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On the dim earth and distant skies,
And moon and stars with silver light-
Tremble upon the steps of night,
Expression in a rapture dies.
Evening’s warm odors roundmo rise.
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THE SERIEANT’S WILL.
The Story of the Last Testamout‘Writton at
Hare Oourt.
“Mr. Warriugton, I believe ‘1”
Simple words and true as far as that I
am 111‘. Warrington ; but this I can assert,
that never bad words so taken me by sur-
prise, nor has my name ever been put to
me under more singular circumstances.
That this may be clear I Inuit explain.
As shortly as I can I will do so, foul dis-
like cxplanation, and would have my
judge, when I am moving the court,
"know beforehand, if possible, what my
point is.
I am a barrister, as you gucSfl. and my
chambers are in~ Hare Court; it is the
most ancient, quiet and retired place in
the Temple, just on your right if you come
in by the archway at the bottom of Chan-
cery Lune. My number is of no import-
ance; in fact, abundant reasons will ap-
pear why I should be reticent as to it.
One reason, which will not appear, but a
very cogent one nevertheless, being that
solicitors are not. fond of counsel W110
rushinto print, unless their lucubrations
are bound in call. I have one room In
which I sit myself, and the undivided half
of a clerk’s room and a passage; the rest
of the set are occupied (I am talking of a
time six months back) by Serjeant Great-
head, Q. C., of the western circuit, whose
large room in the rear is the only com-
fortable and welqurnishcd one, my rooms
being dingy and cheerlcss as most ground
floor appartments in the Temple. A
couple of doors shut as in, but the oak is
only sported when the clerks leave at
seven. Then our chambers, not very
lively during the day time, are abandoned
to darkness, silence and the mice. In a
word they are merely offices.
Well, about the time I have mentioned,
I was obliged, no matter why—pcrhaps
because over my dinner at the Suffolk
Street Club I discovered a fallacy in the
opinion to be sent out the next morning—I
found myself obliged for the first time for
certainly a year, to go to my chambers
after dinner. The clock at St. Clement
Rancs was striking the half hour after
nine as I turned into the lonesome and
echoing Temple. I opened my-outer door
with my key, after ascertaining that I had
some matches in my pocket, and did the
same to the inner door, drawing the oak
to behind me, and shutting it; then I
stood still. It was very odd l—all should
have been in darkness, but from the key-
hole of the scrjeant’s 'room a bright ray
of light shone steadily, and from within
came the familiar sound of the rustling of
papers. It was very odd. I had known
the serjeant say he never worked at night,
and certainly I had never heard of him
coming to his chambers in the evening.
Very Singular we should both be there on
this particular night! At any rate I
would see if it was all right. I Opened
his door, and walked in quietly, an apolo-
gy on my lips. The room as I have said,
a spacious one, was brilliantly lighted, the
' table was covered with papers and books;
but no Scrjeant Greathcad was there !
Some one was, though, with a vengeance.
“Mr. Warrington, I believe.”
With one hand resting upon the table
and pressing some among the many papers
which littered it, stood the speaker, a lady l
Apparently about five and thirty, she was
tall and of a good figure, her dress hand—
some though simple. A veil obscured
much of her face, which was toward me
as I entered. Either her complexion was
naturally colorless, or agitation had driven
the blood from her checks; the latter, I
conjectured, since her left hand was
pressed to her side. I stood dumbfound-
ed, and at least twice this unexpected ap-
parition repeated the words I have act.
down. Who was she, and what on earth
was she doing alone and at this time of
night in our chambers? As far as‘ I re-
membercd, I said at last in a bewildered
tone. still holding the door handle:
“Yes, certainly, I am Mr. Warringtoufi
“You must be surprised to find me here,
I am Serjeant Greathead's niece.”
“Oh, yes," I answered, with a bow and
a vain attempt to indicate by my tone that
I thought this a perfectly satisfactory ex-_
planation of her presence at 9:30 in his
chambers; “Oh, yes."
“He is rather unwell this evening, and
thought he would like to have some
papers to read, in case he should not sleep.
I have volunteered to fetch them—was it
not hold of me l—and my cab is waiting
in Fleet street.”
“The scrjeant not well! I a'm very
sorry. Can I give you any assistance ‘1’”
From the appearance of the table she
must have undone most of the bundles
in search of the right papers, such was
the litter upon it. She really was a very
good looking woman.
"You can undo the harm you have in«
noccntly caused, Mr. Warrington, by get-
ting me a glass of water, if you will be so
kind. You startled me not a little. I
was prcparcdto find darkness and loneli-
ness, but not prepared to meet any one. ”
"If I have frightened you I do wish I
had stayed away—which is unselfish," I
added gullantly, “but it is curious that
fate should have led me here to-night for
the first time this year.” ' ‘
“ch; not only curious, Mr. Warring.
ton, provoking also.”
I laughed and hastened to my room, lit
a candle and drew some water from the
filter. There was a flavor of romance
' about this, and yet handsome as she was,
and singular as were the circumstances,
something repelled me. I had not got
over the start she had caused me, perhaps.
“Are you sure that you have got what
you want ?” She had replaced the papers
and cleared the table with wonderful deft-
ncss while I was away. She was standing
now by the fireplace, evidently ready to
go.
“I have, thank you," she an'swercd rath-
cr thoughtfully; “perhaps you would be
good enough to escort me to my cab; my
nerves have hardly recovered yet.”
She smiled bewitchingly as she spoke
what I took for badinagc, but the next in-
stant I saw that it was true enough. We.
were moving toward the door, and I had
just said “with pleasure,” when a heavy
footstcp coming' along the passage outside,
made itself clearly heard even .through
the closed doors. It halted a couple of
seconds as if going no further, then it pro-
ceeded on and up the stairs, Well, just
during the second or two that it halted at
the door, I saw my companion’s face—it
had turned white again and had the same
nervous, expectant expression I had first
observed. Her nerves had net recovered
the surprise of my sudden entrance.
“It would not hardly do for any one to
find me here.” she said with a forced
laugh. finding'my eyes were fixed upon
her face.
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“No? but that was so like your uncle’s
footstcp that it did not alarm me.”
She did not smile as I expected. 0n
the contrary, she helped to unfastcu the
outer door;with almost petulant eagerness.
Once in the open air shc breathed more
freely, but she hardly spoke again except
to thank me when I put her into the cab.
“I hope the scrjeuut will sleep to-night
and not need his papers,” were my last
words, which she. only acknowleged by a
bow, as she threw herself back. But I
had cause, as will be seen, to remember
them.
I did not get much work done that night.
quiet as it was; my visitor had unsettled
me, Isupposc. Twice I thought I heard
some one in the scrjeant’s room, and was
foolish enough to take a light and go and
sec. Of course there was no one there;
so after a short time I gave it up and
went home to bed. .
The next day, be it observed, was Sun-
day. I pass on as briefly as Ican; at
breakfast on Monday I received a more
serious shock. Among the items of
intelligence in thc‘ Morning Post appeared
this paragraph (it will save much explana-
tion): " We regret to have to announce
the sudden death, at his residence, Glori-
cester road, of Mr. Scrjeant Grcathead,
Q. 0., of the Western circuit, recorder of
Diddleham. I-Iis ' dcccase, which took
place very suddenly on Saturday evening,
was caused" by heart complaint, from
which the learned gentleman had for some
time suffered.”
“'Urnph,” said I to myself, and, being a
lawyer, began to think :1er to put. two and
two together, not without new and again
a little queer feeling down the small of
my back. Mr. Scrjeant Gl'cathcad died
on Saturday evening. On Saturday even-
ing—before or after the event is not
proved—a lady is occupied all alone
among Mr. Scrjcant Grcathcad's papers in
his chambers, and though this I was not
quite sure aboui,among the drawers of his
private writing table. “Umph 1” Well,
I was never on very intimate terms with
the old gentleman, who was thirty years
my senior, and it is no particular business
of mine. It’s all right, or will come so in
the end, doubtless. And I‘ put on my
boots and coat and went 'down to cham-
bers and discharged the old gentleman’s
death, with the due amount of sympathy,
with his clerk, and forwarded a letter of
condolence to the family, of whom I knew
nothing, applied to the treasurer of Inner
Temple to take on the serjeant’s chambers,-
and did my usual work and lived my
usual life for four days. Then something
happened. Thomas. mybov, showed in
to me “our Mr. Ford," of Ford, Ford &.
Bittle, of Slaplc’s Inp, whom I knew to
bethc late-‘serjeant’s solicitors, “A new
client," said I to myself, with much ex-
citement. With a judicious mixture of
courtesy and dignity I waved him to a
seat, which was all thrown away.
“Now, perhaps, you can help me, Mr.
Warrington.” he said, after a few prelimi-
nary observations which sufficicntly cn-
lightened me. “Have you any idea where
our poor friend is likely to have put his
will?"
“Not the slightest. We were not on
very intimate terms, though the best of
friends. Have you scarchcdhis cupbo rrd
and books ?”
“Carefully. Yet I feel sure that it is
here. The day he signedit he said to me,
‘Herc you'll find it when it’s wanted,
Gord,’ and he tapped the table, so that I
took it for granted he meant to lock it up
there."
“What family has he left, Mr. Ford ‘1’"
“He was never married. His niece. a
remarkably nice girl. has lived with him
for a year. Except a distant cousin, who
acted as a kind of housekeeper, she is his
only connection.” ,
“Was his niece a great favorite of his 2”
“Yes, of late, very much so. Her
mother and the scrjeant did not get on; a
year ago the mother died, and Mr. Great_
head, who was a good man at bottom,
took the girl home. I don’t mind telling
you that the missing will leaves her nearly
everything.” . . Q.
“What!" I cried in huge astonishment,
“leaves her nearly everything i"
“Yes; and very natural, too.
not ?” _
Up to this moment I had had, srncc the
lawyer opened his business to me, but one
idea, which was, that on the night on
which the old man died,his niece, this
“very nice girl," had come to his chum
hers, searched for the will, and, for her
own advantage, abstracted and destroyed
it. Had done that, and had, into the bar-
gain, startled mc first and fooled me after-
ward. But how about. this theory now?
Gui bono.
“I can't make it out!” slowly nursing
my chin.
“Nor can I l” cried the other briskly.
“Is the niece, Miss—Miss Grcathead of
u very quixotic spirit, at all likely to burn
the willto benefit some one else ?"
“She’s not so mad as to throw away
£75,000, if you mean that. Good heav-
ens, sir, what suggested such a thing to
you ?”
I told him all that occurred on the Sat-
urday night. just as I have related it
above. If my readers feel a tithe of the
wonder he expressed, I am satisfied with
my powers of description.
“If you had not told me face to face, sir,I
would not have believed a syllable of it i”
he said emphatically, “not a syllable.”
“Could you”-—aftcr _I had thought a
minute or two—“could you procure me a
glimpse of Miss Grealhead, or of her pho-
tograph l” '
Our Mr. Ford actually blushed. “Well ,
I could. Perhaps it would be more satis-
factory if you saw herself."
“Not at all.” What In the world made
the man fidget so ? ’
“Then I think—I have—somewhere, if
I've not~ieft it, the very thing you want.
Oh, yes. here it is." And. after fumbling
in all his other pockets, from his breast
pocket Mr. Ford, a little" red in the face,
produced a neat little Russia leather case.
He opened this and held the portrait
within for my inspection.
“Well P” he uttered impatiently,'whilc,
with a critical eye, I was examining a very
pretty, very youthful, wholly good face~
"Nose a little. just a little, too retrmtsse,"
I murmured.
“Eh 1’” shutting it with an angry snap.
"But, however, that is not the lady who
was occupied here on Saturday night.
That is one ”thing clear, Mr. Ford. Now,
who would profit by the destruction of
will? Is any earlier one in existence ?”
"Yes. There is a former will discover-
‘ed in the serjeant’s desk at home. It was
made before Clive—I mean Miss Great-
hcad—came to live with him,"
“Its date f”
“January, 1870."
“Well i”
“_It leaves two-thirds of the estate to
the cousin who then kept house for him.”
“A tall, pale, dark.eycd woman, decid»
edly good looking ?"
“Yes. By Jove, I see! She was your
visitor, and with instinctive caution'gnve
Clive’s name, or rather description," he
cried. .
“And has destroyed the last will ?”
“I don’t. know so much about that,” he
answered slowly wiping his forehead.
“She did not burn it here, as you say the
fire was out. She might keep it to see
how things would turn out. It gives her
£5,000, too.” .
”All, deceit? Wait a moment. Does
it really? Well, then we can get it back
Why
' a year back.
O
by a bold stroke. I'm with you in this,
Mr. Ford. It gets interesting. The first
will, which must be proved if the last he
not found, gives the housekeeping cousin
two-thirds, about £50,000 say; the latter
and the missing will gives her £5,000.
But suppose one were—only suppose—one
were to turn up between the two and give
her nothing, ch '1’” ~
“No chance," said the lawyer; “I don't
think I quite follow you."
“ I can explain in two words. You
sec —” ,
But as the two words lengthened them-
selves to two hundred, as two words al-
ways do, I need not go through any more
of our conversation. Its drift will be
guessed by the sagacious reader. .
At parting. “It’s rather a serious thing
you know.” said the lawyer rucfully.
“Yes," I answered misclricvously; “it's
five years."
. 11.
We were assembler! in the dead man‘s
dying roonr in Gloucester road to hear the
will read. It may seem odd that I should
have been present at this mcrcly family
matter, but, the fact is that I, John War—
riugton, of the Inner Temple, burristcrat
law, was not. A silent and humble gen-
tlcman,with aboard and glasses, with also
a seedy coat and boots to matchmnd a habit
of taking snuff surreptitiously, yet with
a certain amount of calculation, was prec-
cnt. But he was merely Mr. Ford’s clerk,
and if‘his figure and face were not furnit-
iar sights in the offices of Messrs. Ford,
Ford and Bittle. why Mr. Ford had a
right to engage a special clerk for business
of so confidential a nature as this. There
Were not many present. The tall, gra-
cious, almost'quccnly woman sitting near
the fire with her back to the light and a
large black fun in her hand is Miss Chill-
ing, "Ihird cousin to the deceased," as lhc‘
newspapers would say. The fair nervous
girl by the table is Miss Clive Grcathead;
I observe that her pale face flushes a little
as she shakes hand with “our Mr. Ford."
In the background are old Humphrcys,’
the clerk, and several servants.
“I have two wills here which I think I
ought to read," says the lawyer, softly,
taking his seat at the end of the table.
“The first is dated 1879, the second about
A third will was made
within the last six months, but I regret t)
say that our poor friend must have dc-
'stroycd it, intending—of this I have no
doubt—to make another in its place. In
the midst of life, we arc—yes, indeed l"
1 Having uttered this in low but clear
tones, he takes from inc—I mean from the
clerk, who produces them from his black
bag,,somc papers, and proceeds in more
business like tones to read the “last will
and testament of Jonathan Greathcad, of
Glouchester road, in the county of Mid-
dlesex; and of Here Court, the Temple,
in the city of London, barrister-in-law."
“The purport of this," said be, after
the usual flood of verbiage had passed for
the most part harmlessly over our'hcads,
“that the bulk of the testator’s estate
would go to his cousin, hiss Chilling, and
a share, very much smaller, but still cou-
siderablc, to Miss Greathead. In one re-
spect I very much regret that my task does
not end with this will.”
Then we all listen to another last will
and testament, and a fresh current of 05n-
vevancer’s English, much shorter than the
last, however, is let loose upon us. One
person in the room, I can safely assert,
feels on the rack, and Miss Chilling’s fan
never stays, but flutters. now slowly, now
with a sudden impetus. And no wonder;
her fortune of £45,000 is swept away as
by a stroke of the pen and a miserable
£500 all that is given her instead. 0! the
residue, after payment of certain legacies
to the-servants, clerks, and others, the
whole is given to Miss Greathead. When
he ceased the woman by the fire rose grand-
ly to her full height.
“This is not the final arrangement our
friend intended to make; so much I know;
it is a sad lesson of the danger of pro-
crastination, even in the wisest of us.”
Mr. Ford, in a low,‘ apologetic tone, busy
with the paper. ' -
“0h, Edith, I'am very sorry!” Miss
Grcathead had risen too and put her hand
upon the elder woman’s shoulder. The
servants wcrc filing out. Miss Chilling
pushed the other aside, not cruelly. but as
if she were in the way.
“The will! show me the will 1" she
said in hoarse, low tones, holding out one
white hand imperatively. Mr. Ford hand-
ed it to her without a word. She took it
to the window and examined it carefully.
Wonderful as under the circumstances
was her self-command, one could hear the
paper in her shaking hands. In a moment
she faCed us. . , .
'tYou did not draw this will?"
“No," Mr. Ford answered, nervously,
"he took, I suppose, other advice. The
attesting witnesses are Mr. Warrington,
' who, you may be aware, has chambers—
had, I should say—with the serjeant, and
Ike laundress, who died some months ago.
So it is'evident that it was made at Cham-
hers.”
There was an uncomfortable silence for
a moment. Then Miss Chilling crossed
the room and rang the bell.
“In Mr. Humphreys still here? 'shc said
to the servant.
“Yes,.miss."
“Ask him to come to me, if you please.”
“My clerk shall fetch him," cried Mr.
Foid, hastily, with a glance first at the
servant and then at, his unprcposscssing
follower.
“No,” said Miss Chilling. imperatively.
We all stood still and listened to the clock
ticking solemnly, till the old clerk appear-
ed.
“Humphreys,” she said, with a strange
yearning in her tone, a sudden softening,
as it were, “please examine this signature
and tell me if it is your late master’s."
He was her last. hope.
The old man slowly took out and put
on his glasses. Miss Greathcad, nervous
and frightened. cowercd in the window
seat. Mr. Ford looked steadily into the
fire. I fancy he saw there a short law re-
port, headed “In the matter of Charles
Henry Ford, gentleman, one etc.," or it
might be more shortly, “In the matter of
a solicitor.” As for his clerk, I can an-
swcr for it, that no heart in the room was
going pit-a pat like his. How long
Humphreys was poring over it l At last
he spoke, and then, with torturing slow-
ness. .
“Ah, that’s his writing, sure enough.
God bless him.” .
Then two of us drew such it sigh of re-
lief, as. well I am at a loss for a anficicnt-
ly strong metaphor, but at any rate it was
a very deep sigh."
Mr. Ford murmured a few words of
condolence to the one lady, and of con~
gratulation to the other; and bound his
clerk got themselves out of the room as
well as they could. The last seen of Miss
Chilling, she was brooding over the fire,
with a face over so much older, as it seem
ed to us, than that which had shone in the
duck behind her fluttering fan'.
John Warrington, barrister-at-law, was
sitting alone in my room next day when
Thomas came in.
“A lady to see you, sir." I was not
greatly surprised.
”Show her in. Good gracious! How
do you. do? Please to take aseat, Miss
—-ah, yes, Miss Greathead. Very and
things have happened -sinco I_ saw you
last.” It was my former visitor, the ser-
jennt’s niece.
“Yes, indeed; they are too fresh to be
spoken of. I have called to ask you a
question, Mr. Warrington, and I am sure
I may trust your discretic‘m."
“Absolutely,” I assented, warmly.
“Please do not think it an odd one. I
have a reason. Do you remember wit-
nessing my uncle's signature about a year
Ago ?"
"Well, I remember this much, that I
did so. but I don't think Ican tell much
about it; as far as I can recall the matter,
Mrs. Coll was there. No one else. I think.
If I can help you any further, I will think
it out."
“Thank you,” she said. with a half-au-
dible sigh, drumming softly on my table
with her gloved fingers. “That is all, I
think, that I wanted to ask. Now I am
here, I should like to see my uncle’s room
for—for the last time, Mr. Warrington, if
you'pleusc.”
“Most certainly. Nothing has been dis-
turbed since you were here”, I led the
way into the room; she stood in the mid-
dle and looked round with a steady, scru-
tinizing gaze.
“I will leave you for a moment," said I,
considerately, and half closing the door,
strppcd into my room, and sat down—to
finish the statement of claim in Davey Vs.
Davey ? Nothing of the kind, but exu-
cutcd upon my hearth-rug a silent dance
of triumph that would have gained for
me a lucrative engagement at the Aquari-
um. After five minutes of this, I cour-
posed my face aud went back to the old
gentleman’s room, stumbling carclr‘msly
over the man as I did so. She was still
apparently standing exactly wln-rc 1 Irml
left her. It cost me all my self-cmnrnuhd
to avoid glancing around th‘c room.
“Thank you," she said, sweetly. ”1 am
so uruch obliged to you, I am very glad I
came. You will not mention my visit?”
‘-You may depend upon my rtticcncc,"
I said, with a how, in which I flatter my-
self that a sincere personal devotion and
an overflowing appreciation of her affec-
tion for her, uncle appeared to mingle.
The moment, however, that I had got her
out of the chambers, and the door closed
behind her. I sent Thomas off with a note
and darted back into the scrjeant’s roonr.
There I stood in the middle, where my
visitor had stood, and looked around me.
There was a melancholy tidiness every-
where. Quickly I opened the drawers:
cast my eye over them, felt behind them,
as I expected, nothing. Then I procured
'a chair and candle, and with a care and
minutcncss that would have done credit to
a Foucho, I looked along the top of row
after row of the calf bound books, that on
three sides concealed the wall from floor
to ceiling. Two sides had been examined
beforc I found what I expected. Low
down between the fire place and one of
the windows it was, almost within reach
of tho writing-table. Then I sat down on
the floor, put. the candle beside me, and
took out my watch. ,
Seven minutes passed before Thomas rc-
tnrned, and some one with him. I did
not move, but sung out: ’
“Ford! here I am ; come in, and shut
the door," '
“There has been a lady here, your boy
tells me i” ,
"Yes; the lady. She wished to see her
' uncle’s room once more. Sweetly appro-
priate, wasn’t it ?"
"Yes, yes 1”
“Well out of consideration for her feel-
ings—" _
"Bother her feelings!"
“I left her alone—and look here.”
He was on his knees in the twinkling of
an eye, and had both of his eyes glued
on the top of the eleventh and twelfth
volumes of “Bevan’s Reports of the Court
of Chancery.” The layer of dust,’which
. elsewhere lay in uniform smoothness, was
here disturbed." '
“The will is in Chancery, you may de-
pend upon it,” I said arily. At a sign
from me Ford gingerly removed the books,
and opened first one and shook it—noth-
log. I won’t swear that our faces did not
flush, as he opened the other and shook it
—uothing" Then he got up and used 8
naughty word. I examined the volume
closely, with the same result. We looked
at one another.
“Nothing wrong with our calculations,
is there i”
“No; under the missing will she gets
£5,000. That will disappears, that she may
get two thirds of the whole estate under
the first; when, lo up starts an interme.
diatc will—a devilish odd will—leaving
her only £500, and good, as far as she
knows, until the missing one turns up,
She's no fool; therefore, it will turn up."
“If she has not destroyed it."
“Exactly. How much time did you
give her?"
“Five minutes. at least; and some one
has been at these backs. Wait a minute.
What tools we have been.” The two vol-
umes of "Bevan’s reports" still lay upon
the floor side by side. I plunged my hand
into the orifice caused by their absence
from the shelf. I groped. Ford’s eyes
grew perceptibly bigger. “What's this i”
I cried, and brought out a paper.
“Right l" he shouted, as he hastily
glanced at its outside. “The lost will!
We’ve won.” '
' "No chance of five years with—-——eh,
now, Ford?”
_“No,but:on my honor, at one time things
looked awkward."
. The £5,000 were promptly paid to Miss
Chilling. and she has passed from our
sight with that modest independence.
She was a very clever woman, and most
certainly will get on in the world. I am
~ glad she never learned how she was check-
mated. Clive Greathead is now the wife
of “our Mr. Ford;” a cosy pleasant resort
is their house in Grenville place. So much
of the business of Ford, Ford & Bittle
comes to my chambers in Hare Court that
I am also thinking of setting up a little
double establishment at the West End.
Ford and I sometimes chat over the ser-
jeant’s three wills, and the last time I
dined with him I heard him say, with a
singular emphasis, to his guest on the
right :
“You never forged
pose, Sir John ?”
"I, sir i” cried the alderman, with por
tentous dignity. . -
“Oh, no. of course not; but, do you
know, I dare say you've dined at the same
table with those who have 2” .
The worthy merchant swelled and swell
ed with indignation until I feared him.
And yet, do you know, I think Ford was
right.—Timea. °
a will, now, I sup-
BECHER’S BAD HEAD.
For two months in the year Henry Ward
Beecher can’t preach. In August and Sog-
tember he takes his vacation and endures t e
onset of the hay fever. And it is, so he says,
something terrible and tremendous. A man
with hay fever isn’t accountable fbr his actions
He is merely a wild beast—frantic wrth snuff-
in , sneezing and headache. His eyes are
re and so is his nose. Eve nerve in his
skull thrills with distress an his head is a
fountain of tears. He lives only1 to fiyfrom
seaside to mountain-top in scare of rehef.
And yet, whether we call this form of Ga-
tarrh hay-fever, rose-fever, hay-colder rose—
cold. Ely’s Cream Balm will cure it. This
remedy is sim lo, pleasant and easy of appli-
cation. Place in the nostrils it penetrates
and soothes the afi‘octedgarts at once, restores
the impaired senses an creates health se-
cretions in cases of the longest 'stan 'ng.
You cannot run away from hay fever, but you
can drive it from you by using Ely’s Cream
Balm. ' _ 2t30
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DESERVEDLY POPULAR.
Unless it had cut merit Parker’s Ginger
Tonic could not 0 so popular. Its sale has
spread remarkably everywhere, because in-
valids find it gives them new life and vi or
when other medicines fails entirely.— no
Farmer. 4t28
'Oflice of the Nouwamr GAZETTE,
_ JULY 24TH, 1883.
To the Friends and Patrons of the old GAZETTE:
The remarkable growth and development
of the town of Norwalk and its environs
in recent years, and the enhancement and
multiplication of its varied commercial
and social relations, convince the present
proprietors of the GAZITTE that there is
need of and “abundant material for a
newspaper of more frequent issue than
once a week, to mirror its daily life,
present its local news, and best promote
its substantial interests.
Our own judgment in this particular,
we know to_be shared by many of the
warmest friends and moat liberal patrons
of our paper, who have rcpc‘albdly urged
us to issue more than a single edition per
Week, of the GAZETTE. We therefore
take this mode of announcing that We
shall commence on Saturday, August 4th.,
to issue a Semi-Weekly edition of tld
every Saturday thereafter. .. .
The Semi-WeeklyI-iiilllli-ihb a paper
distinct and apart from‘th‘ckiogdlar weekly
edition. ‘II. will be a thirty-two column“
paper, printed on a sheet 27x40, and con» '
turn all the heal mm and a fair amount
of miscellaneous selections; and always
one or more entertaining stories. It will
be sewed to subscribers at our: nonmn
per year, single copies three cents.
We know that huge numbers of our
subscribers to The Weekly GAZETTE will
welcome this new cluirnnrt to their favor,
and we hope that all on our exceptionally
large subscription list, will at least give
the Sant-ll’eeL-Iy GAZETTE a trial, as, in
addition to their present weekly visilaut,
we are confident it will be found an
agreeable and advantageous-adjunct.
The weekly and semi-weekly will be
mailed and postage prepaid by us, for
three dollars per year.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO AD-
VERTISERS!
Two THOUSAND copies of the Semi-
Weekly GAZETTE. will be issued Saturday,
August 4th. Advertisements of half a
square, (half inchof space) will be inscr<
ted once for 50 cents, three times for $1.00-
One square, (one inch space) one time
One column one year $100.
A. H. BYINGTON & Sons.
Beauties of Free Trade.
What May Be Seen in This Oountry Under Demo-
, cratio Rule.
There is no more wrctchcdly remuner-
ated employment in the kingdom than
nail-making, or one that, in consequence
of the starvation prices paid, is more fre-
quently interrupted by strikes. It spares
nobody; mites of children out of school
hours can, in their small Way, assist, and
the poverty of their parents make them
glad to avail themselves of even their
puny help; delicate girls, methers who
are nursing their babies, aged women,
bent and feeble, and who 'all their lives
have been, in a manner of speaking,
chained to the forge drudgery in the midst
of smut and smoke, still go on hammering
and filing and tugging at the bellows until
their strength utterly fails them. Then
they retire for a brief spell to the work
house, and thence to the church yard. It
is a marvel how, on the scanty wages they
are enabled to earn, _ they contrive to ex-
ist at all. I remember a poor soul
at Cradley. a widow woman, who, with
the assistance of her eldest daughter, it
making the entire family, seven ,in
numbcr. The hovel in which her forgo
was fixed adjoi ed the squalid little two-
roamed cotta where she was supposed
to rcside. but to use her own words, she
“might" except for sleeping purposes, "as
well almost be without it, since it was
only on Sundays that she did not live with
the children in the smithy." And never
did I,sct eyes on more deplorable little
objects than the latter were. Not one of
them, including the girl who attended to
thofire and the bellows, were either shoes
or stockings, though no shoe leather could
have been blacker than their feet, the re-
mainder of their bodies being buta few
shades lighter in complexion. It was a
mere waste of soap, r mother averred,
even had she money to spare for its pur-
chase, to attempt to keep them clean.
Being next to naked, they could not go
into the street, and their only play house
was among the coal slack and ashes. On
Sundays, however, she gave them “a
reg’ler good scrubbing," and on the same
day of rest she washed their raga while
they remained in bed. and dried them,
somehow, so that they might wear them
again on Monday morning. She told me
that, working at the forge from six in the
morning until ten or eleven o'clock at
night, and with her daughter’s assistance,
she was able to end: about five farthings
an hour, or one shilling eight pence or one
shilling nine peace a day. Ten shillings
a week exceeded the average, and out of
this she has to pay two shillings nine pence
.rent for the cottage and the “hearth,” or
the smithy hovel.—Lond¢m Daily Tele-
graph.
w
AVermont Boy and a Bear.
Thomas Larnurd of Somerset, a moun-
tain town in Windham county, Vt.. who
is less than 17 years old. with another boy
about the same age, not a trap for a black
bear. One day Larnard went alone to
look after his trap and found the bear had
been there andtakcn the trap and clog
attached to it and departed. Evidently
he had his foot in it. The youngster was
delighted and excited as well, but had no
weapon but his jacknife. He concluded
there was no time to be lost in securing
help. so cutting a club with his jackknife,
he started on the trail into the forest.
About a mile in the woods he found bruin
sitting on his haunchcs, with one of his
legs almost out off by. the trap he had
been drawing, and us ugly as a bear could
be. But ,lhc boy went for the animal
with his club, skillfully dodging its dive:
and hitting it at every opportunity. Fi-
nally, when the hear was partially stunned
he closed with it, drove his jackknife in
behind its ear, and then cut its windplpe.
The boy was not hurt in the encounter,
and he couldn’t see any reason why his
neighbors should think he had done any-
thing remarkable.
ARE YOU GOING
to travel? If so you must be very careful of
your health, or your doctor’s bill wrll cost
than your traveling expenses. A
rotcct you
{on more
cage of cli-
2t31
ottle of Sulphur Bitters will
from all sickness incident to a c
mate.
__———-—.-L1.._“———n
Gen. Sicedman, new chief of police of
Toledo, Ohio. has set his face against ball
playing on Sunday within the limits of
the city.
-—-—-. .H
T. B. Putnam, Covington,'Pa., was cured of
Kidney disease by using two-thirds of a bottle
of‘Dr. Wishart’a Pine Tree Cordial, and Mr.
Packard (Druggist in the same place), was
greatly benefitted by the balance.
GAZETTE and continue its publicatiofl'
$1.00, and 25 cents per week thereafter.
girl of thirteen, maintained by her chain-‘
Pun ’ hilt '
M m cantmlc all HWMM.
Shm'fi’frl'a Ohm, tam Venous and M ‘
_ maxim FOB
Ems, MUM“ m-
mGI, was or mm, run,
warranties: rm, ,
ills Lliizf' m. e“. '
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utilitarian or Hume!
"1 if» ”Shaun-a. Blecdfngqx- Incl .
“Want-tho d Won-do; Inho-
tun " pal-l,’ ’ff'ourquunllcd’ Atom pain
and homuncu- manner. . -
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sable; Lamar-u ;nlu . B .. I!“
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boon. lore out. are certainly cured by
RQND’S EXTRACT.
5. monmnnxrrmmuzm
Evy-2!:- ".VWPIFFWPIM.’ ;
-mioi{._.ro1m's armor. Mn been
_md. 17» pm. MI thaw. “R0
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Ithm’oqld‘uMoi-Muuam ,
arrow. mum-nous or rows mam
.BINXQWITR'I'HI PURIST ANPW buxom)". I
pours m..;:::;..m50e.. $1.00. 31315.
ml" Wot... '- 7s
. an m.;....;;:....‘ 25
u,s.m..';.:......" 25 water-u cool-1.00
‘TollotSuptscakco 50 Nazism-«u: 25
Mann-u» WMOC'G 25
., w Fully Syringe. $1.00. “an”:
. Indie- reod page. Is, 18, 21 and as men:
New Book which accompanies mkbottlnof our
. N
"gamma zxruacr cox?-
' 14 West 14th SLNew Yer-kc. .
.All of Lao ovc preparations displayed in
Pond’s Extract Co’s show case on salc'at
.I.G.Gregorv & Co’s. Drug Store: also With
Mr. G. ILPlaisterl’s Draggist, So rtlr Norwalk.
E'I‘N.‘ INSURANCE Co.oi' HART-
FOl'tl). Incorporated 1812. Charter
Perpetual.
Capital and Anson, $8,902.272JM
Inaurcs against loss and damage by Fire, on
termsudonterl to the hazard and consistent
with the laws of compensation. COWLES
It MERRILL, Sole. Agents for Norwulk and
vicinity. . .
AnAus rsrmfirnns,
Dealers in
MEAT 8r VEGETABLES.
Nit. 2'2 MA [N STREET.
Fish and game in their various seasons.
All goods promptly (lelivcred- Low Prices
a Specialty. lyls
Horse Shoeing.
WM. McCORMACK;
No. 111 Main st. Nor-walk.
Shocing in all its branches guaranteed to
be donein the best manner. Special atten-
tion paid to interfering, or tender looted
horses. All wort: warrcntcrl. Give us alcr‘tll.
Y P
Geo. . Ward Selleck,
Hasin his New Store,
announcers “warm, wart STREET
A complete assortment of the best class of
GROOEBIESTHOVISIONSHUITS’
tenforfamily use.ut Popular Prices. Ills
stock is at all times fresh and good.and will
stand comparison with those of any Grocer
in town. Call in and leave your on ers. i’Stf
IRON FENCES.
IIE SUBSCRIBER having returned to
. Norwalk, and located at 26 Leonard st..
rs prepared to furnish Wrought Iron
Fonclngot‘ all styles, of the best material
and best workmanship.“ reasonable prices.
making thereof he feels confident that he can
cheerfully furnished.
EPHRAIM M. MERRITT.
Norwalk, Aug.188‘2. . O. Box 657
A PRACTICAL COMBINATION OF
Pleasure, Recreation and instruction.
AN EARLY AUTUM SAL
Excursion to Richmond. Va.
Four Days on an Ocean Steamship. First
Class Fare. State Rooms and Board Free
From New Haven, CL, and return
The rarest opportunity ever ofi‘crcd to the
students of any Public or Private Institution
of leaning. .
A_uy student of the Yale Business College.
taking a scholarship during the Collegiate
Tear commencing Sept. 3, ’83, will be en-
titled to Jom the above Free Educational Ex-
cursron, .wrthput any additional cost or any
advance in Tree of scholarship from previous
years. App rcatrons made at once will be reg-
istered in the order received. Send two 3c.
stamps for Illus’d Catalogue at College Jour-
nal. Address,
29-3m R. C. LOVERIDGE, New Haven, Ct.
‘GENTS wants for handsome Illustrate-d Ito-d
'orks ofcbaracter; cat varieflBOOks & Blhles
Iw in ice; selling Isuleede cvcrywhcregnberll term:
ladle}. flu-retool I Ito. 66 N. I-ounh Sh. Philadelphia. Pa
TH E
Admirdtion
OF THE
WORLD.
Mrsflflfll/[m’s
W ORLD'S
Haerestorer
' IS PERFECTION!
Public Bondaotross. Mrs. S.
A. ALLEN lirszuslly carucd‘tliis title,
and thousands are this day rejoicing
ovcr'a fine head of hair produced by
her unequaled preparation for restor‘
ing, invigorating, and beautifying the
Hair. Ilcr \Vorld's Hair Restorer
quickly cleanses the seal p, removing
Dandruff, and arrests the fall; the
hair, if gray, i; changed to its natural
color, giving it the same vitality and
luxurious quantity as in youth.
GOMPLIMENTARY. “My
hair is now restored to its
youthful color; I. have not
a gray hair left. I am sat-
isfied flint the preparation
is not :1 dye, but acts on
the secretions. My hair
ceases to fall, whiclris cer-
tainly an advantage to me,
who was in da‘ngcrof be-
coming hold”. This is
the testimony of all who
use Mrs. S. A. ALLEN’S
WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER.
“Ono Bottle did it." That is the
expressron of many who have had
their gray hair restored to its natural
cqlor, and their bald spot covered
With hair, after using one bottle of
MRS. S. A. Annsn’s Wonnn’s HAIR
Rasronna. It is not a. dye.
HOVJ VVA'ILZIIEL} ARE NIADE.
In a SOLID GOLD ITA'A'CTI, aside from
the nccwsary thickness for engraving and
polishing, a large proportion of metal is
needed only to stifIL-u and lrold the cugravs
ed portions in place, and supply strength.
The surplus gold is actually needless. In
James Boss’ Patent Gold ll’alch 'ascs this
WASTE is saved, and SOLIDITY and
STRENGTH increased by a‘ simple process,
at one-half the cost. A plate of sonxn
GOLD is soldered on each side of a plate
of hard nickel composition metal, and the
three' are then passed between polished
steel rollers. From-this the cases, backs,
centers, bezels, etc, are cut and shaped by
dies and formers. The gold is thick
enough to admit of all kinds of chasing,
engraving and engine turning. These
cases have been wom perfectly smooth by
use without removing the gold. This is
the only case made under (Iris process. Each
case is awompaniell with «valid guarantee
aimed by'thc manufacturer-.3 warranting it to
wear 20 years. 150,000 of these Crises
now carried in. the~ United States and
Canada. Largest and (files-t Factory
Established 185-}. Ask yr: r .Ir-rr'elt‘r.
$6611. wockin your own town. Terms and
s5 outfit tree. Addresl If. HALLETT
00., Portland. Main 0. lvll
Age-u War-tell for
VAL .. ..... aunts.
d hi Pi tori ls! ofthe atSenfi bsoft
I! Whirled Directoragllrl’nlfitfl. S. N. gAddres:
I LC. Mccunmr 6:00.. 63: Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Having had many years of experience in tho .
satisfy all demands. Estimates and plans -
DR. D. HITCHCOCK,','
Cor. of West Avenue and
Berkeley Place.
Third house below the Methodist Church.
Office Hears from [to 9 a. m.. 2 to Land 7
to 8p. m.
Dr..T.‘ E.I'SWIFT, '
D E N T I S T ,
once a Roildonce No. 9', Wool Avo'.
”Right Hand' Bell.
A. H. BALDWIN. u. "n.
[Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon. '
- Residence in the Charles Issues Homestead.
Wall st.. N orwalk,‘ Ct.
Office hours till 9 a. m.. l to 8 and ‘l to 8 p. m.
OPPOSITE HORSE B. ILDEPOT.
“Orders attended to day or night. [lesi-
denco Maiu‘strect. 3 doors from Union ave.
Telephone communication with the house.
General Furnishing Entertain;-
j "T'BERNARD COHN.
Merchant Tailor
wllrk’s BUILDING, WALL sun,
A FULL LINE 0' -
Imported & Domestic Cloths
of the. latest styles. constantly on hand.
Novelties m Scotch Sailings. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every particular.
J. Bcldcn Hurlbutt.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Iloom No. 4, Up staln,
GAZETTE ltUIl.f)lNG,. NORWALK.‘
A.LEX. is. GIBSON,
Organism! the First Congregational Church
Teacher of
Compo-ll'lon,
Lock Box 39,P.O.. NORWALK.CONN.
NE W MARKET J
No. 6 Main street, Norwalk,l‘.t.
THE BEST or
Beef, Veal,Mutton,Lamb, Pork,
lIAMS, POULTRY, ac" Ilwayc on hand at
very lowest market prices. GAME of all
funds in its season. Try mo; Iwill try to suit.
3.41;. LUUK wool), late wrth Adams Bros.
m
,IIOYT & MEEKER,
64 MAIN STREET.
SOUTH NORWALK, CT.,
PRACTICAL PLUMBEBS,
Steam and Gas Fitters. Dealers in Plumbers'
and Steam Fitters’ Supplies
and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. .
AMERICAN HOUSE.
J. O. COLLINS, - - - PROPRIETOR
16 Main street. Norwalk, Conn.
We are prepared to furnish . meals at all
hours and at lowest possible rates. in the best
manner. Oysters a_Spceialty. Good accom-
modation for transient. You will do well to
give us a call lyl3
Theflurwalkfire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Your
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid
losses or .of claims for losses. No sound
company msurcs at lower rates.
W.C .S'rana'r. Pres" s. E.0LIIS'I'EAD,TreaB.
Ono. R. CownnsScc'y.
PATENTS.
WOOSTER &SMITH,
(A. M. Woos'rnn, late examiner U. S. Patent
ounce.) Cor. Main and Wall Streets,
BBIDGEPORT, CONN. ,
Have now the best facilities of any other: in
thc_Statc for the prompt prosecution of all
busrncas relating to Patents before the U.S.
Patent Office and the Courts. l‘inc Drawings
a specialty. Trade-markinLahcls and Copy-
rights rcgrstercd. Preliminary examinations
made. Permanent associate in Washington,
D. C., and frequent personal tri s to the
Patent Olilccby one of the firm. erfect ar-
rangements in all countries for wearing
Foreign Patents promptly and at reasonable
rates. Send sketch of your invention or call
a person. , lyl'l
ly2l
W. E. ‘QUINTAR-D,‘
Plano-Forte. Organ and Mullen] .
Only the Best!
w. A. room,
Manufacturing Plantain,
AND
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Drugglst,
21 Main Street, Nor-walk, Ct.
None but absolutely pure and
perfectly fresh and reliable medi—
cinal preparations, Drugs and
Chemicals.
A complete stock of
American and Foreign Patent
Medicines '
Pcrfumcry' and Toilet Articles.
Prescriptions compounded at
all hours by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
Prices Reasonable! 6m30
Agent for Dr. Holland’s
fever and ague pills, an in-
fallible remedy for chills
and fever, dumb ague, and
all forms of malaria.
FIRE! FIRE!
Tlre-proof Kettles and choice
Chinawar es,
that vie with nature in flowers. now bcdcck
‘ the windows of
B. S. BLASOER’S
Crockery Store,
28 Wall Street.
Statuary and parlor lamps are quite
altmctch. Notice the new
Dinner Sets,
just opened. one. for . , 96 pieces and
upward to $30. Also chamber sets
from $4.00 to
OIL srovns
the best in the market and no mistake. with
novelties innumerable and all at bargains. as
any one can see by calling.
Don’t forget
23 WALL STREET.
THE ADAMS HOUSE.
This well known Bostlery has been thor-
oughly refitted and renovated and is now
ready for the comfortable entertainment of
Permanent & Transient Guests.
A few dcsirablcrooms. suitable for families.
man and wrlcdmd single occupants, are now
ready to rent to regular boarders.
Mechanics and workingmcn. who so desire.
can be served in a separate dining room with
a private entrance. A number of comfortable
rooms have also been fitted up for this class
of patrons.
TERMS REASONABLE.
Aceornmodntlou. Table. service and all up
porntmcnts of the Adams llouscarc first-glut]?
‘m
' \
PRESCRIPTION
druggrsts.
3m?!) ‘
~ the. B. PLAISTED,
Successor to II. S. BETTS,
Hugh and distal ..
Wc would respectfully call the attention of the people of Norwalk
and Vicinity to our new store, corner of Main and Wall Streets,
where we will constantly keep on hand a full assortment of
Drugs, Patent Medicines,
AND ,
TOIIJET ARTICLES,
And all such articles as are usually found in a first-class Drug Store.
We would call especial attention to our . .
DEPARTMENT, '
Where Prescriptions will be compounded by none but experienced
GEO. B. PLAISTED,
Cor. Main & Wall Sis, N orWalk.
'62 Washington So, So N orwalk
.‘SEUN’S Ill-THEN. MARK 3T!
Fish,Fruit, Vegetables, Canned Goods,
EVERYTHING PER'I'AIHINB TO A FIRST-BIBS MARKET.
Fine Delaware Peaches.
FRESH BLUE FISH,
LOBSTERS EVERY :SATUBDAY.
Orders .Attendec‘l. to Promptly.
' ' WILLIAM IIILSDON,
29 WALL STREET, NOR WALK. .,..
3m‘.'3
Over New York
P
ALIEN T
709 G- Street, Washington, D. c.
“ INVENTOR’S PATENT MANUAL " SENT FREE.
GUNS, REVOLVERS. .
And Sporting. Goods
IN GREAT VARIETY AT
E. R. sH ERWOOD’S,
39 it 41 MAIN STREET,
clothing House.
3134.191 ESTATE.
' TOC Rent , ~ g
III" u or part 0 house on Women
Str‘cctynli‘iyc'rooni‘sfinent low. Enquire
at this office. 2- - ‘ v ‘ , lat!
i
[To Let ..
oorxs 'ro MINT in and: Building in
R Leonard street. Possession imme-
diate! y.‘ Enquire of C. T. LEONARD k. SON‘.
May 7th, 1883.
A
For Sale Cheap. ,
ILL bcsold at a Bargain," anpncd for
soon a small. neat Cottage, of six rooms.
fn ood neighborhood, and three ““3ng
war ol the Bridge. Apply at. GAZE , If
OFFICE. 3
To Let. ' ,
THE large, commodrous front room 131
Gazette Buildingjust vacated by Furriers
McKcon. Full particulars of
B.JDSTUBGI ‘ .-
For'Sale or-to Rent. "
A House and One Acre of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill. ,1 'z '
May be had on reasonable terms. App! to
E. W.ST A .
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Norwalk,March1lith.188!. 1 ti
A Very desirable place on East Avenue. : if
Also. a low chorcc‘Bnilurng Lotsaffuat-
euon Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap. .. 1
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on
Mcrwru Street uear_West Avenue.for sale
at I. bargain, Enquire of . _
S. E. OSBORNJEuat Avenuc‘.
tfll or to D.W.Fltch. W‘cstAvenuo. .
PURSUANT to an order or the Court of
Probate for the District ofprlorwalk, the
subscribcroll‘crs for- sale a. splendid country
scat, situatcdru thc_ Town or Norwalkmear
tho Wmnrpauk Mills, so called. about one
and one-half miles from the Borough of Nor-
walk, formerly owned and occupied by Sarn-
uclJ.Kemp. now deceased about one acre
of land. well covered wrth fruit and orna-
mental trccs, about 150 feet of. grape arbor.
The vines were all in ood bearing condition,
lur e garden. hone}: urge aud convenient
wit 17 rooms, besides pantrres and closets
and out-buildings were nicely arranged;
terms. For partrcularslnquirc of _ =
1711' - BILAS 1’. TUTTLL', Administrator;
For- Sale.
THE undersi ed offers his residence on
_ Prospect ill for sale, The house con-
tains 14 rooms, and is furnished wrth water,
gas,bath room.&e. The grounds-—2 acres—
arc tastefully laid out in lawn, orchard and
garden. Location healthy and commands ta
llnc vrew of the Sound and adjacent country.
Will be sold at a bargain. Also a. lot or 2
acres adjornrng the above. '
lift 1:. B. CRAUFUIID.
For Sale.
THE elegant building site at Norwulk,Con-
necticut, belonging to the Estate of the
late Henry ’1‘. Morgan, purchased by him dur-
ing his life-time, upon which to build his
country residence. containing 9% acres, on
hr )1 (ground, With extensive views of Long
Is an Sound." fine old'shades. This plot is
capable of being subdivrded into several sites
of one or two acres each. and islocatcd on the
green opposite the residence of the Rev. S. B.
S. Branch, and known as the St. John’s place.
This property is highly recommended for a
gentleman’s fami? resrdence, and is within
1); hours of New ork City. and in one of the
largest and most fiourrshrng towns rnConncc-
trout' price. $12,000. Apply to 1'. ST. JOHN
LOCK 00D, Farrfield County Bank. Nor-
walk, Coma, or HOMER MORGAN,
Pine St., New York.
Farm ,for Sale.
[IE subscriber offers his Farm for sale.
situated in the Town of Greenfield, in
Saratoga Co., in the state or New York, nine
miles from Saratoga Spr’rngs. It is pleas-
antly Situated on a rise of ground. 95 acres of
, land, which is favorably divided into pas-
ture, plow, meadow and woodland; with
a large house; the size of the barn 30 by 40,
wagon house and stabllng. hay loft over the
same. 23 by 43, and grarncry 16 by 18. Will
be sold cheap; part of the purchase money
can remain on mortgage if desired, or will
exchange for village property. For further
particulars inquire of SI LAS P. TUTTLE,
tf51 Norwatk.Conn.
No. 2
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For Sale.
HE REAL ESTATE known as the Wm.
C. Street property 115 feet fronting on
High St.and.l25 feet on Main st., being 290
fectdccp with splendid House, Barn. azd
other out-buildings wrth nice shade and fruit
trees, adJommgthe property ol’S.E.Olmstead.
Also. one other Tract ot about forty acres
on Riverside avenue fronting on Riverside
avenue and runnln through to the Spring
hrll road allnrcel coated for building lots
all located in the orongh of Norwalk and al-
most In the centre of the business portion.
Contemplated railroad with): short distance.
For further particulars enquire of
“31 BURB SMITH. Agt.
West Avenue Property
For Sale.
THE largo, elegant mansion on West Ave-
nue, (known as they Dimon estate]
containing fifteen rooms, all finished
off in the most substantial manner with all
the modern rm rovemouts. The rooms are
large and capac ous, ceilings high, and in ex-
cellent condrtron,the piazza extends across
the entire front; and the walks and lawns
are very lino. Shade good,nnd the location
the finestm the Borough. The grounds are
about 156 feet front and contain about two
acres of land. .There is a s lendid burn or. the
premrscs,and_rn end or or. Must] be seen
to be appreciate . .Call on BENJAMIN J.
STUBGES for permrssion to examine. Btf
CHOICE
Building Luis
, F‘OR SALE
On Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES, or 0. E. WILSON
‘ rm
Gazette Building.
Money to Loan.
Enquire of 0. .E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette
Building, Norwnlk, Conn.
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A BEOIJIIEUBLL ._
Dizziness, Liver and
Kidney Complaint.
Crxcrsxm. 0.
II. n. Stevens-Dear Sir: .I have received great. ben‘
efit from the use of the chctine, and can safely rcu
ommsnd it for Business, Bush 0/ [Hood to the Head,
and a general blood purifier . It has also been used by
other members of my family for Liver and Kidney
Complaints. Mus. A. C. ULRICH.
200 Baymlllcr st.
PURIFIES THE BLOOD.
, Bosrox, MASS.
Mr. II. It. Stevens-Dear Sir: I have been using Veg-
ctlnc for some time with the greatest satisfaction, and
can highly recommend it as a great cleanser and purl-
fier of the blood. J. L. IIANNAFORD,
Pastor of Egleston Square M. E. Church.
A "ENGINE FOR CHILDREN All!) ADUITS.
Itcstifyto the beneficial effects of vsosrnvs, as.
used in my family for the past six years. We consider
It invaluable as a blood medicine for both children and
adults, and endeavor to always keep a supply on hand.
Yours, .tj.c.. C. A. JACKSON,
Business Manager South Boston Inquire:
’1 Vegetine ‘
SPRING AND SUMMER MEBIOIHE.
Veaetine is Sold by all Druggists.
DBOWNBD IN BEER.
Concerning this P-Ipulil' beverage
Two men express Ihelr mlndu.
“The fact is sir. and you may stick a pin
there, that the people of this country arcliko-
ly to be drowned _rn a flood of lager beer,”
shouted an enthusiastic teetotnlcr the other
day into the car of your cornered cor-reaped
cm. “That German drink has struck us hard.
It is a second deluge." .
“Yes, the worst of this beer drinking bum
uess rs that it gets up kidney troubles,“ a
heavy wrnd raises the waver." added alcitv
physician, who had a knowledge of the tunes
and a tendency to metaphor. “The midnight
'schooncr’ leaves behind its wake of furrcrl
tongues. headaches. tarpid livers, nausea, and
all that, and my: the foundation of Bright’s
Disease.” This melancholy tact accounts in
part for the increasing sales of BESSON’S
OAI'CINB POROUS PLASTEB, which _nt
once mitigates these symptoms. Price soc,
Ask your physrciun about it.
Seuhury .2 Johnson. Chemists, New York.
Desirable trunk for, Sill:
in abundance, cellarlurge and dry, the hard
This place will be sold cheap.and' on easy
She Sleepeth.
DY CLARA A. TROWBIIIDGE.
, ' ‘ :0 hands that dropped the distafl‘
Before the thread was spun l
0 feet that ccascdfrom running
Ere yettho race was done! ‘
Completer than our doings
Your work forever stands,
Aud‘yo have reached before us
_ . Tho blessed Land of lands!
Dear heart that heat so warmly,
Ah do ye yearn above,
Until the heaven-holdcth
The chosen of your love?
The veil that springs between us,
, ’Tis parted with a breath:
So near ye seem in presence,
We dare not call it death.
_———
. , ‘ For the Gaze‘tte.
‘ . , Vacation Notes from'Lorig
' Island.
Almost opposite your town of Norwalk,
across the Sound, lies on the north Shore
of Long Island a quiet but pleasant rural
village and harbor known as St. James.
It forms part really of. the large-Sand
somewhat fungus town of Smithtown,
but will intime have a corporate existence
of its own- It has a Post Office, Railroad
Station and Church, all bearing the name
of St. James. The railroad has never
been extended beyond Port Jefferson,
about seven miles farther cast, but the
spirit of improvement that is now abroad
on Long Island promises soon to open new
lines and‘lcngthcn those already in oper-
ation. Stony Brook is a» thriving village
close at hand where there are ship-yards,
a large hotel. stores, handsome residences
and a bank talked of.
The late Rev. John Willct, who was one
of the first to introduce into this country,
systematic treatment of inebriety, pur-
chased about a dozen years ago a large
tractof land here and erected an elegant
mansion. The design was to provide a
private home for persons who desired to
be cured of this and kindred failings.
The place has the name of “Cambria
Towers.“ Mr. Willett died about two
years ago, but his widow, Mrs. Rebecca
Willctt, and her widowed daughters
make a household having every desirable
attraction. The place includes two hun-
dred and thirtyfivc acres, varied with
woods and meadows, and all the life of a
large farm. The house, which has twenty
five rooms, is heated by steam, and sup-
plied with wntcr and every convenience.
A large ice house is kept filled. The
drives and walks in the neighborhood arc
delightful. The breezes are felt with
strong force from the ocean side of the
island and the distance to the Sound is
only a mile and a half. The depot, post
office and church are a mile distant.
. No more suitable spot can be found
where gentlemen desiring release from
the alcoholic or opium habit, or who are
suffering from shattered nerves, can ob-
tain the rest, retirement and care which
they need. These Christian ladies, mem-
bers of St. James Church, are dcvotedly
assiduous in their attention to those who
stay with them. A physician of experi-
ence and skill administers the medical
treatment which may at any time be
necessary. There arcmany persons of
education, refinement and wealth, who
are crippled in this way, needing most of
all privacy and rest, and such apicas-
ant, cultured home like this is a harbor
from life's storms. They come for a
week, a month or for years. In England
there are many such institutions; the
need for them in this country is already
felt and especially for such a retreat as
this, away from all temptation and where
only a few persons of congenial character
are received. '
Smithtown, of which this is a part. has
a somewhat curious history. Lyon Gard-
iner, of Gardiner’s Island, received the
most of it as a‘gift from the great Indian
Chief Wyandanch in 1659. Richard
Smith somewhat Iater bought the tract of
Mr. Gardiner and added to it by further
purchase until his estate embraced one
hundred square miles or 04,000 acres.
This proprietor of all the numerous and
eminent Long Island Smiths, of whom
there are now more than a thousand
families 'on the island, is known in the
annals as Bull Smith because he was ac-
customed to ride on a bull instead of a
horse. Perhaps this may account for the
nptorions slowness of the Long Island
railroad, its engines inheriting the delib-
eration of that ancient steed.
Indian names :arc still retained in nu-
merous instances as appellativcs of locali-
ties here. The most elegant residence in
all this section is that of Mr. Caleb Smith
at Nissaquague, having extensive lawns
about it with delightful views of the river
and bay, the estate comprising four hun-
dred acres, and the house, which stands
amongst majestic elms, oaks and other
treee,*being a very spacious, well built
edifice with broad piazzas and large rooms
and balls. Mr. Smith was in the tea-trade
with Japan and resided for some years in
that far away land.
Judge Smith is another leading member
of this influential ramily,i.and his son-in-
law, Mr. Butler of New York, has lately
builtacountry house here commanding
an extensive and picturesque view.
Those who fancy that central Long Island
is without natural or social attractions
greatly mistake. 'I‘he_north shore espcc.
ially is beautiful and on the ocean side,
the facilities for surf bathing and the at-
tractions of the strong sea air in summer
are building up many popular resorts
from Coney Island to Montauk.
R. B. Sxowunx
ST. JAMES, L. I., July 23, 1883.
A' Letter of Introduction.
The other day a stranger made his'ap
peurancc in the office of a Baltimore man,
and presenter] a letter of introduction to
the effect that he was Mr. Blank, of Don-
ver, who had come cast [0 see about or-
ganizing a company to develop a silver,
mine. The Ballimorean read the letter,
and then stood and called: I
"James! James !”
James appeared at the door with u hrrmm
in our: hand and a waste basket in the
other, and the gtntlrruuu continued:
“Jumcs, go down to thc nightwatch-
man’s office and borrow his shot gun!
“Excuse me, sir, but—but—,” slam
meted the silvr-r man, as he reached for
his hat—“but is this something new ?"
“Just wait a moment,” replied the gen-
tleman, as he walked to and fro.
“Beg pardon—but, excuse me, you
know—see you again——good morning!"
gasped the speculutor, as he backed out.
and went down the stairs like a man who ,
expected every instant to feel a charge of
bird shot ripping the pickets off his back
fence. Singular that a man with a silver
mine should come-least to be as easily dis
couraged as that.
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TOOK FIRST PRIZE.
The State board of pharmacy recently ana-
lyzed twelve of the most popular medicines
in order to see whether they were what they
were recommended to be. After two weeks
of careful work, they awth'ded the first prize
a gold medal, to Messrs. A. P. Ordway lit 00.,
proprietors of Sulphur Bitters, it being in
their opinion the best and only strictly puro
blood purifying medicine in the market.—
chkly Chemist. '2t31
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When a man's hair stands on end. an
ordinary person says his hair stands;
but you can’t get a doctor to talk intbat
way. The doctors called it horripilation
This makes the patient’s hair stick up.
worse than ever, but it gives the family
the
confidence in rioctor.—-L0m’szille
Courier Journal.
Norwalk Chronicler