WHOLE NUMBER 1649.
j" ”Young, Orleans.
Mystnall Charlie said to me
" That he had lots of riches.
“How much, old man i" said I; said he,
“Two farthings in my breeches,
A silver fourpencc in my purse
And one French bit of money ;”
Then added (speaking of his nurse),
“ ’Twas given me by Nanny,
A lucky sixpence', father, too ;” ‘
He paused, as though to measure
With those grave eyes what I should do,
On hearing of such a treasure.
With those grave eyes he looked at me,
Ere he resumed his parley—
It was as plain as A, B, 0
(Or plainer, perhaps, to Charlie.)
That weighty matters were our cue,
We meant to sift and try ’cm;
“And, father,” Charlie said, “are you
As rich 0. man as I am ?”
And I replied—éthe while I drew
My arm around his shoulder——
"Charlie, I’m not so rich as you,
Because I’m ages blder.”
l—London Spectator.
The Cruise of the Admiral.
' BLOCK ISLAND.
Masses. EDITORS or run Gszurrn :—
I continue the narrative of our cruisein the
Admiral. We reached this place in about
five hours from Greenport having a favor-
able wind. The distance is about forty-five
miles. The southern side of the Island pre-
sents from the sea an appearance of utter
barrenness. There was, until lately, no good
' harbor, but the U. S. Government has ex-
pended $260,000 in the formation of a basin
for-shipping, built about eight years ago,and
an admirably constructed break-water of rip-
rap stone. finished last summer. ' At night
the place is full of ships that take shelter here;
during the day * they are off in the waters
around fishing. .Mr. Hopkins found here his
brother-in-law, Mr. Van Ordeu, of Catskill,
N. Y., with his family. Mr. Charles Van
Ordeu, one of the sons, who is an ofiicer of
the U. S. Coast Survey, has been engaged du-
ring last season and this, in constructing a
self-registeli ng tide gate. The tides are in
regular and peculiar around the Island, and
scientific men are as yet unable to explain the
causes. - .
Block'Island is eight and one—half miles
long by three and a half wide,~and constitues
the town of New Shoreham, in the state of
Rhode Island. Verrazzano the French
navigator, gave in 1524 the first account
we have of it. He simply .sailed past‘
it. He says, “ It was . full of hills,
covercd'with trees, and well peopled, for
we saw fires all along the coast.” Those an- '
cient wood disappeared long ago, so long
that not the slightest memory lingers with
the oldest inhabitants. In 1614, ninety years
after Verrazzano sailed by, Adrian Block,
Admiral in the Dutch Navy, came down from
Manhattan, landed probably—at least he left
his elegant name as a pcrmanent’mark of his
affection. Some have thought the name quite
appropriate seeing that many ships have
found here in these dangerous waters a fatal
stumbling-block. The Indian name was
Manisceo. Whittier uses this title in “The
Tent on the Beach,” where he introduces the
legend of the wrecked Palatine, and the sup—'
erstition of the Palatine Light. By the way
there is in Scribner’s Magazine for August,—
tually frescoed. It is finely fitted up with
handsome ,counters and shel-g'ng. It is built
George was finishing the painting on the out-
side. The residence of Mr. Littlefield ad-
joining, seemed a very attractive home. ' I
wandered into thc’old burying g end where
are many very ancient stones. The oldest
legible inscription was this: “Here lieth the
Body Of Margaret thry Aged 64 years who
deparmd this'life April 5 1687.” ' Ml. Simon
_ Roma bf the first proprietors Was commem-
orated in excellent terms, as a citizen and
man held in very high honor, dying at the
. age of one hundred and two years. 0
From Beacon Hill the whole Island can be
seen, broken into innumerable hills, dotted
with a score or more of ponds, but without a
river or running stream, and without a tree
save where, very lately, a few orchards have
been set out. But it is a rich and productive
land,_'dividcd into farms which yield all that
the people need for their own use,besidcs sup-
porting a goodly number of cattle.
The Island, as is, well known, has become
within a very few years, a 'leading summer
resort, especially for people who seek health
and rest. Err-Mayor Ely, Judge Allen, James
and Henry Steers and George Lake, of New
York, Gen. Ordway, and Judge Strong of the
Supreme Court of Washington, with their
families are here, along with many of simi-
lar standing. The Ocean View Hotel is the
leading house,but there area half dozen others
and many boarding houses. The Ocean View
where I am writing this, accommodates 350
and is full. Mr. Nicholas Ball is proprietor.
Summer beats are unknown, the mercury
seldom going above 75 degrees. But then it
must be remembered there are. thirty miles of
sea-sickness between here and Newport for
those who have no stomach for the rolling
billows. For '
“Circled by waters that never freeze,
Beaten by 'billow and swept by breeze,
Lieth the island of Nanisees.”
But the poet‘further tells us -
“0n smoother beaches no sea birds light,~
. No blue waves shatter to foam more white.”
And there are many; coming now, year
after year, who are ready to agree 'with,Whit-
tier that
“+—-— in summer time, when pool and pond,
Held in the laps of valleys fond,
Arc blue as the glimpses of sea beyond ;
“When the hills are sweet with the briar rose,
And, hid in the warm, soft dells, unclose
Flowers the main land rarely knows;
“When boats to their morning fishing go,
And, held to the wind and slanting low,
Whitening and darkening the small soils
show,—
“There is that lonely island fair;
And the pale health-seeker flndeth there
The wine of life and pleasant air."
, R. B. Snowman.
Block Island, July 22d, 1879.
The Dog Days.
This uninteresting spell of weather com-
mences the 25th of July, and continues until
the 5th of September. The dog-days are
really upon us, and we must bear the hot,
sticky, murky, and disagreeable weather as
best we can. During their reign, there is
little life in the air, little cxhileration in the
sunlight, and little elasticity in the animal
economy. “This is a regular dog-day I” will
be an oft-repeated remark during the forty
days to come. Every one will recognize the
kind of weather described in the exclamation,
though every one will not remembnr the ori-
which is a most superb mid-summer number gin of the word which from long usage is
”a. qls‘f'mmnf‘te fifemh “.“d cm’c‘sm °f' synonymous with it. Dog-days is arena for'
Whittier and his writings, by 13‘ 3' Smderdr which we are indebted to the ancenit Theb-
himself a poet. The article is finely illus-. ans,who first cultivated astronomy. in Egypt,
ness of the Quaker poet for its fronds-piece.
None of our poets write with more exquisite
nicety of expression than does Whittier, who
has connected his genius imperishable with
many of these places on the New England
coast.
Block Island is a quaint old place about
which a thousand things might be said. Un-
til recently it was quite out of the word ; the
the number of risings of the dog-star, or
Sirius. At the season of the year when this
brilliant star rose with the sun, their com-
bined influence was ;supposed to be produc-
tive of pestilential heat and all manner of
baneful influences. Therefore the ,Egyp-
tians watched the conjunction of Sirius and
the sun with mingled feelings of hope and
fear, for it foretold to them the rising of the
people talked, when proposing to visit the Nile, and was ominous of fruitful crops of
main land, 0f 20ml; ‘0 America. During the devastating droughts. The dog-days extend-
war of 1812 they maintained neutrality which
was respected by both the forces of theUni- September.
ted States and of England. For one hundred
and seventy years there was no mail.
ed from the 4th of August to the 14th of
The rising of Sirius, however,
has been so celebrated by the procession of
The. equinoxes during the passage of more than
first mail to Block Island was Established in “V0 thousand years, that the corresponding
1332- It W83, 88 is 110W: carried bycontract- conditions for the ancient dog-days, would
In 1869 there was fearful competition to get
the contract for four years, and;the bids were
run down to the ridiculous figure of one cent
a year, Capt. Rose, the successful bidder, ac.
tually carried the mails between Block Is-
land and Newport for four years for four
cents. He has received as yet only one cent
of the pay, this one cent having been paid by
a man in Providence who wished to buy dis-
tinction by paying from his own pocket the
whole expense of Carrying the Block IEland
mail one year. Unfortunately for him, his -
. tor-y has failed to hand down his name.
The population of the Island is now 1,200.
Theyare in many respects a remarkable peo-’
ple. They are a superior people. Of religious
character from the first settlementin1661,they
have continued, even with increasing popula-
tion, to behonest, upright, orderly and intelli-
gent. They have neither needed nor supported
any jail; and it may be added that the Island
has never had a lawyer for a citizen. They
have a high school and five public schools, all
in excellentcondition. The first one to en-
ter college from the State of .Rhode Island,
was from Block Island, Samuel Niles, who
was graduated from Harvard, in 1699. A
young lady of the Island, Miss Ray, who at—
terwards married Gov. William Greene, was
an esteemed personal friend of Dr. Benjamin
Franklin, with whom, and Mrs. Franklin
she long corresponded. Others of the Islan-
ders have been connected with some of the
first families in the land. .
There are two churches—Baptist and Free
Will Baptist. Every body go... to church;
the “meeting houses" are crowed. There is
no fishing on Sunday; every smack is in the
harbcr. There have been no blue fish this
season tospeak of, until last Sunday, when
the waters around appeared full of them, but
not a boat'went out. All are well to do, some
wealthy. I have not seen an unpainted house
but every where neat houses, with nice gar.
dens and an .air of comfort, and happiness.
Mr. Van Orden tells methat during the three
weeks of his stay, he' and others have not
heard a profane word from the native boat—
men. Temperance is another feature. There
is no liquor selling, hence no poverty and
crime. The women of Block Island are like
the men, healthy, virtuous and iddustrious,
not disdaining to labor though able to hire
servants, understanding thoroughly, house-
hold matters. There never has been a. mil-
liner’s, dress-maker’s or tailor’s shop on the
Island; the women, like Mother Eve, whose
husband owned the whole world, looking af-
ter these things for themselves and their fam-
ilies. They are generally good-looking and
some are beauties. I was directed on my
way to Beacon Hill yesterday, by a young
lady from'outrof a plain house, whose bright
eyes and pleasant features and comely figure
would have adorned a drawing room; and
tones and language showed good breeding,
far better than the simpering of a city belle.
The young men strike all strangers as re.
markably manly, with the natural politeness
of true gentlemen. - .
It is to be feared that this charming prim-
' itiveness will soon be somewhat changed.
So—called improvements arebeing made . The
hotels introduce a new life. I stepped into a
store yesterday at the Center, just finished,
owned by Mr. Lorenzo Littlefield. It is 3.4-
50, two stories with French roof, and ac.
include them wi hin the 3d of- July and the.
11th of Angus . It will readily be seen
that our modern dog-days have no connec-
tion with the rising of Sirius [or any other
star, because ho permanent date canbe based
upon stars whose positions are always chang-
ed by the falling back of the equinoctial
points. The dogs-days refer to a particular
kind of weather, which marks about forty
days occurring a month after the summer
solstice, and based entirely on that epoch.
They simply retain an ancient name, as in
many other instances, without retaining its'
significance. It may seem strange that Sirius,
which is seen overhead in mid-winter,should
be associated with the heat of summer; but
it must be remembered, that this star is over.
head in mid-summer in the day time,though
like the other stars, invisible on account of
the sun.
Fortunately for humanity the dog-days are
not made up entirely of days wearing to the
flesh and depressing to the spirit. Some of
the most delightful days of the summer are
interspersed with those that try men’s soul’s,
while in return many a regular dog.day en-
croaches upon a later and more enjoyable
portion of the year. This proves that phys-
ical experience is the counterpart of human
experience. Sunshine and serenity are fol-
lowed by clouds and storms, just as enjoy—
ment of life is followed by gitS crosses and
perplexities. Perfect weather is as impos-
sible under the physical laws that rule our
planet as perfect happiness is under the
laws that regulate our mental and moral
well being. The'most commendable philos-
ophy is, therefore, that which make the best
of external conditions, and find sources for
contentment and improvement under the
darker as well as the brighter influences that
surround us.—Proo. Journal.
#
Now that the trotting season is on, there is
naturally an increased interest in all that
pertains to this so—called sport. The making
of’a track is a subject for considerable study
and the last number of the Engineering con-
tains a paper about it by a civil engineer.
The writer says that a dead level is not the
best read for a horse. All experience proves
that a change of grade now and 'then makes
traveling easier. Accordingly a track should
have its ups and downs. He takes the East,
Saginaw course as a model. It is called a.
very fast track. The course measures 5,283
45-100 feet long. On the two ends round the
curve, for 1,157 feet at one end and 1,060 at
the other, it is level. ‘ Then on the straight
stretches, which are 1,525 on the other.
These two are graded to a one foot grade on
each side, reaching the highest point half
way of each, so that the horses start down
hill, swing round on a'level, rise half way up
swing round, the other curve on a level, rise
for half the second long stretch, and come in
to the grand stand on a down grade.
I
Theme of Geo. William Curtis has just
been graduated at Harvard, at the age of
twenty—one. .
‘ Alexander B. Stephens has a. new griev—
ance against the republicans. He says they
am a tax on a poor man if he attempts to
l
, edicine for his family out of his com.
This is putting the whisky question in a new
light.
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by an islander, John Thomas, whose son.
' hour.
trated,'and the number has a full page like- and determined the length of the year by :and then came the long slimy-looking body, to try to surpass everything of the kind that on
frain came do .vn.
the long straight stretch, go down again,
- s'rouuss OF THE SOUND.
Splnnlng Yarn- on one orthe ‘ ‘Yloat-
I"; Pal-recs.”
(New York Correspondence of the Philadelpl ‘a
' ' Times.) ~ - -
One of the fleet of Sound Steamers, which
form an important link in travel between
New York and Boston, swung out from her
pier in the North river the other evening. A
few minutes later she rounded the Battery,
passing Blackwell’s, run through Hell Gate
and gained the more open waters of Long Is—
land Sound. Daylight gave way to the dark-
ness of the early evening. The light twink-
led on shore, and here and there the green or
red lights displayed from some little schoon—
er, told Which, lack the vessel was on. It was
all plain sailing now. The darkness deepen-
ed, and only a few of the many passengers
aboard remained on deck. The captain led
the way to his room, and around his table
half a dozen men sat, smoking and spinning
yarns. Many were the stories related that
night upon the Sound. The conversation
finally turned on sea serpents, and a weather-
beaten old sea dog, who had spent most of
his life upon the water, declared his belief in
the existence of such monsters. He spoke
from experience, and didn’t care to have any-
one doubt his word when he. said that it had
been his fortune to see these big water snakes
more than once. He first met the serpent in
the China seas. That was when he was lit-
tle more than a boy. Again when he ' was
captain of the ship George,- a vessel which
hailed from New York and was finally con-
damned in a South American port for unsea-.
worthiness, he ran across the serpant on the
Phcific coast. The last time the monster
calme under his notice was right here in the
Sdun‘d, “and,” he said, as he looked at his
watch and calculated the steamer's distance
from New York, "it must have been at about
this spot.” '
BL- .nxe AGAINST A sacrum.
It was in July of last year-so the old -sea
dog’s story ran—and he was taking a New
Yerk yacht around to Newport. At noon the
sun poured down hot enough almost to open
.threeksot breeze blowing and it was dead
ahead. He had taken in his topsails—for be
He had a spy-glass in his hand, trying to dis-
cover some familiar sail. Suddenly his. eye
caught a strange movement in the water. It'
looked, half a mile distant like a huge bunch
of sea-weed in motion. he yacht was on
the starboard tack and the curious Object off
the starboard bow. The captain went for-
ward with his glass and looked. As the
yacht approached nearer the object he saw
that it was alive, and knew from his past ex-
pe’riences that it was a sea serpent. The
of the monster, when the serpent lifted its
head for a moment. The head was an im—
ble for only a moment.
the water, only the back being visible.
-tle vessel was close aboard the monster be—
fore they were aware of it. The ya'cht was
thrown into the wind, but too late. She
struck the serpent square upon the back, al-
monster tbrew its tail out of the water, lash-
utes later the monster again appeared right
alongside, and not twenty feet away.
The head and shoulders went by,
as large round as a goodosized log. In a few
minutes the monster was out of sight. The
men on the yacht calculated that it must have
been at least one hundred feet long. This
was the only time the old sea-dog had ever
seen a serpent in Long Island Sound, but that
it was a genuine one he had no doubt what-
eve. No one else in the captain’s room had
ever seen the monster.
A enosr 0N run some.
The captain of the steamer listened for a
while to the stories in silence. He puffed his
was as much to say: “It’s my turn now,"
and began: “It was on the night of the 25th
:of October five years ago.
date well.
I remember the
The weather had been threaten-
have a nasty night of it. We hadn’t any
more than got through the Gate when the
It wasn’t hard, driving
rain, but the fine, misty sort of stuff, that
generally comes witha fog. The great fog
banks rolled in from the sea and shut out the
land completely. We went along very slow-
ly, feeling our way and blowing our whistle
at short intervals. The Sound seemed alive
with vessels. First a tug would blow right
under our bow and then some little fisherman
Would toot his born under our quarter. - I
don't think I ever heard the horns and bells
make such afuss before. It was just about
of vessels. An occasional horn told us that
some few were still abroad, however. I» was
in the pilot-house peering out of the window
into the darkness. Suddenly something
white loomed up right in front .of us. It was
a schooner, and she was right in our path. I
shouted, and the pilots made the wheel spin
as it never had turned before. But it was too
late. There was a shock. We struck the
schooner amidsbips and cut her to the wa-
ter’s edge. Two or three men ran over the
deck, and for an instant I caught sight of a
woman. She was dressed in white. The
light on the steamer’s side shone upon her.
She gave an agonizing scream, the vessel
sank'a'nd all was over. The whole thing
had transpired almost as quick as thought.
We swung a boat or two into the water, but
the search was in vain. Not a life was sav—
ed. The despair pictured in that woman’s
face I shall never forget to my dying day.
Occasionally at night when on deck it is pic—
tured vividly to my imagindtion. It is sin-
gular, but it affected the pilot in the same
way. Just one year after the accident, at the
same hour, the pilot called me to the wheel-
house. He wastrembling like a leaf. . He
had seen a phantom vessel. The steamer had
struck it in just the same manner, he had seen
the same men running over the deck, and the
woman again appeared with her despairing
face." '
The captain stopped for, a moment and
then went on: “I tried to reason with him,
but it was no use, and for a week after the
occurrence he talked of the phantom vessel
and its ghostly crew. Well, sir, will you be-V
lieve it it on the second anniversary of the ac-
cident I was called to the wheel-house in the '
same way. Again had the pilot had that same
experience. On the third year it Was repeat.
ed- and on the fourth year. The 'pilot could
stand it no longer. The phantom seemed to
haunt him and he went off the line. I never
believed in it myself,” continued the cap~
tain, stroking his chin, “but then I never
spent-the night in the wheel-house. Perhaps
I will next time; I can’t say. I don’t be—
lieve in ghosts, but—well, it's strange,mighty
strange.” " '
Work is now sdvancih more rapidly on
the East River Bridge. " early seven hun—
dred men are now at work on the approaches
on both sides of 'the river. The contractors
are pushing the work as rapidlyvas pomible.
The work of demolishing buildings to make
way for the approaches is now; well under
way. “ ‘ .
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midnight, and we had got out of the crowd ~
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Mrs. Hayes’s New Dinner—Set.
AMERICAN platens wannan To EUROPEAN
ems.
[New York Tribute i‘ettsr from Ashbiiry Park;
Pleasant as a summer res ort, this place is
also invested with interest as the temporary
home of an artist engaged inawork designed
to do' credit to American industry“ This
gentleman is Theodore R. Davis, who has
been connected for many years with Har-
per’s Weekly. Ihave just come from his
studio,whcre he is engaged on a most unique
work for an American artist, and one which
interests every American and will challenge
the attention of the connoisseurs of the old
World. He is making the designs for a state
dinner-set for the White House,which Havi-
landof Limoges, France, is now at work
upon, and declares will be the finest dinner-
set ever made in Europe.
. Upona high shelf is a large photograph
of: the conservatory of the White House,
with Mrs. Hayes in'thc foreground surround—
cd‘ by her two youngest children, and Mr.
Davis’s little girl, who makes pics in the
sand outside while her father lays in the
water-color. On this photograph hangs the
whole story. Early last spring Mr. Davis
went to Washington on a mission for the
Harper’s, which was to make a picture of
the President and the cabinet and Which ap-
peered in due time in the Weekly. Mrs.
Hayes invited him into the conservatory,
and after turning the camera on the group
described above, the President’s wife enter—
ed’into conversation on a to‘picvvcry' dear to
the hous'ewife’s heart. The china brought
into the White House during the reigns of
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Grant had gone
mostly the way of all porcelain that servants
handle at the state's expense. She found
it difficult to set the table properly 'for a
state dinner since the china closet held only
a Babel of remnants. She had ordereda
new state dinner set of Haviland, the con-
tract was signed, and Haviland was under
$5,000 bonds to deliver the set by January
1880. Mrs. Hayes regretted that she had
“They make very good ware at Trenton,"
said Mr. Davis, “but, of course, Haviland of
didn’t believe in- topsails when beating to Limoges makes the best. Still,if you cannot mand from without.
windward—and was making himself as com- m,“ 9mm“? ware you °°“}d at least have other universities whose certificates of exam-
fo‘rtablc. as possible on the quarter-deck- ‘Amenm “93'3“, “Present“ “’8 ”“1“” ination wouldbeof equalvalue;but no other
vegetables, games, fish and fauna idigenious
to the country.” '
Mrs. Hayes caught at the idea and acted
upon it with the decision and authority of a
queen. “Scott,” she said to her little son,
“see if you can find brother Webb.” The
eldest son appeared. “Webb, will you ask
General Casey to come to the conservatory?"
General Casey appeared and was requested
to write at the lady’s dictation. She began,
“Haviland &. Co,: “I desire to cancel the,
yacht kept on until within a hundred yards COhImCt for the dinner Bel-”—“But”-inter- «
rupted General Casey, “Remember, I am
dictating,” said Mrs. Hayes, enjoying his sur-
mense affair, the size of a barrel. It was visi- prise, and continued, “Md to enter into a 1
The serpent blew new one similiar tothe first, ““11 “1° excep- the universities in order “to sub'ect the
something like a whale and then settled into tion that Mr. Theodore R. Davis is to have p ’ ' J
All exclusive supervision of the designs," This test of
aboard the yacht were so excited that the lit- W“ the substance 0‘ “10 letter, which was aminations worked so much improvement
dispatched at once.
It was now Mr, Davis’s turn to expostulate.
He urged that he was under contract to the
Harper’s not to do work for any one else.
though the shock was not a heavy one. The Mrs. thesi With 8 woman’s faith, 00‘1“ 99° thousand.
no obstacle in that contract, any more than
ed'thc waves for amoment,throwing‘the spray she coma in the first contract With Haviland. tions are meant to supply a standard of meas-
high in air, and then disappeared. The yacht It may be that a Presrdent’s wife can make urement to an ordinary school education.
went about on the other tack, and ten minr and “nmake business treaties ‘1" he” WHL That our schools are above the need of some
At any rate. Haviland acquiesceu ...... ... .
The comparable grace, and Fletcher Harper,
thing was going at the rate of five knots an when M“ Hay 95,5 "i311 was m°°md to him, schools and bad, but there are no trustworthy
indications by Which an inquirer may choose I
said to his faithful artist: “I don’t ask you
Haviland has done. I expect you to beat
them, and I’ll have one of the duplicate sets
for myself.”
Haviland was in this country, 'andjofiered
Mr. Dave's every assistance and cooperation
but at first he was disposed to doubt if any
0
mon. He brought out an ;oyster plate.
“That,” said he, “is the best oyster plate that
was ever made.” Mr. Davis don’t like it,
and frankly said he thought he could do bet-
ter. “If you do I will break this plate,” said
and dashed into a
The artist has alreadylfurnished 50
designs, and Haviland grows more enthusi-'
to this country, and the remainder will be
sold in Europe. Mrs. Hayes Will probably
h
and Mrs. Theodore R. Davis is not to be for-
gotten.
Mr. Davis has had everything his own way
both as to the shapes of the pieces and the
'designs, and has aimed at striking original-
ity and strong, bold effects of color and form
combinations. Everything that enters into
the designs ,is distinctively American. To
give a running description of the different
pieces: The tea-cup :is in the form of a Chi-
nese mandarin’s hat, the handle being form-
ed by a curling tea sprig, the leaves of
which decorate the sides, of the cup. For
the oyster-plate decorations there are five
Blue Point half shells in a curve He has
discarded the conventional half-dozen, adopt-
ing Emerson's saying. that nature loves _the
number five. Opposite the shells is a scene
representing down on the sea-shore, a sea
gull, and a tangle of sea moss bordering the
picture. .
The soup plates in coloring and form, are
.zan imitation like the mountain laurel flower.
There will be picturesion the bottom of the
plates, such as a bullfrog croakiug in a bog,
in the midst of a rainstorm, and an illustra-
tion of a clam-bake.
The fish plate is in form an imitation of a
scallop shell,with salt and fresh water scenes
on the flat surface added to the heel of the
shell to complete the oval form of the plate
In these water pictures are shown different
American fishes,such as a trout lying under a
lily-pad, two lobsters fighting, a she'eps head
nibbling at oysters fastened to a palmetto
log. The platter picture represents a fine
roe shad entangled in a golden net. In form
the platter is nearly square, with the corners
turned up.
The designs for the dinner plates are very
elaborate, and comprise such scenes as a bear
attacking a honey—tree, the antelope, the
buffalo; a coon climbing a persimmon tree,
with a “darkey” looking for the coon ; cranes
dancing with one crane beating time with his
wing while the others enjoy a walk around,
which is not‘ of the imagination but fact, etc.
The platter of the bird plates will be adorned
with a wild turkey the chief of the American
game birds, on the wing, with a prairie fire
and its reflection in water adding color to
the picture. The bird's plates are placque
in form and the prairie" chicken, ptarmeqna
duck and others birds enter into the de-
signs. The‘salad plates are a» great novelty,
the figure of a lobster being etchedinto the
bottom of the plate,while the color willbe ap-
plied underneath, the color with the varying
strength of translucency, produced by the
etching, uniting to form a fine, effect. The,
dessert plates are decanted with fnlits indi-
genous to the country. . The plates, for,
with pictorial designs intended .to stimulate.
conversation. 1n form they will resemble an
Indian plate, which is a stiff .w11low bent
in a circle with thin strips of Willow or reed
woven across. Mr. Davis’s beautifuljblanket
on which he sits, will take a conspicuous
place in these last designs. . ' - ,_
... ..-—, ._._ .- ...”.-
_ _ , definite aim in their pupils.
he could surpass his favorite artist,Bracque- ers these examinations, offering a distinct
crackers, cheese and cigar'swill be furnished" ’
.r‘ '4" ......-
From the new Yorkobscrver.
The Harvard Ekamlnntious
son vomve mains -
The Harvard examinations for women
have attracted the attention of all who have
an interest in the cause of education; but
there is still so. much misapprehension of
their origin, object and method will be in—
teresting to the pu lie, and may be useful to
those more immed', tely concerned.
The scheme orlginated with the “Woman's
Education Association? of Boston, which
petitioned the Faculty of Harvard Universi-
ty to Institute examinations for women at
Cambridge, somewhat on the plan of the
English “University Local Examinations.”
After due consideration, the Faculty con—
sented to hold the examinations for five
years, reserving the question of their longer
continuance until ,it should be proved that
the results justified the labor involved. ; The
first examination wits held atCambridge,
Mass, in 1874; in that aniline succeeding
years very few _ candidates, presented them-
selves,,never more than six‘or seven. One
of the friends of the movement, believing
that the examinations, if held in a more
central-locality. might; become accessible to
many Who 001M hot-{hit Cambridge for the
purpose. urged the _ . page to .es: ,
tablish them also‘ fairy“ "York: “To this
the Faculty consentsdijfilpdn conditiOn that
a certain numberwf" Candidates should offer
themselves. ', -‘A- committee of ladies was
formed in New Yerk to promote. the plan,
and examinations were held. there for the
first time in June, v18? 7. In' the following
year the University was requested to extend
the scheme still further, and committees
were formed and examinations held in Phil-
delphia and Cincinnatii’with' an aggregate of
fifty candidates in the four localities. En-
couraged by the growing interest thus shown
the Harvard Faculty, at the end of the five
years of trial, determinfid’to' carry on the .en-
terprise.
The action of this university was not an
attempt to arrogate authority th'itself on the
the seams of the deck planks. There was u. been obliged to 80 to France for 8 dinner set. ground which might be considered as occu—
pied by other institutions of learning, but
was in every case taken in response to a de-
Doubtless there are
has as yet offered any facilities for those de-
sirous of them.
Some persons have been misled to suppose
that these examinations are intended in‘ some
sort to answer the demand for a university
education'for girls, and{ as one step toward
opening all our universities to women. But
this, we are assured, is not the case;—' (The
aim of the movement Is to secure the im-
provement o’the schools, and to promote
the general interests of education. The
‘Oxford and Cambridge Local: Examina—F
tions” of England, which furnished the first
suggestion for our own, were instituted in
858, for boys who did not intend to enter
some external authority.” The ex-
in the boy’s school that in 1862, in response
to a largely-signed petition, "they, were ex-
tended to girls, with equally good results;
and now they number their candidates by the
'In like manner these Harvardgexamina-
such test will hardly be ~.................. a, __,
one who has known them. There are good
by the tastes or whims of individual teachers,
unchecked by any recognized ideal, while
competent and conscientious teachers find
themselves continually hampered by the ig- Cam,“ and Assets,
norant caprloes 0f Parents and the 1591‘ Of Insuresagainstlossand damageby Fire.onterms
To such teach— adoptedto thehazardandconsistcntwiththelaws
object towards which their scholars may
work, and setting upon their work the seal
of an impartial and well qualified judge,
scholars themselves. What girl, fond of her
Theodore Haviland. A few da s afterward -
Pipe complacently and his eye twinkled mer- Mr. Davis showed him the desyign, and the 23001“: and Passmg for clever among her
rily. Finally he knocked the ashes from his favorite plate was seized
pipe, hitched his Chm around inaway .Whmh hundred pieces that strewed the warehouse
floor.
eachers and companions, has not felt the
desire to test her abilities and acquirements ,
by some recognized standard. Many a
one, 'when brought by circumstances to a
. , practical test, has discovered to her mortifi. -
ast.c over them as they come in. There are cation the inaccuracy and incompleteness of
, to be 25 sets bearing the signature of the ar- he
rug 81‘ the afternoon, and when we swung tist and maker; these will be similar to an
out from the pier I knew we were gorng to artist proof engraving. Eleven of these come
r mental furnishing.
It is not maintained that the Harvard ex-
aminations offer in their present shape a
perfect ideal of education. The prescribed
course has already been modified, and may,
ave two scts,Fletcher Harper is to have one, probably undergo “further changes, as ex- “
pcrience shall show the need of them; yet,
as it stands, it presents a fair mark for the
attainment of a school-girl of average abili-
ties, although, judging from the small num-
ber of candidates ascompared with the num-
ber of those who have inquired the conditions
of examination, it isa mark at present seldom
reached.
As to the manner in which the examina-
tions are conducted: The local committee
in each “centre” acts as intermediary be-
tween the university and the candidates,
supplies the latter with all needful informa-
tion, provides a place for the examination,
receives the fees, defrays the university
charges and undertakes a general superin-
tendence. The examinations are held aim:
ultaneously in all thd local centres, in the
Iend of May or the'beginning of June, and-
continue for eight days, _ usually for five
hours each day, three hours in the morning
and two in the afternoon. The" subjects and
the time appointed for each examination are
set down on a printed programs which is
furnished to every candidate. Aprofessor
sent from Harvard presides Over the exam-
inations, distributes to the candidates at each
session the printed examination papers on
the subject appointed for the day, and re—
ceives from the candidates at the close of the
session their answers. One of the ladies of
the local committee is always present to
keep order. The examinations are conduct~
ed wholly in writing, with the exception of
a short oral examination upon the reading
and pronunciation of the languages present-
ed. At the closc of the examinations the
visiting professor takes all the written an—
swers of the candidates with him to Cam-
bridge, wlfere they are passed upon by the
proper persons, and in due course of time
each candidate is notified of her success or
failure.
No girl under seventeen is admitted to be
examined upon the entire course, which em-
braces nine subjects; but the course may be
divided between two years, and the first
half taken at sixteen. ,The fee charged for
the examination is fifteen dollars, a sum
which does not cover the necessary expenses,
the committee being obliged every year to
make up the deficiency.
Besides these “preliminary” examinations,
there is an advanced examination offered,
intended not as a test of general education,
but of high attainment in one or more spec.
ial branches. Very few have come forward
for this, and it need not be considered here.
Any farther information desired may be ob-
tained by application to the Secretary, at 59
East 25th st., New York city, ,
_____——-__.——=—____—- ' .
A Methodist paper gives a list of thirty»
ern Methodist Church going south to preach-
.to the negroes have either been killed or
maltreated since the war. Some of the cases
bear a date subsequent to the solemn adop-
tion of fraternity between the northern and
Southern Methodist churches.
their aim anOscope, that some account of ,
MainStrcet ,3 doors from Union Avenue.
The.flnrualk.fire_.!u§luncjetn..-
O
shouldbe a great boon; nor less so to the h
three cases in which ministers of the north- ‘
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Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
’ Composition.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
Hurlbull, llelyea‘ & Seymour,
Attorneys and Counsellors atLaw,
Room No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
G. W. BENNETT,
D E N T I S 'I',
Successor to c. B. COOLIDGE,
3m28 Wall Street, Norwalk, Conn]
EDWARD P o WEED,
:D R 13' G- G- I s '1" .
Wall Streetppposite Norwallc Opera Home.
Alargo and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
- Perfumery
rivate and endowed schools for boys to the Waters. 1 _
' and HandkerchrefExtl-acss,HairBrushes,Combs,
Sponges,Chamoszkins, Stationery, Cigars, &c.,
and is constant] addingto his stockall the new
,Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
mint and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
ndpopularme icines ofthe day.
w. 13. columns,
General. Flll'lllilllllll . Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT
H'Ordersattended to day or night. Residen
c
18th Successful—Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar ofnnpaid losses
or of claims for leases.
ll SDIIIII “MFA" IISIIIIES AT MINER IA‘I'
e from the other; and they are shaped Wn.0.srann'r.Pres., s. E. o'nusrnap, Treas.
Gno. R. COWLEs,Scc’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co . ofHARTFORD
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
$6,716,893.77
fcompensation . COWLES fir MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or Norwalk and vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
MALLOZRY’B BLOCK,
asc onstantly on hand, a general assortm en lo
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
Mn and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpcrsonai attentionto the
business he hopesto merit public patronage
HARLES S. LOCKWOOD ,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING LMPORIUM.
Main Street,Norwalk, Conn.
0W FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover so Son,
Arcready to pntin yourWATEB..STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
an one.
Ll ED, LEAD PIPES, &c., of every size and de-
scription . PLUMBING in allitsbranchcs.
WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, wan. ST.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 46
WILLIAM B. RIDER,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYUB.
Personal attention given to all kinds of
Hydraulic Works, Engineering, Mill-
“trial-ting Dock Work, 32c. Agent
li kinds oflllachlnery.
warships;assuam- °r ... "a"
w. w. CLARK
Hula, Sign & Ornamental Punter
Plain lb Decorative Paper Hanging,
N0. 4 WATER STREET.
Undeers. Farvcett’s old stand. Orders can
be left at Spenccrichwclry Store.
Notice.
I will sell rcgn= dless of cost the stock of
TIN 17v ABE,
made of Cross mm by CEO. 1‘. BELDEN. Cal
at once .50 .' great Bargains at
anul’o, We}: Sh. Ivor-walls, Conn.
Organs, Dropsy,
,’ cry
Br ght’lesease ol the
. I betes. etention or In-
cmtinen f Urine, Nervous Diseases. Female
Kidnc s, Gravel, Dia-
akness. and ceases; IIIIIT’S REMEDY is pre-
333m “"58“,?“ these diseases. ,
PROVIDENC%.R'III'1A“B- 199878. 6
u. E. CLARKEr—Deal' m, avm w. nessc
thYanonderlul cfi'ccts or HUN PS REMEDY In
my own case, and in a great number of o.hcrs.— I,
recommend it to all afillcted \vlth. Kidney Dis-
eases or Dropsy.'-I‘hose afflicted by disease should
secure the medicine which wrll cure in the short-
est possible time. HUNT’S REMED Y Will do this.
, E. B. Dawnnr, 85 Dyer St
. E. G. 'l’a lor. D.D. Pastor First Bap-
F‘ti’grt‘gnedrch. Pnoz'lnnuce. .. 1...! an. 8, 1879.
I can testify to the virtue of HUNT’S REMEDY
in Kidnev Diseases from. actual trial-.havrug been
greatly benefited by its use. . E. G.ATAr
' ms" is purely vegetable. and is used
1.011.
I
byyl’etagnce or Phy— ‘
vsicians It has stood. .
the test for 30 years, _
' M. 19.0 ARKE . ‘ .. .
W Pnovmnscn, I’t.I. .
and the utmost
.. 801.]!an am. nnuue ESTES.
O
lllll'l’S REMEDY. the
Greatxirlneyand
Liver Medicine.
curesl’ainsintheBack.
Side or Loins, and’all
Diseases of the kid-
noys,-Bladder & Unn-
reli-
planed
ancc ma be
' . I . I lilll.
awaéni
send to amphlet to
Pure Paris Green.
CENTS, PER POUND.
For sale at -
raowrar's comm have 51.91111 .
i3
...- -.. .o.
‘ T0 ...-ism. "
'o-ml'ru‘e-U‘ r‘ '
One-half. ofa Dwellin' House. Apply to
20 -> . ,.. ,_ unas.u.s'r..lorm.
' o nmrnla is... on‘ “ 'c ' -
ply'at the Gaznr'rn 09333”... Avenue P2P
*1 "A" ‘4; i
To Rent:
THE large Halljn the new brick block on Wall
' . Street, :adjommg :the Connecticut. Hotel,
suitable for aSociety Hall,or for Public Meetings.
Also our; handsome office room on second floor. ‘
Y Apply to BB '
horwa It, March 30th, 1879. " .
CHARLES w. MANY
Surgeon Dentist, '
nonwajnx, CONN.
Ofiice cornerof .Maln and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
OxtdeGasndministcrcd .
PURE MILK!
Delivered in Norwalk and South Nohnlk, at
your door, every morning
AT 5 CENTS PER QUART,
By-REMSON BROS. 5m
. Dr. c._n,‘iroi.g.n & son,
Are nowprepare
ed to‘r-e c e: ‘v e
; . thcl patrons; at
' elt_b r N orwalk,
Bridge or South
N orwalk. The
senior_ partner
' has taken reo‘ms
o‘v c r Sellcck’s
Bookstore Nor-
- -;valk,~whilm the
u n 1 o r re am
the old office, Lauder’s Block, South N orwalks.
Tcethextractedwrthopt pain. and alldcntal ope-r
rationsperformcdateltherbfiicc. 1 ,
. ' l (LII. KENDALL, Md).
G. S. KENDALL,D.D.S. ‘
_I’. S. Dr. C. HJIendallwill devote Mondays to
Ridgcfield. ,- .
J. *n. ._' POTTER,
Planes,
Melodeolls, Sheet Music, 8.0.,
wartsrnrsruoawm,-conu.
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 0rgan.‘
SOLE AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATE» ' .
WEBER’S, STANLEY each s, Guev-
nsrnsn a FULLER’S,HA1NES
Baornan's, VASE .e son's,
P IA. N 0.5',
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them. - '
OLD INSTRUM ENTS
Taken in Exchange for N ew.
y I . ' 0 u
1 uncng &: Repaomng
Done at short notice. -
' ‘ Thaw ’e'bei‘ filéfié-
A fewextracts from the great number re.
ceived 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 Weber Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the BestPianos. J. N. Pattison
The Weber Pianos cannot pssibly be sur-
passed. S. B. Mlle.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the world.
‘ ' Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses everything that
can he wished for in a Piano. G. 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.
Clara N. Brinkerhof.
A ten years’ _ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproachable.
Jo/ln Zandel.
I would call especialattention to '
THE ESTY COTTAGE null
Beautifufly 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
rmsr PREMIUMS, 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 vocal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on anyinstrument.—Gco. B.
Seymour, Musical Ofltz'o, N. Y. Times.
They are the best reed instruments we have
fietgith.—C’. «fr J. H. Odell, Organ Builders
It is the ne plus ultra of reed insiruinents.
—Profi E. L. Baker. .
It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degrec.—Reo. Bishop Simpson, M. E.
Church.
Language fails in adequacy to convey a_
fair idea of the perfect ' enchanting power of
this instrument-eIndependenf. '
Vastly superior to anything of the kind ]
have ever played npon.— Wm. A. King...
The Esty Organs are without a superior.—
G'eo. Jardine, Organ Builder, N. Y.
gNo tremolo has yet been invented that will
in any we compare wit this for beauty of
efi‘cct.— m. 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.—-Ree. H. Riggs,
President of Northern New York Maribel
Association.
J. M. POTTER, Norwalk.
New Firm .. the em Stand
Messrs MULLIN GS BROTHERS
onld respectfullyinform the public,thatthey
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS &T1LLY, and with the old ex-
perir :lccd Workman, hitherto,” employed by the
late firm. are prepared to manufacture all kinds 0
CIIRRIAGES ,& WAGONS
TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING.
' ALLOWEB FOR CASE-
0. A. MULLINGS, ' a. s. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15, 1878.
..l
A 'r
Quintardfs Furniture Rooms
w1,l befounda completeassortmentot
roams-nun,- &O.,
ncludingcvcrythingusuallyfound ina first-class
establishincnt, at Prich to suitthe Times . Also,
alargeassortmcniof
enaouos, ' Herons. FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, are. *
Glassl’latcsonttoanysizehe'pairlngdoneinthc
,best manner,“ short notice. AlsomldHairMat‘s
trassesmadeovcr ssgood asnew. . , .
E. OIIIIITAIID’8"‘SDE.
name’s PA rams ain't-cirrus“ y. .call
for Catalogue at E. K.;L0qK\VO D 5-
W, arm Baths 2
Cold. Baths 2 !
Shower Baths ! :t
’ Every day at
E. nines Model Barber Shop,
Second Doorjtonl Popular-c.
' entire satisfaction iu-y
. Depot. &
‘JL_ .-
mscousm .
ISEASES of the Throat and Lu ear " ll
. most fataltot human afflictions. Thougahd:
of our fellow bemgs are carried to their early
graves and final rest, every year. by the prince of
terrors “Consumption.” . In manyjnstances this
1 ml malad secures a victim who at first merely
.1 a cold, at neglected to use'proper remedies
until it was too-late. Others were afflicted with
Bronchitis, Laryngltis, Cntarrh, or some or the
many diseases to which the throat and lungs are
subject. All of these oompglaints in their early
3 ages can be cured wrth RIGGS’ Throat and
,lng Healer, composed of the most approved ex-
Syrup. Old people like it and hub
Addressf Dr. JOSIAH BRIGGS, NIEEWIII" , N. J.
Sold by . A. MEEKER & 00., Nor-walk, Conn.
' FILES CURED.
[LES—Poor sufi‘cring humanit has on
for ages, torture beyond descrigtion, frdlrlili‘hl-l
a1 and itching piles; have
tg'rnal bleeding,vextcrn
5 cut their money ire bought ever nostrum
ear to consu t eminent
for it.
cl
offered, trlavicled farhandyh
men in re a ton to t cir snfi'crin 5 until dishea -
cued and worn out by repeated fgilnres. But ho‘pte
revrvcs; a new remedy is discovered, has been
tried and found reliable. Briggs’ Pile Remedy
will cure internal bleeding, external and itching
piles. Tr it, yo suffering and discouraging mor-
tale, and y its use obtain comfort to you for years
unknown. Sold b Druggists. ~ Address, Dr. J0-
SIAH BRIGGS, ewar , N. J. Sold by I. A.
MEEKER Jr CO.Norwalk, Conn. -
sumous cunts.
. BNS.—_There are only a few torments
C than corns, such as mischief-making Sigh?
bars, troublesome; mothersrin-law.; meddlesomo-
SI ters-ln-law and scolding wives; lazy, drunken
h .sbauds,howling dogs and cat-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 corn‘s'
bqnions. bad nailsgor .other pedal impediments"
banish them With- Briggs,’.Bunion Balsam and:
Sure Corn Care. and be happy. Sold by Druggists
In the whole world. A rcss. Dr. JOSIAH
BRIGGS.Ncwark N.J. S ldb . .
&CO.,Norwnlk,Conn. 0 yI‘A MEEKE'R
Il-lEIIDllliH-E 'CIIHED.
EADACHE—Lthe most universal affliction "of-
the human race; all classes snfi‘cr. Thezhead
never aches when the various organs are work-
ing in harmony With natures There can be
headache if the human machinery is in shear]
condition. Headache may arise from some ’palr-t
ticular part of the system being disarranged, or
the whole-It arises from many and various carts-
cs. It may be from nervous prostration, fear or
passion, over exertion. lack of sleep, great mental
- abor, anx.ety. general debility, local disease in
some part of the body, lack of proper nourish:
ment, fasting oreatlng too much, eating irregué
larly or indigestlble food. Dyspepsia, Liver Com-
33351:, gammlpatlo‘iltgt‘ tttlbe Bowcls, in fact the
axle - a eycannot well be en -
mcrated, but BBIGGS’jAlleviantor will banish
every species of headache, restoring the entire
system to tranquility, bnngiu rest, comfort and
uietude to the sufferer. Sold y Drugglsts. Ad?
ress,,Dr. JOSIAH BRIGGS, Newark. N. J. Sold
,by LA. MEEKEB s 00., Norwalk,’ Conn:
CATAIIIIH CUREI.
$13000 Rewardfgr an incurable case of
Catarrh. Alterhavin snufi‘ -
luged, gargicd. hawked. spit “Id gagged tgg'figr
. our. use can end av
get relief from Catarrh, use Bri s’,Cataerrh°rSsp2
clfics, according to directions.» The filthy mass of
mucous Will be immediately expelled,
flamed surface soothed, the eyes sparkle with de-
light, the head feels natural again ; hope revives
tor a cure IS_ sure to follow the use of these a reel
able, scientific and reliable remedies. -» So by
gfiiigigésgs figgyxheNreh gddress. Dr. JOSIAH
I o - 0 old. I) I. ‘c -
a 00., N orwalk. Conn. y A MEEkEB
‘ REAL" ESTATE. '
For Sale.
THE Homestead of th'elate Peter McLaughlin,
- deceased. i It is .veryhueligibly located in the
Borough of Norwalk, is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a large
family or a boarding house ;. lot 60x200 feet, has
Borough -Wa_ter,;Frn1t, the. ~ acted on Franklin
Avenue within'three minutes’ walk of Post cc,
‘ c, Will _be sold on accommodating ms.
For furtherpagtrculars enquire of .; ’ ’ " .
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
TWO verydesirableBnildingLotson WeslMail’l
' Street . Apply at tthAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale.
TIIE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
-LOT,‘sltuated on West Main Street, in the
Borough ofNorwalkr The place is pleasantly lo-
cated,m a. good neighborhood, only it shert walk
from :thc . business part: of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly_ncw;conven-
lently arran ed, and in good condition.“ For fur-
ther partied are apply to the subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. d: S. H. Holmes, Norwalk.
For Sale.
THE pleasantly located and well built residence
corner Washington and Spring streets, So.
N orwalk IS offered for sale on accommodating
terms. For particulars, enquire ot‘
tf REV. D. R.AUSTIN, South Norwalk. .
' DWELLING-S-
AND
Building Lots.
gEVERAL dwellings,varions prices in difi'er-
} ent portions of Borough, either to let or for
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outside of Borough limits—one in Winnlpnuk.
Also several Building lots Ill and out of Borough.
till) Enquire at this Office.
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and the in-
m
For Sale or EXchange.
FOB property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., Within 5minutcs walk of
4 ferries. Good location; For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 , Box 63, N orwalk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 18 acres within 134 miles of center
‘ of Norwalk. _ Good situation. good house.
built of best material and by days work. About
50 chorce 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 87,000. Enquire at this Ofilce.
For Sale Cheap.
A VALUABLE manufacturing property. Foun-
dr and Machine shop, for Marine and St:-
tionary n ‘ne work or general Machinery. 51“
noted on W arf. Has also REail Road connections.
Terms reasonable. . HILL, Trustee.
27 South N orwalk. Conn.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthcpleas-
antest streets in town, within live minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase mon cy can
remain on bond and mortgage. 1’rlceSli.000. En-
quire at this Office.
Desirable Property for Sale.-
A. Ver ydesirableplace on EastAvenue.
Also, a. few chorcc BuildingLotssituatedon
Osborn Av_cnue,forsale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquireol
S. E. OSBORN. EastAvcnue,
tfll or to D. W.FITCH,WestAvcnue.
‘For Sale.
r: A House and Lot, in a hesithylocation on
E Fairstreetmbovc Catharine. The Houseis
nearly new, we ll built.convenientl y arran g-
ed. and will make a comfortable and leasant
home' for afamlly of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. Theresa a well of excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to secure a
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. . 3tf
I Desirable Homestead for Sale.
. HE valuable residence .of the subscriber,
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., In the Borough of Norwallr, is offered for
sale. The situation is. pleasant and healthy, com-
manding fine views of l .ong Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Di-tancc one mile from
Norwalk Bridge. and the some from South Nor-
walk depot. Horse 54:50; no stories and attic,
filled in with brmh,‘ and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all. modern lm rovements. bath
room, laundry, statvoni-ry tubs, eebee’s cooking
range, hot and cold w aier, gas throughout the
house. The cellaris dry, having stationary iurn—
ace. which heats the Whole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
lent ordcr being comfortable for both a summer or
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
ing business in New York and returning the same
day. Land about three-quarters of an acre, lard
out in lawn. fruit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, Nor-
walk, or to the subscriber, .
A._S. HAMERSLEY,
255 Fourth Avenue, N. Y
26ft
WATCHES!
A. C. Benedict it 00.,
28 BOWERY, NEW YORK.
Fine Watches, Diamuls, Jewelry,
SletlingSilverandPIaleWare.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
Watches ”Carefully Repaired by superior
' ‘ Workman.
10}: WITH ANY omen never:
NO CONNECT .
> . ‘ Established ill ISIS.
‘ \
nouns, parser PARS, BUTTER
BOW'LS, LADI.ES_.‘_ulc', as
. - ,- ' E.A.LOQKWO0D’S.
Slipping all Merclallisl Tau
Printed or Plain
By the Dozen or Thousand, at Manufacture
' . Prices,sttho .
GAZETTE‘OFFICE.
pcctorants known, diluted with Jamacl Rum and '
‘Free from the bitter misery
l
. vainly-9mm.
. . Ker flu Colette.
To a Belle of Norwalk.
! -- ‘ ’ '
Beautiful maiden with face so fair
Beautiful maiden with, eyes so rare:
Beautiful maiden with form so tall,
-.-More graceful than Eve before the fall—
Why are you thus so distant and cold?
Do you require a lover that’s bold ?
Do you insist like maids of the past
That hle who Would win you must fight to tl
ust ;
Enter the lists like the brave knights of 01 .
Fight for, and win you, a treasure untold; I
Do you require that your lord have great
wealth -
Gained by buzzer, perhaps, c'en by stealth,
Or, do you say bravely, "Win me who can Y
Win me and wear me, so you be a man.
A man with a heart, and brains in his head
A man who would earn, and share with m.
" bread.
A: man who would guard and defend me, his
' wife, ,
And make me, indeed, a part of his life."
Which of the two would be likely to win ?
Answer it bravely, it will be no sin,
And guess-if you can, who so wishes you
i
. well, ,
For I’m sure he himself is too modest to tell.
« .ys.‘ X.
* .
T0 Goss’lPs.
THEIR SISTERS, AND THEIR COUSINS, AND THEIR
scars.
Ohl could there in this world be found
Some little spot ofhap‘py‘ground,
Where village pleasures might go round,
f Without the village tattlingl. . g, .
'How doubly blest that place wouldlbe'
Where all might dwell ill liberty,”
f Of gossips endless prattling.
If‘such a Spot'were really known,
Dame Peace might claim it is her oWn. '
And in it 'shé miMiber throne .
For ever and fbfi’ev'er :
There, like a queen, might reign and 1
While every one would soon forgive
The little slights they might receive,
1; And be offended never.
'l‘is mischief- makers that remove ,
Far from our hearts thewarlnth of love,
And lead us all to disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take one's part—,but when
They’ve heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them all again,
‘ Mixed with their poisonous measure.
And then, they’ such a cunning way
Of telling ill‘-me%t tales. ‘ They say:—
“Don’t mentio’h'what I’ve said, I pray,
I would 'nBt tell another.” '
Sti'aight to your neighbors’ house they go,
Narrating every thing they know;
And break the peace of high and low.
Wife, husband, friend and brother.
Oh, that the mischief—making crew
Were all reduced to one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,
_. That every one might‘know them:
Then would all villagers forget
To rage and quarrel, fume and fret,
or fall into an angry Pfit '
' With things so much belowthem.
For tie a sad degrading part ’
To make another’s bosom smart,
And plant a dagger in the heart
‘ ...g. 1. 1...... ' .____,____
Then letndls'ede'fLmore'b'eAfound
In quietness with all around,
While friendship, joy and peace abound,
' And angry feelings perish!
SWEET CHARITY.
E VERY MAN’S DUTY.
The fates that sow select the plow
That cuts the cleanest furrow ;
That man is only all a man
Whose work is clean and thorough:
And the fates that reap for the harvest-sweep ‘
Aye choose the keenest sickle;
That man is only half a man
Whose. course is weak and fickle.
They err who deem life's‘busy stream
But meant for craft of power;
No honest work’s so cheap and mean
But hath igsolemn hour;
For the lowly poor in walks obscure
Have still their human duty,
As well as those whose ititelier ways
Move on in light and beauty.
Do well your work, as porter, clerk,
- ‘Longshoreman, grOom, or carter-
The crowns of toll are won as oft
In sweat or brow as barter;
Blunt duty takes all sorts of tracks—
Broad, narrow, dry, or muddy:
As much of conscience may be thrown
In workshop as in study.
Work without fiaws the custom draws
From hands that slur and blunder ;.
The chiefest cause for making laws
’Gainst false pretence and plunder
Springs out of sloth and lolly, both .
With naught but scorn before them, .
All honest wages scorn unless '
You give good labor for them.
The toll you use in pegging shoes,
IOr wielding pick and shovel, '
As much as that of pen and brain, '
May glorify a hovel ;
And mean and base to all his race,
To alien and to neighbor,
Is he who in his heart denies
The dignity of labor. '
Q
I‘hen, though. you toil above the soil,
Or underneath it burrow '
In mines and tunnels, always let
Your work be clean and thorough. ,
Humanity’s a family tree,
chquiring honest duty
Of little twigs as well as boughs
That wave in strength and beauty.
——Sekcted. -
Cheering Checks to a Good Cause
All checks are now cheering; some are ‘
discouraging; sometimes they are most hope-
in] : su'ch were one for $5,000,: and ‘two
for $1,000 each given to the American Sun—
day Shccol Union after an earnest appeal
made it its behalf by Rev. John Hall, D. D.
to his congregation on the morning of their
last Sunday in their sanctuary that has had
so blessed a history. ' '
As this society holds its 5lst anniversary
(out its first in New York), in the Academy
of Music, on the evening of the 18th inst., it
may be timely to present here a tribute freely
given to it by Dwight L. Moody, theLay—
Evangelist. '
“From long personal acquaintance with the
- Sunday schoolwork in the West, especially
in Illinois, I can say truthfully that no agency
has done so much to plant Sunday SchOols
ill our destitute and neglected places, as the
American sunday school Union.
:If I could speak to every church, Sunday
School, christian and philanthropist, in the‘
hind, I'would plead with themto give this
society a large place in their Contributions;
for I, believe there is no werk for Christ that
yields a quicker, larger, surer :retnrn for the'
money expended.”—0hurck Unirn; ' ‘
;chry Scarls, of Hume, captured an eel
in Silver. Lake, on the 20th instant, which
measured four feet three inches in length,
'audnine inches incircumference. This is
the first of‘the species ever taken in Silver . .
Lake. It was caught near the marsh at the
kind of the lake.
Norwalk Chronicler