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ROJKY . MJUNI‘AIN SGENERY. -Vll.
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The Young Mail’s Christian Assacistion’s Grand
Excursion to Breckenridge—Tho Platte Canon.
3! n. n. PROWI’I‘I‘.
Printed «lips w' ill the heading "Y. M
C. A. Grand Excursion to B“ ckenridgc,"
and offering rurc inducements. were free-
ly circulated in Denver. This was not
one of the l-xclirslous we find lllleulllvd. 0
[true taken, but as the terms were quite
mo lcrulc for a two ilny’s excursion, lulu
as the heading Y M C. A appeared ill
give character to the trip. we decided to
be of tun party, espccmlly all the pr-lpo.~ul
route was very desirable. The morning
arrived clear and pleasant. A special cat
was set apart for the parly. and the secre-
tary of the association, u very fine young
gentleman. was of the company, and tollk
charge of affllrs. A company of c line
thirty ladies and gentlemen were thc oc-
cupants of the car. It was evidently a
disappointment to the managers, who had
arranged with the railroad company for
fifty or more, to have 'cllch a l milcd num-
ber; yet it was really more social. especi-
ally as most of them Were Well acquainted
With each other. Through the secretal y
an introduction was given to all, and the
party heucefcrth partook more of a pic-
ch character, and from the first became
as one company, instead of being divided
into isolated sections. It was a firstclasa
affair, and was one of the most enjoyable
excursions taken by us.
The road from Denver to Breckenridge
is by the Union Paelfic narrow-gauge
road, through the Platte canon and South
Park. For the first twenty miles nothing
of special interest arrests our attention-
Thc course taken was southwesterly, con
sequently the train was running in a di-
agonal direction toward the. mountain
range. At last it spies an opening among
the hills, and turning directly to the West,
rushes on, as if desirous of hiding away
behind the rocks But before entering,
here is a station called Platte Canon; and,
as if preparing for their he'rculean task,
the two engines stop for water and fuel,
and when replenished are ready for the
new start into the canon. Thcugh some
features are commonptoall these mouhlaln
passes, such an thc'lofty hills and lower-
in; rocks, yet there is sufficient dissimi-
larity to make all attractive. The Grand
canon of the Arkansas, and the Royal
gorgc, grand as it is, with a railway ritu-
ning through it, which is said to have cost
for it’ll construction $147,000 per mile,
be a substitute for the various
canon.
can never
objects of interest in the Plattc
The Platte rIVer itulf will always be.
an Object of interest to the citizens of
Denver, who know that this is the shun.-
'water which flows through their blrceir,
causing the trees which are planted on
each side of the street to appear so luxu
tint, and the lawns so flesh and green,
and which supplies their hydrants, lun-
their steam engines, and exilugulshes
their great ccnfilgratiouc. This high line
ditch, or canal, and which keeps the Cl"
water on more elevated ground is here
running on the one side of this I’chr whilc
thc railway is constructed on the other
side. It is difficult to imagine a more
beautiful piclurc than the-c three lines
running beside each other and winding
around to accommodate'thenlsclvcs to the
twists and turns which the river is obliged
to mckc in getting much the hills. lot
this prospect is suddenly cut ofl as the
train caters fully into the canon, and our
attention is called to the sloping hills
covvred with the drab colored grass, and
thickly dotted wtth evcrgrecn trees. For
want of an observation car, ladies and
gentlemen are making beats of the plat-
forms and steps of the ear, as the item in
Ilccnding the heavy grades does not go
Very rapidly, and thus they have a betttl'
opportunity of cnj -yingthc scene as we
ride along through one of the moat beau-
tiful of the caucus for which Colorado is
noted. Herc is a high hill, yet gradually
sloping, and on whose sides the project-
lng rocks appear like numerous chimneys;
and how the wild and more rugged
scenery appears, where thesc mighty
walls close in upon each other, and the
turbulent stream is confined in deep and
narrow channels, and the mountain sides
tower up 2,000 feet nearly perpendicular-
ly. But these dark and gloomy dcfiles
crc alternated with valleys bright and
cheerful, and so the scene comically
changcs, while for convenience in the
construction of the railroad iron bridges
are built dicgohclly across this river in
several plaCes on the road. Soon Dome
rock is reached. This immense dome of
.gray granite, which also dc far up on the
side of the mountain is seen very conspic-
uously from the train as its stops at this
station. Taicis a favorite rcsort for ex-
cursionists. Again, at a short distance
from this station, may bc seen the scrsggy
pinnacles of Cathedral rocks, appearing
almost ovcrhsnd, and towcring up quite
high. In another place a rock is seen
assuming the appearance of an immense
arm chair, with back inclined to give the
weary traveler rest. The river dashing
against the large boulders has worn many
cf them into singular and fantastic folmc.
After proceeding on for some miles,
thc canon becomes much narrower; and,
looking up, overhanging cliffs are noticw
towering up to a great height. For miles
thc hills and valleys alternate as the rail
way frequently crosses and rc-crocces the
stream. While in the midst of the moun-
tains the train stopped at a station whcic
a large family of little childlen were
gathered on the rocks away up abovc the
road. "Do sec tho-c children away
up here in the mountain 1“ says one.
“Where can they go to scuool, or don’t
they want any school i”. The ride
through this canon and lhcse gorges ill
beautiful, and the view is very diversified.
At the station called Grant the train is
sixty.six miles on its way and at an ele.
viition of 8,583 feet. or 3,380 feet higher
than at DcUVci‘. Here, then, commences
the honest grade, for in the next ten
miles the train must ascend 1.500 feel.
At Webster, sixty-nine miles, we are out
of the canon, and are about to climb mg
far fumed Kenosh hill making, in this
ascent, ncurve somewhat resembling the
celebrated Horse Shoe bend on the Penn-
sylvania road; but which, being slightly
sharper than that, ls called by the Wily of
contrast the Mule Shoe bend. It is on
this hill that the. steepest grade is made.
No longer having the hills on each side to
obstruct the vision, we are climbing up
the sides of the-mountain on the edge of
a precipice acme hundreds of feet down.
As we approach the top of the grade, it is
here, says one, where a train in descend-
ing became unmanageable, and was
wrecked, and had it not been for some
friendly locks on the side, it would have
rolled over and over'down this steep hill.
We recollect reading in the daily papers
the account of that terrible accident about
ten days previous. Kehoshc hill is climbed
and we are now about 10,130 feet above
sea level. The train stops for a few mo.
lines“ at this station as if to take breath
before making the descent, some 500 fee
to Jeffersonmherc We can overlook S .uth
Park; and then, on it grudua'ly ascending
grade of 800 feet in the next seven mllcl,
we arrive at Como, where the
train will stop for twenty minutes. 0n
approaching this station the sound of the
dinner gong exceeds that of the train.
Como is eighty-eight miles from Denver
and eighty-four from Leadvllle. This
Denver and loath Park division is called
Volume LXXXIV.
the Lcnrlvillc and Gunnison shortlinr,
being 100 miles mill-s shorter between
Denver and Leadvillc than the old road
through Pueblo' and the Royal gorge.
Passengers for Breckenridge chance curb
at this station, and while the Leadvilll-
train pursues it Westerly course, the train
for Breckenridge takes a northerly course.
The prospect from Como is very fine on
linking over the vast plain called Soufb
l'nlk I‘lie Blackenrldge train is bucklu
tip to the car occupied by the excursion-
isls and a northerly .course is taken fol
about a couple of miles and from thal
point eastwald it commences to climb i.
sleep grade. This gives it fine view of
South Park, which is an immense plain
on which cattle are seen grazing.
South P rk is justly famed for its flu-
lppral‘ancc and won the snow cappu
llllls by which it. is surrounded, it. make».
rum this bill which we are ascending. H
gieauliful landscape. Like climbing a
spiral staircase, twice does the railway
encompass this bill before it reaches the
level to which it aspires. It is not long
before the road bed assumes a reddish
cast llnd the broken and crushed stone of
which the track is laid, as well as the
rocks on the sides, have this light tingc‘ill
brick Evergreen shrubs and trees
abound, but their appearance gives evn-
dance that. there is no depth of coil.
Soon the summit station at Boreas, is
"reached. It is only a railroad station ; but
here the train stops for ten minutes, anll
most. of the passengers alight, perhaps so
as to say they huvc'stmld 11,555 feet
llbove the sea, while some of our party
amuse themselves by picking up some
snow and having a cuowbailing time, as
they fourid some show on the north side
of the station house. There is a feeling
of exhilaration at this altitude and violent
eke-raise cannot be indulged, while those
of weaker lungs will find an oppression in
breathing. “Do you have much snow
here ?" we say to the conductor. “You
hava ilist escaped it," he says, “for two
days it fell a mu deep." When asked if
this wcsa frequent occurrence, he said,
“We nchr know how soon a snow-storm
may come. I have started from Bracken
ridge on as fine a morning as ever was
seen and by the time of arrival here it
would bea blinding snow storm, while
the wind blows a perfect gain." Well
may this station be called Boreas, and
opposite to this stands the peak culled Old
Baldy. We are only 100 feet below tim-
her line, or the linc beyond which nothing
can grow. This line is seen distinctly
throughout the whole range.
We have not traveled far, before a
birds-eye view of Breckenridge is noticed
almost beneath our feet, but so far below
that it seems more like a box of toys set
out as a village. The train is now lruVel-
ing through a pine finest, nine tenths of
the trees lying in every direction over eat-h
other as the devouring flames have left
lbcm, and looking down this steep moun-
tain, on the sides of which we are travel-
lng at a slow rate, what a waste of tim-
bar it. seems; yet it would cost much
more tbun its value to transport it where
it might beof use. Rude log homes on
the sides of the mountain are fnquenl-
These arc the remnants left to show us
where and how the Italian laborers lived
while constructing this road. Brecken-
ridge gave us but a momentary gloom: and
was thcu hidden away lbrec timcs
Breckenridge was seen and hidden from
view, and at each timc alesc distanCe
down than thc last; we desccnd thcsc
mountains by a kind of spiral staircase,
and when about down to the level of the
town pass through, on a curve, the long
line of snow sheds, which resemble a
covered bridge, and at. half past five the
station is reached 'about three-quarters of
an hour behind time. In a short Walk
the hotels are reached. This is one of
the older mining districts.
Nine o‘clock in the schedule time for
returning in the morning, but the secre-
tary of the association, in behalf of the
,excursionists,-bad been able to secure an
hour longer before it. would be necessary
to start. After a comfortable night's
rest and good breakfast, theparty scatters
off, some for a ride and others for a walk.
This is a good sized town and stores and
livery stables at? in plenty. Frost liec
thick upon the plank sidewalks. but the
powerful heat of the sun at this altitude,
0,555 feet, soon dispels it. There are
three small hotslsih this place adjacent
to each other. A museum of stuffed
birds and animals is also on exhibition,
which the proprietor will show to such
as may call upon him. The birds and
animals Were all captured In this region
and are probably on sale. The town is
surrounded by mow-capped hills some
1,500 to 2,500 feet in height. It. was
nearly 11 a. m. when the train started,
having had to wait for a second engine
before attempting the ascent. If the ride
from Como to Breckenridge was so wild
and sounding, Certainly the return tlip
was much more so. As‘ the train would
not be likely to proceed much faster than
eight to ten miles an hour cn this steep
grade, several of our company, both ladies
and gentlemen, contrived a substitute for
an observation car, and with the assist-
ance of some of the train hands, a long
bench was set in one of 'the forward,
cmpti coal cars, and regardless of the
condition of the unswept ear they rode in
it. during the an ep sneeut to Boreas, and
then being pleased with the prospect.
'they continued to ride down grade to
Como, a dll-tauce of twanty-cnc miles
from Breckenlioge, while some stood up,
using the high sides of the car to steady
themselves. Slowly and steadily the
long mated train of freight and passenger
ears weude their way through the show
sheds and up the hill,twtstiug and turning
this way and that, while the occupants of
the recur car would frtquently see the
whole train while going around 'thc
curves, and the occupants of the obser
vatioh cut would eitchunge the handker-
011ch solutes, and thus for the whole
twenty-one miles, a kind of handkerchief
telegiaphy Was kept up between these
two cars. The scenery with high hills
on the left and steep precipices on the
right was exciting, and again the summit
house at Boreas is reached, and again do
the excursionistc indulge in high glee all
they stand on this Continental dmde. On
coming to the bill which UVeI'lOUkB South
Punt, the unobstructed view of this in
mouse plain in magnificent. The view
from Kenolsha hill looking away down is
also splendid, and so was the ride through
the canon.
m
The colossal apartmellt house crnas has
broken out afresh in New Yulk city.
Thus, within, the past few days contracts
have been signed for a ten-story structure
of that class on the southeast corner of
Sixty second meet and the Boulevard, to
cost $825,000; seven foul-story brown-
stone private dwellings, Seventy-sixth
street and Ninth avenue, to cost $180,000;
six ditto, Seventy-ninth street and Fouith
“shoe, to cost $110,000; three flVt-Ilul’
bllck atolel, Greene, near Houston utrel ,
$175,000,; 'seven fivc-atory fists. Ighlh
cwnuc and Ouc-hundrcd and thirty-
taurth street, 0140 000.
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A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SAYS.
Hon. John Nealy, justice of’ thc peace pad
cx-mambar of the house of Bcprcsehtativsc
from Meredith, N. 11., was twelve ycarc a
fcrnblc sufferer with rheumatism. 11c
says: I cannot obtain any mediciuc which
does ntc so much good a. _-.. at Sulphur Bit-
tcrc and .I. think it tn the put modicum
rule. are
Wilton Ftrmers' Ollib.
The annual meeting and fifth anniver-
sary of the Wilton Farmers’s club was
held at the residence of the president on
the evening of January 1. A special
invitation. bud been given to all the
I“climbers and their wives (by 'a pl’eVious,
mm the ludlcswcre made honorary mem-
"cf! of the club) to attend the meeting
and partake of a frce oyster topper, to be
given by the club. Slxty-four pyrsons
were present and all had as many oysters
us they could eat.
nuts, etc., were present. The president
«foreseen the meeting and in the Course
of ill rsmc rkl said:
“I feel encouraged now. The meetings
our: not. been attended as well acl would
wish to see them, and I would suggcll
lhat the outside members try and make it
a rule to attend at least open in four
weeks. We certainly dcrive'grent bene-
fit in our meetings, and a.l are invited—'
members or not. None heed join il
they do not wish. They can attend a
Alt-hole year if they like."
It was thl u voted font for a time the
club should mot-t at the homes of the
lllflerent memhrrs and no entertainment
should be expected.
It was voted to abate all arrears o
yearly umn (twelve. Crate).
Voted, That ten cents shall be the tax
loc members for the year 188‘
Voted, That the sayings and doings ol
the club_ bc printed in the Norwalk
Guerra: from time to time. '
The secretary then made his report.
liftcr which the treasurer reported that on
January 30, 1888, there ucrcjlo 51;
in the treasury- ; January 1, 1584, $7,“
The fifth nut usl report of the club was
read by the secretary, as follows:
Your last report was gchn at tbr
annual meeting, which report extended
to the 182d meeting. The subject for
this meeting was "What Constitutes a
Successful Farmer ?" A. If Reed read a
paper on "There’s Life. in Everything."
The 133d meeting was held January
0. 1888. Previous question ndjlurnetl;
met at the house of C. W. Knapp. At
this meeting the treasurer reported that.
there remained in the treasury $851
againstsz 05 the previous year. Andrew
Jackson read an essay on the subject;
printed in the Connecticut Farmer, Hart
ford, and John Dudley delivered an essay
on the arms question.
184th meeting, January 16. “How
“tall we Supply our Wants of Manure
when that which we make on the Farm
,is Exhausted?" by Andrew Jackson;
essay printcd in Gazn'r'rl.
185th meeting, January”. "Fruit:
if. culture," ctc.; held at the housc of
J -hn Jackson.
1361i meeting, January 30 Same
question 7 met at. N M. Bradley's.
137th meeting- February 6. “Fruit,”
by Andrew Jackson; essay printed in
GAZETTE; met at Harmon Gilbert's.
138 n meeting, February 13. “Corn
and Potatoes ;" four new members.
189m meeting, February 20. Same
question; met at C W Kunpp’s.
140.b meeting, February 27 “Pota-
toat- ;" essay by Andrew Jackson, printed
in New England Homestead; notice of
nesting printed in Norwalk GAZETI‘II
141st. meeting, March 0 "Ptlfl|0t‘l;"
met at. l. B. Sturges’; full report printed
in Gazxr'rn.
14% meeting, March 13. "Forestry ;"
place of meeting not mentioned; held in
school-house.
143d meeting, March 17. A paper on
“Ruining Sunfi were,” by A. W. Merwin,
of Wilton, was read. Deliwred at a pro-
.viouc meeting an essay “Will Poultry
Pay," by Sherman Mort-home. jr.; paper
and essay printed in GAZETTE.
144th meeting, April 3. Report of
Andrew Jackson to the experimental
station; an essay delivered by the same
member on “Keeping up the Fertility of
the Farm."
145th meeting, date not given ; met at
housc of secretary. "Forestry ;" secretary
read a paper on thc subject; printed in
Gizxr'rn.
146 h meeting. April 10. “Fine Blood
against Nativc cattlef’ printed in GA
znrrE.
147th meeting,'lfsy 1. “Brceding and
Rearing Cattle ;" printed in Gaznmn.
148th meeting; no date given. "High
Breeding of Cattle;" the secretary ad-
dressed thc meeting on this subject in an
essay; printed in Gazn't‘rE.
149th meeting; date not given. A
paper on “Ipscific Gravity as it Interests
the Farmcr” was read by the secretary.
The third strawberry exhibition was held
June 19; discussion on "Grasses" post;
poled. '
150th meeting, July 8. “Grasses." .
151st meeting, August 6. Article read
by Andrew Jackson on “Improving Poor
Land ;” printed in New England Hams-
cfead. Paper read from 'A. 1!. Reed on
"There is Life in Everything," an exten-
sion ofa former paper; printed in GA-
anr'rE. After this was read,the cecrctary
gave a paper on "Microscopy ;" printed in
Guerra.
152d meeting, August 13. “How to
Kelp Down the. Bushes;" Andrew Jack-
con read a paper on the subject; printed
in GAZE‘I‘I‘I.
153i meeting, September 29 Essay
. by A M. Reed on “How lhall we Keep
Down the Bushes 7” '
15th meeting, October 8 “How shall
we Manage our Tlllable Land 2" Com
mittee reported on Danbury' fair.
155th meeting, October 15. “What
Ill-ll we do with the Stones 2" Essay
by A M. Reed o.l “Bush Extermination,”
printed in GAZETTE
156th meeting, October 22. "Expcri-
meat on Feeding," by the secretary was
read ; printed in-Gllzn-n-E.
157th meeting, Oct lber 30. “How
Shall we Improve our Fat-ma r"
1581b meeting, November 5. "Fall
Plowing.”
159 h meeting, November 10. “Does
Manufactured or Adultcred Butter aflrct
the Dairy Interests of America." 11..
solved, it does
160th meeting, Dccembcr 13. “Muck,"
essay or paper by secretary.
lfilst meeting, December 17. Mr.
Hollicter Sage, of )rldgsport, visited the
club; much discussion on printing reports
of the ( lub.
103d meeting, Drccmher 24. Itormy.
Que-tion assigned for the cvcning was,
”Wlll it Pay Connecticut l'crmcrc to
raise Wheat here r"
Summary—There have been thirty
meetings held. There have been twenty-
nine reports of the different meetings
printed, although some of them were
reports of the samc meeting in two differ-
ent papers.
A convention was held by the Greens
Farms clllll. February 22d, and your
secretary was asked to speak on “Feed
ing for Growtb,Fecding for Flesh and for
milk”beforc the convention, which he
did ; printed in GAZETTE.
The club has exhibited at two fairs—
Norwalk and Dnnbury, accounts of which
were printed in Guerra: and New Eng-
land Homestead
Durihg the year, we are glad to note,
no member has died. We have added
several new members, but we must say a
lack of interest is perceived. Why it is
so I cannot tell or see. Lengthy essays
have been tegious for some, and probably
as brief reports as possible will suit best;
hence, I will close.
Fine cakes, dough- '
The time has arrived for you in lllake
choice of your new officers for 1884, and
may you be wise in so doing.
I am very humbly your servant,
D. H. VANHOOSEAB.
Secretary.
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The Governor's Message.
G lvernl-r WIt-ll‘r‘l srcund message is It
or ulewhilt lengthy document and touches
at length upon malters,of inlerest to the
suite at large. He first calls attention to
the veto power, reminding the legislature
legislation. Tllr lllessaal- llt'fl'S at length
the ploposed constitutional amendment
providing for biennial sessions of the
legiliiillure.~ In 1879 the people voted
again- tll- propositionnind while hetbihks
such l-tllSll ution might lessen political
ngitalion, expense, ctc., he is of the
opinion that friqucnt and brlef sessions
would produce better l'r'llllb The
hllIuncc in the state treasury now is
$887,868.80,unli while the income has
fallen of! $102,638 17, this is largely
accounlcd for by the failure of certain
railroads to mect their taxes. The
amount of the funded debt is $4,272 100,
0818.500 having been paid upon hunting
the year. The loose tax law of the stair
lil referred to and a statue is recommende '4
with penalties.thnt will compel property
owners to retuln a correct list to the
assessors.
The mecsagc shows that. there is in the
control and management» of the suvints
banks of lllc stale, the sum of
”2,679,003.01. The number of depositor»
has increased during the year 8 659, and
the amount of deposits $3,155,078 22;
that the amount of cupiln‘ invesltd ill
railroads is 887150.546 19. In Ihe stale
miles of road. The number of
passengers carried over them last year,
16.352317; gross earnings, 816,234,042 -,
“l; average profit four and one half per
cent. on $56,953,678.” their capital
stock.
The governor calls attention to the fact
that Connecticut ranks third umongihe
states in the amount of capllll invested
In life and fire insurance, and cdvmes
the general assembly to be cautious in
legislating upon this subject, and urges
that music who invest in life insurance be
protected from vicious. and delualve
acm mes. ~ -
He reports that there was expl-nd-
rd during the last fiscal year, .1.813,
48611 for the support of common
schools. Of this ' sum, the state and
school fund" together fuihshtd 0330,
289 50,cnd the balance was raised by
local taxation. There are in the state
140 466 cbllfllln between the ugls l”
and 16, of whom 120 587 attended lhlst
schools some portions of the year. It:
concluding his remarks on schools, the
govelnor says: "Let me remind you that
the policy of pclmittihg women to par-
llblpale in the public affairs of school
districts has proven line" in Olllrr Slultb,
as might have been uptclrd, eleVatlnp,
nine and blhiftcent" The benefits of
the Normal cohool are highly commended.
The jiitllctal expenses of the state to:
the year amounted to $226 848 32, a dc-
creuse flow that of the menus year ol
06,309 37 A change in the system is tec-
ommended that wyll expedite business-
of the Courts.
A common sense opinion expressed by
the governor is that in: failure to discover
atrocious criminals sometimes result:-
from the loose placlicc of permitting
juries in exciting cupihl cases to sepaialc
two or three times a day during the trial.
and to mingle with the public exposed to
all'aorts of- improper il-fillenccs. Hr
‘lllluku that if juries was kept. together.
trials would occupy lct-s time and the
rxpchse Would be less, and the chance of
punishment of crime would be improved.
The tfflcieht work being done in agri-
culturul matters is remarked upon and the
support of thc experiment station and
Sloric' Agricultural scbo ll is advised on
account oi the benefits‘whlch will in time
arise from them.
Oh the shell fish commission the gov-
ernor says: “The shell fish commission
has within a few years, developed—if not
created—an. industry that gives needed
employment to aElarge number of men,
involves large amounts of capital. and
promises to continually increase its
proportions. Whatever legislation ex-
pcricnce suggests to cncouragc and pro-
tect these important and growing inter-
cats, will, I am sure, be anorably consid-
cred.”
The message shows that the stats has
during the past year, wholly or partially
cared for 8.7.]! persons in its hospitals or
humane institutions, at a total expense of
251,261.17, and the people have, it is
estimated, during the same time con-
tributed in local taxation, to the same
class of charities- more than 3500.000.
Attention is called to the ovilctowdrd
condition of-the Insane hospital at Mid-
dlstown, and it is recommended that
another building be erected capable of
accommodating I50 patients. For the
Reform school last year the sum of
330.000 was appropriated, and this year
310,000 more will be asked for. The
condition 'of the Industrial school for
girls is favorably commenttd upon and
m prcsrnt and is a building to be hard
' for a chapel, schoolroom and hall.
The rcturnc of county commissioners
show that 8,971 licenses were issued last
year, and the total receipts therefrom
.mnunted 10 8263.07: 9‘ The sptcml
objections to the "crust: law are fouudtd
upon its improper and inconsistent ad
ministration in some parts of lhe state by
. .uuiy a oulminilloticrc, who are not filled
uyytrulniug and experience to decide
questions of a judicial character. The
granting and revocation of license-
.uould hc vested. in the jurisdiction of
a competcnt court. but if this is not done
some method of selecting lflc commit-
.ioners should be adopted that would . x-
pone them lcsc imlbe discharge of their
mines to thc suspicion of poiitica'l motives
and bias. '
The military and commutation tax,
amounliog to .104 81‘, but for the ten
pcr cent. reduction nllu'ed by law,
would come within-$6.000of meeting the
aggregate cnrrcut "1111!!“ y rxpcnscil Un-
dcr the act- of 1882 ninety thousand
dollars has been expanded in building
ll‘llnrilsl at New Haven, and ten thousand
dollars in purchasing sites at Bridgeport
and New London The present com.
mission, apprehensive that the balance
will be insufficient to build thc six other
"mun.- coulcmplalcd by thc stain-c.
have conciudcd to wait further action by
thc general aucmbly. Ttlc National
Guard which now numbcrc 8,891 .Mucrs
and man, in highly compllmcnwu on
account of drill, discipline, etc. Refer
crsucc is made tothe Bv-cuatlon day trip
and the gentlemauly hearing and ucport
meat. on that occasion.
The commission charged with thc crcc-
tion of a statue to Nathan Balc. the
Rcvolut onary martyr, have made favor-
able progress and expect to mm: the
statue in position befoieihe next meeting
of the general asst mbly. Iu connection
with this, the governor recommends that
honors should also he paid to those who by
learning, enterprise and function hch
added to the prosperity and fame of the
stale. .
In conclusion, the governor calls atten-
tion to the pullllChl “tbhhchtly so in—
quent at elections. and hopes that some
'iaw may be passed that will pie-uni. it.
He says: "A measule proVIuiug for the
appoihlment of prosecuting election
agents and detectives under suitable
conditions, or any other mcunurc, looking
to the seculity of thc ballot against the
corruption of money, that put wisdom
may devise, wul receive my hearty
apprdval If we would perpetuate the
government of the people our fathers
ltlnrmlllcd, we would not suffer elec-
tions to be,“ they now often are even
in rcrclcommcaities.cn suction of voice.”
that. in a measure, he is responsible for ,
th are completed and in use 1,860 ,
AN 'mltIENSE VESSEL.
The most prodigious vessel on the
records of the ancients was built by order
or Hiero, the second Tyrant of Syracuse,
under the superintehdence of Archimedes,
about 230 years before Christ, the descrip-
tion of which would fill it small volume.
Athenaeus has left a description of this
vast floating fabric. There was, he states,
as much timber employed in her as would
have served for the construction of fifty
galleys. It had all the varieties of apart
ments and conveniences neccessury to It
palace—such as banqueting-rooms, baths,
a library, a temple of Venus, gardens,
fish-ponds. mills, and a spacious gymna-
sium. The inlaying of the floors of the
» middle apartment represented in various
colors the stories of Homer’s Iliad ; there
were everywhere the most beautiful
paintings, and every embellishment and
ornament that art could furnish were be-
stowed on the ceilings, windows, and
every part. The inside of the temple
was inlaid with cypress wood, the statues
were of Ivory, and the floor was studded
with precious stones. The vessel had
twenty benches of ours and was encom-
passed by an iron rampart or battery ; it
had also eight towers with walls and. bul-
warks, which were furnished W1th,1nft-
chines of war, one of which was cups bio
of throwing a. stone of 300 pounds’. weight
01‘ a dint of twelve cubics long to the dis-
tance * of a. half a mile. To launch her
Archimedes invented a screw of great.
power. She had four wooden and eight
iron.a.hchors; her mainmast, composed
of it single tree, was procured after much
trouble from distant inland mountains.
Hiero finding that he had no harbors in
'Sicily capable of containing her, and
learning that: there was a famine in Egypt,
sent her loaded with corn to Alexandria.
She bore an inscription of which the fol-
lowing is part: “ Hicro, the son of Hiero-‘
cles, the Dorian, who wields the sceptre
of Sicily, sends this vessel, bearing in her
the fruits of the earth. Do thou, O N ep-
tune, preserve in safety this ship over the
blue waves."
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A DRAMA or REAL LIFE.
Act lst. Young farmer from West Vir-
giniain Federal army taken prisoner and
sent: to Andersonville. Wife hours after-
ward that he is dead. Her house burned
down. She goes with young child to
Cincinnati uncle. Uncle moved away.
Boy sent; to orphan asylum, she supports
herself by hard work.
Act 2d. Boy adopted and educated by
uwcnlthy couple and raised in luxury.
Benefactors lose their fortune. Boy
thrown upon the world and drifts West.
Act3d. Husbandnotdeed. Onreleese
from Andersomrille goes home, but fails
to find if: or family. Goes to Nevada,
strikes a rich claim, makes a fortune and
becomes a banker in San Francisco.
Act 4th. Young men applies for a. situ-
ation in a. bunk. Looks like proprietor.
Questions asked. No strawberry mark
on his left arm. “ Then you are my long
lost son." Made a partner in bank.
Don’t; know where his mother is. Old
soldier-friend of father enters to get
check cashed. Recognized. Knows
where wife is. “ Where i" “ In Caving-
ton, Ky." Telegram. Answer from wife.
Act 5th. Bunker and son in Coving-
ton. Joyous meeting. Wife struggled
for living many years. All sunshine
henceforth. Luxurious home. Not it
wish ungrhtified. Tableau. Curtain falls
to gay music.
W
THE sconax.
A good many people are at: present puz-
zled over the “Sbuduh,” of which they
hear so much. They are not. quite sure
if it would betray an ttnpnrdonable amount
of ignorance for them to confess to a
general kind of unacquuintedness with
what this Soudah is and how far if extends.
Would it. give these people—who, by the
Why, need not. be ashamed to confess
their ignorance—any kind of satisfactory
information to tell them that; Soudan is
the name given by the Egyptians to all
their dependents empire'stretchihg from
the Third Cataract for an indefinite dis-
tance townirds the lakes, and from the
Red Sea. to the western border of Durfur ?
This empire comprises much of Nubia,
all Sennahr, all Kordofun and all Darfur.
It is said to be about 1,000 miles square,
or as large as India. This vast extent
of a million of square miles is said to be
inhabited by about 12,000,000 people,
most of them Mussulmtms and many of
these of exceptional ferocity, fanaticism
and during. Eventually, it seems likely,
the English M11 have to tackle with this
wild, ferocious crowd, if at; any rate it in-
vade Egypt, which is far from unlikely.
CALIFORNIA RAINFALL.
Careful records prove that the rainfall
of California about every sixth or seventh
year, shows a remarkable shrinkage,
amounting to nearly half. Taking the
cycle of six years. the average rainfall is
quite constant, but there is some increase.
The San Francisco Bulletin says: “ The
number of years which have elapsed
since the last drouth is seven, and it; will
be seen that drouths have come in either
six or seven years. The evident increase
in the yearly rainfall is pttributted to the
influence of the increased cultivation of
the soil, and the large number of trees
which have been planted in different
parts of the State, and which are now be-
ginning to exercise the sheet which
they always have upon the quantity of
rain falling."
RUIV‘F‘IANISM. IN' LONDONc
ltllloug many minor reforms which deserve
lllll’lf'lllloll when London possesses it better
government: then it enjoys at present is that
of the language used in the public streets.
The coarsest expressions are constantly bun-
liied about: with an utter disregard of com-
lnou decency. On such occasions as that of
recently, when .large crowds assembled to
rec the Lord Mayor's Show, it is rcully user-
ious nuisance to respectable persons to be
‘pluccd in a position from which they cannot
extricate themselves where they are con-
demnedto listen to language that shocks
their eats and outrages their feelings. This
is especially the citse as regards women and
children—whose presence, so far from exer-
cisingorefinihg influence on the London
“rough," seems rather to produce the oppo-
site effect upon his temperament, and to
render him more course in his utterances
than when he has less need of self-restraint.
Nor is the ” rough" alone an offender in this
respect. Working men, drivers of vehicles,
public and private, and others who would
be indignant if classed with the “rough,"
frequently make use of expressions, when
addressing each other even in a friendly
spirit, of it truly objectionable hutltre. Until
education remedies the evil It might, pen
Imps, be lessened by ulittle wholesome ins
tcrference on the part of the police.
on.”
The walls of Quebec, which cost the
scandalous sum of more than one huh.
dred million dollars since the Duke of
Wellington had reconstructed them,
were it continual and costly burden and a
useless one to Canada. The Dominion,
Inmsurc, wouldbegladifthiswnll
could be sunkin the sea. or leveled to
the ground. The expense of keeping up
this worthless relic of humanism ill
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'rhis Powder never V“' is. A arvol of
purity. sirl-I gth, lino \Vh(|i12'4""!qlli‘rs Mori-
cconomimtllth -n the nrdln ry kllllll-l. Itnclc’in
n -I be soil! m c llllllel-Illrlfl . ltll the multilu- r
of low test. short weight, ~‘l-lm ol pill sphittr
powders. Sold onlyjn inns ltovu. BAK-
ING l‘ownun Co.. loll Willi f ' Y. I‘ll-f
Tutor t'co.
Successors to Wm.l>1indlcy. In,
Are oficring Great Bargains in
WALL PAPER
‘ -—-AND-——
Window Shades
YOU CAN GET AN
EBllllY Lllllllllifllll ll PULE
Willi Brass Fixtures for $1.75.
The Right Steely ll'lll‘ll Sllllil,
FOR SALE AT OUR STORE.
WELLER lb Mc’lOlquCK harepurcbared
the painting. paper hanging and house llcl:
oratlngbusiness recently conducted by WH-
liltm ilinuley.Jr. ’l‘hcirolficeill nttheltbovl-
store wllcrc any and all orders willrcccivr-
heir promut attention. Mr. Wellcr war
orcmnn for William llinlllcy, Jr.
5! 1y
The Barks, Boots and Herbs
From which VEGETINE is made
Ill POWDER FORM
SOLD FOR
so CENTS A PACKAGE.
Prostrated from Weakness.
Ban-niche, 119.. June 5, 1879.
Mr.Stevens—Dcar Sir: I can testify to the good
effects of your medicine. For several years I was
afflicted with asevcl'e cough and weakness. and was
perfectly prostratcd; but after taking three bottles of
your VEGETINE made from the Ferment was en-
tirely relieved. Very Respectfully,
MRS. M. E. STREET, 51 Gilmore st.
One Package in Powder Form Cured
SO ROFU LA.
86 13am 813m. Essi- Bus-rote. Mass.
_ Sept. 30. 1870.
Mr. 11. R. Stevens-Dear Sir: My little daughter
Stellahas been afflicted a long time with Scrdula.
suflerln everything. Iemploycd different phislclshs
in East oston.but they helped her hone. Ibought
some of your Powder Form Veaeum. and my wife
nice (1 it and gave it to the child according to the di-
rec one. and we were surprlsed in n. fortnl ht's time
to see how the child had gained in flesh out strength.
Slicisnow gaining every day, and I can cheerfully
recommend your remedy to be the best we have ever
tried. Respectfully yours, . . .
Vegetine is Sold—by all Drugglsfs
ERA 1’s SPLCI Flll lVl Elrlllthflo
TRADE MARI THE GREAT AMERICAN
ltnnsln'. An unfailing
(“tire for for Setuililll “'l'ltk;
nuns. Sucrmutorrhma, Impo
, tency and all Diseasesol'nell-
Allll‘fl: its loss of Memory.
Universal Litssitude, Pllin m
the Buck. Dilllness 01' VIFiOm'
Premature - Ill Aucmnd many
other miscascs 'htll. lead to In-
sanity or Honl-u option and a
Premature Grave.
BEFORE 'I'Allll.
to refund nlnno y, when drug:
gl-fs from u from llw Illmlicinc
is bought do not refund. out
refer you to the limullllictur-
ers, and the reqiiirelnen s urn
such that they lire seldom if
enermolnp icll with. acotllelr
written guarantee. A tri ll of , ,,
one singletluckayc oi Gray’s ' " .
Spl'cillc will convince tlicntost ‘ ‘
sknp-tchl of its real merits. AFTER TAKIII.
‘ On ltcnount ol'countei‘lclts, two have adopt,-
cd the Yellow wrapper: the only genuine,
G'Full particulars in out-pamphlet, which
\v-- "mire to send Irne by mail to cverv onc
Write Snecillc Medicine is sold by all «true
glue nf 5| per package. or six packages fnr85
or will be s~ntlrne by mail on the receipt. of
the monov, by addressing THE GRAY “EDI-
CINE "0.. Buffalo \l. Y. Sold by GEO R.
PL \ HTED, cor. Main and Wall sts, Norwnlk,
and (r: Washington at So. Norlvltlk.
Pursuits .
And all Ollie" claims on U. S. Government
promptly attended to. Any disabling in-
jury or disease entities to a pension. Re-
jvcted claims 11 specialty. Every day's
delay counts against non-applicants.
Charges of descrfion can be removed for
cause. Every, honest. claim will succeed.
W. H. NOBLE. Bridgeport. More at 91
Stratford Avenue.
IRON FENCES.
'1‘le $06501“th llnvirllz returned to
zorwuik, and located at :16 Leonard sf...
is preparer! to furnish “lrougln Iron
Fonclngnf‘all myths. of the best material
and bent W01‘km:tnnhlp.al reasonable prices.
Having had many years of experience in the
milking thereof he l‘cclsccnfiocnt t at he can
catisf‘y- all demands. Estimates and plans
cheerfully furnished.
EPH RAIN M. MERRI’I‘T
Norwalk.Aug.lss2. P.O Box 657»
G-UION LIN 113
U. s. nan. surnames
’ ion
Quecnst-own and Liverpool.
Leaving Pier 85 N. 1%.. foot of King St
ALASKA WISCONSIN“ ARIZONA
These Steamers are built of Iron, in water
tight. compartmentsmnd are furnished with
every requisite to make the passage across
the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, hav-
ing Bath Room. Smoking Room, Drawing
ltoom, Piano and Library, also experienced
Surgeon, Stewardees and Caterer on each
Steamer. The Stateroom: are all on deck,
thus insuring those greatest orall luxuries
at sea, perfect ventilation and light. Cabin
Passage (according to Stateroom) tun, ass
and $100; Intermediate, “0; Steerage at low
titles. -
Williams & Gulou,
Guides, 29 Broadway, N.Y,
AJI. Bytnn‘ton & Sons,
Agents.
BEWARE of zttlvcrtisllleufs‘I'RADB MARK_ -
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Cor. of West Avenue an.
Berkeley Place,
Third house below the Methodist Church.
Odin . l
to a”. fnflours from 1 to 0 a. m.. .2 to 3,311,] 7
t. H. BALDWIN, M. n..
[Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
ltclldcncc in the Charles Isuacs Homestead
wllll st.. NOI‘WIIIR, Ct. '
Ofilcc hotirc'ti119 u. m.. l to 3 and 7 to 8 p In
Dr.T.ESWlFT,
DENTIST.
Artificial teeth without. plates by the perfect
Crowning system.
Ollcedc Resident-c No. 9 West Ave.
tr Right Hand Bell.
ALE X. a. GIBSON.
()rganistlir the First Congregational Church
Teacher of
Plano-Forte. “real: and Muulcnl
I'omposltlon,
Look uoxxs. Pun. NOI:WALK.CON.\'.
,w. s. QUINTARD,
FURNISHING llNllERTAKER
EMBiiMEi
. OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT.
Residence H3 Math st. Telephone connectlan.
B” To the Public.
fir-t and only one in th'
is place
l... .51: illl’llliil'lfi frvlvvm'ly-I "°""’
I hav ‘ ultluuoli A In H pu-l‘m‘o I e success
Wooro w“ 1"”‘v'lrdiwflll by nine nitrite of Will.
Sn ill-tiny evening. Sept
brought to my
~\ll."l;‘lleillg seen
mg L week, it \V’lrl buried on ‘
_ . . - up i - .
“-1,!" .t lefn"l'l(t|bl(: ethic of )rcn‘t'llfét’lllggfifis
days after death. 'Wltf. E. Uni t‘altt) '
ADAMS BRO] HERS,
Dealers in
llEAT & VEGETABLES.
N”. 22 MAIN STREET.
Fish and game in their '
All goods "om tl' . various seasons.
aslpeciulty. p y delivered Low lips,“
. 22d. 'I‘IIc bod w
place and cmbttlrnrd til [It’lla
by hundreds of periple.dur-
NE W llIA RKET !
No. 6 Main Street, Norwalk.(tt.
THE BEST 01"
Beef, Veal..llutton, Lamb, Pork,
fAlllS.I"NILT|£Y am. slwa. a
very lowest. murkc’t pri-ss. iti'il'itialil‘liii
Hlnlls In its season. Try me; I will try tosult
W. l-‘. Lu ' 'w .
“”5 L" ”"0. Lite With Adams Bros
. BERNARD COHN,
Merchant Tailor
WEEK’S uninhnmc, WALL s'r.,
a FULL Lisa or
imported & Domestic Cloths
l‘l the. 135.031., styles. constantly on hand.
’oveltles in ~scotch Siiitinga. Sittislacilon
.uurunteeoin every particular.
3!. Beldcnféillzrib 11
initial and Clilnlllr at Lilli
Room No. 4, [In Stalrcp .
I; \ZI‘lT'f‘E "DILDING.
NORWA LK.
nov'r & MEEKER,
54 lVlAIN S‘I‘ll EET,
SOUTH NORWAIJL ("12,
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS,
steam and Gus Fitters. Deniers ‘
._ . in Plinth r ’
and Steam Fltli'f‘n’fillbpllcs I e 5
and Gas kixturcs.
“Jobbing promptly attended to. ly21
AMERICAN HOUSE.
-»l. C. COLLINS, - - PROPIIIETOR
16 Main strcet. Norwalk, Penn.
We are preparer] to furnish m uls
at it
hours and at lowest possible rates. in the lleabl
luauner. Oysters asiierialty. Good accom-
lllollution for transient. You willdo well to
give can call 1513
l he Norwalk Fire Insurance (In.
_ Has now completell its ..
l8tr Successful Business Your
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid
new» or .of, claims for losses. No sound
company msures at lower rates.
W.0.srnnnr. Pro». 5. E.0l.as-rnav,’rieas.
6E0. H. uownns.scc’v .
P. W. BATES
AT HIS
MARBLE ll- GRllITEYl Ill]
On Water Btraet.
HAS NEW DESIGNS 1N1 .
Head Stones. Monuments and
all K liids ol'MemorlaI Work.
can. AND sE'E THEM. 10!!
the propeller dock, on .
3le the Best l
W. A. VOGEL,
' Mailfalllllnl Pharmacist
AND
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Druggist,
21 Main Street, Nor-walk, (31;.
None but absolutely pure and
perfectly fresh and reliable medi-
rinal preparations, Drugs and
Chemicals
A complete stock of
American and Foreign Patent
Medicine's
Perfumery and Toilet Articles.
Prescriptions compounded at
all hours by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
Prices Reasonable! 6m30
Agent for Dr. Holland’s
efever and ague pills, an in:
.fallible remedy for chills
and fever, dumb aguc, and
all forms of malarias
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FLUBIST llllllll illlll
[ON AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAEE, CONN.
Dealer in Green House and Hot House and
lie-Ming and Vegetable Plants. Fruit arm or
mutant ul Trees, Shrubbery. Vines Out Flow-
er: always on hand and all sorts of designs in
Flowers atrhnged to order.
Grading and lie-lifting Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
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Orient Pulmonaire!
‘ Orlcnl Pulmonalrc cures Asthma.
orient Pulmonclu cures Bronchitis.
”elem rulmonulre cures Coughs and
Hours-hens. _
clrlent Pulmonalro cures all Throat
and Lung 'I‘roulll. u.
orlcul Pulmonalre contains no pow-
erlnl anodyne.
orient I. Pu lmonulrc is pleasant to take.
orient. Pnlmonalrc is speedy in ill
(-fl'o‘ttlfl. .
Orient Pnlmonalrc is manufactured by
, PORTER & BENEDICT,
Loc Box 547, WATERBURY, UUNN.
PHILADELHIA BRANCffz—l37 W. 3d St
tl—Gm
PATENTS.
A. M. WOOSTER,
Late Examiner U. 8. Patent OflIce,
436 Mai n St.,coI-.Fai rfleld Ave,
ftIIIGEOR'lj, CONN. Having had eight
years experience In the Patent business. I
am prepared to give my personal attention to
all marten lulrlli-tHl to me before the Pat-
ellf Office and the Courts. ltfr.’
J- G. PETER.
Dealer in Firsl~01ass
BULUGNAS llllll SAUSAGES.
Shipping Orders Promptly Attended To.
259 DE LANCEY 81‘.
NEW YORK CITY.
2mm
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a? 'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. of HART-
FORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter
l’erpeluttl.
(inputs! and Accetc, 88.902.272.64
lnsnresaguinsttoss and damage by Fire, on
termaltdopted to the hazard and consistent
With the laws or compensation. UOWLES
it. if litltltlldl, Sole Agents for Norwalk and
violin y.
Geo. Ward Selleck,
Basin his New Store.
HARDEIIRMI'S I!“ Itlfll, WAII. "I!!!
A uompletcassortmentot the best clasr ol
GROQEHIEWRBVISl0NS.FllIlITS
.tc..fortumilv use,“ Popular Price». Ill»
stock is at all times fresh and good.und will
stand comparison with those of~any (troccv
in town, (lull in and ion we vnnr orders 0er
Men’s Heavy Boots,
Men’s Calf Boots,
Men’s Congress Shocs,. -
Ladies’ Buttoii Shoes,
Sign of .the
SUPP...
An Immense Variety for the Holiday Trade, at
FAN C HER’S.
Warm Wool Lined Shoes for Winter wear
AND
Rubber Goods of every description:
Fillll Hilllll-Mllllll Bflflll llllll Slllllll lll llll Willllll, llll llllllll
[ll Illllilll ill fllllfll. '
Carpet Slippers, with Solid Leather Soles,
TRUNKS, SATCHELS, LEATHER AND FINDING .
EUGENE FAN CHER,
17 Main. Street, Norwalk.
24’
$2.00 and up
2.00 and tip
1,00 and up
1.00 and up
25 cts.
Golden Boot.
2win2wo—8'8
Coaches, Landau
approved designs.
SPECIAL NOTICE .
JESSE HOPSON.
MANUFACTURER OF
FINE. CABBIAGES.
. Landaulet‘s, Broughams. Mail Phantoms, T Carts,
Village arts, Hoarses and Undertaker’s Wagons.
He would call the attention of those desiring Fine Carriages in any style and
design, that he has find it practical epericnce of twenty-five years in the manu
facture of Fine Carriages, would also invite attention of Liverymen and Unier-
takers to his very Fine Hearses and Uhdertaker’a Wagons of the latest and 111081.
He would also inform them that he was manager for the Youle
Hearse Mfg. Co, for 10 years and is now sole proprietor. ‘
Carriage Repairing in all its Branches.
JESSE" HOPSON.
P. 0.301: 216, ..,.. ‘ NOR WALK, CONN
. REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
AM».
Five rooms. Rent low. Enquire
Hill
Street
at this office.
To Let.
THE lower part of' the house corner of
Union and Belden avenues.
Enquire at
LCCKWOOD’S MARKET.
To Let
oons To RENT in Brick Buildingin
. Leonard street. Possession lmutc-
dIately. Enquire of 0. T.LEONABL) ilk SUN.
May 7th, lass. ‘
$5537
39“
For Sale Cheap.
ILL bcsolllat a Bargain,“ apmted for
soon asmall. neat Cottage. 01 six rooms.
in Food hclghoorhood. and three minutes’
we k of the Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICE. ,
To Let.
THE largo, gommodious front room in
Gazette Bulldlnp just vacated by Francis
uckeon. Full particulars of
B.J.STURGI£S.
For Sale! A Bargain!
A desirable dwellin house and 30 acres of
good land, hi h groan ‘10 minute- drive from
d pol. Goo out houses. large variety of
fruit. two frond wells, spring water. Price
very reasonable. Enquiri- 01‘
THE MESSENGER.
Mew 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
O. E. WILSON,
35 if Room 3, Gazette Building,
3136
For Sale or to Rent.
A House and One Acre of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill.
day be had on reasonable terms. App] to
E. W STUART).
Sorwalx, March 16th, 1501.
Desirable Properly llll‘ Ste.
A Very desirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lotssituav—
eo-ln Osborn Avenue. t'or sale- cheap.
Also. a nicely located House ahu Lot on
MBIWID Street near West Avenue,1’or sale
at a bargain. Enquire of'
S. 19. OS BURN.I‘.aSI Avenue.
tfll or to D. w. Fitch. West Avenue
For Sale.
SPLENDIU cunntty scat situated in the
town of Wilton, Within 6 minute- walk
of the South Wilton depot and 3}; miles from
Norwaik. This plilce hart 6 little: Lf good
land with abundance of well selected
fruit trees, and 30(lchotcc grape vines,allill
stood bearing co-ulilion, lar 'e gardens and
excellent well of' water. onse large and
convenient with 16 rooms besides plumes
and closets in abundance, ce-lar large and
dry. The barn and wagon holler-tile nicely
arranged. This place will be sold cheap and
on easy terms. Enquire of
GEO. I". QUINTA RD,
Norw'alk Shirt hlunuleclory.
South Wilton,Fl-brultry 26th. Isn‘t. 3 t1'
For Sale.
IlVIlE elegant building site at Vorwnlkflon-
necticut, belonging to the Estate of ID"
late Henry ’1'. Morgan. pliichssed by him dur-_
ing his life-time, upon which to build his
country rcstdence. contuil irg 95 acres. on
high round, with extensive «lows of Long
Islam Sound. fine old shamel- This plot is
capable of being subdivided into several sites
01' one or two acres euch.ulld islocntl-d on the
green opposite the residence ol the Rev. S 15.
S. Bisscll. and known as the St. John’s plaice.
This property is highly recommended for it
gentleman’s l‘alv-ily residence, and is within
Ix hours of New Yor» City. and in one l-f'the
largest and most fiuurishingtowns in Connec-
ticut' prici'.812,000. Apply to 1". S'l‘.Jlm.\
LUUKWUOD, Fairfleld County Bank. .V'or-
walt, Conn, or HOMER. MORGAN, No. 2
Pine St.,.Ncw York. tl‘itl
Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers his Farm for sale.
situated in the Town of Greenfield, in
Saratoga 00., in the state of New York. nine
miles from Suratoga Springs. It is pleas-
antly situated on it rise of ground. 95 acres of
land. which Is favorably divided into pas-
ture, plow, meadow and woou land; with
it large house; the size of the born 30 bv 40.
wagon house and enabling, hay loft over the
same.‘l3 by 43. and grainery 16 by is. Will
be sold chcftp; part. of the purchase money
can remain on mortgage if dcsired,or will
exchange for village property. For further
particulars inquire of SILAS P. TUTTLE,
tf5l ‘ Norwafk.Conn.
If
West Avenue Property
For Sale.
THE 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
.thc modern improvements. The rooms are
large and capacioiis.ceilings high. and in ex-
cellent. conditloh,the piazza extends across
the entire front; and the walks and lawns
are very fine. Shade goodmnd thelocation
the finestin the Borough. The grounds are
about 156 feet front and contain about two
acres of land. _Thcre is a splendid burn or. the
premises, and. In good. order. Must be seen
to be appreciated. Call on BENJAMIN J.
STURGES for permission to examine. Stf
CHOICE
Building Lots
F‘OR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGEN, or o. E. WILSON
Ga cttc Building. 44ft
CROSS CREEK COAL
niihonnhwuornn‘ns’
a
Jar-IN H. SMITH,
F L O R I S 1“
EAST SIDE OF MAIN 'ST., SOUTH
OF RAILROAD.
City ofSoutb Norwalk. Conn
Plants & Flowers at allseasons
Flowers for Funcralsfurnlsllcd and taste
fully arranged so we: a: short noticc.
THE uppcrgpart of a bousc on Warren
norm mum women: "
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Some of the very rich women of New
York have many peculiarities. Mrs.
Stewart, for instance, never opens her
front windows, and she goes out driving
so seldom that even the neighbors on the
adjoining block do not know her. She'
is a. sincere Christian, behaving more
firmly in the English Church than any
other, and yet worshipping more to suit
her own quiet taste than according to any,
set: tenets of faith. She does not care for
personal appearance and does not dress
half so neatly as her servants. She walks
out of pleasant afternoons twice or thrice
ft week, and while always accompanied all
it respectful distance .by a strong man-
servunt, she looks so commonplace that
not: one of the multitude are aware that
she is the richest widow in the world.’
Mrs. Stewart always curries goodly sized
coins for beggars.
’ MissWolfe differs from Mrs. Stewart
in this respect: When she meets a beg-
gar she must know his or her referenced
before doing anything of a substantial
nature. It is a. very difficult: matter to
fix the age of Miss Wolfe. She is no
longer young and yet she does not look
old. She possesses a. face of the type
which never ages. There is a. story about
her having loved a. brave fellow some
years ago, and that he passed away before
the day agreed upon for their wedding,
and when he was buried her heart also
was put away in the tomb. It; is a pretty
romance, all devotion, nothing but truth
and pureness, and she now devotes her
life tocharity. -
Mrs. Goelet, like her late husband, is
of a retiring disposition. For intervals
of weeks she will remain closely at home.
out to all callers, and then again she will
be seen at: every place of note in the city.
Her jewels are said to be the finest priv-
atecollection in the country. The Goe«
[etc were always a. curious family.
But the most sensible and attractive of
the rich ladies in New York whom this
article has called to mindis Mrs. Marshall
0. Roberts. The widow of a mining;
king, intelligent, cullnn'eil and handsome,
she, with $8,000,000 in her own right,
numbers her suitors by the dozens. Some
time ago, itwill be readily recalled, the
gossips said that she proposed to enter
the White House as the wife of. Arthur
and its mistress. According to an in-
formant of mine, Mrs. Roberts, when
this story came to her ears, burst. out
crying as though her heart would break,
pronounced it false and supplemented it
with the statement that she would never
again go to the altar as an expectant
bride. She is the centre of it social circle
of brave men and women, does a. great
deal in aid of literature and art, and is
well known to the poor of the Five Points
and the east side.
NICOTINE IN CIGAR SMOKE.
The German savant, Dr. Kissling, has
recently made some interesting experi-
ments onthis subject, the cigars being
smoked with an aspirator, and tho smoke
drawn through a cooler and five bo..les.
Of the latter the first and third were
empty, the second being filled with alco-
hol, the latter with dilute sulphric acid,
and the fifth with caustic soda. In the
four experiments 50, 42, 132 and 100 high: 3
were smoked respectively. The perceh~
tages of nicotine were 3.75, 3.74, 0.21).;
and 0.19 in the respective experiments.
Inafifth experiment the tips and ends
of those cigars used in the first experi-
ments were used, and in ft sixth experi-
ment the cigar ends left by it smoker
were tested for nicotine. These were
found to contain 2. 51 per cent, the cigar
itself having had 224 per cent. ; so that
the increase was comparatively small.
The general results of Dr. Kissling’s re-
searches are of, interest to all cigar
smokers. He found that; the active poi-
sonous constituents of tobacco smoke are
curbolic oxide, sulphydric acid, prussic
acid rind nicotine. The three first mined
are present in tobacco smoke in too small
quantities, and are too volatile to deserve
any consideration in judging of the effect;
of using tobacco on the system. The
picoline bases are present in the smoke
in relatively small quantities, so that; the
poisonous qualities may be attributed :11-
most exclusively to the nicotine. The
amount of nicotine in smoke depends
chiefly on the quantity of nicotine in the
tobacco. The quantity of nicotine de-
stroyed by the combustion of u cigar is
relatively small. Perhaps the most. in-
teresting result of the experiments is that;
they show that: as nicotine is soluble in
alcohol, it: is more than probable that the
use of alcoholic beverages prevents the
local accumulation of nicotine and hast:-
uni: its removal from the body. In other
words, a glass of beer or wine is the
proper concomitant to the pipe or cigar.
A SINGULAR ROCK.
Near the mouth of the Little Cheyenne
:iver, in Dakota, is a. rock with curious
indentations. It is twelve feet long by
even or eight wide, and rises above the
:round about eighteen inches. Its edges
.re angular, its surface flat, and it: shows
.lttle effect: of ice action. It appears to
.emitghcsinn limestone, and its white-
.ess makes it a. conspicuous object. On
.50 surface are several deep and perfect
" sotprihts, as though made by the left
.‘occaeihed foot. of a. woman or a. boy.
it is known to the Indians as a religious
"tell, and they worship it. None of the
to cut Indians know anything of the ori-
22 of the footprints.
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We should do everything we can for
others, if only to dissipate tho thought of
wind; they emit to do for us.
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HERB KRUPP~AND HIS GUN FACTORY.
Herr Alfred Krupp, the proprietor of
the great. steel-works, zit; Eiseu, Germany,
where the guns which bear his name are
m lnufnctured, employs 20,000 men, who
operate 1,541 furnaces, 439 steam boilers,
450 steam engines, and 1,622 machines for
working iron. Besides being the owner
of the works at Eiseu, he is the owner of
547 mines in various parts of Germany.
His entire possessions are said to be worth
$10,000,000. He is described as a tall
and rather stern—looking mm]. with slop-
ing shoulders, a long- neck, and full white
beard, hiding a sensitive mouth, and a.
face narrow at the jaw and brondehing
above the thin, we shaped nose. His
dark eye is keen and penetrating, his
forehead expansive. He is delicate, nerv-
ous and intellectual, and looks like u.
clergyman. His only son and heir, Fritz
Krupp, who will succeed to his immense
estate, is a. young man of fine education.
who is already acquainted with all the
details of his father's business. He tram
eled considerably in this country. He is
an inventor of very many valuable coh-
trivmices used in the works at Eisen.
Herr Krupp’s establishment; has turned
out 20,000 cannon.
DIATCHES IN COTTOI'.
The Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa;
asserts that largo importers of American.
cotton in that city have found motel».
boxes and even handfuls of matches, art.
fully dispersed hero and there inside the
bales, with the evident intention of set-
ting the cotton on fire, through the action
of that development of heat which is often.
caused by the cotton wing insufficiently
dried before it is pitch-.91.
Norwalk Chronicler