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Tuesday, March 2d, 1880.
For the Gazette.
Correspondence.
_ LuanvILLs, Feb. 13, 1880.
DasnEnrrons :-——Amoag the many thou—
sands whom the mining fever has brought to
this camp from all sections of the United
States, are a few Connecticut men, and
among them two or three from the old town
of Norwalk. As these last named person-
ages are in constant. receipt of€letters from
acquaintances and strangers in Norwalk and
vicinity, asking particulars in relation to this
camp, and what their prOspects would be if
they should decide to locate here, perhaps a
few words of advice from one on the spot,-
and especially from one who has resided in
the camp long enough to shake OK the title
Of “tenderfoot” applicable to all new comers,
would not be amiss.
First—As to location, climate andbusiness
facilities of Leadville. ‘
Leadville is situattd near the central part
of the State of Colorado, almost on the
summit. of the Rocky Mountains, at an alti-
tude of over 10,000 feet above the sea. It
lies on a slope of the mountains in such a
position that no one of its streets is level,and
mountain peaks averaging about 12,000 feet
in height shut it in on all sides. Between
these peaks are passes, through which must
be transported all the passengers and freight
booked for Leadville. From November until
March or later all these passes except per—
haps one, are closed by snow. Such is the
case at present, the Westonpass alone being
open. _
The climate, owing to the raritled state
of the atmosphere, is very trying to those
who sufiEer from weak lungs,or who are from
any cause'physically enfeebled. An amount
of physical exertion, which would be re-
garded as nothing at the East. will cause the
Leadvillain to. pant like a broken-winded
horse—for instance, climbing a flight of
stairs or drawing a bucket of water from a
well. Pneumonia is the prevailing com-
plaint, and deaths from this cause alone
averaging three or four per day. It is true
that the majority of deaths from this chuse'
happen among the miners who are especially
exposed to its ravages owing to the nature-of
theif work and their indifference to all dan—
ger. However, few new comers have been
in camp two days before they were seized
with a cold in the head, sore throat Eand
catarrh, which in many cases it seemedE im-‘
possible to shake off. :
Leadville is said to have 30,090inhabitants
in and about the Camp. which is- certairily a
high estimate. It is certain that the popula-
tion of the Camp was greater one year iago
than it is now, and equally as certain that it
is greater now than it will be one year h :nce.
The reason for this coming exodus ispllainu
All the mining clflms, good and bad, for ten
miles about 'Leadville, have been located}
Richer deposits of minerals have been dis-;
' covered West of us, especiallygin the Quinti-
sOn Country and Indian Reservation (Etc).
Thousands of miners are new wintering in
Leadville waiting for Spring to make? the
roads and passes possible. They will: tell
’ you that in the Spring, whatever the results
of the present Indian conference at Washing-
ton may be—whether themes are remhved
or not—they are “going in,”* and that; the’
Utes “must go.” The present. treaty With
the Utes they care nothing for but think
Utah is the place fer the- Utes. It is admit-
ted here that if the general government does
not remove the Utes in the Spring the Colo-
.radoians Will'do so by volunteer forces. '
Again, the mining claims in and about
this Camp have during the past year been
gradually becoming centralized and cOnsoli-
dated. The result of this consolidationhas
been to introduce capital,which has supplied.
steam engines, drills and pumps in place of
the hammer and drill of the miner. In this
way thousands of miners have been thrbwn
out of employment, and are looking towards
the west for new fields. =
In the face of these facts many who have
their money invested here will tell you that
in May, when the railroad from Denver
reaches this Camp that its population 'will
reach 100,000. They forget that the same
railroad is now within twenty-five miles of
the Camp. and onlya fewchours of good
staging is necessary. They point to the arri-
vals in Camp which amount to about 500‘ per
Week, as proof of increase of population.
The departures, however, just about equal
the arrivals, and both are in' ninety cases :out
of every hundred business men going hack
and forth between this place and Denver,
which is and will be the business, center of
the State. ‘
It has been plausibly argued by many here'
'1 that inasmuch as but one mining claim here
in a thousand pays expenses. and as those
that do pay are being rapidly stripped of
their minerals, it is only a question of a few
years whether Leadville will share the fate
of many as equally as promising Camps in
Nevada and elsewhere. There is nothing to
induce immigration to L. except its minerals.
The climate is wretched, there is no agricul—
ture. no manufacturing and no trade except
such as the mines and miners create. '1 hat.
there is some foundation'for this beliet is
evidenced by the acts of the best milling
engineers here, who are even now calculailng
on the chances of striking second. or eivon
third “contact," 0'. 6., a second .or third vein
of mineral below the one now being worked.
If a promising mining camp is established
within fifty miles of Leadville it will mate-
rially affect the prospects of the latter pltce.
The greatest part of the population of this
Camp—fully three-fourths—is made up of
broken—dewn men from other States and
Territories. and of saloon keepers and gam-
blers. In fact gambling and saloon keeping
are the two principal business enterpriseli of
the Camp. The miners are the principal
patrons of , and when the miner locates
elsewhere they follow in his tracks. '
Second—As to the inducements offered to
professional and business men to locate here.
There are in all the Western States and
Territories thousands of lawyers and doc:;ors
who are continually on the move—rushing
from one Camp to another and resting no—
where long. ‘
There are in Leadville at present about 200
lawyers and as many doctors. The ma; et
is in fact glutted, and many of these profes-
sional men will go further West with 'jthe
miner, in the Spring. The schools here,when
compared with those in New England, are
miserable. The committees in charge; of
them are ignorant and incompetent, and are
continually in private quarrels, which work
to the injury of the schools. At the present
time all the schools here are closed owin ‘ to
a quarrel of a private nature. The salaries
paid are fair, and there are a hundred appli—
cations for every vacancy.
Those business men who started in here in
1877, when the excitement commenced,made
money. very fast. Now, every branch:2 of
mercantile industry is well represented,prices
have come down. the profits are smaller find
the amount of business done much less.
Still a person starting any kind of business
here even now, with capital at his command
can do a large and profitable business. The
best feature of business in this Camp is that
credit is seldom asked or expected, and when
given seldom results in loss to the giver. ;
It is generally admitted that the best
time to make the trip is between May and
November. Your correspondent, however,
made the trip in January and experienced no
great amount of suffering. . - .
A person wishing to make the trip as see,
nomically as possible, can buy an emigrant
ticket from New York to Denver, 2,000
miles, for $41.55. By the courtesy of ‘the
railroads such an emigrant is allowed to ride
in either two of the forward cars on an ex-
press train, so that he makes the trip’ to
Denver in four days. . The Erie is the popu-
lar route with emigrants, they are most ac-
commodating. . ‘
One leaves New York at 7 p. m. of Satur-
day, say, and reaches Denver at 4 p. ni. of
the fellovving -Wednesday. Hemsst wait in
Denver until 8:30 p. in. before leaving for
Loadville, 180 miles. _ His. ticket from D. to
:Leadville will cost $16.00. 1
Nothing of great interest attracts the at—
tention of the traveler during ‘ the trip until
he leaves Kansas City. Thence the Kansas
Pacific Railroad passes through the rich corn-
fields of Eastern and Middle Kansas. The
farms look fine, and the cornstallrs now in
mid-winter stand in the fields ‘ten or twelve
feet in heighth, proving that the soil must be
rich indeed. But What strikes the New Eng-
lander less favorably are the farm houses.
These are miserable affairs, in most cases but
one story high and containing but one or
two rooms. After passing the central por-
tion of the State the train enters the plains
or desert of JIansas. The plains roll away
to the north and south, and are desert and
barren. There is no water in sight, no tree
or vegetable save only bufialo grass and sage
bushes. The road runs in a straight line east
and west for hundreds of miles across the
plains. On the north side of the road at
regular intervals snow fences have been con-
structed to prevent the drifting of snow
upon the tracks. While crossing ,the plains
we saw several herds of antelope, some very
near the road, and one small herd of buffalo.
They seem to thrive on the short, dry buffalo
grass. ‘
When nearing Denver. the first Object that
attracts the attention of the traveler is Pike’s
Peak, the objective point of so many miners
in 1867. Some residents of old Norwalk
will remember their struggles én 1857-8
across the plains of Kansas to reach the gold
of Pike‘s Peak. Though 60 miles away to-
wards Pueblo and Colorado Springs, yet in
the clearatmosphere of Colorado it seems
but a mile. or so. Long's Peak is not far
away, and the summit of both are snow-clad
the year round. . .
The Denver and South Park Railroad leads
from Denver through the mountains towards
Leadville, 130 miles distant, and is new con-
structed to Buena Vista, 105 miles. The
road is narrow guageL-about two feet, eight
inches, and the cars are narrow and uncom-
fortable. Pullman sleeping cars are attached
to the night train. For a few miles out of
D. the train moves rapidly, and you are just
preparing for a night’s rest, when you strike
the pass of the South Platte and the trouble
commences. The grades are very stiff and
the curves sharp. The train just creeps
along ‘and stops at intervals of a mile or so
to get up steam, The canon (canyon) is
narrow, only wide enough to admit of the
construction of the road. At times it,be-
comes so narrow on one side that the road is
driven across the canon. and proceeds on the
other side. The road is hastily and poorly
constructed, and jumping the track is afre-~
quent occurrence. The scenery through the
canon is grand. The walls of the canon rise
perpendicularly two or three thousand feet
above you, and you cannot getyour head far
enough outside the car window to see its
summit. ~ ' -
It takes almost twelve hours to make the
105 miles to the present western terminus of
the road, where you arrive about 7 a.‘ m.
Here breakfast is had after which. you take
stage for L. The railroad lands you in the
midst of . the South Park, and you must cross
the “divide” or summit of the Rocky Moun-
tains before reaching Leadville. The coaches
are of the Concord style, and drawn by six
or eight horses. , »
One secs here the best driving ever wit-
nessed. The road through the pass is very
narrow and at times one can look downiin‘lo
the bottom of the canon a thousand feet he -.
low, into which an error of the driver may
plunge you at any time. Two of these'dri-
vers have established a reputation for fast
and safe driving,and- their coaches are always
first filled, especially that of one of them
who drives the U. S. Mail coach. He has a
“right of way,” and gets into L. an hour
before the others. _ 5 -
The buildings here, which were hastily
constructed in 1877—8, are fast giving way to
those of a more substantial nature. How—
ever, brick are scarce, and those made here
are of a very poor quality. As a result of
this there are but four or five brick buildings
in L. and but one of stone—the 1st National
Bank. . ' ‘
There are .two or three very good hotels
:here at Which board is about $3.00 per day,
table board alone $2.00. Board, and in fact
everything, is very high here. Table board
in a private family can be had for $10.00 per
week, and that obtainedzat restaurants costs
about the same. Rooms furnished command
from $4 to $10 per week. In' fact a salary
of $100 per month here is no better than‘one
o’half that amount in Connecticut or New
York city. ' ' '
To conclude. This is essentially the field
for the capitalist. Mechanics, and especially
rockmen, can command Work in the mines
and smelters, and get from $2 to $4 per day.
It is my opinion that it would be a foolish
move for an eastern man to come here with;
out capital,or without a good position secured
in advance. Colorado is full of adventurers,
and such people are naturally looked upon
with suspicion. A young man with 4fair
chances or prospects at home would risk very
much in coming here to do better. Capital
is what Colorado is asking the'East for,‘and
capital well invested here is sure to pay divi-
dends.
If one is satisfied to go at‘ manual labor
and has rugged health to back him, he can
always command work here and will be fairly
paid for his services. For clerks of all kinds
there seems, to be little demand—most of the
stores here are branches of Denver stores and
they send their employees up from Denver.
Even the largest mines employ but twoor
three clerks, and they are'sent out from New
York, Chicago, St. Louis, or wherever the
maincfilce'of the company is. Such, Messrs.
Editors isa fair account of this wonderful
Camp. It sprang in two years from a camp
of 200 to a city of 30,000 inhabitants, and
last year supplied the world with $15,000,
000 in silver. It is said that the output Will
be doubled in 1880. Should the mineral fail
here Leadville will work the richer claims
lyingto the west of here. It is but fair to
presume that the mineral wealth of this Camp
will hold out some years more,and that Lead;
ville continue to be the second largest city in
Colerado, and the richest mining Camp in
the world. ' '
Caoutchou’c Outdone by Vulca—
tine.
If the statements of a special dispatch
from New York to the Cincinnati Gazette
are to be credited, then one of the most use-
ful discoveries of modern times has been
perfected, and the world will soon have the
benefit of it. About eight years ago an
elderly gentleman in New York conceived
the idea of utilizing the gum of the milk weed
He hoped to get from it a vulcanite equal
to Goodyear’s, with a great saving in cost of
production.
ten acres of. land in Ohio, and raised a crop
'of milk weed, averaging four tons to the
acre. He gathered his crop after the milk
had hardened to gum iii the stalk, and while
experimenting with the gum extracted from
it, he accidentally hit on a method of pro-
ducing a solution with which fine fabrics
could be made absolutely waterproof, With
no impairment of their delicacy of beauty.
The correspondent saw delicate colored
silks, kid gloves, ostrich plumes, and other
fine goods which had been treated with vul-
catine subjected to a water bath that would
have destroyed them in usual condition, but
so complete was. the protection that the
water gathered itself in large drops (as mer-
cury'does on a flat surface), and ran of as
quickly when the level was changed. The
International Chemical company has been
organized in New York with. a capital of
$2,000,000, to manufacture this vulcatine
solution. hudsupply it to manufacturers of
whom of texile fabrics the world over.
It is-ex‘p‘ected to be used on 'tents, clothing, .
sail cloth, blankets as well as on the fragile
fabrics in which ladies delight. We confess
to some incredulity in reading this rose-celer-
ed account of “a use fer 'a despised weed,'!
but the story comss'from so reliable a source
that we'gi've it'to our readers.
TO test the matter he bought ,
For the Gazette.
“Daught- Ahead.”
There is not at the present time among all
the nations of'the earth one that has so
much cause for an exalted pi‘ ” ‘as has the
United Sluice. We are a peep rpm among
all the-people Of thecartb‘, 16:. t ere is not a
blood that courses in human veins that is not
among us in its purity Or amalgamation;
hence it is that we might be: properly styled
a conglomeration of all the present nations
of the globe. We have just‘ reason to be
proud. Knowledge is' universally diffused
and put Within the reach of all classes. Our
Christian and charitable philanthropy is
boundless, while political liberty and reli-
gious toleration is the same to every citizen
whether he occupies the White House or "the
log cabin on the frentier. This is a blessing
that was never so fully possessed and enjoy-
ed by the children of 'men since the World
had a foundation,and the question that every
American, every true citizen should; ask
himself is this: What can I do to perpetuate
these blessings for after generations? If
this question is honestly asked the answer
will not be long in suggesting itself. We
have a broad territory that is sparsely popu
lated. We have a political and religious lib—
erty that the nations of Europe are strangers
to, and it is these blessings that have attract~
ed ' the poor and down-trodden of every
clime to our shores,that they too might tinjoy
this priceless boon. As the people of Other
nations have come among us they have
brought with them their intelligence and
their virtues, some of which command. our
respect and are worthy of our emulation.
They, too. have brought vices that demand
Our utter detestation and abhorrence. The
most conspicuous and dangerous ,of these is
the love of and indulgence in strong drink and
desecration of the Sabbath—the day thet all
are commanded to “remember and keep
holy;” a command that neither individual
or nation canignore with impunity. If the
‘vice of intemperancewerepracticed by the
few only, it could be tolerated; but his not,
for it has increased to that extent that it af—
fects very materially and dangerously, our
moral, political - and religious status. The
three cardinal virtues of self-government.
Leave them out and self-governmentis a fail-
ure._ Many a grand republic has gone down
beneath the waves over which we sail. The
old Greeks whom Dante saw‘ in his dream
moving with "calm, slow eyes," of whom
Plotinus said "They used to get out’ of
their bodies to think.” Socrates, Plato', Peri-
cles, and others wrought their best upon the
plan of a moral republic. Leaving out the
moral elements they failed, and that most
miserably, and if this experience has no sig—
nificance for us we too shall fail; and faith-
ful history will have to recount the death of
another republic for want of moral life.
Since we have the unimpeachable testimony
of that immutable law “that like causes 'pro—
duce like effects” would it not be well for
us to look over the death roll of nations and
see if it has-for us any lessons of Warning.
We ask what overthrew that magnificent
Persian Empire ? The answer is sad but true.
It was not the 35,000 Greeks that Alexander
led across the Bosphorus, but Persian ietfem-
inacy and vice, for the conqueror himself
was conquered Whén Alexander dad of
drunkenness in Babylon. Neither was it the
rough energy and stern discipline of Roman
soldiers that laid the glorious city ofMinQ
erva under the yoke, but the personal si‘of
thevGreeks. And again it was not them-
measured strength of rude barbarians: that
brought Rome to dust and sackociOIhs.
Slavery and drunkenness destroyed the ~Im-
perial city. This' republic rose in its mighty
power and grandeur and blotted out Of 'cx—
istence forever human slavery so far as it
existed in her borders, and 4,000,000. of
bondsme'n were set free to enjoy the liberty
vouchsafed to them by that instrument that
declares “all men born free and equal."
It yet remains to be seen ., whether we can
rid ourselves of its, twin demone—intemper—
ance. If, "not the consequences are appalling.
We are not sufiiciently aroused tograpple with
this monster. Day by day its slimy cells are
tighteningaround us. Its poisonous breath
is in our every face. We reel and stagger
under its power, and everything that we hold
dear is jeopardized beyond expression. _' God
grant that we be not overcome, for if we as
a nation go down, the hope of all other lands
will set in murkiest gloom and despair. _When
we were in the cenfiict with slavery, the
brave, the wise, and good men of all lands
watched the fight as it' progressed, with fear
and apprehension, lest the Republic should
prove unequal to such a strain upon its
powers, and the experiment of self~govern—
ment turn out an iguominious‘failure.‘ But
when we came out of the fight battle-stained,
wounded and bleeding, yet viotorzbus,5tlieir
Te Deum ascended with ours to the throne
and angels joined in the glad anthem. The
problem Of the contest that is before us is
quite as grave and as important as the ,one
we have so recently emerged from. "
The‘one involved the liberty or bondage of
4,000,000 of people, the: other involves the
life or death of a nation whose career of '
prosperity and happiness is without a prece-
dent. Let us ask ourselves h few questions
and wait for the not distant future to answer
them. Can weas a people stand the financial
loss of 700,000,000 dollars annually that is
diverted from the channels of trade and com-
merce and sunk in the traffic of strong drink ?
Again let us ask can wespare 60,000 of our
‘fellow citizens and neighbors every year?
We mean the 60,000 that are legally slain by
legalized intemperanoe. ' '
Again let us ask can we maintain a stand-,
ing army of 1,000,000 drunken sots without
endangering our lives, liberties and estates 1’
Certainly not. And again let us ask can we
afford to have 1,000,000 men and women tak—
en from our productive force and made the
most expensive consumers because most
of them have not only to be boarded and
buried at the public expense, but also
many of themimust be'con‘fined’ in lunatic
asylums and jails under guard as lunatics and
criminals? There is a terrible meaning in the
figures we have given above, an inner dark-
ness like that in the hand-Writing: upon the
Wall Of Belshazzar’s palace; and if we wOuld
escape the doom of that doomed King we
must repent of‘ our personal and national
sins and thereby escape the consequences
that are sure to follow their indulgence. Let
us see if we can bear a contrast with the-
ancient Greeks who put a premium upon,
muscle. In their grand national festival, the
Olympic games, they crowned the fleetest
runner or moshex'pert wrestler with honors.
When-he returned to his native city he was
not permitted to enter through the gates, but
a part of the wall was removed for him to
pass through as a symbol that the city that
produced such men had no need of walls.
Mark the difference, ye justly proud citi—
zens of America, and blush. We put a
premium upon that which destroys muscle. '
to those who sell drugged compounds that ‘
are utterly ruinous to the physical as Well as
to moral and spiritual life. By permitting
them to ply their trade on the Sabbath When,
people of otheravocations are obliged to ab—.'.
stain from labor, we make the business, of:
dealing out fevers, palsies, cholera, delirium
tremens, idiocy, death and eternal perdition
so profitable that,but for the penalty God has
affixed, it is the surest road to wealth. If we
live by the sins of others to enjoy the mo—‘
nopoly .of Sunday trade, and enrich them-
selves at the expense of purity, decency,
truth and good order—if our political parties
make their contests simply a struggle for the,
“loaves and fishes,”'not even hinting at the
chiefs, we have abundant reason to fear that"
our cxistance as aprosperous and exalted
people will soon terminate. Let us then as
the friends of humanity, and as the friends
of religious and political liberty,,lookjnppu
'our condition of danger as it is,':snd' lose
sight of all petty, personal interests and
bicktrings by uniting our efforts to annihilate
this traffic in alcoholic liquors that is sapping
the foundations of‘ourr national existence.
Let us not lose sight of‘the blessingm enjoy
erant a monopoly for a stipulated price 1
ignore moral issues, permitting those who :_ , _ _, ,
itiine when
~hinr;the~
evil in our midsts, except to wink at its miss
through the 'sufierings of those that ibe— '
queathed these bles‘s‘iiigs'to us. We unlike
them are not called to'sufier as they-suffered.
But generations that are yet unburned: upon
us to‘perpetuate to thorn the bleigi'ngs for s
free government and 'a" free religiori, andihe
that heeds not the call,ahd is' not fid'tbonished
cruel to the ward he has in keeping, and is
not worthy of the blessings he himself an-
joys. The face of nature may be blasted;
the land may be struck with sterility; villar
gas may be swept by. ~floods of flame and
whole families entombeda‘lve in ‘their'burn -
ing embrace ; but all these evils shall be small
beside of that one deep abiding, unutterable
curse of rum. To conclude let us remember
that loyalty to principle is higher than loyalty
to party. The first is a ' heavenly sentiment
from ‘God ; the other is adevlce of this earth. -
Far above any flickering light or mere battle-
lantern of party is the everlasting sun of
truth in whose beams are displayed the do :-
ties of all men. . . T. H. G.
The eminent Berlin physicist. Prof. Sie-
mens, lately prophesied that “the energy of
the solar rays, manifested in currents of air
or in falls of water, may'byoand-by, through
the electric current, furnish all best neces—
sary, and render as independent of ordinary
fue .” '
Somebody has ascertainedthstin small pox‘
poor people are pitted less than the rich, and
no people are pitted under their dress. Poor
people have 'less light in their homes than the
rich, while under the dress there is little
light in either case. The explanation, accord-
ing to this observer, is a soientific one. The
sunlight consists of three primary colors.
The red, the blde'and the yellow rays have
distinct and characteristic properties; the
red gives heat, the yellow gives light, and the
blue gives-actinism or chemical effect. Now,
the pus of variolar pustules absorbs, by its
yellow medium, the actinic rays, which re-
sults in corrosion of the tender flesh at the
base, thus leaving pits.
The phosphorescent property of sulphide
of calcium has been applied to photography,
a picture being produced that is scarcely
visible by daylight but which stands out in
startling relief in the dark. .
Prof. Cook believes the Hessian fly will be
ultimately exterminated by the parasites
preying upon it. He afiirms that the potato
beetle is being reduced in numbers from a
like cause.
It, is claimed by an Italian botanist that .
the perfumes of plants and flowers exert a
healthful influepce upon the' atmosphere by
creating ozone, and thus adding to its oxidi-
zing effect. His experiments indiCate that
no ozone is produced by inodorous plants.
The volume of water on the globe is esti—
mated to be 22.4 times ‘that of the land ex—
isting above the sea level.
At a late meeting of the Liverpool Engi‘
nearing Society, a paper was read touching
the probable exhaustion of' the coal supply,
in which the author advocated the substitu-
tion of the tides as a producer of mo-
tion which would outrival all other sources
of mechanical power. This Opinion is shared
by another English writer. A compressed
‘air. chamber filled by the tide. at Brighton,
for instance, would, he is confideiit,‘ .run an
atmospheric railway from'that place to Lon—
don. ' 15the tides could be thus utilized, all
English railways and factories, in fact, all
the work done by the steam engine, could be
performed by them. Be this as it may, the
extentof application of “the plan must be
limited in countries Where power'is required
at a distance from tide—waters. '
An exceedingly simple test for butter has
been communicated to the Belgian Academy.
When heated in a shallow vesselth temper-
ature between one hundred‘and fifty and one
“hundred sixty degrees, artificial butter pro-
uces very little froth, but the mass under-
goes a sdrt of irregular boiling, accompanied
by violent jerks which tends to project some
of the butter out of the vessel. The caseous
matter separates in brown clots on the sides,
while the fatty sample retains its natural
color.
similarly heated produces abundant froth,
the jerks are slight, and the mass takes on a
uniform brown color,
“If asked,” says Prof. Tyndall, “whether
science has solved, or is in our day likely to
solve, the problem of the univerSe, I must
shake my head in doubt. ' Behind and above
and around us the real mystery of the uni—
verse lies unsolved, and, as far as we are
concerned, is incapable of solution. The
problem of the connection of the body and
the soul is as insoluble in its modern form as
to be a clear distinction made between sci-
ence in the state of hypothesis, and science
in the state of fact; and inasmuch as it is still
in its hypothetical stage, the ban of exclusion
ought to fall upon the' theory of evolution.”
A diver engaged in submarine operations
is constantly exposed to the risk of suffoca?
oxygen is always carried about his person,
eaabling him to breathe an hour or more
without connection with ,the external air.
An ordinary diver’s suit -is worn,"the “aira
food” being enclosed therein. Dr. B. W.
Richardson is very enthusiastic over the new
process, the secret Of, which the inventor has
not yet revealed. If’ its claims are sustained
it certainly must prove very valuable.
' The largest land animal which is known to
have existed on the globe has been described
by Prof. Marse.. Its name is Atlantéreums
oversight feet long ;~ with a thickness at the
larger end of twenty-five inches; A compari-
son of this belie with the femur of a croco-
dile 'would in icate that the fossil saurian, if
of similar proportions, had a tetal length of
one hundred and fifteen feet. That the rep—
tile was at least one hundred feet long when
alive is probable. The other; bones of the
animal which have been found are. propor-
tionatelyigigahtic. One Of the caudle verte-
brae measures mere than sixteen inches in
transverse'diametér.
In South Africa the curious phenomenon
.is observed offla river-Eth'e zeoga—which
flows at onetime to the east atgrinp'ther to the
west. . This explanation is” ‘giv'eulhyflan emi-
'hénttraveler and explorer; When {the shal-
low Lake Ngama is filled up by the streams
falling into it frbm the west, its waters pass
through the Zoogs to the salt- lakes "on the
cast, but when these streams do not pour in
such an amount of Water the lake becomes
very low. and the can. otter: largely ' in-
creased in volume fromthe overflowing salt
lakes, isendsits waters“ isolate Ngama.
situation—uh;personified; jg .rcss. the
youth to Whom the flavor-of~ his first wine
is delicious as the opening scenes of life, or
seeing shun some boundedness rare—
to understand what aidreary thing it is when
a man "shallgfeel himselfgoxng down a prom--
p'c‘e “Withicpen’ eyes: and a Passive will—to ~
see his. deitruction,.and"_‘hav_e no power to:
stop it;andéye't—feelcit1all..thel:.way emanating
from “himself; to, see all 'vgodliness emptied-
out of himujand-yetinot abl'e_._tc;v_f,erget a
‘ it was: Otherwise ;~ taboos about
.. awesomeness; of," him!!! rain-
:c:.. anatomy-reverts 79179? ‘e‘fi‘n‘h with
the: last' nights: drinking and""feverishly
look-ingrfor.to-night'suepetition of the folly ;
could: heibllt-z feeiotherbodyvof' the, (teeth out
*dfCWhich’I'cry, hourly1‘-.v‘_rith-feeblerbut cry L~ g. a; is
to. bedeliiered—it were mush-tome him
templates.
Holy. Trinity, Hagen,
Wade. ,,.r-. 0.. .si,
dies...
Thde Churcéhi :f It“
was estroy _ re
loss, $100,000.?The’ fire.o
half theéloss. ’ ‘ ., ,. ., [It
Judge Mackey of. th Caroline, is-ofths
opinion that the weak. (:8th 19%? V'llitelli-
gent of the South Carolinailr'spub cansme
for Secretary Sherman for president, while
the mass of the colored voters are othusiss- .
tieally for General Grant- _ ‘
by the warnings of history, is f'ec'r'es'nt- and: L
Natural butter, on the other hand, '
it was him prescientific ages. There ought .
tion through the entangling and crushing of -
the tube ,by which, the air reaches him from. .
shave. , A new apparatus has been exhibited. .:
in London by means of which the diver’s .1
imman'zh. The thigh bone of :the‘unonster is -
diseatooksiato:mmlmbiiooisedhs made '
ME“ “313. maturation}: in
"aii'thé'prlmitzxmtllugl - -- .
furnace. . Theinsursncew : coversbout '
"’ NEW ADNEETISEMENTS."
GB MIMI FLIIII Hi.
museums non 'r'rrs: unsr wnrrn
winners mar, menu‘s sumo Arm '
PREPARED FOR THE . PURPOSE, AND ABSO-
Lugrnnr runs: snort annex-mun or Low
. M SMITH.
HONEOYE rALLS,’N.,Y.
' for the richly ll-
.-£.GE‘..§:XYAJILE..:m-m ‘
ll E0801
It describes Royal Palaces, Bare Curiosities.
Wealth and Wonders of the Indies China. Japan
etc. amilllonpsople want it. ,is the best
chance ofyonr life to make mono . Beware of
“chance penny” imitations. Sen for circulars
and extra terms to Agents. Address
NATIONAL Pnnnrsnrrvo 00.. Philadelphia .
87.7 7 A Yuan and e uses to‘ agents. Out-
ht Free. Address P.O.VIC RY. Augusta, Me.
‘ TI‘I‘IIEISI send for our select List of Local
55.
TRADE ILbWirn.
Newspapers. Geo. I’. Rowell 5 00., 10 Spruce
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FAIRFIELD
FIRE
South lllorwallr donn.
flash Capital, '
1090001, 1879, $318,888.92
Agencesin allthe Principal Citiesand Towns
W .9 s HANFOBDJ'I‘OIIIQL t.
l! .n {TURNER , soc’y and Tress.
Call and examine our Stock of
' Corn Shellers,
I
Lever Feed Gutters,
Raw Hide Gutters.
- Baldwin Fodder
Gutter. _.
The Best Assortment in
Town.
0.0.80] .‘
Nos, 18 and 20 Water Street,
That Acts at tho-Same in,“ en .
THE LIVER,
THE sowsLs -
and the Kickers.
These great organs are the natural cleans-
ers of the system. lf-thcy work well health
will be perfect: if they become clogged,
dreadful diseases are sure to follow with
TERRIBLE - SUFFERIIIII.
Bilioasncss, Headache, Dyspepels, Jaun-
dice, Constipation and Piles, or Kid-
n‘ey Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes,
Sediment in the Urine, Milky
or llopy Urine; or lines-
matic Pains and Aches,
with the umors that should have been -
expelled naturally.
KIDNEY-WORT
wills-esters the henlthg action and all these
destroying evils will 9 banished ; neglect
them and ylon will live but tier.
and health willoncc moregladden yOurheart. ,
' "Why uglier lgggergmmtho torment _
o n c , , .
‘of .gibear‘eiugnldlgtress from Gene
-' n In es . , .
".531? ‘geiogfe‘arful because ofdle- ‘
ordered urine 7 .
KIDNEY-Won't will cure you. Try apack
age at once and be satisfied. . '
It Is a dry vegetable compound and ,
One Package makes six quarts oflledlclne.
Your ' Dram ' to: has it, or will get it for
you. Insist upon. having it. Price, 51.00.
' ms. armament: 3 00., Proprlstm, .
Barnum, Vt. : “
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1
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(Will send pm: pus-t.)
LIVER. nrssasn and In-
extent than probab any
the: malady and re ief is
. . always anxiously eon ht af-
ter. It the Liver is regulated in its action ealth
is almost invariably secured. Indigestion or want
of action in‘ the Liver causes Headache, Consti-
gatlon. J uandioe. Pain in the Shoulders, Cough,
izziness. Sour Stomach. bad taste In the mou ,
billions attacks, palpitation of the heart. depres-
sion of spirits or the blues, and a hundred other
symptoms. Silurorss’ leEn Enouharon is the
best remedy that has ever; been discovered for
these ailments. It acts mildly. electually, and
both a simple vegetable compound. can do no in-
ilury u an quant ties that it may be taken. It is
armless. nevery way: it has been used for forty
years[ and hundredslrom all parts of the coun-
- w ll vouch for its virtues, viz: Hon. Alexan-
, . , _ -er H.8tephens. of Georgia;
LIVER Bishop Frame of Georgia;
' ' ' .: John Gill Shorter, of. _ -
bamn: Gen John B. Gordon,
alumnus. Gs.,sre among the hun-
. L. .. or. o
dreds to w out we can refer.. Extract ofa otter
from Hon". Alexander II. Stephens, dated arch
8. 1872: “I- occasionally use when my condition
requires it, Dr. Simmons! Liver Regulator, with
good effect. ltis mild and suits me better than
more active medicine. .
It mm the quantity eaten
REG [‘1' » thatgivesstrength,lif‘e.blood
. , -nd health. ,1: is the thor-
* ' " " -u h digestion of the food
or t'be‘mue: or ttle. Therefore, do not
but
taken
stimulate up the stomach to. crave food,
rather assist digestion after eating by taking
srirrnroivsv stnn REGULATOR
ORIGINAL AND GENUINE.
HANUFAGI‘ DEED BY
J. ILZEILIN & 00.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Price $1 . Sold by all drugglsts. _
New J user lliilani Railway
HOLDERS of'Eirst and Seco, nd Mort illo'n‘ds
of the New Jersey Midland Bai way Com-
pany-can deposit their bonds, With any or all net
due coupons or funded interest bonds,» issue . in
some cases.for 1874 and 1875 coupons, attached.
on or before Feb. 10 1880, with the Central Trust
Company'and race ve transferable certificates.
upon the 9payment Ofl er cent. par value. '
Acout reent.ot‘ he: first mortgage bonds
have been eposited. The road will be sold with-
:ee‘lilrg‘lt.at'l“hose twho (‘1‘? net de tosit‘ttllileir bonds
1) mass 0 one so a ropes-
ed urcbasa. p .‘. ‘ p'
, resent holders of Central.,fi-ust, Oompan ’s
eertlficstee, With 1814 and. , . coupons .Or -w in
theluiidedintarest bondstfoxjsu slid. 1815 con-
pons attached. can . 3:?“ theatrinmed at
said st Company, s_, potter-tinder“ wtll be
issued tnerefor. in tnelr'mansmos, ciép'syment
of 75 csntsperst-‘ooo ‘srvsl
” 01:!» 8_ ’ .. '
. 3" I
nexus arms." :, ‘
CHARLES]? SONS,“ ' - ,
g.'8.‘§gGERS,’. " ‘ ‘R' ' " I
. . . e, m,
«statesmen...- .. "‘ .; °“
" . ,‘ ‘ 's‘. ‘ , ‘ t .
-_ Jams-Larvae. " 93““! °
- snows
a J. ' .J'.: -
- unruchL soar.
' usurr'v or err-vs,
J. M. In .iCLilf . .
CHARLIE- firth: ‘-‘!S,Jn.,8ecr‘etary. No.89
Pine St.. N. ‘2’. Post it. peBox No.79.
j Jan. 13,13“). _
per 0 .y z: 1. home. Samples worth; 85
free. A: : tress Suitsorv a 00., Port-
éflitggize
lllSlllthlllltollPlNY, -
f $200,000.00 ’
- TERW
are developed because the blood is poisoned , 34 »'
'gestion prevail toa renter »
c. humus...
mason s’ M arterial-s, -
For Drains, Sewers, Wells, am,
At Lowest Cash Prices. ,
Drains and Wells Dag and Piped
AlsoSoleAgentfor ‘
Patent Tinder Wood,
The Cheapest and Best Kindllng out. Try it
3‘ Branch Office at Spencer’s Jewelry Store
Superior Shoeingi
Sore-Footed, Interferng, and Il-
Conditioned Horses '
Perfectly Shad. !
T is notorious that more than half of the ruined
and desirable horses are rendered so by the
cranes or carelessness of smiths in shoeing.
he subscriber makes a specialty of
HORSE SHOEING
and will guarantee-to give satisfaction to all who
may entrust him 'wrth their, work, whether the
animals’ boots are in a sound or unsound condi-
tion. Shop near Horse ltailwafiDepot, Norwalk.
28tf ' CHARLES . MILLER.
Look and See
HERE oncan at our work done: An
' thing n thelige otx ’
BLACKSMITHING
ta short notice and as reasonable as any where in
town. liorsc and 0x Shoeing a specialty. Wheel-
wri hting and Painting done by an experienced
wor man. At the old stand of Geo. Llo d.
16 , GEO. W. NAPP
I
l-
Notice
18' hereby given to the people of
, Norwalkland vicinity t Horse
. ' Shoeln willbe done firstclass
" ‘ style by 'M. McCOItMACK. None
buthand made Shoesused, Work done on most
reasonableterms, and particular attention paidto
Interferin and Over-reaching Horses at the old
stand of- II. AHERN,Main Street,Norwalk.
THE BACKUS Winn-Torin
. IS THE MOST;
Economical. Power Known ll
—ron— - '
Driving Light Machinery.
It takes but little room.
It nevergets out of repair.
It cannot blow up.
It re uires no fuel.
, t needs :no ngineer.
There is no delay; no firingnp , no ashes tocloan
away; no extra insurance to pay ' no re-
pairing necessary : no coa wife to
pay. and it ishalways ready
' for use
It is invaluable for blowing Church Or ans, for
running Printing Presses, Sewing achines.
Turnin Lathes,Scroll Saws, Grind. tones, Cof-
' fee Mil s. Sausage Machines, Feed Cutters, Corn
Mills. Elevators, etc. .
Four-horse power at 40 pounds pressure of and
tar. Itis noiseless, ueat,eompact, steady.) way
above all - -
IT Is' VERY CHEAP.
Manufactured by the BACKUS WATER M0-
TOB. 00., Newark, N. J,
The Motorcan be seen in operation dot] at the
Office of the ‘- NORWALK Gaza-rm, " azette
Building, Norwalk, Conn.
,- For estimates or further information apply-to
' JOHN COTTER, General A cut.
For N orwnlk an vicinity.
Also ageutfor the RISDON TURBINE WA-
EEL. which is acknowledged to give a
higher duty than any other water wheel not
made.
Illll ,AIID RELIABLE.
Saxroan's Lrvnn
' a Standard Family Remedy for
: sof theIiiver,Stomach ,
= dBowels.—It is Purely
b
Invigoratorj.
. . - has been used:
.a in my practice:
and by the public,:
'for more than 35 years,:
. With unprecedented results.:
o’ SEND FOR CIRCULAR.:'
S. T. W. SANFORD, "-0., m nnoanwu,,
. M van: CITY!
A)! DIUGGIS’I' WILL TILL YOU ITS “PUTA'I'IOI. :
Free Reading Room.
, HISrsacomtortable room fitted up for the
benefit of the fiubtic generally. situated on
east side of South ain Street. over Road’s Jew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 pc-
siteBailroad Depot, South .Norwalk. Ct. t is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. m. The room is well
lighted. warm and comfortable. It is supplied
w th four dailies. two weeklies. and seven]
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
ofinstruetive and interesting books.
COFFEE Room.
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady In attendance from 0a. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE articles mentioned below.
at the followrng prices :
1 Cup of Coffee, Wish crackers, - 5 cents
1 Cup of Tea, with crackerp. - i 55 “
Cocoa, - -' - ’ t 5 “
Brown Bread and Butter, - 5 “ .
Sandwich. - . . - . 5 “
Cake. , - - . . . 5 u
Doughnuts, . - - ‘ - 5 ',
Piece of Pie , - - - - 5 “
Crullers, - - - - 5 “
Bani, - g - - - 10 "
Pork and Beans, With bread and butter 10 “
Stewed Oysters, ,- 15 “
' '860 Prize Grape,
‘ -' .“MOORE’S EARL '
NEW Seedlin Strawberries and Small Fruits.
Also NE CROSS-BBED ASPAEAGUS.
which promises to be a. great improvement. Send
for Circularto
some is. moouri, Concord, Mass.
Please state in whatpaper you saw this. 40
charts. Times
The Old and Reliable
IN FULL BLAST.
' the list Ten Days.
Extensive preparations for Holiday Trade.
Holiday Goods Cheaper than any
House In New York.
E. '1'. WHITNEY.
GEO. Warm SELLECK
Has in'his New Store,
lardenbrook’s New Block, Wall 83.,
‘ A'complete assortment of the best class _of
. stirrer-synthesis. FllllllS. '
Son'forfamily use. at Popular Prices. we stock
is stall times‘fresh and good, and will stand corn-i
namnunr
COAL. woo. .-
WHITNEY GALLERY . .
Nearly 500 Photography printed inf.
vv uvvvxn
FALL anaaNcE-MEN T. .
C o-mmenclhg‘ Oct; 20th.1 S7 9.
DAILYTELINS
Leave Nor-while Bridge for Danbury.
937 a. m., Mall. '
4 36 p. m., Accommodation.
ll 19 p. m., Mail.
Arrive at NorwalkE-Tf-dge from Danbury. .
33.3 a. m , Mail.
p. m. Aeoomm ‘ .
5 49 p. m.’, Mall. “mo"
L .W.s axnrrou'ru ,supt.
III! I ILIEW HAVE! zaasrrssn IAILIIAI
Trains leave South Norwnlkfor New York at
1247, a. m.(Washrngton Ex..via.llariem River).
4 31, (Ex.),5 08,. .Ex.) 0 00.6 3437 34.7 45.,(gx_,8'39
9 10,. 1036, (Exp.) 11.11., 123'. 256,‘ (1?,pr 4 30,
(38.)5 03,6 24.iEx.)6 55,905 (Exp.)l.‘.lll, 1'0er
Haven, 1 lS,(Ex.) 6 52. 1 51.9 01. 928. (Ex.)lo 48.
A. M., 1211,(Ex.)1 45, 2 18,(Ex.)404, 418,013.)
0 07, 650, -_10 36 (Ex .) a; 1125. (EXDJPJI. For
,sprmgfierd,e at, 92 ,(Ex .) A.’M., 1211,(Exp.)
‘1 45, 4 18,'(Exp.) 6 50 10 36. Exp.) 1’. M. Express
forBoston,vra.S%ringfield ,9 28,A . ill. .12 11. 4 18,
and 10 36, P. M. ,‘ ia.New London 2 lBand 11 25,
P. M. Yin.AirLlne1l.R.,l 18.A.M'.. and 2183.1.
B'ConlrliectatNew Rochelle with Harlem River
ranc .
LOWER RATES on FREIGHTS.
NURWILK AND NEW YDBK.
, . . .
Whotc’s Propellers
Will continue to make regular trips between Nor-
walk Bridge and New York,(ice permitting.)stop-
ping at South Norwalk to receive and leave
freight. Freight received from and-delivered at
the freight depot of the Danbury a Norwalk
Bailroa .
“Special arrangements for freight to and from
New York can be made with this line 10 per cent.
less than by any other line, and produce returns
made promptly on day of sale.
3' All persons are forbid trusting any of the
employees of the boats of this line on a'cc'ount of
the owners thereof.
llorwalliflorse Ilailwaylimelahls.
COMMENCING DECEMBER 11TH, 1879 s
Llavr: NORWALK. So. N onwnnx
6 15 a. m. New York Accom. 6 35 a.m.
6 35 “ New Haven Accom. 6 55
7 05 " New York Accom. 7 25
11%: I: N. Y. Express. g :2
8 15 “ New York Accept. 8 40 ,,
8 40 “ New Haven Accom. 9 00 u
- 8 50 “ New York Express. 9 10 u
3 $3 I: New Haven Express. 323 u
9 50 “ o 10 10 :1
10 10 “ New York Express. 103.8 H
1028 “ New Haven Accom. 10 48 u
m 43 u u 10, .
ll 10 “ ll 30 ”
11 30, " ll 50 “
ll 50 “ New Haven Express. 1; g ,‘.""
iii? “ ' i2 55 *-
12 55 “ New York Accom. 1 25 ‘1
125 “ New Haven Accom. 1 45 '
1.45. N 2 05 "
1 55 " New Haven Express. 2 20 “
2 30 U 2 48 “
2 38 “ New York Express. 2 58 “
2 58 “ 3 20 “
3 20 " 3 40 “
3 4C “ New Haven Accom. 4 10 "
4 00 “ New Haven Express. 4 20 ‘:
4 10 “ New York Express. 4 30 ‘
gag 3 New York Accom. g g; 3:
5‘22 “ 5 40 “
5 40 u 6 00 ‘ ‘
550 “ New Haven Accom. 6 10 ."
6 00 “ New York Ex rear. 6 28 “
6 as “ N. Hit N. . Ac. €48 “
a 31 l‘ b 57 “
' 6 ‘7 u 1.07 If
7 07 " zfi ::
25 1.
its 805- "
a 05 “ 8 25 “
a as u 8 45 “
8 45 " New York Express. 9 05 “
9 $5 is . 9 25 ‘0
9 .5 u 9 45 "
9 45 " New Haven Express. 10 05 “
10 15 " Saturdays only. 10 36 “
Meekeu’s
5‘
& NORWALK PACKET.
For the accommodation of the public, the Side
LADY JACKSON, Capt. Joseph S.Byxbee.wil
hereafter make regular weekly trips between N or-
walk and New York. stop ing at South Norwslk,
leavrng Meeker Brothers’ barf, Norwalk, every
Friday ru ht. Freight taken on board at Pier
43 E. 3., oot ot Burger St., New York, on MON-
DAYS and TUESDA 5.
Produce sold and returns made in old packet
style. Freight at old Packet rates. viz; F our 12
cts; Su ar, 15 cts; Pork and Fish 20 cts ; Molass-
es and orosene 011,25crs; Boxes 6 cts' 0ats5
cts; 100 lbs. Feed 6 cts. Farmers in mi oining
towns are invited to send thei'firfidnce Ethis
oat. . _ A.J.ME BSB 0!
Norwalk, April, 1879. .
EW YORK & PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE
BOUND BROOK ROUTE
FOB. TRENTQN AND PHILADELPHIA.
Ferry Station in Brooklyn,Jewell’s Wharf, foot.
Fulton Street.
- Commencin October 6th, 1879. .
Leave New York rom station 0. R. R. of N. J.,
foot of Liberty St..for Philadelphia.
,“ 11:15 a. m. 1:30.4', 5:30. 7:15, 12 p.m. n Sun-
day at 8:45 a. m., 5:30, 12 p. m.
For Station cor. Third and Berks streets, at 6:50,
9:00. 11:15, T m., 1:30, 3:30. 4:00. 5:30, 7:15, p. In. On
Sunday at 8:45 a. m., 5:30 p. m.
' Denotes Pullman Cars attached.
For Trenton, Warren and Tucker streets, 6:30,
7:45, 9:00, 11:15 a. m., 1:30. 3.30, 4, 5:30. 7:15, 12 p. m.
On Sunday 8:45, a. m., 5:30 p. m.
Beyturlréing. trains will leavePhiladelphia for New
or :
From station Phila. St Reading Railroad, cor.
Ninth & Green Sts.,' at 7130*, 9:30 a. m., 12:10, 1:40.,
3:30.5z40, 7:15, 12 p. In. On Sunday at 8:30 a. m.,
5:30. 12 p. m. -
From Third and Berk streets. 7:45, 9:20. 11 a. m.,
1:30, 3:25, 5:30, 6:45, 11:15 p. m. On Sunday at 8:25
a. m., 4:30 p. m.
*Denotes Pullman Cars attached.
From Tnenton,Warrcn a. Tucker sts.l.*20(except
Monday.) 6.40, 8:20, 10:15 a. m., 12:55, 2:20, 4:15, 4:16
6:31, 8:05. p. in. On Sunda 1:20.935 rt.m,.6,l5 p. m.
Connection is made ersey City station to and
from Brooklyn and Erie Depot. Jersey Ci . 2
Tickets for sale at foot of Liberty St., 05. 239.
261. 401, 944. 951 Broadway. and at the principal
hotels, Nos.2 and 4 Court st., and Annex office.
J eweli’s Wharf,Brooklyn. Baggage checked from
residence to destination.
_H. P. BALDWIN. Gen. Pass. Agent.
‘7.
'6‘:
"-i
r‘
r, _
farmm’r TILLT,
, Manufacturerof
Light Carriages of all kinds,
, Repairs carefully attended to
Carriages Painted in First-Class Style.
Having the best‘Paint shop and Workmen in
the town of Norwalk, I can guarantee entire sat-
'a. ~. .. \
’ _ isfaction in this department as my large trade
proves. Call and examine work. Carriages stor-
ed and taken care of through the Winter.
‘ ‘lllaelslne, Smithy and Genes-ll Black-
smlsh’s Work.
_ Factory on Main St., So. Norwallr.
Orders by Telephone promptly attended to.
some E. SMITH,
,F L O R I S T.
EAST sum 0F MAIN STREET,SOUTB
or RAILROAD,
City of South Norvvalk, Conn. ‘
Flower-for Funerals furnished end
tastefully arranged to order It short
notice.
,In ellmlnatin the lm uriti'es of the blood, the
natural and necr-Esnry result,” is the cure of lea-o"
salons and other Skin l-lruptions& Inset-e.
including Cancers, Ulcers, and other sores.
It is the best ”loan! Purifier and stimu-
lates every function to more healIhful action,
and thus a benefit in all diseases.
Dye poll. \Venlr‘ness of mostomaeh.
Comet passion. Dinning-n. Her-oral DOMI-
fly", etc" are cured by them-fee Blues-e. It is
unequaled as an Appetizer and Regular Tonic.
It is a medicine winch should be In every
family, and which. “‘IH‘rCfijti‘f‘ "30d. “’1“ save
a merit of man doctor-54' l is.
p ottlm of two sizes; price-s50 cents and fl.
WWARNEB’S
Safe Remedies are
sold by Drugsists
A'Dealsrs in Mad-
lcin‘e everywhere.
"I "I WIN" a 60.,
,. moans, ran 1r. r.
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Testimonials.
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HAVING sold out all of my old stock and re-
plenished Wl_th new I am now prepared to
serve the public With the
BESTLoF EVERYTHING
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at »most ‘reasonable prices. Sin ‘le or Double
Teams either by'the hour’ or day. th or without
drivers. WILLIAM E.~DANN. .
, Opposite D. S N. 12.1%, Depot, Norwalk.
. Water Power-fur Sale.
HE best Water Power in Falrfield County, for
LINE-
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'ISTBICT or Nouwaur, ss. Probate Court'
.Pebruary 11th. 1880-
Estste of SARAH ANN NASH. late of Wil-
ton, in said District, deceased. _ .
The Court of Probate for the District of Nor-
walk. bath limited and allowed six months "on,
the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who
neglect to present their acoonntsmreperly attest-
ed. Within said time will.be debsrred a recovery.
Allpersons indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate pa meat to _
3tp7 WM. EDGA NASH, Administrator.
DISTRICT OF NORWALK,ss.ProbsteConrt
Februa .23d. 1880. ,
Estatepi‘ W LLIAM GLOVEBJate ofNorwalk.
in said district. deceased. ‘ »
The Court of Probate tortheDistrrct ofNorwalk
hath limited and allowed six months horn the
date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to ex-
hibit their claims torsettlement. Those whone -
lect to presenttheir accounts, properly atteste ,
within said. time, Will be debarred a. recovery.
All persons indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate ay‘meut to ' -
ELIZA E H CLOVER, Executor.
STEAM
Band & Scroll Sawing 8. Turning,
namacruknn on
Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Mouldings,
Boxes. Packing Cases, Win.
slow Frames, &c.
I have on hand tools for 150 patterns of Mould-
ings, and will, when desired, make tools for new
styles. Constantly in stock -
Pickers, planed and pollster], Irene.
Balls nnd Trimmings.
BRACKETS of all descriptions, and WINDOW
FRAMES made to order at short notice. INSIDE
TBIMMINGS ot ontresd to utu .from inns
and I! LyNUT’andpaSH AIN
cifications. -
SCOMG and FLOORING. TURNING of all
descriptions. ‘ .
Kindliny Wood Split and ready for use, pa
up in Barrels.
BURR KNAPP.
Foot of Marshal Street, South Norwalk, Ct
Merfis b Ireland’s
Celebrated. Safes,
In purchasing a Safe, we wish to call your
attention to some of the important advantages
our Safes possess over all others, and which
Inge them the cheapest and best Safes now
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lat. Our “PATENT Iusrmr BOLT WORK"
consists in placing the bolts and locks on the
inside of the door (as shown in the cut above)
where they are at all times accessible, and
can be cleaned and kept in order, and thus
prevent them from unexpectedly locking you
out. In all other Safes the bolts are placed
next the outside plate of iron, being covered
completely by the filling, consequently; im-
possible to oil or clean them without digging
out the filling, which is expensive, besides
losing the use of the Safe several days. As
the filling in our Safes is between the locks
and bolts and the outside plate of the door,
in most cases we can unlock our safes on the
combination after they have passed through a
severe fire, which saves breaking them open.
2d. Our “PATENT Hmosn Car” consists
of the back plate of the door being hung on
hinges, and fastened by a thumb-screwmhich
enables one to have access to the locks. and
bolts by simply removing the thumb-screw.
3d. While other safe-makers use three
wheel locks on their fire-proof safes (reserv-
ing the best four-Wheel locks for bank safes),
we put on our FOUR-WHEEL LOCKS on all
safes, from the smallest to the largest, and for
simplicity and durability cannot be excelled.
4th. All our Safes are IRON-LINED rNers,
instead of wood-lined as in other safes, which
enables us to use the the greatest amdunt of
water-in our filling without danger of the
Safo’s being damp. All corners of the Safes
are secured with angle iron, which, together
with the very hard nature of our filling, pre-
vents them from injury from falling, or fall-
ing walls or timbers. Our Safes have Tunas
FLANGES instead Of single or double as in
others, and are made with and without inside
doors. In the great. Boston fire our Safes had
the champion record, as was fully proved at
the time, to these important improvements
do we owe our success and the great popular-
ity our safes have attained throughout the
country. After that great fire we published
a complete list of our Safes exposed,those that
failed to preserve their contents, besides those
that were successful, and for months ehali
longed our competitors to follow our example
which they would not do, as they knew that
by so doing they would only assist usin dem-
onstrating to the world the superiority of our
Safes, and our claim to the champion record.
Although that Great Fire so conclusively
proved the superiority of our Safes to resist
intense best, we believed that we could im-
prove them, and we have, therefore, "since
that time, increased the thickness of the walls,
added to the number of flanges, and strength-
ened them in various ways, until we ,now
manufacture a. Safe better than ever before,
and unequalled fortits excellence. It has ‘been
our constant aim to make the BEST Saris that
can be produced, believing that, especially in
purchasing a safe to keep that which fmay
have cost 0. lifetime to accumulate, the best is
decidedly the cheapest. In these dull times
it is the custom of many safe—makers to inan-
ufacture several grades of cheap safes, and-
reeommend that which can be sold the cheap-
est, without regard to quality, and. many
safes are now in use that are painted finely
outside, but are worthless to preserve their
contents from fire. We make but one class
of Safes, which is the best we know how to
produce. Send for." descriptive catalogue.
Morris & Ireland,
.64 Sudbury Street, Boston.
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M. A. Hallett,
176 Broadway, New York.
Carriage~ Painting!
HE subscriber, a practical and crieneed
' workman. has taken rooms over _ LSON’S
.ABRIAGE SHOP. near foot of Mill Hill, where
' he is prepared to
Paint Coaches, Carriages or Wagons
at short notice,ln the best manner,and-at Rea-
sonable Prices. English or Valentine’s Varnish
used, according to desire of parties having work
done. Special attention paid to
Be-Painting Children’s Carriages,
and to Plait. and Fans Letterin . A ha eo
public patronage solicited. ‘8 s r
R. E. WHITCOMB.
Norwalk,Aprill5th,18-78. is
Black Entitled (lard Board, -
famine and Blue for Fancy Wort
fill
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SAWING & PLANIING-
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THE BRAKEMAN AT CHURCH
WHAT!!! THOUGHT 01' m DINOMINATION.
On the road oncemore, with Lebanon
fading away in the distance, the fat passen-
gers drumming idly on the window pane,
the cross, passenger reading. ‘Gen. Grant's
Tour Around the .World’ and wondering
why ‘Green’s August Flower' should be
printed above doors of ‘A Buddis Temple at
Benares.’ To me comes the brakeman, and.
seating himself on the arm of the seat says:
“1 went to church yesterday.”
“Yes? 1 said, with that interested inflec~
tion that asks for more, “And what church
did you attend ?”
“Which do you guess ?” he asked.
“Some union mission church ?"
zarded. ,
“Now," he said, "I don't like to run on
these branch roads very much. I don't of-
ten go to church, and‘when I do 1 want to
run on the main line, where your run is reg—
ular and you go on schedule time and don't
have to wait on connections. I don’t like to
run on a branch. Good enough, but I don't
like it. , '
“Episcopal r” I guessed.
“Limited express," he said. all palace
cars and two dollars extra for a seat, fast
time and only stop at big stations. Nice
line, but too exhaustive for a brakeman.
And train men in uniform, conductor’s punch
and lantern silver plated, and no train boys
allowed. Then the passengers are allowed
to talk back at the conductor, and it makes
them to free and easy. No I couldn’t stand
the palace cars. Rich road, though. 'Don't
often hear of a receiver being appointed on
that line. Some mighty nice people travel
on it, too.
“Universalist ?” I suggested.
“Broad gauge," said. the brakeman. “Does
too much complimentary business. Every—
body travels ou a pass, Conductor doesn’t
get. a fare once in fifty miles. Stop at all
flag stations and won’t runinto anything
but a union dept. No smoking cars on the
train. Train orders are rather vaguc,though
and the meri don’t get along :with'the pas -
sengers. No I don’t go to the Universalist
thoughIknow some awful good men who
run on that road.
“Presbyterian ?” I asked.
"Narrow gauge, eh i” said the brakeman ;
“Pretty track, straight as a rule; tunnel
right through a mountainrather than go
around it; a spirit level grade, passengers
have to show their tickets before they get on
the train. Mighty strict road, but the cars
are a little narrow; have to sit on one seal:
and no room in the aisle to dance. Then
there are no) stop over tiekets allowed;
got to go right straight through to the
station you are ticketed for, or you can’t go
on at all. When the cars are full no extra
coaches, cars built at the shops to hold just
so many, and nobody else allowed on. But
you don't often ,hear of an ;accinent on
that road, It is run right up to_ the rules.
“Maybe you joined the Free Thinkers ?”
I said. 4
“Scrub rcad," said gthe brakeman. “dirt
road bed and no ballast; no time card and
no train dispatcher. All~ trains run Wild,
and every engineer makes his own time just
ashe pleases. Smoke if you want to, kind
of a go-as-you-plesse road. Too puny, side
tracks, and ,every switch wide open all the
'time with the switchman sound asleep and
the target'lamp dead out. Go on as you.
please and get of! when you want to. Don’t
have to show your tickets, and the conduc-
tor isn’t expected to do anything but amuse
the passengers. No, sir; I was offered
a pass. but I dont like the line, I don’t
like to travel on a road thathss no terminus.
Do you know, sir, I asked a division super-
intendent Where the road run to, and he said
he hoped to die if he knewIasjred him if
the general superintendent could tell me
and he said he didn't believe they bud any
general superintendent, and if theyghad he
didn't know any more about the road than
the passengers. I;asked him who he re—
ported to, and he said nobody. [asked the
I haz-
he said he didn't take orders from any liv—
ing man or dead ghost. And when I asked
the engineer who he got his orders from, he
said he’d run that trbin to suit himself, or
he'd run it into the ditch. Now, you see,
sir, I am a railroad man, and I don’t care
to run on a road that has no time, makes
no connections, rune nowhere and has no
superintendent. Itimay be all right but I’ve
railroadedjto long to understand it
“May be you went to the Congregational
church f" I said. .
“Popular road," said the brakeman‘ “An
old road too; one of the very oldest in this
country. Good read bed and comfortable
cars. Wellfimanaged too; directors don’t
interfere with division superintendens and
train orders. Road’s mighty popular but it
ispretty independent too.. Yes, didn’t one
of 'the division superintendents down east
discontinue one of the oldest stations on this
line two or three yearsago ? But its amighty
pleasant road to travel on. Always has such
a splendid class of passengers.
“Did you ever join the Methodist?" I in—
quired.
“Now you’re shouting." he said with some
enthusiasm. “Nice road, eh ? Fast time and
plenty of passengers. Engines carryapower '
of steam, and don’t you forget it; steam
gauge shows a hundred and enough all the
time. Lively road; when the conductor
shouts all aboard, you can hear to the next
station. Every train light shines like a head-
light. Stop over. checks are given on all
through tickets; passengers can drop 03 the
train as often as they like, do the station
two or three days and hop on the next re—
vival train that comes along. Good, wholes
souled, companionable conductors, ain’t a
road in the country where passengers feel
more at ease. No passes; every passenger
pays full trafiic rates for his ticket. Wesle—
yan-house airbrake on ' all trains, too; pret-
ty safe road, but I didn’t ride over it yester-
day.
“Perhaps you tried the Baptist ?" I guess—
ed once more. .
“Ha, ha!" said the brakeman, “she’s a
daisy, isn’t she? River road; beautiful
curves; sweep around anything to keep
close to the river, but it's all steel rails and
rock ballast, single track all theway, and
not a side track from the round house to the
terminus. It takes a heap of water to run
it though, double tanks at every station,
and there isn’t an engine in the shops that
3,, can pull a pound or run a mile with less
than two gauges. But it runs througha
lovely country; these river roads always
do; river on one side and hills 0n the other
and it’s a steady climb up grade all the way
till it run ends where the fountain head he.
gins. “Yes sir, I’ll take the river road eve-
ry time for a lovely trip; sure connections
and good time, and no prairie dust blowing
in at the Windows. And yesterday, when
the conductor came around for tickets with
a basket punch, I didn’t ask him to pass me,
but .I paid my fare like a little man—
twenty-five cents for an hours’ arun and a
little concert by the passengers thrown in.
I tell you, pilgrim, take the river road when
you _Want—
But just here the long whistle from the
engine announced a station, and the brake
man hurried to the-door, shouting: “Zions;
ville! This train makes no stOps between
'here and Indianapolisl”—Burh’nyton Hawk.
eye.
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Making Razors.
The Sheffield operatives brought over by
the Frary Cutlery company commmenced
work in the Hotchkiss shop, Bridgeport, last
Friday. Most of them are engaged in the
making of razors of which they have already
turned out a considerable number. Those
produced so far are’of a very superior qual-
ity, equal in fact to anything in the market
which indicates that the new branch of in—
dustry is to be entirely successful. Razor
making has heretofore been attempted in
this country, but never before with satisfac—
tory results. When the c‘ompany gets the
new shop full under way, it will have about
100 men employed on razors and another 100
upon scissors and the finer grade of pocket
cutlery.
conductor who he got his orders from,'an'd“ ,_
Norwalk Chronicler