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it i ' s ; .rr {is-rd “he luzs‘nrss of A B. Cult-LII
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Uncles.
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“rovoonul. PALACE.
l_ Hilts BARF-s i ‘t'TlX THE LATKSTSTYLRS
.ll .: Ind thud Win-r for nail:- It all muss
Cum/I» BEL-um And ingrown: unil- treated in u
owl sinner of up shop or at lbv- mine-cc of
yv'lrlill. Tbr first of .‘ifcrv'ncm can be given sud
musty-lion gun: its-d
link Cutting and Shaving
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5i Washington Street.
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Practical Plumber.
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' 'il .‘Iuiii Sin-ct. I'Ily‘s Iiuilding.
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has in:
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MAIN \Tli‘I‘IFII‘. SHI'I‘ll thll\\'.\I.K
HENRY TILLY.
intuition untrno.
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Join u. I’llllllln.
Ilni'ii i; 3.. kind.- of
i Il-
on A 11 noon
'i.-..~ii i3
Brick. Lime. Cement.
Blue Stone. Etc.
Leliigli, Lackawuuiia, Locust
Mountain, Franklin, and
ll'illicsharre Foals.
Auont for RUBBER PAINT
Yards foot of “'ashingtun and Mar-
shall streets. liranch office at Stilsou‘
Drug Store. 641m
The Mount” Morton
MEATS
SERVED IN THE BEST MANNEIL
If you “an: thi~ Chi-irr-l MEATS. obtained rc-
L':if'\l.l*~-t or lhilllilr UI’ tun-s, )nu will that [bent at my
Hurhrt. its \\ ell us
Poultry of all Kinds,
I\ ITS SEASHN.
F. HAYES.
DIBIH.E‘S BLOCK, - SOUTH NORWALKJ
H A R D'WA R E.
Tbs Bust ASNJRTMKNT in TOWN of
General Hardware
Mechanic: Tools,
wane Loud. Points.
on- and \"Indow Glass
A full Assortment of
Loch Illd Knobs,
Table and Pooh ct Cutlery
0f the best Quality. Chcnp for Cub
Illlllill FllI‘lllillliE
JAPANESE PAPER \‘li’
“out for tho
Dover Verdicol Boiler and Hull‘s Pusan
.l‘hcnndBurxlsrPMszfe.
”a h."
Ghnndlsry,lops,&s
W. O. Quintard.
”Sour—iii ’NonwnLK, CONN,
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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1886.
walk gourmet.
\i'iioLE NO. 798.
’1‘] IE SEN 'l‘] NEL.
GOLDEN BROTHERS, l'roprlctors;
OFFICE IN “SESTINEL” BUILDING
ELIZAlllTlI STRI‘T.
Osrl‘nsa. . ”$2.00 l Six Mourns. “0.00
Sixoui Courts, 5 t‘tcN'rs.
of .\dvcrl Islnl:
Terms
TIIK in: it: in' ft in. 4 in l; cut. “out. i cut
IW‘LSHI‘ ‘ZHI‘ sum still $500 3200 3mm
2 " tho lino 4:5 5:". too 93‘ not)
a ~~ can too 550' :50 «mo "so tsoo
Ilnib am now mo mi iron rim soon
.. list too sun ism ltlll' lifiij‘lm
3 -- aw '~ xii tour “-00 17"" woo woo
o u m i'm ism silo 25m woo 7.500
9 .. 12m woo 2i no :r: so soon woo imoo
i: .. ism 35m sum tom 45m rooii’ isonc
Mari-isms and iii-nulls inserted gratuitously.
Local Nouns: L'i cents per linc.
Elissa}: theal’osi (loin: iii sdu‘l‘lftFV-nlk a?“
and t‘lus Mutter.
Joust ll. hour;
Attorney uno Counsellor at Lav,
l‘miiinissmticr of the Supt-riot t‘outt
t‘xiruniiswnlicr of IM cds fur lhc Shite of New York.
Former Sentinel lildg. So. Norn‘nlkd‘f.
IIO\\'.~\RID II. k\.\l'l',
Attorney-atsLaw.
l'u.’ Ma 1. St mad Pi I‘Iil‘ill Ave ,
Bridgeport. - Conn.
‘rAl Swill. .\wi’\\'ilhfl-In-Iitiigs J! lyT’Ks
Rl'hblllJ. I‘RID§T,
[loollS‘
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
our ”Mr. Drug stat-v,
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Dr I}. s. NIIVOR.
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117: Stil‘l‘ll .\I \IN STREET.
Siil .lI SilllWALK.
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NURWALK. t-uxx.
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D E N T I S '1‘,
IAI’DI‘Hi‘S N KW BLOi‘K.
South Norwalk. Conn.
Unlim- lli'lll‘!‘ ‘ a in In '. p m. 73‘? 3m
.\ LEX. s. utusos,
Organist of the first ('on:r~ :atroual church. Nor
\\;i,l.. Ti :ii'hi‘r uf
l‘ ianol'ort , Organ and Musical
Composition.
TM.‘ I) Ian R Il~>\ ‘lii I‘ \l . \Ull\\'.\l K. CONN.
EDG\R S. I‘l..~\l‘li.
\‘l‘::tfli!‘l of is! .\l E \ Lurrh. South Not-walk.
'I‘cut‘lier In! the
Voice Vocal Culture and Singing
ALSO I‘IANU AND HRH‘N
”trains GIVEN l.\‘ llAltMHNY AND
O. iibll'iis‘l'l‘liix.
For ti nus and other parizcularx nddn-ui
rill-xii S I‘I..\('R
7:“ I! Buy lint» Nitidi bu-runlk, t‘t.
I). R. “(’BISSOS,
7 l'IlAt'Tll'A I.“
Pillllll llllll Dunno TllIllll‘.
East Ava. EAST NORWALK.
LI‘ (3 Addrcss, Ihix HQ South Norwalk 3,
Unit-r»- bv mail. for Tuning and Repairing. prompt-
r_\- allt‘liili'tl m. not
\V. §. KHAMI'I',
A no It 1 T l~3CT.
Is now pri-pnrml in make plans and s nicificstions
and suprrinti nd the construction of \utldings.
TERM S Ill-IA SON A an;
Orricn . Taylor‘s Building Washington St. So.
Norualk l‘. \l. flux 775. Till l
.I. (V‘. (TRO\VE, "
CARPENTER llllll BUILDER.
Plans furnishul and Estimates given.
Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended to.
Shop Ann sins-t, near Main
1“. 0. Box “3. South Norwalk (‘t.
J. II. RAYMOND,
Billilllll‘ llllll Illlllll'llllllll',
Work done by the Day or cons
tract
Office foot of Havilnnd Street on
Water. P. O. Box 617 404“
A. nacu a; 00.,
PRACTiCAL STATE ROOFERS
wnoilnsux mu RITA". DIALIHS Ix
ROOFING SLATE and all Kinds of
SLATE GOODS.
With J. R. RAYMOND. Water
Horwalk. Conn. P. t). y’x,,?5‘\£w__ -,_
\V. R. RIDER, -
HYDRAI'LIC ENGINEER and
SITREYOR.
West Avenue.
South Soronlk, Conn.
Water works and Sewers-.Sptcislty.
ml tr
Street. South
7&5
Residence,
sons "LSINGBB.
Merchant Tailor.
12 Railroad Piste. - So. Norwulk.
Posts to order 85.00; Salt: to order for sum no-
Pm. and cloning nicely done. no t!
TH
W FILE.
IN JISUS NAME
Tet-iliorunco “1" It Music "all hun-
dny ornoou.
Introductory Ms of Rev. ll. A. Doin—
IO‘ISOrInon.
Music ”all '1. well filled Sunday
afternoon at tho opening meeting of the
campaign inaulurstcd by the Temper-
ance Reform Amcistion. The local cler-
gy and a large choir occupied the stage,
and for a half hour songs were sung from
Gospel hymns. William Elms presiding
at the organ and Mr. Paddock leading
with the comet. Members of the As-
sociation, with badges. acted as ushcrs.
W. S. Bailey presided. and in opening
said it was intended to have meetings in
the hall every Sunday afternoon for at
least six months, for which speakers
would be provided. To meet expenses a
system of envelope contributions has
been arranged. cud basket collections
will be taken every Sunday. Rev. James
H. Ross offered payer, after which Rev.
if. A. Delano M the sudisncc.
His than. was "Egon-y in the House.”
He spoke as follows:—
I found these exquisite lines the other
day and they struck mo its being full of
nursery simplicity and yet sage‘like
meaning:
"A little child \\!|l; golden head
Asked Illt‘ tu nun: a minute,
‘.~\ :irctty stiiry‘ —:\s shc stud.
For 'Jesus Ilullli' \\il‘ All ll.
'l‘lu- pleasant ta-k \llld 4.x or competi-
Arid shit. I lnvliilitnl of [1‘
'l‘lmt .lr-ii-i llrllllt‘ Amati] lw w your
'l‘liul e'cti ii chxl I might hive ll.
it. -\\u-lc~l story i - . r Iiilil,
\Vh‘ll It‘llL'llt‘ “1 :2 .l 'rrc burn in,
I.’ it View rut-lied ..! all us “will,
And .lcsus lmlllr i or ill ll '
in the name of Jesus wc liavccninoiu-
to this hall to~duy to meet you for an
hour‘s service around the cross.
I have been but a few short weeks in
this beautiful city lying hero by what
llmwuiiig has called. "the blue end of
the would.” thruhiiig with industry,
lt‘t‘llllnL' with life, and giving promise in
what I have already seen of being one
of the vi rlllllllt‘ parwlrses of that. when
summer bloom and \crllurc shall (‘iitiii-
again to enhance till this natural beauty
and the artistic stzitliucss and cleganci-
of these homes.
But. I find thi- s-iiiic iilil trnuhlonml
heart sickiicss in N -r\v:ilk that I find
everywhere. I llllil the whole lurid filled
wrtli mourning and >-\f‘l’l|\\‘. lint diverse
as is the great liti=iizitiity represented
Iii-re. varied and prculirir as may be the
interests of our hearts and the unknown
hurdcus of our ll\’i‘~'. 1 thank find that
we are come as christian men and wmu~
en upon an era “lit” the church of our
common lnird has this fellowship.
\\'lillc scicnccand history are teach-
ing us the solidarity ii! the whole race.
the gospel of liai'sdear son Is teach.
ing us that we have frllnwsliip, one
with uni-tin l'. and with Jesus t‘hrlst our
lurid. No man ll\‘i'llt unto himself.
Nut one of the churches. homes. or iii-
dustries of this llllu‘t‘ can stand apart
from the whole. Nu soul of man or
woman, whatever he the class. social.
mural or intellcciuil position. whether
with environment. of prince or beggar.
can stand ail-inf trout others or out of the
range of general sympathy and responsi-
bilitv.
(if the churches of our ascended Lord.
this is peculiar truth. \\'c are not think-
ing as We “cri- “tint to do (if old that
1lic Lord has li-ft everything to any uric
body of Iit‘lli'Vt‘fi. The Wool of one or
the lulsf‘lf‘lllni‘ are the jury or pain of
the entire church of Christ. “'0 differ
about many of tho methods and ways uf
worship, but together we worship. And
so, whatever llt‘ the differing and pcculi~
ur shades of belief “we believe in find
the Father Almighty and in Jesus Christ
his Son." And specially when as to-day
we meet on common ground. in the
sweet and pctntt. name of the g'cut
llt‘lltl of llu‘ church, we realize what id-
entity of brotherhood. what catholicity
of trust. what oneness of desire we have
In the tliiiigsuf t‘hrist.
it was only this morning in my own
pulpit that this thought came over me
With great force as I thought of this
nu-eung. and this effort. to create a new
interest in the work and worship of
Finish in Nurwalk, and 1 could a]
must sav. "Brethren I could work my-
self aCCIRYHt‘tI for my brethren and my
kinfulk." Then. as in his name. and
around the cross of our divine leader we
come to talk of this old, trite question,
the curse that lurks in every highway
and hides in every lane and alloy of our
land today, we talk of a common inter
est and a general weal. The salvation
of any man here today from his cups is
a matter of general interest. I am my
brother‘s keeper. To be indifferent to
this crime. the slavery of my brother,
the wail of starving and ill clad children,
the cry of unprotected and crushed wom
auhood. is for HIP not to be a christian.
It is to be not like Christ. The enormitv
of it, the universality of it. the difficul-
ties in it. tht‘ hideous sarcasm of all
past failures, the apathy and indifference
on so many sides. unto the terrible curse,
all these confront us.
I have sometimes thought that when,
in their motion I can bind the free
winds of God. chain in the turbulent go-
ing of: its majestic tides yonder action.
group in zigzag ‘ t the rod bolt of the
thunderstorm ob for the whirling
cyclone its ps oral. to the wild temp-
eat of the night “be an I,“ and have these
elements quiet before me. then I may
do something with this mud current
which rushes through all the avenues of
our social and domestic life.
I was at a great tire once. where the
inhabimuwm town. men, woin.
en. and chil csme forth in the night
startled nu alarmed at the brazen ton-
gucd bells, telling us that. business
block, church. school house, barns,
homes and slurs. sud goods, sud jewels,
and bibles, and owrytbing valuable sud
dear were on fin. There were no parties,
factions. church“. sects, cliques or clans
at that firm—we we all there. I worked
at the breaks by tbfi side of s High church
Episcopal Rector. Presbyterian worked
by the side of Iotbodist. womsn by the
side of her husband. and plobiun by the
side of aristocrst- t was a common and
an awful peril. The town was on fire.
Our town. and with one mighty pnssiom
one kindred hope. one prolonged sud
united effort '0 battled the lurid ele-
ment whose bot Ind firoy breath was
meltingusinto “I“ toys! communism
nlwsys felt whoa danger, doc I: and
W
ope, hove I common
Thus. in Jesus some. we come to talk to
you about so u; brook with the
monster vice til“ may be grappling you
I mist tint tbil Opening service, this
brief sot-non, the song- of this hour
"I’M" fraud to :0th churcgg.’
m
to :ll gov Cd homes. I wish
_ into onion
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3.?
.IUIM
buds-rim
activity. Now for s push in Norwalk.
\Vlio u! the young men here today shall
be the first to rise in all the splendor
and power of lied-given will. and giving
yourself iii full surrender to Christ. pro—
claim the era of his soul‘s redemption?
“'th are the gallant knights of Nor-
walk who dare step out upon the line of
a new and honest resolution in this sul~
com and blessed hour? \V'herc is the
slumbcrio chivalry of your forgotten
and trump cd pride that will osuse you
to lift the pull of blackness from a
mother‘s llft‘, cursed already by your ex-
ample and your yielding to the curse of
drink?- \\'here are the Workers who will
juiii us in the name of Jesus of Nazareth
against the traffic. which so blights our
very present and eternal happiness?
After this introduction Mr. Delano
delivered a brief sermon upon the plague
spot of Civilization. or modern leprosy.
giving several illustrations of the power
of the drink habit. and urging the com
bined efforts of ti id‘s people for its
utter and complete ol‘t—llbrOW.
The speaker said he heard some strange
reasons assigned by the good christian
poo lc of Norwalk for the lack of um.
pst y and interest in tho temperance
cause. He asked. “who: would u
think, however, of s nun who was ad
by s toolbar to lyto thoBonsd
sud save her drowning children. if he
should talk as some .gif Won't“ “Just
think of it.“ he replies to that mother
while she is bemoaning her children
and crying for his hot i. “0, I had an
interest in drowning cliildren once; I
thought a great deal about them; I gave.
and I prayed furthi- Lichaving Servtce;
"cs, i thought a great deal of the work.
ut a lot of fools and faiiautics Went of?
and voted to have people stop drowning
children. and I hav‘nt had any interest
in the work since that."
Mr. Ilslallil. in streaking of the hold
that. this "still“ |lopro<y of death might
have upon men, gave an account of the
murder of one. of His best t‘llllz‘lltl of
llilylilll, () , who had lo t himself duwn
ti) lllt! drink level from the very heights
of noble and cutiitiiandiug manhood.
In thedtscussiuu of what he termed
the "fretting or eating lrprusy," he reci-
ted the sucidcs of three brothers. one afv
tcr another, who had fallen Victim-s In
the drink curse~ Men of intellect. men
of will power, lllt‘ll «if strung and noble
character, all of them in high positions.
but one by our. swept away in the flood
tide of mm which came at last to beat
against that once splendid home. ,
The closing appeal was made to those
who were sull'rrini: from the tciiiplcr‘s
powirr. “The great fact of l‘hrist‘s tem-
pution I cannot understand, but I know
it. I read it in the word of tind—
‘tempfcd in all poiiits‘wliki~ as we are,
brothers. Now. I'm glad to rcud that;
glad to know that. The world ilnes‘nt
care to take stock in that trouble. ill
ness, misfortune or difficulty of yours.
‘l‘nor devil; how sad, how awful his
misfortune; tiiiw complete his wreck.‘
that's all anybody \vill say for you.
“'hcti well. prosperous. strong. the
world will pet you, lioiiiz.~ you. bet on
you. but if unce- down. the world is “K‘-
ing to leavcyuu. Th - world is CilldJlt‘llrl-
less, selfish: God alone, in Jesus l‘lirist.
will suceor and save you."
'I know yulll' tciiipations. I know
just what I‘m talking about this uioni~
cut. I know that if you are out in the
world. and having ii good time, the boys
will cheer you on. and banter. and coax
and persuade. They Will slap you upon
the shoulder and say. "l‘unie along old
boy,“ and grip your hand like a vice. I
would that the old and pious brethren
in the church would get enthusiastic
enough to shake a man up once in a
while and make him feel that God‘s
children lll't‘ alive. lliit ordinarily we
don‘t got the warm Welcome and gem-r
nus and hearty slap on the side of right.
They come on the side of wrong. Josh
Billings is right about it, “If you make
one slip downward, all creation is groan»
ed for the occasion.“ No help for you.dcar
friend. but in Him who says to the for~
luru heart of man. “Comt- unto me.
and I will give you rest.“ In his name
and for his sake who loved you and gave
himself for you, let me urge you to come
to him now. Ho pleads for you, loves
you. waits for you. has died for you.
won‘t you come now? even now.
LICENSING RI '3! SELLING.
The following which was delivered
elsewhere has been handed us for pulv
lication as being applicable here:
Text.-II John. ii. For he that hid-
dcth him God speed. is parlakcr of his
evil deeds.
The great temperance question of the
hour to us, my friends. is not “Is the use
of intoxicants as a beverage injurious and
dangerous '3" This is now generally ado
niitted.
Neither is it whether the use of intoxi-
cants as a beverage is the greatest curse
known to the state and nation,—tbe chief
parents of corruption, pauperism and
criine,—this is freely conceded.
Neither is it whether the use of intoxi-
cants as a beverage costs the state and
nation more than the support of all its
churches, its schools and benevolent in-
stitutions. Unquestionsble figures long
sgo settled that matter.
No, the all important question is noth-
ing of this kind. it is strictly of u per-
sonal and s practical nature; s question
which has to do with every voter in this
town who is able to go to the polls and
deposit his ballot.
It is also a question wholly outside the
sphere of what is generally known us
politics.
It is 9 question not simply of exped-
iency, but one involving s moral princi~
pie, and us such, one which appeals to
every voter‘s conscience.
i I I I G i
But the text puts the question before
every believer in the teschiugo of the
bible in still soother light, and that most
portincntly.
It declares s principle of judgment per-
tsining to divine lung—the lsvv by which
we are nil to be judged by sud by.
Speaking of an evil door it says, he that
biddcth him Godspeed is psrtsker of his
evil ocean—list s shore in,—is psrtnerin
his evil deeds.
Pious tsks in tho full force of this
principle on thus stated.
Fora man to bcputskerinsnymng
whitisnot tbnthoshnllbsvs
performed thst not himself; tbst be Ibsll
have hircdsinsn to perforuitforbiui;
that ho should have any direct persons!
interest Miter-income frouiitfibstbo
shsll directly or indirectly have innit-d
the tuna to the palm“ tbs sob.
No, nonooftbsu, humus-ukul-
ss svildosr Guam-1h. blin on
mm costing—ho thou- s
s.
partsker, a partner in the evil deed incli.
No language could he more definite
than this; its meaning is transparent. He
that biddcth him—an evil door—God
speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
We have seen that according to the
Bible rumsclling is an evil. He who en-
gages in it is an evil deer. Then placing
this special evil into the general principle
as presented in the text, weliavc this
statement; ho that biddeth a rumsellcr
(ind speed is partakcr of. a partner in.
his evil deeds. or more concisely. he that
hiddctb a rumsciler God speed liccniiicsa
Dartncr in ruinsclliug, i. it: hccoiues a
rumscller himself.
The question I would now raise is this.
does a ycavote in this matter of license
constitute a bidding of God speed to the
man who tnkcs out a license to sell intox-
icnnts as a beverage.
To ask the question is almost, if not
quite. to answer it.
Lust spring when this town voted for
license it virtuslly encouraged every man
whose love ofuoucy undisck of self-
respect would permit to enter this
Heaven-cursed business. It did more
than this. it virtually invrtcd every such
man to apply for the privilege of being
a licensed rutnseller. It said to such as
received license—“You may be a rum-
scllcr. and our servants the selecttncn
shall give you a certificatc indicating
our approval :iiid our protection. As
lung as you keep within its regulations
no one shall disturb you in your sale of
liquor, no matter what may result from
them, whether it be ruined iiiauhood.
l‘ulllt‘il homes. broken-hearted mothers
and wives, starving children. arson or
murder. no matter the amount of pov-
erty and crime. it may produce, that
certificate shall shield you from all
consequences." And there it hangs
in his drziui shop or saloon to day in
evidence of u but the town has done.
In all sincerity and soleuinity I ask you.
dear friends, if that certificate hanging
behind every licensed bar in this town
is anything more or less than the town's
published “(Lid speed" to a ruiiisellcr,
saying, "goon and no one shall harm
you."
If it is not a most emphatic Hod spot d
then i should like to know what it is. It
is the town‘s written sanction and pro-
tection. its grant of a special favor to the
man secured in it.
A God bpccill .\ti expressed Wish of
success! I-‘riends. It is more than that. it
is protection and hence assistance. A
(hid spe backed up by a helping hand.
But let it remain. if you please. simply
allud speed, let it be supply that this
town giving a ruiiiscllcr an enctiuraging
greeting, what then. According to the
principle set forth in the text, "he that
biddcth him God speed is partaker of his
evil deeds.“ then this town is a partner in
rumselling. Yes, and in more ways than
one. It has not only bidder) liquor sel~
leis (ind speed but has done it for a con—
sideration. has shared the profits of ruui~
selling to the amount received for the
license. Iiut I will not press this latter
point, that of the God speed is sutlicicut.
But as far as this matter of license is
concerned. who constitutes the town 1‘
That certificate found in our saloons is
signed by theofiiccrs of the town, the
town‘s servants. Suppose we erase lht-‘Il‘
names and in their places put the names
of those whom this matter constitute the
town, whose would be rightly there?
The answer is very clear. the name of
every voter who cast a you vote and of
every man who failed to cast a nay vote
when he could.
sinuszxsms.
llurpers For April.
Harper‘s Magazine of April is as novel
and fresh as the spring-time. Three
new and important serial stories are be-
gun. One of these, "Their Pilgrimage,“
which opens the number. is a story of
American life and character as seen at
our summer resorts, written by Charles
Dudley “farmer. and brilliantly illustra-
ted by Charles S. Reinhart. This part is
in Mr. \Varner‘s best style. and has for
its background Fortress Monroc, Cape
blay, and Atlantic City. "Springhavelf‘
is the title of a new novel by R. D. Black-
more. It is u picture of rural English
life in the days of Admiral Nelson, and
the stirring events of those days are cer-
tain. in Blackuiore‘s narrative, to devel-
op interesting characters and to reswaks
en in the author‘s countrymen the old
English sprit manifested tut Trafalgar.
Mr. Bluckmorc‘s novel is illustrated by
Frederick Barnard std Alfred Parsons.
One of Mr. Parson’s drawings, "The fair
Vale of Springhsven,” is the fmutiapiece
to the number. There is also the begin-
ning of s new novel by Mrs. Crsik. tho
author-of “John Halifax. Gentleman.”
It is entitled “King Arthur, Not s Love
Story.“ Its interest is booed upon ins-
tonal instinct, and vii] reach eve
mother‘s heart in America sud Englau .
The first port occupies twenty-seven
pages of the Magazine. bliss Woolson’s
novel, "East Angels,” is continued, sud
will be concluded in the May number.
Act IV. of “She Stoops to Conquer” is
concluded, with eight illustrstions by E
A. Abbey. F. Sstterth'nithe contribu-
tes on urticls entitled “Plebeisn and Al‘-
istocrstic Pigeons,” beautifully illustrat-
ed by William Hamilton Gibson. “Gm
in down to the Son in_Ships,” by PM!
8.0 insoo, is an interesting retrospect of
navigation, effectively illubtrsted by A.
R. Want). Mary E. Vsndyuo contributes
n brief article entitled ~‘ Neapolitan
Sketches,” sccompnnjed by some very
picturesque lllustrnttons. There is s
strong, short story b the lstc Helen
Hunt Jackson, anti ed- “Little Bel‘n
Supplement.” E. P. Roe continues his
instructive series “The Home Acre?
Hr. Funk Wilkoson contributes s valu-
nblo sud suggestive svticlo concerning
“Cattle-raising on the Plains,” by no
moons s rose- vicv of the subject;
sndthovcis'scontributiou fromths
Inn-tor onso wrist-cochlea. iv-
3 his experience of tho opsrution‘of
Civil Service Reform. Hr. George Wm.
(hints, in the Buy Choir. tbs
vexed of court or. foronr
um shroud: the stops: some trlsls
of authors; sud Ir. Gilbut's vacant lot-
t{non-tout!“ “gush
muo-
Trylug American Methods.
Sc it‘llth; ltNTi. \Villium Morris,33 Now-
lani street. Coleford. Gloucester-bite.
England. wrote to the heslth deport-
uicnt at. Washington for information on
to the death of his gnndfstlior,Benjsmiu
hear, who died somewhere in the Uni.
ted States from five to ten yours ago. In
making the request Mr. Morris says: “I
am well aware that this is very Int-I‘ll.
information. but unfortunate! it is ull
that I am able to aflu‘d. In uglsnd it
would not be deemed sufficient to find
the man, but as the Americans are rs-
pulcd to manage these things bettcr on
We do. 1 am not without ho to nest
will be successful. The col Ben]. car
was a man of some talent as In engi-
neer, with some attainments as u musi~
cian. lie emigrated to America about
50 years ago, and is known to have been
engaged in the coal mining business,
and also as a watch and clock msnnfsc~
turcr. lie was of an erratic tempcn~
mom. and did not couimunicstc with
his family at all after th.i first few yours
of his so‘ourn among you. I am asking
a good 1 cat, I know, but if you can
assist me in any way gratitude vvxll be
considerable sud vet sincere.“
The ”quest. scutto Balti-
more, New York, Brooklyn, ,
Hartford. New Haven, Pflr
vidsnce, sud this week urrivod in this
town. and was placed in the hand! of
Register I“. A. Smith who has certified
that the records of the dvsths ofNor-
wnlk from 1875 do not contain the nuns
of Benjamin Hear. and sent the docu-
ment to Statiilord.
The numerous certificates make quite
a bulky parcel. but they are kept to!»
gi‘lltcr, and if Mr. Morris docs not find
the record he is in search of, when it in
coiiipli-ted and he is furnished with
evidences of lht‘ search. he will have u
decided knowledge of Amet‘ic‘u
methods.
socils at Ilanl-‘l‘lnic Prices.
in our last issue we noticed s fine new
sort of l‘elcl)‘. which can be grown as
easily as a head of cabbage or lettuce. all
blanched and ready for the table. Those
of our readers who wish to plant this
rare surt should write to the intuiducers,
The \. 1‘. Nellis t‘n” nf(‘:inajohairc, N.
\'., who grow and sell tho famous brand
of Mohawk Valley seeds. They offer
this year $1.30 womb of seeds of your
own selection for $l. And if you allow
them to select they \vill send thirty-five
packets of llt'\\' and choice garden seeds,
retail value $3 60 for $1. post-paid. As
they are growers of must of the seed
they sulll, they are enabled to offer fire-t
bargains in seeds of the finest quality.
They will mail free to all those who de-
sire it a large ninety-six page Catalogue,
profusely illustrated. and full of runny
hints. The quality of their seeds is the
best and their prices are the lowest.
Population of I-‘alrfield County.
From the returned enumeration of
school children. January, 1. 1396, the re-
lative population in each town in the
county is easily estimated. By the con.
cus of IN.) the ratio was one to four and
fuiirtmitlis n1 to 1 4-10.) By this compu-
tation Bridgeport is first; Danbury, sec-
aud: Norwalk, third: and Stamford,
fourth. viz:
Ilridgrpor: _ 39.13? ‘ Ridgcflcld ......... LN?
Dnuburv ....... linricn............ I.“
finrwai “'iltor. ............ 1.“
Stamford . ’ Trumbull .......... 1.131
urn-iiwnclL. a. . . . Brookficld ........ 1.338
Slmffunl Raiding ..... . 1131
Neuron . . Shrunk- 9X1
\\'c~t~mr' \Vcslnli. 713
t. Huston, . as
a. . .. . . Mil-:iunn . 6t"
Ilc'li. l . l , . New I-‘nlrfleld ..... w
New Canaan
Toul, 18,187
This is probably within five thoustud
of the accurate number by ceuus and the
nearest approximation that can be
made.
Lyiiile Harrison in Poor Business.
Tllt' lion. [1. Lynde Harrison, choir-
iiiau of the republican state committee,
is reported to be actively engaged in the
county court house fight in the interest
of Bridgeport. We greatly doubt the
propriety and wisdom of the official bend
ofs party organization coming into n
county other than his own to Moon
active part in a purely local on non-
pulitical contest. If that is good politi.
cal generalship, then we own it that we
know nothing about it.——Stam 0rd Ad-
vacate.
The "Steve" Brady Lie.
Several of our esteemed contemporub
ics in Failflr’ld county have reported u
sensational murder and sucide from an
alleged paper called the Index, alleged
to be ublished in an alleged town culled
Iron 'nob. Missouri. The star was
that one Steve Brady, formerly 0 Not-
walk and well known there. had mur—
dered a young woman with whom he
ran away last summer, and then killed
himself. Their commens on the torn-
ble affair were highly proper and cdify:
ing. It is still among the :eternsl veri-
ties that “the way of the transgressor is
hard,“ but in this particular story, there
is no index of the fact and no “Iron
Knob“ upon which to hang stable of ’
woe—Stamford Advocate.
—Thc lie originated with the Stanford
Comet.
Connecticut Futon“. '
The following list
the oflics of A.
patents, Bridgeport. Coun.:
E. J. Heildreth, New Haven. hitching
device; R. J. Contain, Hurtford, roller
skate; (l. 8(‘3.LoHolt,HHn?£:r’dwlettnr
c not: G. ng, art 0
FlieD. 'l‘sylor, Hsrtford bottle
E. S. Smith. Waterbury, buckle; F.
Northrop. \Vstcrbury, striking clock;
L A. Sanford, Bristol, spirit level; 2. 8.
Piper, Bristol, bottle washing W;
W. E. Smith. Ansonis, buckle; G. H.
Moore.Norwich, cleansing final; I. D.-
niog, Middle-town, sumac-d; R. 8.
Mother, Windsor, vcgu for dynn-o
clectro machine; J. Andrew. m
bun, balding machine.
in! no
A Barnum Prone-t.
The Virgin Suit. 0)., of New Haven.
Conn., are making one of the “duo
ever made in order to introdocs tHr
salt. Go ask your for—
Salt and gets psirof m
lithogrnpbed in ten colors on n
tortotbo Hr.W.D.Ho-olh.
in tho Editoz's . notions 003:}
Morocco work“ W,“
sonic beans 0,! Ruins and“ jblv
otplsol truth.“ ‘ w
condo“ ma?
'u (M h.‘
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