WHOLE NUMBER 1723. -
THE GOVERNOR’S MES-
SAGE.
To the Honorable General Assembb/ of the
State of Connecticut:
In accordance with the custom of our
Commonwealth you are assembled to repre-
Sent the people of the State in their highest
capacuty, that of‘ making the lawse for their
guidance. >At the same time you are called
to witness the induction into office of the
Chief Executive Servant of the State and TO
receive from him a statement of the condition
and needs of the public business. In enter-
1anI Upon this place, with which the chorcc
of the electors has honored me, I wish to ac-
knowledge the sense of the responsibility and
obligation with which its duties are assumed,
and to repeat in my own words, the pledge
which I have just made, in the language of
the law, for a conscientious and faithful ad-
ministration of this trust, to the best of my
abilities and my light. I desire only the
prosperityand happiness of the whole people
of the State.
I congratulate you upon the happy auspices
under which your session has begun. Our
whole land is at peace; we are in the quiet
which naturally succeeds a stormy political
discussion ; the issues raisedhave been de—
cisively and clearly settled, and the choice
of the nation’s chief magistratehaa been un-
disputed. _ With‘this question have been set
at rest the feelings of insecurity and uhcer-
tainty in the business world, which the con-
ditions of the late election seemed to excite
and with the return of security we may rea-
sonably expect a continuance of the material
prosperity by which the year just closed has
been marked. How entirely the people of
the State of Connecticut shall share in this
prosperity it is within your power as law-
makers to say. " .
STATE FINANCES.
The management of the finances of Con-
necticut have always been conservative, and
the past year has furnished no exception to.
this rule. By the reports of the Treasurer '
and the Comptroller, to be submitted'to you,
it will be seen that the receipts of the State
from all sources during the year ending No-
vember 30, 1880, have been $1,654,824 23.
The total of expenditures for' the same time
has been $1,600,383.36, leaving a balance
from the year's business of $64,440.87.
These figures are exclusive of the balance
carried over from the preceding year.
The statement rendered by the Treasurer
shows a balance of $845,146.95 brought from
the preceding year, and an increased amount
of $906,587.82 carried over to the new ac-
count. That this may be properly under-
stood it should be said that the large balances
shown are due to the time of the year to
which the accounts are made up. It is in
the month of October that by far the greater
portion of the moeny received by the State is
paid into the treasury. The consequence is
that the present limits of the fiscal year the
treasury begins the year with an amount on
hand apparently large, but which must sufiice
for the expenditures of nearly six months.
This is not the surplus but current funds that
will beneeded to meet the coming demands.
The General Assembly therefore does not sit
with a large reserve at its hands from which
to make large extraordinary appropriations.
TILE STATE DEBT.
The condition of the State indebtedness
remains unchanged. The amount of State
bonds now outstandin is, as last year, $4,-
967,600. Of this $3.9 6,600 bear interest at
six per cent., and $1,031,000 bear interest at
five per cent. In two years, that is, January
1, 1883, an outstanding issue of $877,000 will
become due. I earnestly commend to you
the consideration of means for retiring as
large a portion of this indebtedness as is
possible. It is probable that a part of
it will have to be refunded, but it
ought to be as small a sum as is
consistent with a proper- administration of
the government,’and a reasonable taxation.
The day when the debts of a State fall due is
as sure to come as the day when private
debts are payable. In either case the only
way in which to meet that day is by saving
, With the present rate of.taxat.'lon, and a wise
and provident economy in the appropriation
of public money, at least the beginnings of a
sinking fund may be made by this Assembly.
As compared with the year ending November'
30, 1879, there is an increase in the balance
carried over on the business of the last twelve
months of $64,666.03, of which $225.16 is to
cover an increase in the public debt reported
last year. But as an offset against this bal-
ance there remains uncalled for, of the ap—
propriations made last year, and to be paid
from the civil list funds, the amount of $76,-
459.32. The last Legislature felt called, by
the condition of some of the State establish-
ments, to make unusually large appropria—
tions in some directions. By this action it
has resulted that the actual payments of the
year have exceeded the payments, as estim-
ated by the Comptroller, by $203,137. 36.
The estimated receipts have, however. also
been exceeded by the actual receipts, though
not in the same degree, the increase on this
side being $114,774.23, making the increase
of’expenditures exceed the‘increaae of re—
ceipts by $88,363 13. So far as now known
there will be no extraordinary demand upon
the treasury at the present session,eand con.
sequeutly no. call for large expenditures,
aside from the regular expenses of the gov-
ernment. In this condition of affairs, with
judicious economy in your appropriations, it
is pOSSible for you begin a course of prep-
aration for;the.retirement of the matufing
obligations of the State which coming As—
semblys can follow. ‘
SAVINGS BANKS.
It will be seen from the different reports
of the State government, which will be su
mitted to you, that 'in general the affairs
the commonwealth are in a satisfactory state.
The report of the Bank Commissioners shows
every sign of a healthy and progressive com-
mercial condition. This is especially evident
in the state of the savings banks. The re—
turns of these corporations for the yearahow
an increase in the number of depositors and
in the gross amount of deposits, and a de—
crease in the number of amounts closed and
in the amount of money withdrawn from the
banks. It is observable that the dividends
which the banks have paid to depositors have
been withdrawn from the banks to a much
less extent than during the year previous,
showing that our people have been able to
add this to their savings. It shows a good
condition of things when this interest is not
needed for the necessities of life. The total
number of depositors is 231,913, or over one-
third the entire population of the State.
This is a gain of 9,692 over the preceding
year, and of this increase 9,408 are deposit—
ors of less than five hundred dollars. The
total of deposits is something more than
$76,500,000. The increase of business is
happily accompanied by a decrease of expen-
ses, and in theamount of non-income produc-
ing property helds by the banks. The numbe;
of savings banks remain unchanged. In the
other departments of which the Bank Com—
missioners have charge, there is nothing that
calls for remark.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The report of the Board of Railroad Com-
missioners coutpins the usual statistical ta»-
bles and r turns, and in the text of the re-
port will e suggestions of minor changes
in the laws relating to their duties, to which
I may call your attention as deserving
careful consideration. The returns show that
these important corporations have a
prosperous year, with an increase in both the
freighting and passenger traffic Nothing of
note has occurred, however, asIde from the
application of the color—blind law, to make
the year one of mark in the railroad adminis
tration.
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The returns of this Commission show that
in general the health of the State has suffered
during the year. Although there have been
no serious epidemics, the general average of
health has not been so good as during the
two years preceding. It is however, en—
couraging to learn that the sanitary condi-
tion of life. as regards drainage, ventilation,
and water supply, are receiving constantly
increased attention. This must result in a
ermanent improvement in the public health.
E‘or the detail of facts and statistics refer—
ence must be had to the report itself, but
your special consideration is asked to the
proposition for an examination and revision
of the whole body of sanitary legislation now
upon our statute book.
The most important subject connected with
the duties of the Board of Health this year
has been the administration of the statute
passed by the last assembly entitled “An act
directing the Examination of Railroad Em-
ployes in regard to Color-Blindness." I re-
fer you to the report and its accompanying
papers for details of the execution of this
statute. When it is considered that no rail—
road accident in this State, or in the other
States of the Union, has ever been traced to
colorblindness, or to defective visual powers
of railroad employes, it would seem that no
good reason exists for the continuance .of
this law, and I recommend to you its repeal.
If any enactments are deemed desirable, I
would respectfully suggest that the whole
subject he left, by some simple provision of
the law, to the railroad corporations them-
selves. Their experiences and their interests
are such as to enable and impel them to de-
cide what precautions are best fitted to se-
cure the safety of the travail public I
would also suggest that what ver the law
may be, its execution be .entrusted t9 the
general Railroad Commissroners. It is an
exercise of the police power of the State over
the railroads which more properly devolves
upon this Board.
run NATIONAL GUARD.
The National Guard is reported as compos-
ed of 182 commissioned officers and 2,731en.
listed men, giving a total of 2,914 as the ac-
tive military force of the State. This is a
slight decrease from last year. The reportof
the Quartermaster General shows that the
usual work ef the year has been perfdrmcd,
and that in matters of equipment and disci-
pline the force is in a satisfactory condition.
By general order the maximum of enlisted
men has been somewhat reduced, resulting in
a saving of expense and in no impairment of
ofiiclent force. The expenditures of this
department of the State iservicc have
amounted to $88,609.67, and for Governor’s
Guards and independent companies it has
been $15,023.08 more, making a total military
expenditure of $103,630.75. 1 think that the
people of any State may well congratulate
themselves when the cost of so efficient an
establishment forms, as with us, only the
part of their expenses.
COMMON sermons
The second largest item of expenditure up.
on the civil list accounts is that of common
schools. It is exceeded only by the sum that
the people pay for the support of their judi-
ciary system. The re ults of thisllarge ex—
penditure have for many years been most
gratifying, and the reports of the State Board
of Education and of their secretary show the
continued efficiency and thoroughness of our
system of free popular education. In respect
to this department of public interests you
will not be called upon for any but the usual
legislation, except perhaps in matters of de.
tail. It is worthy of remark that in our
State there are experienced none of the bitter
and ignorant opposition to the enforcement
of the conpulsory attendance laws that has
been met with in some neighboring States.
The law has this year been more efficiently
and perfectly enforced than ever before, and
there is not the report of a lisp of complaint
This shows not only the temper of our peo-
ple toward education, but also that there
does net exist with us the necessity for the
earnings of the children of school age which
supports the defiance of similar laws in other
communities.
Closely connected with the matter of edu-
cation is a movement for rural improvement
which has been begun in this State, and
which has, under individual and private en-
couragement, attained considerable impor-
ance, and is worthy of all support. It is the
endeavor of local sociations to beautify
in "all reasonable, simple and inexpensive
ways our smaller towns and villages. This is
not a subject which will come before you in
any legislative capacity, but I desire to allude
to it in appreciation of 'what has been done
and to express a sense of the value which
such a movement has. It tends most direct-
ly to the cheerful, intelligent and enduring
happiness of our people that their surround-
,ings should be such as to attach them to
thepleasanter to the large number of guests
which our shore towns are called upon every
summer to entertain. This movement owes
its beginning and its progress to the efforts
of the present Secretary of the State Board
of Education. '
STATE rursom
At the State Prison the year has been a
continuance of the reformed methods of ad—
ministration introduced by the present assist
tant warden when temporarily in charge. The
results have been very satisfactory. Never
before has the proportion of punishments
been ._so small, and the attempts at escape so
few. A record ofitwenty months without a
single attempt forcibly to break the bonds or
confinement is a very unusual thing in the
history of prison management. This is un—
doubtedly largely due to the steady and judi-
cious application of wise and reasonable reg-
ulations. Much, also, we are told by the
directors, is due to the character of the Sun-
day services. For this credit should be given
to the self-sacrifice and practical charity of
the members of the Connecticut Prison asso—
ciation and to the citizens of Hartford who
have interested themselves in the welfare and
improvemeni of the inmates. The directors
of the prison make in their report tivo sug-
gestions to which I desire to call your atten—
tion. One is that the minimum term for
which a convict should be sent to the State
prison shall be twelve months. The report
well sets out the reasons why sentences for a
less term are found to work no good in pris-
oners, and to seriously interfere with the econ-
omic management of the prison. Offenses that
are serious enough to demand the infamouis
punishment of confinement in the State pris—
on certainly call for a sentence long enough
to give opportunity‘ for reform, or at least
improvement. It is evident that this cannot
be done in sentences of two,§four or eight
months. In other topic to which I would
refer is that of the granting of Conditional
pardons. The plan has been adopted and
found to work well in other States. The
reasons given for it in the report of fire
prison directors seem cogent and well
founded, and should receive ‘your serious
attention. .
I cannot omit favorable mention of the
Connecticut Prison association, which admin-
isters a, State charity and performs an impor—
tant work successfully and economically.
Their reports-will show what results have
re warded their efiorts. They merit and should
receive from the State shch aid as their mod-
erate necessities require.
srsra nus-01m sonoon.
The State Reform School, under-the direc-
tion and approval of the Board of Trustees
and with the hearty co-operation of the su-
perintendent, is entering upon a new system
of management—a system tending to make
the school a true reformatory, and not a
'junior department of the State prison. With
the aid granted by the last Legislature, the
family system has been successfully begun,
Judging from the accounts of both yhe trus-
tees and the superintendent, it promises
fruitful results in all the departments. The
number of inmatesin the school is somewhat
increased,there being now present three hun-
dred and seven. One hundred and forty-
eight have been received during the year,and
one hundred and nine discharged. The pro-
gress in general has been very satisfactory,and
this institution was probably never in better
condition. What its present needs are you
will find fully set forth in the papers which
the management will present to you. I hope
that you will grant all the material aid which
may be reasonably needed to make the
change in the management complete and
effectual. An experiment of this kind (if, in
the light of the result of the family system
in other similar establishments, it can be called
an experiment) should not be allowed to fail
for want of sympathy and pecuniary support
from the' State.
nosrrrAr. ron run mssus.
At the last session of the Legislature alarge
appropriation was made for the Hospital for
the Insane at Middletown. The purpose of
this grant was to afford additional accommo~
dation to the extent of nearly doubling the
capacity of the hospital. The New build-
ings have been planned and begun, As yet
only a part of the appropriation has been
called for. and there remains unexpended the
sum of sixty-eight thousand dollars. The
year at this retreat has been a busy and suc-
cessful one. The various departments have
been very full. ' Beginning the year with 610
patients, it closes with 528. During the
year the entire number of those treated has
been 654. As the Asylum has regular ac-
commodations for only 450, it will be seen
that its capacity has been overtaxedg How
exclusively this is a charitable institution is
present at the close of the year, 526 were
eflrely snppoted by the State or the towns
from which they were sent. No large ap-
appropriation is asked this,year. but your
attention will be called to the need for better
provisions for escape in case of fire. The
recent disastrous results of a fire in a Wes-
ternasylum of this character is a timely
warning.
'rnr. INDUSTRIAL sonoor. ron Grace.
The Industrial School for Girls completes
the eleventh year of its existence. It has
received during this time in all four hundred
and thirty girls from eighty-seven towns.
This-year it has received seventy-one; has
placed in positions of usefulness, or has dis-
charged fifty-three, and reports as 111 the
school on the 1st of December last, one
hundred and sixty. Seventy—five per cent. of
the girls who have been sent out of the school
gave . evidences of permanent reformation.
The Board'of Directors express themselves
pleased .with the condition of the school, and
think that its usefulness and success have
been steadily increasing. A new building is
in process of erection for the older girls, and
you will.be asked for further. help for its
completion, and for furnishing the school
with a sufficient supgy of water, of which
they are sorely in use . .
ThE sonoor. non manomns'.
The School for Imbeciles at Lakeville
continues to demonstrate its. usefulness and
the propriety of its establishment. It has
their homes and to the communities in which2 ,
those homes are placed. It also makes our ; The land upon thh the loan 0‘ these
t0wn attractive places in which strangers may =
settle, and renders the remembrame of them '
‘sons.
shown by the fact that of the 528 patients,
' NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,-JANUARY 11, 118181.
POTTER,
DEALER IN
this year cared for ninety-three pupils, of
whom forty-seven have been State beneficia—
ries. The expense to the State has been
$5,060.87, while the entire cost of the school
has been $15,799.91, the balance being paid
by the friends of the other pupils. It has
also, in a cognate department, cared for
several harmless lunatics, of whom part have
been paid for by the State at a cost of $534.
The charity is deserving of the bounty which
it has hitherto received from the State
government.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND Pnorosnp
LAW.
Since the adjournment of the General
Assembly of 1880, the constitutional amend-
ment changing the manner of appomting
Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts
has been ratified by the vote of the people,
and has thus become a part of our funda-
mental law. -
From the last Legislature you have sent
down to you two bills, one concerning
intoxicating liquors, the other establishing
a State commission for the designation of
oyster grounds. Both of these will doubtless
be brought to your early consideration. I
have no recommendation to make regarding
either.
A commission, consisting of the Governors
of the thirteen original States. has made
arrangements for the national celebration of
the centennial anniversary of ths surrender
of Yorktown, to take place next autumn, and
you will be asked, during this session,for such
action as will enable Connecticut as a State
to take part in the festival. The papers
relating to this subject, and the details in
regard lo the appropriations, etc. will be
submitted to you at an early day.
THE REPORT OF THE TAX COMMISSION.
Under an act passed last year a special
commission, consisting of the Treasurer,
Comptroller, Secretary of State and Commis-
sioner of the School Fund, was appointed by
the Governor to inquire into the condition
and workings of the tax laws of the State,
and to report to the Governor, for the
information of the General Assembly, what
changes, if any,sbould be made in such laws.
This report will soon be before you. The
character of the inquiry intended was in
truth such that it could not be fully carried
out in one year by the State officers upon
whom other duties devolved, and the com-
mission have realized this difiiculty and have
made no report of any general plan of
change. They do, however, touch upon the
leading topics to be‘diseussed in an examina-
tion of our tax laws. _ .
Prominent among these, and in my opinion
demanding very serious consideration, is that
of the taxatiorf of the deposits of savings
banks. It is unnecessary to state the principle
'that double taxation is both unjust and
unwise. It is an act of oppression,and when
the wide interest of the Commonwealth is
considered it is a mistake. But it is difiicult
to see how it is not constantly resorted to in
our State method of taxation, and that, too,
upon a large scale. We tax the depositors of
the savings banks in gross. Now the greater
proportion of these deposits is not in the
hands of the bank as property. but its place
is taken by evidences of indebtedness, and
by the pledges of security for its repayment.
deposits is secured is taxed in the hands of
the owner, who is also the borrower; but
this land represents the deposits. It results'
than, that the man who is able to loan his
money upon savings bank security withqgt
the aidof the bank pays no tax upon his
evidences of indebtedness; but the poorer
or more ignorant man, and the more helpless
and less experienced woman or child, who
have to employ the bank to loan their money
upon the same kind of security, have this tax
to pay. I know it is an easy tax to collect;
I know it is honored by time and custom;
but I ask you to examine the items of receipts
.of the State as given by the Treasurer, and
determine if, all things considered, it is a
fairly proportionate tax; and also if, in view
-of the other kinds of wealth which are or
may be subjecu to tribute, it is wise to lay so
llarge a direct tax upon the weakest portion
of our people.
Another sub tin this connection is that
of the taxation of the mutual insurance
companies of the State. You will observe,by
the report of the Tax Commission, that these
institutions, which have been highly credit-
able to our State, and whose contributions to
State expenses have been very large, earnestly
ask the Legislature for some relief from the
burden which they insist has been so great as
seriously to interfere with their successful
competition with the companies of other
States. The facts which they present, and
the reasons for their request, appear in the
report of,the commission. I commend the
subject to your thoughtful and just consider-
ation.
' ' mssnrsornanvo INTERESTS.
You will unddubtedly be called-upon to
legislate on matters pertaining, possibly
directly, and certainly indirectly to the
manufacturing interests of Connecticut, and
in view of this I desire to remind you of the
extent and importance of these interests. In
every county are flourishing towns and
villages which have sprung up, each about
some thrifty manufacturing establishment.
These establishments now number twenty-
two hunred, employing, and as a rule prof-
itably employing over $60,000,000 of capital,
and giving work to upwards of 66,000 per—
' The value of their annual product is
reckoned at $120,000,000, and their market
is the world. Interests so important, and
affecting such large classes of our peOple,
should be seduously protected from any legis-
lation which would embarrass or contract the
energy of invention, or of capital. Every
enactment Which could possibly affect them
should be carefully scrutinized to the’ end
that it work no injury,
‘ STATE sunvax.
Several of my predecessors have called the
attention of the General Assembly, in differ-
ent years, to the subject of an official survey
of the State. It is a fact that the only con-
siderable portion of the State which is ac-
chrately mapped is the coast line, and this
has been done by the federal government i_n
i oast survey. No trust-worthy map of the
i rior of the State exists. In such as have
been made—and all that have been made have
been private enterprises, with a commercial
end in view—the positions of towns and vii-
lages, of natural features like streams and
hills, and the courses of roads and railways,
have sometimes been miles out of the way,
and have never been without inaccuracies.
I most earnestly urge you, now that‘ the
question of our boundaries is in a way to be
definitely settled, to take measures for a
proper State survey that shall at least give
usa proper representation of our State do-
main. It will be a wise expenditure of mon-
ey for which those who come after us, as
well as this generation, will be thankful.
m na-Arronrroxma‘xr or sunsronrsr. ms-
raters.
The return of the occasion for a new cen—
sus, and the completion of the enumeration
under the charge of the federal government,
xing to your consideration the subject of the
apportionment of the senatorial districts
of this State. In the plan of government de-
signed by our constitution the Senate was in-
tended to be the body of popular representa-
tion. The lower and larger House was. for
historical reasons, founded upon the exist—
ence of townships. It was provided that the
basis of representation in the Senate should
beiadjusted from time to time as the popula-
tion of the State changed, the times for such
adjustment being made to correspond with
those times when a new census should be
taken. Fifty years ago the first apportion-
ment was made under this arrangement, but
notwithstanding the very greatest changes
have since taken place, not only in the ag-
gregate population of the State, but especial-
lIy in the distribution of that population, no
_ cgislature has,'at any of the decennial per-
iods intervening, seen fit to change the basis
of representation.
Whatever may have been the reason for
this deby, it would seem as if.they could no
longer exist. The changes of half a century
will be found, upon examination, to be so
great, and consequently the old distribution
will be found to be so unjust, and so mani-
festly to nullify the intention of making the
Senate that branch of the General Assembly
which shall represent the people, as to de-
mand the change‘in‘allfairmi‘ s. I no not
intend to argue the subject length, but
only to bring it to your attention, and to
mention some of the more notable facts con-
sequent upon'the continuance of the old sp-
portionment, confident that ‘mly needs a
serious consideration to convince you of the
necessity of action by this Assembly, in this
year. .
The population of the State by the census
of 1880 is 622,683, as against 287,675 in
1,330. the census on which the present appor~
tionment is based. The increase of popula—
tion, however, would be no obstacle to the
cohtmuance of the present arrangement, if
this increase had not‘ been remarkably varia-
ble in diflerent parts of the State. The
whole character of the population, and of the
occupations in which they are engaged, has
during this time undergone an entire revolu-
tion. Consequently the centers of population
have shifted, and the density of population
has altogether changed, Districts which were
representation absurd. Six districts with a
combined population of 83,500 balance in
the present Senate six other districts having
a population of 281,800, while ten districts
with ,a population of 411,700 can be out-
voted by eleven districts which have a pop-
ulation of 199,000. When it is taken into
consideration how utterly powerless an actual
and even large popular majority may be
made in the lower House, by reason of its
peculiar constitution by townships, it will at
once be seen how necessary reform in the
only body which can be changed has become,
if we are to continue under what is more than
the semblance of a representative form of
government.
ooxonnsrox.
I have cnd.vored to present to you a con-
cise statement of the condition of the vari—
ous department for which you are to legis—
late,and the topics of general interest to the
people of the S ate upon which you will prob-
ably have to deliberate and to act. While
in times like these of peace and of present
and expected prosperity there is nothing q
be decided which is critical in its nature, ye
it is by the wise use of the legislative power
from year to year, in just such times, and by
the gradual removal of abuses and correction
of defects, before they become crying evrls,
that the occasions for critical action are
avoided. I hope that the work of this session
will be of this quietly progressive and refer-
ming character, so that our State may con-
tidue to be the abode of peace, industry and
contentment.
Honsur B. Biontow, Governor.
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Diphtheria.
A SENSIRLE AND TIKELY LETTER FROM A CRI-
OAGO DOCTOR.
This disease is much more prevalent now
than people are aware of. But the fact that
a great many have it under the name of
“colds,” “ sore throat,” “ulcerated sore
throat," “sympathetic sore thr’oat," and
other simple names, proves that it need not1
be fatal or very serious to the unfortunate
person sick with it. There is always more or
less-danger attending it. But the danger is
immeasurably less when it is known to be
diphtheria and called by that name, than
when it is yet in the premonitory stage,
while the patient just infected with it is lazy
or stupid, going about in a sort of shivering,
dazed'way, with no appetite and bereft of
all animation. In the season of miasmatic
troubles it is safe always to have the possi—
bility of diphtheria in mind, and to be con-
stantly on the lookout for throat affections,
that it may not be so fully dcvcveldped as to
be beyond remedies before its presence is
even suspected. It is a blood poison, with
more or less inflammation of the throat and
membranous deposits on tonsils and palate;
It is so slow in its early stages that the
patient is too frequently beyond human help
before the friends are willing to believe any-
thing is the matter, and then too little self-
possession is left to aid anybody in behalf of
the sick one. A few suggestions, perhaps,
will be acceptable in this very trying time.
As long as the pulse is regular in its beats, do
not mind about counting it too frequently.
Even physicians can merely surmise what
the number of beats is to the pulse per
minute of a new patient in health. There is
always danger while it is variable. For sev-
erail days the fever will be very high, and
there is nothing so grateful as ice or water
to drink, hot or cold. Baths arc in order-,—
the- sponge bath,or a full bath of eight or ten
minutes, once in two, three, or four hours,
preferably of pretty warm water; or a warm
pack of from half to three-quarters of an
hour, repeated once or twice a day. A pack
is very soothing, and will often reduce the
pulse twenty to thirty beats per minute, and
the temperature one or two degrees. Hot
water to hold in the mouth, or to useas'a
gargle, is also very serviceable. A compress
of hot water constantly about the throat is
necessary, and wide compress of hot water
from the arm-pits to the hips often sends a
very restless patient into a delightful sleep.
The compresses should always be wrung out
very dry, and covered with thick, soft, and
dry cloths. These should be retained, if
agreeable to the patient, from one to five
hours, and repeated two or three times a day
(twenty four hours). Never give stimulants.
Whatever food is taken should be in liquid
form, such as Usf tea, rich milk, gruel or
Indian meal or o‘mcal. I prefer Indian
meal gruel made to the taste; while it.posi-
tively nourishes, it also acts mechanically on
the many inflamed crevices of the throlt,
streching, oiling (in a certain sense) and
cleaning as it descends to give the stomach
the impréssion of a good meal. Food, medi-
cine, and other necessary attentions should
be given regularly, promptly, and with a’
spirit to._humor the delirium or obstinacy of
the patient. Strict attention should be given
to the suggestions of the adviser in the case;
The patient should be watched closely night
and day, and abundant fear should be had for
any sequelae that a serious case always dc-
velops‘, that no indiscrctions be committed-by
nurse or patient. . Months are often required
to recover from diphtheria, as rofulous
sores may follow, or paralysis, and affections
of the kidneys. The throat and nose (if the
latter is affected) should frequently be clean-
ed with a swab or douche; no secretion
should be allowed to remain long enough to
corrode and become an additional irritant.
I mention‘this last as a most important thing
in diphtheria, because so few realize the
necessity of cleaning the throat or dareto do
it. 4 .
The suggestions given in this way must be
incomplete so far as medicine is concerned,
but I presume to say that if one-half the
cases that die had had no other treatment
but that given in this article, the patients
would have been saved to life and their
friends—.Odelt'a Blinn, M. 1)., in the Chicago
Inter-Ocean. ' -
Middletown is to have a new receiving
reservoir, costing $10,000, as recommended
by its water commissioners. -
Lieutenant Schwatka, who trumped thou«
sand of miles over Arctic ice without suffer-
ing harm slipped upon the frozen snow in
New York, and got a fall which will disable
for weeks. ‘
Rabbits have increased so greatly in vari-
ous counties of Michigan, where foxes, wild-
cats and other beasts and birds of prey have
been nearly extinguished as to have become
a nuisance which threatens to become serious
to farmers and gardeners.
Fear of the largest steel wire ropes ever
made in this country were shipped last week
from the works of John A. Roeblin’s Sons &
Co., in Trenton, for use in Brooklyn
bridge. Each rope is 1,550 in length,
three inches in diameter, and their aggregate
weight is 102,495 pounds. c
There was a fight imminent between two
boys on Elm street, recently. One of them
darkly hinted that he. was bigger than the
other.‘ The smaller, who is the son of a
deacon, defiantly retorted :
“I dont care if you’re as big as a church
debt; you can’t scare me."
«60*.
Mr. Viennct, the dramatist, read a play
before the manager of a Paris theatre. It
was refused. “You areincapuble of judging
my work,” cried the exasperated author.
“Why so ?" asked the manager. “Because
you were sleeping all the time." “Mydear
sir," replied the manager, “in literature sleep
is an opinion.” '
___,........___
, A professor asked his class, “What is the
aurora ?” A student, hesitating, replied :
“ProfessOr, I did know, but I have forgot-
ten." “That is sad, very sad," rejoined the
professor. “The only man in the world that
ever knew has forgotten it l"
.r-‘.
The New York Post prints a column or
two every day headed “After dinner topics.”
In Thursday's paper the first thing under his
head is an account of the cholera in 1862, the
perusal of which is certainly calculated to'
aid digestion.
-—-———.—‘.p—.-—_ ‘
A recently imported Gaul, employed as a
substantially equal fifty years ago to-da
showa difference of 4 to 1; others hav
grown so as to present differences of a less
degree, yet quite enough to make equality a
reporter, commenced an account of the death
of a distinguished citizen: “After a long
winded period of suffering, Mr. T. is dead.”
’Capltal and Assets,
NORWALK GAZETTE,
PTIILISIIID IVEIV TUESDAY IIIIIII,
——
The Second Oldest agape:- ln theStatc.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
A. H. BYINGTON & CO.
A. H.-Bvrxorox, J. B. Erma, G. N. Eus-
Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance.
Single Copies 5 Cents.
Entered at the Post Ofice at Nor-walk, Conn,
as Secondo'lass matter.
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Yearly Advertisers restricted to the business
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advertisements.
Marriages and Deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cents per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent.
extra. '
L. N.'PHINNEY, M. 0.
Residence and Office, No. 7 Mott Avenue.
Office Hours—6 to 9 a. m., 12 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Slates at I. A. Meeker a 00’s, Norwaik. and Still-
sou's and Plaisted’s Drug Stores, So. N orwaik.
U i-IAISLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
sonwanrs, cons.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas-tdministercd
A LEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Lock Box 39 l’.,0., NORWALK, CONN.
Hurlbutt & Relyea,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law;
Room No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE nu [Lilla-‘19..
MELVILLE E. MEAD.
Commissioner for Connecticut in ELY.
Real Estate and Insurance Dilute,
21 Park Row 0 ositc Post Office N. Y.
Also at Darien, Ct. ' pp. '
w: s. oniursan,
General Fuuulsliuu Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DE20T
”Ordersattended to day or night . Besidcnc
Main Street .3 doors from Union Avenue.
The ilorwall Fire Insurancevco;
Has now completed its
18th Successful Bushess Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaidlosses
or of claims for losses.
I'i Still" 6070M" llSllllES AT lDWEltlAT
WK.0.Srnnrsr. Pres., S. E. OhxsrnAn, Tress.
GEO. B. Cownns.Sec’y.
TN A l NSUBANCE Co.ol’HARTFORD
fucorporated‘1312. Charter Perpetual
$6,716,898.77
Insuresagainstlossand damageby Firematerms
adoptedto the hazardandconsistcnt withthelaws
ofcompensatiou. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity
CHARLES S. LOOKWOOD,
Fashionable [Trailer and Tailor
' AND
GENTS ’ FURNISHING EMPORIUH .
Mainstrect ,Norwalk, Conn.
REMOVAL!
B. S. BLAASCER.
Has removed to Lockwood’s Building, Wall street
out of Main, which has been refitted and turn-
ishcd with a choice stock of .
Gruesrits, Crockery, Glass, &c.,
He giycs his personal attention to his business
and umtes public patronage. '
.’ BERNARD COHN,_
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, wan. s'r.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles,conatan.tly on hand. Novel-
ties iu Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 46
People’s 'Market,
No. 19 MAIN STREET,
THE very best of BEEF, delivered daily to
our customers. Also, in their season, Veal.
Limb, Mutton, Pork, &c., at the lowest
Market Rates. V cgetables and Fruits a hill,
fresh and varied supply daily receiyed. Market
wagon sent about town every morning.
JAMES E. WlXSON.
Smith’s Medicated PRUNES
Are a certain CURE for
Constipation, Bilionsneu, Zzz/er
Yroubles. files, Indigestion,
, Sick Headache, and flys‘pepsz'a.
Their cleansing action on the liver and di—
gestive organs removes all impurities from
the system, purifies the blood, relieves the
overtaxcd kidneys, and establishes regular
and natural action of the bowels. Pleasant
to take, free from all unpleasant and debilita.
ting action and can be used freely with per-
fect safety. For sale by all druggists in half
pound glass jars. Price 50 Cents.
JAMES L. reams,
[land Made Harness,
QUl N TARD’S.BLOCK. 26
l
A ’I‘
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will bet ounaa completes summon tor
FURNITURE, &O.,
ncludingoverythingusuallytound ins int-class
establishment, at Prices to snitthe Times . Also ,
.iarg eassortmcn to f:
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
nooruivc GLASSES, are. '
Glas sPiatcso .t tosnysize . itepairingdoneinthe
best manner,at short notice . Also.old Hair-Mat-
tralsc smadcover asgood a su ow .I
_ E. 00lllTAlill’8 son.
EXCELSIOR LIVERY.
Tull: Subscriber having greatly added to hi
accommodations by the purchase of the large
brick Stable, rearol the Adams llousemnd added
very largely to his already fine stock of Horses
has also entirely rcfurnishcd and newly c uippe
his full stock 01 Coaches, Carriages, l arness,
Ate" and is now prepared to furnish the very best
Livery turn-outs in the county in either single or
double teams, Weddings, Balls, Partys, Fune-
rals, Sc.,fu_rnishcd With the best of Coaches with
careful drivers. at the lowest prices in town.
Single teams by the day or. hour. The veteran,
Cy. Scoilcldcau be found at the late Gregory
sable roar of Adams House. Public patronage
DAN N. Proprietor.
Ssolicited. W .
Maya 1886:]
a p.
Cabinet Organs, Vio-
lins, Banjos, Etfes,
' Drums (f: Sheet
Music. '
Pianos and Organs to Rent.
PIANOS.OBGANS AND MELODEONS TUN-
ED AND REPAIBED.
Instruments sold on monthly Instaiements.
01d [nus-unseat- tuken In change
for New.
REMOVED To
QUINTARD’s BLOCK, oppo--
site Horse Railway Depot.
SPECIAL NOTICE .
TO THE LADIES of NORWALK.
The undersigned has opened a
Retail Deparlment
in the .
Factory on Hoyt St., near Main,
Where LADIES’. DIISSES’ and CHIL-
DREN’S SHOES, of our own make,
can bcpbtained at a slight advance from whole-
sale pnces. ‘
Measures taken and Shoes made to
order.
T. COUSINS.
J. G. GREG onv'eoo.
ZDRUGGISTE,
permitted to make monthly changes of the! s“°°"'”“ '9 EDWARD 9- WEED.
No. 38 Wall Street, Norwalk,.Ct.,
invite the attention of thelpublic to their complete
stock of: .
Pure Medicines and Drugs,
. and a. fullilinc of
TOILET & FANCY ARTICLES,
Also dealers in
Pure Wines and Liquors for
Medicinal Purposes. '
" Cnrpful attention paid to the dispensing of
physicians’ prescriptions. 23
F. A. GUNTHER,‘
FURRIEB,
67 Washington St., So. Norwalk
FURS CLEANED AND ltEPAiRED,Rclined,
llcdycd and Altered into the latest styles-.-
6. ll._ll'elldall, ill. I).
DENTIST,
Norwalk. Conn.
Office second
door west from
Danbury R. R.
Depot:
operations in all
_ branches as for-
". nicrly. Painless
cxtrnctionof
teeth by and of
LAUGIIIN G
GAS aspccialty
N. B.—Dr.Kendall is M d -
field. spam on ays in Bulge
DENTIST.
RANK '1'. II_YAT'.I‘ would respectfully
call the attention of the public to the fact
that hers now prepared to execute all orders ap-
pertaining to dentistr , having had 13 years prac-
tical experience wrt the late Dr. Frank Brady
is a guarantee that none but the best of work and
perfect satisfgiction will be given. Call and see
in) at his residence adjoining the Methodist Par-
sonage. 2
. inrs inquire ol
U51
, ’1‘7
REAL ESTATE.
WM wx.~MI\n/\n.~ rxn ..
. For Sale or to Rent.
A House on Fair Street.‘
Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
Farm for Sale.
111E subscriber offers his Form for sale, situa-
ted in the Town of Greenfield,in Saratoga
Co.,in the State of New York, nine miles from
Saratogn Springs. It is pleasantly situated 01.
a rise of ground, 95 acres of land. which is favor
ably dividedunto pasture, plow. meadow and
woodland. wuh a large house; the size of the
born 30 by so, wagon house and stabling, hay loft
ovcr the same, 25 by 43, and graiuery 16 by l‘o'.
Will be sold cheap; part of the purchase money
can remain on mortgage if'desircd, or willcx-
change for Village property. For further particu-
siLAs P TUT'I'LE,
Norwalk,Coun.
I- or Sale. ‘
NE two-story dwelling house with outbuild-
.mgs,u.bont three roads of land. well cover-
ed With fruit and shade trees.situated on ulicil’s
lslaml.ao called, formerly the property of Fran-
cis it. Stevens, now the estate of the late Ellen
F. Stevens, deceased. The said property must be
sold. A rare chance for oysterm n. llundrrds
of acres of oyester plantations near by-the said
premises. Part of the purcha c money can re-
main on mortgage, if desired. For particulars
inquire of all. as P. TUTTLE,
tl . . ‘ Administrator.
Q
Farm for Sale.
FARM of seventy acres. wcl preserved and
_m a good state ol’oultivatlon, stunted ul.
Jerusalem, so called, in the town of llempalcud,
Long island, N. Y. Saul farm now belongs to or.-
tntc of Guide Seymour. late of Norwalk, Conn..
deceased. For further purlicularsiaquirc of El)-
Whiltf) SEYMOUR or hiLAS 1’. .UTTLE,Ad-
mlnutrator of said estate. Part of the purchase
money can remain on bond and mortgage il de-
siredf. Si
t
Administrator.
For Sale or to Rent.
HE well known propert of WILL:
T Srnnn'r, situated on High Street, in rhg‘illogl
ough‘oi Norwgtlk, containing one acre of ground
fronting on Iligh and Main Streets. with commo-
dlous Dwelling llouse, with all the modern im-
provements, large Barn and outbuildings, and
one-half of small house on Main Street. for lur-
ther particulars enquire of BU ltli SMITH , Agcn t
Norwnlk,.Oct. lltl‘. 1680. ‘litf
Desirable House to Let.
SUITABLE iorone or two families; rooms very
_ nice and convenient, with Borough waterin-
side and a never failing well of excellent soft wa-
ter outsule; good cellar, nice grounds, pleasantly
situated grounds in a. good neighborhood. (.cn-
crete and flagging walk to Church, Schools and
fogs-st Olhce. “(flit roag‘onpble and immediate pos-
e ion glveuo . t. NASH l “ ' ‘
Norwaik,Juno 28, 1880. , 90 Main 5[“26
FOR SALE.
SEVERAL very desirable Building Sites for
‘ Business purposes. sutt ed on Water Street.
Enquire of if. W. MITCH L, Real Estate Agent
REAP ll EST—A house neai'Broud River
Bridge. Will be rented at a lowprice.
Apply at the GAZETTE 0i FICE.
0 l:EN'l‘.—A Barn on West Avenue.
ply at the GAZETTE HFl-‘lCE.
Ap-
ii
For Sale.
THE Homestead of the late Peter aaniiglilin
deceased. it is_vcry eligibly located in the,
Borough of Norwalk,1s two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a large
family or "a boarding house; lot lilix‘Jl-U feel, has
Borough is inter, bruit,&c. Situated on liranklin
Avciiuc,withih three minntes’wnlk of Post Cflicc
Depot. are, Will be sold on aceommodatina terms,
is orlurther particulars enquire of - '
24' JAMES MITUuELL. lieu! Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
.r ‘iWO V8r1"l88irtlbltliuildinghotson Wenonah
Street Apply at th (GAZETTE OFFICE .
DWELLING-is.
AND
Building Lots.
S EVEltAL dwellings. various prices in differ-
ent portions of Borough, either to let or for
saleat reasonable prices. Also several places
outside of Boroug limits—one in Winnipauk.
Also several Buildinglots i_n and out of Borough.
till) lflnqulre at this Office.
- For Sale or Exchange.
on property in Norwalk or vicinit , 2 houses
F in Brooklyn, E. 1)., within 5mind’tcs walk of
4ferrics. Goodlocatlon. For particulars apply
to J.S.RANDALL, ,.
45 Box 63. N ortvalk.
-For Sale.
HE Good Will,Fixtures and Tools. as well as
a small stock of Stoves and Tin Ware, &c.,
the remains of the business former]: carried on
by William St. John, at New Canaan, Ct. All
will be sold on very reasonable and accommoda-
ting tcrms. Small capital only needed. To a good
mechanic. sober and industrious man. this is be-
lieved to offer unusual opportunities fora, steady
and prosperous business. Ill health was thebnly
rcaspn why the owner gave it up. For further
particulars on into or address the undersigned at
New Canaan, onn. ST. J OllN.
New Canaan, May 20, 1880. 21tf
THE CUNGHEGATIUNMIST-
Its list of contributors embrace such names as
Prof. AUSTIN PnnLPs, D; D., Ross TERRY
Cooxu.Rov. J. '1‘. DuuYEA, SUSAN Coonmon‘,
President s. C. BAu'an'r'r, MARION HARLAND
Rev. L. W. BACON, D. D.,Gr.o. E. WAamo, Jr.,
and many others who have attained a national
reputation.
Our Sabbath School Department for 1581 is un-
der thcchargc of Rev. A. F. surnames of New
York,who is known as one of the most suggestive
writers and thinkers on this subject in the coun-
try. Our Children’s Department is sustained by
such writers as Mr. 0.0. Corr-ax, Enxns-r [nonu-
sonr. (on Natural History), W. J. ROLFE. and oth
ers equally eminent, and it will be found enter-
taining and instructive to M, both to young and
old.
In all its (flpartmcuts, Literary, News.I’oeti-
cal, Household and Scleetions,the reader will find
the Cdngregationalist fully abreast of the times.
It touches subjects of current interest to the re-
ligious public every week, not only by its editori-
al articles, but by a great amount of paragraphs
and short matter such as all are glad to read.
We offer no premiums, but are now expcndl'ng
upon the columns of the paper itself what other-
wise might be required for that purpose. The
amount of money paid out sometimes in a single
week to writers for the Congregationalist now
exceeds the sum expended in this way for six
months or a year a quarter of a century ago.
Specimen numbers sent free. 1 rice $3.00 a year.
W. L. GREEN 85 00..
1, Somerset St., Boston, Muss.
T0 LOAN on ReulEstuteSecurity.
Money _En uirc of o. E.WILSON, No.6
Gazette Building, orwalk, Ct. , 3211
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to i3 acres within 1x miles of center
. of Norwalk. . Good situation, good house,‘
built of best material and by days work. About
80 choice Apple trees with other fruit, good ga'r-
dcn, good well of water, and fine shade trees. Just
the place for a man wishing to raise Strawberries,
etc. Price $7,000. Enquire at this Office.
For Sale.
cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthepleas-
antcst streets in town, within five minutcs
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on pond and mortgage. Prices7.000. En-
qulreat this Office. '
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Ver ydcsirablcplac'e on EasiAvenue.
Also, a few chome BuildingLotssituateoun
Osborn AvenueJorsale cheap.
Also,amcelyiccated Ilouscand Lot on Men
mp Street near WestAvenue, for sale at a bar-
gain . Enquireoi
S, E. OSBORN . EastAveuue, ‘
tfll or to D .W.FITCH.WestAvenue.
A Desirable Homestead for Sale.
LIE valuable residence of the subscriber,
leasautiy located on high ground on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwalk, is oficrcd for
sale. The situation ls pleasant and healthy,com-
intruding line Views of Long island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Brid e. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot._ i ousc 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in With brick, and hubstantiaiiy built.
Rooms 18, With all modern improvements, bath
room, laundry,stationary tubs, Beebec’s cooking
range,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The ceilaris dry, having stationary furn-
aec.whieh heats the whole house.. The attic is
spacious, and roof'tmned. The houseisin excel-
lent orderbcingcomfortableforboth a summer or
winter residenc Suitable for any gentleman do-
ing business in L cw York and returning thesame
day, Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
outm lawn,l‘rulttrees,and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent,Nor-
walk. or to the subscriber.-
' A. S. HAMERSLEY,
26“ 255 Fourth Avenue, N. 1'
For Sale.
A House-and Lot,ii. nealthylocationon
, Fairstrcet,above Catharine. The Housois
. . nearly new,wellbuiit,convenientlyarrang-
ed, and will make a. comfortable and
home forai‘amily of average-size. The of runs
back to the river. There is u wellot‘oxeellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price iow,ztnd part of the money can re
mum on mortgage. A line chance tosecure
.homc. ApplyulGAZETTEUFFICf-I. )t
A. C. BENEDICT & 00.,
JEWEL-Ens,
No. 28 Bowery, New York,
Invite an inspection of their large and carefully
selected stock of
GOLD e SILVER WATCHES,
DlAMONDs, JEWELRY AN D SILV EltWARE.
The quality of every article is guaranteed
Pricescxtremely low,and marked in plain figures
Particular attention paid to repairing Watches
O’niy careful and thorough workmen employed.
’2’ is house has no connection with. any other
bearing the name of BEN EDICT.
ESTABLISHED 1818. 6m3
BLEAILIIISS'IS IEX'I' 'I'Il inllllflh.
c. A. FRAN KE’S ' .
Sharing and Hair Guliiuu Suluuu!
- to: A
Pleasant Slave,
Artistic Ilalr Cut, or
Thorough Shampoo;
CALI. as
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. l GAZETTE BUILDING.
H'Particularattcntion given to Ladiesand Child-
ren’s Hair- Cutting and Shampooning.“
AT HOME 'ro EVERYBODY.
Hot and ColdWater Baths
A FULL LINE OF
, Shipping Tags,
Merchandise Tags,
{AND}
DEAD LUCK TAG FASTENERS,
IN LARGE 0R SMALL QUANTITIES, AT
Gazette Oflice.
He was obliged to seek new pastures.
3‘9““3'
one. WARD SELLEcx
Has in his New Store,
Hardcnlarook’s New Block, “'5.“ 8t .,
A complete assortment of the best class of
GROCERIES; PliillllSlllliS, FlilllTS,
.tc.,'for family use. at Popular Prices. ills stock
is at all times fresh and good, and will stand com~
parison With those ofany Grocer in town. Call in
and leave your orders. 28M
VVVVV M S rituals.
Dr. F TOH’S
Fumluau flay-Stunt]
For Boys.
118 Full Tenn will commence Septem-
ber 0th. 1880. Pupils recelvcuatuny
' age over six. Young Ladies are also admitted to
the Day Department,boti. in the Primary anti Ad-
vanced Course. Sessions arranged to accommo-
date pupils wishing to commute on the cars.
Penmanship and Bookkeeping, a. specialty,
taught by teachers of large experience. Evening
Classes will be formed if desired. Young Ladies
and Gentlemen fitted I01‘ college.
Referencezany former patron. Call or send! or
circular. Applications may be made to
Dis. J. C. FITCH, Principal,
3m30
Norwalk,Conn.
r r 1 i V ‘1
N 0R“ ALK LA 1 Ill SLIIOOL.
Belden Avc.. near What Ave.
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, A, lll., Principal.
MISS R. M. NORTHROP, LOUIS J.SitYMCT'i.’,
Assistants. D
The Boys‘ Department meets in the Bcldrn
liomcstead.at 8:30 A. M , and 1:30 1’. ill . It will
prgarc boys for College, Scientific School, or Busi—
iie . Terms 8-10 per your; Latin, Greck,Gcrman and
Higher Mathematics, 37:50 each, extra.
The Girls‘ Department meets in tlic roomslnl. ly
occupied by Miss Carter. at 5:45 A. M. Terms 5. .0
without extras. A limited number of girls may
board with the Principal. Special terms will be made
for young children, either as day pupils or as board-
ers. . -
Both Departments are under the Principal’spcrson-
n1 instruction. '
First Quarter 0 ens September 6th, 1880.
References an further information will be found
in circulars, for which address the Principal. '
Notice.
IGTIT SOIL removed and Cass-pools cleaned
Promptly and rc$onably by‘WILLIAM II.
DAV S and WILLIAM H. VAN WAGENER.
Address Box 800. Norwalk. P. 0.
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LAS P. TUTTLE, ‘
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VOL. LX1v.4-NUMBEB 2
(@flmfig;nms
35 cents. A Mothers’
remedy for sleepless and irritable
Children. The Recipe of Old Dr.
Pitcher, Free from Morphine, and
not Narcotic. Formula published
with each bottle. For Flatulency,
asstmilating the food, Sour Stomach,
F everishness, Worms, and Disor-
dered Bowels, Cnstoria. has the larg-
est sale of any article dispensed by
Druggists.
ASH-TONIC
A Perfected Purifier of the System.
Toxic—“Increasing the strength, obviatin the
giveglgggwgegflity, and restoring healthyfunctigm.“
For Indigestion, and Dyspepsia,
the many forms of Liver Com-
plaint, Impure' and Impoverished
Blood, and Functional Derange-
mentsattendant upon Debility, and
for Building up the weak, Ash-
Tonic is doubtless the most prompt
and certain remedy yet devised. In-
1-2 lb. bottles, 75 cents; Sixbottles,
$4. Accredited Physicians and
Clergymen, who may desire to test
.the Topic, will be supplied with not
exceeding six bottles, at one-half
the retail price, money to accom-
pany the order. Sold by Druggists,
and by D. B. Dewey & Co., 46 Dey
St., N. Y.
CENTAUB
.flniment.
The most Powerful,
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. It'
soothes Pain, it‘allays inflammation,
it heals Wounds, and it cures
S i RHEUMATISM, _
c atica Lumb 0'0 '
Burns, Stiff aromas???)(use,e $732131
ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Galls, and
Lameness from any cause. Suf-
ferers tram ‘
PAIN IN; THE BACK,
Fever Sores, Eruptions, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu-
ralgia, Palsy or dislocated limbs;
and owners of horses, planmrs, me-
chanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
CENTAUR LINIMEN'I‘
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca-
tions have failed.-
E.
-NEW MagRKET‘!
No. 6 Main Street, Nor-walk, Ct.
THE BEST OF
Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork,
HAMS, POULTRY, &c., always on hand at very
lowest market prices. GAME of all kinds in its
season. Tr me: I will try to suit.
6m45 W. F. LOCKT 00D, late with Adams Bros
MRS. J. P. CROSSMAN’S,
29 Main Street. '
FASHIllll ABLE BRESSMAKING
BANKING the Ladies of Norwalk for their
past patronage I now t_ake pleasure to say
that have enlarged my business and am ready
for my Fai trade. All orders wrll receive romp:
attention. 1 have also ppened Pattern coma,
and have on hand
The latest Styles of Paris: Patterns
and in connection with my former business I
teach Dressmaking by one of the latest improve—
ments of the age, the Improved square. Call and
see it before learning any other. I have secured
a first-class Cloak Maker and will pay particular
attention to the Cloak Department.
Fall and Winter Styles now Ready.
'1‘ MISS E. NEITERFIEIJI’SJD Main
, Street, over Scofield & Boyt's Dry Goods
Store. Hats in all the Fashionable Shapes, in
Felts, Beavers. and Velvcts. Satins, Silks,
Plushes, Brocaded Satins. Ribbons. Feathers and
Birds. Felt iiats Dyed and Pressed in the Latest
Styles, All orders promptly attended to at short
no es.
Norwalk. Oct. lSthdSSD.
PURE MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, everymorning
AT 7 CENTS-PER QUART,
By REITISON BROS. 51tf
WANTED !
4FIRS'I‘ class Dwellii‘iouses for good reliable
tenants, in the Borough.
Also a. customer for a. first-class farm of one
hggdred (100) acres of land, with the buildings all
n .
Also, a customer for two Stores and Dwellings.
one in New York State for $4,500
And one .in Connecticutl for $3,500. and all in
good ndltion.
Al , a good two-seated light spring wagon for
a new milk Alderney Cow. Full particulars of
BENJ. J. STURGES.
No. 4 Gazette Building, Norwnlk, Conn.
Daily Messenger.
W. B. Newccmb
‘N’OULD announce that puking daily trips to
New York. he is prepared to act as Messen-
ger to transs ct any errands or business in the city.
and to purchase. and bringup small articles for
those who may wrsh. Careful personal utter-lion
invert to all orders. Orders can be left at store it
J. LESTER GREGORY. 53 ain St., Norwalk.
Wlu uSlu .
We _l Pallet;
The Latest Designs
ofthe Season now
‘on exhibition,
at
tiff. Premise,
v
.47 Main Street.
From the Bridgeport Standard.
MISCEIEF BOY:
13v M. r. n.
My mischief boy is fast asleep :
All curled up in his snowy gown;
I’m sure you’d think to see him now.
He was the-“bestest” boy in town.
A dainty flush is on his check,
The flush of youthful innocence;
The dimplerfhands are softnnd warm,
Rising is calm with dream-land trance.
It must have been some other boy,
And not this sleeping cherub here,
That (lllllST‘d the chickens, leased the eat,
And dragged poor Censor by the car!
It must have Leen some naughty boy,
Who got in, by the mercst chance,
And set the [orifice in a fright,
And made the little goalies dance.
Dear moi I never can believe
Su.innocencc as here doth sleep,
Could house and barn, and Il1££lltillW’-lltlld,
In such a (lzcadfui flutter keep.
Not one, wee, little moment still! -
_No mite of time his thanks betwixt;
continually :lze ll()l‘."" ‘
"I ‘-‘-'l.!i(l(‘l' tubal Trio-intilzg 11ch ?"
lmu‘ ‘-. hi,
"I’m sure he'll tumble in flicpcml!
Oh i (ii-ar he‘s climbed the cliii-kcn‘lmiise 1
Look out for gomrlbing dreadful now!
Old ink-chief's quic: as n mouse 1"
Oh, no! my little sleeping boy,
I’m sure you cannot be the one,
Who did such naughty things to-duy.
And did them "just to see the fun."
Well, if you are, or if you‘re not;
You‘re mother's treasure just the same;
And while you slot-p so peacefully,
I shall no (zlmill your rust with blame.
Perhaps God’s angel 'comcth down,
And smooths the naughtiness away,
And writes a pardon on thy face,
For all the mischief (lune 10—day.
SIXTEEN YEARS-
[For a. Young Lady on'hcr Sixteenth Birthday.)
Is it a thing of pleasant thought
That sixteen years have gone ?
Ar..- thcy with happy memories fraught,
F: om the sweet years of childhood brought,
For a womanhood’s young dawn ?
The stalwart oak the atom holds :
S.) are life‘s endless years
Enclowd within the budding folds
Which childhood’s tender day uni-oils
Amid its joys and tears.
Yes, sixteen years may much contain,
If a true life begun,
Beyond time's sphere is found again
To know no more of cloud or wanr,
But glowing as the sun.
Then any the joys of coming time
Befi‘t their blossoming; ,
Germs starting from the earthly slime
Find home in the celestial clime,
And their full fruitage bring.
An Incident ofJolmgBi-own’s Ex-
ecution.
(“Perleyfi in Bostoujournal.)
Colonel Ware of Virginia, “the first cous.
in once; removed, sir, of'Mr§.:Hayes,”§is
now a guestfat thef_While:Housc. Before
we "unpieasantness” Colonel Ware was a
not ed breeder of fancy;sbeep. which he:used
to exhibit at the national ‘,exhibitions of- the
Uriteu‘ States Agricultural society. He was
a member of the executive committee of
that society, and became:,fntimatelyj ac-
quainted with Col. H. S. Olcott, now study-
ing Hindoo spiritualism in'India. Olcolt was
then connected with the New York Tribune
and was sent to Virginia to obtainfiif possi-
ble, an account of the execution of John
Brown.
Going to Richmond, he managed to get
himself admitted into the ranks of a volun—
teer company, which had some spare uni-
forms, and heiwas thus a fitness to the ex—
ecution, at which the brave old zealot was
kept standing at death’s door while,Colonel
August, who commanded the troops, counter-
marchcd several§companies that they might
have a better view of the scene.
Olcott flattered himself that Qiy feigning
sickness he could getgaway unobserved, but
remained in thejgranksjuntiljafter a revieW'
which closed the performance. Asfthe re-
viewing officer, attained by a large number
of military dignitaries, came down the line,
he saw with some trepidation that in the rear
was his old friend Ware. who was a colonel
of the Virginia militia without any com-
mand, but none the less active. When the
colonel came opposite to where 'Olcott
stood, looking vacantly to the front, be
halted, and looked at him as though he re-
membercd his features. But the volunteer
gave no sign of recognition—indeed, he'sub-
sequently admitted that he endeavored to
squint and distort his countenance. To his
relief,Ԥthe colonel passed 3 on, and in a few
hours 'he had assumedhis citizen’s attire and
was on his way to New York. Had the.
colonel recognized him, J obn Brown would
not have been the only Yankee hung that day
in Virginia. ’ ‘
The Dog that Beat Dr. Tanner
Iowa Hall can boast of a dog that out-
Tunners Tanner, having, lived forty-two
days without food or water. Onthc‘ 16th
day of September the animal, owned by Mrs.
Armstrong, of Birds Flat, disappeared from
its home. They marvelled much at its pro-
longed absence, and, after futile inquiries and
search, concluded that it had come to its
death from cause unknown. 0n flue 28th of
October, aneighbor out hunting cows Was
attracted to the edge of an old shaft by a
faint yelping at the bottom. Peering down
the shaft he discovered the long lost animal.
A ladder was secured and; a boy sent to the
rescue of the long lost dog, which could only
shiver and laborously move its tail for joy, ,
The bottom of the shaft was trumped as hard
and smoolh as marble, and the sides as high
as it could spring were furrowed and torn in
its frantic efforts to escape. A diet of warm
water and milk was administered. and at last
accounts it was recovmiug rapidly. Its weight
before iuidisuppeared Was more than one hnn-
dred penultimaml when found it was less than
twenty—Placer, (0:11.) Argus. ,
‘ W
‘When a married woman bu s a u d
. o
for a low price, she gets a barygainfinfi he?
husband gets eom--: bin: ‘0 lioot.—Somerct'lle
Journal. H
To the query of a Dunbury dentist to an
applicant for a new set as toOwhat sort of
teeth she wanted, she said, “Something that
won’t Show dirt."
‘ A man \i rill-s to an editor for four dollars
because he TS so terrible short. ” and gets in
reply inc heartless l‘ci-pollse, “Do asI do-
stand up on a chair.” '
, . . . .
ll omen don t lulu: to telegraphy vr ry
much. Lots of TllS;"l5'lll'$ have to be taken
on uninimlli, a: ll : ; . x don‘t care for man
if HILL—w It’rw )‘w/i; Injuries. .
A Boston lmnk wivl rlls‘cs that it will plan:
mimiy :iiiywiiiri: by telegraph. All flaw.
,.
. |~- '» A. u a ' - , ‘
pl-JL- ., '.,Uolln.uth us. Our address is limiw
land, ll.c.~l.ouhlaml Com-fer.
li-::r~s-~ i“:ll’l$ lire any sander? T’u;:il~
Yes; is llelllllit'. What makes you
. 'I‘l'urlii
flunk r0? l‘iil.il~li .
telling papa full to
y ..
t
‘Iir‘l L
m. ill/r
.. .-.x d ill:lillilill
:l‘llu Bust”: Cuntil-l' :1th5: tin fullOVUDg
wise piece of filiifit'i' in ifs bachelor readers:
“Never marry a gal lliiiLSS you have known
her null-list thri-c (lugsaud a picpie."
Indigestion will fill the breast «:f every
artist when we stale that two mm were
arrestcd in a limit-2r yard the callus? day
because they uric suspected of a design on
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