwalk. Good situation. good house.
ourlt of best material and by days work. About
3'0 choice Apple trees with other fruit, good gar-
den, good well of water, and fine shade trees. Just
the place for a man wishing to raise Strawberries,
etc. Price 37,000. Enquire at this Office.
For Sale Cheap.
A VALUA BLE manufacturing property. Foun-
. dry and Machine shop, for Marine and Sta-
tionary Enwinc work or general Machinery. Sit-
uated on Wharf. Has also Rail Road connections.
l‘erms reasonable. E. HlLL. Trustee.
27 South N orwalk. Conn.
‘ For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of thepleas-
. antcst stnects in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price 86.000. En-
quire at this Office. .
Desirable Property for sale.
A Ver ydesirable place on EastAvenuc.
Also, a few chorce BuildingLotssituatedon
Osborn Av'enueJoI-salc cheap. '
. Also,n nicelylccated House and Lot on Mer-
wr_n Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S, E. OSBORN. EastAvcnue,
tfll or to D.W.FITCH,VVcstAvenue.
For Sale.
,._. _ A House and Lot. in a. healthy location on
SE FairStrcet,abovc Catharine. The liouseis
nearly new, well built,convcnicutly arrang-
ed, and will. make a. comfortable and leasant
home i‘orai’amily of average size. The of. runs
back to the river. There Is a. well of excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
maln on mortgage. ‘A line chance tosecnrea
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3ti
A Desirable Homestead for Sale.
IIE valuable residence of the subscriber.
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., In the Borough of Norwalk. is offered for
sale. .The situation 13 pleasant amt healthy, com-
mandmgilnc Views of Long Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Nor-walk BrId c. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot“ } ousc 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled In With brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all_ modern im rove cuts. bath
room, laundry, statlonary tubs, cc 3 cooking
range, hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellar-Is dry, having stationary I‘urn~-
ace, winch heats the whole house. The attic Is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house isin excel-
lept order being comfortable for both a summer or
winter resrdencc. Suitable for any gentleman do-
Ing busmcss In New York and returning the same
day.. Land about three-quarters of an acre. laid
out In lawn, fruit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, ltcal Estate Agcn t, Nor-
walk, or to the subscriber.
"th A. S. IIAMERSLEY,
Norwalk Fruit Store.
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC FRUIT
In their Season.
DRIED FRUIT constantly on hand. Also it. Full
Line of FINE moans.
MARK HARRIS,
Wall Street, one door west of Gazette Entrance
w.;w. CLARK ’—
Huse, Slut Ornamental Painter
Plain 6r Decorative Paper Hanging,
No. 4. WATER STREET.
Under_llirs.Fawcett’s old stand. Orders can
be left at Spencer’s chulry Store.
TIN TOILET SETS, at
E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
can obtain TYPE
METAL at: the
6mm OFFIOI.
VOL. LIL-NUMBER 30
The jWater Lily.
cans-
hr LrLun s. 8681.13.
A beautiful flower on the water fair,
Like a white soul is floating there.
Sweet as an earthly form may be,
Its only form is purity.
Within when its petals soft unfold,
Is revealed its yellow heart of gold ;
And no artist’s touch can ever compare
With the lightness and grace perfected then-
As sweet its breath as the rare perfume
Floating o’er Araby's fields of bloom.
Round it the fishes dart‘and swim
Leaping up to the water’s brim;
While over it carol and song of bird,
Droning and chirp of cricket are heard.
The kindly sun is mirrored where
The face of the water is quiet and fair,
And the shining stars in the heavens at night
Look down on these flowery stars in white,
Then creep down beside them,till,sisters twain
They licin the river's embrace again.
I would that my, soul, uncorruptcd and free,
As pure from all earthly stain might be.
Above life's troubled sea to rise,
With face turned ever toward the skies.
=—.___-——-—
Aitcr Death in Arabia.
BY EDWIN ARNOLD.
He who died at Azan, sends
This to comfort all his friends.
Faithful friends! It lies, I know,
Pale and white and cold as snow;
And ye say, “Abdallah’s dead I”
Weeping at the feet and head,
I can see your falling tears,
I can hear your sighs and prayers ;
Yet I smile and whisper this—
“I am not the thing ye kiss;
Cease your tears and let it lie;
It was mine. It is not I.”
Sweet friends, what the women lave
For its last bed of the grave,
Is a but which I am quitting,
Is a garment no more fitting,
Isa cage from which at last,
Like a hawk my soul hath passed.
Love the inmate, not the room—
The wearer, not the garb—— the plume
0f the falcon, not the bars:
That keep him from the splendid stars.
Loving friends! Be wise and dry
Straightway every weeping eye ;
What ye lift upon the bier
Is not worth a wistful tear.
’Tis an empty sea-shell—onc
Out of which the pearl has gone;
The shell is broken-it lies there :
The pearl, the all, the soul, is here.
’Tis an earthen jar whose lid
Allah sealed, the while it hid
That treasure of his treasury,
A mind that loved him; let it lie!
Let the shard be earth’s once more,
Since the gold shines in his store !
Allah glorious! Allah good!
Now the world is understood;
Now the long, long wonder ends!
Yet ye weep my crring friends,
While the man whom ye call dead,
In unspoken bliss, instead, ,
Lives and loves you; lost, ’tis true
By such light as shines for you;
But in the light ye cannot see
Of unfulfilled felicity—
In enlarging paradise,
Lives a life that never dies. .
Farewell friends! Yet not farewell;
Where I am ye too shall dwell.
I am gone before your face ‘
A moment‘s time, a little space;
When ye come Where I have stepped,
Ye will wonder why ye wept;
Ye will know by wise love taught, .,
That here is all and there isnaught;
Weep awhile if ye are fain—
Sunshine still must follow rain;
Only not at death—for death,
Now I know, is that first breath
Which our souls draw when We cntcr
Life, which is all life center.
Be yc certain all seems love
View’d from Allah’s throne above;
Be ye stout of heart and come
Bra'vely onward to your tomb l
La Allah illa Allah! Yea!
Thou Love Divine! Thou Love alway!
He that died at Azan, gave
Thiato those who made his grace.
The Old Pastor’s Dismissal.
This touching poem will carry a lesson to
not a few parishes :— ,
“We need a younger man to stir the people,
And lead them to the fold,”
The deacons said : “We ask your resignation,
Because you’re growing old."
The pastor bowed.his deacons out in silence,
And tenderly the gloom
Of twilight hid him and his bittcr' anguish
Within his lonely room.
Above the violet bills the sunlight glory
Hung like a crown of gold, ‘
And frcni' the great church spire the bell’s
sweet anthem .
Adown the stillness rolled.
Assembled were the people for their worship;
But in his study chair
The pastor sat unhccded, while the south
wind
Caresscd his snow—white hair.
A smile lay on his lips. His was the secret
Of sorrow's glad surcease, -'
Upon his forehead shone the benediction
Of everlasting peace.
“The ways of Providence are most myster-
Ions,”
The deacons gravely said,
As wondering-eyed, and sacred, the people
crowded -
About their pastor—dead.
“Wellovcd him," wrote the people on the
cofiln
1n words of shining gold,
And ’bove the broken heart they set a statue
Of marble, white and cold.
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Ancient Patents.
A gentleman residing in this city has in
his possession facsimiles of two certificates
of patents, both being of interest because of
then antiquity, One bears the date of 1715,
and the patent to which it certifies was the
first ever granted to a resident of the United
States. The grantee was Thomas Masters
of Pennsylvania, and the invention referred
tors spnken of as “a new invention found
out by Sybilla, his wife, for cleaning and cur-
mg the Indian corn growing in the several
colonies in America." The certificate in—
cludes a rough sketch of the machine pat-
ented. and illustrates a very simple manner
of accomplishing the work for which it was
intended. ,
The other certificate shows a sketch of the.
first revolving gun 'ever made, which'is very
similar: in design to_ the Gatling gun. The
invention was patented in 1718,..and its
pin-pose was indicated by the inventor as
o ows: ‘
Defelnding King George, your country and
. aws '
Defending yourself and Protestant cause.
This invention was by James Puckle, of
London, and the patent was granted to him
on his simple statement that he had invented
sucha weapon, be “thinking it not safe to
specify wherein his invention consisted until
his n titshad been secured by letters patenb’:
—Pa ltulmm. - y " ‘
Norwalk Chronicler