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A DANGEROUS SECRET.
Let the first letter which Mr. Derrick
Smith, artist, Wrote from Rome to his
friend Swainsou, begin this story :R
“ "a Babiiino Piano 4 0mm}
129 ‘ 1 April 1_l,('1187hé m
”MY Dean Swamsox :——I came 01 y
lau bf travel as I told you I'shOilild, auldfa:
:30 on' Sunday morning I foam tinyge ad
the, railway terminus here, rather no ’t‘m
glad it was over. The run was very con Inu-
Ous and fatiguing, as, with {he gfcipgligntgfgn;
was iar y _
hour at puns, there ing places. But from
't1 0 halt .
iogfilaikaii (I’ltomlc in less than four days is
- and such a journey cannot be
figiid-dt‘i l\{iiithout a. certain amount of incon-
vonience. At Dover ’I met two men I know,
"and traveled with them as far as Dupn, where,
after dinner, we parted. they geing on an
Easter holiday excriision to tho Cornice, and
I down South. I also found a companion who
was coming straight through, an Irishman,
and a very pleasant follow and as it turned
out, I was glad to have had his company, in—
asmuch as it lessened to some extent my per-
sonal apprehensions during a‘bad quarter of
an hour which I experienced in the train be-
tween here and Florence.
“I will describe it as clearly as _I can, par-
ticularly as I cannot help fancying it may
have some bearing, direct. or indirect, upon
the little commission which I undertook to
execute for you. Porhaps'I am even wrong
in telling you about it, for fear it should un-
necessarily disturb you. .ltIorcover, nothing
has come of it as yet. nor Will anything, I dare
say, onlytlierc are one or-two circumstances,
as you will see, connected With it which ap-
pear to justify my suspicions. You Will know
whether aught existed in reference to your
acquaintance with the lady which would give
my idea any reasonable ground to stand upon.
For the resent, rest content in the assurance
that I ave the packet of letters quite safe
under lock and key, and that they shall be
delivered into the hands of their owner as
soon as she shall arrive in Rome, or at least
on the very first opportunity I have of giving
them to her unobserved. ' .
“We left Florence by the mail- train at ten
on Saturday night, in a first'class carriage;
four passengers—an Italian lady and gentle-
man, the Irishman aforesaid, and myself. All
soon fell asleep, until midnight, being slightly
disturbed by a stoppage, I drowsily observed
that the Italians got out, and I faneied that
my companion and I were left alone to contin-
iic our repose, which we (Ildu In about-an
hour I awoke, and to my surprise saw, sitting
in the corner at the further end of the seat
opposite to me. a man whom I certainly never
observed get in. The thin blue silk blind
was drawn across the lamp in theroof of the
carriage, but there was sufficient light for mo
to see that he was arciigh looking customer
—-rouah, that is, as far as his dress was con-
cerned, which was that of an Italian peasant,
with broad-brimmed, high peaked hat, etc.
But a second and more scrutinizmg glance,
which I took without moving, showed me
that his face and hands were not quite_ in
accord with his garments ; the former being
refined, with a finely chiselled nose. and chin,
while the latter were white and delicate, Wltll
long, sinowy, taper-tipped fingers. - .
“Although somewhat disturbed by this ap-
paration, I, fortunately, was still .too drowsy
to rouse up thoroughly, so I lay stretched out
along the seat as I was contemplating him for
a minute or two. As I did so, it seemed that.
his face was not altogether unfamiliar to me,
though the broad brim of his hat threw his
brow and eyes into such deep shadow that I
could not discern them distinctly, and thus at
first it was onl an impression which he gave
me of somebo y whom I had recently met.
“Presently he advanced one spot slowly to
ward the scat oppomte to him, an if feeling
beneath it, but touching nothing there, he
dropped on his knees and pooped under the
valance. Still finding the space empty, he
resumed his place, and gazed curiously at
our two tranquil forms, a parontly apprehen-
sive lest either of us mig thavc observed his
action. Concluding, doubtless, that we were
both fast asleep—for the shadow from my hat
hid my eyes from him, just as his were hid-
den from mc—he seemed reassured, and then
stooped down to look beneath his own scat:
“Naturally rendered suspicious by all this,
I debated what to do, and although I thought
two need not be afraid of one, it occurred to
me that he might have a knife about him, and
be ii to abrigandish trick or two, and that it
won d be better to arrive sound in Rome than
be any way mained through a scuffle; so I
decided not to arouse or friend, but to re-
main quiet for a while, out pretend for a lit-
tle longer to be asleep. I assure you it was
no fun to be thus lying and‘ watching the fel-
low, and my sensations were anything but
agreeable when I saw him suddenly slip afull
length upon the floor, and in a most marvel-
lous serpent-like manner glide beneatlihthe
seat opposite to me, on which my good friend
was asleep. He was then quite out of sight
and remained so several minutes. But pres-
ently out came a hand and arm very gently
from under the valance, straight in the di-
rection of my small hand:bag which was
standing on the floor close beside me.
“Now I may as well tell you that in that
bug were the precious documents which you
had intrusted to me. I had transferred them
from my breast-pocket to the hand-bag while
I was dining in the station restaurant at Di-
jon.‘ The place was very crowded and full
of hustle, and I noticed more than once a tall,
gentlemanly looking man of Italian aspect,
rather seedily dressed, standing near the
buffet, and eyeing me keenly. My attention
was particularly drawn to him by the way in
which he always appeared to be watching me,
whenever I looke up. Our eyes met con-
stantl , but directly he saw that I saw him he
woul drop his, and I wondered who the
deuce he could be, and what his motive for
staring so was. All on a sudden, by a flash
of intuition, I recalled this circumstance, di-
rcctly that hand and arm were stretched out
toward the bag, and I knew, in an instant, of
whom the face of our mysterious fellow-
traveler remined me. It was the man who
had been watching me the day before at Di-
jon! Differently dressed--difiguised,mdecd,
as he now was, I felt sure it was this bag he
was coveting. I do not know why I con-
ceived all this, or why} attributed .so much
importance to it, but't ese are the little facts
which gave me an idea that they may not be
unconnected with you and the packet. But
to proceed with my story. . .
"Just as the fellow’s hand was Within one
inch of‘the bag; and I was about to move it
out of his race , the engine-whistle _warned
us that we were up touching a station, and
never did any soun bring such relief to my
mind before. Needless to say the arm disap-
cared in a second, and needless to say that
I gently awoke my Irish friend, and told him
but to lie quite
fun whis or what was up, .
give the
still until stopped, when we would
alarm, and have the intruder remove
“The station 1proved to be Chiusi, and the
scene which .fc owed, with the guards, por-
ters and people, was highly diverting. Di—
rcctly I mentioned the fact that a probable
thief was lying concealed beneath the seat to
the two gendarmes, who, as you _know, are
always so ofiicious at these stations, they
pounced in upon him like a couple of terriers
upon a rat in a hole. Thoydragged him out
savagely by the heels, and he was searched,
but as he had taken nothing from us, we were
relieved from all further concern With the at-
fair, and the culprit was marched off in cus-
tody. . .
“The guard of the train remarked that, in
all probability, he had pccped in through the
windows on the further side of the carriage
at the last halting-place, and seeing that we
were asleep he had ore is softly in at the ini-
lockod door, just ast etrain was starting.
‘Thesc contadini are always hanging about
the stations,’ said the official, ‘rcady to lay
hands on any portable article Within reach.
Madonna] but this was a bold attempt, and
it will cost the fellow doar.’ _
“Yes, I thought, as I meditated on_ the ad-
venture during the remainder of my Journey,
and it might have cost me dear had I not
awoke, or had I been alone, or, indeed, had
many other things occurred which did not
occur. As it was, we were well out of the
business, and I really} should have thought
no more of it, but fort c strange resemblance
between the two faces of the men. This, in
fact, might hardly have struck me, but.for
the odd association, for I gleaned something,
when you gave me the packet, which set me
thinking that there might be a thirdlliarty
mixed up in the affair. If I am right, still
cannot get it out of my head that this some
third party was none other than the Italian at
Dijon. or the fellow in the railway carriage,
or both. _
IWhen the fellow was examined by the gen-
darmcs on the platfonn, it was more than
' his dross wasa
ever evident to me t _
disguise—lie was no con dino. . The rough,
brown, soiled coat beneath which was no
more ensuito with them than were the face
and hands of the wearer. Whether this fact
led to anything. or was even noticed by_ the
officials at the time. I do not know. .I noticed
it. This sketch will give you a fair idea of
the fcllow’s head.”
Having read thus for in his friend's let-
ter, Henry Swainson paused, and closely
examined the rough but clever sketch in
pen and ink of the head of a handsome
Italian of about five-snd-thirty, which oc
cupied the opposite page of the paper.
Presently he let it full on the table by
which he was sitting, and, rising, began
to pace the room as he muttered to him—
self, “Caldina, without a doubt! He saw
me give Smith that blue envelope on the
steps of the club, when he followed me
there that night, and knew what was in it.
Ouc’s only hope lies in his being laid by
the boots by the law. If he 'is not, he
will follow up those letters like a sleuth-
hound, and I shall not know a moment’s
peace until I am assured they are in the
poor lady’s hands.” . ‘
CHAPTER II.
Yeats before we see Mr. Henry Swain
Ion engrossed by this letter. and while he
was reading for the banks would, like
most young men, ' occasionally vary the
monotony of his studies of an evening by
looking in at the various entertainments
' of the town. In this way it 'came abou
that one evening he strolled off to a music
hall in‘ a northern suburb, an advertise-
ment of which had {caught his eye. He
seldom found himself bored after the fasti-
ion of our modernjyonth, and was always
disposed to take a kindly view of man-
kind, so that on this occasion, if he did
not expect to reap much musical pleasure,
he knew he should find enough to satisfy
his propensity for observing men and
manners. , To his intense surprise, how-
ever, bc enjoyed a musical treat. A very
charming-looking young lady. described
‘in the programme as La liiguorina Julia
Terasco, “The queen of song,” q'uite
startled him by her talent. He was immo
diately struck by the very superior excel-
lence of the young singeraind he felt amaz-
ed thut sodas and promising artist should
not have been snapped up by some maxi-
ager in a higher sphere. After listening
to her with infinite delight, be determined
to pay a second visit to the establishment,
and having had his first impressions con-
firmed hc began to talk about her to one of
his friends lit-the Wits’ club. This was a
man ”considerably older than Swaiuson,
but notable us being one of the best musi-
cal critics of the day, and on this ground
their club acquaintanceship had ripened
into a strong friendship. Sir Charles
.Vuudcllan knew everybody, as the phrase
goes; but being a bachelor, and ii baronet
of limited means, and having generally
artistic tastes, he afiected the slightly Bot
hemian society to be found at the “Wits,”
almost in preference to that which his so-
ciul position opened to him.
“You must. come and hear her, Sir
Charles," said Swaiueou, after he had crit-
ically described the singer._ “If I know
anything about music, I have found a real
treasure. It’s rather a long way to go,
but you will find her well worth the jour-
ney. Say, now, will you come tonight.”
But Sir Charles -was engaged that even-
ing, and for several following, and when
at length the visit came off, to their infi-
nite disappointment Signoriua Julia Ter-
asco was not singing. Indeed, she never
sung in public again. Thus Swuiuson
only saw and heard her twice.
Being called to the bar shortly after
this, and going to Indiatii practise, the
Signorua Julia Terasco soon faded from
his memory. and eight. years elapsed be-
fore anything happened to recall her.
Eight years later Swuiusor. got. back
from India. For the moat cordial of the
recognitions he. recieved at his old haunt
was that accorded to him by a halo, fresh
colored, uristocructic looking gentleman.
"Swainson, I am delighted to meet
you," said Sir Charles. “This is most
fortunate. I am seldom in London now—-
never for more than a day or two ata
time, and I am very glad to have come at
the moment of your return. I hope I
shall see something of you during your
stay. You must spare me a few days down
at my little place near Mulvern. I have
turned Beuedick since you went away,
and I shall be charmed to present you.”
The Indian lnirristei’s response to this
greeting was equally hearty, and the re-
sult of that afternoon’s chat was an agree-
ment that he should pay his old friend a
short visit in the course of the following
week. _ '
The residence of Sir Charles Vant'ellun
was a delightfully situated villa in the
neighborhood of Malvcru Wells, and was
looking, together with its surroundings,
at its best on the sunny June afternoon
when Mr. Swainson drove iii at the gates
in his little T-curt. in which the host had
been over to the station to fetch him. As
they alighted, the sound of ii woman’s
voice singing at a piano camc‘ softly
through the French window of the draw—
ing room, which opened upon an ample
lawn and flower garden at the side of the
house. .
“Aha,” said Sir Charles, “there is Lady
Vaudellan contending with the nightin-.
gates, as usual. Come round this way,
and you will hear that my account of her
is not exaggerated."
The two friends passed on by a path
leading from the drive among rhododend-
i'ons, and stood for a while at a favorable
point listening to the enchanting strains
of Haydn's old canzonet, “My mother
bids me bind my hair,” as they were pour-
ed out with exquisite charm by the singer.
While Swaiuson thus remained his host.
bent upon him a keen glance, as if to ob-
serve the effect the song should produce.
When it was over, he said, gently rubbing
his hands with an air of profound saris
faction: . »
“There, I don’t think you ever heard
that better sung or with more taste and
refinement. What a fortune she would
have made on the stage, or in the concert
room—eh? But for my own’ good luck
in finding such a treasure I could almost
wish for the sake of art she had been
obliged to earn her own living; she isa
real loss to the profession." .
. “Indeed. yes,” replied Swaiusou in ruth-
er un absent manner; “it was quite per-
feet—quite.”
They were about to move forward
when the voice again burst forth, this
time in the execution of a series of bill-
liant rouludcs, entirely overwhelming in
their volume and the certainty and correct-
ness of their tone.
"Stay," whispered Swainsou, “pray let
or listen. It is magnificent ;" and he stood
for several minutes with his head thrown
a little one side, looking gravely delighted
and completely absorbed. '
“Now, come along,” said Sir Charles at
length, when there was another pause
in the music, “ and let me introduce
you.”
Willi this they emerged from their bid-
ing place. crossed the lawn, and entered
the room by the open window.
The lady immediately rose from the pi.
am, and coming forward, shook fronds-
with the guest with every appropriate ex-
pression of hospitality. She was a tall
and graceful womati,’ a little past. her first
youth perhaps, but only so much as to
lend to her slender figure that roundness
of matronhood which told you that in this
respect at least she could never have look-
ed better.
Knowing her husband’s passionate love
of music, he could well understand how
such a being might very casilyJisve turn-
ed him from what friends looked upon as
a confirmed bachelorhood. But he found
himself irresistibly wondering, through
out. the first five minutes of conventional
talk. where Sir Charles could have discov-
ered a person apparently so peculiarly
suited to his tastes. Not that this wonder
was exactly born of his introduction to
the lady—it was only increased by that,
for the rapturous way in which Sir Charles
had spoken of his wife to his friend, and
had yet said never a word as to where he
had met her,had set Swainsou speculating
upon this point from the first.
“Sir Charles tells me you are as great a
musical fanatic as he is. Mr. Swainson,"
said Lady Vandellan, as, later on, the three
were sitting down to dinner, “so I hope at
least you will not find us too (lull for you
here. We are if most domestic pair. I as-
sure you, and see very few people. Not, I
am afraid, can we offer you any sport. . I
believe there is some fishing to be had not
far—” ‘
“Oh, lbanks,"_ replied the guepl, “I am-
no sportsman. My only hobby, besides
music, is drawing a little, but when I
can get music in such perfection as I
shall here, I could never find the country
dull.”
“You are very good to say so.”
“I am perfectly sincere, I assure you-
ream what I heard this afternoon, I am
confident one does not hear often in sock-
ty such a voice and such musical ability
as yours, Lady Vandcllau. You can
scarcely be called an amateur. You must
have worked very hard to have done such
complete justice to your rare gifts, or.
may I say, genius?”
The hostess blushed as, dropping her
eyes she said indifferently :
“Oinyes, of course, when when one has
strong love for an art one naturally works
hard at if.”
. “I am afraid not always, Lady Vandel—
lau. It does not follow, unless one is
obliged for some reason. You have stud-
died in Italy, I imagine; you could scarce-
ly have acquired your fine style in Eng-
land."
The blush deepened, and the lady still
kept her gaze averted from Swaiuson’s
face, as Sir Charles, answering hastily for
her said :
"Yes; but not since she was a child—
not since she was a child.”
The conversation on this subject then
dropped. suddenly, as if by common eon-
seut, and Swainson could not. help feeling
that the early studies of his hostess were
not to be inquired into. Intuitively he
felt he had been approaching forbidden
ground. and this idea was increased by
that marked absence of any reference
made by Sir Charles to his wife’s early
days or his first acquintancc with her.
“It is no affair of mine,aftcriill," thought
the young barrister; “why should I both-
er myself about it 2’"
And yet throughout the whole of dinner
he found he was bothering himself about
it. and by degrees a strange sensation crept
over him, as he grew more familiar with
Lady Vaudcllan’s appearance, that, in
some way or other, it was an affair of his,
or‘onc at least in which he had some in-
terest.
“Had he ever seen her before ?"
That was a question which at last kept
prepetually presenting :itsclf to him, and
finally, as from time. to time he looked at
her, he answered it in the affirmative.
But wherp? For the life of him he could
not. imagine. The first notes 'of her voice
as he heard her through the open window,
had seemed to remind him in their exqui-
site quality, not; exactly of ii voice he l‘t-
inembcrezl so much as of a person, an ap-
pearance he remembered. And now was
this the person, was this the appearance
of which the tones of that, voice hail re-
minded him? He thought. it was. Put—
ting thesc two sensatioiis together so pre-
occupied him that he was by no means so
conversational during dinner as hemight
have been. 0n the whole, the meal was
rather dull.und it was not until they were
all three in . the drawing room again. sat
down at the piano, and music was again
in the usccnilunt, that nnythinglikc vivac-
ity returned. .
She continued singing foruconsidcruble
time, while Swainsou and his host sat in
rapt. enjoyment. the latter ever and anon
by glance or brief remark appealing to
the former (who never took his eyes off
the Singer) for confirmation of the praises
he was forever bestowing on his wife.
"Do you ever sing Ah, non Credo, from
La Sonnambuls?" presently asked the
guestduring apuuse.
“Yes," was the brief reply; “would
you like to hear it i’” and the lady sung
the song forthwith. While she was doing
so, Sir Charles walked to the open win-
dow and stood with his back to the room,
looking out into the summer night. At.
the conclusion of the music he gently
clapped hands and murmured “Bravo,
bravo!” but without turning around.
Swainsou had gone up to the piano, and
as the lust notes died away he joined in
the applause, and said, with some sig-
nificancc:
"I have not heard that for years, and I
never heard it sung so well before, but
once.” '
“Ab,” said "Lady Vandellun, “and by
whom was it sung? I hope it does not
revive any tender memories. Mr. Swain
son," she added, half laughing, but with-
out looking up, for he had spoken almost
in a whisper which might have sounded
pathetic to her unsuspecting ears.
“No. indeed,” he replied slowly;~ “no
tender memories, Lady Vaudellau—only
rather Strange ones."
She stole a quick glance at him fora
moment as she still toyed with the keys,
and said : “How so ?"
“Well, I remember hearing that song
sung at a strange placc,1 mean it was.
strange that one should have heard the
song so well sung as it was there." .
“And who was the singer?" was the
nervous inquiry through the running lic-
companiment she continued playing. _
“Oh, no one you ever heard of." said
SwainsOn carelessly. but not loudly; "no
‘ one anybody ever heard of. She was cull-
ed, I think, J uliu Terssco.”
Lady Viindellan ceased playing with her
left hand, and raising it nervously to her
lips as she turned a deadly pale face up to
Swainson, said in a terrified whisper :
“For Heaven’s sake, Mr. Swainson, never
mention that name here."
At that moment Sir Charles strolled
back from the window; his wife resumed
her idle practice on the instrument; and
the guest making some commonplace rc—
mark aloud, flung himself into an easy
chair as be muttered beneath his breath :
“By Jove I was right.”
It. was not until the afternoon of the
next day was- well advanced that Henry
Swainson chanced to be left alone with
Lady Vaudellan. He had been much per-
turbed in mind a spirit since the suspi-
cious which were gradually aroused in
him while hejsat:watching and listening to
his fair hostess the previous evening. had
been confirmed by the mention of the
name of Julia Tcrasco. Bird Lady Van-
dcllan concealed from her husband the
fact that she had once been a public sing-
or? or was she merely anxious to warn
her guest from reverting to a subject
which it was desirable on all accounts
should be forgotten ? ,
‘ In the morning he thought he observed
in her anxiety equal to his own for an oc-
casion on which to explain, and when at
length it came she lost not comment in
taking advantage of it.
They were strolling about the sweet
smelling garden, and, Sir Charles. having
something to look after l-u the stables, left
his wife and friend together.
“I hardly know,” she began, directly
after 'her husband was gone, “I hardly
know how to speak to you Mr. S‘wsinson,
on what I know must have troubled you
as much as it did me. But since you have
discovered my unhappy secret,I feel there
is only one course left to mc—I must trust
you. It is my only hope, for if I do not
you will think worse of me than perhaps
you do now, and I shall be in greater dan-
ger than I am at present. In fact, my cozy
safety seems to be in my appealing to you
for sheer pity’s sake, not to betray inc.”
Swainson , felt grieved to the heart at
these words, for he saw they meant that
his old friend knew nothing of his wife’s
antecedents.
“Sir Charles,” he said, "is not aware
then that you wfi'e. oncc—" ‘
“No, no," she continued, “ofcoursc not,
of course not. Alas! what Would I give
that I had not been so misguided,- so weak,
so wicked. But Mr. Swainsou, if I have
no right to ask you lobe my friend, under
the circumstances and after so short an
acquaintance, if I am unable to make you
. one, I appeal to you as Sir Charles’ friend.
Do not—if you value hispesce of mind—
do out, please, undcceive him. It can do
no good now. It is too late, and we are
so happy—he is so hippy—do not disturb
.our peace.”
She said this with such an appealing
look in her beautiful eyes, that Swainson
was touched to the quick as be responded:
“Pray, Lady Vaudcllah, do not misun-
derstand me. I am not an ogre of such
rigid and strict views as to be deaf to rea-
son or to an honest appeal.”
“I do not misunderstand you, I think,"
said she, “otherwise I should not dare to
talk to you "as I am doing. Your face,
and the expression it were last night—the
delicate way in which you hinted that you
recognized mc—told me, as your manner
does now, that I may trust you.”
“You may,” he said candidly.
“And I will," she replied. “When Sir
Charles asked me to marry him I wssso
overwhelmed. so overjoyed. that I did not
stop to think. I-accepted him on the in—
stant, befqre I could realize the wrong I
was doing. him in consenting to become
his wife without telling him the whole of
my early career. When I had once cou-
sented, I had not the courage to jeopardize
the happiness he offered me by risking a
revelation which might mar it; for I had
learned to understand how sensitive his
public life for women. .I know now how
wrong I was .to withhold the truth from
him. But. as, I say, I had not the cour-
age, although many times I have trembled
at the thought (if being discovered: yet 1
have calmed my anxieties by remember-
ing how very remote the chance of such
a thing was. Living the retired life we
have done for the last four years—ever
since we were married, indeed—Fit began
to seem imposiblc that any one would ever
know inc". ‘ ' ,
Lady Vundellan paused, and then add-
ed with a sigh of the deepest distress.
“Oh, Mr. Swainson. to think that you,
Sir Cbarlcs’s friend, should have been the
first to penetrate the truth.”
- "Bctttr a friend than an enemy," said
the young barrister cheerfully. “unless he
happened to be what is called a ‘good ini-
turcd friend.’ Pray, Lady Vandellnu,
make your mind easy," be continued 8(-
rionsly; "have no fear I sc'c Sir Charles
returning from the paddock. You may
rely on my discretion, I give you my word.
Shall we walk toward him ?"
Time passed. By April in the follow-
lug your, Swinson's stay in England was
coming toan end. He had wrltten to tell
lhi: Vundclluns that he feared he should
not have time to run down to Malvcru to
say good-by before he returned to India,
who in reply told him they would be
passing through town on their way to
Rome, and that they hoped they might
see him for a moment then. -
Swainsou strolled home to biolodgiogs
in Dukc street, and the clock at St. James
palace had just struck nine as he let. him‘
self in with his latch-key. ‘o his sur-
prise he was met in the ball by a servant,
who informed him that there was a lady
in his room waiting to see him. '
"She has been here an hour, sir,” said
the man. “and it is most important, she
declares."
Before the barrister had time almost
to wonder who it could be. he found him-
self in the presence of Lady'Vandcllan.
[Concluded next week.]
State Elections of 1883.
Connecticut will elect November 0 one-
hulf its Senate and its full house of Rep-
resentatives. '
Georgia elected, April. 24, Henry D.
McDaniel, Democrat, Governor, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Alexander
II. Stephens.
‘ Iowa will elect, October 9, Governor
and other State officers, part of its Senate
and its full House of Representatives.
Kentucky elected, August 6, Governor
and other State officers and Legislature,
and voted upon the question of holding a
convention to revise the constitution of
the State.
Maryland will elect, November 6, Gov-
ernor and two other State officers and
Legislature.
Massachusetts will elect, November 6,
Governor and other State officers and Leg-
islature. 0"
Michigan elected, April 2, Democratic-
Grecnbiick Judges and Regents of the
University. ’
. Minnesota will elect November 7, Gov-
ernor ,and other State officers and vote
upon three proposed amendments to the
constitution of the State, which provide
(1) that the general elections shall be held
in November, in each even your; (2) that
the Secretary of State, Treasurer. and the
Attorney-General shall serve two years
and the State Auditor four years, and (3)
fix the terms of service of the Judges and
the Clerk of the Supreme Court and of the
Judges of the District Court of the State.
Mississippi will cler‘ November 6, its
Legislature. .
Nebraska will elect, November 6, the
J ashes of its Supreme Court and Regents
of State. University. ’ '
New Jersey will elect, November 0, its
Governor, part of its Senate and its full
House of Representatives.
New York will elect. November 6, Sec-
retary of State, Comptroller. Treasurer,
Attorney-General, Engineer and Surveyor.
and both branches of the Legislature, and
vote upon a proposition to abolish contract
labor from the State prisons.
Ohio will elect, October 9, Governor
and vote upon three proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State. which (1
and 2) regulate or prohibit the sale of in-
toxicating liquor and (3) reorganize the
judiciary of the State. A >
Pennsylvania will elect, November 6,
Auditor-General and State Treasurer.
Rhodc Island elected, April 4, Republi—
can Governor and other State officers and
Legislature. . .
Texas votes today at a special election,
upon four proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State, which_(1)relatc
to the sale of the public school lands; (2)
limit the rate of State and local taxation;
free school fund, and (4) fix the terms 0
the county court. -
Vermont adopted March 6. two amend-
ments to, the Coastitutiou of the State,
making officers under the federal govern-
ment ineligible to seats in the legislature
and providing for'tlic election by popular
vote, of Secretary affiliate and Auditor. of
Accounts, on the general State ticket.
Virginia will elect, November 6, part of
its Senate and its full Assembly.
nor-lord’s Braid Preparation
is the strongest and best making owder made
Its active principle is Horsford s Acid Phos-
hate in powdered form. As is well known,
he phos hate of hinc is an essential constit-
uen of grains and is an im ortant nutri-
tive principle and indispensab 0 element in
the construction of all the animal tissues. In
the process of bolting fine wheat thugs. large
portion of the phosphates are lost. This he -
mg powder restores them, and thus renders
biscuit, bread astry made with alum or any
harmful ingre 'ent, but is positively the most
economical and healthy baking powder that
can be used.
The legislature of Kentucky has delt
a sad blow to churchgoers—that is, to
churchgocrs who wish to be punctual.
It has cos d that spirituous liquors
shall not be if nearer than a mile to any
church or place of public worship. By
thetime the avenge Kentucky bourbon
goes by, the saloon and takes two or three
cocktails the preacher will have reached'
hist‘seventecnthly." and will, therefore.
lose a good part of the sermon.-
——-——-ooo————-—-—-
ARE YOU GOING
to travel? If so you must be very careful of
your health, or your doctor’s bill will cost
you more than your traveling expenses. A
ottlc of Sulphur Bitters will lprotect you
from all sickness incident to a c sage of cli-
mate- ' 2t31
I
nature is, and how he hated the idea of a '
and other State. officers and Legislature,
(3) provide for the formation of a public -
Wilton Farmers Club.
The 150th meeting was held at the
usual place, (School House). Augustdl,
at 7:30 p. in. There was no question
assigned for the evening. The accumula-
ted miitter took seine 'time to dispose of.
The following article was sent in and read
before the club z—. .
' rumor: is Lisa IN nvnnvrumo.
Mr. Passinnn'r‘:—I promised to gIVe
you my ideas of the above subject and
am more convinced than ever of results
obtained that everything seems to contain
life. Prof. Wilford tells us the earth
contains a seminal power given to it at
the beginning ’to produce vegetable life,
not from unorganized form, but a seminal
power planted or ordered there when the
command went. forth let the earth bring
'fcrth grssr.’ ‘ The earth does not originate,
but brings it forth—manifests or reveals
it. It has in itself every outline of the
Iced and of the herb it produces It
builds the visible organism about itself,
so this immaterial life principle clothes
itself with matter which we call visible
Seed growing from immaterial seminal
form.
The life giving power is past man's under-
standing, and when looked at from the
right standpoint shows clearly the wisdom
of thstzgrest Creator who saw from the
beginning the use and necessity of every
minutiae to make one grand whole.
There is life in everything. How little
the dairy maid thinks the, rich ‘ foaming
milk, just drawn from the gentle cow.
contains spores capable of being developed
into‘ life both animal and vegetable, and
the milk would be nearly or quite worth-
less without it.
Prof. Willard in his work on dairy hus-
bandry tells us it is impossible to make
cheese lithe spores of the milk are killed
by heating (which cannot be done at a
less temperaturcthau 212°) without add-
ing spores to the milk so heated by adding
new rennet, or allowing the milk to stand
until new sperm from the atmoapheie,
which is highly charged with them,
supply the place of those killed by over-
heat. These spoies originating from one.
common organized body are capable of
taking on different forms according to the
substance from which they draw their
food. lie tells us ole Fungi found in
milk. is called micro cocus, another
form is cypto cocus, still another kind of
spore is penculliiun crustuccum and is
capable of producing in twcnty four hours.
‘ four hundred million micro cocus cells.
If these micro cbcus are put into cider
they become animal lifcinstcad of veget-
able. Agsiu he says these spores are
found in great numbers every night, ’ln
the mouth and throat and all the digestive
organs and under favorable circumstances
for their development, produce eatcrrh,
hay fever and consumption.
On November 22, 1880, Adolphus
Aexet of 160 Greenwich street, N. Y.,
was admitted to Belevuc Hospital. It
was though his trouble was rheumatism,
but after his death apost mortem were
made by Prof.'.lsuewsy and Dr. Moler,
and they found,‘ the various muscles was
full of trichime. and another worm was
found in the intestines full of young
which had not yet been expelled. From
an examination of one groin of muscle. it
was estimated that he had not less than.
fifty million trichinae in his body.
\ Now if the air we brclithe, the water
we drink, and the firm! we cut is full of
life growing organich substance, and
amid all such thoughts can you blame
me for exclaimiug, and must I not say
“There is life in everything.” ’
AARON-REED.
After this had been rind the secretary,
Mr. D. H. VauHoosesr. suid— .
‘Mn. Panamanian—sine of the club
have helrd‘Mr. Reed before on this sub-
ject, and for fear some may think he
heads his article rather strong and under-
stand him to believe that something‘comes
from nothing, we will say we understand
him very differently and cannot differ
very materially with him. It is this, in
all the vegetable and animal kingdom.
etc., is given a power of rcprodyction.
It seems queer perhaps in his illustrations
to understand how these changes and
growths are brought about, but 'the mi-
croscope solves many riddles to us. Mr.
R. has given us some facts we do not feel
competent to discuss. It is very interest-
ing to us to understand what we can of it. >
That there are man-y kinds of Bacteria»
Fungi, ctc.. and myriads of each some-
times in a common drop. so infinitely
small that even scientific men with their
costly microscopes are troubled many.
times to distinguish one from the other'
we are cognizant. We are certainly placed
in an atmosphere filled with this dust as
as we call it. but they are the cause of
many troubles that the human family are
constanly dying with. Their action and
prevention will be better understood as
science develops, as glanders, malarial
fevers, tuberculosis, and many more dis-
cases will be known to he produed by
this—well we may call it dust again.
But for us to acquire microscopy or
micrology would require a term of study
and experience we are not able to give
time to acquire, yet to understand it is to
know more'of the littlc,‘~fricnds or fees
that surround us. Of their minuteuess
some idea can be formed when it is
known that a single .drop of virus con-
tained over ajmillion and a half. But
some will say how can we even estimate
these millions in a drop ? It is done as in
the mode of cultivating Bacteria or multi-
plying them ;by taking any I} drop which
contain them. as in some disease, and
dilute with 2,000 parts of purcliquid, and
a small quantity of -_;this is taken and
diluted, and so on several times, until as
Dr. Salmon, D. V. M._, says, the original
} drop hashccn dilutcgl probably a quin-
tillion times and yet thomicroscope shows
them present, still showing thfy have
grown and multiplied under this treat
ment as it is too diluted to allow any of
the first ones there. Bacteria have been
found to vegetatc afterghaving been boiled
in water for five hours. Bacteria is the _
cause of [nitrification and hence the tem-
perature is not the cause of meat or other
things spoiling or decaying. Beef (fresh)
when kept from impureioir whichcontaln
the spores. (which maybe make pure by
an airliner) can be kept untuinted even
in a warm moist. atmosphere for a long
time. Micro cool is to the found in great
abundance in swine plague and fowl
cholera. Their shape is spherical some
times joined together in «chains, and may
be recognized from’othen of their rotation
by being motionless. Itis believed and
known that Bacteria is found in large
numbers , in the human , mouth and
cin'iisclel of the body. Bacillus anthraciu,
another relative,- ‘is found to grow by
divisions and sub-divisions, these forming
,or'fruitlng with millions-of quires, which
it is said may be kept under some cir-
cumstances for years, and is this not the
cause “certain epidemics. and these are
then developed. Thc‘uir in full of them
and you’ve“ Only to give them fruitful
ground-andrthey fulfil their‘mission.
’ After this address it was voted that the
clubexbibit. as a farmers' club‘ at the
Foirfield County Agriulturol Society.
They then adjourned until next Monday
evening. subject "How shall we keep the
inches and briurs down." ‘
B. 11- Tom lcton, Bradford Harrison 00.,
Ind., says: “ have used Dr. llV
’l‘ree Tar Cordial and it bencfitted me great-
ly.” For all diseases of the throat and lungs
it has no equal.
ishart’s Pino -
'l’lll " ' Ellll
Wari’a'a'm‘l'm'q“ Vanna” “2311mm." m’
Ems, mulls. nm‘gl, w-
" sons urns. sons mr,
a. narrator "mine:
I B Itch i
For Pile-,3 Ill. [coll-go:
ill, ftfltlio” _ w .
. Roth's-l, Seal! on Bell-cl
and l Mitt-Wynn
and]: in: manner.
‘ lulflo-dnflSmIm—Ihefloot
upon thuodelicatoormsfs simply marvellous.
It is the limos! Friend—All female
complaintsyfaldtoftlwondrouspower.
For Incas. on. Sno- or Open
Won-Miuaouonupontliclois’mmt remark—
Toothache. Face-ole, Dim of In-
sects, lore Fees, are cured by
PONDTS EXTRACT. '
uncommon nrpnirucursr
17st IN HOSPITALS!
Caution.-.POND’8 rumor in film one
words “ POND'B
fated. The punters M8 the
EXTRACT blown in tingle". andour picture
trade-mark on wrapper. Nam
cfherflmuw. , Alum/niacin onliaimtg PONDS
1112' CT. hungover preparation.
i‘. Itamwtdinbulborbymm.
~I.':“".‘.XAL marina-nous or rows simmer hour-
he Lthw w Turns Puma up most 1)an
‘- i-i-znrtinu FOR moms sounom.
ll’OllD’S EXTRACT ...... .....-506.. $1.00. $1.75.
_".'cllct Cream- ------- 1=00 Catarrli Cum-Jun 75
,Danllfrlce .........'. 50 Phsfar ........ ..’... 25,
gm Salve .......... ., 25 inhaler (Glass filled-1.00.
i T but Soap (3 Cakes) 50 Nasal Syringe. ...... 25
(i'ntincnl ..'. ........ 50-flodlcafcd Paper 25
j ‘ Family Syringe, $1.00. '
Ladies rr-ad pzigu-s 1:), ‘13,: 21 and 96 in our
. New Book wnich WflllnPn‘hllIt‘S cimh bottle of our
preparation. Son: free on application; ‘
circuit lePnrrnu-r win-unmade? m":
l‘mi-mnirxorls Susi.- rims oitlxrrmcnxoix '_ I
ELOMD’S EXTRACT 00.,
, - '-, "(.772 lit-tit SLJQ’OW York.
VAll of the ove‘ reparations‘illsplnycd in
Bond's Extract. Cos show case on sale at
J.G.Grcirorv ibCo’ .ilrnir Store: also with
Mr. G.B.Plaistcd’s rugglst, south Norwalk.
. TNA INSURANCE color tuner.
’ FORD. incorporated i812. Charter
Perpetual. _’ - L {:2 .-
Capital and Angels, 88.003.212.631,
'lnsurcs against Ioss‘and damage by Fire. on
terms adopted-to the-hazard and consistent
with the laws of’rpmpcnuation. COWLES
a MERRILL. “ole Agents for Not-Walk
vicinity. , v . -. ; \. i
and
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T tilllll} “jgll’LES.
fmistaken;':..::::1r..ttf‘f33.:°iri:i j
Butlers in ,' -
"' No. 2-2 mus sen mgr: ‘
a Specialty. lyls
.2053; Shoe—51;;
WM. McCOR-MACK.
No. 11 1 Main St. N orwalk.
shocin in all its briinclics'gnarantecil to
be done It the best manner. Special atten-
tion paid to interfering, or tender footcdi
horses.‘ all work wnrrcntcit. Give us ulci‘il‘l.
‘ - it It
. Geo. _W'ard. :Selleck;
[fan in his New Stpic,
,. SAISEIIIOII'SIEW Illlfll, WALL STREET.
A complete assortmentof the best class of
GilliCEBIESPRBVISIDNSJBIIITS
&c..forfumily.use.at Popular Prices. "is
stock is at all tunes fresh and goodmnd will
stand comparison with those of any Grocer
in town. Call in and leave your orders. is”
IRON FENCES.W
11E SUBSCRIBER having returned to
. Norwalk, and locntcd at 26 Leonard st...
is prepared to furnish Wrought Iron
Fonclllgot‘ all styles, of the best. material
and best workmanship.” reasonable prices.
llavmg had many years of experience in the
making thereof he-l‘ccls confident taut he can
satisfy all demands. -Estimates and plans
cheerfully furnished. .
EPHRAIM M. MEltRIT'i‘.
‘ Norwalk.Aug.1882. P.O. Box (:57
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. Hair. Her \Vorld's Hair Restorer
quickly cleanses the scalp, removing
Dandruff, and arrests the fall; the
hair, if" gray, is changed to its natural
color, givingif the sonic vitality and
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COMPLIMENTARY. “My
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‘ a gray hair left. I am sat-
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. ”0" Bottle did it," That is the
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(Confinucdfront last week.)
flow Watch Cases are Made.
A plate of 501.11) COLD 14 2-10 karats
fine 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 plate the various
parts of the mew—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. The composition metal gives it
needed strength, affirms and soliklity, while
the written guarantee of the manufacturers
warranting each case to wear twang, years
proves that it contains all the gold that
can possibly be needed. This guarantee
is given from actual results, as many of
these cases have been worn perfectly smooth
by years of use without wearing through
the 80“ Duncan's, 11., Dec. 14. 1830.
I favoured cnoof your James Boss‘ Gold Watch
Cases for seventeen years. I bought it second-hand
Ind knowof its having been used before I got it.
but do not know how long. It looks good for ten
year-hum. Did not suspect it wxsafllledcuo
until comfomsdbysjowelor I short timosfnce.
Immenuxmnymggxmw bean
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a wackiii our own town. Terms and
to outfit rec. Audi-on H. manner
j 'J.o.oor.1.ms,' - ‘—
DR. 0. HIITCHCOCK.
(for. of West Avenue and
Berkeley Place.
Third house below the Methodist Church.
Office flours from 7 to 9 a, m.. 2 to 3,und7
to 8p. in. '
Dr. T. E. SWIFT,
,D E N 'I‘ I s T ,
Offload: Residence 'No. 9 West Ave.
Knight “and Bell.
' ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organism! the First Congregational Ctiirch
_ Teacher of
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. ‘ Oomponluon,
Lock Box 30. P.O.. NORWALKJIONN.
A”. H. BALDWIN, M. n.
[Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
Residence in the Charles Isaacs Homestead.
Wall st.. Norwallr. Cr.
Office hours till 9 a. in..l to 3 and 7 to 8 mm.
NEW MARKET!
N o. 6 Main Street, N orwalk,Ct.
. THE user or
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HAMS. POULTRY, ac" always on bond at
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‘ OPPOSITE HORSE ll. ILDEPOT.
”Orders attended to do or ni lit. ' i -'
dehce Main street.- 3 doors-{tom Unliion 13:.“
telephone communication with the house.
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Merchant Tailor
WEEK’S is u gnome, want. 91.,
.., . ‘ A rum. LINE or ' ‘
Imported St Domestic Cloths
0f the latest styles constant] on hand
Novelties in Scotch- Suitinga. Satisfaction.
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_ Prescriptions compounded at
all hours ' by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
Prices Reasonable! 6m30
Agent for Dr. Holland’s
févcr and ,agu'e pills, an in-
fallible remedy for chills
and fever, dumb ague, and
Fire-proof Kettles and choice
Ohifiawar es,
that vie with nature in flowers. now bcdcck
the windows of
B; s. BLASGER’S
Crockery Store,
23 Weill street.
Statuary and parlor lambs ‘ are quite
attractive. Notice the new-
Dinn’ er sété, .
just opened. one for $12, 90 pieces and
upward 1.0330. Also new chamber sets
- - I'from $4.00 to $22.00. --
OIL ' SIO V~ ES
thob \tfln the market and no mistake. with
novel ics innumerable and all at bargains. as
any one can see by calling.
Don’t forget
23 WALL STREET.
THE ADAMS HOUSE.
This well known Ilostlery has been thor-
oughly refitted and renovated and is now
ready for the comfortable entertainment of
Pgi'manEnt & Transient Guests.
A few desirable roommsuitable for families,
man and wtle.snd single occupants, are now
ready to rent to regular boarders.
Mechanics and workingmen. 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.
Accommodation. Table. service and all up
pointments of the Adams Ilonsc are first-glue:
‘ ml
- one. B. PLAIS’I‘ED,
Successor to H. S. BETTS,
an at rear.
We 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
Haggis
Drugs, Patent Medicines,
‘ I - 'AND ‘
TOILET" ARTICLES,
And all such articles as are usually found in a first-class Drug Store.
Q We would call especial attention to our ‘
PRESCRIPTION
Where Prescriptions will be compounded by none but experienced
GEO. B. PLAISTED, .'
Cor. Main &'Walli Sta, NorWalk.
62 Washington St, So N orwalk
d ruggists.
'
DEPARTMENT.
Sllflll’l u-‘ruu MARK
Fish,Fruit, Vegetables, canned Goods,
rvrninima PERTAINIHG To A_FlltST'-clA88 MARKET.
Fine Delaware Peaches.
FRESH BLUE FISH,
LOBSTEBS EVERY SATURDAY.
Orders Attended to Promptly.
WILLIAM minnow,
29 WALL STREET. NOR WALK. m.-
W!
‘GUNs
3m23
Over New York
P
$00., Portland. Mai r e. lvll
6m23f>
EVOLVERS,
A-nd. Sporting Goods,’
, - . IN GREAT VARIETY AT . .
E. R. SHERWOOD’S,
39 s 41 MAIN STREET,
ATFN T
709 ci- Street, Washington, D. c.
“INVENTOR’S PATENT MANUAL" SENT FREE. .
Clothing House.
s
_ A IEDllllllE l-‘tllt Edi—nan Alli) nuns.
7 REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
HE upper part. of a house on Wan-on
Street. Five rooms. Rent low. Enquire
at this office. 10tf
To Let
ROOMS To RENT in Brick Building in
Leonard street. Possession imme-
diatel y. Enquire of C. T.LEONARD A; SON.
May 7th, 1883. -
. For Sale Cheap.
ILL be schist a Bargain,il' appiicd for
soon a small. neat Cottage, of our rooms.
in fipod neighborhood. and three minutes’
wa of the Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE
OEFICE.
To Let.
THE large, commodious front room in
Gazette Buildingjust vacated by Francis
McKeon. Full particulars of
' B.J . STURGES.
’ For Sale or to’Ren’t.’
A House and One Acre of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill.
May be had on reasonable terms. Applyto
E. W .STUAR .
Norwalk. March 16th. 1881. l2tf
Desirable Property for Sale.
A Very desirable place on East Avenue. El
Also, a few choice Building Lots situat-
coon Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap.
- Also. a nicely located House and Lot on
Kerwin Struch- near. "West. Avenuc.for sale
intonbar sin I: n .
"5‘2 file’s: ii? ssditivaftmzveone.=-
tfll £580 D. WJ‘itcli, West Avenue.
" . - For Sale.
lil‘l undersigned offers his residence on
_ Prospect Hill for sale. The‘ house con-
tains 1:! rooms. and is furnished 'with water,
gas, bath room._&e. The grounds--2 acres—
are tastefully laid out in lawn. orchard and
garden. Location healthy and commandant
Willbc sold _at a bargain. Also a lot of 2
acres adjoining the above. a
‘ Ralf. CBAUFURI).
' For. Sale.
THE elegant building site at Norwalk,Con-
necticut, belonging to the Estate of the
line Henry '1‘. Morgan, purchased by him dur-
ing his lifeotim‘e,’ iupob which to build his
country residence, containing fix acres, on
high ground, with extensive views of Long
Islan Sound. fins old-.:shadcs. This plot is
capable of being subdivided into several sites
of one or two acres each-and is located on the
green opposite the residence of the Rev. 3. B.
S. Branch, and known‘ as the St. John’s place.
This property is highly recommended for a
,gentlcman’s familyy resrdence, and is within
ix hours of New on City, and i one of the
largest and most flourishing towns Connec-
ticut; rice. $12,000. Apply to 1". 81‘. J UHN
LOCK COD, Fairflcld ‘ounty :Bank. Nor-
wnlk, Conn., or HOMER. MORGAN, No. ‘2.
Pine St., New York. ' tf‘ls
, ..
Farm for Sale.
Elk} subscriber offers his Farm for sale,
' situated in the Town of Greenfield, in
Saratoga Co., in the state of New York. nine
miles from Saratoga Springs. It is pleas-
fan , which is favorably divided into pas.
ture. plow. meadow and woodland; with
t} large house; the size of the born 30 by 40.
wagon house and stabllng, hay loft over the
aame.23 by 43, and graincry 16 by 18. Will
be sold cheap; part of the purchase mono
can remain on mortgage if desired, or wi 1
exchange for village property. For further
particulars inquire of SI LAS P. TUTTLE,
' Norwafk.Conn.
For Sale.
HE REAL-ESTATE known as the Win.
C. Street property 115 feet fronting on
High Shanil’l‘fi feet on Main st., being 290
feet deep with splendid IIouse, Barn. and
other out buildings wrth nice shade and fruit
trees, adjoining the property of S.fl:.0lmstead.~
Alumnus other Tract or about forty acres
on Riverside avenue fronting on Riverside
avenue and runnm through to the Spring
hill road allnlccl coated for building lots
all located in the orougli of Norwnlk and al-
most to the centre of thc.,business portion.
Contemplatcd railroad within short distance.
For further particularsmn uirc of
“31 Bum; MITII.Agt.
. , , .
West Avenue”. Property
Ml - .
For $319.
THE large. elegant-m sion on West Ave-
nue. (known as tic,‘Dimon estate]
containing flftcen‘ ' rooms, all finished
on‘ in the most. substantial manner with all
the modern'imnrovcmcitts."'l‘lic ‘rooms are
large and capricious, ceilings high, and in ex-
cellent condition,tlie piazza extends across
the entire Iront; and the walks and lawns
are very fine. Shade good.and the location
the finest in the Borough. The grounds are
about 156 feet front and contain about two
acres oflanil. Thercisas lendidbarn or. the
premises, and in cod or er. Must] be seen
to be npnrecxatet. Call on BENJAMIN J.
STURGES l'or permisslon.to examine. Stt‘
Bdfififliu
F‘OR SALE ‘
On Wilton Avenue
. . Apply to
n‘. J. s'l'vmgns, or o. 1:. WILSON
Gazette Building. fttf
.l’llbcn . s
Fri—f'the EA” 9'5““ '
4.
Liver and.
, Kidney Complaint.
Dizziness,
v Crxcxxxirr, 0.
II. It. Stevens—Dear Sir: I have received great tier:
efit from the use of the chctfuc. and can safely rec
ommend it for Dizziness. Bush of Blood to the feud.
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 BaymillerSt. .
——
PURIFIES THE BLOOD.
- » Borrow.
Mr. If. B. Stevens—Dear Sir: I have been net 3
ethic for some time with the greatest satisfaction, and
can highly recommend it as a great cleanser and pure
tier of the blood. J. L. HANNA’r‘OltD,
Pastor of Eglcston Square M. E. Church.
Itestlfyto the beneficial effects of VEGETINE, as
used in my family for the past six years. We consldcr
It invaluable as a blood medicine for both children and
adults, and endeavor to always keep a supply on hand.
Yours, ac. C. A. JACKSON,
Business Manager South Boston Inquirer
Vegetine
spams AND sunnrn’urmcur.
_ Veactinc is Sold by all Draggists.
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FLORIST &Nllllt YMlN
UN ION AVENUE.
North or ~\‘orwalk Cemetery. ‘
monwaair, . comm.
Dealer in Green House and Hot [louse and
Bedding and Vegeiable Plants. Fruit and Cr
uamcnlal Trees, Shrnbbcry. Vines (Int Flow-
ers always on hand and all'sorts of designs in
Flowers arranged to order.
Grading and lie-fitting Cemetery Plots '
promptly attended to.
ly‘lt
BROWNEB IN BEER.
Concerning "its 1' -|)Illl.l' beverage
'l‘wo lnen express ineli- minds.
“The fact is sir, and you may stick a pin
there. that the people of this country arclikc-
ly to be drowned .1“ n flood of lager beer,”
shouted an enthuslastic tcetctnler the other
day into the our of' your cornered correspoil
em. “That German dunk has struck in: hard.
It is a second deluge.” '
"Yes, the worst of this beer drinking busi
nous is that it‘gcts up kidney trouolcs,asit
hoary wiml raises the waves.” aulllcda eitv
physician. who had a knowledge of the es
and a tendency to metaphor. "The midnight
'schooncr‘ leaves behind its wake of furred
tongues. hen-tachom-torpid livers. nausea, and
all that, and lays the foundation of Bright’s
Disease." This melancholy tact accounts In
part for the increasing sa'es of lllili‘SON’a‘
UAl‘CINI-l POROUS l'fiAbTER. which at.
Free 25c,
.1.
once mitigates these symptoms.
Ask your phys'iciuii about it.
Scabury & Johnson,Chcmists. New York.
line view of the Sound and adjacent country:
can situated on a rise of ground. 95 acres of-
THE UPPER xosnm'rn FALL.
This magnificent waterfall is One of the
most stupendous of nature’s Wonders. It is
the highest fall yet discovered, leaping from
file rocks into the air, and falling iii one un-
broken sheet fifteen hundred and ‘fifty feet
into the chasm below. After it leaves the
rock above, it is soon torn into sprayfbeing .
swayed and moved by the wind with man'-
Vellous grace and endless variety of motion.
For'a short distance this cataract descends in
a wide unbroken sheet, with a continuous
rumble ; it is then caught and whirled up-
ward in a mist, finally falling into the chasm
below, and rising in a fine cloud like spray,
often tinged witholl the colors of the rain-
bow. ' The great mass of water descending
with a continuous roar in one unbroken
sheet swayed by the force of the wind in
graceful undulations, its white, foamy max;
in bold relief like a broad ribbon on the dark
rocks, with its many tinted rainbow mists,
is a sight to move the beholder with admira-
tion and awe. From a distance this full to-
scmbles a great sheet of white satin hanging
over the rocks. This fall is the first of a
series three of cataracts of the Merced River,
the second being two hundred and fifty feet,
and the third four hundred feet high. The
course of the river below the falls is covered
with boulders and rocks carried down by the
seething wategs; ‘ the rocks are covered here
. eastern villi “19.53. animus? rendering
. many agreeable contrasts of color; " Says
Prof. Brewer, describing this an ; n It
seemed as mobile as make, and assumed
new varieties of outlinea' each instant. so
light and airy that it seemed as easily swayed
by the wind as lace, yet it struck with deaf-
ening thunder. The concussion was per-
ceptible through the granite for some~ dis-
tance. The discharge of water is estimated
at two hundred and fifty to three hundred
cubic feet per second.’ . In winter the water
falls behind a great cone of ice, which is
from One to fivo hundred feet thick, and
emerging beneath the fee, a grand arch is
formed like tliose in the glaciers of Mount
Blane. Standing at the foot of this magnifi-
cent fall, a thousand feet above the bottom
of the valley, the violent tempest of spray,
ice-pellets, or hail, is felt with great force,
the hands and face being stung like shot by
pelting hail stones. A These fell in great pro-
fusion, but rapidly melted, for the sun shone
full on the fall, and the adjoining rocks re-
flected the heat. The water of this stream
being supplied from the melting snows,
plunges over thé brink of the precipice just
at therfreezing point. In its fall it appears
to be sterilizing for at least’twelve hundred
feet of its descent. A large volume of air
is an“ inrto this {falling mass along its
whole course. the ,sfieet spreading as it de-
scends. ' The quantity of air is so' great that
it pushes outward on’ the bottom of the
valley and is very perceptible as a cool cur-
rent for more than a mile distant from the
base of the upper fall. The air as sucked
into the full is immediately cooled to thirty-
two, degrees by thé ice cold water. As it
passes in it is very dry, and therapid satura-
tion within the sheet is sufficient to freeze a
portion of the drops.” ' '
PRINTING FABRICS IN» J APAN -
The means employed for figuring fabrics
would, to our mechanical manufactures,
appear so ridiculously primitive and round-
aboutastobo only worth the notice of: a-
laugh. Yet these fabrics have the subtle
charm of hand-work denied to our correctly
printed designs. No doubt our machines
are marvels of scientific adjustment; but in
the commonest Japanese cotton the tiresome
uniformity we studiously aim at is on; prin-
ciple avoided. Sfenc'iling is largely em-
ployed, and in a great variety of ways and
variations of manner. A printer will cut out
a series of leaves in paper, and lay them on
his material, then bury them by means of ii.
trowel in a sort of thick “resist. " The leaves
are afterward careftu removed with a pin,
and when the “resist" is dry, the fabric can
be put in the dye-vat, and the leaves made
of their natural color. One of the most
curious processes towatch is when the artist
employs a sort of bird-lime, instead of
thread, to outline his design. He takes a
small piece of this glutinuous mixture on a
skewer, touches the point where he wishes
to begin, and then draws out a thread of
convenient length. Placing the middle
finger of the left hand under the fabric, he
can let the ductile thread drop on any part
of the stud, and so go On forming the design
even to such minute details as the stamens
of flowers. This sticky substance can be
drawn out to any length, like candy sugar,
and kept an even thickness if necessary.
When it is desirable to increase the breadth
of the lines, a conical tube of oiled paper
filled with the mucilage is used, from which
a wider thread can be gradually dropped
along. When the outline is finished the
colors are added. The fabric isthen steamed,
and the outline removed by being rinsed in
fresh water. If the ground is to be dyed
‘ thepaiiitings are covered with a “resist” be-
fore immersion. In piecos of silk, no matter
what length, and even where the pattern is
repeated, the outlines are done by hand.
THE DEADLIES’I.‘ WEAPON.
A young friend of ours at Dusseldorf was
pestered to fight a duel by a German com-
panion, for no reason except that the Ger-
man thought the Yankee should make a
record, and finally accepted. The American
was an expert with that most deadly of
missiles, the base ball, and, to the amuse-
ment of the whole college, chose it as his
weapon, and prescribed the ordinary pitch-
ing distance for the fight, leaving his rivalto
chose what weapon be pleased. After the
word was given, the challenger was carried
from the field, not fatally wounded, but
doubled up like one with the cholera, and
howling like it stuck pig. Tho.Yankee re-
ceived no more challenges inthat institution.
W
LANGUAGE OF THE MUSTACHE.
Even the mustache has its story to tell con-
cerning the character of its wearer. . When
it is ragged and, as it were, flying hither and
thither, there is a lack of proper self-control.
When‘it is straight and orderly the reverse
is the case, other things of course taken into
account. If there is a tendency to curl at
the outer ends of the mustache, there is a
tendency to ambition, vanity or display.
When the curls turn upward there is geni-
ality, combined with love of approbation;
when the curls turn downward there is a
more sedate turn of mind, not unaccom-
panied with gloom. The reverse quality is
well indicated by the common portraits of
Shakespeare, who was as much noted for
cheerfulness and geniality in life, as those
qualities are manifested in his writings. It
is worthy of remark that good-tempered men
will, in playing with the mustache, invari-
ably givo it an upward incllnation, whereas
cross-grained and morose men will pull it
obliquely downward.
——-O-o—.O-.—» '
A COOK'S QUEER REVENGE.
Considerable excitement has lately been
caused in Calcutta society by a during out- I
rage committed by a Mohammedan cook,
who, to revenge himself upon his mistress
for. having discharged him, secreted himself
in the house. Having obtained a pair of
scissors, he deliberately cut up all the lady’s
dresses he could lay hands upon; and then,
penetrating into her bedroom, commenced
cutting off her hair. In her fright on
awakening, the poor lady narrowly escaped
a serious injury from the scissors entering
her eye as she started up. However, be-
yond the loss of her looks, she was unhurt,
and the mist-cant was quickly secured and
duly sentenced to a year's imprisonment
with hard labor.
Norwalk Chronicler