Nor-walk Gazette.
Tuesday, July 13th, 1880.
Fairfield County Items.
NEW CANAAN.
A town meeting is called for the 13th inst.
to take action for providing some effective
means of extinguishing fires.
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BEDDING. 0
The pastor of the Congregational church,
Rev. W. J. Jennings, preached a patriotic
sermon on July 4th.
July 5th Brookside Park had a grand open-
ing. It is a very pleasant place for visitors.
The railroad company has been at large ex—
pense to make it pleasant, attractive and
comfortable. They have had good success.
A great crowd enjoyed its pleasant shade and
accommodations last Week Monday. In the
latter part of the afternoon the blessed rain
came and fell in copious quantitity, making
all things rejoice.
RIDGEFIED.
Nice showers Saturday‘ and Sunday have
put auend to the dry spell for a time.
Warren Hoyt, a well—known citizen, died
Sunday morning at the ripe age of eighty
years. "
An entertainment consisting of tableaux
and illustrated ballads, by children, will be
given at the Hall, Friday evening. This will
be something new and should draw a good
house. The proceeds will be devoted to
procuring new books for the library.
The boarding houses are well filled with
summer boarders. What Ridgefield needs
is a large hotel. J. HoWard King. with his
accustomed liberality, offers a site on High
Ridge. The town ought to do as well for a
hotel as for an Insane Asylum.
D. Smith Gage's house is nearly completed.
He intends to occupy it himself.
Mrs. Major Holmes and Mrs. Cashier Cur—
tis, of Norwaik, are at J. W. Rockwell’s.
DARLEN.
Charles Raymond, Esq., and Miss Sarah
R. Cook were married in West Norwalk on
Friday July 9th, Rev. Mr. Bradford ofiicia-
ted. The wedding took place at the resi-
dence of Mr. Remington. There was a
pleasant gathering of friends on the occasion
The young people took the evening train for
the White Mountains. The best wishes of
all will ever follow :them.
What has been known as the “Helping
Hand Society” among the young people of
the Congregational Church, has given place
to "The Social Improvement Society”. The
old society included only young people, this
opens its doors to all. The society will meet
on Tuesday evening, July 13th, at the par-
age. The whole congregation is invited.
The plank walk opposite Mr. Charles
Bowens, is in a dilapidated condition. It
would be for the credit as well as indeed
safety of the people of Darien to repair it.
It now represents them as greatly wanting in
public spirit.
The glorious Fourth passed off quietly,
here. A few of the people manifested their
patriotism by ,a display of fireworks in .the
evening, which broke the general monotony
of the day. The only disgraceful thing that
occurred was the drunkenness of a number
of men staggering'through the streets in—
sulting all whom they met by their obscene
language. Such conduct ought not to be
tolerated by any community. Such men
decend below the vilest of the beasts. There
can be no apology for it.
There has long been a rumor in the air,
that liquor has been as freely sold to all who
wished at the Darien Heuse, on Sundays as
on other days of the week. All good citi-
zens have hoped the rumor unfounded for
the respectability of the town. As things
now appear the matter will soon be tested.
There are rumors of other transactions and
of a character too ivile to [mention and
which if true would cause even midnight to
‘ ‘ blush. A For the credit of humanity may they
be false. .
GREENWICH.
The schooner J. K. Polk, with a cargo of
pipe for the Water Company, sunk at her
dock, Monday week .
DANBURY.
Danbury boasts of 11,810 population, an
increase of 3,056—nearly thirty-five per cent.
increase. Good for Danbury.
In returning from Inks Kenosa after dark
with a party of friends', Samuel Snifiin drove
off the bridge. Mrs. Snifiin broke an arm,
and a Miss Corning fractured her shoulder
bones, and others of the party were some-
what hurt. _
Accurate time is to be telephoned to Dan—
' bur .
Tlie Reform Association cleared $200 on
their 4th of July pic—nic. -
The school board will examine teachers,
Aug. 19. '
F. S. Wildman has been appointed a jury
commissioner. .
STAMFORD.
Five of Stamford’s young men have been
admitted at Yale as freshmen, and one at
Amherst. ,
Rippowam Lodge, I. O. 0. F., elected
Orrin Palmer as N. G.
Population about 11,500, an increase of
nearly 2,000.
The “Great American Tea Co.” store has
passed into the hands of officers. The
Advocate says:—
“We are not aware 'of the amount of
liabilities, but there seemed to be a consid-
erable basis for assets until the apparently
large stock of' tea and coffee came to be
scrutinized a little cl The tea chests
and caddies which fil the shelves, the
numerous papered up packages from one to
five pounds, that seemed as if they were put
up at leisure moments in order to save time
in business hours—were found tocontain
nothing but sawdust! Some of the larger
packages which had a square opening on
top, apparently displaying the sample of tea ,
within, were found to have a cigar box
filled with tea, neatly inserted under the
orifice, and all the rest of the chests packed
with sawdust.”
Miss Estelle Bottsford is going to Europe
to study music.
Arthur Lockwood has returned from
California where he has been living for four
ears.
y Officers of the Lighthouse Board were in
town last week to locate the proposed new
lighthouse.
West Point Cadet Stottlar was tendered a
reception at the Academy of Music.
A five ton sail boat, thirty feet in length,
arrived at Stamford, Thursday, from Galves—
ton, Texas, in charge of Fred. Hall, a Stam—.
ford bo . The voyage occupied forty—two
. days. all's crew was two men only, and
many times they thought they never should
see land again.
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A Zulu youth cannot marry a girl until
he has whipped all her brothers and 'ven
her father afall, if demanded, in addition.
This makes a courtship more exciting than
chocolate caramels and gumdrOps; but the
Zulu maiden who has four brothers weigh—
ing 180 pounds each, and measuring fifty
inchesaround the waist, generally dies an
old maid, while the girl whose brothers are
weak and sickly, and whose father is sleep-
ing beneath the dafsres, is overrun with pro-
posals. It is a queer custom, and if it was
‘ only in vogue in this country a girl who is
an only child and a half orphan on her fath-
er's side would be at a premium.
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“No, parson, I probly never git courage
to jine de church. When a poor darkey’s
spiritual ’viser takes him down in the rrber
and says, ‘I now capsize thee,‘ and den ducks
him under, it's time dat darkey looks after
hisself. You don’t play none ob dem games
on me, old man." ‘-
"I have entirely reformed-from my pen-
chant for chickens," remarked the weasel as
he re-appeared at the hen-roost. Neverthe-
less all the poultry flew up to the highest
perches and remarked that Garfield and
Arthur were good enough guardians for
them—Burlington Hamkeye. ,
“ t cious 1” she ejaculated, as he
hurggflly filigrobed and tumbled into bed.
"What have you been drinking or who _?
What is the matter with your breath?” _ H 1.
quorlsh.” he respénded, and then he winked
at himself in the dark and breathed thin till
heégot to sleep.-Broolclyn Eagle.
At Fiji, the governor has issued a procla—
matibn forbidding the sale of mtoxrcating
liquors to the natives of the Friendly Islands,
the Navigators and Rotumah, regulating the
sale of arms and ammunition at Samoa, and
prohibiting the sale of dynamite to the 1.11"
lives of Polynesia generally. - , -
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WESTPORT.
Among the humors of our informal cele-
bration of the glorious—5th, may bemen—
tioned the plan adopted by a certain youlis
man to make sure of being awakened early
in the morning. He wisely resolved to have
his sleep and tied a string to his great toe on
retiring. This string he passed out of the
front window of his fathers house making
the end fast to the front fence. When the
hour for the “calithumpion” band to demon-
strate arrived, this string was pulled by
arrangement but the window sash had been
too firmly set against the string, which broke
at the first onset. Sundry stones and sticks
hurled at the window and patriotic(?) shouts
had the effect to rouse the lad, and long
before the crowing of the first cock he was
abroad playing his part, which had less of
harmony of sounds than it had of the ele-
ments for favorable musical criticism. The
other members of the band were sleepy all
day, while the wise boy was in good condi-
tion not only to enjoy himself, but to dispel
any suspicions as to his nights movements
his parents might have had. Many of the
fireworks saved over from the 5th on account
of rain, were displayed Saturday evening.
Wood's old factory in the hands of enter-
prising men has been repaired and enlarged
for the manufacture of carpet bags. A
splendid water power will aid the new firm
in their well paying work.
A building on Mr. T. B. Wakeman‘s
premises used as a cart and carriage house,
was set on fire and destroyed Monday 5th
by a match which a farm hand had used to
'light his pipe and carelessly thrown among
the straw lying on the floor. Damage
trifling.
The onion fields at the Farms feel the good
effects of rain but will not yield an average
crop as the rain came too late. The struggle
going on between bugs and paris green for
the mastery, is likely to result in favor of
the bugs. Two fields of corn, one planted
by Mr. Jessie Bradley in land ploughed for
the first time in half a century, the other
planted by Mr. Horace Staples on swamp
land reclaimed at great expense; attract the
public by a most remarkable growth consid—
ering the drouth. The Wakeman’s product
of green peas beats'the world.
Monday the 5th. Vigilant Engine threw
water through 500 feet of hose is distance of
130 feet. This for a hand machine is a credit
to the boys who justly feel they are equal to
any emergency. Representatives of the
Danbury Fire Department witnessed the
trial.
August 1st should have been substituted
for July 1st, in last week’s item concerning
the law regulating the taking of oysters from
our river.
Capt. Charles Fairchild of the yacht Ibis,
has a son, and at this time he is naturally
looking out for squalls.
Westport is full of New York city board-
ers, who, now that they know how pleasant
our tree shades are with the thermometer at
90 degrees, will another year, as we all hope,
favor us again. .
Messrs. E. S. Wheeler, J essee Bradley and
Capt. Francis Sherwood have done more
than any other men to beautify Saugatuck by
setting out shade trees.
Mr. William L. Coley has enlarged and
beautifled his dwelling which is now equal
to any of its near neighbors.
Mrs. A. S. Hurlbutt and daughter are at
Saratoga. Quite a number of our citizens
contemplate going there by the Housatonic
route.
Efoeprcsentative John W. Hurlbutt says
his party will make one hundred new demo-
cratic voters in this town this fall, and that
fact is a good indication that Hancock will
be elected by an L. M——-— large majority.
N. Gi—no good, as the “other feller” will
lead from the start, outside of Westport, and
in the State and nation win the race.
The poet says, “No happier let us hope to
find to—morrow than to-day," but then he
had, probably, no knowledge, as we have of
the raspberry after the departed strawberry,
in a shortcake.
After Saturdays and Sunday’s rains, there
was terrible snapping and cracking in every
potato patch in town. .
The M. E. church has placed a new organ
in the chancel end of their edifice and a.
pretty good choir feel grateful, and are
encouraged in their voluntary work.
It is now understood that we are really to
lose the American Spool Company which is
to be removed shortly to Willimantic.
The cutlery firm reported to have been
negotiating for the Kelly Mill property have
decided to locate elsewhere.
Mr. Burham from the veranda of his
house on Compo hill, takesin the finest
sea views and the coolest breezes in town.
No Saratoga’s, Newports or Long Branches
can change for the better his condition.
Mr. W. R. McCready admitting his neigh-
bors good fortune,‘ pleasantly disputes a
portion of the charm, and contents himself
with the products of a two ac‘re vegetable
garden, and the butter from imported Jersey
cows. Pam.)
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’ WEST STRATFORD.
The Stratford mosquito is very festive
these days. The Westport correspondent of
the Bridgeport Standard says the mosquitoes
are thicker there than they are in Stratford.
We deny that statement.
The recent showers of rain have had a
very beneficial effect upon this place, not
only to vegetation, but to the health of the
community as well.
“Gaylord” in his last communication, said
that people in this vicinity had been praying
for rain,and we were going to have it despite
the predictions of scientists. His words
have been verified. “The effectual, fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
And, by the way, we have made the ac-
quaintance of “Gaylord.” We hope to know
him better ere long, and to be able to profit
by his teachings ; such men are too few.
It was our privilege to spend the Sabbath
in Norwalk, and we cannot help saying that
every time we visit that place it seems to us
brighter and better than ever. In the even—
ing we listened to a very interesting discourse
by the Rev. Mr. Haulenbeck at the East
Avenue M. E. Church; his theme was
“Homeland.”
We have often thought it would be a good
idea if the Consolidated road would pass a rule
excluding loafers from their depots, and then
see that the rule was enforced; the above
remarks apply to depot at South Norwalk as
well as other places, where persons who pre—
tend to be human beings. can find no better
business than to walk back and forth through
the ladies room, staring insultingly at every
lady who happens to be alone. it is time that
such brutes were taught better manners,
even if the teaching was accomplished by
just enough of violence to make it effective,
and the article which appeared in the South
Norwalk Sentinel, a short time ago,concern-
ing such characters and the punishment that
ought to be meted out to them. Well, we
say “Amen" to it. W.
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Dr. George C. Lorimer .'of Chicago, while
pastor in a southern state, was called upon
to perform a marriage ceremony in a poor
white settlement. After the knot was tied
the mother of the bride placed before the
guests refreshments in the form of rye whisky
r. Lorimermy Virtue of his office as a chris-
tian minister, remonstrated with her for
thus starting in life the new couple! The
mother, a large woman, about a foot taller
than the doctor, placing her arms akimbo
and looking him straight in the eyes, said :
"Look a-ycre, Mr. Preacher, yer kim yere to
marry this yere couple, yo‘vc married this
yere couple, now git."
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Scribes tell of a Washington house in which
the hostess is so elegant and attractive and
the rare curiosities so numerous that nobody
who attends receptions can ever be induced
to waste time on luncheon, so that one iced
cake does duty for a whole season and is un-
cut when Lent puts an end to social festivities.
at Montauk has turned the attention of New
Yorkers to Long Island in general. There
are thousands of acres of desert land there
that could be redeemed with proper applica—
tion of; inanures and‘inade very. valuable.
As ofisetling this a good republican exclaims'
The purchase of about 12,000 acres of land-
Williams College.
Williamstown, beautiful for situation, sc-
rene within its mountain fortresses,was never
-lovelier than last week, the commencement
week of its venerable institution of learning.
Recent rains had given peculiar freshness to
the scenery, cleared the air of dust and re-
lieved it of excessive heat. The sunny
slopes of the grand old hills and the sweep
of the verdant valleys, seen through the
crystal atmosphere, presented a most attrac-
tive picture. Those wholooked at it for the
first time were greatly impressed. One who
has traveled through Europe and witnemed
the far—famed wonders of that land, has
declared that in upper Berkshire its 'choicest
views are surpassed. And this year every
condition for the display of the beauty and
grandeur of this region was fulfilled.
Sunday, the 4th. was the first day of
commencement. In the morning, Dr. Clark,
Secretary of the American Board, gave an
address upon the “Historical Position of
Christianity.” From what had been accom-
plished within the last thirty years, be de-
monstrated the possibility. within the next
half century, of placing the Bible in the
hands of every person on earth. In the af-
ternoon Pres. Chadbourne preached the Bac-
calaureate sermon from Eccles. XI, 4. 'It
was a characteristic discourse, urging devo—
tion to duty in the face of accidental hind-
rances. ‘ At half past four a missionary
prayer meeting was held about the monu-
ment that marks the site of the famous
haystack. It was an occasion of great in—
terest, the glory of nature, the power of
sacred associations and the tender influence
of the Divine Spirit uniting to impress the
heart. The alumni prayer meeting in the
evening completed this most interesting day.
On Monday evening Dr. McCosh, of Prince.
ton College, spoke to the students upon
“Truth” and the method of ascertaining
it. He is an elderly gentleman, with a few
snowy locks lingering upon his well—devel-
oped head, and a face of refined and saintly
expression. His address was admirable,
although on account of his Scotch accent
many words were lost upon the audience.
Tuesday was alumni day. A large number
of graduates gathered in the chapel and held
a meeting of great interest. Hon. James‘.
Garfield,nominatcd for the position one year
ago, was declared elected to the ofiice of
Trustee. The result was announced amid
great enthusiasm. David Dudley Field de—
clared that he could not vote for Mr. Gar-
fielfis President of the United States, but
would gladly vote for him as Trustee, as he
highly esteemed him for his great ability and
worth. It being stated that the burial place
near Lake George of Colonel Ephraim
Williams, the founder of the college, was
overgrown with'bushes and various “vege-
table abominations,” Mr.Field volunteered to
meet the expense of placing the locality in a
suitable condition, and a committee was ap-
pointed to attend to the work. The Trus—
tees and Board of Visitors reported that the
college had had a prosperous year and was
in an exceptionally fine condition. It was
argued with great force by some of the
Alumni, that if the institution were still to
be the mother of Presidents, it must, so far
as possible, encourage such simplicity in the
style of living and economy in the matter of
expense, as shall make it attractive to young
men who are forced to work their own way
to an education. In this connection the
methods of the secret societies were severely
commented upon. Class day exercises
passed off with rather more than the usual
interest. The boys after smoking the pipe
of peace upon the campus, favored the
audience with college songs. Among them
was one of more than local interest, viz :
“Hurrah. hurrah, we’ll vote for General G.,
Hurrah, hurrah, a Williams man was he.
So we‘ll sing the chorus ’tili the day of
victory,
When we’ll all cast our votes for General
_ Garfield."
Commencement proper was honored with
the presence of His Excellency, Hon. John
D. Long,Governor of Mass. The saiutatcrian
addressed him in a complimentary Latin
speech,a tongue with which he is,familiar,as
he has translated'very creditably the [Eneid
of Virgil. After the graduating class had
had its say, the Governor spoke briefly and
appropriately to the audience assembled.
The Alumni dined together at Goodrich
Hall. Its walls bor‘e traces of the ratifica-
tion meeting held there shortly after Gar-
field’s nomination. Among other mottoes
we‘read the following: “The boy that never
flunked." “One of us.” “ ’Rah for General
G." “A representative of principles not of
politicians." “James Abram 'Garfield, ’56.”
It is a singular fact that the graduating class
contains but one Democrat. The President’s
reception, a brilliant affair, rendered more
so by the presence of the Governor and his
staff, ended 'the attractions of the week.
The chief sensation of this commencement
was the announcement of the resignation of
Pres. Chadbourne, to take effect next year.
various reasons are given for his taking this
step—as failing health, business engagements,
&c. His departure will be a. great loss to
the college, as he combines rare qualifications
for the position he has held. His, executive
ability is remarkable. It is no secret .that
many of his friends hope to see him a mem—
ber of President Garfield’s Cabinet. He is
“a man of affairs,” competent to manage
extensive and important interests. Who
shall succeed him at Williams is the great
conundrum. Dr. Robert Russell Booth, of
New York, welloknown in this vicinity, is
among those “mentioned," as is Dr. John
Bascom, President of the University of
Wisconsin, and Edward H. Griffin,professor
of Latin at Williams. A good man is needed
to stand as a successor of Griffin and Hop—
kins and Chadbournc. Doubtlcss such a one
will appear, and prosperity will still abide
with the favored college among the hills.
‘- GAYLORD.
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It is said that the parasols at Saratoga as—
tonish the oldest inhabitant, and even scare
the cows. .
Ireland spent $7,560,000 less for drink last
year than in 1878. The famine has had some
effect after all, not entirely bad.
A negro at Nashville, Ind., died last week
aged 100 years. He had been married four
times and left thirty-two children.
All things are not ordered for the best.
Whisky is often ordered when it is seltzer
water that is needed—.Pkt‘ladelphz'a Chroni—
ck.
Philadelphia is the city of homes,and most
of its homes are pretty comfortable ones,too.
As going to show this it may be stated that
of the 150,000 dwelling houses in the city
60,000 are provrded with bath tube.
General Hancock has a twin brother living
in Minnesota. When the two were young it
is said they looked so much alike that one
could not be told from the other. The New
Orleans Picayune fears that some opposition
paper will come out with the startling state
ment that the boys were mixed in the cradle,
and that the presidential nominee is his
brother, and not Winfield at all.
When General Garfield was a driver on the
Ohio canal his employer never saw him mad,
and never caught him in a lie. He also dif-
fered from other canal boys in being atten—
tiue to his business and reading whenever he
could get time. His service on the canal
lasted about three months, after which he
went to live with a Doctor Robinson, and
commenced going to school.
Ex—Senator Barnum was asked whether
Mr. Tilden was out of the race. “I do not
so understand it,” was the reply, “and if his
name is not to be presented to the conven-
tion, the fact has not been communicated to
me." Mr. Barnum seemed in poor spirits,
and the whole tenor of his action indicated
that he considered Mr. Tilden‘s letter a
shrewd move to strengthen the Tilden cause;
—Spect'al to Boston Traveler.
The sober afterthought has come already
to one of Hancock’s most effusive shouters.
It is Alex McClure of the independent Phila-
delphia Times. who thought at the close of
the Cincinnati convention that the demo-
,cratic nominee might possibly carry his own
state. He now says: "It is votes and not
cheers that count, and prudent partisans will
wait awhile before conceding Pennsylvania
to the democrats. , '
We have rarely seen a‘ more touching inci-
denhthan this told by a New Haven paper.
A Widow's child received a reward of merit
in school and ran eagerly home to her
mother, saying, as she entered her ,humble
dwelling, “I held it up so the sky all the way
home, mamma, so that papa might see what
lagood girl 1 am."
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NEW Yonx, July 10, 1880.
Mussns Enr’rons :—-No doubt many of
your numerous patrons desire to know,
where they can find a place of rest, and
pleasure, and at a moderate cost. » I have the
answer. Such a spot is to be found among
,the southern and westerly peaks of the Cats—
kill Mountains. I speak with a positivcness
because I have as a matter of business visit—
ed very many of the watering places, and
summer resorts in the Mountains and by the
sea; but for scenery and life giving water
and pure air, I think this location surpasess
all; not that other places have no points of
excellence, for thep have, and some one or
more indispensable qualities for invalids such
as Medicinal Springs, &c. I speak of this
position of the Catskills, as a place for rest
and pleasure. It is easy of access, and the
whole route from, the time one leaves New
York City until the western terminus of the
Ulster and Delaware Railroad is reached, is
amid scenes of great beauty and grandeur.
The excursionist can 'takc the steamer at
4 p. in. at foot of Harrison street and con—-
ncct with the train at 3 next morning at
Rondout, or take H. II. R. R. to Rhincbeck
and connect at Rondout by Ferry Boat.
With two locomotives the train starts for
the Mountains, up a grade of about 170 feet
to the mile, till the plain is reached on which
the city of Kingston is built, a half hour
more and you leave the outside world and
plunge into the midst of scenes of matchless
beauty. The Esopus Creek which has been
grading, if not before Adam was a boy, has
made it possible for modern engineers to find
a path for the iron horse, and barely so. We
follow the bed of this beautiful stream for
some twenty miles, when we reach alittlc
village nestled down among the mountains,
(for it is surrounded by mountains,) this is
Phenecia, and a place of some note. Here
in the sight of the'depot and not more than
6 minutes walk on an elevated platform
stands the Trempcr House, of sufficient size
to accommodate two hundred and seventy—
fivc guests. It was opened for the first time
in June, [879. This house is in every re-
spect first-class, both in structure and ap-
pointments; one day spent there satisfies
one that money has been spent lavishly : to
make a pleasant and healthful home for the
tourist or the weary. The water is pure and
soft, and the air is as fresh and pure, seem—
ingly as the breezes of Paradise. But
though it isa good, perhaps the best house
for rest, yet there is the “Giegou” House
ten miles further on, at Pine Hill, which no
doubt is well kept and a place of comfort.
In sight of this house is the Horse shoe, by
which the train reaches the summit at an
altitude of 1886 feet above tide water ; every
farm house and but, by their surroundings
seemed an enchanted spot. From this
hight down to the valley of the head waters
of the Delaware River, the engines have to
settle well back in the breaching to take the
train safely down. Stamford is a most beau-
tiful village at the end of the road. I think
that, from this place can be seen the most
picturesque scenery of all. I will quote
from Dr. Lyman Abbott’s report of the ex-
cursion of the New' York and Brooklyn as-
sociation of Congregational Ministers “ and
one view looking far off down the Delaware
River, so sugggtivc of that from the De—
lectable Mountains that we instinctively
looked up into the Heavens to see the Dome
of the beautiful Palace.” S. M. MAIN.
Tho Immoderate Use of Tea.
W. J: Morton, in an article on “Tea” in
the Journal of Nervous and Mental Dr's-
eose, arrives at the following general conclu—
sions: '
1. With tea, as with any potent drug,there
is a proper and improper dose. -
2. In moderation, tea is a mental and
bodily stimulant of a most agreeable nature.
It produces contentment of mind, allays
hunger and bodily wearincss, and increases
the incentive and the capacity for work.
3. Taken immoderately, it lead; to a very
serious group of sym toms, such as headache
frtigo, heat and fins 'ngs of body, ringing
in the ears, mental dullness and confusion,
tremulousness, “nervousness,” sleeplessness,
apprehension of evil, exhaustion of mind
and body, with disinclination to mental and
physical exertion, increased and irregular ac-
,tion of the heart, increased respiration. .
Each‘of the above symptoms is produced by
tea taken in immoderate quantities, irre-
spective of dyspepsia, or hypochondria, or
hypermmia. The prolonged use of tea pro—
duces, additionally, symptoms of these three
latter diseases. In short, .in immoderate doses
tea has a most injurious effect upon the
nervous system.
5. Immoderate tea drinking,continued for a
considerable time; with great certainty pro-
duces dyspepsia.
5. The immediate mental symptoms pro—
duces by tea are not to be attributed to dys-
pepeia.
In the abyve experiment upon myself, the
whole group of symptons was produced,with
no sign of digestive trouble superadded.
6. Tea retards the “waste” or retrograde
metamorphosis of tissue, and thereby dimin-
ishes the demand for food.
7. Many of the symptoms of immoderate
tea drinking are such as may occur with—
out suspicion of tea being their cause ; and
we find many people taking tea to relief;
the very symptoms which its abuse is pro-
ducing.
O
A New Hearing Machine.
Professor J. W. Graydon, of this city, has
for some time been experimenting with a
new invention called the audiplione, which
is intended to supplant the old car trumpet
for use by the deaf. There has been an au—
diphonc invented in Chicago, but Professor
Graydon claims that this instrument is a
great improvement upon that. The audi-
phone, as constructed by Professor Graydon,
consists of a small electro-microphonc, to the
centre of the diaphragm of which is attached
a cord, which may be of any lentli,.and.to
the other end of which cord is attached a
small piece of wood. The manner of work.
ing the instrument is very simple and can be
briefly described as follows :—Thc deaf
person takes a firm hold of thepiece of wood
between his upper and lower teeth, and the
party desiring to converse with the deaf man
talks through the clectro-microphone attach -
ment at the other end of the cord, holding
the cord taut. The theory advanced is that
the sound is conveyed through the nerves of
the teeth and the bones of the face to the
auditory nerve, which, owing to some defec-
tion of the ear, caused by disease, is not ap-
proachable through the usual channel, thence
to the brain. The instrument will bnly work,
however, when deafness has been caused by
disease. In case paralysis of the auditory
nerve it is useless. Some very interesting
tests of the audiphone were made at the
Deaf and Dumb Department attached to
the Third Intermediate School yesterday
morning.
Among others was one of a bright looking
colored girl, who was entirely deaf. The
Professor talked to her at a distance of about
twenty-five feet through the instrument, and
she repeated after him everything which he
said. Another was a little girl who had
been deaf and dumb from birth. Using the
mute alphabet she informed the teacher in
charge that she could hear one statement of
the Professor was made in a louder tone of
voice than another, but that she could not
understand what he said, never having been
able to hear such sounds before. In some
other cases, however, the pupils upon whom
the instrument was tried said in their mute
language that they were unable to distinguish
any sound whatever. It is fair to presume
that the instrument will; as give the tele—
phone and microphone, be gr 1y improved
and that at no distant day it will be a great
service to those afflicted by deafness—Gin.
Gazette. ,
It is claimed by some medical men that
smoking weakens the eye sight. Maybe it
does, but just see how it strengthens the
breath—Burlington Hawkeye.
“Married people who go into court to set—
tle family disputes cover themselves with the
blackest dirt," says a Connecticut writer. Do
you refer to the divorce soot.
The membership of the Rev. Dr. Macrae’s
church, at Dundee, Scotland, now amounts
to 1,200 persons. This shows some sym—
pathy with his protest against endless pun-
ishment. 7 .
The Boston Journal pertinently remarks :
“It may be highly impropcr'and may be re-
garded as an evidence of a purpose to keep
alive the animosities of the into war, never-
theless we beg leave to remark that so long
as there is an err-Union soldier who is quali-
lied for and will accept the position, we are
not in favor of the appointment of an ex-
Confederate soldier to be paymastci: in the
United States Army.”
Girls, Do You Hear This ?
Many good men are crying, “Can’t afford
t) marry!” Why? “Expenses of support-
ing a wife.” ‘Why support a wife? Might
not wives be made self-supporting, or partly
so? Isn’t there something wrong in this sys-
tem which makes matrimony dependent on a
man’s ability to pay all his wife‘s expenses ?
Is it not filling the land with old maids ? IIas
it not done so for last half century? Who
in most? What race? The people who
cafe nothing for keeping up style. The for-
eign—born. whose women turn to tend the
shop, cultivated American is not a. marrying
man. He likes the goods an exhibition, but
they arc. too costly for his every day wear.
Hence, off they remain on the counter
until shop worn. This is a crying evil ' Our
best men are not marrying. Because so
many of our girls are saying “You must take
me for better, for worse, to feed me,to clothe
me, to house me, to warm me, to keep me
clad in the fashion, to give me a house pro~
portionatc to my style, to keep me in pin
money; and I will condescend to live with
you, and take your money, and do nothing
to earn more, and to lapuent, if things go
wrong thatI didn’t marry better, and you‘
must regard it as a great favor on my part.”
The man wants you pretty badly, but it’s too
heavy a contract. Things must be re-arrang—
ed so that you can carry more of your end of
the log—Graphic.
“-4....-
chdcd Love—«A True Incident.
“Make the bed easy, Mr. B.,” said old
Uncle Abe to the undertaker who was pre-
paring the cofiin for his aged wife. “Make
the bed soft and easy, for her old bones are
tender and soft, and a hard bed will hurt
them.” He forgot for a moment—that old
gray—haired man—that she was dead, that
the old bones had done aching forcvcr.Sixty-
four years had she walked by his side a
true and loving wife. ». Sixty-four years!
Just think of it in this age of divorce.
Sixty—four years had they dwelt underthc
same sorrows of life; together mourned
over the cofiin of their first-born; together
rejoiced in the prosperity of their’sons and
daughters, and now she‘ has left him alone.
No wonder he forgot. Her loving hands
had so long cared for him, for he had been
the feeblcr of the two. “Until death do us
part,”said the marriage service that had
united them so many years ago. Death had
parted them, but the love still survived.
Tenderly had he cared for her all these years
and now tenderly hed id watch the making of
the last bed of his still loveo wife. He had
bravely breasted the storm of life with her
by his side, but now that she_ was gone he
could not live, and in a few days they. laid
him by her sidc.—-N. 0. Picayune.
<0
The Nail hit Square on the Head.‘
Alderman Stewart, in the Brooklyn Board
of Aldermen, told the [story of a one-armed
soldier who was asked whether he would
support Hancock, anll made this reply:
“There have been two Generals nominated;
one is backed by the Solid South and the
other by the loyal North. I will support the
latter.” That is the one issue of this con-
test, simply and decisively put—and the one-
armed soldier represents a majority of the
voters of the country.
0»
The majority of the readers of the Sun
want to marry their deceased wife’s sister.
Tilden, Garcelon and Townslicnd,the three
trick mules. This is used in a pickwickian
I
, sense.
“A man who will leave a theater between
the acts is a. loafer, and he gives all present
to understand that he is a loafer," says a
New York critic.
The trustees of the Rev. J. H. Hartley’s
church, in Cincinnati, have asked him to re-
sign, on account of his habit of borrowing
money and never paying.
Colonel “ Bob ” Ingersoll has met his
match in Canada. He was challenged to a
discussion by a clergyman named Bray, and
promptly declined. The name frightened
him.
One glass of plain soda water costs one~
tenth of a cent, first price. Now we can
understand why it is that a druggist’s clerk
can use the most expensive kind of hair oil
and wear a very small cane—Now Haven
Register.
"What aroyon doing out there, my daugh-
ter, in the night dew?” said the kindly old
gentleman on the piazza. “Practicing fenc-
iny," was the sweet reply as she leaned over
the pickets till her face was dreadfully close
to William’s—Syracuse Times.
“What’s in a name P" Ali, William, you
didn’t know everything, that’s certain. Salt
can be bought for a few cents a quart. but
call it chloride of sodium and the apotheca-
ry will mulct you to the tune of half a dollar
for one poor scruple.—Boston Transcript.
A California boy stood an umbrella in a
public doorway during a religious meeting.
To this umbrella was attached a strong cord,
an end of which the boy held in his hand.
Eleven different people are said to have car-
ried the umbrella to the length of the string.
“What,” the young man asked the young
woman who was waiting for him to ask for
his hat,” what do I put you in mind of?” “A
French clock,” she said, softly. And pretty
soon he rose and' went on his way. The
next morning he called upon an eminent horo-
logist and asked him what was the distinguish-
in g trait of a French clock. The horologist
said, “Why, it never goes.” And the young
man was sorely cast down, and he grieved,
and told no man of his hark—Burlington
Hawkcye.
impurities or THE-[Ell
Within Three Inches of one mp Joint.
Operations performed by Dr. Kennedy,
of Handout, N. In, Proprietor of
“ Favorite Remedy."
Mr. Abram Elsworth, a. wealthy merchant
of Port Ewen, Ulster. 00., N. Y., had suflered
for more than twenty-five years with a. disease
involving nearly the whole of the thigh bone,
and the sufiering man was given up by all
the physicians who had attended him, who
said there was no help, he must die. Finally
Dr. Kennedy, proprietor of “ Favorite Reme-
dy," was consulted, who decided that ampu-
tation would save the patient. Dr. Kennedy
performed the operation, and then gave “Fa-
vorite Remedy ” to purify the blood, and thus
prevent the return of the disease,——and Mr.
Elsworth remains to this day, in the bloom of
health. O .
Are you suffering from any disorder of the
Blood, Kidneys, Liver, or Constipation of the
Bowels? Then use Dr. Kennedy’s “ Favorite
” .
Remedy.
For all the ills peculiar to Females, old or
young, Dr. Kennedy’s “Favorite-Remedy"
has, and will prove, a perfect blessing. .
Your druggist has it; if not, send price of
a bottle (one dollar) to the Proprietor, Dr.
David Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y. (4)
Testimonials are received bvcry (11‘in DY “10
Proprietors of SIMMONS LIVER REG LATOR.
rom persons or education and prominence from
all parts of the country attesting to thewonder-
ful curative properties of this great medicine. No
otherprenaration but the Regulatorhas ever been
discovered that would effectually cure Dyspepsia
and its kindred evils, and restore the patient to a
perfectly healthy condition ol'body and mind. The
rapidly increasing demand for this medicine and
our large sales in consequence, is indeed sullieient
evrdencc iii itseil of its great popularity,
- IT HAS ..
Perfectly N0 EQUAL, Harmless.
It can be used any time without fear by the most
delicate persons. No matter what the ailingamd
ma be given to children with perfect safety, as
no ad results follows its use. doing no possible
injury. As a mild Tonic, gently Laxative and
harm css Invigorant it isinllnitely superior to any
known remedy for
LIALARXOUS FEVERS, Bowr-m COMPLAINTS.
J A UNDICE, CoLlc, Ras'rwssnuss,
Maura r. DEPRESSlON. Srcrr HEADACHE.
CONSI‘II‘A'I‘ION. Nausea . BluiuUsnnSs,
DYSPEPSIA kc.
Read the following names 01 persons well and
widely known. who testify to the valuable pro-
pcrties of SIMMONS LIVER Rncunaron on MED-
rerun.
Hon. Alex. H..Stephens; John W. Beckwitii,
Bishop of iGeorgia: Gen. John B. GordonhU. S.
Senator: Hon. John Gill Shorter; Rt. Rey. Bishop
Pierce, J. Edgar Thompson; Hon. B. mil: lion.
John C. Brec 'inridgc : Prof. David Wills; D. 1).;
Hiram Warrcr,0hief J usticc of Ga.; Lewrs Wun-
dcr, Assist. P. M. Phila., and many others from
whom we have letters commentin » upon this
medicine as a. most valuable houselio d remedy.
PURELY VEGETABLE.
Its low price places it within the reach of all be
they rich or poor. If you are sufforingnnd cannot
find relief. procure at once from your Druggist a.
bottle of Regulator. Give it :1 good fair trial and
it will not only allow] rcliel‘,but permanently cure
;you. It is without a. Single exception .
Tile Chea est. Puresfamd Best Family Medicine
2, in the l arid I Original and Genuine.
. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J .11. ZEILIN & 00.,
PHILADELPHIA.
l Price, 1.00 Sold, by all Maggi-ts.
/ ‘QE
» ,___.,v.
——AT——l .
OBBeslidge’s
35 and 37 Main Street,
Is the place to find the Largest As-
sortment of all kinds of
Staple do Fancy ,
[illlt'llllllli
Including
Flour,
Grain,
and Feed,
Teas,
Coffees and
Molasses,
Butter, " I ’
Cheese, ,
and Pork,
. Canned Goods
OF ALL KINDS.
All Varieties of
Fresh Vegetables
In their season, &c.,‘ &c.
Goods delivered to all parts of
the town.
Prices the Very Lowest.
W.H.Sllll 8d}.
Nos,.15 and 17 Water Street,
Arc Agents for and have on hand
The Celebrated Oliver Steel
Plows, La. Dow’s Culti-
vators, Reversible
Steel T o o t h
Cultiva-
tors,
ZgD Iron & Wood Beam Plows,
1 8, 18s,, 19 Horse Plows,
20 and 21 Plows,
Conical Plows
BEST- FERTILIZERS.
Russell Coc’s Biosphate, Stock-
bridge Manures, Stoekbridgc
Top Dressing for Lawns,
,Lister’s Bone and
Phosphate.
We have also for sale at Wholesale and Retail,nn
immense Stock of
CUTLERY
the Best and War-ranted.
Garden Implements,
MANUFA CTURERS’SUPPLIES,
B E In '1' I N G- s
Rubber and all kinds of Packing,
Machinery and Linseed (ills.
Genuine English B. B. Lead,
French & American Zinc,
Jewett’s and Atlantic Lead,
Raynold, Devoe’s & Masury’s
Colors,
Mnsury’s R. R..Paint,
Wadsworth, Martinez & Long-
man’s Prepared Paints, .
which is warranted
. to suit.
Parrott & Valentine’s Varnish.
GLASS, FRENCH & AMERICAN.
DOORS, SASH AND
BLINDS,
Of all sizes on hand.
given on same.
Ellllllil Willi] WINK.
Such as Rims, Hubs and Spokes,
Sai‘vin, Warner, (lids, and
Wood Hub Wheels,
Springs and Axles,
Common & Half
Patent.
IRON AND STEEL.
Hfll‘iBSllllBll all lla'ls.
Come and see us. No trouble to
show Goods, and a share of patron-
Estimates
kage solicited,
Builders’ Hardware .
The American .. Palace Organs,
AT THE STORE, NO.
42 WALL STREET,
Next door- East of the Norwailr Savings Bank.
Every Organ warranted. for Six Years.
These Organs comprise all the
different: styles, sizes and prices, and are now on exhibition and for sale,
at the above named Store.
For further particulars enquire of
LOUIS POTTER, in the Clothing Store, next door.
VAN Hoosslaa AMBLER
nnounée a. Full Stock of everything in their lin
Novelties of every kind, to suit the most critical.
Handsome Dress Good
3, direct from vthe HuB
Offerings of Bargains daily, to create a Dry Goods booM
Our Motto :——-“The Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.”
Settled determination to carry this motto into effect, &
Extraordinary inducements offered to the Cash Buye
Ag’ts for the Glenham Ingrain
Carpets made by A. T. Stew A
Rt & Co. Without exception the Heaviest Carpet mad
&
a. new line just received, with Oil Cloths and Matting
A large assortment of Black Silks’& Cashmeres at prices to
ake the closest buyers happy. Don’t forget our Motto.
But call and satisfy yourselves that it is the trut
Lots of Jobs in each department for men, women & childreN
Every one should try
the Kid Glove known as Donna. Mari A
RELBMA & RAESOOH NA‘V
—
China, STO VES,
Crockery, ” THE RANGES,
Glass, HEATERS.
_ BEST PLACE
To
~ IBUY
ill ll ', Wa ‘
AND
AND life than grammes,
House Furnishing Goods,
ALI.-
/
. Amman
LOWEST PRICES,
_ 15 AT .
Wooden Ware ' > . Brooms,
c , ' ' 1 ’ Chums,
_ .___ E. liulwuuis, L
—
NEW YORK and Dissolution.
. NEW ENGLAND
R. R. (10., _
6 Per Cent.
FIRST MORTGAGE
BONDS
s
Due in 1905. Interest Jan. and July.
' Can be registered.
Capital stock,$20,000,000
Bonded Debt, . 7,000,000
First mortgage bonds of prominent New Eng-
land railroads arc very scarccmnd as this loan
will not the investor nearly six or ccnt..it is cer-
tain to maintain its price, and c rapidly taken
for investment.
Connecticut Laws Exempt; These
Bonds from Taxation.
We can recommend this loan as being among
the safest offered in the market.
GEO. WM: BAllOU 8b 00.,
New York and Boston.
CHAS. A. SWEET 8!. fill,2
. Boston . n27
CIVIL ENGINEERING
AND
:55 U E V E Y I N G-
Promptly done on reasonable terms by
ARTHUR L. BE'I‘TS, 0. 11.,
Orders received at Allen Betts’lvlills, or house
on Newtown Avc., P. 0. Box 81, horwnlk, Lt.
FRANK Burundi.
Dealer in
PIANUS all CABINET BEGINS,
Silver Mine. Conn.
Ag’t for DECKER. BROS’ celebrated Pianos.
And Organs of the best makers. Orders left at
Spencer’s Jewelry Store will receiveprompt ai-
cntion. bm-22
Boyd’s Batteries!
50 Cents Eagh.
HOWARD S. BETTS.;
THE (:0 partnership heretofore existing between
. the undersigned under the firm name of
BENN ET'I‘. NASH .t', STREET. is this day dis-
solved by mutual consent. All persons having ac-
counts with said firm will see the necessity of call-
ing and settling the some immediately. The bus-
iness will be continued by the senior partner, J. l".
BENNETT, at the old stand, Main Street, on a
strictly CASiI Basis, A full and complete assort-
ment of‘cvervthing in line of Dry Goods. &c., will
be found as usual, and at prices that will be favor-
able to Cash Buyers.
The old firm would return their sincere thanks
to the public for the many years patronage be-
stbwci upon them and respectfully ask for a con-
tinuance of the same to their successor.
JOHN F. BENNETT,
DANIEL C. NASH.
E DWA it D ST BEET.
NORWALK MILLS
Remnants !
The Finest assortment and Clioicest
Styles of Goods which we have ever
had from these celebrated Mills, can
now be had at
J. F. BENNETT’S‘
Lute Bennett, Nash & street.
A New and Fresh Selection of
DRY GOODS.
LOW r011 Milli
At prices that cannot fail to suit, at
J. F. BENNETT’S
Main. Street.
AGENT FOR
Domestic Paper Patterns.
"5" .. ~i‘j'\‘t”%__ W -.I. ‘ .g-w-f-
It is admitted by every one that we
have the finest. line of , _,
murmur
AND
Pansy Goods
All of the Inter: and Best Quality, including all
the
New Shades and Designs in
RIBBONS,
8 IL KS,
SATIN S, &c.
Also,a. line assortment of
Laces,
Flowers);
Feathers,
Ornaments.
A large number of
Trimmed Hats
Constantly on hand and Trimmed
to Order- at short notice.
Straw Hall Bleached & Pressed.
IN OUR
. Fancylluulslluallm’l
Will be found a Full Line of
Hosiery, Gloves, Handker-
chiefs, Corsets, Ruches,
Novelties in Lace
Fichus, Silk &
Muslin Ties, Hair Switches,
Puffs, Water Waves,
Curls, &c.
MDIES' GCOMBINGS MADE UP.
Worsteds, Yarns, Patterns,
and all articles in demand for
Ladies’ Fancy Work.
Great Bargains in even Depart-
ment lnl_188ll, ll
Sfillllll’i.
1880. SPRING. 1880.
GO TOFTIIE
Pall: lFfl Illll.
JAMES’ BLOCK,
3 and 5 WATER STREET,
FOR BARGAINS IN
MllllNlillY
——AND-——
Paneyflonds. ,
- Sllllllf—Sllfjlilflll lllll.
Sills, Satin, Ribbons, Laces, 20
percent. cleaner than you '
can in clusters.
FLOWERS & FEATHERS
In Endless Variety.
Straw Goods in all the New Shapes
25 cents up.
'Straw Hats Bleached and
Pressed, 4O cts.
Mourning Goods a Specialty.
Ni Misrepresentation.
FURNACES.
Stoves, Ranges,
Electra Cools. Crawford,
Chief u AI'CIIGI',
Dover ,, New nub,
Arlington.
Parole “ Orcedmorc.
Esn blcm “ 3“".
Recorder Wood, 0:11;!” r,
Plow Boy “ WidoAavnke.
Buy the Best Oil Stove
THE FLORENCE,
M A YFL 0 WEB,
AND
GRAND UN10N.
AT. JAQ'UI’S.
GLASSWARE
AND
CROCKERY,
Purchased direct from manufacturers on the
other side. My own importations bought for
Spot Cagh and at prices that will enable me.
to sell them at least
10 T0 15 PER CENT. LESS
than any other ' house. Parties wishing to
purchase will? ~f-jlviill to call and examine my
stock beforepnrchasing. I still continue to
‘ do‘all-kinds of '
TIN ROOFING, tee,
and all Stock warranted as represented.
No Coke Tin Used at
'JAQUI’S,
{48 Will Sillffl. Harwell. Colin.
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