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WHOLE NUMBER l659.
For the Gazette.
A ShortNovel.
BY JAMES T. IIUBBELL.
Maria was a maiden lovely and fair,
With eyes'so dark and raven hair;
And wondrous were the stories told
Of her papa’s broad acres and heaps of gold.
Maria was accomplished, too,
She could play on the piano,and “parlcz vous.”
In a cottage small but neat,
Opposite her papa's across the street,
Dwelt an ingenuqls youth,
Who was rather good looking and spoke the
truth.
Now he for the beanteous Maria
llad long kept burning his love'fire;
IIe viewed her from afar,
And felt that she was his hope's star.
N ow, Maria lived at her case and did not work,
While he was nothing but a lawyer’s clerk.
Her papa guarded her with careful eyes,
And allowed up suitor to gain the prize.
Maria, while out walking one summer's day,
Chanced by the river's brink to stray;
While gazing at the rushing flood
The bank caved in on which she stood,
And with a heart—rending scream
Maria fell into the foaming stream.
Now Rudolph, he the ingenuous youth,
Who was rather good looking, and spoke the
truth,
Happened to be passing by,
When Maria’s danger he did espy.
He plunged into the rushing river,
Which was so cold it made him shiver,
And grasped Maria, that maiden fair,
With eyes so dark and raven hair,
And with a few strong strokes of his good
right hand .’,‘ . -
He soon brought Maria and himself to land.
Then Maria when she feltsecure from harm
Painted and fell into Rudolphls arm ;
She soon recovered and went to the ancestral
halls, . < ,
With their marble pavements and frescocd
walls. -
.thn Maria her dangerous adventure told,
Her papa sent Rudoph a purse of gold,
And a letter of thanks in language fine,
Including an invitation to call and dine.
So the following week, Rudolph in his very
best, A . . ‘
With immaculate kids and a nice white vest,
Went to that mansion so tall and great,
With it! enclosure of granite and brazen
gate.
He was ushered into the parlor so spacious,
And received with a smile so gracious
That his fears then quickly fled,
And for Maria’s papa he felt no dread.
The dinner was a sumptuous affair,
And best of all Maria was there.
Her smile so lovely and sweet
Regaled Rudolph more than bread or meat;
And when the hourcame to depart
He left that mansion with a joyful heart.
Maria and Rudolph oft did meet
At the houses of friends and on the street;
Nor need I weary the reader with the many
schemes '
By which true lovers realize their dreams.
At, last to Rudolph came the hour
When he must face the-paternal power.
As Maria's papa heard his request
He thoughtat first it was a jest?
But when he found it was “no joke,”
Then in angry tones he spoke : j
“ Young man, you are too rash,
"You love not my daughter, but her cash.
“ When you can measure lands with me,
“ When I your heaps of gold can see,
“ Then you to Maria I will resign,
“And no longer call her mine.”
Then up spoke Rudolph : “Can I once more
“ Behold this maiden whom I adore ?”
Then sadly the parting words were said,
Sadly the parting tears were shed,
Rudolph thenturned toward the setting sun,
To gain that fortune which must be won
E’re he nld claim his sweet Maria,
0r gain t e favor of her heartless sire.
At last, Rudolph settled down
In thriving San Francisco town,
And he soon learned the way
How fortunes are made and lost in a day.
He found himself one summer’s night
Loaded with fifty thousand shares of “Yel-
low Light,"
Which‘was worth then as the market went,
Just one fourth of one per cent.
And Rudolph had a heavy heart
As he slept that night under a cart.
Morning came, and as he went on “change,"
" Have you heard what happened last night?
“ A ‘Bonanza’ been struck in the ‘Yellow
Light ;"
“ Shares are worth fifty‘now, they’ll soon be
par, '
“ And buyers are flocking from near and far.”
Par was reached then two hundred came,
And Rudolph thought he would win that
game :
So he exchangedhis stock for bonds and gold,
But his friends said the stocks were too
cheaply sold.
Then Rudolph hired a special train,
And dashed like the whirlwind across the
‘ plain. ‘
He reached the abode of his sweet Maria ;
He stood before her heartless sire;
He showed him his heaps of yellow ore,
Before him he counted his bonds once more.
“ And now that I have these bonds and cash,
“ Will you say that I am too rash,
“If I claim your darling daughter
“ Whom I rescued from the rushing water?”
“ Oh not oh no I" the old man replied,
“ To you my daughter shall not be denied.”
In a few short months the village bells,
By their merry ringing the sequel tells.
And now that I’ve, united this happy twain
I‘ll not refer to them again,
But like all novelists who have gone before,
I’ll put up my shutters and lock the door.
Wilton, Conn.. Sept. 24, 1879'
“Kemper’s Best Citizens."
In some countries men are considered be-
low the beasts it they are guilty of cruelty
to an innocent woman. If she is helpless
what man would not defend her '1’ But the
“best citizen of Kemper county” not only
emptied their guns into the arms and then
into the body, Of the brave llttle boy who
tried vainly to defend his father; they not
only emptied their shot into the sweet face
Foo-”the Gazette.
A Ramble.
BYvR- E.
As well as. I can in my present state Of
mind and body, I must‘ry to write a little
warning to enthusiastic lovers of Nature like
myself; ‘ To such I would say—keep at a
distance. Nature is well enough as long as
you don’t touch her, but to the rash] y curious
she is a veritable nettle plant, leaving a thou-
sand irritating sliugs in each particle of your
flesh. -Ahl I have just tried her and I
know. ' '
Mrs. llarston (she that ,was Clarissa Water-
'bury), a young and. charming widow, went
out for a walk with mellast Tuesday afternoon.
We wanted to get near to the great heart of
Nature, to touch her hands and feel the
throbbing and pulsing of her life in every
nerve and vein. There had been a gentle
shower, in the morning but the sun was
shining when we started, and illumiued
everything with ten-fold beauty. Each drop
that hung upon the leaves of the trees and
the bushes gleamed in the sunlight like some
rare‘gem,and the little birds (cat birds mostly)
screamed in the branches for very happiness.
The golden-rods bloomed along the road, the
asters shone like stars.
“Clarissa,” said I, “Isn’t this nice?” “It’s
just loosely,” exclaimed she, stepping into a
mud puddle, and then she screamed, “Oh
look! my lovely kid boots I” and she put
‘out a dainty foot in rather a sorry plight.
“Never mind that," said I consolingly.
“Just look at that beautiful leaf yonder.
Observe its exquisite tints, its—” '
“What do I care for your old leaves I My
lovely kid boots are just ruined! Come on.
Don't stand in this mud hole all the after—
noon !” '
We proceeded in silence for a while till I
saw that the frown had vanished, or nearly
so, from Clarissa's fair brow, when I ventur-
ed another remark. We had come to a spot
where there was a great deal of what is
vulgarly known as Devil's Wool, and point—
ing to it, I said, “Clarissa, observe the
feathery lightness of that plant, the exquisite
beauty of its curling stems, the suggestive
cleaving of the leaves. Why is it, I wonder
that things of beauty are constantly handed
over to ‘His repulsive Highness? ”
'-“I’m sure I don’t know,” said my compan-
ion, thoughtfully pausing tO gaze at the
plant, and then she added with a conscious
look, “All beautiful things are not handed
ed over to Him.”
“I hope not,” I answered with grave ten—
derness, “both for your sake and mine.”
“Douglas,” said she, “just get me that
lovely branch up there, won’t you i"
1 got it for her. Tore my hands on a lot
of brambles, scratched my face with a black-
berry bush, and jumped down from the fence
where I had climbed to break it off, into a
fine bed of nettles, but I got it.
“How perfectly lovely I” exclaimed Clar-
issa, throwing up her hands in an exstayc of
delight. It was beautiful. The leaves were
perfect and glossy, and each leaf most ex-
quisitely tinted. I forgot my sufferings as I
looked at it.
“Now do reach me a couple of sprays
from that vine yonder.” .
I obediently gathered a few long sprays of
the bright vine, and bringing it to Clarissa
pointed out to her the tiny rootlets like little
fingers with which the stern was set, and the
delicate edges of the three lobed leaves.
“Isn’t it beautiful 1” she exclaimed. She
made a playful dash at my hat, captured it
and wreathed it with a piece of the vine.
Another piece she fastened at her throat, and
still another in the flufiy waves of her golden
hair. The fourth and last piece she gave me
to carry. I raised the branch to my lips—a
kiss which I was bitterly to repent of on the
morrow, alasl V
We wandered on, gathering more leaves
and some bright berries that we found in a
swampy place, and finally left the road and
turned off to the mountain. There, we, like
Byron’s “live thunder” leaped “from crag to
flag," sometimes tumbling down between
them by way of variety. There we gathered
lovely ferns, there we gathered hideous toad-
stools, which Clarissa like most women
thought beautiful because they were “so
charmingly ugly I" We tied these up in our
handkerchiefs, where after a few tumbles
they were reduced to an. ugly, grayish red
pulp, two degress more abominably hideous
than in their original state. When they
reached this state my fair companion kindly
allowed me to throw the mess away, and
wash our handkerchiefs in a pretty little
stream that was leaping down over the rocks.
It was then that I encountered the snake. I
had spread out the handkerchiefs to dry and
was just bending down to dig up a fine little
clump of ferns, when I heard a little hissing
noise, and simultaneously with a shriek from
Clarissa felt a snake touch my hand. Natu-
rally' I jumped back. So did the snake, and
I had a good chance to observe him as he
reared himself, darting out his tongue and
hissing a little. He was a fine specimen
about ten inches long,beautifully striped with
yellow. .
“0h, Douglas,” exclaimed Clarissa, “did
he hits you P,’ g
“I don’t know,” Ianswered, lfling atten-
tively at my hand. “I don’t see any mark.”
“Let me See," and Clarissa looked anxious-
ly. “Oh, look there! I’m sure that’s where
he hit you. See how it’s swelling. Douglas,
you must do something immediately.,’
“I guess that’s a mosquito bite," I answer-
ed, “I've been hit by more than forty thou-3
sand, this afternoon." ,
"You guess," answered Clarissa contempt-
ously. “Suppose it shouldn't be a mosquito
bite, what then lI Do you know what would
happen to you, sir? You’d die!"
“Well,” said I, “what must I do i’"
“I suppose the proper thing to do," an-
swercd Clarissa thoughtfully, “would be to-
burn the place with a, red hot iron.” -
“Where am I to get a red hot iron out here
in the woods, even supposing. I made up my
mind to try it ?" I asked.
“You can’t do that. The next best thing
will be to take your jack.knifc and cut out
the place. ”
' “What, out myself to pieces for the sake
and soft arms of the loving daughter who
tried to plead for her father in vain; but af-
ter that father was murdered “the best citi.
zens of Kemper county” still had loads in
their guns and emptied them into the limbs
of the helpless and fainting daughter as she
lay by the body Of her dying father.
This ischivalry. Yes men of the north,
this is the solid south! Look at it. The
spectacle is not a pleasant one. But it is
high time that human beings and hyenas
should not meet at the ballot-box Without
knowing each other. If we are to share the
government of this country with the crea-
tures-who call themselves "the best citizens
of Kemper county,” it is wosth while at
least to know enough of them to vote against
them. If there is a chance—seven the faint-
can be found in every county of the solid
south, are to become rulers of this country,
is it not time for civilized and decent men to
vote them down, or to get out of the country
as one would flee from a jungle infested by
tigers ? The comparison is unjust.
never lived in Indian jungle so .cruel, so
beastly and so brutal as “the best citizens of
Kempcr county.”—Tn'bune.
fl
An old man with a brilliantly red nose
should not be held up as a shining example
for young men.
The ordinary life of a locomotive is thirty
years. Nodoubt it would live much longer
If it didn’t smoke so much.
est chance—that creatures like these, who Aha“, too! Throw it into the road right atvay,
Tigers '
of that little snake yonder? I won’t do it!
I'll die first i"
“I’m afraid you will,” sighed Clarissa.
“Well then I'll die. Come on and let'ssee
if we can‘t find some more holes to tumble
into and stones to break our legs over.”
We found plenty of them. Those I didn’t
tumble into,Clarissa did. I fished her out of
two pools, one brook and one swamp. She
was in a truly deplorable state as regarded
both her garments and her temper after the
last extraction, and readily acceded to my
proposal to go home and get tested.
Our reception was not altogether gratify—
ing. After one glance of disgust at our mud-
dy, clothes, my mother exclaimed, “What
are you doing with that'poisou vine on your
hat ? and Mrs. Harston has some of it in her
Douglas. And as sure as I live you’ve gath-
ered a lot of poison Sumac! Take, your
whole bunch of stuff down to the swamp
and throw it in."
"But mother,” I said, “are you sure it’s
poisonous ?" ‘
“Sure? of course I’m sure.
Mrs.HarstOn will see, to-morrow."
You and
actly what‘neither Clarissa nor myself was
able to do on the morrow. -
I woke up with a queer feeling of fullness
and pufilness about the face. I say woke.
but I was totally unable to open my eyes.
.. to protect national elections.
My mother was wrong. .Seeing was ex—_
My first thought was that Clarissa was right,
marine snake had bitten me and Ihad swell-
ed up with the poison and was about to die.
From these fears my mother soon relieved
me, however, for when after much shouting
I had succeeded in making my younger
brother hear me, and had summoned her
through him, to receive my last words, she
said compassionately, “Poor fellow! Well,
it will be a lesson to you I hope not to go
hunting such trash again.” .
It has been. For two weeks I put on
plantain leaves and yurrow, spirits of nitre
and mercury, half a dozen times a day, and
groaucd and fretted in anguish of mind and
body. My youngest brother informed me in
confidence, “It ’you could see yourself.
Douglas, yoti’d never be conceited again.
You're about as ugly a looking sight as Icver
saw. But never mind ," he added consoling-
ly, "Mrs. Harston is just about as bad. I
got a glimpse of her this morning and her
head is pretty near as big as a half bushel. ”
Poor Clarissa! _ .
But that isn’t all. I caught a bad cold
that has settled on my lungs, and threatens
to give me a great deal of trouble, and one
of my ankles was so badly sprained by some
of the “ground and lofty tumbling" I did,
that the doctor says I shall not be able to
walk without a cane for some time. Nature
indeedl No more Nature for me. Give me,
rather, Art, with its refining, its eunobling
influence. Art, with its freedom from poison
vines and other unpleasant things; and
Clarissa agrees with me.
What Roscoe Conking Says.
(From his Brooklyn Speech.)
There is, or there was, another complaint.
In distributing and 'detatling Our scanty
army, handfulls of soldiers were stationed 111
southern states as they were in northern
states. This was made cause of ceaseless
outcry, National soldiers never, that I have
heard, interfered with the public peace, nor
with an election. The election of 1876
shows how false is the pretense that national
bayonets have influenced the elections. In
1876 troops were stationed here and there in
the south. Ifthey controlled elections. how
shall we explain the result? Who does not
know that mobs and violence had free
course? Who does not know that in four
states in which democratic victories were
claimed, but for shameless intimidation' and
fraud the result~ would have been overwhelm-
ingly the other way? But the sight and
presence of the national uniform was irritat—
ing to southern sensibilities.- When the
. . . o .
present administration came 1n, the national
garrisons were ordered away from the south.
Many other marked acts of concilia-
tion were done Two state govern-
ments were overthrown, or at least,
suffered to fall. Democrats, selected by
democrats, were put in places of high pub-
,lic trust. Was not all this enough? Was it
not enough to placate even an unreasonable
spirit? How was this extraordinary confi-
dence and concession received—how has it
been repaid? Murder has goneunpunished
and unabated. Oppression has eclipsed the
barbarity and ferocity of slave holding days.
Elections have been a sorry farce, suffocated
in violence and wrong. Life and property
have been the spoil Of night riders and un-
punishcd desperadoes. Tissue ballots and
force have decided when a democratic ma—
jority could not otherwise be obtained. The
blacks by thousaudg have fled in terror from
the homes of their childhood and from the
graves of their murdered dead. This wicked
horrid policy has not been pursued from
mere cruelty of love or wrong. There has
been a method in it all. By such means the.
south has been made solid. By these in—
iquitics a political party has gained posses-
sion of both houses of congress, first of the
house of representatives and at last of the
senate also. To what work have these ma—
jorities addressed themselves ? In the lan—
guage of one of their orators, their purpose
was to wipe out all the legislation produced
by the war. In the language of their'acts
.and their votes, their purpose was to wipe
out much besides. They sought to pros-
trate some of the oldest provisions of the
statue book. An act signed by George
Washington declares how certain provisions
of the constitution shall be lexecuted. It
empowers the president, not in some places
and on some days, but in all places and on
all days, inclutfig election days, to enforce
national law and order, and if need be, to
employ soldiers to do‘ it. 1970 an act was
passed adding to these powers. These laws
have stood through all seasons unchallenged.
Near the. end Of the rebellion, in 1865, on
the motion of a democratic senator, aided by
the vote of every democrat who voted in
both houses, an act was passed declaring
that it should not be lawful for soldiers to
be present at the polls except to keep the
peace. " These are the much talkek of laws
about the army and elections, and all of
them. No soldier since the was has ever in—
truded upon voters On election day. But
because of these laws, and laws of two other
kinds to be mentioned hereafter, the demo!
cratic house of representatives refused to
make appropriations to carry on the routine
business of the government, (appropriations
which the same house and its committee
had again and again voted to be right in
amount and necessary,) unless the senate and
the president would consent to the over—
throw Of such statutes as democrats chose to
strike down. All- this occurred before the
regular session expired, and while the senate
was still republican. Senator Beck of Ken-
tucky, bravely and frankly told the senate
what would happen if it did not yield all
the democratic caucus had decreed. He
said the jury laws and the election laws must
go down, and the presidentmust be stripped
of the power to quell riots and' disperse
mobs on election day, or else the congress
should end 'without appropriatibns being
made to keep the government alive.
Think of this a moment. A partisan major-
ity, Of only one house, actually threatened,
and until the end of the session made good
the threat, that unless the president and
senate would submit to the repeal of long-
standing wholesome laws, every beacon-
light on the coasts should be put out the
courts should be closed, the mails should be
stopped, and the wheels of the government
should be blocked. The constitution for-
bids all this. The constitution commands
needed appropriations to be voted. It leaves
no discretion to congress on this point.
Congress has discretion to ascertain and
judge of the amounts needed, item by item ;
but when the amount has been ascertained,
the duty becomes absolute. No power but
usurpation and revolution can say that the
people's money shall not go to the objects
for which it was paid. Yet despite the cou—
stitution, such a plot was contrived and exc-
cuted last February, for the first time in our
history. The session ended on the 4th of
March, and the government was left to be-
come helpless on the 30th of June, the end
of the fiscal year.
as s o s.
. For an attempt so startling and audacious
as that made recently in congress some pre-
text or excuse must, be given. What was
the pretext? State rights. The argument
was that the nation had no business or right
It s insist-
ed that when the people choset r repre-
sentatives in congres, no matter what mobs
may do no matter what piracies on the bal-
lot box may take place, no mattes if_a"siugle
man, as was proved in the case of a recent
southern election, puts «700 vOtes into the
box, the national authority must not even
standby as a witness, much less to uphold
it
lawyers argued that there was no peace of
the United States on election day; that the
only peace was the peace of the state; that
the state had the right to protect or to tram-
ple down the rights of citizens of the nation
to vote for members of the congress of, the
nation. As things stand today, this is to
say that in North and South Carolina, in
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and other
states, there shall be no election—nothing
worthy of the name—it. is to say that in state
after state the majority who fought and
toiled and prayed for the Union shall be
ground under the heel of the minority, who,
having failed to destroy the government in
war, now, by means little better than war,
seek to capture and coatrol it. Can any-
thing be more monstrous or ruinous than
this? Its success would be ruinous to the
north,’and in the end ruinous to the south
also. In 1860 the democrats had lost the
house of representatives. After a struggle
and disorganization of weeks, Mr. Penning-
ton of New Jersey, a rcpublican,'was made
speaker. But the senate was still democratic,
and then and there the southern leaders
made their capital blunder—a blunder they
have learned and'will never repeat. They
“went out,” as they called it—they deserted
and vacated their seats. The senators whom
they left were sufficient in number to make
a quorum and reorganize. This they did,
and the senate thus purged could pass and
did pass the laws under which armies and
navies were raised and maintained and the
rebellion crushed. Had the southern mcn
kept their seats and voted the doctrines now
preached and voted in congress, the nation
might. have been bound hand and foot.
They say now they do not mean to go out
again-that this time they have come to stay.
I believe this fully. The former mistakes~
will hereafter be avoided. But the denial of
rightful national authority is sure to bring
harm and disaster. Two generations since
Jackson’s time have seen the land strewn
with wrecks by the destroying dogmas of
state sovereignity. State right brought on
the war with Mexico, to get more territory
to plant with slavery. - State rights flung
down the Missouri compromise to spread
slavery, and wrung from the court the Dred
Scott decision. , State rights sent the army
into Kansas, and by war, murder and out—
rage attempted to force slavery upon her and
upon other coming states. State rights
hunted slaves in peaceful communities with
artillery and dragoons. State rights dis-
persed legislatures with the army of the na-
tion. State rights plundered the treasury
and prostrated the credit of the country.
State rights scattered our ships in distant
seas, stripped northern arsenals of arms and
sent them to the south, and put our armies
under traitors who surrendered them; and
all this was to arrange that the government
might be easily murdered in its bed. State
rights waged the rebellion, with its mighty
murderous sacrifice of life and treasure.
State rights murdered Lincoln, and tried to
murder his chief otiicers of state. State
rights now maim and murder national oili-
cers in the discharge of their .duty. State
rights since the war have perpetrated name—V
less, nombcrless horrors, making free gov-
crnment by .‘majorities, impossible in several
states, and subjecting to worse than slavery,
arace which the nation and all its citizens
are bound before God and man to pfotect.
State rights just of late have grasped at still
higher usurpations. When, before the war
or since, till recently, dared any party say
that the government should be strangled
and starved unless, as the pricnof its exist—
ence, the president would give up his: duty
and his oath. Who before ever dared to say
that the revenues paid by the people should
still be collected, but arrested and embar—
goed while the government and laws should
perish ?
Dr. Thompson’s Death.
BERLIN, Sept. 24,1879.
The American colony at Berlin has suf-
fered a great loss by the death of the Rev.
Joseph Parish Thompson, who breathed his
last on Saturday. The deceased, well and
favorably known in both hemispheres, had
been so long a resident of Germany that he
was almost looked upon as one of her citi-
zens.
Here he made a resolute stand against the
unjustifiable outcry raised against the United
States and the whole American people after
the horrible crime committed by Thomas, at
Bremerhavcn. He remonstratcd with the
newspapers on their one-sided and ridiculous
attack on the national character of the Amer-
ican people, and did not desist in his advoca-
cy of the sterling qualities of his countrymen
until he had stemmed the tide running high
against the United States. Although never
endowed with any official character, Dr.
Thompson, whose name had, however, since
been prominently connected with the ap—
pointment of'an American Minister here,was
indefatigable in his endeavors to effect a
better understanding and strengthen the bond
of union existing between the two nations.
Esteemed by all who had the good fortune of
coming into personal contact with fin, he
was often in a position to use his influence
with the authorities here in favor of his
compatriots. Akind hearted, genial man,
the late Dr. Thompson, not inappropriately
called the patriarch Of the American colony,
kept open house for all coming from beyond
the seas, and assisted many a poor student
deprived of means or health to continue his
studies.
Dsarn (Jansen BY SLANDEROUS ATTACKS.
The recent defamation of Dr. Thompson’s
name, the complete-refutation of which we
essarily required some time, caused a severe
shock to his nervous system. He was stay-
ing in England whither he had gone to
participate in the deliberations of the asso-
ciation for ~reform in‘ the codification of
international law, of which he was a distin—
guished member since its very commence-
ment when the first reports reached him of
the libellous and scurrilous attacts. He
became terribly excited, and in his agitation
was struck by paralysis, from the effects of
which he never recovered. His wife, deeply
attached to her husband, and fully convinced
of his innocence with regard to the charges
launched against him, hastened to London to
bring him back to his home. After a few
weeks’ illness he quietly breathed his last,
having had the satisfaction of clear-
ing himself from the vile accusations. His
earthly remains were yesterday laid in the
cemetery of St. Matthew’s Church. A
number of friends and acquaintances gath-
ered to pay their last respects to his memory.
Among the company assembled around the
catafalque, beautifully decorated, on which
the coffin, almost hidden under wreaths and
flowers, was-standing in his library, where
Mr. Andrew D. White, the American Minis-
later; Mr. Sidney l-I. Everett and Mr. Chap-4
man Coleman, the secretaries of the Lega—
.tion; Mr. George Walker, at present resi-
ding herc on an important mission; Privy
Councillor flapke, of the Foreign Office;
Professor Gneist, Professor Dorner, and
'nearly all the members of the American
colony. The funeral address, modestly
referring to the brilliant qualities of the
deceased, was delivered .by Mr. Gilmau, his
brother-in-law. A large procession formed
to accompany the hearse to the cemetery in
Which he found his last resting place. I
well,remember on the walk from the sanctu-
ary, to which we temporarily confided the
body of the late Bayard Taylor previous to
its transportation to the United States, Mr.
loss of his dear friend, almost prophetically
remarked that the day or his own .departur
heuvenwardappeared to him not far distant.
His forebodmgs have been too true.
_;V;law,'but must keel) away utterly. Southern‘
ThomPSOn. much depressed with grief at the ,
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CHARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
N OBWALK, CONN.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gasadministered .
ALEX. S. GIBSON.
Organist of the First Congregational Church:
Teacher of
Piano~Forte, Organ and Musical
Compositlon. ‘
Box 379 r._o., noawam'r, CONN.
'Hurlhutl, Rglyea &'Seymcur,
Attorneys and Uouuuollouu‘al Lao,
Room No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
EDWARD P . WEED.
D R "U' G- G- ‘I a '1'
Wall Btrcetpp‘posite Norwulle Opera House,
Alargo and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumer ,l’atent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters orletpnd Medicated Soups. Flavoring
and Halldkcrchie l' Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Spouges,ChamorsSkins, Stationery, Cigars, the"
and is constantly addingto his stock all thenew
andpopularmcdicines olthe day.
w. E. GIU'INTARD,
General Fuoolukmu- Undertaker,
orposr'rn' HORSER.R.DEPOT
'f'Ol'GCl'suttendCQ cu uni; Or: nlguh “Guides“: .
Main Street ,3 doors from Union Avenue.
Ihe Norwalk Fire Insurance 00.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding as Dollarof unpaidlosses
or of claims for losses.
llll snllllll BHMPAIIY IIISIIIIES AT lliWEll IIA'I'
Wu. O.STnEET, Pres., S. E. Omrsrnan, Treas.
GEO. R. Cowr.us,Scc'y.
‘ 'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. ofHARTFORD
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insuresagainstlossand damageby Fire,o terms
adoptedto thehazardandconsistcntwith claws
ofcompensation . COWLES .b MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or Norwalkand vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
MALLORY'S BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand, a general assortmcn to
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
[in and Wooden Ware, Etc.
Dy devotinghis constantpersonal attentiontothc
business he hopesto merit public patronage
Engines 5. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor.
AND
GENTS' FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street ,Norwalk, Conn.
NOW FOR YOUB‘WATEII PIPES.
Wm. Glover 85 Son,
Arcready toputin yoanATEB.STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a rate as
anyone. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LINED, LEAD PIPES, _&c., of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBINGlnallitsbranches.
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL ST.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties ln Scotch. Suttings. Satisfaction guaranteed
lucvery particular. 46
WILLIAM BRIDER,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYDR.
Personal attention given to all kinds of ,
Hydraulic Works En lnecrinv Mill-
erghtlng Dock, Wo'rk, Inc. ”A gens
for all kinds orlllncnlnery. '
prderslett at the GAZETTE once, or' by mail
wrll receive prompt attention. 5‘3
vy. w. CLARK
House, Sun & Ornamental Painter?
- ’ I l
Plans 6; Decorative Paper Han gm g,
N o. 4. WATER STREET. .
Under Mrs. Fawcett’s old stand. Orders can
be left at Spencer‘s Jewelry Store.
Do yolthavea Pain in
“ ' your Back, Lnins or
Side ? If so,your Kid-
. n e y s a re diseased.
Do not. delay, but try
at once HUNT’S
” REMEDY. t h e
greasKldney and
I Illtlycr Mgdigsf.
l s m a c -
PRESSLY for Diseases of the Kidneys.Blad-
denlnver and Urinary Organs, Dropsy, Gravel,
Diabetes, Bright’s_DIscase ol the Kidneys, Incon-
glgtsenclc‘rglét'itfglgfilfigrinémnd Female Weak-
s . «
kglfwn to “nifm D has never-been
RINGEIELD, ngham (70., Geo., Ma 17. "9.
“’lll." E. CLARKE, Dear Sir : —- I prdlscribbd
HUNI S REMEDY in a complicated case of Drop-
sy which I had been treating for eight years. and
find HUNT’S REMEDY is the best remedy for
Dropsy and the Kidneys W hav? ever used.
M. . W . . .
Hunt’s Remedy also“ M D
has cured hundreds I
who have been given
up by Physicians. It
c causes. purifies and
Send for pamphlet to WM. E. CLARKE,
Pnovrnnncn, It. I.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Shipping and llorouauuluu Tout
Printed. or 2915111
By the Dozen or Thousand. at Manufacture
. Prices. at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
Horse Wanted.
NYONE having a good, gentle FAMILY
hear of aresponsible customer for the sum 0, who
will we the best of care and kcepin for a very
sligh sgdcarcfultflsebof the animalt oa- thc ncxg
we or reg. man s. y ap mg a t 0 office 0
NORWALII GAZETTE. W 3t33
strengthen be whole '
system. A who use . ,. '
It enjoy good health. '
Ono trial will ‘ ‘
convince you.
BORE, a fair roadster, and not in use, can ‘
- NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1879.
PURE MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwnlk, at
your door, every morning
AT 6 CENTS PER QUART,
ny-REMSON Bnos. 51a
Dr. C. 11. Kendall &. Son,
DENTISTS.
Arc now prepar-
cd to r c c ci v e
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
' $011101" partner
has taxcn rooms
0 v c r Scllcck's
Bookstore Nor-
walk, whilti the
. unror rc alns
the old office, Lauder’s Block,JSouth Norwalk.
chthextractedwithout pain. and alldcntal ope-
rationspcrformcdatcttheroflicc.
C.lI. KENDALL, M.D.
' G. S. KENDALL, D. D. S.
1’. S. Dr.C. H.1tcndallwuldcvotc Mondays to
thlgcllcld .
J. HI. POTTER,
DEALER IN
Pianos, Organs,
Mclodeons, Sheet Music, &c.,
WALL STREET NORWALK, cons.
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.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED
WEBER'S, STANLEY & SONS, GROV-
.ESTEEN & FULLER’S, HAINES
' BROTHER’S, VASE & son's,
PIANO~S,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
'l‘iibLD-z-INSTRUMENTS .
Taken in Exchange for New.
Tuiitng &‘ Repairing
“1 ' Done at short notice.
The Weber Piano.
A few extracts 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. Bo'z'etow
The Weber Piano occupiesjustly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J. N. Pattison
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sur-
passed. " S. B. Mills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the world.
Hurry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses everything that
can he wished r in a Piano. 6. W. Morgan.
The Weber iano ranks foremost amongst
the best manufactured. Il'illz'am Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
Clam 1V. Bz'inkerhof.
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the Weber Pianos are unapproachable.
. John Zumlel.
I would call especial attention to
THE touu’uooulou uuolu
Beautifully finish ed 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 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. Him/an.
It is vocal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on any instrument.—Geo. B.
Sex/owur, Musical Critic, N. Y. Times.
They are the best reed instruments we have
Watgith.—a & J. H. Odell, Organ Builders
It is the ne plus ultra of reed instruments.
—Prof. E. L. Baker.
It, contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degree—Res. Bishop bimpson, M. E.
Church.
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfect enchanting power of
this instrument—Independent.
Vastly superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played upon.——- Wm. A. King"
The Esty Organs are without a superior.—
G‘eo. Jar-dine, Organ Builder, N. 1'.
No tremulo has yet been invefiga that will
in any way compare Withithis for beauty of
Effect— Wm. 4- Johnson, inan‘Bm'ldcr.
It IS riot merely the best, but it is the only
mechamcal reproduction of the human voice
which has ever satisfied nld—Rec. H. Riggs,-
Prcezdent of Northern New York 11li
Association.
J. M. POTTER, Norwalk.
New Firm at the 01d Stand
Messrs MULLINGS BROTHERS
Would respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS it TILLY, and with 'thc old ex-
perienced Workmen, hitherto employed by the
late firm, are prepared to manufacture allkinds ol
CARRIA GES & WAGON S
TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED F0.“ CASH.
04A. MULLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
.. V a '1'
Qumtard’s F urnllure Rooms
w1.l befounua. completeassortmentof
FURNITURE, &C.,
ncludlngc verythingusu allyfound in a first-class
establishment, at Prices to snitthe Times . Also,
alargcassortment’of
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, no.
Glassl’latescuttoanysizo. Repairingdoneinthe
best manner,at short notice. lso,old HairMat-
trasse smadcovcr as good asl‘v.
E. OUINTARD’S 86%.
W A. 'I' G H E S l
A. t}. Benedict It Ce,
, 2S BOWERY, NEW YORK.
Filo Watches, Diamonds, J ouolro,
SteriiogSilver andPlaldeare.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
Watches Carefully Repaired by superior
Workmcn.
N O CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE
Established in 1818.
Warm Braths‘
Cold. Baths! 2
Shower Baths! 2!.
Every day at
E. APELL’S Model BarberShop,
Second Door-Irons Post. Office.
FEED MILLS.
E are now prepared to grind Feed either in
. small or large quantities to order, and with
dispatch. FITCH at COTTER,
Alsmg Mineral Mills.
HARVEY Frrcu. J as. Com‘rzu, JR.
South Norwalk, Sept. Sth, 1879. 36
sARATOGA GEYS‘ER
SPRING WATER,
0n draught and in bottles. at
_CHARLES S. PROWITI’S Drugfitorc. .
m REAL ESTATE.
SIEEVWWMMAMMMM-
One-half ofa Dwelling House. Apply to
‘20 CHAS. E. ST. JOHN.
0 RENE—A Born on West Avenue.
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
HE Homestead of the late l’ctcr McLaughlin,
deceased. It is very cligibly located 1n the
Borough of N orwalk, is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a large
family or a. boarding house; lot 60x2001cct, has
Borough Water, ls‘rult, Ace. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, Within three minutes’ walk of Post Ofllce,
Depot. etc, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further particulars enquire of
‘21 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
TWO vcrydcsirablclinildingLotson Weslhlain
Street . Apply at theGAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale.
F‘EIIIE subscriber oll'crs for sale his HOUSE and
LOT, 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
ll‘om the businesa part of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The Ilousc is nearly new;convcn-
lently arranged, and in good condition. For fur-
ther partlcn ars apply to the subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. 8:. S. H. Holmes, Norwalk.
3y , JOHN W.RENOUD.
For Sale.
HIE pleasantlylocatcd and wellbuiltrcsidcncc
corner Washington and Spring streets, So.
Norwalkv ls oflercd for sale on accommodating
term. For particulars, enquire of
ti REV. D. R.AUS'J.‘IN, South Norwalk.
DWELLINGE
AND
Building Lois.
EVERAL dwellings, various prices in differ-
ent portions of‘Borough, either to let or for
salcqat reasonable prices. Also several places
outsldc of‘ Borough limits—one in Wmmpauk.
Also several Buildinglotsin and out of Borough.
till) Enquire at this Oilicc.
For' Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk o_r vicinity, 2 houses
In Brooklyn, E. 1)., within 5 minutes walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 Box 63, Norwalk.
Farm 'for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of center
_ , of Norwalk. _ Good situation. good house,
built of best material and by days work. About
80 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 Office.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthcpleas-
. autcst streets m town, within five minutes
walk of‘ the Bridgc or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portrait of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. l’ricc $6.000. En-
quire at this Olllce.
Desirable Property for sale.
A Ver ydesirable place on EastAvenue.
Also, a few chorceBuildingLotssituatedon
Osborn AvenueJorsalc cheap.
Also,antcelylocated House and Lot on Mer-
wrn Street near WestAvcnuc, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S, E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
tfll or to D.W.FITCH,WestAvcnue.
For Sale.
__. A House and Lot. in a. hcalthylocation on
FalrStreet, above Catharine. The l-louscis
nearly new, we ll butlt,convcnicntl y arrang-
ed, and Will make a comfortable and pleasant
home for afarully of average size. The lot runs
back to the river. There is a. wellot‘cxecllcnt
water on the place, and Borough water in the
street. rice low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A line chance to secures
home. Apply atGAZETTE OFFICE. 3tf
Ap-
12
Anesiralolc Homestead for Sale.
THE valuable residence of the subscriber,
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., In the Borough of Norwalk, is offered for
sale. .The situation IS pleasant and healthy, com?
mandmglinc Views of Long Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Bridge. and the. same from South Nor-
walk depots House 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled In With brlck, and substantially built.
Rooms 13,thh all-modern improvements, bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs,1icebec’s cooking
rangc,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The ccllans dry, having stationary furn
aceqvhrch heats the whole house. The atticxs
spacious, and root" tinned. The house is in excel-
leht ordcrbelug comfortablcfor both a summer or
wmfier resulencfi. Stumble for any gentleman do-
: n . . . ..
as, some?,{titleh.oieounuknuetesswl
on ID . wn, rut recs, ant garden 5 of. A I
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estatcpngent. €1ng
walk, or to the subscriber,
A. S. HAMERSLEY,
26tf 255 Fourth Avenue, N. Y
New Styles of
Writing; Pap er.
At Low Prices,
CHARLES s. Pnowrrrr, muggist'.
Daily Messenger
To New York City.
HE subscriber would announce to the business
men of Norwalk and vicinity that he pro-
poses to connect with his business that 01‘s. Dally
Messenger to the City, and is now ready to do er-
rands,and receive commissions for purchase of
small {trtlclcs in any part Of the city. Will go
down in the morning, returning at night. All
orders left at his store, No. 30 Main Street, will be
promptly attended to.
SH EPMAN STEV‘ N .
Norwalk, August 20th, 1579... E S :34
wogtSAILE. Ph <
wo lOl'SC acton built , -
roome Street. Applytr; V b} BmWSt'm OI
CHAS.E.ST.JOHN.
N ew Drug Store.
I. A Meeker & Co’s,
NORWALK' PHARMACY,
is .now open for business in Harden brook’s new
building, WallStrect. wrtha full assortment of
DRUGS, FANCY GOODS, ETE,
Physicians Prescriptions carefully
compounded.
Norwalk, April 28th, 1879.
Honors Hlllll‘ll Honors are due.
VERYONE knows that the Hon.P.T.Bar-
E d t1Ilium, has agents out all over the world to
n 0
Best of everything regardless of cost
It IS not my disposition to boast of my work. for
talk 13 cheap. I willonly say that 1 have done
work for Mr. Barnum for over cl ht years and if
I was a fraud or a cheat I think 6 would have
found it outin that time. The following speaks
foritsclf. and IS only one out of hundreds I can
produce. , JANIES L. FERRIS.
Qumtard’s Building, N orwalk, Conn.
Wanmutus, Burnonron'r, Comm, Dec. 13. 1877.
Mr. James L. ll‘erris has made several sets of“
harness for me which gave me great satisfaction.
lie is a capital harness maker doing his business
upon honor. I’. T. BARNUM.
Collector’s Notice. ,
NOTICE is hereby given in the matter of the
Center School District Tax now in process of
collection that. as rcqniredeby the Statute Law of
this State. on the 1st day ofScptembcr next. 1 per
cent. will be added to all taxes remaining unpaid
and one per cent.will be atldcd'to said taxes on
the first day 01‘ each calendar month thereafter
till said taxes shall be paid. .
Center School District. A115:ust2:itl1.1379.
JAMES FINN EY, Collector.
WHITIIEY PHUTQGEEPH GALLERY
For Sale.
STABLISHED 31 YEARS. Contains
40,000 Portraits of' the inhabitants of Fair-
lield County. 1' ‘ us interested in these pic-
tures or dosiri . ties of the same. or wishing
to secure the u g. ..cswill do well to call soon,
as the Gallery is. advertised in the Photograph
Journals throughout the United States.
2t2S E. ’1‘. WHITNEY.
CARE
FROM THE I’BOI’RIETORS OF
“OAK HALL,” BOSTON.
We have established an agency inthisplacc for
the sale of garments to be made from measure.
We have supplied the most liberal list of samples.
We have instructed our agents to guarantee to
each customer a perfect fit, and to warrant the
colors and qualities 01' every sample shown. In
this way we are rcprcsentcdtu nearly every city
audtowu in New England ; and the purpose of
this notice is to assure those to whom the method
of business is new, that they may apply to our
agents with as much confidence as they would to
us. We hold ourselves personally responsible for
the exact fulfillment of every contract. The
price Orcach article is plainly printed on every
sample c:n-d,and will be found to correspond with
the prices asked at our place ol business in Bos-
tOn. We should be glad if‘yon would favor our
agent with liberal Orders, remembering that. th‘c
entire risk and responsibility is ours. Suits are
sent with privilege or examining, and no one is
asked to keep anything that is nOt perfectly sat-
isl‘actory.
S. W. SIMMONS a. Still,
-"OAKHALL,”BOSTON.
it
All the Latest Styles in ‘
FALL AND WINTER.
MILLINERY.
now READY AT
Mrs. thmotflmvcett’s
2 and 8 James’ Block, Water
Street.
Miss E. Nett ela,
IS now prepared to take orders do
M inery,
at her home, over Scolield & IIcyt’s Dry Goods
Store, No. 29 Main Street. 3n138
Solicitor if Claims.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
OFFICIAL INFORIVIATION.
L. A. GOBRIGHT,
Office 1 ,427 F Street Northwest, near
15th, WASHINGTON. D. C.
Y former connection with Journalism for a
. long period, has given me an extensive sc-
quamtance 111 all the departments of the Govern-
ment and all exceptional facilities. Prompt at-
tention given to all orders requiring personal ser-
vrce at the National Capltol,which may be for-
warded through the office of the NORWALK G21-
ZE I‘TE.
r
j Important Announcement.
If the experience of the present season has
shown anything, it has conclusively shown
that the Bottom Prices on nearly all kinds of
Building Materials have been reached, and
that the tendency of prices, from this time
forward, will be upward. Especially is this
the case with all grades of Lumber. From
the prices of mid- summer, there is already an
advance of at least ten per cent. with every
indication of a much greater one. With an
advance of three to four dollars per thousand
in - lake and, canal freights, and an unpro-
cedcnted demand in the Wést (justified by
the enormous crops) whence our supply comes
it is easy to soothe cause and predict the per-
manence of the increase in price. For the
past. few' years it has been my unfortunate
privilege to follow the market down .’ DOWN!
DOWN! but my faith in the increasing de-
mand and the decreasing supply of good Pine
Lumber in this country, is at length justified
and this advance finds me with the largest
stock of
Pius, Suuuoe &HeiolookLu1ollor,
and Shingles, on hand, and in process of ship-
ment, that was ever placed in this market by
any one.
> After the continual shrinkage of the past
few years, I feel that I am now entitled to the
advance, in addition to a fair profit upon
present prices. But believing that quick
sales, even with small pufits, is better than
stagnation, I hate concluded toput this Lum-
ber on the Market at the present Wholesale
Prices, adding simply the actual expenses of
transacting business. .
comprises nearly two million feet of the best
manufactures of Michigan pine,Northcrn and
Eastern Spruce, two million Shingles, and
nearly one million Bangor Laths. With this
as abasis‘I think I may justly claim to be
able to furnish the largest and best assortment
of lumber in this county duringthe present
Fall and coming Winter, and with unequal—
led storage and shipping facilities, am pre-
pared to fill all orders with a guarantee of
satisfaction surpassed by no other dealer. I
keep only C. G. Stcarns & Co.’s Bangor tim-
ber, which is worth more and costs more at
wholesale than the Calais timber. Psell it at
same price. It is clean, bright and free from
grit, not being rafted eitherhere or in Maine.
I sell only Bangor Laths which are worth
more and cost more at wholesale, than any
other kind. ' I sell them as low as the lowest.
I Sell only the best brands of Shingle manu-
factured by the men whose names are stamp
ed upon each bunch, and whose reputation,
with my own, are a. sufficient guarantee of
the quality.
I desire above all things to furnish a good
article, and endeavor to secure that by per-
sonal cxazninaliorl at the place of manufac-
ture, before purchasing, and am always ready
to warrant every thing as represented. All
my 1%, 1:}, and 2 inch lumber, in Imper grades
will be surfaced two sides to full thickness,
for which no extra charge is made. I am
now closing out the last invoice of the Oscar
Feun Parallel Planed- Shingle—and during
the coming season my stock will be of the
following kinds : '
S. K. 85 C0,, rived.
John McGraw do 00., sawed,
Foster, Blackman do 00., sawed,
W. C. Cummings, sawed,
with Southern llivetl Cedar and California
Red wood to order.
I also offer at a very low figure, CLEAR
NORWAY FLOORING, 2;} 3;,- 5; inches
wide, very nice and dryn'lso Southern
Pine, Ash, Black IValnut, Cherry, and White
wood, 3. all sizes and thicknesses. 'l‘hank—
ing the public for the very liberal patronage
of the past, and trusting to merit a continu-
ance of the same in the future, I am
E. J. HILL,
Lumber Merchant,
This Lumber, purchased in J une and July, -
. I .1?” mum.
ASong'....-.,
BY 12. u,
' Love and joy were wed one day
In bright October weather,
And down the aster-purpled hills
The two strayed on together.
Love swore that joy was his alone,
_ That she should leave him never.
Joy vowed that henceforth at Love‘s side
She would be found forever.
Kept was each solemn vow they made,
Kept every sacred promise.
Dear heart, when our vow’s soul is fled
God take the body from us!
For Joy is dead,- ahl woe is me!
And in her place of honor
Sits Pain all crowned with passion flowers
With crimson robes upon her,
She holds Love's hand. Her broken wing
Casts its dark shadow o'er him
He clasps her close and faces so
His dead joy there before him.
Kept is each solemn vow they made,
Kept every sacred promise ;
0 love, my love, when our joy dies
God take the body from us.
My Lovers.
BY JULIA 1:. none,
I have four noble lovers,
Young and gallant, blithe and gay
And in all the land no maiden
Hath a goodlier troupe than they!
And never princess, guarded,
By nights of high degree,
Knew sweeter, purer hOmage
Than my lovers pay to me!
One of my noble lovers
Is a self-poised, thoughtful mar,
Gravely gay, serenely earnest,
Strong to die, and bold to plan I
And one is sweet and sunny,
Pure as crystal, true as steel,
With a soul responding ever
When the truth makes high appeal 7
And another of my lovers,
Bright and Main is he,
Brave and ardent, strong and tender,
'And the flower of courtsie!
Last of all, an eager student,
Upon lofty aims intent!
Manly force and gentle sweetness
In his nature rarely bleut!
But when of noble lovers
All alike are dear and true,
And her heart to choose refusesy
Pray, what can a woman do!
Ah, my sons! For this I bless ye,
Even as I myself am blest’,
That I know not which Is dearest,
That I care not which is best!
Beautiful Things.
_—
Beautiful faces are those that wear-
It matters little if dark or fair—
Whole soulcd honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes are those that show,
Like crystal panes where hearth-fires glow,
Beautiful-thoughts that burn below.
Beautiful lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose uterance prudence girds.
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that the earnest, and brave, and true
Moment by moment the long day through.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro—
Down lowliest ways, if God wills it so.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens of homely care
With patient grace and daily prayer,
Beautiful lives are those that bless-
Silent rivers of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few my guess.
Beautiful twilight, at set of sun,
Beautiful goal, with race well won,
Beautiful rest, with work well done.
Beautiful graves, where grasses creep, .
Where brown leaves fall where drifts: lie
deep " -
Over worn-out hands—oh beautiful‘sl’ee’pl
—L2'ttel’s mm); Age.
A General Invitation;
You’ve not been to aces us old man,fOr sum
time, -
You’ve deserted ‘s quite without reason or
rhyme. -
Fixed days are so formal, destroyingall me,
But drop in and see us whenever you please.
quite well,
Nor tomorrow, for how she’ll be then I can’t
tell ; _ _ '
But old friends like you must be welcome;
no fear, . g ‘
So pop in passing whenever you’re near.
dine, ’
And next week to Brighton’s we run if it's
fine;
For it’s always a pleasure, you know, to sea
3’ 01], '
So just spare an evening, old fellow—now do. >
Not on Thursdays,though pleased remember
that day .
Michael Brownwill be hcre,Brown from over
the way— ' 1 '
_I havu’t forgotten your quarrel with Mike-w
But come in and see us whenever you like.
Both the wife and the daughters are given to
roam.
But the chances are great that you find me
at home——
If not at the club or at llavenstock Hill—
Now drop in, Old fellow—I hope that you
will.
0
You can't miss your way, and you know my
abode, . ,
And Blackhcath’s no distance from Bayswate
road,
Now you’ll promise you’ll come ? You can
hardly refuse,
Come to luncheon or dinner whenever you
choose.
You always are wefcome, I give you my
' word:
Our cook will be having, 1 know onthe
third:
We can’t get another—it's really too bad,
But pay us a visit—we shell be to glld.
N w min(l_that you ”me, I shall look for
you soon;
Pop in and surprise us some fine afternoon.
How pleased we all shall be—come soon no N.
—do try. .
You'll look us up shortly, old fellow ?——good
bye. —London Fun.
V We clip the following death notice extra-
ordinary from the Sun :—- .
J ACKSON.—In Auburn, Me, oer. 6, Hrs
Joseph Jackson, aged 92‘years, a native of
Minot, Me.
once lifted a barrel full of elder, pressed it
against the wall; and took a draught out of
the bung hole. ‘ '
.b—‘———’-
New York by waiting on the tables of their
housesand private residences. .
bird is large enough to carry Ofi
Nobody knew; but one_little girl so " &'
NORWALK - coma
because he had gone off on Mark.
Not today, by the way, for the wife’s not _
On Tuesday and Wednesday we go out to '
1n middle life Mrs. Jackson .
About 27,000 people earu‘a good living in' .
fellow beings in hotels, restaurants, boarding .
“A lark." And then she explained : '3 ‘- ,
me said papa wouldn’tbe home until m, , -
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