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This little extract from Vibe London
flutes contain: an excellent paint for
American 1 r itctclo: : “All over thoworld
one great state after another has raised
its custom duties. has thereby restricted
its dealings with other states. and by so
doing has diminished the business of all.
Take. {tlr’i‘xallllllfi the t‘nited States. In
the years of inflation that ended in 1873
the baited States obtained the greater
part of their iron for railway building
in thiii country. thus giving employment
to much British labor and capital. lint
in the extension ot. railways that baa
taken place during the past four years
the I'uitcd States have. comparatively
speaking. bought scarcely any of our
iron. The prohibitive duties they have
impoued have called into being a great
iron and steel industry which is now
capable of almost supplying the most ex-
travagant demands of the home market.“
The campaign against convict contract
labor has actively commenced on the
part5)! the ditl'czent trades all'ectcd. since
the assembling cl the Legislalurvs of
the several States. In New Jersey ti hill
has been introduced with an almost as-
sured prospect of speedy passageuiliolish-
ing the entire system. and substituting
a better one. In New York. a similar
bill has been referred to the Prison t‘oni-
inittco and a commission will investi-
gate the question \\ itli thoroughness.
.»\ convention of the Trades assembly of
New York State will meet in Albany oil
the 23d iiist.. and will express the deter-
mination of the mechanics generally to
have the verdict of the people against
the contract system enforced by proper
laws. In Massachusetts petitions are
largely circulating for its abolition. and
the legtiltfi' of the Waring contract will
come tip before the Ia‘gtslaltlrt‘. Ill our
own State a similar petition is now be-
fore the workingnicn and is rapidly be-
ing signed by tens of thousands in every
manufacturing distiict. The party who
wishes suct css on the second Tucsday in
November next will do well to pay prop~
fir heed to this question of prison labor
if it Would secure for itself the support
\of the working classes of the country.
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Interesting \esturiiui 'I'rltilil ion til 1 Ill'I‘I.
Mr. Yarroo M. Necsan. a I‘t'l‘Siltll. n
. deacon in the Nestorian church. at pres~
cut a student in St. Stcphcii‘s college.
Annandalc. Illltt‘llt'Si (‘U_‘ N. \h. fllYt‘s
, the following traditional correspondence
between Aligariis. King of Edessa. and
our Lord Jesus t‘lirist;
In the iiiueteeiitlifyear of Tibcras .\b-
gurus. ,King of lidcssa. sent a man. a
sculptor. whose name was John Talaw
haunt. itiid he cut an image on a tablet
of our Lord Jesus t‘lirisl. and brought it
to At‘igarus. This tablet “‘ltn' kept at
rides-a many centuries. when one of the
I‘opes. having heard of it. sent to Ildcssa
requesting that he might have it: it was
sent to him and H said to he in tho \'ati-
can. .
Aligarus also sent a letter to our Lord
Jesus Christ by the hands of .-\uoiiins in
which he said:
“I have heard of miracles proceeding
from Thee and cures without medicines
given. Thou. therefore. art cithcr tlod
who descends from lli-aVcii or the Son
of God. 'I‘liercfore. l liiive \\ rittcu. l
Ildkt‘lu‘ikt‘l Thee to take the trouble to
come to me and hcal the disease which
I have. - Moreover. I have heard that the
Jews envy Thee and wish to injure Thee.
l have a city small and beautiful and
sutliclciit for two.“
Ilut our Lord answered liiiii:
".\ blessing is for him who has bc-
lieved iii inc. though llt‘ saw No not: litu
cause thou hast written for Me to come
to thee. It is befitting that I should ac-
complish here that for \\ liicli I was set”.
and .3th l shall ascend to Him that sent
Me. 'and immediately 1 send to thee one
of my disciples to heal tliy disease and
give life to thee and those of thy peo-
flt‘." _-. ,
ulnuoss or" .‘IUNEY.
To be Slade by the Oyster Growers.
Judging by the manner in which New
llaven people have iiivcstul in the oy-
ster business during the past few years.
one would think that there were "unions
in it. Indeed. millions of oysters are.
produced by large dealers in a few
months by deep-sea culture. a branch of
business coniiuiratively new; and a mil-
lion. if not millions of dollars. is likely
to be the reward of some largo dealers.
if the calculations of certain persons are
to be relied on. These people tiguretliat
one Fair Haven dealer. Within a very
few years will have made on his salt-
water farms an amount of dollars which
can b: eiiunieral’ed only with seven lig-
tires: and with a fair amountof luck
such a harvest of wealth does not seem
improbable. . There are New llaven
oyatermen whose farms are measured by
thousands of acres: to such big opera-
tors the business appears very tlattering.
“With the possible exhaustion of the
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ly em hanced. \Vithin a few years, the
’ sound is likely to become one immense 184g
oyster-bed: to New Haven dealers. who” '
were among the first to engage in deep 1349
sea planting. the 'wonderful financial
success which is believed to be certain 135..
will come first. as the beds in the vicin»
i‘y‘of this harbor are the best cultivated 1351
i i the sound.
The best oyster ground in the sound is 1852
being rapidly taken. A fee of one dol- ,
lar per acre goes to the state. and com- 1353
missionera who survey and supervise
staking receiving compensation therefor. 1354
An oysterman may start business in a
moderate way with $10,000; at least half 1855
this sum would be required for a steam-
er, the balance to be used in seeding and 1856
cultivating beds of 100 acres and up
wards. Such an operator could run his 1851’
boat in the employ of others a portion
of the time. and during other weeks the
crew could busy lhentselvrs in catching
star fish. But $15.0th in capital would
bemuch betterin starting a successful
oytter business.
to ,be successful where a reasonable
‘ amount of prudence is used. There are
noun who lost many thousands of dol
r- in attempting to solve the problem
of deep. water cultivation and some
at them were driveufrom the business.
VVIK'In the vicinity of Milford there were
oystermeu who experimented unsuceers
fully with inshore ground. mud and
'crultaoeans, the deadly enemy of the
oyster. destroying beds of hundreds of
m ’
At a recent public meeting held in
Richmond. one speaker refemd to
the wealth of oysters in Virginia
waters as approximating that.of the
gold mines of California. and yet the pi-
ntu are allowed to daily remove thou~
nud- of,dollus worth of oysters will»
out paying any any tax. One of the
count-loner: of Virginia has com-
tedjhat the state could readily derive
' from oysters $82,000 annual] .
For the“ ending January figs:
were shipped MN?" Y0“ 0“ uro-
pun account 2.
an increase of 496
mponding week in
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”30038103.
Mr. and In. John Holoron enta’tained
a number of friend- at their home on
» flea-ant avenue last Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mn. June: Hoyt left for their
home In Michigan, yesterday morning.
_ There ha- been splendid shun“ on
the pond for tho but weak. and our
myopic haven-doth: mastof it.
Wm. Brother-too in the father of’n'fine
fillings. Mother and daughter-re do-
!bo W. C. '1'. U. of Victoria. British
(Jilin-bio. hone that dares. The-octet
”Womanhfor its -
snarl. paying “.000 therefor, though
my in much more valuable than
4 use. would indicate. Kind friends
>m t.“ prize on Inch tunable
m for the new moiety, when beuf:
m i Vidal] www.mmst}
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In ~tho
of the General A-embl
year up to ltllil, one in
there were twelve ‘musittuitsf but wha
ed doe. not appear from the
thcir names as well as the i
dispensed with. There were twelve
amendment or the Constitution adopted
tion in April. is». our
mail the state was hhdifilrlctt
to twent_v~foiir.
front the town of Norwalk:
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The following list givt‘:
, oovtmxou.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Truuibull.
Matthew Uri-wold.
Matthew tlriswold.
fiiiiiuel Huntington.
Samuel lluntingtou. 7
Samuel Iluntiiigton.
Samuel Huntington.
Samuel Huntington. '
Samuel Huntington.
Samuel Huntington.
Samuel Huntington.
Samuel Huntington,
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Oliver W olcott.
t lliver \Volcott.
Jonathan Trumbull.
trimmtlian Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan 'l‘ruiiibul‘l.
Jonalliah Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan 'I‘riiiiibull.
Jonathan 'l‘ruiiibull,
J oiiatliau Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
Jonathan Trumbull.
John 'I‘i‘cadwcll.
John 'I‘rejidwell.
Roger tiriswuld.
John t‘ottoii Smith.
John tfottoii Smith.
John Cotton Smith.
John t‘otlou Smith.
loliii t‘otton Smith.
Ulivcr \Volcott.
tlit\‘t‘t‘ \Volt‘illl.
tllivcr \thlt‘i‘ll.
”liver “'olcotl.
tllivcr \\'olcott.
tllivcr “‘olcott.
tllivcr \\'olcott.
Ulivcr Wolcotl.
Ullvt‘r \Vtilt‘iltt.
tiideon Touilinson.
tiidcon Touiliiisoii.
Gideon 'l‘otiilinson.
tlideou Touilinsoii.
John Samuel l‘cti-rs.
John Samuel l‘etcrs.
Ileury \V. Edwards.
Samuel .-\-. li‘oot.
llcnry \\'. l~2 lwiirds.
Henry \V. Edwards.
Ilenry W. l-Idwards.
“'illiatii IV. Ellsworth.
\Villiam \\'. Ellsworth.
“'illiaiii \V. Ellsworth.
\I'illiain \V. Ellsworth.
(‘lIlIIullt‘tIM l“. Clcfcland.
(‘hatincey‘ F. Cleveland.
Roger Sherman Baldwin.
illoger Sherman Baldwin.
Isaac Toucey,
(‘laik Bissell,
t‘lark Bisscll.
Joseph Trumbull.
Thomas II. Sey mour.
Thomas Ii. Seymour,
Thomas H. Seymour.
Thomas H. Seymour.
Henry Dutton.
\Villiam T. Minor.
\‘l-‘illiam T. Minor.
Alexander B. Holly.
\Vm. A. Buckingham.
Wm. A. Buckingham,
\Vui. A. Buckingham.
“’11). A. Buckingham.
‘ \‘l’m. A. Buckingham. >
IVm. A. Buckingham,..
“’in. A. Buckingham.
Win. A. Buckingham,
Joseph R. Hawley.
James B. English.
James E. English,
Marshall Jewell; "' "
JamerE. English,
Marshall Jewell.
Marshall Jewell.
Charles R. Insertion.
Charles R. lugemoll.
Charles R. Ingemoll.
Charles R. Ingemoll,
Richard D. Hubbard, ‘
Richard D. Hubbard,
Charles B. Andrews,
Charles B. Andrews,
Hobart B. Bigelow,
Hobart B. Bigelow.
Thomas M. Waller,
Thorn-I ll. Witter:
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General Assornbly flout
Br ennui of the General Anembly there was published in non Roll of State Moor- and Members
from 1776 to it“. There were two stated semiotic of the ‘slntnrc in each
u and one In October.
t were their particular dtitlm. or how they were elected or up
present Constitution. or from the publication above referred to. whit: Rives
‘ tunes of the Representatives. _
after which the name “Senators“ was siibstituttd for assistants. and the regular October minus were
Stanton. which seem to have Incl! elected by
at. and the number of distrie
1770 to 1884.
In addition to the reprmatatiiu from t e several towns,
In 1818. the urcoent (‘onstitution “‘l! adopted.
in 13:38. the number of Senator! was inertia
REPESEN‘I‘ATI \‘ES.
May, Thomas Fitch. Thaddeus Betta.
Och. Norwalk not represented.
May. Daniel Betta. J r.. Moses Comstock.
Oct... S. Cook Silhman.
May. Stephen St. John. Caleb Raymond.
Oct" Stephen St. John.
May. Samuel C. Silliinaii. Matthew Mead.
Ooh. Clapp Ravmond. J mes Richards.
May. Stephen St. John. atthew Mead.
Stephen St. John. Samuel (3. Silliman.
May. Stephen St. John. Matthew Mead.
Oct“ I‘lliphalct Lockwood. Samuel C. Silliman.
May Stephen St. John. Samuel C. Silliman.
tlct. Stephen St. John. James Richards. _
May . Stephen St. John. Samuel C. Sillinian.
0ct.. Samuel t‘. Silliinan. Cla p Raymond.
May. Stephen St. John. Thadi ens Betta.
Oct . Stephen St. John. Samuel C. Silliiiiaii.
May. Samuel t‘. Sillimaii.
Och. Samuel t‘. Silliinan. Thaddeus lletts.
May. Thaddeus Iletts. Hezekiah Rogers.
t)ct.. Samuel C. Silliman. I'Zliphalet Lockwood.
May. Thomas Ileldeu. Samuel C. Sillimaii.
tlct.. Samuel t‘. Silliinan. Hezekiah Rogers.
May. Thomas Itelden. Hezekiah Rogers.
tlct.. Thomas lleldeii. Samuel t‘. Silliiniin.
May. Samuel C. Sillinian. '
t)ct.. Samuel t‘. Silliinan. Thaddeus ll ‘tts.
May, Norwalk not represented.
Och. .lob Bartram. bitiplialet Lockwood.
May. liliphalet Lockwood. Samuel P. Sillimaii.
(lct.. Job Bartram. I‘lliplialet lAlt‘Ii\\'00\I.
. May. Saiiiucl t‘. Silliinnn. Job Ilartratii.
t)ct.. Samuel t‘. Silliiiian. Samuel Comatock.
pMay. Thomas Ilelden. Samuel t‘omstock.
tlct.. Thomas liclden. Samuel t‘ouistock.
:May, Samuel t‘. Silliiiian. Taylor Sherman.
tlc't.. Eliphtilet Lockwood. Samuel C. Silliinaii.
May. Taylor Sherman. I‘Iliphalct Lockwood.
tlct.. . liliplialet Lockwood. Samuel t‘oinstock.
May. liliphalct Lockwood. Taylor Sherman.
tlct.. I‘:Il|lll~lllt‘l Lockwood. Matthew Marvin.
May. Matthew Marvin. John Cannon.
tlct.. Matthew Marvin. Joseph Sillitnan.
May. Matthew Marvin. Roger M. Sherman.
tlct.. Roger M. Sherman. ’ '
May. Matthew Marvin. Isaac Richards.
tlct.. Matthew Marvin. Isaac Richards.
May. Joseph Silliuian. Williuln M. lletts.
t)ct.. Saiiiticl (‘otiistock. “'illiaiii M. Bette.
May. \Viii. M. llctts. Joseph Sillitiian.
(lct... \\'ni. M. llctts. Phineas Miller. J
May. Wm. M. lletts. Phineas Miller.
tlct.. \\'iii. M. Iletts. I‘biiieas Miller.
May. \\‘iii. M. llig‘t’KSainucI lliirral.
l)ct.. Wm. M. Iii s. Samuel ilurral.
May. l‘liincas M‘illrli‘chath Gregory.
t)ct.. Jubcr. tire). y. \\'in. M. Belts.
May. Jabcz tircgorv. Stephen St. John.
tlct.. John llaiiford. Jaiiies Raymond.
May. Stephen St. John. Jabcz tlrcgorv.
itch. Jabcz Gregor). Stephen St. tItlIll‘l.
May. Jabez tin-gory. George Raymond.
tlct.. Jabcz Gregory. Stephen In ick wood.
May. Moses tircgory. John Taylor.
tlct.. .lalicr tli‘cgory. John Taylor.
May. J. Osborne.
Ut‘t.. “'m. M. Ilctts. Jacob Osborne.
May. William M. lletts. Jacob (lslsoriic.
tlct.. \\'illiatii M. Ilctts. Jacob tlsboriic.
May. Jabc'l. t-‘regory. Satiiitcl liotiglitoii.
tlct.. Jalicz tlri gory. Samuel lionglitoii.
May. Jabcz tin-gory. Thomas Rwd.
llct.. J.ibt 2' Gregory. 'l‘hoiiias lieu-d.
May. 'l‘lioiiias liccd. liz‘lljtllllll lsiiacs.
tlct.. lit‘ll‘lilltllll ls.i:ics. Moses W. Reed.
May. Mi ses \\'. lib-ed. John liversley.
tlct.. Jacob ilsboriic. Lewis Mallory.
May. lieiijaniiii Isa: ‘s. Thaddeus llctts.
tlct.. ilciijaiiiiii Isaacs. J-ihii l-Ivcrslcy.
. May. lloiijziiiiiti Isaacs. John l‘lvrrslcy.
Ooh. listlAllllllll lsaacs. Siiiiiicl Ii. \Vllrl‘t 2-.
May. lion) iiiiio I\:|:lt‘i, Siiiiiicl Ii. “'aricn.
il.~t.. S;iiiiiicl Ii. \Vill'l‘t‘ll. \\'iliiaiit J. Sticct.
May. \Vlilltllll .l. Strut-t. llali Taylor.
tlct.. IL‘llj-llllln Isaacs. Itiii Taylor.
May. llciuiiiiiii lsagics. Andrew llatifoid.
Moscs tli‘cgory; IIt‘llJJlllltl lsaacs.
Moses tlr. ivory. Jami s Qiiixitzird. Jr.
H-‘iliiiiiiii I\‘Iitl“'. Noah \\‘ili‘oa.
.Moscstiimgoi‘y. Noah \Vilt‘ox.
ll. lij‘lllllll l» mics. Mos. s lit‘i‘;'\l_\'.
liciijiiiiiu ls:i:ii‘s. 'l‘liiiiims lived.
'l‘lioiiizis liccd. David Roberts.
Moses tircgory. lciiJaiiiiii Isaac»
Iii‘ll‘lllllllll lszirics. Sitiiiicl li. \\‘;irrcii.
Hat 1. liisscll. t‘liarles \V. 'i‘avloi'.
d‘llitilt‘llS‘ liotls. Eli ll. lli‘iitiilt.
Senator. t‘liarlcs llawlcy.
7 l'i.i ll. Iii‘llllt‘ll. llavid liobeils.
Senator. 'l‘linildi iis “t its.
'l‘iioiiias ii. lititb‘t. Joliii ll. Louiisbiirv.
Senator. t‘liarlcs Ilawley. ~
'l‘hoiiias ll. lltitler. John 1'. I.OllllSlllll“\'.
Senator. t‘iiarlcs Ilawlev.
llciijaiiiiii lsaa s
Senator. t‘liarli s llawley.
Noah Wilcox. t‘liarlcs \V. Taylor.
Senator. t‘iiai'les llawlcy.
Niizili \\'ilcox. Lewis tiiegorv.
Senator. ltciijaniiii lsaacs. I
Thomas H. liiitlcr. l.cwis;tircgtii‘\'.
Senator. t‘liui‘lcs llawlcy. .
Lowis Gregory. Tlllll‘lllV 'I‘. Merwiti.
.Senalor. 'l‘hoiiias ll. Iliitlcr. ‘ .
Algernon If. Hoard. Joseph \V. Iliibbell.
Senator. 'l‘iioiiias ll. lliitler.
Algernon lfi. liearil. Joscpli \\‘. lliibbcll.
Senator. Joshua Ii. Ferris.
t'lark llissell. Henry Sellcck.
Senator. Joshua ll. l-‘ci‘ris.
lli‘ltl‘}~ St‘lli‘t‘k. .‘Iillllli‘w \"lit‘t‘a.
Senator. t‘lark llissell. '
Thomas 1%. Butler. Matthew \Vilcox.
Senator. t‘lark Bisscll. .
Algernon 1.; Heard. (‘luirles Thomas.
Senator. Darius Mead.
Algernon E Beard. “'in. S. Lockwood.
Senator. Darius Mead.
_ Thomas It. lititler. “'m. S. Lockwood.
Senator. t‘liarles Marvin.
Saiiiitel Jarvis. Asa llill.
Senator. t‘harles Marvin.
Eli B Bennett. Harvey Penover.
Senator. Thomas B. Butler. . . ‘
Samuel t‘oiiistock.
ti‘ould D. Jennings} “William II. Benedict.
Senator, Joshua B..Fi-rris.
Clark Bissell. Algernon E. Beard.
Senator, Josiah B. Ferris. V
Ebenrzer Hill. Henry M. Prowitt.
Senator. Charles Marvin.
Thomas Robinson. Thomas Guycr.
Senator, Thomas ll. Butler.
. Ebenezer Hill. Ira Gregorv.
Senator. Thomas B. Butler. ~
Stephen Raymond. Thomas Unver.
Senator, \Villiain T. Minor. '
David Cornstock. Jr.. Burr Nash.
Senator. ()rris S Perry- »
Asa IIill. Daniel K. Nash.
Senator. Orris S. Ferr ‘.
Josiah M. Carter. \‘l'illiam T. CraW.
Senntor, James H. Hoyt.
Daniel K. Nash. A. Homer Byingtou.
Senator. Julius B. Curtis. _
,1 A. Homer Byington, \Villiam T. Craw.
Senator. Mai hew F. Merritt.
“’ilham T. Craw, Samuel E. Olmstead.-
Senator. Julius B. Curtis.
‘ Josltlh' M. Carter. «Peter L. Cunningham.
Senator. A. Homer Byington.
‘ Josiah M. Carter. Ebenezer Hill.
Senator. fiv finmer Byington. ‘
, i into C. Street Joax h H. Jenuin
Senator. Morgan Morgans, p gs.
“‘illiam C. Street, Chester I". Taller.
Senator, glorgan Morgans.
hester F. Tolles. F. St. John V ' 00d
Senator. Eharles w. Ballard. _ hook“: ‘
benezer Hill. F. St John hock 00d
Senator. Charles W. .‘Balllfdf ' w .
‘ 33131 3; Woodward, David H. “'ebb.
Senator. Vt llliam C. Street.
“’ Asa B. Woodwaereorge S. Bell.
- Senator. \Villiam C. Street.
Asa Smith. Israel M. 1:.
Senator. llusted \‘V. R. Hoyt.
Mania S. Craw. Tallmad Baker.
Senator, Ethirt A. \Voodward. at:
Martin S. Craw. Lewis F. Beers.
Senator, Asa B. Woodward.
F. St. John Lockwood Thomas Gu er.
Senator, Asa B. Woodward. ’ y
Thomas Guyer. Moses Hill.
' Senator, Heusted W. R. Hoyt.
FAward P. Weed, Thomas Guyer. ‘
Senator. Galen A. Carter.
James W.H a Winfield S. H I .
Senator, grad WwBr-Huig‘ef‘rhoff. m 0rd
amen . t Winfields. Hanf rd.
Senator, it]?! EBru$§hdm 0
en tit. Tallrnad Bak .
Senator. Oliver Hoyt. 89‘ or
Allen Bt- Edward P. W .
Senator, Oliver Hm eed
James G. . Robert H. Rowan.
Senator, Oliver Ho t.
Charles . Street, Robert H. Rowan.
Senator, Oliver Hoyt.
a Cowleu. Tallmadgu Baker. '
Senator, Oliver Hoyt.
, R. Carries, Charles W. Bell.
Senator, 1511113363ng 1“ W Bell
(m V ' Ch" . n
Senator, Tallmadao Biker.
George R. Coulee. Charles W. Bell.
aerator. Juries V1.11"
point~
.neral ticket. BY
to twentyoue. and
ted by districts. the state being divided in was into tawny-ont- districts. and at the annual elec-
' Senator was elected from each district.
adopted in October. 1. . . the term of one.» of thc state othccrs and Senators was made two- year-ii In
is as also the number of Senators was incn‘aaed
the iiiiiiies of the Governors of the State. and the Reprixcnuitivcn
Ry amendment of the Constitution
Common Ben. I- Iiiilo.
We shal_ Iabortlz be the afoot musical
people in the‘wor . The on ratition-
in favor of the German. and taliami is
dying out. should it nut? Our
emotions are an eep as theirs; we have
more vivaciry than one of these nations
and we are beginning to puncture bad
rformances whemver.found ,with a
eener criticism than either of them.
Our modes of teaching and theories of
art are more natural than theirs. For
instance. William Mason. Native
composers have produced admirable
specimens of eve art form. American
born singers may heard in every cap-
ital of the world and are among the that.
American violiniats. organiats and pian~
ists are not surpassed by foreign artists.
Our instruments are better than theirs.
In no part of the world is the trade in
ianos and organs so flourishing. Near
' every village has its instrumental club.
Fluvial societies are forming on every
lam .
The only thing which can hinder our
progress is poor judgment in selecting
the works to be studied and in the mak-
ing of programmes.
And first of all. that organist who
nowadays plays fugues and similar pieces
to audiences. no matter how masterly.
has mistaken the spirit of the age. He
will probably pity us for otir criticism.
but we pity ourselves that we must listen
to them. He will deny that we know-
anytliiu ' of musical art. If these
wretchet compositions with a melody
like nothing in the world. with a rhythm
vague and uiicertain.a distorted melody.
harmony and rhythm be music. let us
have no more music. [lot the car. which
knows if it receives pleasure. knows it
is not music. \\'e have listened earnest-
ly but in vain. “'e have tried to dis-
cover some sentiment in the tangled and
twisted passages, but disorder and dish
cord do not beget sentiment. I believe
all music means something. and when I
lll‘lll‘ that which means nothing. I con-
clude it is either improvisation or a
fugue. lliit we are told there is an art
in this which escapes the common ear.
.\ti art whose points must be explained
to the intellect but which does not touch
the soul is a iiiacliiiiist‘s art—all praise
to the machinist—but music is not iiicch-
atiisin. Were there no other com insi.
tioiis. cottld we only by means of t iose
art forms hear the tiiajestic totica of the
organ. we Would perforce endure tlieiii.
but there are others. A similar criti-
cisiii though not so farrcachiiig may be
made on those sonatas and SllllllllI forms.
usually called classical music with which
many teachers torture pupils. who in
turn. revenge themselves on their lis-
teners. Ilo ihesesotind agreeably 'r No.
Ito they cultivate the tilatlietic sense. the
sense of beauty and proportion ': No.
llo they interest the arcrage student of
music other than that be may say with
a shallow pride. ‘I can play Beethoven
and Mozart and Ilzicli No. 'l‘hcii why
in the name of heaven are they played?
Mainly b ‘t‘illlst‘ teachers are iiijtidicious.
In mathematics we do, not commence
with Algebra nor do we cxpect licgiio
tiers as soon ItS 'tlicy know the alpha-
bet to rcad Shakespeare and Milton. but
Ill IIIIISIILSIIIIIIIII‘ IlllIIKS lil‘t' tItIIlt‘ III‘ “N
sought to l e doiic. .
Imagine ten tiiusicians who have
drunk the light \\‘llll s of our modern
daticcs :iiid salon piccc~ for iii.iii_\ years.
They iI‘ciiizitid soup-thing stronger. like
Ilcctliovctt and his ltllll:tltil‘S. Their
emotions tll‘t‘ only awakened by the most
\‘1i'lt'lll etl‘orts and tlicy can iiiid tlieiii
tbct'c. These are Titans full of vioicitce
and ruggedness and they have newness.
llo.v many a tctider lip. thirsty for
music. trembling with st-iitiiiiciit. siiiid-
dcrs :it the memory ot‘onc siicli draught.
'l‘licsc iiitisiciaiis have heard cit-ry pore
sible agreeable t‘tlllllllllitllt-ll of notes
lll.‘tll_\' thousand times so they M't‘h’ lticli.
where another art than musical arranges
the notes iii siicli wise that New discords
are t‘oiiiird. To iality is :ltt‘lllli d. 'l‘lii-y
sacrillcc the It‘lltIt‘l‘ Virgin harmony. for
anew plcasuic. In some of Mount is
eternal youth and beauty. so they insist
upon their pupils playing his soiiatas.
though they are :it once shallow and air
tapiated. .\ modern wally. has mole of
beauty and iiitciist than a dozen such
piiccs. l.ct us not then ei r. l.l'tiil for
iiitisii‘ii! cm’fm‘i‘ beforc you {“5le on citm~
siciil pieces. But how then shall I be~
conic musically cultured 2'
’ Some think music is a mates of skill~
fully devised problems. it is not ditli<
cult thus to understand iiiiiszc. How
to unravel a fugue or trace the lllilillll-‘h
lions of a sonata is an easy task. to bc
learned in a morning.
Some think music is a succession of
romantic pictures dimly seen in which
the titans of color and vague outliiics
strike the eye and where the iiiiagiiiiv
tioii must supply ilic rest. Thus may be
understood nearly all tiiiisic. It is an
odd piece in which one can not see the
chiming of bells. or the purling of a
strcaiiiIiir the chant of angels. or the
song of a heart broken lover. or wilder
images of mountains. thunders or dis-
ordi-red winds.
Some think it the whisper of a delicate
soul which feels what others cannot feel.
bearing messages too delicate for canvas
or marble to bear or even the imaginas
tioii to translate. The Iilooiii of the
spirit. tlievperfutnc of the spirit which
only the heart can disct to. So I believe.
or rather music is all these.
0f music no less can he said than that
it is sprung from the bosom of tiod. All
things in heaven and earth find in it their
crown. Nothing so great that docs not
need its aid; nothing so humble that it
doth not iliuinine and adorn. It is a
language whose pathos touclit's every
heart. and when it breathes joy every
heart is elevated. Every range of hu-
man syiiipathy—I had almost said of di-
vine sympathy—is reached.
\\'e haverecently listened to a perfect
rendering of Schubert‘s Theme and Var-
iations in Ii flat. It portrays a noble
serenity which is not content nor leth-
argy. Not five persons in the audience
recognized it as such. All admired the
beautiful. the faultless playing, but it
was none the less unfit for a concert
hall. The place for such pieces is at
home with one or two or at moat three
friends. The number of those who ap-
preciate the delicate shading of a poem
of “"ordaworth or Shelley is small. The
number smaller who, listening to a piece
of music. discover its emotions. The
power is only born of solitary days and
nights with the piano. I was inked by
a cultured lady. next day. what she
ought to have admired in this work ?
After playing an arrangement of Bee-
thoven’s Septett, into which I entered
with much enthusiasm. I was told an
auditor said "I don‘t see any music in
that; Icould not whistle it: were I to
but: it every day for a year." and he was
rig t.
Giving pupils such ieces before
they are musically. inst. etically and
emotionally prepared for them is duly
to veneer them. Playing such things in
public is to bewildnr the cammon mind
In whosecnticism I. for one, have faith.
For the" ultimate test of every art is
whether it be true to human 11“
ture. In the drama. even in Shakespeare,
the common mind quickly determines
what is true elevated oratory and what
is bombast. It is not the opinion of a
few experts that determines the bewil-
dering. blinding beauty of Titan‘s Venue
but the universal judgment. The most
perfect forms of music amthe folk songs
of all nations—those patriotic and social
byms which are a type of a nation‘s
character. It does not need that one
should be able to utter tonic or dominant
orcadencetrippiiigly on the tongue to
understand them.
But there is a misconception of the
true function of musical art. t should
beta five , If every musician
were permeated. With this thought. we
would find in all that may magnum
when one is desired to play which make.
the performance of even inferior phyen
so grateful. We would hear no more of
that hanging and rattl, ing of the k ~
bondvvlnoh‘ panes for high art. $0
would hear no more of those ambitious
performances in which the , yeriluhip-
wreckodinamofnotiuui comeaatlut
to shorelblttuod and fickathourt. Had
the thought: been to give pleasure. them
wouldmhfgvo been played a simpler pieee‘
cu .
Now that which gives pleasure to the’
most is folk songs. Th are the
forms of art. That flight” It”
will forever live is been
-
foot-4 rhaps not a " “Md taste—
or inadgertentlyr with the “h“ gr "‘0‘
tion of the body. I conclude ot t at the
audience is at fault. but that N
playing~ well or have chosen my piece
inJudiciously. ‘Then salon pieces. in
which there is more variety and usually
a pleasure of the eye as well as car. Then
but very infrequently some or tln- more
formal art works but the simplest of
them. .'There are inimcnse numbers of
such pieces. which are worthy of the
most exalted powers. in which the most
tender sentiment lies. which are worthy
of the most earnest study and the iiiOst
delicate qualities of playing. And such
always gratify an audience. White as
for those complicated f ugues and woman
to which we are some times forced to
listen. it may be said. the disagreeable
is no more an exalted art than the vulv
gar or the common place.
R. Mica—Ton.
“ IE XISENISN Es
City of South Norwalk. t‘t.. for the
“air land.
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t‘ity mu. ‘ ‘3“:
Satire) ing. . . . . sill
t‘ity t‘lcrk _ _ mum
Depot t‘lock, . . gap"
t‘lty .asm\s~iir._ . Q‘s'itlt
Water Works... Quintin
t‘ity Attorney. riho
l‘ublic printing ...... .. . 11st to
Iainipsiiiirl gas... .. . . l.‘:‘.l ‘
l-‘irc Ilctcirtmciit :l‘t‘ \‘
Election t‘XlK‘IINN
..... ‘ hit
Police Department , . 3.11:? it
Repair.- and supplies? . . . _ 1‘.‘ ‘J‘
Elisabeth street sewn. . .. 212‘ L‘\
t‘ity Attorney‘s orders 11 '5
Sure" and sitlt'wallt HHS *1
Pay Ttvariuvr v- salary .......... M on
Sewers and catch basins. . _. :‘s‘ 01
\\'ater street iinpniyeinciit :‘i‘: m
t‘ollcct'iui: harbor statistics to Ill
('tlllllltlSSltlllS and abatciiicnis Tittlll‘t
Moving Daiiicl l". llcnciltci‘s barn. :‘l Isl
Real estate expense. asidcwalk. fciii'c and
grading . . . , . . 1‘? ti.‘
INl‘lltlL'fll paid II. E. [laiiii .\ t‘ i . to limwr
and carriage ...... 25W
Appropriation for iinpro iiiiiit to Wash
ington sin-ct bridcc apprieicli 10H»l
511.52% ill
“dance for coiistriii lloti cf llosc loniw. :Httl \t
\ Total.
l’iipcizil bill! Of NAHUM! 52‘" in!
Illt‘l’t‘lW «gt-rill) iii: llic alum :tllll 11m ; .,i .‘ .- ii
Il‘llt‘ account of Illl‘ “‘Pt‘llit“ Hf Illt' \.ll’tl‘;‘ til pail
nicuts orlhct‘il) of South Nttr\\.‘lll\ ;o: the )I"I
3' I “II \‘T
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Atic-t. EDWIN “11A tiX. ("h i ..ii.
January :l. last.
) lil'ttll'l‘ of the condition of ilict ll'\ .\ \l‘lu\Al
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Iit\'lll ill. :tl lhi' \ iii-1‘ of Iiil\‘.],i‘~-. 11.,
ll L\Ul'llt RS.
I.tlrltl~ and Discounts. S‘ 1‘. L‘ii l:
I'. 5. IIHlItlS to event" clrt iilltltoli it“ .iii in
Ullicrstis‘ks, boiiil- iiiid iiioi:;.i.;i s.
has from approicd res-cryi- agents. " =, .
It "will tillii‘r Natluniil Rdllh‘.
tic, I‘ifllllllf‘t' and thin: -~,
t captions and laxc~ panl.
rt .i.iiiii~ pain.
t’liccks tll‘li ollici' l :tsh itcni»
ltdls of oilii-r hanks .
Prat "titial pala‘rt‘urrcin 3 .im aids .\ l“ non-s.
.. ‘7 -
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liislcniptmii fund iiiili l' S 'i‘i. :t~i.i«i
iwr tent of rm llizltnil.‘
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Total. ‘3 ; :u av. .ii 3
LI \lilld‘l‘llIS
i‘ap'm! slink paid .ii spur Hint
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I in iiiiicd prams. . ls‘ .ll
National ii. iii. 'ih‘s izii‘qsiiJi i»_-. ':I [L‘I .ii
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lilo to I':l.ll Na! own IiiiJs»
Toll:
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of January. 1\\l
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F. D. Lawton & 60.,
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all] I] '
llaviuglctircil from ‘lzc lltlll
ol‘h‘cvmtilil‘ .k Lannie. l (aim;
Pleasure iii iiil‘oz'mi'. m} :.~::'.vg
ll‘lt‘titls‘ that i buy.»
iiivsclf with l‘., l“
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all Illt‘ will slzlsiii oi. .l.t- l.tlt"
(Eco. \\'. Day. \‘.lli‘='i‘ v;-
ilt‘ plcztscil lo r~ct\‘c all us'
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113 “Flores.
\Vc Silzlli lllm- lis‘t‘ll on hand?
:i l’iill .\>>~_ll‘llllx‘l‘.i of
Canned Goods,
Fruits and Vegetables.
For First i‘l;s>~1l.‘ll‘:;l‘itt.\' live-13*
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\\'t‘ llt‘i‘y t'tlltlln-Illi-N . tic-ks:
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named at Lac c ;:.: .‘
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F. l]. Lawton 8. it.
Look . Here!
I AM SELLING 011‘ MY IiNTih‘ E ri'l‘tlt‘li ill“
W111 BF [I ll.
25 pr. ct. Below Cost
/ GREAT BARGAINS l\'
Bni’s Menuhin, Fm.
NOIV IS THE TIME FOR
Red underwear,
At Reduced Prices. to suit all.
We havothe Luis! Expenses and can ail-ml to Sri-
iess. ~
Boy’s (“recounts :32;
Regular Price. $5.
Men’s Over-coats $4;
Reguih Price. 37.
THIS STOCK MI'S'I' IRE SOLD BY APRIL lat.
Don‘t fail to come, and we will do as advertised.
M. ' Davis:
Winter Gaps
10. Cantu.
iii MERGE}. “all naps.-
liltlltg Silln in flats.
Silk Umbrellas and Canes.
e PBUL‘I‘BYaiiVEGETlBLEl
FIRST-CLASS MARKET.
8*ation Wanted.T
q YOUNG married man desires a situation as
ClerkorAmiatant haiku-per. (‘an furnish
' e «es f‘“ w ALF??? I?" ‘
u Cue or Harris iiimiien Mills. Catskill. xix"
For Sale.
'l‘IIE Sightly and Ili‘s‘irillllt' RI‘Sltlt‘Ilt‘t‘ of William
Debit)“, at Five Mllt‘ River. For price It‘d
\VI I-LIAM DEMI I".
On the premises.
terms addm
Room To Let.
\ Pleasant. Warm Room for two. with good ref-
; crcnces. Call at ‘31 Monty-c st . So. Norwalk.
alignment
FURMERLY KSUWN AS THE ItYXllEb‘. Rb?~
- Flil‘hllMEXT llUl SB.
Ilas bccii rc-opeiicd by
DaVid Green.
Everything in tlrstwhtxs style. Gentlemen and I.»
dies will nccivc prompt attention.
Rllllll' Dlllllfll‘ lll 25013.
lloard can be had by the thiyor week. tlpcii on
Sundays tit s‘ inn : Nosed at 2 pin.
1). GREEN. Supt}.
Reduction iani‘ices
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DUNLOP’S
Washington Market.
l..\l‘lll“.li'S lll.t_)t‘l\'. Q
fllfllls DY Tllllllflllfl 01‘ Mail
\\ II.I Iil \ !.L\ I. '—
l’t'uutpl .\ttt‘ntion!
tulitll ~ l'lil.l\ Illilill TN .\.\2\ I’UIN’I‘ Wl'l'llLV
'l‘III‘ - (‘ily - lzilhli‘h‘.
Call all Get 0111' Prices.
Ra'tes Lower
'I‘hiin by An) Other Line!
KnickerbockeilltamlnatGo.
Notice to Freighters.
i ’r-npq-lIt-r l Ailli‘
NEW TYORK.
THE PROPELLER
.. .
’ N MI]:
City of o ,1
\t :.l ,cair .\.~u \ork. Mondays. “'cdnw'dayx and
l‘iii|.i\s from For 28. Ii Ii
Leziie Nornaik. iicc permitting Tllt‘StInt‘S. Thurs
dro s. and Saturdays. touching at South Xorwalk
s: inlacit iii-ch _ _
l poi: .ipp‘..i .II on to F, l ”mum?“ South-st . .\.
. :i at Norwalk. priipclli'r “:12 be still for
ts m ltlul :llhttll .\‘ '
1":in‘ furl-iii trusting any of the cm-
za-rtts ot lli . Linc up. account of tlic
{.ml
;. ,.- , .~. or
.-~.ii,ir Mar
The; New Year
ins .\Rlll\'lill, .\.\‘ll\\‘lTll lTltlF-
Frill AT .\'I"i‘li.\t"l‘l\'l‘. PRICES. Till“.
i..\i;.;i:sv .issom‘iiiaxv of Horst-2
l-‘l'ltXlSllth: ooons To NE rocxn
1N viii: cocxry or FAIRFIEIJI.
Jl‘Si‘ XtHV. \YISH \‘tll‘ \VUI'IJ)
Look .tr .iiv stock or LAMPS.
Linc Ill'RNl-Z‘iiS. SHADES or THE
min: SHAPE. me.
i:‘ \‘ill‘ on: 13' ngix-r or chock.
12m: PLEASE l.l2.\11~l.\lllrll{ Tom 1
c \h‘RY .\ Limit: .\SSORT.\lli.\"l‘..\.\'ll
ATA \‘Eizv Low riiiciz. SHOULD
voc Dustin; TO REPLACE TIIE oLn
RANGE 1.\' "HE KiTanx. BEAR I.\'
iiixo THAT I HAVE SEVERAL
KlSlls -xxi)’ mrrmxs mam
wnicu \‘Ot‘ c.i.\' SELECT. AND AT
'l 21E SAME TIMEGETA GUARANTEE
run THEY WILL PROVE sens-
mcrouv ix EVERY \vav. \viLL
NUT ciuROE ANYTHING To DH
Lian GOODS 1x SOUTH xouw ALK.
AND 1? NOT CONVENIENT TO COME
UP-Towx TO ORDFR GOODS USE
THE TELEPHONE. ONE M’ORD
MORE: SUPPOSE YOU HAVE a GOOD
CLOTHES \YRIXGER? IF NOT. I CAN
sceer YOU AT A LOW FIGURE;
IT WILL BE A GOOD ONE. TOO.
E. K. Lockwood.
NOR\VALI{. CONN-
First National
MARKET
Cor. Havilahd and ‘Main Sts.
HIV! bought this Market of Janus I. lane we
desire tlrli‘luform the publec that. we. shall keep a’fnll
supply of , .
Fresh and Salt Meats
———-UF ALL “EDS.—
And manning War to I
And mulb_mtl‘gim 0" the Wm" M“
I.“ Illuhu‘.
by our firm.
4.3 Main Street, Norwalk.
REDUCTION IN
:aovucotisa:
,1
\l c will for the Next till lhiys offer our
Entire Line. of
Men’s Boys’ and Children’s
llVEllllllllTS! . BVEllllflATS!
At a Great Reduction. in order to make
mom for our Spring: Stock of Clothing. now
i'iatlv. and which will be placed in stock the.
latter part of l“t‘I.lI‘lliIl‘}'. and is in many rc-
spccls superior to any heretofore produced
HORSE BLANKETS
-\t Greatly Reduced l’riccs.
Comstock Brothers.
Insurance Building, City.
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