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Who Saved Me From The
Wolves.
nv mama x. LUDLUM.
Acold, dreary evening, the ruin failing
in great dashes against the logs of our
tiny western homr,'as I stood alone by the
wide-mouthed chimney,watching the fire-
flames leap and crackle and sway to and
fro; a log now and then falling with a
crash that shook the bright brass andirons
and sent a rush of crimson sparks flying
up the dark fireplace.
There was a sound of ' '
“A wind that shriekod to tho Window-pane,
A wind in the chimney moaning.”
and I stood there undecided.
My father and two brothers had gone
c which was ten miles away,
it much before
to a good deal
3
to the stor
and they could not rotur
midnight, as there was qui
of business to attend to. ' ‘
They were reluctant to i
there on the prairie with no neighbor less
than a mile and a half away, but I told
them laughingly that even father was not
hit braver than “Little Dot," as they called
me. Besides, was not I the housekeeper
since mother died, two years before? .
And so they went, leaving me standing
by the window, my nose flattened against
the glass until I looked like some horrible
wild woman, watching them until they
disappeared out of sight behind the gray
lights of the raln-enfolded hills far in the
' c. .
(11%;: I went about doing what little
housework there was, singing at tho top
of my voice to keep up my spirits, the
songs beginning with “The Bells of Shan-
don," and ending with "That Little Dog
of Mine," till, really, it washs qudelrut
non h to lists up 3
found VOICB C 8 tier that-I settled
myself on the big furry rug before the
warming fire, our noble St. Bernard dpg,
Raphael, stretched at full length beside
me, keeping'guard with those great won-
derful brown eyes of his; while I, deeply
interested in Bee’s “ What Can She Do,
forgot my loneliness, heard not, nor
heeded the sweeping rain and rushing
willie deep gray shadows of' twilight
crept “with silent, noiseless feet through
the wind-blown rain, and settled into each
corner and crevice, darting out, now and
then, to meet the red gleams of the fire.
With sharp points of steel the rain-god
tapped at the windows, while the king-of
the east winds swayed the chlntz curtains
to and fro, whistling low, then loud and
louder, but failing to arouse my attention
from the haps and mishaps of beautiful
Edith Allen. ~
The great clock in the corner ticked the
cave me alone
‘ minutes away, the hands wheeling slowly
around its face, while every now and then
it chimed out the hour sharply. .
Still I ncstlcd there on the big bear skin,
unhecding all around me, till the blaze on
the hearth died ‘down by degrees, and I
started up to find the night had come, and
the fire was almost out.
Ray got up and shook lilmsclavigorous-
ly, as I piled more logs on the glowing
embers and fanned the flames into a brisk,
fantastic dance. The rain dripped
down the chimney, falling with a fierce
fiery hiss among the flames; the wind
whistled at the door, the rain-god still
tapped at the windows. ’
"We wont light any lamps yct, ltay,’
I said, leaning my elbow on the mantle.
and testing one hand on the curly head of
the magnificent dog, which actually
reached above my waist, as we stood there
together. . .
To be sure he did not answer me, ex-
ccpt by looking straight into my eyes, but
it was a comfort totalk to him, neverthn‘
less.
“There I" fcxclniincd, suddenly, catch-
ing the sound of a shrill whining from the
direction of the stables. “It's just like
me. Here I’ve been lying around here
reading till dark, forgetting that there-is
anything for me to do. The cows and
horses haven't been fed,and it's your own
fault, Miss Dora.” _
I wont to the window and tried to see
out into the night, but the drifting sheet
of, rain and flickering fire light met and
mingled together, fofming mysterious,
ghostly forms to flit to and fro,—tiiat was
a“f'Oh, dear! If I'only could remember
that duty comes before pleasure in the
rules laid down for man. The animals
might just as well have been fed by day-
light, as in this darkness, but for my
thoughtlessness. No one but myself to
blame, ch, Ray l’"
The big fellow gave his tail a short
wag, then stood motionless, his icurly
head bent forward a little, his eyes sharp
and bright, his ears raised a trifle—listen
ing. <
I knew the dog well enough to believe
in him fully ; so I stood still, listening,
also. But, hearing no sound except the
rain and wind that was running .low, I
laughed,and taking my hat and waterproof
from their nails, began to put them on.
Then I knelt by the fire to put on my
overshoes; but Ray sprang to my side,
snatched them in his mouth and shook
them fiercely. I had hard work to got
them back, for the dog would not give
them to me, and growled low when at
last I put them on my foot in triumph.
"See here, old fellow,” I said, holding
up my finger and shaking my head grave-
ly at him. "you mustn’t do that again.
Lie there on the rug and guard the house
" ‘ I‘ out."
'hliil: digonot mind, as usual,th took one
step toward me. 1 must own Iwas fright-
ened. What possessed him? Was he
going mild? Cold weather was not very
first on canines, still
’l'kel to have that s
1‘1“: heard of cases. Something strange
the matter with him, certainly; be
lg; nsvcr acted so oddly before.
“Raphael l" I said, sternly, looking at.
rectly in his eyes that were like two cqais
of fire. “Gol Do as I told you 1
He walked slowly back to the rug, but
stood watching me with flashing eyes as
I took down the lantern and lighted it.
“Now, sir," I went on, turning back as I
laid my band on the door knob, “I want
you to' mind me. Stay where ycu are,
till I come in from the barn." .
But as I turned the handle, drawing
my, wraps close up around me, Ray sud-
denly darted to my ride. and caught my
dress in his teeth. .
I was thoroughly anlgry. flies; auld gust
ned - s0. avmg c an em
innlrfiee,flii::dfl I‘m. goof the doorknob
with the other, toreach for my riding.
whip which hung near. No sooner had I
in hand from the door, however
'51:: Iggy lit go my dress: as though satin.
ned. _
Seeing, this, I flung open the door and
rushed cut into the storm, closing it v-
ily behind me. '
A short, sharp
howl . .
hwu'appesrcd at” the window. Butl-
gave no heed, and struggled through the
rain and mud and darkness. theutiny
light from the lantern seemingly like a
will-o‘-the-wisp in the deep unfathomable
”glint a terrible storm it was! Why,
it seemed as though I could not taken
step forwar '
bark ending: iii-a lung
d with the rain beating in'my
face, and the winds shouting and shriek.
ing and whirling around me like a, legion
of Dante’s lost soul. _ . ,
“Well,” I muttered gaspingly to myself,
“It’s your own fault, Dora Dixon. If
and then the dog’s great-shaggy.
you had let other people's business alone
and minded your own, you’d not have to
do this."
Still, as some one has wisely said,
“If you break your plaything yourself, dear,
Don’t cry for it all the same?
I don’t think it is such a comfort——
One has only one’s self to blame.”
But, at last I did reach the barn, though
my strength was pretty well spent, and I
began to wonder how I would ever reach
the house.
Yes, that's human nature all over. No
sooner do we cross one bridge in safety,
than we begin to look out for another.
As I laid my band on the latch of the
stable door, a howl, long and deep and,
awful sounded above the beating raiu,and
shrieking winds.
For one little second my heart sloppcd
beating,aud the blood in my veins seemed
turned to ice. . ' '
Was that Ray? Could any one dog
howl like that? Surely, there was more
than one voice in that blood-curdling
cry. Perhaps, and my hand trembled as
I pulled back the bolt, perhaps the dog
had gone mad.
I hurridly closed and b-ilted the door
after I entered the stable. and iiung the
lantern on a hook in one of the beams
overhead.
The three or four horses in the stalls
whinnicd and tossed their heads, and the
cows across in the opposite stalls, lowed
and pressed forward eagerly.
“What is the matter with everything ?”
I asked myself, as, balanced on the long
ladder against the lofts, I pulled down the
fragrant hay in great heaps on the floor.
I filled the maugcrs with hay, scattered
straw over the floor of the stalls and then
paused at I‘cgssus’ side to put his vclvoty
black nose.
For the first time I noticed IllaI he
breathed pantingly, the criinson\nostrcls
rising and falling rapidly, while his natur
ally bright eyes fairly flashed fire. Now
and then he would pause in his eating
and listen, with his small pointed cars
erect. ' '
Turning from him to the other horses
‘ found they were equally excited and can
ous. The limbs of my beautiful snow
white Prairie Rose, were quivering as l
flung back her long silky mane sud
smoothed the glossy neck. \ Her big
brown eyes Were full of a vague terror as
she glanced in a startled way, into the
darkest corners of the great barn. She
grew more quiet as I patted her, while
Queen and Blue Grass, two brautifnl Ken
tucky horses, stretched their headsovcr
the stalls toward me, with low neighing.
Presently, however, I turned toward
the door and reached up for the lantern,
wondering inwadly if really there was
anything serious the matter with Ray.
At that instant a bowl as from a dozen
throats sounded, wild and weird, above
the tempest.
"lie is mad l" I cried aloud, shrinking
back beside the trembling horses. “And
he is outside! He must have broken
through the window."
I dare not venture out; but must I stay
there in the barn with the horses and
cows? Would father and the boys return
and, finding I was not in the house, look
for me there of all places? Would they
have to shoot Raphael? Was their: no
cure for hydrophobia? Poor fellow—
pbor old dog! But suppose he should
get in the barn? Would he, could he bite
me? To die—to die of uiadnessl The
very thought was terrible. Was there
nothing I could do ?
Another howl, louder, nearer, more
awful than the other, then aperfcct si
lencr. Even the winds were hushed, and
the raipJulled. _4
There was a pattcring as of many feet
on the dead autumn leaves without. Was
it only the sudden fall of after rain drops,
or was it in reality soft footfalls?
A death-like silt-rice ensued fora mo-
ment; then a rush—a shivering of glass,
and with a picicing scream I fell fainting
at the feet of the terrified horses.
1- * w a
When I opened my eyes the first ob
jcct they fell on was Ilsy, panting, cagcr.
eyed, his mouth covered with blood and
flecks of foam; and with a wild cry of
terror I sprang to my feet, and stood rub
bing my eyes in bewilderment. How did
I get there ? What had happened ? 'Was
it all a dream?
There was the fire roaring and leaping
‘as brightly as when I had left the room
and ventured into Ihe night. There were
the chintz curtains drawn aside from the
windows, the Cupids standing among the
roses, and smiling at me as archly as over.
There was the dog; but, also, there
was something that had not been there.
At my scream a tail, strange form turn-
ed from beside the fire and hastened quick-
ly to my side, while a clear masculine
Evolcc sounded in my ears.
"Do not be afraid l You are safe now.
Sit down, and you will feel better pres
cntly.”
How did this-man get here P What had
' happened? Once more my eyes full on
Raphael, blood-stained, panting, and I
caught the stranger's arm convulsively.
. "0h, sir, the dog is mad l Look at the.
blood and foam on his. mouth! Why do
you stand there so quiet? Heismad. I
tell you l”
The man looked at me in astonishment
a moment; then a light camcinto his face '
and a smile broke around his month.
“My dear young lady,” he said, drawing
the lounge up before the fire and seating
me upon it, “there is some mistake. The
dog is not mad. But for him you would
not be here now."
I glanced half startled into the grave
face of the stranger, and murmured faint;
ly:
“What do you, mean ?”
Ray, who had stood at a little distance
from us watching each motion eagerly,
came up then, but I raised my hand to keep
him back. The man beside me leaned
down and laid his hand caressingly on
the animal’s shaggy head.
“You great, noble fellow," he said
heartily. “You are far more human than
many men I have met." Then he turned
to me and added:
“Now, I will tell you, so far as I know,
what happened to night, and how noble is
the animal you call Ina .”
“But you will sit dbwn ?" I asked.
“Everything has been so confused and
strange, that I-bardly know whatI am
doing, and I have not thanked you—"
“Wait," he said, raising his hand for
silence. “I don’t believe you know who
saved you from the wolves, and—”
"From what i" I, cried, falling back in
surprise againsttbe lounge, and staring up
at him with wide—open eyrs and parted
lips. '
“The wolves !" I repeated, a dim idea _y
of the truth bicaking over me. “Then it
was not Raphael 2 He was not mad after
all ?".
.qu was not,” replied the stranger,
drawing a chair up to thqfirc place oppo-
site mr,_-vvbcte_._the shadows fell across his’
face, then be broad light fell on mine,
“Thenp‘ gelling” said, still keep-
ing a little distance {i om the dog. 1 think
I do not understand.”
“My mini: is Thomas Valentine.” the
man snid,‘-sh"ading his face with his hand,
“and 1 live 'in New York city. I am
traveling thiough the west for business
and pleasure combined, as my father has
one or live coal mines, .though he has
ncvcr'sccn them, all transactions relating
to them being done tlirdugh tliird'psrties.
The physician giving me Horace Greelcy’s
advice, I took it and came west. 'l‘o-
night I was riding from Oakridge to Ct-
darblulfs, but the night came down so
swiftly and the storm grow so violent, I
decided to try and find shelter iiutil morn
ing. Seeing a faint light in the distance,
I made for it. As we neared it, my horse
going slowly through the wind and rain
and mud, I. heard the bowling of a pack
of wolves. Urging my horse on luster
and coming up to the barD,I found it sur
rounded by a crowd of the cowardly
brutcs. Knowing that prairie wolves are
easily frightened, and having already un-
strappcd my rifle from the saddle, I sent
a volley in their midst, shouting at the
same time r and then repeating the shots,
before which the animals scattered with
many a snarl and bark.
“Wondering at there being a light in a
barn at that hour, I dismounted to learn
the reason. Just at that instant a great
dark form darted past me and disappeared
through the window. Springing to the
door and throwing it open I was con-
fronted bya scene I shall never forget,
but sincerely hope to never see again, no
-matlcr how long I live.
“You were lying at {the feet of the ter-
rified horses who were cowering close to-
gethcr, uttering low moans of fear, while
on the stall above you crouched a long,
gaunt wolf. At my feel, just as he had
sprung through the window, was this
great dog, who cowcrcd only long enough
to gather for a spring, then he and the
wolf met and rolled over together. Tak-
ing careful aim so as not to hit the dog, I
fired. and the (log alone arose alive.”
“And you brought me in here i" I quer-
ied, having listened breathlessly.
“Yes."
The hot blood rushed to my face as I
sprang up, exclaiming passionately:
“And all this happened because of my
tlioughtlessuess! Dora Dixon.l’m ashamed
of you i” '
The stranger's bluish-gray eyes looked
up at me, a mixed expression of surprise,
and amusement within them.
“You are, hard on Miss Dora!" he said.
“I ought to' be i" I rstoited. “There I
sat reading till it grew so dark Icould
not have told Adam from Jehosaphat if
they had come to the door together, while
I ought to have been minding my business
and doing the work. I declare, I am
ashamed of myself."
“ch," hc remarked quietly ; " you
seem to be. May I ark why it was neces-
sary for a young lady like you to do that
Work ?”
Then I told him why, and hugged Rs-
phncl till he was almost choked, and that
provokingly cool Mr. Valentine icokcd as
though he would like to have me to hug
him—but I didn't,—snd then father and
the boys cams in.
To use a mild expression, they were do-
cidcdly surprised to find “Dot" entertain-
ing "a stranger within the gates.”
However, both those big brothers of
mine, not caring o'ue bit for the new-
comer, insisted on kissing me at the same
time, their unruly heads coming in collis
ion in consequence; and worse than all,
Mr. Valentine was laughing at us, and
what could I do ?
However. they sobcred down, cspeciall y
as I told them what had happened in their
absence. '
Of course father invited Mr. Valentine
to stay as long as he liked. and you can
imagine whether Or not he staid, when I
tell you I have promised to become Mrs
Valentino, as Tom has promised to keep
all straggling wolves and mad dogs away
from me in future.
As to his father's coal mines in Colora-
do, Toni says we will go there on our
wedding tour.
Ami I must add that papa has given
Bay to me; so, you see, I possess both
the man and the dog who saved me from
the wolves. '
Wilton Farmers’ Club.
The Farmers’ club of Wilton, held its
meeting October 16, the subject chosen
for the evening being “What Shall we do
With the Stones I)" An essay was handed
in and read ; it Was a continuation of the
previous subject. “Bush Extermination,”
and the author had evidently no desire to
help us clear the bushcs when we were not
‘willing to spend a little time in checking
their growth; but wished they. would
never start, if wishing would do if. The
article was as follows :—
Mr.pPrerz‘dent : As I was going to East
Wilton I met (in my mind) a ver aged
man. Ithink he called himself olybert
('l‘hos. Hiirlbutt): From this surname
originated the name Hurlbutt street. lie
was looking at the fields upon both sides
of the way. As we met he said, “Friend
I see so many strange things, I want to
enquire about some of them."
“Sir, speak on," was the reply.
“I am one of the 'lionored pioneers of
this lace. I helped to hew these pleas.
ant elds out of the wilderness. I helped
to build these fences that 1 now see in a
dilapidated condition. Look at the bushes;
I can'harcly get along the highway. In
coming up I saw lots of persons gathered
together, armed with just such imple-
around our lots with in the spring of the _.
year to equalize and distribute the fertil-
izer left in piles during the winter around
fence. Pray tell; me what —thcy were
doin I?" f t'" ' ,
" aying croquo . ~ . "
“Doing what 2 I can'thc'ar as I used
to 150 years ago. ” ' __
“Playing croquet. Iris for sport and
lovemaking, and for their health. "
“Law me! how things‘have changed.
Their grandmothers, when they wcntout
to enjoy the fresh‘air for health, used to
take their knitting, and making and mend-
ing of garments for the family, and sit
down to rest. I saw, also, in the fields
many young men dressed up like circus
clowns, armed with clubs and throwing
stones at each other and yelling like so
many just out of bedlam. What are they
doing?"
“Playing ball."
"What do they play for and how much
do they get a day? Such things seem
strange to me ;can’t see how they can find
time to idle away their time. A man be-
low here gave me a paper; it said Nor-
walk GAzn'r'rn. I reiid, a day called
Decoration day is made a legal holiday by
your in islsture. Hereit says excursion
to Bron side Park, half fare on your cars,
sometime ago, netted good receipts. Then
one to Coney Island, Rockaway, moon;
light on the Hudson. Fishing Banks,
and a band of music in attendance. Four
days cam meeting,Fairfield County and
Danbury airs. four or five days. Lots
of holidays. We didn’t use to have so
many of those daysto spend. We hadn’t
time. No wonder you can’t keep down
the bushes. I see but few cattle, and no
sheep or hogs. Pray what is the reason ?
Why, those fir-ids used to be alive with
them.”
“Oh, stock is so source we cannot get
them to stock our-farms-witli." .
“But, fricnr‘, don't you have any milk
or butter 7”
Why, yes.”
“Then you keep a few cows.
on do with the. calves ?", .
“We sell thsmifor veal" ~
What do you have to pay for a good
cow ?"
“From $80 or 64.0, to $45.”
“And what for oxen ?" -
"From $150 to 8300.”
“Oh, dear! you craze me. When I
was a young man you could buy a cow
for $1 ; the best for $20. Oren, the
best for $00, and down to $40. We
were choice of our calves. We could not
afford to kill our cows and oxen; it cost
toomuch to buy them. There were no
butchess then running through the country
buying up our little stock, and the next
day bring it back to us to buy at an ad-
vance of four or five hundred per cent.
more than they gave us for it."
“Sachem. grandfather, didn’t you have
What (in
together?” . .
“Yes, yes, often. We used to have our
‘ loads.
ments as the boys and myself used to go '
our stock pens andwsrm corners of the.
round trip to Boston, all fora few dollars. .
any social times to get your neighbors-
stoncnnd wood bees, basking and spin- _
ing frolics. Our friends would their go
for miles to a stone frolic. Nearly all of
these fences you see were drawn together
and laid up by these frolics. Sometines
there would be some friend sick and could
not low his ground for his crop. They
won d haven frolic, plow his and and
plant it for him. Our social gather-
ings and recreations were to do each other
good, and not to waste the lime and
money in going on those excursions of
half fare, or playing ball, or croquet as
you call it. Our sheep and hogs used
to help us very much to keep down the
briars and bushes about our farms. The
sheep, I don’t see any. Where are the
hog- to sell}? In those days, pigs two or
three months old, would sell for about 75
csnts,snd fatted pork, $3.50 per hundred,
and lambs from 50 to 75 cents each :butter,
10 cents per pound; eggs, 8 to 12 cents
per dozen ; corn and rye 40 cents, and at
those prices we raised our families, built
our houses,and improved in wealth. 1
tell you young man Reed, there must be
'something wrong about your club's way
of farming.”
He left me, and I thought I would let
you know what the old man said. Wasn't
be about right? Ain't you afraid you
will have too much trouble to raise your
stock, and to feed and care for them in
winter. Of course it is less work to sell
hay; but can’t you estimate the value of
the manure that the hay would have
brought for the last twenty years had it
been applied to the land ? Are you afraid
to keep sheep for fear they will cause
extra steps to look after them, and keep
them in the bush lot? Don’t you keep
too few hogs, and these too confined for
profit and health? I never heard ofa
brood sow eating up her pigs that were
left to run in an open field. They will
thrive and grow as well on grass as cattle.
Mr. Secretary, present these suggestions
to your president and members and see
if they are not worthy of a few moments’
careful thought. Aalil. REED.
President—Mr. Reed has tried to con.
vey the idea that in "ye olden times" they
did not spend their time in sporting—not
bringing in money. It is probably all
true. I can go back far enough to re-
mcmbcr something of this and think we
could get cxerclse,lheslth and wealth as
wall.
Secretary VanHoosear—The reason of
out not raisiiig Dogs. is because we cannot
compete with acorn and offal-made pork,
and the danger of the depredations of
dogs, impedes and destroys with most of
us in sheep husbandry.
The question was then taken up, "What
Shall we do With the Stones?”
Mr. Bedient—Ths great obstruction to
New England farming is stones. It is a
reproach by other states—Stony New
England. We admit it. They are a
nuisance. The fences our forefathers
built are being torn down by woodchucks
and gunners.
with low land, and I ditch and fill with
small stones, which lie in them very con-
tentiy. A small space will take in several
Let us have fewer fences and it
will be less costly to keep and repair
them. Single fences will not harbor
woodchucks and the sporting men will
not have to tear them down. We can use
a large quantity in concrete walls for our
banner, barns, sheds, and out-buildings.
The walls are built as follows: Place two
planks on the ground edgewise, as wide
as you wish to build the wall, and pack in
small stones. Pour in concrete made of
one part of cement, two of lime, and six
or seven of sand. This will set, when the
planks can be raised and filled in as before.
Blasting is expensive, but burying does
well in some places. ~
J. Jackson—Blind ditches; if I were to
live my life over i would make one. Sink
boulders where it is loamy; if hard pan
it is too much work. On your new sccded
land (it is a good time now) go over your
fields and turn over the small stones, and
when the ground is frozen you can drive
on and cart them in slough holes and get
rid of them. Blasting and removing them
leaves a largo hole which is as bad as the
rock, lowers the soil and new ones appear.
If I have a pasture lot I would rather not
have the stones picked up. They act as
mulch and draw warmth. I have read of
a :man who carted off the stone. The
land massed over and he carted them back.
I should not have done that if I had found
it so. [Bedient’s concrete; I should use
boards instead]
Mr Jackson—A new thought occurs to
me. Why not place small stones on our
land as a top dressing and enrich the land.
A board placed on the ground will do it.
President—If Mr. Jackson is short of
material I will-furnish him free of cos’.
I won’t be hard with him to see the ex
periment go on. Yet i do think a suit-
ablc'amount of stones on land will perhaps
help to keep it warm; but it is very much
more troublesome, and without them it
looks better enough to forcgo all its ad-
vantages. Too many stone walls ; im-
proved implements call for larger lots
Place the stone in low places, and it not
only leaves a place for water to settle, but
raises the ground.
Secretary—Never bury a rock on a
bill or bill side, as the soil will work away
and soon be as bad as before, but in a
hollow or flat for many boulders it is- the
easiest way. We have a well on a hill,
'and wchav'c uncapped‘it twice in my
recollection and sank it in all about four
feet, and it is nearly barn now.
As the mover of the question was absent
at the last meeting, the question of “How
Shall we Keep :up our Farms ?” was
broughtback, and will be the next ques-
tion. ' .
- THE HEAD ANDEYE.
Since last October I have suffered from ae-
cuto inflammation in my nose and head——
often in the night bavingto fiat up and inhale
salt and water for relief. y eyes has been
twice, for a week at a time, so could not see.
I have used no end of remedies, also em-
ployed a doctor who said it was impure blood
.—but I gotno help. InsedEly’s Cream Balm
on the recommendation of a friend. I was
faithless, but in a few days was pared. It
is wonderful how nick it elpcd me. Mrs.
Georgie S. Judson, artford, Conn.
It is not ii. liquid or snuff, and is easily ap-
plied. Only 50 cents a package. 2M4
-—~-—~-—-—-—.—v.u—.
LADIES WHO BLOA'I‘.
What a great number there are; how an-
comfortab o it makes them ; it is. almost im-
possible for those afflicted to enjoy life. In
my private practice I have always found Sni-
phur Bitters to be the host remedy. All who
are thus troubled should use it.
Mus. Du. CIIILDS, Boston.
—-—-—.-0.
IT IS NOT BEST
to always believe everything that a person ~-
tells‘you, but when you hear that the best
bloc purifier is Sulphur Bitters, you can
believe it, for they cured me of a severe case
of blood p‘oisonini.
Ev. A. airchild, Nengork city.
W
HOBSFORD S BREAD PREPARATION
_ nmcmsurn axcomnmnox.
Miss Parlor. of the famous Boston Cooking
School, says : “I have used Horsford’s bren
preparation with perfect success, for his suits,
rolls, bread and cake.
——.—¢.¢—.——-————-
STRENGTH 1" OR MIND AND BEAUTY.
There is more strength restoring power in
a. bottle of Parker’s Ginger Tonic than in a
bushel of malt or a gallon of milk. This ex-
lains why invalids find it such a wonderful
invigoratit for mind and body. M43
—-———*‘.>—.—-——
IT SEEMS T0 SATISFY
A family wants, and I wonder how we ever got
along without Parker’s Ginger Tonic. It
ourod me of nervous .prostration, and I have
used it since for all sorts of complaints in our
family. Mrs. Jimos, Albany. 4M8
——————-.—o.p4-——--
Fanny Davenport has long been dcsorv
edlv popular as an actress. Hitherto,
however, she has not enjoyed much of a
reputation as an athlete. But ii New York
correspondent gives a vivid description of
he grand wrestling match which is to be
c
We have used Dr. W’shart’s Pine Tree Tar
Cordial in our families with ood effect.
I‘I'isl‘ipp & Hufi'man (Druggists), Iollowsville,
. a. '
_ 9-4.
Bernard’s travesty on The Tempest,
which is being brought out in London, is
said to be successful, chiefly on the scor
of its outrageous indecency. .
W
Cleanliness and purity. makes Parker’s
Hair Balsam the favorite for restoring the
youthful color to gray hair. 4M3
‘tion of the people of Norwalk and vicinity
I am blessed (or cursed)-
CEC. ll. PLAIST-ED,
Successor to H. S. Bette.
Druggist and Apothecary.
We would respectfully call the atten-
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
Toilet Articles”
r
And all such articles as are usually found
in a first class Drug Store. We would
call especial attention to our
PRESCHIPlIllll niPiiIMIiit.
’Where Prescriptions will be compoundr
ed by none'but experienced drugglsts. '
George II: Plaisteill
Cor. Main and Wall sts., Norwslk.
02 Washington.8t., So. Norwalk.
THE
Adrgg’zgtion
WORLD; .
73.5114 Allen’s
W ORLD'S
HairReszforer
IS PERFECTION!
Public Benefactors-s. Mn. ‘5-
A. ALLEN linsjusily earned this title,
and thousands are this day rejoicing
over a fine hind of hair produced by
her unequaled preparation for restor-
Ing, invigoran'ng, and beautifying the
Hair. Her Wortl's Hair Restorer
quickly clauses the scalp, removing
Dandruff, and arrests the fall; the
hair, if gray,is changed to its natural
color, giving it the same vitality and
luxurious quantity as in youth.
COHPLIHENTABY. “My
hair is now restored to its
youthful color; 'I have not
a gray hair left. I am sat-
isfied that the preparation
is not a dye, but acts on
the secretions. My . hair
ceases to fall, which is cer-
tainly an advantage to me,
who was in danger of be-
coming bald.” This is
the testimony of all who
use Mrs. S. A. ALLEN'S
WORLD'S HAIR' RESTORER.
'Ono Bottb did it.” 'I'hatisth;
expression of_ many who ve
H“
THA'INSUBANCB Co. or HART-
FORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter
Perpetual.
Capital and Anon, 08.902.272.04
Insures agatnstloss and damage by Fire, on
terms ado ted to the hazard and consistent
with the aws or compensation. COWLES
va'ctfigitlhnfiols Agents for Norwaik and
PENS’IleS
And all Other claims on U. S. Government
promptly attended to. Any disabling in-
jury or disease entities to a pension. Re-
jected claims a specialty. Every day’s
delay counts a nst non-applicants.
Charges of desertion can be removed for
cause. Every honest claim will succeed.
W. 11. NOBLE, Bridgeport. Office at 01
Stratford Avenue.
600. Ward Bollock,
has in his New Store.
IIIIIIIIIII'S III III", lAtl "I!“
A complete assortmento‘f the best class of
GROCERIESPBDVISIBNSIRIIITS
deuforfamily use.“ Popular Prices. His
stock is at all timestresh and goodmnd will
stand com risen with those of an Grocer
in town. all in and leave your c ers. est!
J. F. Peckwell,
(Successor to L. .1}. Marshall.)
Dealer in
HARNESS & SADDLEBY
1., if '
No.1 James! Black Water Street.
REPAIRING
Neatly and promptly executed. 1y!
DR. D. HITCHCOCK,
Cor. of West Avenue and
Berkeley Place.
Third house below the Methodist Church.
‘otzfgmfiours from 7 to 9 a, m.. 2:0 3,and 7
Dr.T.E.WlFT,
DENTIST.
Artificial teeth without plates by the perfect
Crowning system.
Offlcce Residence No. 9 West Ave.
"Right Hand Bell.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organistor the First Congregational Cturch
AND
WHOLESALE AND
Teacher of
Plano-Forte. organ and Musical
composition,
Lock Box 39, P.0., NORWALKJIONN.
ii. H. BALDWIN, ‘M. D..
[Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
Residence in the Charles Isaacs if
Wall st.. Not-walk, Ct. omestcad,
Office hours till 9a. m.. 1 ms and Tto 8p. m.
l”. s. QUINTARD,
FURNISHINC UNDERTAKEB
IMBIIMI
orrosrrn nousn it. anacon-
Rcsidcncc 113 Maih St. Telephone conncc
To the Public.
BEING the first andfionly one in this place
to embalm the dead succc
call the attcntipn ot‘ the pubiic 231331333322:
cinal
Chemicals
Medicines
R .
Ha ch, Billey C00
MANUFACTURERS 0! a DEALERS IN
LUMBER.
TIMBER,
SIN GLE s,
LATE,
DOORS.
. sass,
BLINDs,
MOLDING,
_ {WINDOW FRAMES,
PICKETS, &C.
Veiieerod Hard Wood Work,
Hard wood Ceiling & Flooring
80. Not-walk. Conn.
their gray hair restored to its natural
color, and ' bald sport. ‘ ’
with hair, after using one bottle of
M25. S. A. Anna's Woman’s Ham
Ransom It is not a dye.
(Mudflats lad weak)
[low Ware/i cases are Made.
The many great improvements intro-
duced in the manufacture of the J as. Bosa’
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar im-
provements in the making of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part of a
silver case was made of several pieces of
metal soldered together, requiring a great
amount of cutting and soldering, which
softened the metal and gave it the pliubility
of lead rather than the elasticity of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
of the Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
of one solid piece of metal hammered into
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
burdens the metal while soldering softens it.
To test the superiority of the Keystone
Silver Watch Case, take one of 3 oz. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it will not give, while a case of same
weight of any other makowill give enough
tobreak the crystal. The Keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
hilmfilhl’h Namibia!“ mm
mm mm
supmmwsmu—o _ man
lmwmmWflMm-flu
‘(zbbscsaflsadd U
' Bu Believed mid cured sum of
, anv. an. '1'. worms
mfiefim‘mdsmmlror Rheumatism and
- 1i imam 131379.
1113.3. sfzmmis— Jky ~
Mair: Form Iiisvebecn «Munich
ubisdwlth’uute ctr-he «and»
In wales; 13 ahead coo!
vsumsdtorturesrrnm I
Neuralgh.‘ 1133?: Complaints,
and Bhourhatism viola
. to ,Vegotine.
Carriage Making
Repaying.
is; . 1- I 1.. :i:. Y r 3_
Main m.. South No‘rwalk, Ct
Money to Loan.
IMPORTANT
TO THOSE WHO WISH TO PURCHASE
Ii 11 '
Iiiave been Fengnged in the
manufacture of Confectionery
about six months and selling at
wholesale only,but unw. through
the urgent request of many
friends I have opened a candy
department in my Store, where I
shall sell at wholesale and retail,
Confectionery in every variety of
my own manufacture, which I
will guarantee pure and unadul-
terated. Not as cheap as some
sell it in Town, but as reason-
able asan Sugar Candy can be
sold. People do not realize the
depraved character of some of
the Candy sold throughout this
country. Much of it is made out
oftcrra alba or white Clay with
enough gum to stick it together.
er." g1: sugar to swcoteii it, and
enough coloring matter to make
it look gay.
Iliave also the usual line of
'10:; Books and holiday publica-
tions. Ultailcibomcs, 5 different
kinds, ranging in price from 500:
to $1.00. A beautiful line of
Bus: Paper Diaricrfor l883-in
endless variety ranging in price
from lOe to $3.00, and every
thing in the smoking line
Very Respectfully,
S..K. STANLEY.
No. 43 Wall st.
Nor-walk, Dec. 18, 1882.
En nire of O. E. WILSON, No.3Gnsette
Build rig. Noywulk, Conn. 1:1 tf‘
l have n“ A man b th
n as
Moore was drowned at theypropeilc-redtblcilvg'ri
Saturday evening, Sept. 22d. rho bod was
Ill‘l’fol'lgh‘ to my place and embalmed y me.
for being seen by hundreds of people dur-
ing the week, it was buried on innday, Sent.
Prices Reasonable!
Agent for Dr. Holland’s
Only the Best!
w. A. voenL,
lllllllllallllll‘lllll Pharmacist,
RETAIL
Druggist,
21 Main Street, Nor-walk, (31:.
None but absolutely pure and
perfectly fresh and reliable medi-
preparations, Drugs and
A complete stock-of
American? and Foreign Patent
Sign, Perfumery and'mrifcles.
PrescriptiOns compounded at
all hours by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
0m80
shiatsu?” was: cards” fig?“ aggtpflfls’ ”i313"
ai erem y or 018
ADAMSEORHOTHERS, and fever, dumb ague, and
all forms of malaria.
MEAT & VEGETABLES.
N0. 22 M! [N STREET.
Fish and game in their variou
All goods prom u , 9 ”Icons.
“Specialty. P y delivered Low 112%,)“
NEW MARKET!
Ho. 6 Main street, Norwalkflt.
THE BEST OF. .
Beef, Veal,li[utton, Lamb, Pork, '
RAMS POULTRY do" slwa s '
very lp'wcst markc't prions. {iffigagl‘ :1:
kinds in its season. Try me; 1 will try to suit.
i". F. LUCK W
6 net 001). late wrth Adams Bros.
BERNARD COHN,
Merchant-Tailor
“'EEK’S n u ammo, wa Li. m..
a run. LINE or
Imported 6b Domestic Cloths.
oi the latest styles constantl on hand
Novelties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction';
guaranteed in every particular.
J. Beldcii lIurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Boom No. 4, [In Main,
GAZETTE BUILDING.
' Winter Stoves. call
anvoca
NORWA Lir.
HOYT s MEEKER,
54 lflAlN STREET.
SOUTH NORWA LK, (‘T.,
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS,
Steam and Gfts Fitters. Dealers in P1 '
and Steam Fitters’ Supplies nmbers
and Gas Fixtures;
Jobbing promptly attended to.
entirely new i
Iy2l
" ~AMERICAN ‘ HOUSE.
J. C. COLLINS, - - - PBOPRIE’I‘OR
{v6 Maln street, Nos-walk, Conn.
e are prepared to furnish meals
hours and at lowest possible rates, in thg‘bgsl:
Dunner. Oysters u_siiecialty. Good accomo
modation for transient. You '
give us a call Will do wghto
Tile iliiiwalli Fire Insurance Co.
[Inc now completed its
l‘8tr Successful Business Year
And has not outstanding a dollar of in 'l
loans: or .of clutms for losses. No refill
company insures at lower rates.
Stoves, Ranges and
Furnaces. V
Now is the time to select your
and see
the Best Made Ranges.
THE DUGHESS
UN 611E NICK,
can own,
1-1:,
And several good low priced
Ranges, '1 have something
11
PARLOR STOVES,
Square shape, Round and Nickel.
Crockery and Glass Ware,
Cutlery and Silver Plaltiinll‘ll
Lamps and Chandeliers.
You will find the best assortment
of Stoves and Ranges, at
I. J. CEB’I‘ISQS
MAIN STREET.
W. " 'i'rnnn'r. Pros.,s.E.0Lrss'rnAD.Troas.
one. B. Gownxsxsco’y .
Marks of character; at variet
-__- ~. -5 iw in rice; selling Est; needed'everywhere: Ll
red I. Ginsbe- I 00.. 66 N. Founll Sh. Philadelphia. Pa.
iGEllTs Wanted mmmsmf-Bhim;
term!
AmWa-aelfsw . '3
@VAgg-Wsfigkfllti
J.C.Mc simian" snm’m' u.
5.1!. Address
sarcasm» sn. Philadelphia. Pa. Son &CO., PortlandMaine.
J ESSE HOPSCN,
MANUFACTURER OF
' $5 in $20 C‘Citiasiiéo.”°fifii.ff.?§lfi
lyll
SPECIAL NOTICE!
IN CABRIAC .
Coaches, Landaus,La.nda.ulets, Broug-
Wagons.
hams, - Mail” Phaetons, T Carts, Village
Carts, Hearses and Undertaker’s
He would call the attention of those desiring Fine Carriages in
any style and design, that he has had a practical experience of
twenty-five years in the manufacture of Fine Carriages, would also
designs.
CARRIAGE REPAIRING Iii HILL ITS BRAN
P. 0. BOX 216,
invite attention of Livcrymen and Undertakers to his very Fine
,Hearsos and Undertakers Wagons of the latest and most approved
He would also inform them that he was manager for tho
Youle Hearse Mfg. Co., for 10 years and is now sole proprietor.
CHES.
JESSE HQESQN. 2-5
NOR WALK. CONN.
Sllllll’i MINI lllBKi'l'!
Fish,Fruit, Vegetables. Canned Goods,
EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO A FIRST-GLASS MARKET.
Fine Delaware Peaches.
FRESH BLUE FISH,
WILLIAM IIlLSDON,
29 WALL STREET. NOR WAL
LOBSTBBS EVERY SATURDAY.
Orders Attended. to Promptly'.
K' ly22
ATENT
“MIR & GENRES:
709 G- Street,_Washington, D. C.
0m23p
‘ “INVENTOR’S PATENT MANUAL " SENT'FREE.
S
REAL ESTATE. ,
To Rent. ‘
THE upper part of a house on Warren
Street. Five rooms. Bent low. Enqiiarq
t
at this office.
To Let.
HE lower art of the house corner of
Union an Beldcn avenues.
Enquire at
LCCKWOOD’S MARKET.-
To Let
cons 'ro REN 1‘ in Brick Building in
. Leonard street. Possession - imme-
diatel y. Enquire of O. T.LEONABD a SON.
May 7th, 1883.
For Sale Cheap.
WILL bcsoldat a Bargain,“ appiied for
soon a small, neat Cottagffiof six rooms.
39“
in flood neighborhood. and res minutes’
wa of the Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICE.
To Let.
THE large, pommodious front: room in
Gazette Buildingjust vacated by Francis
McKeon. Full particulars of
DJ. STUBGISI
Ffll' Sale! A Bargain.
A desirable dwellin house and 30 acres of
good land,hi h groun 20 minutes drive from
depot. G out houses. _large variety of
fruit; two good wells, spring water. Price
very reasonable. Enquire of
THE MESSENGER,
new Canaan. Conn.
For Sale Or to Let.
The Coal Yard and Sheds, with large
Storehouse and oflice near A. J. Meeker
&. Bros’. yards on Norwalk river, Nor-
walk, Conn. Enquire of
0. E. WILSON,
85 ff Room 3, Gazette Building,
For Sale or to Rent.
A House and One Acts of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill.
May be had on reasonable terms. Appl to
. W.STUAB .
Norwalk, March 16th, 1881. 12“
Desirable Properly lill' Sale.
A. Very dcsinble place on EastAvenue. is
Also, a few chaico Building Lots situat-
ed on Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap.—
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on
Mervin street near West Avenue.for sale
at a bargain, Enquire of
s. E. OSBORN,EastAvenue,
tfll or to D.W.!'itcii. West Avenue.
For. . Sale.
A SPLENDID country scat situated in the
town ofWilton,w1thin 6 minutes walk
or the South Wilton depot and 3}; miles from
Norwnlk. This place has 6 acres of good
land wrtfs ubundmce of‘ well _ selected
fruit trees, and 300cbo'ice grape vines,all in
good bearing condition, lar e gardens and
excellent well of water. ouse large and
convenient with )6 rooms besides pantries
and closets in abundance, cellar large and
dry. The barn and we on house are nicely
arranged. This lace W1 be sold cheap and
on easy terms. nqulre of
GEO. F. QUINTABD,
. Norwalk Shirt Manufactory.‘
South Wilton, February 26th, 1583. 39“
For Sale.
THE elegant building site at Norwalk, Con-
necticut, belonging to the Estate of the
late Henry '1‘._ Morgan. purchased by him dur-
Ing his lire-time, upon which to build his
country residence, containing fix acres. on
in h (ground, with extensive views of Long
Is an Sound. fine oldshades. This plot is
capable of being subdivided into several sites
of one or two acres each,and islocated on the
greep op osite the residence of the Rev. 9. B.
S. Bissel , and known as the St. John’s place.
This property is highly recommended for a
gentleman’s fem“; residence, and is within
15‘ hours or New or; City, and in one of the
largest and most flourishing towns in Connec-
ticut' price. $12,000. Apply to F. ST. JOHN
work 000, runners County Bank, Nor-
waik, Conn., or HOMER MORGAN. No. 2
Pine St., New York. the
Farm for Sale.
HE subscriber offers his Farm for sale.
situated in the Town of Greenfield, in
Saratoga 00., in the state of New York, nine
miles from Saratoga Springs. It is pleas-
antly situated on a rise of ground. 95 acres of
land, which is favorably divided into 988-.
ture. plow, meadow and woodland; with
a large house; the size of the barn so by so.
wagon house and stabiing, hay loft over the
samc,23 by 43, and grainery 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‘ SILAS P. TUTTLE.
tflil N orwafk. Conn,
3l30
West Avenue Property
For Sale.
HE large, elegant mansion on West Ave
.nue, (known as the Dimon estate]
containing fifteen rooms, all finished
off in the most substantial manner with all
the modern improvements. The rooms are
large and conscious. ceilings high, and in ex-
ccl cut coudition,tbe piazza extends across
the entire front; and the walks and. lawns
are very fine. shade goodmnd the location
the finest in the Borough. The grounds are
about 156 feet front and contain about two
acres of land. i'l‘here is a s lendid burn on the
premises, and In ood or or. Must] be seen
to be appreciate“ Call on BENJAMIN J.
STURG En for permission to examine. Stf
CHOICE
Building Lats
, F‘OR SALE
On Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES, or 0. E. WILSON
Gazette Building. let!
0 088 CREEK COAL
RAIM0ND§TR0THDRS’
JOHN. E. SMITH.
F L O R I S '3‘.
EAST SIDE 01" MAIN ST., SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
City of South Nor-walk . Conn
Plants & Flowers aialissasnns
Flowers for‘li‘nncrnls furnished and taste
fully arranger! to order at short notice.
uouir‘xo '11:: trains.
A good driver grasps‘ ' the mine so that
they pass into the hand under the little
finger first, the ends of the fingers“
the hand is closed upon the raids, being” " pin
a perpendicular line. This gives niobium
grip which it is almost impossiblb‘
for the leather to slip through. But the
wrong habit young drivers, and especially .:~ _
ladies fall into, is to catch the rein in such. ,'
a way that when it enters the hand it first
passes over the forefinger; when held in
that way it is very hard to keep it from slip. ‘
ping, and so it happens that when an excited
horse gives a quick jerk and the lady feels .
the lines slip she thinks her strength is in-
adequate, loses her presence of mind, and _?
in a few minutes somebody’s hurt. If per-
sons know how awkward a poor driver
looks they would try to improve. There’s ,7:
nothing more ridiculous than a green driver
with his arms stretched away out in front
“pushing on the lines." 011 the other
hand, there is no more pleasing sight than « ; ‘
to see a well-trained driver, and especially .3-
in the person of a pretty girl, sitting erect. '
with hands close to her slender waist, the
rein curling cutely over her delicate thumb,
and the whip grasped firmly, arching over
the horse's back, thread her way without
nervousnem or fear through narrow crowded
streets, or on broad avenues leave her
timid friends behind. In England f p _
huntinghassucb a hold upon mafia?“
that a girl is taught torido nlmdstboforo
she learns anything else. In France-the.
pleasure of individual driving has never .»
worked its way into the French woman's
mind. In this country there is u change
coming, but it is scarcely visible at presen-
except at the fashionable centres, where a . ',
few of the leading ladies are noted hornet,
woman. A New York lady enjoys almost
as much distinction as a queen, simply
because she knows how to dispense with
the services of a coachman and tone up her
system bymanipulnting the ribbons over a
trotter’s back as she flies along thavocean
drives. ' -
TEE DANDY OF INDIA.
The dandy is unknown in Europe, and is.
not very easily descri there is no
other means of mnveynmm can afford
the rants: idea of it. The nearest approach
to trove g in a dandy I canthinkofis
sittingin shelf-reefer] topsoil in a storm,
with the head and shoulders above the yard,
it consists of a single bamboo, about nine
or ten fept longpwith two pieces of carpet
slung frbm it—one for the support of the
body and the other for the feet. You rest
on these pieces of carpet, notin line with
bamboo, but at right angles to it, with your
head and shoulders raised as high above it
as possible, and each end of the pole rests
on the shoulders of one or of two bearers.
The dandy is quite "a pleasant conveyance
when one gets used to it, when the path is '
tolembly level and the bearers are up to'
their work. The only drawbacks then are
that when a rock comes bowling across the
road like it cannot shot. you cannot disen-
gage yourself from the carpets in time to do
anything yourself toward getting out of
the way; and that when the road is nar-
row and, in consequence, your feet are
dangling over a precipice, it is difficult for
a. candid mind toavoid concluding‘thnt ' the
bearers would be quite justified in throwing
the whole concern over, and so getting rid
of their unwelcome and painful task. But
when the path is covered with pieces of
rock, as usually happens to be the case, and
the coolies are not ‘Well up to their work,
which they almost never are, the man in the
dandy is not allowed much leisure for medi-
tations of any" kind, or even for admiring
the scenery around ; for, unless he confines
his attention pretty closely to the rocks with
which he is liable to come into collision, he
will soon have all the breath knocked out of
his body. On consulting a Continental
snvnnt, who had been in the inner Hima-
laya, as to whether I could get people there
to carry me in a dandy, he said, “ Zoy vill
carry you, no doubt; but zoy vill bomp
you." And bump me they did, until they
bumped me out of adherence to that mode
of travel.
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”Elihlilz AND PAGANINI.
B rlioz had a pcrpctuil struggle between
the overpowering desire to put on paper the
ideas pouring into his pen and' the impossi-
bility to find time “pour faire boullir to pot."
Unexpected aid came suddenly. He gave a
concert in which he conducted the “Childe
Harold" symphony. The success was grant,
and when perfectly exhausted he sat down
to rest, when it gentlemen, thin, long, diff]:
and bony as a skeleton, with long black
hair and eyes like an inferno, led by a little
boy, came on the stage with long strides,
advancing towards Berlioz. When he had
reached his seat he knelt down before the
whole orchestra and kissed Berlioz's hand.
It was Paganini! The next morning the
same little boy, Paganini's son, brought him
it letter, and when Berliox made nmovement
to open it, the boy stopped him and said: .
“Papa hopes you will read the letter quietly
when you are alone," and immediately left
When Berloiz was alone he read the letter,
which was written in Italian, in which
Paganini said that Beethoven being dead,
Berlioz alone could revive him, and asked
Berloiz, as a homage to his great genius, to
accept the enclosed. The “enclosed” was
the following small but weighty little note :
“Jo prie Monsieur lo Baron de Rothschild .
do vouloir bier: remettro a M. Berioiz lcs
20,000 francs que j’ai deposes choz lui bier."
Such unequivocal homage (£800) would
certainly flatter the emu-re propre of a cooler
man. I leave the render to imagine the
effect it produced on Berlioz, who wrote
and tore up four letters one after another,
none having fire and flame enough to (.8-
press his gratitude.
THE LOST RIVERS 0F msuo.
One of the most singular features in the _
scenery of the Territory of Idaho is the.
occurrence of dark, rocky chums, into
which large streams and creeks suddenly .
disappear and are never more soon. These
fissures are old lava channels produced by
the outside of the molten mass cooling and
forming a tube, which, on the fiery strcum‘ .
becoming exhausted, has been left empty,
while the roof of. the lava duct, having at
some point fallen in, presents there the ‘
opening into which the river plunges and is f.
lost. At one place along the banks of the"
Snake, one or these rivers reappears gushing __ g
from a cleft high up in the basaltic~ wulls, ;
where it leaps a cataract into the Torrent 5
below. Where this stream has its origin, or,
at what point it is swallowed up, Is utterly, {3 "
unknown, though it Is believed that ib- 3{ ‘
sources are a long way up in the North}:
country. Besides becomingtho channels: of: '
living streams, these lava conduits are the ~ .
qucntly found impacted with tea m. ’ .-. .;‘
which never entirely melt. ‘ ' I l
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AN IDEAL YOUTH.
Theideal youth of the times I: folio-free. f-
from the destructive vices qugiomaadr?
Gomorrah, and Rome andngsfunNNOw ‘
York and Chicago, and is then to; hfirftlio _
vile serpentfrom his beggar; ‘ " .’ , a
monster of strong drink. Th8? " — ‘
pulpit? ii“ stage- nml all 1}, ‘ "
attempting to persuade titular“ "
men to avoid this haw plies? 3'
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