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Thé' Pharisees.
We doze and dream. and let the world go by,“
shut up as is the oyster in his shell.
And fatten aimlessly upon the slime
And ooze of things, until at last torn forth.
Unknowing how or why our fate is wrought.
And then served up a. dainty dish for death.
We fancy that we work and move the world.
Simply because we pile up yearly gains.
Make certain profitb, and increase our store,
Unmindful of the marry poor and weak
Who lose their labor, as they needs must lose,
That we may win. and got and have, and keep.
We shut ourselves within our narrow homes,
And their we count and lay aside odr gains.
Our wives and little ones bcsido us there,
And all is placid, sweet, serene and calm.
We pat ourselves upon our ample breasts,
And say: “ Behold! Observe what we have done I
Here is the fruit of many toilsomc hours,
The rich reward of a most virtuous life,
And all is ours and we have earned it wall.”
Some careless foot has settho door ajnr;
The com wind rushes in, and there without
is labor. pale and weary, weak and worn,
ii is worried life and starving children there,
And half inquiring, half rebellious eyes
Demand : “ Who gets my share of this world‘s
work ?‘-‘ '
' How soon we crush accusing conscience down, '
Shut out the cold and that distressful sight,
Draw close to us our wives and little ones,
And count with care our petty hoard again,
Thankful that we are not as other men !
That Funny-Looking Cavalier.
“A masquerade ball l \Vell, I suppose
it is right for young people to enjoy them-
selves,” said old Mr. Porter ; “butIthink
Kit-1y might have mentioned she was go-
ing. ,_ Since we are engaged, I’d have put
on anything she wanted me to wear, and
gone too. I suppose,” continued old
Mr. Porter, 9. little crossly—“I suppose
Kitty thought me too old to go.”
“ Oh, dear, no, Mr. Porter l”cried Mrs.
Grondy, who was herself verymauy years
the junior of her prospective son-in-luw.
“Surely not. But it was very sudden.
Her cousin, Mrs. Bush, stopped here
with Mr. Bush, of course, and she just
put On a. lace domino and. went. Why
don’t you go, too? She’d be so charmed.
She'll be so lonely with only married
folks. ”
And Mrs. Grondy with a vi'vid‘ remem-
brance of her Kitty’s parting remark of,
“ One evening without Old Porter, at
least," rubbed her hands and tried to
look candid. '
“ I could—I Yeally could," said Mr.
Porter,—“I could hire a costume—n:
Louis the Fourteenth, or something Of-
ihat sort — get a carriage and follow.
How was she dressed?”
“In white lace,” replied the mother ;
“ but she wore those same bracelets you
gave her yesterday. You’ll know her by
those.” . A '
“Yes, yes," said the delighted Porter.
“-1 know her. Poor little thing, she will
be lonesome, going down to supper with
old married folks. How glad she will be
to see me i” .
“ I hope I haven’t done any mischief,”
said Mrs. Gmndy, as she smiled him out
of‘the door. “If he. finds Kitty, 'hefll
stop that flirtation betwecnher and young
Winkle, and it’s high time. Dear me,
what trials mothers do have to bear, to
be sure! ,Whata match Mr. Porter is!
Three streets of houses, a country seat,
and a. mint of money! I’m sure I would
have tried for him myself if I hadn’t
known that a. man of sixty-five looks at
anybody past eighteen. Now, young
Winkle really quite admires me, and he’s
only one-and-twenty, but the older they
are the younger they want. I couldn’t
let it slip out of the family. 'I’m sure
he’ll ask me to live with them. Kitty
ought to be so thankful.”
Remembering, however, with a. shiver
that Kitty was not Mrs. Porter, Mrs.
' Grondy again hoped piously that she
had done no mischief. and betook herself
to Bow Bells, with which she beguilcd the
time during her daughter’s frequent even -
ing absences.
“When she’s married,” thought the
- good lady, “I’ll manage to get a. little
gaiety myself. No doubt Mr. Porter
will have an Opera. box at least. And
Kitty isn’t mean about money. I’ll have
my "room in blue and gold, and wear
black velvet all winter. ”
Then she lost herself in the pages of
her magazine.
.Meanwhile, M1. Porter had hurried to
a costumer’s, arrayed himself in trunk
hose, 9. short cloak, and a hat and feather.
a wig with long curls, and a mask ; and
thus adorned, proceeded to the academy,
purchaseda ticket, and entered.
Myriads of beautiful creatures flittcd
past him. He strained his' eyes to see
his beloved one, who at that moment was
seated in a bower of artificial roses tote a.
fete with a charming young Andalusian,
who, however, spoke no Spanish. Gip-
sies, cavaliers, soldiers, old apple-women.
dominoes, of all colors, flitted post.
The obliging cousins had amiably
wandered awaynmd they could talk m
they chose. The Andalusian sat very
close to the white lace domino, and played
with the pretty bracelet of nyellow-tinted
cameos linked together by chains of anio-
thysts which adorned her arms.
' “There she is," said to himself a any
alier with a. top-heavy white hat and
feather, and very large trunk hose, who
approached the bower—“ there she is. I
know the bracelets. But who is that fel-
low ? These may be masked-ball manners,
but I don’t like them, I’ll watch. ”
And Mr. Porter assumed a careless at-
‘ titude, and leaned against‘a column which
supported the bower.
He was a very short, slender old gen-
tleman, and the costume was intended
for a tall giant; but it was all the more a
disguise. _
His face was, of Course, hidden by his
mask, and he was, fortunately, very sharp
of hearing. He had no ne'ed to look at
his betrothed to lmow what she said.
“What a lovely waltz that was i" said
the Andalusian. “I have been so miser-
able, and it was such joy to hold you in
my arms once more."
“ 0h, indeed, was 'it i" asked Mr. Port-
er, .under his breath. ‘
“Ah 1” sighed Kitty.
“Were you not also happy?”
the Andalusian.
"Alas! I have no right to bel"'said
Kitty.
“ Well, she has some sense of propriety
anyhow,” commented Mr: Porter.
“But were you not i" pleaded the An-
dalusian. '
“ Oh, Richard, I was ;" sighed Kitty.
“Hang it, L" remarked Mr. Porter,
under his breath. .
“ But I shall soon be mother’s. and I
am wrong, very wrong, to confess it.”
“ ’Tisn’t so much her fault. I’ll take
care there is no more waltzing,” said thr
~ cavalier to his white feather.
asked
“ Then you really are going to marry
that old hunks 2" said the Andalusian
' sorrowfully.
“I’m no such thing !" indignantly
- commended Mr. Porter.
“ I’m going to marry Mr. Porter," said
Kitty.- “I can’t help it. I’ve promised.
’Ma drove me into it. “le see, he is
immensely rich, and we are using up
everything we have. We’ve come to the
last thousand. I couldn’t sew for a liv-
ing, could I, or go into a shop? And you
have only £2 a-week, ifyour family. is.
gOOd. "Ma. talked and talked, and he
coaxed and coaxed and coaxed. He isn't
so hateful as you might think. He’s
generous, and—Well it’s all settled.
“ Rather sensible, ” thought_Mr. Fort-
er. “ She’s young; Imust make'e'xcuses.
I’ll take lessons in waltzing and go to
balls with her.” ‘ .
“Settled l" replied the Andalusian.
“ N 0, Kitty, no! It will not be settled so
easily. I shall take my own life, and my
blood will be on your head.”
“0h, Mr. Winkle i" :40be Kitty.
“ His gold has won your heart," con-
tinued the Andalusian. ’
“No, I hate him 1” said Kitty. “How
can I help it, he’s so old and ugly f"
“ Confound it, this is pretty!” said the
cavalier, grinning with rage under his
mask. g
“ It’s only because I must that I marry
him,” proceeded Kitty. “ And'Richard,
’ma says that as I am eighteen and he
nearly seventy, I am sure to be a young
widow, and then—" .
“I shall go crazy i" said the bride-
groom elect, clenchinghis fists.
“ Kitty,” replied the Andalusian,—
“Kitty, my love, promise me that when
he dies you will marry me, and I’ll' wait
if it is ten years.”
“ Oh l” cried Kitty, suddenly, “ what
is the matter with that funny-looking
cavalier in the crimsonivelvet chick and
white hat ?”
“ Too much champagne, I guess," said
Mr. Winkle.
It was very late. Mrs. Grondy sat on-
joying her magazine, when the door-bell
rang. ‘
The servants were gone to bed. She
opencd'it herself, expecting to see Kitty.
Instead, a small cavalier, in a white hat.
and feather nnd'a crimson cloak, stalked
in and clutched her by the arm in melo-
dramatic fashion.
“ Oh i” screamed Mrs. Grondy.
The cavalier removed his mask.
“ Why, it's dear Mr. Porter!” cried
Mrs. Grondy. “ Didn’t you find Kitty ?”
“ I found your daughter, " said the old
gentleman, “ and 'if you’ll tell her that
the cavalier in white and sc'arlet who .
leaned against the column while she talked
to that confounded Spaniard was me—me,
ma’am—she’ll tell you why I desire never
to see her again. There‘ll be no necessity
for waiting ten years. She may say to
Mr. Winkle I shall be no obstacle in the
future.” ‘
And he dashed away, banging the door
after him. ‘
" Gracious !" sobbed Mrs. Grundy. “I
have made mischief. I had a presenti-
ment I should.” '
“It’s all your own fault, 'ma," said -
Kitty, whenshe'heard the news. “I re- '
member now the cavalier’s legs were the
shape of old Porter’s, but I did not far
agine he was there. Good-bye to my
hopes of being rich, I. suppose. And it
is notasif I’dbeeninearnest with Winkle.
I wouldn’t marry him for a kingdom. I
only liked the flirtation. It’s fun to be
sentimental. Old Porter wasn't so bad
as people think. I declareit's dreadful l."
And Kitty moistened her pillow with
tears of rage and repentance for many"
nights, but all in vain. She had lost old
Porter and his fortune.
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TKE CONGER EEL.
' This fish has of late attracted a good ,
deal of attention, from its having been
asserted that it was frequently made into
turtle soup. Whether that be so or not,
the conger eel is in realityone of our
most valuable food-fishes. There is, un-
fortunately, a prejudice in the public
mind against it. In all continental fish-
markets—at least in those situated on
seas which contain the fish—a plentiful
supply of cougars may always be had.
The writer has seen hundreds of them in
the markets at Dieppe, Boulogne, and
Paris,_and in the cuisine of France the
cougar occupies a prominent-place. It
can be converted-into excellent soup, and
may be. cookedlin various other palat-
able ways ; it may be roasted, stewed, or
broiled, or made into a- succulent pie.
In Guernsey and Jersey its flesh is highly
esteemed, as being adaptable to the cul-
inary art in an eminent degree. This
fish Ought to be much more plentifully
exposed for sale than it is; and if our
fishermen found a. market for it, it would
no doubt be so. It is a. most prolific ani-
mal, yielding its eggs in literal millions.
A specimen which Weighed twenty-eight
pounds possessed a roe of the weight of
twenty-three ounces, which was computed
to contain the almost incredible number
of fifteen millions of eggs. Mr. Buck-
land, in one of his fishery reports, says ;
“ What becomes of this enormous num-
ber of eggs is unknown to man; they
probably form the food of many small
sea-creatures, especially crabs. They are
exceedingly minute. ”
How curious it seems-that the common
herring, which yields on an average
about thirty thousand ova, should be so
plentiful, and the cougar, which contains
many millions of eggs, should be com-
paratively so scarce.
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THE BANANA.
The banana is an annual, the fruit com-l
ing to maturity about a. year after the
shoot is planted, the trunk of the tree
subsequent] attaininga height of from
eightto ten» ect, and a girth of thirty-six
inches. From this trunk, which is of a
fibrous nature. are thrown out long palm-
like branches, at the junction of which
appears the fruit, each group of bunches,
numbering from four totwelve, being
called a. “hand,” and each hand having
eight or ten bananas upon it. A bunch
of eight hands is the ordinary size of
shipping fruit. From the root of the
tree several shoots or suckers sprout,
each of which, in turn, becomes a fresh
tree. The life ‘of the banana tree, how-
ever, is not usually long, for is is felled
after the fruit is gathered, and sometimes
'iudeed duriug‘the operation. Jamaica
contains a good many banana planta-
tions, varying in size from twenty-five
thousand to two hundred thousand trees,
for the most part cultivated by the small
settlers in tl’ different parishes. These
holdings generally consistfof three or
four wires of 111361, or! which the owners
live in a temporary mud hut, being afraid
to leave their property to the tender
mercies of their neighbors, who rob each
‘other’s ground with the strictest impar-
tiality whenever they can get a chance.
The cultivation is very primitive. The
land being cleared by-a big hoe, a hole is
dog and the Sucker is planted in it, in
most casies nature doing all that is neces—
sary ; but in larger plantations the trees
are all planted with some dégree of sys-
tem in the form of squares, and trenches
are dug forjrrigation, the banana thriv-
ing best in damp stiff soil.
om Bur VERY GOOD.
One anecdote, told by the writer who
had just sketched Berlin society, whether
literally true or'only aneat invention, has
met with great success. It hits at what
usedto becalled-in Germany a French
fashion. An Enghshmitsionary, so the
story goes was invited to a large dinner-
party by a German Profemor and Deputy.
Out of regard io'his cloth the host, after
the ladies had withdrawnfrom the. table,
apologized to the missionary for their,
perhaps, toodcoolldo'e styleofdreas, "Oh,
pray don't mention it," replied the mis-
sionary; “I have lived for ten years
among the savages of Africa, and am quite
accustomed to such sigh " _.
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A man’s wisdom is hiebest friend, f0“?
\
, his worst enemy.
HOW FORTUNE COMES.
gets any return for the money which his
friends invested in obtaining his diploma.
0n the other hahd, a singlefortunate case
may bring patients by the score. About
liad been established three years in Lon-
don ”wjthout making an income, lost
heart, and determined to emigrate to Aus-
tralia. He sold his small house and fur-
niture, paid his passage money, and a
week before his ship was to sail, went
into the country to say good-bye to his
parents. Having to change trains at a
junction, he was waiting on the platform,
when a groom in a smart livery galloped
up to the station, and, calling excitedly
to a porter, handed him a telegraphic
message for transmission. From some
remarks exchanged between the two men,
the young doctor understood that the
Duke of —, a member of the Cabinet,
had fallen dangerously, ill, and that an
eminent physician in London was being
telegraphed for. The groom added that
he had ridden to the houses of three local
doctors, who had all been absent, and
that “her Grace was in a terrible way."
The young doctor saw his opportunity,
and at once seized it. “ I am a medical
man,” he said to the groom, "and I will
go to the hall to offer my assistance till
another doctor arrives.” The groom was
- evidently attached to his master, for he
said : “ Jump on my horse, sir, ml ride
straight down the road for about four
miles; you can’t miss the hall; any one
will tell you where it 'is.” The doctor
went, was greatly received by the Duch-
ess, and happened to be just in time to
stop a mistakein treatment of the patient,
which might have proved fatal if continued,
for a few hours longer. The Duke was
sufi‘ering from typhoid fever; and when
the eminent physician arrived from town
he declared that the young doctor’s man-
agement of the case had been perfect.
The result of this was that the latter was
requested to remain at the hall to take
charge of the patient, and his name fig-
ured on the bulletins which were issued
during the next fortnight, and were
printed in all the daily newspapers of the
kingdom. Such an advertisement is al-
ways the making ofva medical man, espe-
cially when his patient recovers, as the
Duke did. Our penniless friend received
a fee of 500 guineas ; took a house at the
West End, and from that time to this has
been at the head of one of the largest
practices in London.
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PALMISTRY.
The popular amusement in fashionable
circles just now is palmistry. In almost
every every parlor pf our well-known so-
ciety people may be found a hand-book
on this science. Ten years ago it was
almost impossible to get any reliable work
in English on this branch of astrology,
as I suppose palmistry may be saidto be;
but since that time it hasbecome so much
"the fashion to study the hand with refer-
ence to the lines which intersect each
other, that any number of books havg
sprung up in answer to the demand, mos
of them being free tmnflations and adap-
tations of the famous works by Desbar-
rolles and d’Arpentigny. By glancing
into one of these books, which, bythe by,
is a. translation made by Miss G—-,——, 'of
New York, I am informed that aftera few
hours’ study I shall not only be able to
find out myself individuuuy but shall in
future be able by scrutinizing the hands
of my friends and acquaintances, the form
of their fingers, the size and form of the
phalanges upon which grow the nails,
and the greater or less development of
the finger joints, to knowallfact concern-
ing the past, present and future of all
those sufficiently unwary to submit their
hands to my scientific inspection. Foré
tunately all the so-called students of chir-
ognomy do not entirely agree regarding
the meaning of. the lines and marks upon
the hands of their victims, so there is
always a chance, in case one’s hand proves
disappointing under one palmist, to ap-
peal to another. This is, to say the least,
encouraging, and suggests a loop-hole for
any malapropos reading of mysterious
lines and bifurcations. But this is not
the only remedy in case the palmist fail
to please his client, who in allconfidence
appeals to him for a character. Palmis-
try is so convenient a. science, and, more-
over, so adaptable, that you have only,
in case the reading of your right hand
prove disappointing, to express it either
nudibly or in the presence of a half-skill-
ful apostle or palmistic science by the
expression of your countenance, and you
will be made happy by a. totally different
interpretation of the left. It is reserved
for the nineteenth century and‘ for the
reigning sirens of Madison and Fifth av-
enues to furnish chiromancy with its most
fascinating converts, and it is really quite
absurd, on making an afternoon call, to
have one's hands seized violently by the
fair hostess, who persists in drawing ofi'
her visitor’s gloves and then and there
revealing to her, .by the aid of this mys-
terious knowledge, not only her past and
present omissions and commissions, as
set forth in a tell-tale hand, but all sorts
of dircful and mysterious prophecies for
the future. ' .
—-—oa—.-O.—o-o——-—
~ Tin-STABILITY or‘ sun’s.
When a ship is built for a particular
trade and for the purpose of carrying cer-
tain specific cargoes she may then, of
course, be 'so designed as to be quite
sthble, in all conditions, while thus em-
ployed; but when vessels are built, as
they often' are, to dimensions fixed by
owners, for general trading purposes, it
is seldompossible for the designer to
provide against instability arising in some
possible or conceivable circumstances of
loading: The due preservation of sta-
bility in such cases requires to be watched
and provided for by those who control
the loading. It is erroneous to suppose,
as appeus to be semétimes' done, that a
cargo-carrying steamer should be so con-
structed and proportioned as to run no.
risk of becoming unstable, however she
may be laden. If this idea. were acted
upon such a mode of preventing instabil-
ity, however easy and plausible it may
at first sight appear, to he, would only
defeat the desired object of promoting
safety at sea, because it would make
many vessels dangerously stiff when laden
with some classes of cargo. The true and
reasonable mode of procedure is not to
attempt to construct a ship so that she
will be stable however she may be laden,
but to see that any tendency she may
have toward instability—4f any such exist
—-is understood by those in charge of
her, and that she is always laden with
careful reference to it. There are no
steamersafioat, whatever tendency they
may have toward instability as sometimes
laden, that they may not be kept perfectly
safe if treated with full knowledge of
what their stability is, ,and the stowage
regulated accordingly. One great prob-
jam that the mercantile naval architect
has just now to solve is, how any danger-
ous features of a ship’s stability-are to be
made clearly known to those in charge
of her, and in what manner they can be
best taught to regulate the loading in
cases where special care may be required
As good almost kills. man askill agood
book ; who kills a man kills a reasonable
creature, God’s image; but he who do.
strays a good book kills reasan itself.
Years will often elapse before a. doctor-
twenty years ago, a young doctor who'
A. FRIEND IN NEED.
Ole Bull the celebrated violinist’s early
ndventuresin France were of the most
extraordinary kind. He could obtain no
situation, and sank lower and lower into
penury. The cholera was raging in Paris,
and it was no suitablemomenthra young
foreign artist to make his way there. He
was at the point of starvation when a
change man stepped in, as the god out
of the machine, and saved him in a very
curious way. At the. pension where he
was, he was told, a§detective. Ole Bull
said something which this stranger over-
heard, and he entered into conversation
with him. The young Norseman frankly
told him the state Of his afl‘airs, and the
detective took him to an eataminet close by.
“Listen,” said the stranger. “I know
you are in want ; but follow my advice—
you must try your luck at phry'.” “ But
I have no money.” “You must manage
to get five francs; then go to-night be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, not earlier,
to Frascati’ , in the Boulevard Mont-
marte. Mount the stairs, ring the bell,
and give your hat boldly to the liveried
servant in attbndance ; enter the hall, go
straight to the table, put your five francs
on the rod, and let it remain there."
The young man ran home, raised the five
francs, and was on the spot at the ap-
pointed hour. He made his way to the
green table, surrounded by ladies and
gentleman playing at trente et qmzrante.
He played his five francs on the red, but.
through his awkwardness, it rolled over
to the black and was lost. He stood as if
struck by lightning, without a son in his
pocket. He came to himself on hearing;
“ Messieurs, fiaies cos jeum.” He called,
“ C'inq francs, " but his foreign accent made
it sound like “ Cent francs, ”and 100 francs
He stood pale for a moment, unable to
speak or move, then placed his money on
the red, and won once again, and yet
again until at last 800 francs in gold lay
in a heap before him. Suddenly from
amid the crowd surrounding the table a
delicate hand gleaming. with diamonds
glided over the golden pile ; but the iron
hand of the Norwegian grasped the little
white one. A woman’s shriek was heard;
several voices called out, ‘ ‘ Turn him out! "
But a man near Ole Bull, in a calm, clear
voice that seemed to command all in the
room, said, “Madame, do not touch that
gold,” and to Bull, “ Monsieur, take your
money, please.” His friend, in whom he
recognized the mysterious stranger of the
morning, proved to be no other than
Vidocq, the head of the secret police in
Paris.
—~o-.O.-oo——
PARIS HORSE CARS.
An amusing feature of Paris to a for-
eigner is the horse cars. ‘ The appearance
of the car, the driver and the conductor
would almost assure one that they had
been importedfrom America. ; but certain
rules to be observed in running the cars
very quickly remind him that he is in
France. The cars are allowed to carry
only a certain number of passengers—ten
standing on the front platform, ten on
the rear platform, and as many in the car
as are allowed to have seats. Those in-
side pay fifty centimes (ten cents), and
those outside twenty-five centimes. When
shut, a sign is hung out reading ‘ ‘ complii, ”
and no one can enter. During the busy
time of the day, between five and six ‘
o’clock, when crowds are waiting for a
car, it is necessary to apply at the office
for a numbered ticket. For instance, say
you applied and received N o. 21. You
wait for a. car, and the driver, when ready,
commences to call nu, deux, train and so
on until he reaches your number, when
you must be ready to enter; if not, you
must procure another ticket and wait
your turn again. The system has its ad-
vantages as well as disadvantages, and
the French think it a great thing ; but
the amusing part of it to foreigners is the
calling of the numbers, and unless one is
pretty well up in French he is very apt
to get left, and has to go and get another
ticket. Instead of ringing a bell like our
conductor, they use a. kind of horn which
is attached to the dashboard and blown
by a rubber ball which the driver presses.
The sound, which is not unlike that of a
'cow-horn, can be heard distinctly for a
block. It is not objectionable unless the
instrument happens to be out of order,
and then it is very unmusical. The cars
are a great convenience, and are very lib-
erally patronized. One sees in them the
economy of the French people as a class,
very finely dressed ladies standing on the
platform to save five cents. Economy is
observable everywhere in France, and .
there is much truth in the aphorism that
“ the people could live on what the
Americans was ." - ‘
H
HOW TO GROW THIN.
“Light, Late Heavy Weight," writes
to the London Standard: _Aftcr attempt-
ing, with signal failure, the difi‘erent sys-
tems, Banting, Harvey, &c., I found that
the great secret of keeping away fat was
to limit the quantity of liquid consumed,
and not the quality. To a man of moder-
ate appetite the amount of solid foodie
of no importance; it is the management
of liquids that makes the difference in
the amount of weight put on. The fol-
lowing rules, faithfully carried out, will
from anyone who carries it in excess of
what is necessary for his system: lat.
Three meals a day only. 2d. No inter-
mediate nips or smacks. 8d. At each
meal any reasonable amount of any solid
food, and one half pint of any liquid.‘
This regime leaves you healthy and vig-
orous, and one Whek is quite enough to
make one reconciled to an apparently
(not really) limited amount of liquid. On
it I have hunted, shot, played racquets,
cricket and tennis, and for years have
been as sound as a bell. .The rate at
which weight is lost is surprising at first.
A fourteen stone man, who is carrying
two stone of useless fat, will part with it
atthe rate of one pound .a day, but cuf-
fers no inconvenience beyond the loose-
ness of hisgarments. Anx'occasional un-
bendjng of the bow, in the shape of a re-
laxation of the quantity rule, will very
soon work itself 03', but those unbend-
ings must not come oftener than once in
five or six weeks. For the corpulent this
is a certain cure, but if very large feeders
are anxioustotry it,it is necessaryto
make some reduction in solid food as well.
Hunting men will find themselves a stone
lighter for it, if they carry unnecesaary
fat, almost before they are aware of it, as
they will waste so quickly from the exer-
CISO. ‘ '
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A DIYSTEBIOUS BENEFACTOB.
An extraordinary tale comes from Vi-
enna. Recently the Mayor of that city
was accosted by a servant, who gave him
a parcel containing two smaller sealed
packets. To one was fixed a letter in-
forming the Mayor that the packet con-
tained 100,000 florins, which he might
immediately devote to any charitable in-
stitution to which he considered Vienna
to be in the most urgent need. To the
second packet was fixed a fragment of a
visiting card. The Mayor ,is to keep it
unopened until 1890, when he is to give
it to whoms'oever presents the missing
t'mgfnent‘of the card. - ' '
lived he met one morning a stranger who .
were shoved over to him as' his winnings. '
acar has its complement the gates are -
in a month take ofi‘ a stone weight of fat V
Powrn
Absolutely Pure.
This r‘owder never varies. A marvel UL purity
strength, and wholesomeness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds,.and cannot be sold In com-
petition with, the multitude of low test, short
weight allum or phosphate powders.
ROYAL Bursa Pownnucu. 106 Wall st, N.
1 yin
in B. PLAISTEl],
Druggi‘s’l and Author ,
Patent Medi-
‘cines, &c., giro.
Pm'f'wmcs,
Agent for Wilsoni‘a Magnetic
Appliance.
Proprietor Ol “Plaisted’s Cough
Remedy,” and “Old Well .00-
lognc,” “Iron Tonic Bitters,” Our
Own Condition Powders, and Sar-
snparilla.
Cor. Main and Wall sic, Norwalk.
62 Washington st.,, So. Norwalk.
GO TO
SP NCER'S
3n Hhh .
. WARE
Where you can buy the best quality of
llllll S Bllll'l'r 8’
And other makes at the
Lowest Prices,
Marking included.
Triple Plaid Knives and Forks
$3 a dozen.
A large stock of
NICKEL CLOCKS FROM lllc.
llnnnell’s lamps and Burners
Give the bcst"Light‘of any in use.
For Sale at
(J. SPENCER’S,
3 Main Street.
l
‘—
ilusnni “r
sahhi‘ib‘
tel?
Is your Blood Impure.
Get a remedy that 15 known to
sass merit. Vegetlne has
33.. tried and not found
wanting. Whatever the cause
of the poisoned condition(i
Vegetiue will restore on
strengthen.
Scrofnloua Humor-s have
been, are being cured daily by
the use of Vegetme. We can
show testimonials or refer
you to the parties in proof
of this.
by: is ant} imam trim.-
leasaliten'cctso n 1 s on
Ere aft oncei relieved y the
no.
”gratvfilrfeum and_all dis-
eases of the skin disqfipear
wig.) Vegetine rs fai ally
us
For Liver and Kidney
(lo t on will find veg.
chafing-anionic remedy.
"Ohhowtirodl am"is so
often heard. An-im ure con-
dition of the blood w 1 always
produce this feeling and it is
sure to be reliev y the use
of Vegetine. _ ' .
Ladies who have used We -
etine, and the number of me
is large, are loud in its praise
as a remedy for diseases pe-
culiar to their sex.
Nervous Suffer-or you cos:
use nothin so sure to furni
you sleep usnd rest as Vegetine.
VEGETINE
Is sfld by all Druggists. .
wanted for The Lives of all the
AGENTSPresidenta of the U. S. The largest,
bandsomest, best book ever sold for
less than twice our price. The fastest selling book
in America. Immensp prongs bheAd‘aerlnbc 60:11;
eo ie wan . ny
hutfducgggstfull ap nt. Terms free! BALLET Boon
00., Portland, to.
iTA'l‘E SCHOLARSHIPS in the SHEF-
FIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL. ’i‘he va-
cant State Scholarships in the Sheffield Scientific
School will be filled attire Annual Meeting of the
Appointing Board, June 24th 1384. All applications
should be made previous to that :time. Blank
forms for application will be seat when requested,
bylProfessor Gnostic J. Bnusn, Secretary or 9tlho
A intlng Board. at
l ew Haven, May 20th,1sei.
‘ 'J. 1
Drugs, Chemicals, Fancy Golds.
DR. D. HITCHCOCK,
CONEI’. OF WEST AVENUE AND
BERKLEY PLACE,
'i‘hird house below the Methodist Church.
Oflice iiours from 2' to 9 a. in., 2 In 3am] 7 to
s p. m.
or. T. E, SWIFT,
DENTIST.
Ariliiclnl Teeth without Plates by the perfect.
Crowning System.
Office and Residence, No. 9 West Avenue.
Wflight Hand Bell. '
ALEX. sfcrnsoN,
Organist oi the First Congregational Church,
Teacher of
Piauoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
I.ock Box 39, r. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
JOHN S. ATKINSON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harness, Trunks,
Bags, Blankets, Whips, Lap Robes and
Genera.
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Harness Trunks, and Bags Repaired at
.Low Brices, undat a short notice.
Cor. Fairileld Avenue and Middle Street,
6m2 ..narnammm'conm
V
TH E
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
1801 SUGGESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
.A nd has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. A'o sou-ml company ilmn'es
for less.
W. C. STREET, Pres, S. E. Ouisrmn, Trans,
GEO. R. Cownus, Secretary.
J. 315an HURLBUTT.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
BERNARD .COHN.
—'—MERCHANT TAILOR,—'
WEEK'S BUILDING, WALT. STREET.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Demestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suiting. satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular. ‘ .
NEW illARKET !
No 6 Main Street,Norwalk, Ct.
THE BEST OF
Beci’, ‘Vcai, Mutton, Lamb, Pork,
nans, POULTRY, &c., always on hand at the
very lowest market prices. GAME of all kinds in
its season. Try me; I will tr to suit. W. 1‘".
I.OCK“00D,iate with Adams ros. . 6m45
HOYT AND MEEKER,
54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, col
Practical Plummers,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Piummers’ and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. 1y21
w. s. QUINTARD,
iURNISHING UNDERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence, 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
' PENSIONS
And all other claims on U. S. Government
promptly attended to. Any disabling in-
‘ur or disease entitles to a pension.
to ected claims a specialty. Every day’s
delay counts against non—applicants.
Charges of desertion can be removed for
cause. Every honest claim will succeed.‘
\V. H. NOBLE, Bridgepon. Office at 91
Stratford Avenue.
RINKLING & 00.,
BANKERS & BROKERS, '
4S 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 1000 barreis- Orders filled by
telegram or mail. Official quotations and informa-
tion sent free. Fractional lots 1 to 5 per cent.
margin, no interest for carrying. 1y9p
P. W. BATES.
MARBLE ll GRANITE nn
On Water Street.
HAS NEW DESIGNS IN
Hem! stones. Monuments and
all kinds oi'Meuu-rlal Work.
can. AN‘D'sEI-z THEM. ion
AIEWNMTfi
{URN .. o c max con-
tnueto act as Solicitors for Patents, Cav c
lurks. 00 his for the United States.
England. cc. Germany. etc. Hand Book abou
Patents sent-free. Thirty-seven cors' .
Patentaobtained throng MUN
mom
0] circul-
athe
goat", endid engravings an ill in.
iormatir . Mmenoo of he Salaam:
Icon soggfree. AddrcapoyMUNN & CO. 6
1mm once. unwary-y. New York. ,
I ahlillallell :0.
'MANUFACTUERRS OF,‘ AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
TIMBER,
SIIINGL ‘s, ‘
’LA'i‘l’i,
DOORS, ,
,. sis...
BLINDS}
' MOLmNGg
WINDOW FRAMES,
- PICKETS, &C.
Veneer-ed Hard Wood Work,
Hard wood Ceiling & Flooring
.0. Norwalk. Conan.
TAPE womvn . ‘
In one of the tropical provinces of Germany
there has been found a root, the extract from
which has‘proved an absolute specific for Tape
am.
It is pleasant to take and is not debilitating or
disagreeable in. its effect on the patient, but is
uliarly sickening and stupefylng to the {Papa
orm, which ioouna its hbld on ts victim and
passes away in a natural and easy manner, entirely
whole, with mean and while still alive. ,-
One physician has used this remedy in over 400
cases without a single failure to pass worm whole,
with head. Absolute‘removal with head guaran-
teed. No ay required until so removed. Send
stamp for c rcular and terms.
HEY WOOD a; (20..
, of urch asin
' SMITH & HUBBARD,
‘_j_p;n: rsmrfl
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
SMOKING CIGARETTES.
For Sale Cheap.
Bridge. Apply lit GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.‘
\
H
T cut, belonging to the Estate of the late
Henry T. Morgan purchased by him during his
life-time, upon which to build his count resi-
deuce, .containiningmg acres on high groum , with
exteuswe views of cm; Island Sound, line old
shades. This plot is capable of being subdivided
into several sites of one or two acres ca'ch, and is
located on the green opposite the residence of the
Rev. S. B. S. Bisseii, and known as the St. John’s
place. This property is highly reccommended for
u gentleman’s family residence, and is within 1%
hours of New York City, and in one of the largest
and most flourishing‘towns in Colrpiccticnt - price,
$12,000. Apply to «. S'l‘. .iOI-‘i LOCKlVOOD,
Fairlieid County Bank, Norwalk, Conn, or HOMER
MORGAN, No. 2 Pine St, New York City. tiis
For Sale or inlet.
THE Real Estate known as the W. C. Street prop-
erty, 115 feet front on High St. and 125 feet
on Main St., being 290 eet deep, with splendid
House, Barn, and other out buildings with nice
shade and fruit trees, adjoining the property of S.
E. Oimstcad.
Also one other tract of about forty acres on Riv-
erside avenue fronting on Riverside avenue and
running through to the Spring Hill road, all nicely
located for building lots, all located in the Borough
of Norwaik and almost in the center of the business
portion. Contemplated railroad within short dis-
tance. For further particulars enquire of
3ft BURR SMITH, Agent.
Building his,
FOR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES, or 0. E. “TI—SON,
GAZETTE BUILDING. 4“
Building
Material
of every kind, and in any quanti-
ty, furnished promptly.
Estimates for
Grading, Excavating, Filling, in
g (Emir-acts for
Walks made from Flag,
Concrete, C 6 men t,
Brick or Gravel.
Building Stone,
Sand and
Coping, '
Ha h ..
South N orwalk.
James Mlllll‘tfll‘y & flu,
Broadway and 11th Street,
New York,
IIavc now on Exhibitiona Large
and Su rb Stock of Rich Vol:
vets, ilks, Satins . Flushes,
Dress Goods, Suits, m s,- In-
dia Shawls, Laces, emery,
Trimmings Upholstery Goods,
Linens Underwear, Gloves,
Parasols, etc., etc. They ere
o cning and displaylng daily
t e latest novelties In. each. Dc-
artment as they arrlvc dlrcct
mm the most Celebrated Euro.
pean Mauufacturers.- . .
The Public are cordially .1n~
vited to inspect this ever-varying
Stock, irrespcc ’vc of any Idea
ers by Iiail or. Express re.
ceive careful attention, and are
promptly filled.
James hillbilly & hi,
Broadway and 11th Street,
New York.
Reaches Norwalk at 6. a. m.,on the day of
publication. s. K. Stanley, J. M. Benedict, H.
l‘hiele, and II. 'E. Bodwell, wil supply it promptly
on order, or we will send it by mail at 50 cents a
month. Address
I‘.‘ W. ENGLAND, Publisher “Tue Sou,“
3m13 New York Oily
4, and 6 Exchange Building, corner
Bridgeport, Conn.
Office 3
Main and Wall Streets,
01L sunsl misnvnvl
THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
B. ' S. BLASGER?
Wouid call‘the attention of the public to his entire
new stock of wares including all
' kinds of
'Housefurnishing Goods,
vlz.: Crockery, China, Glass, Cutlery,
Silver Plated, Tin, Willow and
Wooden Ware,
CHEAP AS CAN BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE
. .
A New Style of Tea Sets, just opened. Also
Vases for ornaments, new Chamber Sets, etc., etc.
Those just entering upon housekeeping or wanting
to replenish their homes, will do well to call at
p B. S. Blascer’s
Crockery Store.
19 Park Place, New York City.
WILL be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon
a small, neat Cottage, of six rooms, in good
neighborhood, and three inlnutes’ walk of the
E elegant building site at Norwnlk, Connc(:ti-‘
. l ’
consent.
[Advertisements under this head $1.00 per ha
per year.) .
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. '
JOHN s. SEYMOUR.
F. w. PERRY,
Gazette “
, BUTTER DEALER.
R. P. BEATTY,
noonsnuun AND smrroxnn.
ANDREW SELLECK,
norms.
THE ARLINGTON, Cor. Main &Wail Sts
LIVERY STABLES.
FANCY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
IIAMS, user, are.
R. P. BEATTY,
DRY GOODS AND CABPETS.
TONBORIAL ARTISTS.
GUS. FRANKE, Gazette Building
. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
B. J. STURGES, Gazette Building
LUMBER DEALER.
HUBBELL, Water St.
'Gco. Ward 8075076,
HAROENBROOK’S BLOCK, WALL STREET,
. Dealer in the Best Quality of
FAMILY succumbs.
hotllfithsafllllllssee
Ledgewood Farm D . Families can be i d
with pure Bottled Mlllkydaily. . - supp] e
O. E. WILSON,
General Insurance ill Real Estate Agent.
Money to Loan.
Room NO. 3 Gazette Building, Norwaik, Conn.
Erma INSURANCE 00., of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64. '
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES it MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwaik and vicinity.
iRON FENCES.
IIVHE SUBSCRIBER havimr returned to Norwalk,
and located at 26 Leonard Street, is prepared
to furnish \Vroughl: Iron Fencing of all styles,
of the best material and best workmanship, at
reasonable prices. Having had many years 'of
experience in the making thereof he feels confident
that he can satisfy all demands. Estimates and
plans cheerfully furnished.
- EPHRAIM M. MERRITT,
Norwalk, Aug. 22, 1882. , P. O. Box 057.
PATENTS.
A. M. WOOSTER,
AttOrney-At-Law.
LATE EXAMINER U. S. PATENT OFFICE,
436 Main St.. Bridgeport, Ct.
Poor, "While 85 00.,
BANKER s,
45 Wall Street, New York,
Brokers and Dealers in Railway and all other
securities.
_ RAILWAY INVESTMENTS,
A specialty, in the selection and estimate of which
their long connection with ”Poet’s Manual of
Railroads” gives them special advantages. Cor-
respondence invited and inquiries answered.
Deposét3 $301111“ received and interest allowed.
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FLlllllST' & llll'lt Yllllll.
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAEE, - CONN.
Dealer in In Green House and -Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen-
tal Trees, Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers always
on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 41y?)
Grading and Re—filling Cemetery Plots
' promptly attended to.
_.I_
BEING UNABLE TO MANUFACTURE
HARNESS
To compete with large concerns, I have taken the
agency of one of the oldest and largest estab-
lishments in the state for the sale of
Harness. Saddles, Ea1ters, Sur-
1 singles, Collars, &c.
shall also Make
'Fine Harness to Order,
as usual, at the old stand,
N o. 7 WATER:STREET.
where _I will keep a regular line of Whips, Sponges,
Llamois, Blankets, Robes. Feed Bags,
Traveling Bags, &c.
J'. F. PECKELL.
Established 1852. not THE BEST:
' AMPDEN
surmount co’:
BEAnii-MAIIEPAINTS
snisncrlo‘u SPRINGFIMI "Ass
“L'AIIAN'I‘EEII.
Sample Cords furnished upon application
aweek at home. 35 outfit free. Pay abso-
66 luteiy sure. No risk. Capital not required.
Reader if you want business at which
persons of elther sex, young or Old. can make
great pay all the time they work with absolute
certainty, write for particulars to ’11. HALLETT it
00., Portland, Maine.
N 0 PAY !
NO CURE
Dr. lawmnce’s cough Balsam
Is warranted to cure Coughs, Colds,
Iloarseness, Sore Throat, and
all clisensedoi‘the Throat
and Lungs.
We do not claim to cure consumption when
thoroughly seated, but we do claim that thousands
otiives Inightbesaved every year by the timely
use of Dr. mcrence’s Cough Balsam.
Many people imagine they have consumption,
when in reality they only have a bad cold, which
caneasily be cured by proper care and the right
kind of medicine. We could fill columns wrth
testimonials, but do not believe in that way or
advertising, our idea let everbody that is afilictrd
with a cough try for themselves, and ifnotper-
fectlu satisfied, return the empty Dollie to the
dealer oftohom it zcas bought and receive their
money back.
Price for Trial Size, 25:Cts. Family Size $l.00 per
. Bottle.
Remember, No Cure, No Pay!
(IBAY’S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
TRADE HARKR THE GREAT AMERICAN
DY. An niiaiiing cure for
Seminal Weakness, Spermator.
rhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases
, ‘ of Self-Abuse ; as loss of Memory,
.' Universal Lassitude, Pain in the
Back, Dimness of V ision, Prema-
ture Old Age, and many other
diseases that lead to [Insanity or
Consumption and u. Premature
‘ ' Grave.
IEEIIIEJ'AIIII, BEWARE ’oi: advertisements to
refund money, when druggists'l'flAD: 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. if ever, complied
with. See their written guaran-
tee. A trial of one single pack~
age of Gray’s Specific will con- .
vlnce the most skeptical of its 94:“. _ .
real merits. ' ' *“‘ ' ‘
On account of counterieiis, welfl'Efl TAKIHI.
haveI adopted the Yellow wrapper; the only
geuu ue.
._ FFuil particulars in our pamphlet, which we
desire to send free by mail to ever one. .
WThc Specific medicine is sol by all druggists
at $1 er ackage, or six packages for $5, or will be
'sent rec ymali on tho receipt of the money b
addressing THE GRAY SPECIFIC MEDICINE
00., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by GEO. B. PLAISTED,
23 Wall so, Norwalk.
corner of Mom and Wall streets, Norwalk, and 02
Washington street, Soul: Norwalk.
Bank Building
Cor. Wall and Water Sts.
49 Wall St.
Cor. Wall and Water St.
Iuone of the schools of Brooklyn a
boy thirteen years old, naturally very
quick and bright, was found to be grow-
ing dull and fitful. His facewas pale
and he had nervous twitchings. He was
obliged to quit school. Inquiry showed
that he had become a confirmed smoker
.of cigarettes. When asked why he did
not give it up, be shed tears, and said
that he had often tried, but could not.
e
GEO. S. GREGORY, 14 Knight St. The growth of this habit is insidious and
W B GLINESPHOWGRAPHERS', M _ at its effect ruinous. V The eyes, the brain,
F. E. READMAN, Guam, Bullding the nervous system, the memory, the
power of application, are all impaired by
it. “It’s nothing but a cigarette," is
S. STEPHENS, 58 Wall St.
_ mummy, really “ It's nothing but poison." Ger-
MISSES ST. JOHN, 33_ Main Street man and French physicians have recently
GROCERS. protested against it ; and a convention of
FINNEY .t: BENEDICT . 41 Wall St Sunday and secular teachers was tl
n. r. BEATTY, ’ .' . ' . . . "we“ 5'
GEO. W ABD SELLECKPM Wail &gagtvfii‘g? _ held 1n England to check It. It was pre-
SELLECK Bnos., 14,9, 16 Wall St. Sided over by an emment surgeon of a
A H Boers AND snore. Royal eye Infirmary, who stated that
- JIOYT. Wall 3: many diseases of the eye were directl
EUG 1 . ' . y
ENE FANCHLB’ 17 Mam Street caused by it. Parents, save your children
W AEEZ&F’SH “m PROVISION MARKETSI from this vice if. possible. It is now
DANN ‘ ’ ..
W: M. BATES, f llgn‘tvfgfi Egg: known that old castaway cigar stumps are
JEWELLER AND “’A'rcmmxnn. used in the manufacture of cigarettes.
LEGR AND JACKSON. 56 Wall St. Boys are employed to gather them from
hotels, bar-rooms, sidewalksfifrom where-
ever they are thrown. Collectors buy them
of the boys and send them to the manu-
VAN Hoosnan'c AMBLER, Gazette Bide factofies b the barrel. No matter how
EDWARD STREET: 5 Gazette Bldg disgusting ythe spot whence they are
F. W. J53???“ AND SLATE “DONE-W 11st picked—whether from the spittoon with
‘ ’TEAS “D COFFEE 9' t ' its danger‘ons saliva, or the gutter with
R. P. BEATTY ‘Cor Wall hnd Water St Its filth—the foul refuse finds its way into
’ “Rugs. 5 the mouth and nostrils of the cigarette
JF. PECKWELL, Water St. smoker. Many a smoker throws away
the stump of his cigar because he does
not like the flavor of it. He does not
know whythe flavor is unpleasant to him,
but it is caused by nicotine—the active
principal of tobacco and a. violent poison.
This accumulates in the base of the cigar
with every draft of the smoke, and the
man, noticing the unpleasant flavor,
throws the stump away. This reservoir
of nicotine finds its way into the cigarette,
and the person who smokes it gets in a
condensed form the poison which so often
works mischief on the brains Of‘ habitual
smokers. Again, these cigar stubs—or
any tobacco, for that matter, that is made
into cigarettes—is wrapped with paper
which contains a. very large per cent. of
arsenic or other deadly poisons, the pow-
ers of which exert a deleterious effect up-
on the tonsils—in fact, the wh ole throat—-
of all who use them; indeed, it has been
found impossible to cure catarrh in invet-
erate cigarette smokers.
‘ Wu—
THE RED MAN’S .FOO’I‘ MARKS.
No one can see Indian trails now with-
out his attention becoming suddenly
wakened. ' There is no real difference be-
tween any one of those pathways and an
ordinary cattle track except, perhaps, they
maybe. worn a little deeper; yet no one
can enter upon them for the first time
without goingin some measure startled,
and conscibhe that this is a roadway dis-
tinct from any he has ever‘ seen before.
They cannot have been made by cattle.
Cattle paths are generally single, or if
morethan one, they run independent of
each other. These are exactly parallel,
and there are perhaps half a dozen of
them. They do net look as if they had
been made by settlers. A white man’s
road would have followed a straighter
line. These are full of curves, and bend
from one side to the other, turning with
every minor undulation of the ground,
as though when they were laid out the
distance travelled was of no importance
compared with the regularity of the
grade. Their curves are always concen-
tric. They all turn as if by one impulse,
and they dip down into a. valley together,
or disappear behind a hill at the some
time, constantly maintaining the same
distance from each other. This is the
first sight of an Indian trail. But at its
sudden revelation one seems to have come
into a strange world. It may still be the
same valley, but with the obliteration of
other signs of civilization, the way has
taken on an entirely different character.
Beyond the last vestige of white activity
and noisy struggle, everything seems to
grow quiet. All disposition to break the
stillness has gone. There is no living
thing in sight, but instinctively one hesi-
tates, whether a. hunter or not, to raise
his voice lest he should frighten the game,
of which the woods have now become the
home. Silence is the natural eondiiion
of existence. A shout would be asacri-
loge. The land seems given back to be-
long to its first inhabitants, who have
been content to let it rest in a. state of na-
ture. The only marks of men are these
pathways, but their easy and unresisting
curves are filled with nature’s spirits, and
they nowhere interrupt her repose. These
simple paths have been made by horses
travelling several abreast as close together
as horses with their riders can go. They
have been there for hundreds, perhaps
thousands of years. They were part of
a long highway which once ended only
with the limit of the Indian’s wanderings;
and for centuries theyhave been traversed
by savage bands of warriors, hunters, or
horse theives.
DECLINE OF THE BALLET.
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The dancer has ceased to be regarded
as a serious artist, for the very sufficient
reason that dancing has declined from
the level of .a. genuine art. The poetry
of motion has degenerated into a. florid
but unromantic and often, it must be
added, a. somewhat meretricious prose.
Dancing is no longer a. vehicle for the
exhibition of the beauty of measured
movement; it is merely a medium'for
the‘display of the symmetry of female
form. The beginning of the decline set-
in, it is not fanciful to imagine, with the
gradual change in theballerina’s cos.
tume. The “pets of the ballet,” whose
. portraits adorned the walls of the dan-
dies of a generation ago were encum-
bered, as their successors must think,
with a. superfluity of drapery; but as the
skirts shortened the true vitality of the
ballet waned, and when the last point of
abbreviation was reached Terpsichore,
who to those that rightly understand her,
is every whit as modest as her sisters, re-
tired scandalized from the stage. Assur-
edly, there are only eight Muses now.
We have young women who can caper
with more or less agility, who can per-
haps leap higher than their mothers be-
fore them, and who can cross and un-
crossapair of blue satin boots witha
dazzling swiftness that leaves nothing to .
be desired; but the grace of floating
movement, the speaking charm of gest-
ure, the everl‘varying enohantment of
“woven paces and of waving hands” are
gone from us fore'ver. The costume is
designed to show nothing but the shape-
liness of the wearer's limbs, and the
wearer herself has seldom anything else
except mere nimbleness to show. The
sylph of the era of Taglioni has becom
the female acrobat of to-day.
THE PRODUCTIVE RABBIT.
The rabbit is probably the most pro-
ductive of the whole rodent genus; a
single pair may be answerable for a popu-
' lation of half a million within five years.
Originally natives of Spain, the rabbits
once multiplied in that country, as well
as in some of the islands of the Mediter-
anean, in such an alarming manner that
the people appealed for military aid to
assist in their destfllction.
Norwalk Chronicler