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A Memory. from his shoulders, and was casting 0” now mosmc worm Is MADE. DR_ D_ HITCHCOCK, . REAL ESTATE. ”VS-TNiEdsfi-g’fiilémnz ' DYNAMITE AND Anmmx.
Here, where the rippling rivulet frills
A measure of melody far to the river,
Floweth a memory cherished, that thrills
The turbulent tide of my being forever!
.lust of old lean the willows and trail
Over the water their tassels of gold;
Shining aioi‘t, with a welcoming hail
Whisth the oriolo. swoot as of old.
Here are the violets, blue as the sky ;
Yonder tho gilt oi' the buttcrcnp glows;
And I smell tho perfume of their censors of bloom
Blown upon every zephyr that blows.
Just as of old, when the voice and the tread
Of a little maid mingled with mine on the way,
Hangs the clear sun in the tent overhead,
Brightening the stoma, and the grove and the ion.
. She was so tranquil, yet smiling anon,
So any in grace, so precocious and wise,
I thought her sufficiently fair to be one .
O! the angels of God, in an earthly disguise.
But I missed her at last; and one morn while the
dew
Yet jeweled the green of the sod and the spray,
I walked to her hom'e, down the dingls we know—-
There paiiid and ill on the pillow she lay.
Shc faded—ah, nol when the wood-flower's breath
Ficd away, when her roses wreathcd lattice and
door. , I
She sank to the strange, rigid slumber of death;
We called to her, wopt—sho could when no more i
Thou fondly-loved haunt of my earlier yours.
Thy joy in my bosom no longer can sia'r;
Yet. seen through this mist of my gathering tears,
Thou art dear, thou art dearer for memory of her!
”—“Mo
The; Dwarfs of Elburn.
The mayor, tho marshal and the city
attorney of Elburn stood on the corner of
the street one rainy day, discussing some
matter. It must have been of consider-
able importance, or Mayor Hoyt, a. small
spare man with a pale face and 9., suggest-
ive cough, never would have consented to
stand out in that pelting rain one minute
longer than was absolutely necessary.
Neither would Mr. Hayes the city attor-
ney. Ho was tall and strong, and could
stand it very well himself; but he had
some doubts about the polish on his boots,
and was quite particular in regard to his
silk but and glossy linen. The marshal
didn’t care much; it was his business to
be out in all sorts of weather, and he was
used to it. He had chanced to meet the
other two Officials on the street corner,
and had stopped them with the question, —
“Well, what have you decided to do 2”
' ”All, yes!" said the mayor. “Mr.
Hayos‘und I were just talking about it.
Mr. Hayes thinks we ought to get rid of
.them as soon as possible. ” ‘
“But how are we to do it i" asked the
marshal. “They are not vagrants; they
pay for everything they got, and mind
their own business. "
. “They are nuisances," broke in the ot-
tomey, “and should not be tolerated.
Every one defeats them, while women and
children actually fear them. You must
acknowledge, yourself that it’s not very
pleasant to turn a corner and find your-
self suddenly confronted by three—three
x—wel], I don’t know what to call them—-
ugly enough to belong to the infernal re-
gions."
Here a number of men and boys, at-
tracted by the lawyer’s tones, gathered
around, and the mayor said :—
“Well, well, you may be right, Mr.
Hayes. Come up to my office, where we
will be out of this rain, and we will see
what can be done. ” ‘
“Yes, " remarked the attorney, “ that is
a sensible idea.” And taking the mayor’s
arm, they turned in the direction of the
city hall. As they passed the post-ofiice,
on then-way, the mayor and the city at-
torney stopped to get their mail, while
the marshal walked slowly on. He had
not gone far, however, before he suddenly
paused and waited for his two compan-
ions. As soon as they reached him, he
excitedly exclaimed in a low voice,——
“Here they come! Shall we do any-
thing with them now?" .
“ No, not yet; take no notice of them,”
said the mayor.
The officials continued on their way,
walking closer together, and nearer the
edge of the walk, as they passed the next
corner, where they met three persons of
a most remarkable appearance. They
were dwarfs ; and a more repulsive, ugly-
looking trio could not very well be im~
aginod. For several months they had
frequently been observed upon the streets
of Elburn. No one knew who theywere,
whence they came, or what they were
doing there. They lived in an old but
down by the river, and were seen on the
streets regularly every morning. They
minded their own business and molested
no one; but people feared and avoided
them as they would beasts of prey. And
in truth they were a hideous trio.
One of them, in partitular, appeared to
possess more characteristic ugliness than
either of his companions; and it may
have been this that constituted him a sort
of leader. He was not much over four
feet in height, and was greatly dispropor-
tionod. His body was thin, his how
large, and his face bony. His hair was
of a. yellowish tint, and hung in tangled
locks over his cars and forehead. ' .
eyes were small, but bright, one of them
being blue and the other brown. His
nose was sharp, his mouth large, and
through the thin hairs Of . a. straggling
mustache could be seen a few crooked,
discolored teeth, two of which projected
beyond the rest, like tasks. He was
dressed in a loose-fitting suit of different
materials, the effect of which was to in-
crease the general ropulsiveness of his
appeamnce. ’
The largest of the three did not possess
asmuch intelligenoeas the others, although
he was not so greatly deformed. The
third, who always walked betv‘veen the
others. and was never seen alone, appeared
the youngest of the three. He was a
huncbback, and walked with uncertain
stops, seldom raising his eyes from the
ground. When he - did look up people
noticed that they were handsome eyes,
with a frightened expression; and that
he immediately glanced at the/others, as
though expecting a reproof for his to-
merity.
When they first appeared, people re-
garded them as objects of curiosity; but
this feeling soon gave way to one of hor-
mr and disgust, which increased to such
an extent that the mayor was appeded to
by many of the citizens to see if some-
thing could not be done to rid the town
of those unwelcome intruders. This was
the business upon which the three ofii—
cials were confea'ringjthis rainy morning;
and it, was the three dwarfs whom they
met while on their way to the mayor’s
Office.
As the mayor stepped aside something
white fell from his pocket, and the leader
of the darts, with a scarcely perceptible
movement, picked it up and quickly con~
sealed it ; and the dwarfs went their way.
Everyboch made room for them to pass.
Timid people shrank close to the walls
and buildings '; boldpeoplo merely stepped
aside and stared hard after them; women
and children crossed the street or ran into
stores to avoid them; butnot a word was
spoken to them except, occasionally, a
jsering call from some reckless urchin,
who immediately became terribly frigh‘-
ened when one of the dwarfs looked at
him ; and at astore where they purchased
some provisions the errand boy waited on
them and had a fit of blue horrors all the
. rest of the day in consequence. ’
They heeded nothing. however, but
walked on, each with his own peculiar
gait, through the town and down the
riverside. until they reached the old but.
They entered, and the leader, ourowmg
down the packages he carried, turned to
the hunchback.
I am hungry as a bear,” he said roughly.
“ 0h, Zingli,” said the one addressed,
“why do you keep me here ? Let me go
—I have never harmed you.”
“ Why do I keep you here? Because I
hate you. I would kill you, but I know
that by keeping you alive I can better ‘an-
may your father, whom I hate more than
I do you."
“Kill him i” said ‘the largest dwarf,
who had not spoken before. “Kill him
—and be rid of him." ' a
“ Be still, Wales,” said Zingli. “Stir
about, lad—I toll youIam almost starved.”
The dwarf obeyed, and prepared the
meal—not a very choice one—for his oom-
panions.
It was not anelcgantly furnished room
where the dwarfs were sitting. A large
dry-goods box answered the purpose of a.
table, and smaller ones were used as chairs.
Another box, nailed to the wall, hold
some tin dishes; while still another stood
in one corner, securely locked.2 Their
bed was composed of a few blankets
thrown upon some boards in the most
comfortable corner of the room.
While the youngest dwarf was prepar-
ing dinner, the leader drew from his
pocket the something white which the
us the dwarf perused it 'a grin . Of satisfac-
tion spread over his features, and he
laughed very softly.
“ Wales,” he, said, “we have beaten
them again ; but we must be more care-
ful.” .
He handed the letter to his companion,
who read it carefully, and asked anxious-
ly,—— ‘
“ Are we safe here i” .
“ Of course! Don’t you see—every
town for miles around will have this cir-.
cular ; while Elburn will be none the
wiser—as long as they lose their letters.
But we must keep good watch of him,”
nodding toward the hunchback. “Curse
him! We must look out, or he will es-
cape some time. I don’t like the way he
looked at that little dried-up mayor to-
day. 3) .
Here the object of their remarks an-
nounced dinner; and drawing up their
boxes, the three dwarfs ate their meal in
silence. ‘
l * i t
The mayor, the marshal and the city at-
torney satin the mayor’s ofliée at noon,
that day, their plans completed, and ready
for action. Outside, the rain had ceased,
and a single ray of sunshine. gleamed
from between the parted clouds; the
grass and leaves put on a fresher green;
the birds chirped in the trees; and the
bxbilzu‘uting efi'eots were felt by all. Even
‘ Mayor HOyt wasbenofitted. fer he arose
put on his hat and a pair ‘Of tall rubber
boots, and said to the marshal who was
preparing to leave the omce— , ,
“ Wait a. moment—I will go with you.”
“ So will I," said the attorney. “I am
interested to see how this affair turns
out." -
And once more the three officials
started out. .
Several citizens were impressed into
the service, and inquiries concerning the'
dwarfs were made around town. Noth-
ing had been seen of the nondescripts
since morning. Led by the three oili-
cials, the party, nine in number, moved
on in the direction of the dwarf-’5 home.
“ You must remember," said the attor-
ney, “ that we are proceeding against
them with a view to finding out their real
character. If we find nothing of a crim-
inal nature against them we will declare
them public nuisances, and order them
to leave town at once.” ‘
Arrived within two or three blocks of
the river, the marshal turned, and held
up his hand as a signal to halt.
. “ Wait,” he said. “What are those ob~
'jects down the river bank a short dis-
tance I”
“ They are two of the dwarfs,” replied
a sharp-sighted citizen. “I know them
by their walk. They are moving away
from the hut. " -‘ ‘
“We had better separate," said the
mayor. “Mn Hayes and I will go out to
the but, and the rest had better go in pur-
suit of thb two down the river. Mr. Broom, "
to one of the citizens, “ you might come
with us—we may need you. ” -' '
The party divided according to the
mayor’s suggestion, each taking a differ-
cut route. '
Themayor’s party reached the but with-
out any delay. No sound was to be heard,
and Mayor Hoyt hesitated a moment.
Then he tried the-door. It Was fastened
coco toss, test:
came into requisition, and the rusty
hinges yielded The attorney entered at
once, leaving his companions to follow.
When they came in he was bending over
some object in the corner. They saw
him take a knife from his pocket, and
heard a sound like the cutting Of a rope.
Then the attorney arose, and assisted the
object to rise. It was the hunchback
dwarf, and before he could speak, he re.
moved a gag from his mouth. Even then
he could not articulate, bututtoring a few
indistinct sounds, pointed to a box in the
corner. '
' “Speak, man, what do you mean ’9‘” de-
manded the attorney. . *~
The dwarf pointed to the box and
grasped in an excited manner,—
“ Quick-the box—hurry ! ”
He ran across the room, and kneeling
down before the box, tried in vain to open
it. The attorney and Mr. Breen speedily
onmeto his assistance, and it was soon
opened. The dwarf tumbled out the con-
valuable papers, coins, bankhotes and
various heavily-plated articles, evidently
stolen goods. But of these the dwarf
took no notice. He took from a pile Of
papers in letter, which he handed to the
attorney,
“ Why, it is addressed to you,” said the
lawyer, handing it to they mayor.
With hasty fingers the mayor Opened
the letter and glanced at the contents.
“Listen,” he said :— ‘ >
“ To His HONOR, MAYOB; ‘ on: ,5;
“ Dear Sir :—Inclosed find printed (1p;
scri tions of Charlie Godfrey, son of Gen.
Go ey, of Plainsview, and of two dwarfs
suspected of his'nbduction. The boy has
been missing several months. ,, If you oun
give us any information, you wfll receive
the thanks not only of the father, but of
a whole community.
‘ ‘ Yours very truly,
“Consmus CROWLEY, Mayor.
“Here are descriptions of the dawarfs,
and we are undoubtedly on the track of
the boy," went on the mayor.
“,Where is the boy, you villain ?” de-
manded the attorney of the dwarf.
‘ ‘Speak 1 Where have you concealed him I”
“Wait, Mr. Hayes,” expostulated the
mayor. “ There are only two dwarfs
mentioned, and in Eibum we'have three.
They may not be the right ones."
The attorney glanced once more at the
printed description.
“But these are the ones, " he returned,
“and this is a third, evidently 'an accom-
plice.” Then turningto the dwarf, “ Own
tip, you rascal—where isthe boy? What’s
the matter with you? Can’t you talk ?
Why, bless my soul 1 Whale-who are
you ?"
A most remarkable change was taking;
blousehe “Lory, removed a false hump
“Now, then, youngster, stir yourself ii " .
wliilo hhsioompanions only, gstared in
mayor had dropped. It wash letter, and
The city attorney’s broad shoulders now .
tents, revealing to the astonished officials.=
“PLAINsvmw, July 30th, 187—
place; the dwarf had taken off the loose"
various other disguises when the attorney
{turned to addresshim.
..".‘.W..ho ore ybyi i” ropestedtlie attorney.
spdbcbléiis astonishment. . ~ “ What is your
name ?"
“Charlie Godfrey,” was the answer.
“Save me! Take me away-quick—quick
—-beforo they come back i”
“Charlie Godfrey!" exclaimed Mayor
Hoyt. “Yes, it. is—tho description is
true. Mr. Hayes, we have done a good
work to-day. ” .
He was right; the being before them
was no longeru dwarf, but a young boy,
answeringto the description of the lost
“son of Gen. Godfrey.
Here a noise was heard outside, and the
marshal entered, with the two dwarfs so-
curely bound. '
’-' They fought hard, but we’ve got ’cm, ”
said the marshal.
“It is all right, ” said the mayor ; “ we -
arrest them on the charge of abduction.”
“Abduction!" exclaimed the marshal.
“Yes, we were none too soon. We
have secured from their-"villklnous hands
a boy whom they have stolen from his
home, and concealed in our city, disguis-
ing himas a dwarf." _ J
V Here the leader of the dwarfs, Zingli,
struggled violently to free himself; but
being overpowered, he contented himself
with glaring savagely at his former vic-
tim, and swearing. ,
“ Take them away,” said the mayor:
and the party, led by the marshal with his
prisoners, returned to,:the town.
Gen Godfrey. was immediately tole-
’graphed fér, and Arrived the next morn-
ing, when his son was restored to him.
At the hotel, that day, he told the story
of the abduction.
Zingli and Wales were twins. Their
= father had long been in the employ of the
general’s family, ’and the dwarfs were re-
tained at short time after his death ; but
on account of their extreme ugliness, not
only of appearance but also -of disposi-
tion, it was found impossible to keep
them. They were therefore given a sum
of money and discharged.~ The liudsince
boon engaged in several unlawful
enterprises. and had been punished
a number of times. Determined to be
revengal upon the general, they did him
all the harm in their power, and struck
the finishing blow by abducting his only
SOIL
The dwarfs were taken to Plainsview,
tried and convicted. After serving their
term they disappeared, and have never
been heard of since. While all the coun-
try, for miles around, still resound with
the praises Of the mayor, the marshal and
the city attorney of Elburn.
Dissnc'rION am]: DEATH.
Among the strange institutions which
have been started within thelast fewyears
is that of “ The Society for Mutual Au-
topsy,” which commenced its existence in
Paris in'the year 1876. No balloting or
any elaborate system is necessary to be-
come 5. member. A proper introduction
with a fee of five francs suffices, and an
engagement to will your body to the so-
ciety for the purpose of dissection after
death. In order to prevent the friends
and relatives of the dead from frustrating
the intentions of the testator, by disp's-
ing of the corpse in the usual manner, a
proper legal form has been drawn up and
inscribedinthe mics. This society, which
consists of about 200 members, a? dozen
of whom are ladies, contains among its
members many men eminent in the med-
ical worldiu Paris, as well as distinguished
in science and art. The theory of the
founders is, that in consequence of the
difficulty 'of obtaining for post-mortem
cxaminatibns any other subjects but those
of the lowest classes, whose faculties are
naturally warped or otherwise unde-
veloped, much benefit must, accrue to
science by an opportunity being given
for the dissection of persons of cultivated
understanding, and particularly by' mak-
ing observations on the brain. Between
twenty and thirty Of the members of this
society generally dine tOgetlIer once a
month at a restaurant near the Halles,
where theyvpass‘a congenial evening, al-
though tbere is a touch of ghastliness in
the gathering. When one of their com-
munity is missing at the banquet, instead
of lamenting over his departure, every
one listens with rapt interest to the sur-
geon’s explanation of the post-mortem
examination he has made.
AUTOGRATS 0F PoNc'rUA'rmN.
Punctuation istomany people an in-
superable difficulty. Like the 'civilhed
ancient peoples they write straight ahead,
with no stops at all, or they throw com-
mas about in profusion, as if out of a
pepper-caster. For these puzzled per-
sons Mr. Paul Allardyco has published a
pretty quaint little book on stops.
“Punctuation,” according to Mr. Allar-
dyce, “ has two uses: it enables us more
easily to seize the meaning of a writer,”
and “it prevents ambiguity.” Perhaps
a logicsl'mind might say. that these two
uses are really the some. English, as'Mr.
Allin-dyes remarks, having few inflec-
tions, needs stops more than the claSsical
tongues, where the inflections show the
cases. But evenin English there have
beenproud spirits 'who rebelled against
stops. A volume of poems by the author
of “Ionics? was printed with gaps of dif-
ferent widths, indicating the length of
the pauses, where ordinary mortals put
colons and commas. Cambridge at one
time kicked against commas, and rebelled
against capital letters. The calm conser-
vatismof‘ printers soon suppressed the
revolt except in tho; coco Of a" few editions:
3' or are, elfissics. Probably printers ‘qu
long remain the autocrats of punctuation,
even though people with private views
on the topic swear with pen and ink on
the margin of their proof sheets, as Dan-
delaire was wontto do. The most famous
service of a full stop recorded in history
is that of the period which saved the
Greek fleet from being defeated by cav-
alry. As a rule punctuation must be con-
tent with minor duties.
Bthean no a 1840 and 1846
Mr. Philiipé aidehSollqrel Parker were
stockhdlders ahdtrufieesifi the old'Suf-
folk Insurance Company, corner of State
and Congress streets.- On one occasion
Mr. Parker was singing his name for the
usual somi-annpal dividend. Mr. Phil-
lips camo in, and not saying “How do
youdOf” says, “Ah! Shul'among' the
prophets" (profits). The two were in-
timate friends and «ac-workers at that ex-
citing period, and subsequently, agsinst
the institution of slavery. There were
not more than one or two oihcials of the
company (of which the writer was one)
who sympathized with them. All others,
directors and yhabitiws, looked upon the
£va philanthropists and humanitarians
as very “black sheep,” and entertained
only anathemas for them, but the two
philanthropists were not disturbed by
hard looks or denunciation where con-
science and principle were involved
They were going through rougher times
than hard looks. There were: manypes-g'
simls' ' is in those days; them'arc many
such left in State street and elsewhere;
242113“ is agreeable to know that there
Hydro- optimists, too, then, [and they are
not all dead.
One of the few industries of Rome is the
manufacture of mosincs, the largest cs-
tablishment being under the control of
the church, and employed almost entirely
in the adornment of churches and relig-
ious establishments. The process of
, making a picture in mosiac is very slow,
and requires the highest order Of skill.
To begin with, mosiac is made of glass,
and its value consists in its boing indo-
ctructible. Tho workinen in great pic-
tures have to have something over
twenty-six thousand shades of colored
glass to produce the tints requisite, as in
:t mosiac every color is necessary, the
mantras in. an Oil painting. To make a.
picture the process is this: A. plate of
metal of required size is surrounded by
cruised margin an inch, in height. A
mastic cement of powdered stone, lime
and linseed oil is spread ovorthe bottom
of the plate, and that covered with plas-
ter of paris to the level of the rim. Upon
this. the picture to be made is very care-
fully drawn, and the mechanic’s work be-
gins. He takesa piece of glass of the
exact tint necessary, and fits it to its
place, grinding it to get the shape. Then
he goes on, one piece at a time, till the
picture is finished; then the face is
ground down to a smoothness, and the
picturois set in its place. Some of the
greatest pictures of ancient and modern
times are in mosiao, the tints, with all the
delicate shades, being as delicately repro-
duced as in oil, and the effect being even
greater. The ceilings of many of the
great churches are entirely of mosiac as
well as many of the altar pieces and
other decorations. . As they are entirely
indestructible, and never lose their color,
they are very much prized. A picture
in mosiao costs, but then it is eternal,
barring fire and earthquakes. All over
Rome there are small shops devoted to
the manufacture of mosiac table tops,
box covers, etc, the workman toiling all
his life on one subject. The man who
begins on St. Peter's on table tops, or
the Coliseum, never does any other sub-
ject, and he becomes so skillful in this
one subject that ho is enabled to make
them not only well but cheaply. He has
only the tints to manage that enter into
the one picture, and he places them
mechanically and very rapidly.
————¢o>————
ONE THOUSAND WIVES.
Do what they may, no Mormon leader
willever equal the Sultan of Morocco,
Sidi Muley Hasssn, who has just added
the thousandth wife to his harem and has
celebrated this unique milienary by a
brilliant feast given to the other nine
hundred and ninety-nine; or rather, to
the other six hundred, for four hundred
are either dead or pensioned off. Like
the Mormons, the sultan does not keep
all his better halves at one place, but dis-
tributes them among his winter and sum-
mer residences at Fez, Morocco, Tafilet,
etc. Even then, unless he has more pal-
aces than full to the lot of most emper-
ors, there must be enough in each house
to seriously interfere with harmony now
and then. We wonderrif he felt as much
pride and satisfaction when he added the
thousandth to the number as Baron
Touchnitz did when he published his
thousandth volume of his convenient
“Collection of British Authors.” For
we imagine that after a man hasmav-
ried his three or four hudredth oousort—~
though on this point we must speak with
the doubt arising from 9. 1:01:11] lack Of ex-
perience—ho cares very little for a. new
wife, as a wife, and regards each further
addition much 113.1?» collector looks upon
a new Elzevir, or a new specimen of J np- .
ancse pottery, or another pipe, which ho
does not care to smoke, another violin;
which will hang upon his wail untouched.
It is the pleasure of the miser who hoops
up stores; a pleasure which, in this line
of hoarding, only one man in the modern
world, fortunately, is allowed to have.
It is curious, however, to observe that
while what might be called the physical
wonders of the “Arabian Night’s Enter-
tainments"-—the carpet or the horse that
travelled amonth’s journoy'in a. day, the-
talisman that conveyed oné’s Words at
once to the distant lover—that while
those and the Elm are coming true by the
power of modern science, the social wou-
ders, as they seem to us Occidentals, are
beginning to fade away. A son of this
very sultan, the Prince Muley Edi-is, not
long ago married on Italian overuess,
' Who did not'give up her religion, and
who stipulated that she should be the
only wife; ands. brother of the sultan.
the sheriff of Wozian, has an English
wife. ‘
W'—
BIEBSTAD’L‘ AT THE ‘VHITE HOUSE
. _ .__.
President Arthur has a. cultivated taste
in all little art matters. Rich screens and
, portieres continue the fine combinations
of color in this corridor apartment, and
the broad fan window at the and receives
the afternoon sun through one of Tif-
fany’s large designs of jewelled glass.
- shaded lamps add to the air of repose and
comfort that the place wears. A few
ebony cabinets are filled with rare china
and bric-a-brac, and fine paintings by
Bierstadt ornament the walls. Mr. Bier-
‘eiadt is a personal friend;:of the Presi-
dent’s, and on one of his visits here he
was forced to notice the bare walls of the
upper part Of the house, nothing more
cheering or beautiful than the portraits
of his predecessors being furnished for
this residence of the Chief Magistrate.
In consequence, Mr. Bierstadt sent these
~: pictures down from his studio, lending
them to the Presidentlfor ..as long a time
as bookcases to keep thbm. They were
hung in tha‘r present places just two
years ago, and after a twelvonlonth’s obn-
templation of the painted somblancslof
the “Yellowstone Falls," the “Yellow-
stone Canyon,” and the “Giant Geyser"
Resident? Arthur made up his mind to go
out and see the originals The three
Yellowstone paintings are fine samples of
Bierstadt’s work, and said to be most
faithful reproductions of the great fea-
tures of that wonderland now open to the
world. The other two. Bierstadts are
scenes on Canadian lakes, where the
angleristhiowing Ins fly and watching
thércfiectibns in the sting; clear ‘ waters.
A PABISIAN ROMANCE.
The history of a certain house in Paris
is being retold now, on account of the
deathbf its owner. A young girl came
from the country to Paris to make her
fortune by her beauty. She began by
was in rags, with hunger to put its marks
upon her facc'it is '_no wondgr that she
was'not immediately successful. At last
one day she sat down in a corner in do-
-spair, when a man gave her a lom's d’Or
'goes, gave her courage, and she vowed
that some day she would build a palace
on that very spot. In the course Of tints
shérosoito boom of tho‘mcst brilliant
wbmen of the circle which in Paris is
more conspicuous than elsewhere, and
didnot forget to build this palace. After-
ward}: tssjo many of her class have done,
‘ she married respectably, and even mag-
nificently, and went to live as a marquiso
on a, remote estate; where she lived in
splendor till recently, dying then in
peace at a good old sac.
Deep chairs and sofas, low tables and,
selling boquets on the street, and as she"
and passed along: This, so the legend .
Pure.
.2; is..." ix .. y ' *
This Powder never varies. A marvel of purity
strength, and weolcsomencss. _-Morc economics
than the ordinary kinds,"and cannot be sold in com-
petition with tho-multitude of low test, short
weighthallum or phosphate powders. '
3'
III B. PLAIS‘I‘ED,
Druggist and Apothecary,
DEALER [1N
Toilet flrticlcs, Soaps.
Perfumes, Patent .Medi-
sin-es, do, do.
Agent for. Wilsonia Magnetic
Appliance.
Remedy,” and “Old Well Co-
logne,” “Iron Tonic Bitters,” Our
Own Condition Powders, and Sar-
saparilla.
Cor. Main and Wall sts., Norwalk.
6% Washington st.,, 80. Norwalk.
GO TO
SP NE H'S
FOR
SILVH PLAT
v WARE
Where you can buy the best quality of
BUG l: S 3301' +' 8’
“:And other makes .at the
LoWest Prices,
Marking included.
Triple Plated Ilium Forks
$3 a. dozon.
A large stock of
IIIIIL CLOCKS FROM 701:.
flannell’s lamps. and Burners
Give the best Light of any in use.
For Sale at .
J. arrows,
3 Main Street.
l;
mailed to all n plicsnts god to
custfldmbfrs of last FREE year \vitl‘ijout ordering 1;.
It contains illustrations. rices, descriptions and
directions for piantin a1 Vegetable and Flower
Seeds. Plants. etc. nvaluable 0 ah.
D. M. FERRY 3. coins.
Remarkable (hire of Scrofnlous I'ace.
Witsriussrm, Comm, June 19, 1819.
his. ILIL Stevens—Dear Sir: I can testify to the
good effect of your Altman. My little boy had a
Scuovoumbrukoutonhlahcadaslargcasaquar—
ter 01 a dollar. and it went down his face from one
rs:- toihsothcr. under his neck, and was one solid
mass of acres. Two bottles of your valuable Vacuum
completely cured him. Very respectfully.
Mus. G. It. 'IIIA'I‘CIIER.
Drugglsts take Vegetlne
and Recomme’nd It.
11. It. Stevens. Boston: I have been selling Vegetinc
ever since it came into existence. and have recom—
mended itto my customers. Ihavc tried it myself,
and and it a great blood purifier and innovator cf the
wstem. M . M. SALMON. Waist,
‘ ' . Burlington. Is.
I Regard It as a Valuable
FAMILY MEDICIJNEI.
ax. , ISIS.
13.8.3. Steven-Deg Sir: I ' jpleasurcin any-
ing‘thatl have used the Vegetinc my family wiia
good results, and I have known of several cases of
family medicine. Truly yours, .
' REV. WM; mcDONAIJ).
luv. Wm. McDomld is well known through the
, United States as a minister in the K. II. Church.
Vegetino is Sold by all Drugists;
our. Dime Penance. 106 Waist, N.
.=~ .-==~~_ ' 1 43-
Druu, Chemicals, ”Fancy (lauds,
Proprietor of “Plaisted’s Cough ’
remarkable clue closeted by it. I regard it as a valuable .
CONER OF WEST AVENUE AND
BERKLEY PLACE,
% Third house below the Methodist Church.
8 gross IIIours from 7 to a a. m., 2 to 3 and? to
Dr. T. E, SWIFT,
.DENTIBT.
Artliiciai Teeth without Plates by the perfect
Crowning System.
Office and Residence, No. 9 West Avenue.
H‘Right Hand Bell.
ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist oI-the First Congregational Church,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 39, P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
JOHN S. ATKINSON,
Bags, Blankets, Whips Lap Robes and
choral
IURSE ' FURlISHING GOODS.
Harness Trunks, and Repaired at
Low Prices, and at a s on notice. '
Cor. Fair-field Avenue and Middle Street,
can Barnum-our, CONN.
THE
line now completed its
_ 18m SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. No sound company insures
it" '5'“. p.
. . russr es. 8. E. Omsrmn Tro .
ciao? n. Co’ms, Secretary. ’ a”
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4. Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
BERNARD COHN.
—-MERCHANT TAILOR ,—
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the latest Styles constantlv on hand.
Noveltiesin Scotch SuitiI'Ig. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular. .
NEW MARKET .I
No 6 Main street,Norwalk, (t.
' THE BEST OF
Beef, Veal, Mutton. Lamb, Pork,
DAMS, POULTRY, ac, alwa s on hand at tho
ytesruoswboit ugryiret pricpuwnil} E of all kinds in
1 me; tr to suit. W. F.
.LOCKWOOD, late with Adams grog. 6mm
HOYT AND MEEKER,
54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN,
Practical Plummets,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plummers’ and
‘ Steam Fitters’ supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. lye
W. E. QUINTARD,
FURNISHING UNDERTAKER
-—-4‘.ND—-
‘EMBALMER,
OPPOSITE HORSE It. It. DEPOT,
.Residence, 1433 Main Street. Telephone Connection
To the Public.
BEING the first and only one in this place to
embalm the dead successfully, I would call
the attention of the public to the success I have
attained. A man by the name of William Moore
was drowned at the propeller dock on Saturday
evening, September 22a, 1883. rue body was
brought to my place and embalmed by me. After
being seen by hundreds of people during the week,
it was buried on Sunday, September 31st. in a
remarkable state of preservation 8 days after death.
. W. E. QUINTARD.
PENSIONS
And all other claims on U. S. Government
promptly attended to. Any disablihg in.
it? or disease entities to a pension.
jectcd claims a specialty. Every day’s
delay counts against non-applicants.
Charges of desertion can be removed for
cause. Every honest claim will succeed.
W. H. NOBLE, Bridgepon. Office at 91
Stratford Avenue.
IIINKLING & 00.,
BANkERS & BROKERS,
48 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK.
Members of the New York Stock and Petroleum
Exchange. Stocks bought and sold on moderate
terms. Stock privileges secured in small and large
lots. Petroleum 1 000 barrels- Orders filled by
telegram or mail. Omcial quotations and informa-
tion sent free. Fractional lots l‘to 5_‘_.per cent.
margin, no interest for carrying. ly9p
GRAI’S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
TRADE MARK THE GREA AMERICAN
., REMEDY. Ann ailingcure for
-‘ Seminal Weakness, Spermator-
than, Impotency, and all Diseases
. of Self-Abuse ; as loss of Memory,
Universal Lassitude Pain in the
Back, Dimness of Vlsion, Prema-
ture Old Age, and many other
diseases that lead to _Insanity or
Consumption and a Premature
Grave.
Bswsnr. ot‘advertisements to
.\:\. ’ R\ '. - .
II"!!! "III!
refund money, when druggistsflADE MARK
from whom the medicine is .
bought do not refund, but refer '
you to the manufacturers and the
requirements are such that they
are seldom, i ever, complied
with. See the written guaran-
tee. A trial of one single pack-
age of Gray’s Specific will con-
vince the most skeptical of its
”31mm t t rti man Imus
n accoun 0 counts ets, we .
havemadopted the Yellow wrapper; the only
genu e. -
: H‘Fuil particulars in our pamphlet, which we
desire to send free by mail to eve one.
WThe Specific medicine‘ds sol by all druggists
at $1 r goo ' , or six packages for $5, or will be
sent ec y m on the receipt or the monevhpfi
D
i
addressing THE GRAY. SPECIFIC MEDIC
00., Buflalo, N. Y. Sold by GEO. B. PLAIS'I‘E ,
corner of Main and Wall streets, Norwaik, and 62
Washington street, South Norwaik.
Hatchlailt No;
LUMBER,
' TIMBER,
SHINGLES,
LATH,
DOORS.
SASH.
BLINDS]
MOLDING
WINDOW FRAMES,
PICKETS, cc.
veneered Hard Wood Work, V
Hard wood Ceiling & FlOoring
_—o.§1'prwalk. Conn.
Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harness, Trunks,‘
Nonwalk Fire Insurance Co.
HANUFACTUERRS OF AND DEALERS 1N} .
For Sale Cheap.“
ILL bcsohiat a Bargain ii‘ a filed for
Wsoon a small, neat Cottngb, of Elk rooms.
cod neighborhood. and three minutes’
0! 0h B id .
FICE. e r go Apply at GAZETTE
For Sale or to Let.
The Coal Yard and Sheds with is
Storehouse and office near A.,J. Mocks;
&Bros’. yards on Nor-walk river, Nor-
Walk,Conn. Enquire of
‘ O. E. WILSON '
35 if Room 8, Gazette Building.
For Sale. '
THE eleganibuildipgsite at Norwalk,00n-
necucut. belonxms to the Estate or the
late Henry T. Morgan. purchased by him dur-
ing his ins-time, upon which to build his
country residence, containing 9x acres, on
Iii in (round, with extensive views of Lon
Is an Sound. 1ch old shades. This lot a
capable of being subdivided into savers sites
or one or two acres each,and islocated on the
green op ositc the residence of the Rev. 8. B.
. Bissci , and known as the St. John’s place.
This property is highly recommended for a
outicman’s famiiyy res dance, and is within
)4 hours or New on; City. and in one ofths
largest and most nourishiagtowns in Connccn
ticut‘ price. 812,0Q0. Apply to F. ST. JOHN
LOCK OOD, Fairfleid County Bank. Nor-
walk, Conn. or HOMER .IIORGAN, No. 2
Pine St, New York. . ~ ms
.M
in
we
01‘
Building Luis
On Wilton Avenue.
Apply to
n. J. snvnu‘ns, or o. n. wrnsON
Ga citc Building. tit!
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FIllBIST HUI“ Hill
[ON AVE N UE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
Dealer in Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants. Fruit and Or
nameniai Trees, Shrubbcry. Vines. Cut Flow-
'01“; always on hand and all sorts ot designs in
Flowers arranged to order.
G rad in g and Ito-fitting Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
sly-21
P. W. BATES
.411" ms
MARBLE & GRANITE YARD
On Water Btréet.
HAS stw DESIGNS IN
[lead Stones. Monuments and
all kinds ofMomorlaiWor-k.
can]. AND 91m. THEM. 1011
ETNA INSURANCE Co. of "ART-
FORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter
Perpetual. .
Capital and Allen, 88.902.212.64
Insuresagainstloss and damage by Fire: or:
[Advertisementsunderihis'heldfii .00 pal-line
per your.) .
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JOHN s. SEYMOUR.
r. w. PERRY, gfitgniigmg
. BUTTER DEALER.
R. P. BEATTY, Cor. Wall and Water Sta.
Booxsnntnn AND srmosnn.
ANDREW SELLECK, 49 Wall St
norms.
THE ARLINGTON, 001'. Main &.Wall Sta
mum "some.
GEO. 8. GREGORY,
. rso'rocasrnsss.
W. B. GLINES, Main St.
READMAN 3309., Gazette Building
FANCY oooDs AND NOTIONB.
S. STEPHENS, 58 Wall St.
nmxsnav.
Missile ST. JOHN,
. . onoosus.
GEO. WARD SI'I.2.LIICK,or 1‘ I Medllsgg
14 Knight st.
83 Main Street
8 w
SELLECK Baas, . _ 14 a 16 Wall
BOOTS AND'IIIOEB.
A. H. HOYT ‘ ' ' , Will 8t.
EUGENE rlNonnR‘, . 17 Main Street
nan, rIsn AND PROVISION manure;
ALLACE DANN 18 Main saber,
M. BATES, ' 19 Wall sujeet
sznnma AND ws'rcn'usxha. 3
LEGRAND JACKSON. - ' ' 56 Wall St.
runs, sans! co. ' ‘1
R. P. BEATTY, . Cor. Wall and Water St
DRY ooons AND osnra'rs. ,
VAN HOOSEAR & AMBLER, Gazette B 5'"
EDWARD STREET, 5 Gazette B . g
'I‘INNING AND smrs-uoorINo. ' .
F. W. JAQUI, 48 Wall St.
TEAS AND corms.
R. P. BEATTY, Cor. Wall and Water St!
nsnunss.
J F. PECKWELL,
rossonun snrrsrs.
GUS. FRANKIE,
mm ESTATE AND INsuuANoz.
B. J. STURGES, Gazette Blildhig
. LUMBER Du ALRR. '
HORACE L. HUBBELL, Water St.
clarENrnn AND‘ BUILDER.
THOMAS S. STOUT, Catherine'St
m.v-~..~Hr~~.—g. . ~~ .. Mun—m.,”...mv
Geo, . Ward Scllcc ,
HARDENBROOK’S BLOCK, WALL STREET“ .
Water St.
Dealer in the Best Quality of ' a
FAMILY GROCERIES.
PROVISIONS, FRUITS, Itc-
Stoclx always Fresh and Com late. Agent for
Ledgewooo Psi-in Dai . smiiica can be
supplied With Pure tiled Milk daily. '
O. E. WILSON,-
General Insurance (l [ital Estate Ageit
Money to, Loan.
1 us .
can No. S, Gazette Building, Not-walk Conn
IRON FENCES.-
IIE SUBSCRIBER having returned to
_ Zorwsik, and located at 26 Leonard st.,
15 prepared to furnish Wrought Iron
Fonclngoi‘ all styles, of the best material
and best workmanship. atrcmnabic prices.
Having had many years of experience in the
makingthereoi he i'eeisconiident tunt been
satisfy all demands. Estimates and plans
cheerfully tarnished. ‘
EPIIRAIM ILMRIIRI'IT.
Norwaik,Au¢.1882. P.0. Box 657
wanted for'I‘he Lives of all th
Presidents of the U. S, The
largest, handsomest. best book
ever sold ior less than twice our price. The
iastcst selling book In America. Immense
profits to agents. Ali intelligent people want
1. Any one can become a successful "sums
. e.
Terms tree, BALLETT BOOK 09.. Po
tarmac-looted to the hazard and c-
with the laws of compensation. COWLES
ll blottmhbfiolo Agents for Nor-walk and
V cm y.
PATENTS. '
A. M. WOOSTER,
[mic Examiner U. 8. Patent 081cc,
436 Main St., Bridgeport.Ct,
Poor, White it (10.,
BANK-R S.
45 Wall 8h, New York.
Brokers and Dealers in Railway and all
tther securities. ‘
RAILWAY INVESTMENTS.
a specialty, in the selection and estimate of
which their long connection with “Poor-’5
Manual of Railroads” gives them special ad-
qautages. Correspondence invited and in-
vuirlcs answered. Deposit accounts received
and interest allowed.
88 am
ms & co. of the manner con-
“mmac "Nausea: %&5“m%
land. mos. Germany etc. Hand Book sbou
Thirt lseven ears'experi ca.
“UtNh aco.arcno
simulated safebxtfnc Sager. émt'ycar
and
mask! is did an lagoon in; in'
. n on v -
t i pcoim f h 1‘-
Ion «3km. A?dgbyfiuxfibg§mm Mt
mamaroadnyJch ork.
Building '
Material
of every kind, and in any quanti-
tyifurnished promptly.
Estimates for
Gianna-Excavating, Filling, in.
Contracts for
Walks made from Flag,
Concrete, 0 e m e n t,
Brick or Gravel.
Building Stone,
Sand and
Coping.
south Norwalk.
GUION LINE
U. s. MAIL STEAMBRS
, FOR
Quecnstown and Liverpool.
Leaving Pier 33 N. L. foot of King St
ALASKA WISCONSIN ARIZONA
These Steamers are built of Iron, in water-
tightcompartmontsmnd are furnished with
every requisite to make the passage across
the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, hav-
ing Bath Boom. Smoking Room. Drawing
Boom, Piano and Library, also experienced
Surgeon, Stowardcss and Caterer on each
toaster. The staterooms are all on deck.
thus insuring those greatest oraii luxuries
at sea, perfect ventilation and light. Cabin
Passage (according to Stateroom) :60, :60
and'floo;.lntcrmediate, “0; steerage at low
rates. . _
Williams & Gulon,
70mm, 29 Broadway, N. Y,
A.H. Byinglon & Sons,
am in: will re
.thisgvgaiusfiiie on
NO CURE! No PAT!
Dr. lawrence’s tough Balsam:-
1- WA rrnntcd to cure Coughs, Colds”
lloanencn, Sore Throat. I In!
all diseases of the Throat -
and lungs. ,
We do not claim to cure consumption when
thoroughly scatcd.but we do claim that thou-
sands of lives might be saved every veer by
thetmeiy use or Dr.Lawrence'c Cough Balsam.
_ Many people imaginethey have consump-
tion, when in reality they only have a. bad
cold, which can spell y be cured bv proper
care and the right kind of medicine. We c0314:
0
ill] columns with testimonials. but do
believe in that way of advertising. our idea is
to let everybody that is aflh‘cted with a cough
try for themselves. and if not fectly satisfied,
return the empty bottle to t c dealer ofwhom.
itwas bought and receive theirmoney back.
Price for Trial Size, szgttislt. Family Size $1.00 pct
Remember, No Cure, N 0 Pay!
tor the working class. Sendlo can:
for postage, and we will mail you
free. a royal, valuable box of snmole
goods ’hnt wrii put you in the way of making
moremoney _m a few days than you ever
thought possible at any business. Capital not
required. Wewuistart you. You can work
all the time or In spare time only. The work
isnniversaliyadaptcd to both sexes, young
and Old. 3 on. can easily earn from 50 eentsjo
35 every evening: That. all who want work
may test the business, we make this unparal-
leled ofler; to all who are not well satisfied
we Will send 81 to my tor the trouble of wri-
ting us. Full particulars, directions, etc..-
scntiree. Fortunes will be made by those
who give their whole time to the work. Greta
success absolutely sure. Don’t delay. Start
now. Address STINBON a (:0. Portland. Me.
EWorthy of Confident“.
,PALMER’S .
' flair Tonic
BESTORER,
isahcparationtr‘itina rovcditun on of.
thcr‘HsIri‘o con & mark t. :‘t'm
Sill oteot Silver lead fit-one.o It" “5.3:
and all kinds of end Sign D m
rm. Scald Head. and eruptions of in sorta:
also very eiilcacions to use after shaving and all
toolowaoce mnstachcs and whisk m and
t benefit th '01
Tonic. t is cxtcnsivcl this
cannot. Irmrmemmk “rm?”
“gr": I ascdélt, I 11“,}. :u up an:
o a rose on your
and Rfitoreg. I ha U use it in mkgfi
morons a,” can lately as; I believe it
butrcme yin use—not only or the lininbut also
tan-gag after shah I sop-id” it gl' superior to
Wash lines. 3313i Shoo
JNew Haven. (look.
I'm Cm . o
sea-.rmsmmn'mrmswx ’
s' y 3’". a. soar.
, an Ham Conn,
c&mmgwmgsui ,Ihsvc found' great-
“ a... side's. mun...
fflu’ 3°Ifiir'h‘3m Togo “-
on mono of
drug’ t. I "ligand it by express on M03;
rider t y'ou b it 1:035 I): dragging “111d
Rosa's it. do not bgcnudcd’to try Dustbin; on...
3 Pill?- ARED ONLY BY
Palmer Medicine 00., New Haven. 001-.
aweekat home, 85 outfit from Pay
absolutely sure. No risk. - Capital not
required. Reader, if you want business
at which persons oi'eithcrscx', young or old
can make great pay all, the time they work
W‘thnbsoiutc certain: y. write for articulara‘
loll. Elmer &'Co..Portiand ain ; -
Unitei. Siatesliailiieamti :
New York alid Glasgow
:ALLING AT (MOVILLE) LONDONDERRY
and regularly between
New York and LiverpOola
VIA QUEENSTOWN.
CITY OF ROME. FURNESSIA,
DEVONIA . ETHIOPIA,
CIRCASSIA,
These steamers have each accommodations
for about 200 cabin passengers and 1.1130 steer-
age; were built. under special .and govern-
mental inspection tor the Atlantic passenger
trade; are unsurpasscli‘ ior strength, beauty
and finish ; are thoroughly ventilated, divided
into water and air-tight oompartmentsmud
are titted up in every res ect With all the re-
ccnt immovcmsnts that ong practical expor-
icnce and careful observation could suggest
to ensure the comi‘ort,convcnicncc and ssiety
of passengers.
| b the E i
Siesrsge Passage ailsgwllansc. y any 0 r rs
“BRAVES issued at lowest current
rates. payable, free of charge, at banks
throughout Ireland. England and, Scotland.
Books oi iniormation. Tours in Scotiau
cabin plans, etc., furnished on applicatiop
A. H. Byingtou & Sons.
Agent:
V
Send six cenuior posts c, and
A receive free. a .costly or of
woods which will holy you to
more money r: ht awn than anything else in
this world. A ioir cit er sex, succeed from
firsthour. The broad road to ioruue opens
bciorc the workers, absolutely sure. At once
Agents.
address. Turn a 00.. Augustinbiainc
Gazette Building ‘
If dynamite and kindred unsound.
can be safely used for artillerypurposes
«and there seem to be no insumdunt
able obstacles in the, way—artillery as a
. present known will be swept out of exist
ence, and a new system, basedvupon ex:
tirely new principles, , will be, created.
That there is. not only a possibility; but
a probability, thatthese. compounds can
be made . sufficiently stable for use, at
least as bursting agents, is oonceeded by
experts ; that they ban never; be used for
projectile purposes, or A in projectiles
thrown from guns bygtho. explosive force
of gunpowder, is immaterial; there are
many other ways of projecting bodigs to
considerable distances than by explosion.
The developmentvof cannon during the
lust thirty yearsibas been truly wonder-
ful. Improvement'hus followed improve-
ment in such npid succession thistlfew
minds have been able to keep pace, with
the advance, and none hove had time to
properly examine the collateral questions
. connected with thesubjecf. Thciobjcct
{in view in all these improvementsghas
been to increase the effective work resio
dent in the projectile at the moment of
impact; the resident ofi'éctive work as
sumed’ being the energy (if motion, or
. kinetic energy .of the projectile. As this
is half the product of the mass. into the
square of the velocity, the task of inven-
tors lias been to increase the value of the
factors which enter into it: Conse-
quently, the mass hits been increased
from the old 42-poundshot, which was
considered a heavy projectile thirty years
ago, to the monster weighing‘a ton, which
may well be considered the maximum
possible. The other factor, the velocity,
has also been increased, and although the
increase has been relatively less, it has
nevertheless been considerable; and the
product of the two is enormous. The re-
suit is undoubtedly sedentary, so far as
power is concerned, but it has been at-
tained at very great cost. Modern can-
non of the first class. are very expensive
machines. They nfight— very properly,
like some of their ancestora be labeled
“Ultimo ratio regain,” for none but
kings can afford to own them. And not
only are they expensive to buy, but
costly to keep, and perfectly ruinous to
use. If cannon be ousntial to a military
outfit, then war can be waged only by
the wealthy, and poverty cud oppression
are the surest foundations for a throne.
If that be true, then human progress has
reached its limit and ci’vilizationis oaths
wane. Rather. let us rid ourselves of the
incubus which porches like a hideous
scientific nightmare on the art of war,
and find in the adoption of other less
costly forces, the means of protecting the
liberties of nations and the rights of
men.
PEOPLE‘S BANKS IN Grammar.
The formation in Germany of registered
credit associations, or people’s banks, has
proved to be a great success, and from a
very unpretending commencement 9. most
prosperous system has been developed
The especial objects of these associations
are to give advances and credit; to ac-
quire raw materials and to open stores;
to manufacture and to sell commodities;
to produce the necessities of life and of
production wholesale, and to, sell them
at retail; to build dwellings for their
members, and to cultivate land. An
originifl capital is first formed by those
who. desire to‘ instituteaLn- association by
means'of subscribing for shares These,
although remaining the property of those
who subscribed for thong-cannot be with-
drawn during membership. A reserve
fund'is insofar-mod, to preserve the share
capital intact in case of losses. Mem-
bersof each association being liable for
the debtsan‘d obligations contracted by
it, people who would not. think of trusL
ing any individual member are willing to
trust an association the members of which
are responsible for each other. Thus the
man who alone could'get no credit, if of
respectable character and antecedents, is
admitted a member of an association and
at once obtains an advance in proportion
to his mews. .Thoso who thus obtain
credit bind themselves to repay the sum
credited to the association with all their
property, jointly and separately. The
formalities of admission to the association
are clear and distinct, and are stringently
observed»; otherwise members would try
to disprove their membership where such
procedure would be to their advantage.
No case of bankruptcy occurred among
these associations in 1882—3 fact which
speaks for itself. Their credit is, conse-
quently very high, and they can always
obtain more money than they can use. so
much so that they are continually reduc
ing the rate of interest on deposits. The
average rate Of interest demanded of bor-
rowers by associations in the years 1878
to 1882 was 6.57, 6.38; 6.13, 5.99, and 6.29
per cent. respectively. Many of the reg-
istered associations-combine in districts
for the better safe-guarding of their in-
terests. These assist one another in col-
lecting bills and mutually giving credit.
Besides these combinations of associa-
tions, there is the “general association."
which, as its name implies, is a combina-
tion of all the registered associations.
The general association publishes its 'own
newspaper. ' .
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ANCIENT ROADWAYB.
Whether in ancient times better roads
and pavements were built than at present,
or whether only the best ones remain, is
uncertain. ' ; but itis ccrtam' that some of
the remams' of such structum found in
Rome, for instance, evince engineering
skill audperfection of work in a high
degree. These were laid out carefully.
excavatedto solid ground, or in swampy
places made solid by piles. Then the
lbwest course, . was of mall-sizcd' broken
stones. none less than threaor four inches
.in disinoter; over thus was‘a course' .
,; niuo’inches thick, of rubble or broken
{Shines counted with lime, wellrammed ,
over this a sour!” 9,, six inches thick, of
broken bricks and pottery, also cemented
withlimo: upOn mam laid the Boui-
mcnlum, or pavement. composed of slabs
of the hardest stone, joined and fitted to-
, get-her as closely as possible.
Laceofthcnncatsort, whichwssmade
pin France‘and mandate so early as 1820,
was excluded from England in 1683. but
came into fashion in Queen Elizabeth's
Court. 'In old days an ounce weight of
Flanders thread was tiy sold for
four pounds sterling; an the vainsof
this, whén itwas manufactured into lacs.
was frequently increased to forty pounds,
or ten times the’vaiue in weight of gold.
Hammond. the Nottingham frame-“work
knittcr. was thofirstwhooriginatoda
mode of applying the stocking-frame to
the lace manufacture, and the process of
“gassing," by which cotton is made
equal to the finest threadlacc, originated
by S. Hall. ”also ofiNOtfingham. The
improvement introduced‘in the making
of lace by machinery have greatly im-
scncd the pfiéo’of’tho article; thus. a
piece of lace wl‘rlchin‘lBWcost seventeen
pounds is now: obtainable for seven shil-
Explodmg‘ many things‘ under the name"
oftriflcsisaveryfaisoproofcitherofwia.
den or magianimity, and agrcat check
to virtu" onsactio' nswith room-d tofamc.
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