Evening sentinel, Tuesday, July 24, 1894 · page 1

 

 

 
 
 

 

UMBER 1.981.
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HOW THEY MAY BE arsaourran
AND SLAIN.

 

 

. Dilemma Ahoundlng With Patriotic lit-
toralcu, Preacher! by Rev. A. 3. lava-
lagh at the South Norwalk Methodist
lyinopal Church. Last Sunday Night.

The following sermon, sbounding in
Marleen ideas and patriotic thoughts,
was preached by Rev. .A. S. Kavanagh,
‘ last Sunday night, in the South Norwalk

Methodist church:

Render therefore untJ Cresar the things
w hbeCIesar‘s. and unto God the things
is like God‘s—St. Luke not").

The chief pries's were endeavoring to
entrap Jesus and to this end they sent
forth spies to watch the opportunity to
entangle him. They endeavored to get
‘frbni him an endorsement of'the' Roman
government that the Jews might be stir-
red up against hlm, or a public renunci-
ation of the Roman government, so that
they might witness against him before
the Roman authorities. But Jesus was
not to be deceived so easily, so he said,
“Why tempt ye me? Show me a penny.
Whose image and superscription hath

. it ” They answered and said, "Caesar’s.”
Then he said unto them, “Render unto
Clear the things which be Czessr‘s, and
unto God, the things which be God’s."
This text, literally obeyed by all Chri. -
tion men. and men who are not profes-
sedly Christians,yet men of honor, would
mean the dcrtruction of the thugs and
assassins of our institutions.

In considering the subject announced
for this evening let me in the first place
call your attention to the composite
character of our sixty or more million of
lotion. Of this number fifteen mil-
ion are foreign born, or children of these
foreign born, snd'in many cases the st-
tachment is stronger for the old country
than fer the now. Right here is where
the evangelization of our cities is more
. difficult than that of London. In London
but four per cent. are foreigners:
in New York, eighty per cent are.
Here we have all classes and the bad and
the good of all classes. Somebody has
said, “Hither come the French with their
politeness and figitiness; the Englishman,
with his stubbornness and ale: the Ger—
man, with his love for learning and beer;
the Irishman, with his humor and whis-
key; the Italian, with his min-is and all-
letto." The character of our population
is wonderfully componite; it contains all
nationalities, bad and good. The coming

. American is like the Citizen who was ask-
ed by a census taker his name, residence,
age, etc, to all of which questlons he
was able to give a correct answer. But
when interrogated as to his nationality
he said, “That's something I have never

n able to settle: perhaps you can do it

or me. My father was English, my

‘ , other was French, I wrs born on a

Dutch ship sailing under a Spanish flag
and trading in Turkish waters. Now, an,
tis my nationality?" What is the
coming American? the ideal American?

Take the beer from the German, the ale

from the Englishman, the whiskey from
the Irishman, and the stiletto from the

Italian, and then in the compound of

 
 

what is good of all these nationalities *

you Will find the coming, the ideal
American. This is a very attractive
looking individual, but the important
thing is to create him out of these differ-
ent elements. Mr. Beecher once said
that when alion cats on ox, the ox
ceases to be ex and becomes lion.
That is all very well, but it may be that
for some reason or another the lion can‘t
get his teeth upon the ox. Then the ox
remains ox. In New Hampshire, in 1858,
aconvention of priests was being held.
In the building was a banner with this
inscription: "Our tongue, our religion,
our nationalty—let us remain French."
Youeeethpox wouldn't be swallowed

t on.

”Nth; the next place, let me call
your attention to some things that will
help along the Americaulzing process.
First, let every foreign born citizen of
eUnited States renounce or cease to
beerve all holidays of old country sig-
nificance. Why should the Gerr‘nans
celebrate German llolidu 5 here? Why
Orangemen the 12th of uly’: Why ill-
bernisns the 17th of March? Let us have
one set of holidays, and "10.8 American.
Fourthof July, Washington's birthday,
Memorial Day, Labor Day. Thanks-
iving Day , and if there
be any other day that‘s National. L ,‘I: us
have one flag. Err-Mayor Hewitt m an
illustrious cltimn, and when mayor won
the plaudits of the nation when he re-
fused to allow any other flag than the
stars and strl s to wave from the city
hall in New ork. The mayor of Broom
lyn is following in his footsteps. One
people, one flag, and all this] am saying
notasan American-born citizen, but as
a man who was born on Irish soil and is
still true to the country of his birth. 1
wasa be of twelve when our family
came to t is country, and it was a family.
It took no small conveyance to start as
onour journey. Most of your families
could move out in a buggy. But again
let us have but one government. Of no
American let it be said he takes his
litics as well as his religion from
me. One school system, where (lar-

' man and French and English
and Irish and Italian may
be converted into American. if the

Lutheran or Roman catholics want paro-
chial schools, let them have them, but
letltbe insisted upon that English be
taught in these schools, and let there be a
cute examination. But never favor any
inatlcn by making a division of
theschools funds. The school system is
our only hope, as we contemplate the
composite character of our population.
80, say, let us have one set of olldays
one flag, one government, one school
But in the next place, in order that
the thugs and annulus may be dismount-
ed and slain, I plead for two things.
the-sure nprlghtnsss in ubllc as
vats hfqthessms‘ e o morals
for public as forfiv life. Let 3::
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Entered at the Post Office at South
Norwslk as second-class matter.

 
 

times. He was made colonel. At
the head of his regiment he swore
likes trooper. One of his soldiers, who
was also one of his puisboners. took
him to task and asked ‘him why he
swore. "Well" said he, “I was acolo-
nel then." But the parishoner replied,
“Colonel, when you are before the judg-
ment seat and the devil takes you as a
colonel what will become of you use
bishop?" Sol say when the devil takes
some of our politicians as rascals, what
will become of them as saints. Only
one code of morals, not two. I insist
upon it. I also plead that the responsi«
bility of citiZensui be felt. At present
it rests very light y upon the shoulders
of many. Lightly, I say, when four
million who might have voted in 1888
neglected to do so. When out of 260,-
000 voters in New York city 60,000 stay
at home~leading business men, good
men, we are told. who will not soil their
garments with the filth of political life
in New York b voting. or the 200,000
voters only 25, 0 at end the primaries.
That is, the second rate men and the
base men lay a'l the plans for election
day, nominate the tickets and all. 0, it is
high time that good men, reputable men
felt the responsibility of citizenship and
not only voted but went to the prlmar.
ice and took mat. rs in their own hands.
A friend of mine in Bru, )klyn, a respcc~
t'ible, honorable and honored citizen,
was treasurbr of a campaign fund.
Among the bills presented for him to
pay wrs so mr'ly kegs of beer to this
place, and so many to that place, and
so on. He was too much of a man
to pay . such bills, and resigned.
There is where he made a mistake.
He ought to have remained in the posi-
tion and published it to the world, and
refused to pay the bill es a legitimate ex-
pense, and the respectable people would
have been at his back. Let respectable
men feel the responsibility of citizenship
and soon the thugs and assassins will be
dismounted and slain.

I have now a closing word: Go- 1
men should er 3k '3 agree on great mo. ‘
questions. We may differ on economic
questions, but when a great moral ques-
tion is at issue, somehow let us get to-
gether, let us find a common ground.
The enemy is unll'ed, let us be united on
something. Sparta, Corinth and Athens
used to fight each other, but let Persia
attack any one of them and they quickly
made common cause against the enemy.
Let us tempers nce folks fight as much as
we please among ourselves, in trying to
decide the best methods. but when we
attack the enemy let it be With a solid
front. If we can’t get a. whole loaf, take
half a one. If you can't get half,
take a slice; anything us better than nom-
ing, but let it always be understood that
if just now we take a slice we are not
satisfied and never will be until the traf-
ii:is abolished. When the opportunity
comes to express yourself on the liquor
qu lion, let every man of you who a "1
st. he the liquor traffic the heaviest blow
you can, vote no license. Vote local
option—county. stale, whenever you get
achuncemtrikethe traffic the heaviest
blow you can. Then you will render to
Cu-sar the things which be (‘lesar‘s and
to God the things which be God’s.

 

Death of William H. Tremper,

William H. Tremper, who had for
many years held a position of trust with
the American News company, New
York, died at 10:30 o'clock this morning,
at the home of his nephew, Charles A.
Haviland, on Lincoln avenue, aged about
forty years. Mr. Tremper came to Nor-
walk last batl'rday, having been granted
an unlimited vacation by the Com.
pany to recupr-l‘ute his impaired
health. lie was taken it ith convulsions
the day after his arerlilmnd during a re~
currence of the paroxysms, death en-
sued, The cause is attributed to heart
disease. He hall spent several summers
hero ullll lilr. Haviland, and his genial
«lispulition and many excellent quali-
ties won him many friends in Norwalk.
Arrangements for the funeral lulvr‘ot
yet been made.

Snffocatcrl by Dynamite Fumes”

George Mills, of Georgetown, had a
narrow escape from death, one day last
week, while he was trying to increase
the depth of the wall on Edwin Gilbert's
place on Portland avenue. in that place.
He set off several dynamite cartridges,
and after most of the smoke had cleared
away hedescended to investigate the re-
sult. As soon as he reached the bottom
of the well, the fumes from the car—
tridges caused him to become uncon-
scious. The men who wer‘helplng him
get him out as soon as possible. He re-
mained unconscious several hours, but
llnnully came to all light, and was able
to be out Saturday,

Threatened in Jill! the Foreman.

There was quite a little excitement in
the vicinity of the four tracking opera»
tions at Bpringwood, thls rt paring. One
of the foreman was dissatisfied with the
work of a men under hlm and gave hlm
his discharge. The employs was ugly,
and while walking off told the foreman
he would fit him. The foreman started
after the man,when the latter plcked up
two large rocks and threatened to kill
the foreman if he came near. As the
man evidently meant to do what he sold,
be Was allowed to walk down the track
without being molested.

Officers of the I). It. Social Club.

The regular meeting of the Best Ile-
gards Social club was held last night at
the home of Edwin Carr, No. 8 Hsnford
place. The officers elected for the an.
suing six months are: President, Fred-
erick W. Hoyt; viwpresldsnt, Alfred
Wilmotnccrstsry, Inuit ll. Brotbsrton;
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FELL UNDER A Bill.

A MAN’S ARM PRIQHTFULLY MAN-
GLED BY THE WHEELS.

 

no Was on‘ the Way to Boston and At-

tempted to Jump on a North-Bound
Freight on the Danbury Bead—The
Member Amputatad at the Hospital.

Shortly after midnight, lrst night, a
man who gives his name as Augustus
Sherwood, was found lying bclide the
Drnbury and Norwalk railroad track
just above the culvert between Ann and
Pine screen. The man’s arm was fear-
fully mangled and he was suffering great
pain. Dr. L. M. Allen was called, and
going to the scene with the ambulance,»
had the man conveyed to the hospital,
where, with the assistance of Drs. Burke
and Baker, the'man’s arm was amputa-
ted. ,

The man said he wanted to go to Bos-
ton, and attempted to jump on a north
hound freight train. It is probable the
train was the Pittsfield frieght No. L500,
Conductor Weiler,ss this makes up a
train on the Danbury dock and start»
out about 12:80 o‘clock.

The man hrs a relative. Ernest Shep'
ard, of 518 Third street, Philadelphia,
Pa., and word has been sent to him of
the accident.

 

TWIN CITY FOLKS.

Pleasant Paragraphs About Norwalk Poo-
plc and Thanh-lands.

Mrs. Archibald Benton and son, John
Benedict Bouton, of Chicago, who have
been spending several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Bouton, West street,
expect to leave South Norwalk tomor-
row. They will stay some days in Pitts-
burgh, Pa.

Miss Florence Brown, the obliging op-
erator In the Western Union Telegraph
office at the depot, is enjoying a day's
vacation. She is attending the picnic
of the Methodist churches of Southport
and Green Farms, at Parlor Rock.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Layton, who
attended the Christ'uu Endeavor conven-
tion in Cleveland, and also Visited Michi-
garland the Thousand Islands. are ex.
peeled home today.

Commander Dickens, of the United
Slit-3s Navy, and wife M3 at the Ma-
hackemu llotel. Mrs. and Miss White,
of Newark, N. J., are also registered
there.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osborn, of South
Main street, returned home yesterday af-
ternoon, from a two weeks’ visit in
Poughkrepsie and vicinity.

Miss Nellie Williams has returned to
her home in Danbury, after spending a
Wr ak’s vacation with Miss Helen Greg-
or y, of Westport avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kimmey, of West
avenue, have returned from Lake Gebrge
and Glens Falls, where they have been
spending several days.

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Selleck and
danghters of Merwm em or. will leave
town Thursday for a two weeks’ sojourn
at Ocean Grove.

Miss Josie Finch, of Woodward live-
nue, and Miss Minnie Harris, of South
Main street, are spending their vacation
in Rhode Island.

Prof. H. B. Wigham, Ciro [latch and
Clarence Osborne, of Norwalk, starred,
yesterday, on a three days’ cruise to Port
Jefferson, L. I.

Misses Mabel andllracc Hunt returned
last night to their home on South Main
street, after a two W! ‘llia’ visit in Patch-
ogue, L. 1.

Mrs. Charl ' A, Tack and daughtrr,
Sadie May, of Cedar street, are sbendfng
the week with relatives in Danbury.

W. J. Finney and family, of Berkeley
street, returned home from Bell Island,
yesterday, after a two weeks‘ outing.

Mrs. Charles S. Dauchy is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. John Scott, at Selleck’s Cor-
ners, New Canaan, for two weeks.

M has Nellie Boone, of North llrookfleld,
Mass, is visiting her cousin, Miss Iva V.
Tilly, of South Main strut.

Charles Henry Allen, who has been
visiting relatives in Norwalk, has return-
ed to New Milford.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cole and (laugh.
ter Hazel, of Brooklyn, are guests at
Elmcrest.

David Csyl rd,of Crescent Terrace,has
gone to We] ngford f) spend a few
weeks.

ExlCouncilmsn Henry D. Fox has re.
turned from a visit in Newark, N. J.

George H. Ferris, of Clay street, is in
Hartford today.

GEORGETOWN.

Mrs. Be'ry Ann Bennett, of Brooklyn,
arrived in town Friday night. She will
remain several weeks. .

Mrs. Ely and daughter, of Norwslk,
are beaming with Edgar Field, at
Bmkneck hill.

The Methodist Episcopal church are
negotiating for a pipe organ with Brook-
lyn parties.

The Sunday school of the Catholic
church plenlcksd at listen, Thursday.

Frank Williams is eatertahrlng a
Mad from. ‘, Ill, N. Y.

 

 

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A PETITICN PRESENTED.

For the Widening of Ila: Grove Street
and the lto’ton Hill Road.

The petition referred to in THE Sssrr-
NEL as being in simulation last week for
the purpose of widening, straighten-
ing and grading the highway from Elm
Grove Place todlnton Hill road. and Ro-
ton Hill road from the residence of
George I. Keeler to the residence of Jo-
cob B. Raymond, at a cost not to exceed
3750, has been presented to the select-
men.

This improvement has often b; en ad-
vocated by Tun Snanrsn. It would
undoubtedly be one of the greatest
changes that could be made in the mat—
ter of streets. The course of the road in
the vicinity of Gainer’s bridge could be
altered and the highway straightened, as
it should be before the Consolidated Rail-
road compu'ny constructs the new over-
head bridge t) be placed there.

The owners of property in that vicinity
have agreed to give the land or sensory
to make the change, and it would seem
that the time has come for the selectmen
to bestir themselves, call a town meeting
at once, and have the matter attended
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[Milli-IN AND NOROTIJN.

There is considerable difference of
opinion in the statements of Theodore
W. Austin and Morris Healy over the
sewer pipe which was taken from the
four-tracking works and placed in a
well on Mr. Austin’s property. Mr.
Healy still claims there were four
lengths, while Mr. Austin says there
were but two, and hes agreed to pay for
that number. Mr. Healy arm 1 that the
pipe belonged to Contractor H. H.
Brown, and that he will see the latter
today about the matter.

John D. Crimmons, who has a hand-
some summer residence on Collendsr's
Point, has offered to replace a cracked
bell in the chimes in St. Luke's church
tower, and the church officials will
probably accept of his offer. The note is
quiteapmminent one, and the playing
of the chimes, under the skillful mani-
pulation of Charles Scofield, will be
much more pleasing to the ear.

One of the little shanlits at the four-
trackingoparations, west of the depot,
tick fire Sunday night and was burned
to the ground. It wr-s owned by Joseph
Sico, and was worth, perhaps, 310. It
made quite a blaze and attracted a num-
ber of people to the scene. Some of the
spectahrs, hating seen the blaze from a
distance, thought it was the large build
ing.

Miss Helen Morehouse, the delegate to
the Christian Endeavor convention in
Chicago, gave a report of the proceed-
ings in place of the usual preaching scr-
vise in the Congregational church, Sun~
day evening. Ir. was exceedingly well~
writlun,concise and intersely interest~
iug. Miss Elite W. Bitten rendered a
pleasing vocal solo.

A very diszrg'eeable odor arose, Sun-
day, from the land of Solomon Slngelmn
the turnpike, and investigation proved
that the smell came from the carcass of
a horse Slsgel had buried there last win-
ter. Toe selectmcn wtre notified, and
the matter was attended to yesterday.

Rev. Samuel .1. Austin started today
on a month‘s vacation, and accompanied
by his daughtl r, Miss Maud Austin, went
l) Massachusetts, where the greater por~
tion of his visit will be passed.

I urillclSimmis caught an eight-pound
strip. i be a. last Sunday,on (in-at is»
land. ’illisis the first one caught here
this season, and Mr. Sammie has reason
to be proud of his capture.

The L-idies' Guild, of St. Luke's church,
will meet in the chapel Thursday after-
noon at 3 o‘clock, to arrange for a fair to
beheld Wednesday afternoon and even.
in, August 20th.

Misses Mamie and Florence Reed,of
Dunbar y, are at the home of their
grandmother. Mrs Lucretia Townes,
and will visit there several days.

Miss Ethel Staples, who has been
spending severe! make with lilies Stella
Austin, returned to her home in Brook-
lyn, Saturday.

Mrs. Adalnide Nell and son Leeds, of
Brooklyn, spent Sunday at the residence
of Theodore W. Austin.

Mrs. George Cook returned home yes
terday afternoon from a visit with re»
lstlves in Danbury.

Mud/rule French is slowly recover.
lug, and will, it is hoped, soon regain
her former health.

illss Pbilllplns Hahn,“ Booth Nob
walk,speut Sunday with Mm, Andrew
Jayne. ___

' liliWAYTilN.

The steamstWI/tursl," Captain Her
man Monsell, picked up a small outboal
off Eltsmford yesterday afternoon and
towed her into this harbor. The catboat
had her mast broken off close tothe deck.
A new one will probably be placed in the
boat in slow days.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Godbsr, of Harv.
ask. are spending the present work with
the Ill-Isa Raymond, of lists street.

’Thadmmfltin the flannel
mum case will be held
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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN., TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1894. '

”SET ON FIRE Bl TlllMPS

AN EAST NORWALK BARN GUTTED
BY FLAMES.

 

A Bicycle and a Horse and Wagon Play
an Important Part in lelng an Alarm
and uetglng the Apparatus to the Scene
of the Blaze.

Early last evening two men, who were
evidently going to the tramps’ render.-
vous in Osborn‘s woods, near the old
brick yard, stopped at George R. Red-
man’s residence on Maple avenue and
asked for. something to eat. Mr. Red-
msn told them they had just cleared
away the supper table and could not give
them anything. The men then asked
for a drink of water, and were directed
toa spring, located between the house
and the barn. The men went in that di-
rection, and nothing more was seen of
them.

A couple of hours later,shortly after 10
o’clock, Charles Redman, who had just
returned from band practice, started for
the spring for water. Looking in the di-
rection of the barn he discovered the
building on fire. Calling to Fred Han-
ford, who happened to be on the piazza
of the house, and arousing Mr. Redman,
who had retired, they organized a bucket
brigade and attempted h extinguish the
flames. Mr. Redman's 200 feet of garden
hose and George Britto’s hose were also
used, but when it was found that the
flames were getting beyond control, Mr.
Banford jumped on his wheel and broke
all his previous records getting to the fire
alarm at Mayflower Hook and Ladder
company's headquarters. Here he found
Charles Hyatt with his horse and wagon,
and the jumper was attached to the vev
hicle and drawn to the scene in short
order. With the assistance of neighbors
the firefiwas quickly extinguished.

The barn contained about $600 worth
of oils, wagons, 500 pounds of hay,
chickens, tools, etc. The wagons and
chickens were gotten out, but the other
things will be a total loss, The fire was
confined almost exclusively to the in~
' llorof thebarn, only breaking out in
the gable on the 0th side of the build-
ing, where it was first dismvered. A
lire-proof roof undoubtedly saved the
building from destruction. The stock
was partly insured, and the bars, which
was damaged to the extent of $75, was
insured for $100, with D. P. Morrell.

ABANBON Ell FA fills.

 

“The Simmer-er" Finds Some Reasons for
'llielr Increasing Number.

It has been my privilege to visit and
ramble through many an old New Eng-
land homestead, now tumbling in ruins.
Reader, have you ever walked up a
deserted, neglected door yard, with grass
and weeds growing unrestrained in the
path, around the doors, and under the
windows? If you have, you will recall
the old picket fence In from, now gray
wuh memories of departed paint still
clinging to it, the sagging old gate, the
old well curb in the door yard. With the
old-fashioned well sweep hanging above
it, bucket gone. Back before the eye of
memory wrll come the picture of the old
shingled sides, the hip roof, crumbling
chimneys, the foundations of which are
built of stone, wry lilussive, occupying
nearly one-third of the space within the
walls. Window sashes all gone, as are
doubtless the familiar faces that once
gazed through the small panes. Now,
floor is sunken with decoy, doors hang
awry, or are entirely oil thlir hinges,
plaster too week with age to hang timoth-
er has fallen into the dust. The old
garret stairs creek and groan us you as-
cend them. finding the old rafters tenant-
erl only by chimney swallows and bats.
in the door yard stands the will smoke
house, partly fallen in, while only piles
of rotten lumber remain of barns and
sheds..\n oldorchsrd with gnarled trunks
and fruitless branches flanks one side,
while broken down fences, and fields
where once high cultivation rslgncdmcw
given over to weeds and bushes, encum-
ber the landscape as far as the eye can
reach. Where are the purple who lived
here? Echo answers. "Where?"

To the thoughtful, nothing is so sad as
these ones grand old homestcaos going
to waste, places once recanted by the
bone and sinsw of our land, for vs the
poet has said, "The farmer feeds them
all." To me the reasons for the increase
in the abandoned farms in New England
are numerous. To go back some years,
the reader will recall the drain the civil
war made on the sons of New England-
At their country’s call they left the plow
and com-field and hastened to her relief.
After four years of strife were over,
some had found a final resting place on a
southern battle-field, or were carried to
Northern church‘yards; others were
broken in health, while many, after the
excitement of military life and experi—
ence out in the world. found life in the
country villages too tame, and so drifted
to the cities, leaving the old folks to run
the farms. The "old folks," growing
more lssbls year by year. allowed the
homestead,» “ran down,” and when the
Means for that to lay down no in-
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city life, found little of value or stir;
tion on the “old places," and either sold

fbrms to any great extent, as tenants, as
a usual thing, take all possible fromlhe
land and put nothing back, and so farms

dition in which we find them.

The young men and women, born and
brought up in the country, as a majority
make the mistake of their lives when
they leave country life, quiet it is true,
buta life of pure air, healthy outdoor

notbe obtained in the city, with nowa-
days nearly all the educational and social
advantages that can be obtained in met-
ropolitan life. For residence in narrow,
confined quarters in a crowded. city,
herded together with all nations and
classes, if not actually adjacent to dis~
easebreedlng tenements, city lifezis a fast
and exhausting one at the best, an exis~

with no time in the mad rush after the
“mighty dollar” for purer and better
thoughts, communing with nature, and

pond one's character. Who that has
risen before the sun on a lovely Jule
morning. and has stood amid earthly
verdurs glistening with the dew, watch-
ed the bright rays of coming day, and
standing there with vaults of blue above
the orb of night just growing dim,
has not thought, truly the post
was right when he said, “God
made the country. man made the town.36
Suddenly the hush isbroken, birdsbe-
gin to twitter in the trees, cows beginto
moo, roosters to crow, hens to cackle,
Nature is awake. The day is beginning,
a day of toil it is true, hard work caring
for stock, behind the plow, manipula-
tinga hoe, managing farm machinery,
caring for small fruits, haniling heavy
crops, or making gardens. Somoof the
work is disagreeablc,or rather someis
not as pleasant as others, but in all pur-
suits of life there are some distasteful
parts. To me the work is diversified,
ever-changing. no two days alike, and
to the thoughtful, progresswe, Well-read
farmer, a con: not study, and a lifeo!
experimenting and improving, and es-
sentially a happy, honest; character-
rushing, broadening existeule. And.
then at the class of day, rest is so

isa pleasure, not a stern necesq ty like
the taking of medicine.

The best and brightest minds, men and
women who have made names famous in
the pages of history, sprang from the
farms, and the world is better for them.
So to the world-weary souls in ourgreat
miles, I send this message: ‘ Come onto!
your tenements and your hot. crowded,
i‘l-smelling streets: take up our abandon-
ed New England farms. There is work
for all, if you will only seek it earnestly.
You may not get rich, and it ls quite
probable you will not. but you can give
your children a good start in life of con-
stitution, health and go id educations,
making them good men and women,
wlulo you yourself will enjoy good llV-
ing, sound: inli’ul slurp, and as you
"jnurno-y through life live by the way."
Wlw . you coup» to die, you can lie down
in ,. . I, llt‘l. church yard with the
klmul line that you have done well by
yourrluldrru, lmveslarted them right,
Wr-ll fitted to light the battles of life.
This article is already too long. but at
Hllfllt‘ future time i will have something
to say about farm life, its advantages,
possibilities, with some modern ideas in
regard to conducting lilo buslnlns, for it
is n busineus of it farmer.

'l‘llr: BAL’NTERFM.

Tilt} Mills Al‘l' IN MT. VERNON.

(llrrnpp-r Long" Leads Out Five hundred
Hutu-rs and Is Arrested.

Fire hundred men were worklng on a
now reached for the New Haven road
between New Michelle and Mt. Vernon
last week. The first train over the new
remibed was run yesterday morning, and

Vernon they were notified that their,
wages would be reduced to M05 arch}.
The men immediately attack, and their
threateulng manner alarmed the con-
tractors.

Chief of Police Foley was called upon,
and with his reserves be scattered the
strikers, srmllng the lesiler, Giuseppe
Imago. There was a little clash berm ,
the strikers and police in New llochells,’
but Chief McQulrk and his men soon it“.
a stop to all unseemly demonstrations”,
louse was taken before Judge Am, as
of Mount Vernon. and committed to ‘a at
White Plains jail to await the action of
the grand jury on the charge of inciting
a strike. l/rngo's arrest seemed to have
unwed the other strikers. and they have
returned towork, but last night there
was much incendiary talk among the
men, and ltwar feared that there would
be further trouble today.

 

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or allowed, them to go to waste. Puritan! , ,
the heirs would rent the homestead for I ‘
few years, but this did not improve than ‘ .

exercises,with many comforts which can— ,

tence of late hours and irregular meals, ‘*

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once fertile, yielding abundant harvest, '
became barren, given up to bushes and ‘
weeds, and finally becoming too poor to ' ,
rent, have gradually drifted to the com "

appetites for meals so keen, the eating“:

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