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Job Printing afovm V... Mr; Quinn! 0 mm: m .m'nx nonruuran, Jr. - Associate Editor. Volume LXXXV. Gathered In. When the corn is gathered in, And the summer days are o’ql', And the throngs return again From the mountains and the shore, Then the light of gentle eyes Carries where silent homes have been, Neath the cool September skies, When the corn is gathered in. There’s a beauty on the land, And a splendor on the sea, As we wander hand in' hand-.- For my love comes back to me. I‘herc’s a silence on the beach Where her footsteps late have been, '- As we whisper, each to each, When the corn is gathered in. At the falling of the leaves, When November days draw nigh, And the dreary north wind grieve: With a more than human cry, I shall clasp her to my heart-— I have wooed, and I shall win-— We shall dwell no more apart, When the corn is gathered in. -. I ‘ Qut-Generalcd; ' 3111. De Bruce ’Bellingham‘ laid down till telegram a servant had just presented on a silver salver. “ Augusta! It is terrible! What can possess the creature, and now of all times ? Your cousin, Peter Bellingham, is actually coming to visit us—actually'coming. to visit ' [)1 us. i . Mrs. 'Bellingliam’s tones were piteous in ' their horrified despair, and she let fall the yellow envelope, that so seldom is the bar- binger of the good news we want, with a gesture of impotent. anger. Augusta Bellingham lifted her beautiful, straight brows, in a horror of questioning. “ 0h, mammal coming to visit us! Surely, surely there is some mistake ! He never would be so stupid as to come unless we sent him an invitation." ' Mrs. Bellingham picked up the telegram again, and read it through aloud: ” ‘ Will be at your house Tuesday, for short visit. P. Bmmonau.” , “What mistake can there possibly be? No, it’s directed plainly enough—iMrs. De Bruse Bellingham, 888 Fifth Avenue ’—and it is'signed plainly enough. Child, what in the world shall we do? I can’treceivehim. I never, never could introduce him to our friends.”- . And the diamonds on the lady's delicate fingers sparkled as she twisted her hands in actual dismay. ‘ Augusta looked thoughtfully at the car- pet. and tapped one of her pretty little feet. Such a charmingly-beautiful girl she was, with her clear, fair complexion, and blonde hair and blue eyes, and graceful figure—an “ out-and-out Bellingham,” her father used to say, with all the old family pride, when he saw how lovely she was growing to be. Suddenly, she lifted up her long—lashed lids to her lady-mother‘s face. ' “ Perhaps he won’t be so very terrible, after all, mamma. Couldn’t wot manage to keep him in his room most of the time, and let Bessie take charge of him? It would just suit her.” Mrs. 'Bellingham uttered a little shriek of dismay. “Did you ever see your father’s cousin Peter, Augusta ? " 1 Her tones were so tragic that Augusta knew there was something out of the com- mon connected with this poor relation of the family, whom she had always heard was eccentric, and— just a little unmanage- able. “ Well, no, momma, I have never seen him, of course, but I should think—"I “ You should think nothing about it! I will tell you. Peter Bellingham is middle- aged, and, Augusta, he actually wears the same suit of clothes year in and year out! His hair is long. down to the top of his col- lar, and he plasters it tight to his head with horrid pomatum. He wears red and green cravats; his hands and face are all freckled, and . you couldn’t keep him from going wherever we went, and poking into the parlor to be presented to the company. He visited here once before, years agb, and I declare it almost killed me. - Why, Au- gusta, he insisted—and your poor, dear papa had to permit it, or else turn him bodily out of the house—he insisted on reading prayer before and after every meal, guests or no guests!” _ Augusta gave a little exclamation of hor- ror. ‘- “ Oh, mamma, I don’t wonder you are so nervous over it! What shall we do about it? Why, it’s to-day—this very afternoon -—-he’s to be here ! ” Mrs. Bellingham was the picture‘ of deg; perate dismay as she leaned wenrily back among the silken cushion of the chair, her dainty, fair hands restlessly folding and un- folding. ‘ “It seems as if fate had a particular grudge against m-e! ” she said, piteously. “When I married your papa, it was dis- tinctly understood that I was not to be trou- bled with any of his poor relations, and be- fore we had been keeping house a year his grandfather died, and the old lady had to come and make her home with us, because De Bruse was able to keep her." ~ Then your aunt Adelaide died, and De Brusc had to take Bessie and bring her up. Well, I will confess I have kept Bessie pretty well down, and made her pay her way by help- ing me with the sewing and the children's music. But now, it seems to me, this visit is worse than all. He‘ll stay six weeks at the least, I know! "~ . Then an ominous silence fell between the two ladies, during which the motive): shut her eyes in positive despair, and the daugh- ' ter looked out through the window into the ’ fresh, early-summer beauty of the park op- posite. “ 0h, mamma, I know exactly what we‘ll do! get rid of cousin Peter. Why nothing could be easier! Burn up that dispatch, have our trunks packed this morning, and let's take the afternoon boat for Long Branch. Send the servants away, as we always do, and, when old Peter Bellingham comes to-night, he find the house with no- body in but Bessie. And, if she wants to entertain him, let her. Of course, momma. that is the only way to do. Just consider we never receivad this telegram.” , Augusta's blue eyes sparkled, and her cheeks were dimpling with Smiles. Mrs. Bellingham drew a long breath of surprise and relief. “How strange I never once thought of such an easy, natural way out of our dilem- ma! Child, you are a‘bcm diplomatist, do you know it?" Augusta laughed, a sweet, little trill of. melody, that had turned many a mason. line head. “I don't know that, mamma; but I do know this one thing—I never wanted to'go to Long Branch so badly before, because-:- became" 1 y ' -- She. flushed, 'and' hesitated. _ “Yes, I know, dear! A certain gentle. man, who shall be nameless, is there, or will be very shortly. Well, Augusta, he is rich and handsome, and—I wish you suc- cess. Of course we’ll go! Ring for Fun- chon, and have early‘ lunch ofdered. We only have about five hours to get away." And, at seven o’clock that evening, Mrs. De Bruse Bellingham and her lovely daugh- . ter were eating their dinner in the dining- room at tire Ocean House, while the mag. nificent mansion on Fifth Avenue was dark, silent and deserted, except for one maid- servant—faithful old Hannah, who only stayed for company‘s sake—and bright, cheery, pretty little Bosie Bellingham, who had been left in charge. “It’s just glorious to be here all alone, The idea of not knowing how to ‘ monarch of 11111 survey, and nothing es- pecial to do for ever so long, except to rip up and make over the three suits aunt Helena wants for the children when they come home, and to wOrk the two hundred button holes the seamstress couldn’t stay to finish, and to keep the house aired and dusted! " And Bessie executed an original little dance of genuine gleefulness as she thought of it. Then she walked slowly up and down the immense suit of drawing-rooms. “ I'll have time to practice, and time to read, and time for delicious walks in Cen- tral Park," she said, going up to the pier glass and stopping to look at herself; “and I think I shall fix up a little and make be- lieve it is my house, and I am a rich, grand lady like aunt Helena or cousin Augusta. Say, Bessie Bellingham, have you any idea what an awfully ordinary, old-fashioned, ugly little wretch you are?_ You haven’t any frizzes, or any bangs, or a big back 'combg or—anything but your pug . nose, and big mouth, “and horrid red cheeks.” - . .I - And Bessie stretched her mouth to its widest capacity, failing to make it anything but a fresh, sweet, fragrant, kissable thing, with tiny, pretty teeth behind, and dis- tractiug dimples besides. Just as aloud, hearty laugh rang out al- mOst behind her, and she started in amaze- ment'andapanic of terror, to see a tall, handsome young fellow, in irreproaclmble traveling suit, of fashionable out and color, standing in the doorway, carrying a light satchel in one hand, and holding his cane and hat in the other. ~- “ Oh, mercy! " Bessie exclaimed, flushing more in girlish shame than fear as she saw the laughing blue eyes and the amused smile on the handsome, gentlemanly face. “ Allow me to apologize for startling you, Miss Bellingham. I presume you are my cousin Bessie, of whom I have heard? I am Percy Bellinghum, another cousin, in- tending to stay over night with the family, but the woman who answered the door tells me they have just left for the sea-shore. They must have just missed my telegram.” Bessie had entirely recovered her sang froid during the explanatory speech. “Well, it's true they are not home, but I guess Hannah and I will do just as well.” He laughed again. “I guess so, too." . “That is," Bessie went on, gravely, “ if you don't expect a very elaborate dinner and breakfast, and will be content to sleep in one of the back rooms, for aunt Helena said the spare rooms were not to be used.” He hung his satchel and hat on the hall- stand. - “I’m the easiest fellow to suit you ever saw, cousin Bessie. And now suppose you Continue your pantomime I unfortunately interrupted? Or, will you play, for me, and sing? Ium sure you can sing—with such a. month." And Bessie laughed and blushed, and haudsOmePercy'felt very well satisfied, in. deed, that his telegram had missed its des- tination. - ‘ . Two weeks later, and the midsummer sun shining golden and warn over the dancing sea; and Augusta Bellingham, sit- ting on the balcony of the Ocean House, just opposite their suit of rooms, gave a lit. tle exclamation of unfeigned delight. “ Mamma, how delicious! If there isn’t Percy at last." And'the rich blood warmed her beautiful face, and her heart thrilled as that gentle- man looked up and lifted his hat with smil- ing recognition; for this was the one to whom Augusta had given all her thoughts —the rich, handsome “nameless one,” whom it was the desire of her life, and her mother's life, to claim as a nearer relation than a very distant cousin. Her checks were flushing exquisitely, and a glad, happy light was in her bright eyes, as Percy Bellingham came up to her, extending his hand in welcome greeting. I “ We heard you were to be here," mam ma Bellingham said, graciously. “ Indeed, We have been quite counting on your join- ing.our party.” ' . He smiled back in Augusta’s eyes. “Well, yes. I have been coming for a week or two, but somehow I was delayed. But here 1 am, and so glad to see you and be of service to you, ma. belle cocaine. Our party will be a delightful one," he said, al- most eagerly. ' It! O O t I8 1! “Yes; delightful, uowlthat you are ~ come.” . And Augusta flashed him a coquettish, enchanting look. , “Because I have brought Bessie with me,” he added, carelessly. “ We were mar- ried yesterday, and she is-all anxiety to see you both. ” - Mrs. Bellingham held her heart in a mo- mentary gasp of chagrin and amazement. Augusta’s cheeks suddenly blanchedto such a whiteness that it was painful to image > the agitation that could have caused it. Then the women of the world rose equal to the occasion. “Indeed! " said Mrs. Bellingham, “ What a charming surprise! And the dear child is actually here ? ” ’ I “Actually here,” he said, looking at Au- gusta, “ and waiting for the welcome my wife deserves.” “I am delighted! ” she murmured; and then smiled down the horrible distress that had threatened to overcome her. And that was thé result of she mistake about the telegram. _—-—oo-.. BOLD WOMEN on SPAIN. . The. volor with the woman of Sara- gossa aided in' the defence of their city against the French stilI lives in the Hearts of Spaniards. Two thousand wives and maidens of Madrid have shown what great things can' yet be accomplished by the woman of Castile in holding a tobacco factory against the armed forces of 'the town—military and civil, to say nothing of the minorfeats of insulting the Governor and smashing the furniture and machinery of the, factory. The cause of this outbreak was the introduction of machinery into the factory. The women employed there, knowing the excellence of their own handiwork, resented this attempt to lower the quality of the national cigar; at least we should be lofh to believe that any paltry. question of the pros- ‘ pects of lowered wages called forth this demonstration of the rights and powers of women when they choose to stand up for such rights. The hearts of the female lecturers on English platforms must beat with pride and pleasure at this fresh . proof that down-trodden woman is bursting the chains of centuries, and is assertingher rights to be as aggressiv and as turbulent as man himself. ' ___——.o.——— ICOUIUA‘ ETIQUETTE DISHE- GARDED. The Prince of Wales, who used often when a boy to be separated by court eti- quette from his father and mother, insists as an imperative rule of his household, when his boys are at home, that whenever theyfivish to go totheir parents they shall be allowed to do so. The lads run in to see their father at times when they are least expected, as at semi-ofiicialI and business audiences in Marlborough House. He per- mits them to linger about him in the way afiectibnate boys will about a father, with. out regard to royal precedent. W The life of a solitary man will certainly be miserable, but not certainly devout. ' TURKISH rnovnnns. On looking over a note book contain- ing several hundred Turkish proverbs, taken down in the course of reading and conversation, or- borrowed from a collection made at the Oriental Academy at Vienna, the miller has amused himself by grouping t roughly under cer- tain heads, so as to illustrate some aspects of the national character and surroundings. . It may be interesting to remark how many well-known English and other European proverbs have their exact counterpart in Turkish. How far are these to be accounted for by contact with, or conquest of, Indo-European races? Or has it beenacase of “les bcaux esprits so rcncontrent?" For instance, we find: “You should not look a gift-horse in the mouth," in exactly the same words, as well as .“ He that is home to be hanged will never be drowned," the Turkish version having. the advantage of being expressed in two words! The olmnge'of words is put slight in “Troubled waters suit the fisher,” “One flower does not make summer,” and “The robe does not make the dervish ," while in Turkey it is not pot that says to kettle, but negro to negro, that is black. ‘Wo are disposed to prefer “ The nail saved the shoe, the slice the horse, the horse the man, the m‘au'the kingdom," to our somewhat lumbering “ For want of a nail the shoe was lost,” otc. “Wake not the sleeping dog," has a. corollary “Step not' on the sleeping serpent ;" and we are warned that there is “No rose without a thorn, nor love without a rival. " . ' . One instance in which our proverbial wisdom is opposed to the Turkish is to ,be found in the expression “ to kill two birds with one stone. ” The ‘attempt to do thid'is condemned by stIdry pro- verbs, such as “One arrow does not bring down two birds,” and “You can- not knock down nine walnuts with one stone.” Often we are reminded of Scriptural proverbs and aphorisms.I “Nothing unheard of in the world” sounds Solomonian enough; while ”Out with the eye that profits me not." “The negro does not whiten with washing," and “ That whlch thou sowest that also shalt thou reap, " are strikingly like New Testament teaching. Again and again we find expressed in other words lessons of charity, considerateness and justice, that would not be unworthy of o. Chris- tian teacher. as, “The stranger’s prayer is heard ;” “The heart's testimony is stronger than a thousand witnesesg" “Among the blind close your eyes ;" , “In truth is right ;" “Justice is half religion ;" “Neighbor‘s right, God's right." W GYPSY. PECULIABITIES. Few more fantastic scenes can be con- ceived than a gypsy wedding. The place usually chosen is a sand pit In two long rows, fronting each other, the attendants take their stand, léaviugu path in the middle, half way down which a broomstick is held up about eighteen inches above the ground. The bridegroom is called, walks down. the path, steps over the>broomstick, and awaits the maiden's arrival. She, too, is called, walks down between the two rows of gypsies, lightly trips over the stick, and 'is then received into the arms 'of her husband. A few days of feasting follow, and then the wild wandering life is resumed. Children grow up in the tent or van, and as the wants become greater, the gypsy matron adds another to her rgsources for makinga livelihood. The fortune she predicts to the farmer’s blooming daughter bring many a. meal to her hungry family, and the elegant lady who allows her stealthily to enter her rich home rewards her with money or cast-oil clothes when from the lines of her hands she has been foretold a future full of splendor. Old age comes slowly to the gypsy race; weakness, pain and suffer- ings are strangers among them, and the physician’s craft is despised as are all the other institutidns of the Gorjos. But when death at length enters the gypsyis te heis home uncofiined to his last 're gplace, deep in the forest or on the lonely heath, and as often as their wanderings bring the gypsies to the placcw re one of ”our people"- is laid to rest they stop and pay a short tribute to the, memory of him who sleeps .beneath the moss or heather. nan nonao'm'mv HIMSELF. An incident, a somewhat ludicrioua one, too, of the fire at the Hagerstown Hotel, has been told us by one who was there and who literally “ barely ” escaped with his life. He is a traveling man. Being sud- denly awakened that night by a brightlight shining inhis face, he'discovered that the window frame of his room, on the the third floor, was one blaze of flame and that the apartment was rapidly filling with smoke. . He at once left, how he know not, but finally succeededin reaching the ground by a jump from a second-story window. When safely landed he stood watching the work of destruction, and near by him were' a group of very thinly.c1ad females also gazing. While thus standing he noticed a party of firemen hurrying past with a quantity of feminine apparel. He immediately, with that gallantry so in'keeping with a traveling man, hailed the men with :. “Look here, you fellows, give these ladies some of those clothes." The reply was in an instant: - “ All right, stranger, we’ll do so; but don’t you think it Would be a good idea to put on a pair of spurs yourself ? ” The laét remark caused him to investigate himself, when he found that his whole cos. fume was a shirt, a vest, and a pair of guitars, while the rest of his garments hungI idly over his arm. Our friend blushed, sought a refuge, and pulled on his pants- —Noh‘istown Herald. . —-—oo-.-O-.—OO—-——- A nnmncnoom UP IN a mum TREE. victim of man’s infidelity. She had allowed her affections to be entrapped by a dusky deceiver, and the time was set for the wed- ding. She arrayed herself gorgeously on the appointed day, and waitedfor the groom expectant. She waited long and vain, and finalfi', when suffering all the heartsickness incident upon hope deferred, some of her friends, started out. anddeclared they would find “dais nigge‘r'dead or alive.” But they failed to find him until the next day, when he was discovered up a plum tree. He was unceremoniously hauled down and brought before the widow, and her friends insisted upon sending for the preacher. 'She, how- ever, declared that 'she had had “ nufi ’sperience wid dat nigger,” and emphasized her remarks with a broomstick.—-Brunswic/: Advertiser. W In the decline of life, shame and grief ar‘e of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what we‘ have borne long; or'that, finding ourselves in age less re- garded, we less regard others; or, that we look with slight regard upon affections, to which we know that the hand of death is about to put an end. '. W lence and that compasion which unites the soul to the unfortunate. ‘ Asable widow of Brunswick, Ga., is a After friendship’and love come benevo-I NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY APRIL 2 AMMONIA IN BAKING P0“’DER§. [Scientific American] Among the recent discoveries in science and chemistry, none is more important, than the uses to which common ammonia can be properly put as a leavening agent, and which indicate that this familiar salt' is hereafter to perform an active part in the preparationof our daily food. The carbonate of ammonia is an ex— ceedingly volatile substance. Place a small portion of it upon a knife and hold over a flame, and it will almost immedi— ately be entirely developed into gas and pass off into the air. ‘ The gas thus form- ed is a simple composition of nitrogen and hydrogen. No residue is left from the ammonia. This gives it its superiority‘as a leavening power over soda and cream of tartar used alone, and has induced its use as a. supplement to these articles. A small quantity of ammonia in the dough is effective in producing bread that will be lighter, sweeter and more wholesome than that risen by any other 'leavening agent. When it is acted upon by the heat of bak— ing the leavening gas that raises the dough. is liberated. In this act it uses itself up, as it were; the ammonia is entirely dif- fused, lcaving no trace or residuum what- ever. The light, fluffy, flaky appearance, so desirable in biscuits, etc nd so sought after by professional coo , is said to be imparted to them only by the use of this agent. ' The bakers and baking powder manu- facturers producing the finest goods have ‘ been quick to avail themselves of this use. ful discovery, and the handsomest and best bread and cake are now largely risen by the aid of ammonia combined of course with other leavcning material. Ammonia is one of the best known pro- ducts of the. laboratory. If, as seems to be justly claimed for it, the application of its properties to the purposes of cooking results in giving us lighter and more wholesome bread, biscuit and cake. it will prove. a boon to dyspeptic humanity, and will speedily force itself into general use in the new field to which science has assigned it. __—————OOO-—"——““ , THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS. Every corps, of whatever arm, is inspected onceayear by an'bflicer of the regular army duly appointed. Arrangements are made .for the inspec- tion by the General of the district, and time and place are made to suit the general convenience of thecorps. Two- , thirds of its numbers must be present, or the inspection'is postponed. 'When a corps 'is in its regimental camp of exercise it isto be inspected in the camp. But when it joins a camp of exercise of the regular or militia forces, it is not to be inspected there, (the. number being too small for the pur- pose,) but at its own headquarters. The volunteers are not left altogether without assistance from the public to defray their necessity expenses. An annual allowance of 1:8: 10s. is granted for every efficient volunteer oflicer (who has attended a. prescribed number of drills). and man, with a special additional allOwance of £2 105. on account of each volunteer officer or sergeant who holds a. certificate of‘ proficiency, and a special allowance of 105. for everyloificer, . who has passed in the year the exami- nation in tactics is granted for that year only. These sums go to the general fund. Travelling expenses on a. fixed scale are granted where companies attend drill at stations more than five miles from the headquarters of the corps, and artillery corps receive extra allowance for conveyance of guns or other expenses incidental to gun practice. Officers receive travelling allowance when on military duty. Every company or battery receives £4 a. year for postage and stationery. Army forms and books are supplied at the public expense, and also regulations and manuals of instruction and exercise. The artillery corps from their own funds provide the sites of batteries, obtain leases of them, throw up the eathworks, provide accommodation for a resident gunner to take charge of each, and pay for keeping them in repair. The Government provides sidearm' sheds and expense magazines. Every corps is expected to provide a secure place for the custody of its small-arm ammunition, unless it can be placed in charge of ordnance store officers in Government buildings. Every volunteer receives a rifle, belt, and pouch. These they for the most part take with them to their homes. The Snider, hitherto their Weapon, is being exchanged for the Martini-Henry. HOW LONG WE SHOULD SLEEP. The latest authority on this vexed question, Dr. Malina says that the proper amount of sleep to be taken by a mania eight hours. So far wregards city life the estimate is probably correct. Proverbial wisdom does not apply to modern conditions of social existence. “Five (hours) for a man, seven fora woman and nine for a pig." says one proverb; and a. second, quoted by Mr. Hazlitt in his English Proverbs, declares that nature requires fiveI; custom allows seven ; laziness, takes nine and wicked- ness eleven.” These conclusions were however, drawn from observation of country life. Physical fatigue is more easily overcome than intellectual. Which of us when travelling in the country or abroad, or in any way separated from the the ordinary process of thought and anxiety, has not found that he could, without difficulty, do with a couple of hours less sleep than he was in the habit of taking? Men, however, who follow an intellectual pursuit are exceptionally fortunate if the processes of restoration occupy less than seven hours. More frequently they extend to eight or nine hours. Kant, I see it stated, took never less than seven hours. Goethe owned to requiring nine. Soldiers and sailors, on the other hand, like laborers, do with much less quantity. I am afraid to say how few the Duke of Willington regarded as .essential. A schoolmaster under whom at 'one time I studied, a hard-working man at the acquisition of languages, proclaimed loudly that he never took more than five hours’ sleep. The hour at which he rose in the morning gave some color to this assertion. Only in after life did I‘ discover that a. two hours“ postprandial siesta was not included in that allow- once. .VIOLIN vanmsnns. ' We do‘not say that amber entered into all the Crcmonesg varnish, nor are we prepared to admit thatthe excellence of that OvarInish depended upon the" presence of that costly fossil I gum. We suspect that the fiddlemakera bought 'their varnish, as they bought their wood, in the open market, selecting it, no doubt, with equal care, perhaps modifying it in various ways before implication; and, further, that the varnish on those. old violins will be found almost indenticalwith the varnish of the old Italian pictures. Painter and_ fiddlcmaker probably went to the same 3110p; any one could get the stuff then, (the bad cheap Crcmonas have it as well as the good ones.) As long as the art of Italian painting was at all alive, so long there was ademand for this par- ticularly good varnish When it de- clined at the end of the eighteenth century the manufacture of the pre- vious varnish went out. Anything cheap in the varnish line was thought good enough, and pictures and fiddles alike, along with their glossy coats be- came good for nothing. .I ~-#— -—~-—~ “ Royal,”idlicfcnl‘yfBaking Powder‘ free from Lime and Absolutely Pure. Lime is’tlie serious defect found in inost of the cream‘ of _ ' tartar baking'powders. As a Inattlir Of fact, ' chemical analy- sis has found it in- all such powders except the “BOya .”- Its presenceiiSIcaused by-the use of adultcrated cream of tartar in thqefi'orptq I I _ . Lime a'ddstpthe weight, while it. detracts from the strength of thebaking powdcl It also renders the , food reduce their cost of production. . - 'ments. . Baking‘pd’wders'attaining-large;groggy-gloss:leis: ening. gas, and‘ttherefore in use are moi-e" expensiVe'thaITS first-class, pure article. ‘ I . I ' f The Royal Baking Powder is made fi-Om. cream of tartar that is first specially refined and made chemically . pure.~ N0 tartrate of lime or other impurity can find its way into the"‘Royal,’.’ . and to this’fuct its great Superiority in strength, Wholesomeness, and keeping quality is due. ’All this adds greatly to the cost of manufacturing the Royal Baking Powder, but as all its ingredients are selected and prepared with the same precise care and regardless of labor or expense, on article is prmlucctl that ‘is free from ’ Nor does every OXtraueous substanm—J‘absolutely pure? it containiany ingredients except those necessary to make a pure, wholesome, and perfect. halting powder. Professor-I McMui-trio, late chemist. in chief to the U. S. Department Of Agriculture, :1.ftcr:uml;.zing the various bak- ing powders of the nmrket, testifies to the absolute purity of that used in the Royal Baking Powder as follows: “I have examined lilo: cream Oi", tartar manufactured by the NcW,Y01'k Tartar Cmnpuny and used— by the Royal Baking Powder Company in the inmil'limztim: of their bak- ing powder, and find it in lw perihexly pure, and free from lime in any form. . ' “ WM. h/ll‘il‘lllll'l‘RlE, E.M'., Ph.D., I “ Olmmld 7'2: ( 712171 .’ Shea/1’15 of Agriculture.” - 1 am CLOSING-all SALE -—-:OF:—;—— IUUIS ANI] SHU‘S! ' CON TIN UED. TO MAY lat. On account of the. very large stock of goods on hand, I ' shall Continue to reduce stock REGARDLESS OE COST-2 may select his own goods for Spring Trade. 'In-order to reduce stock as speedily as possible, I SHALL POSITIVELY SELL AT COST, and everything shop- worn or out of style at MUCH LESS THAN COST. We have goods enough to fit and Suit all and the prices , " will surprise you'. EUGENE FANOHER, 17 Main Street, Norwalk. . Sign of the Golden Boot, 2win2-38 GOOD GOODS . =2 LOW PRICES The Best French" Kid Shoe. in Town Style and Quality considered, $4.50. The. Best American Kid, $3. 50; a. Very Nice One at $3.00: a Good. One at $2.50. Look at our $2 KidI Shaes. Also in Pebble Goat at $2.00. _ ' . A Good Grain Button $1.25. . AN OTHER LOT OF GLOVE TOP SHOES, $1.25, worth $1.75. Men’s Hand sewed French GalfShoes,$5 A Good Hand Sewed Lace Shoe for $4.25. Sole 'Agent for James Means’ $3 Shoe. A Large Line Of Boys’, Youths’ and Men’s Shoes. Everything as . repre sented and at I 'BOTT-OMI PRICES. A. EL HQYIE’S, Under opera House, Wall Street, Nor-walk. less Wholesome, giving I’Iseto _,'dIysPepstiaI. audikindred' dil I: , . REAL ESTATE: F99: Sale Cheap. WILLbesold ataBargain,if applied for soon . a amallmeat Cottage, of six: coma, in ne hborhood' and three minutes’ walk of the DH ge. _Ap I‘yIat GAZETTE OFFICE. «CHOICE: . . reason-E.- Arrly to . , n. 'J. antennas. at o. a. \VILSON, GAZETTE BUILDING- 4t! . 'Money'to Loan. an uirc of 0.1;. WILSON, a... a Gazette Build- ng, orwalk, Conn. “13 .. For Sale. A. Chestnut Standing Dear. ‘Apply at ..- ., '... . If My: ." 1:215 *x £131.! OFFIC'Sm .. .. , I." 11.: ' ;' ‘ifopfim? 1315‘! : ‘l‘l-I'IG ‘ADOU-BLE BARRELLED‘RIFLE made-by John Blissett, ‘hondon. Will be sold cheap for ' cash. Enquire'at this office. FOR SALE, NE two seated square box side bar wagon. One light lumberbox wagon. One second-hand square box wagon. One one-horse cart. “'46 A. LYON, Knight Street. w. _E._QUINTABD, FURNISHING UNDERTAKER OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT. Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection. GEO.WARD SELLECK', unaoraaaoox’s aLocK, wALL smart, FAMILY GROCERIES. ALEX. S. GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church. Teacher of I Pianoforte, Organ and Musical Composition, Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN. J. BELDEN HURLBUTT. litany all Counsellor at Law, Room No. 4, Up Stairs. GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN 'DRUNKENNESS Cured in its Various Slaves- Desire for stimulants entirely removed. Home treatment. Medicine can be administered without knowledge of patient, by simply placing it in cof- fee, tea or any article of food. Cures guaranteed. $l00 WILL BE PAID ior any case of drunkenness that Golden Specific wll not cure. Circulars containing testimonials and full particulars sent free. Address, GOLDEN SPECIFIC 00., 185 RaceStreet, Cincinnati, 0. 1y29 And. Government Claims my Sole Banners. Thousands have 313111;: Neglected. ADDRESS, Free of Charge, ' Gen. W. E. NOBLE, Bridgeport EMA IS URANCE Co., of HARTFORD. Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual. CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,2'2.G-l. Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with the laws of compensation. COWLES dc MERRILL, Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity. ' A. CARD. Having purchased the _ FURNITURE BUSIN ESS, Recently carried on by WILLIAM Locxwoon at No. 36 MAIN STREET, I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND onNAMENTAL. I have on hand a large stock which I will sell VERY CHEAP FOR CASH. Ishallbe pleased to meet all old or new friends and will guarantee satisfaction in every case. games H. RAYMOND. 11‘; H. PECK WELL, ARCHITECT, ‘ N0. 7 . WATER. STREET, AGENT FOR Gilbert Lock Company. Dibble Manufacturing, Company’s door knobs. New York Wood Turning Company. Corner Blocks for window casings. Balusters. N ewcls. Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails. Also Flat Moulded Door'and Window Casmgs furnished at short notice. W. H. MEEKER. 54 Main Street, SOUTH NORW'ALK, CONN ., Practical Plumber, Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers' and Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and- Gas Fixtures. Jobbing promptly attended to. 1y2l Round and Square Turned i C (i i l l l NE W JIIA BK E T I No 6 Main Street, Norwalk, Ct. THE BEST OF Beef, veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, IIAMS, POULTRY, &c., always on hand at the very lowest market prices. GAME of all kinds in its season. Try me; I will try ,to suit. W. F. OLCKWOOD, late with Adams Bros. cm45 FOR SALE. A STYLISH VICTOR'IA, Newly Trimmed and Painted. A Fine Family Carriage. . Will be sold at a very low price. HENRY T-ILLY, I CARRIAGE MAKE R, SOUTH NORWALK. -—A. E. 035.6111,— (Lnte U. S. Senator From N. H.) Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. 01? 7th STREET, WASHINGTON, D. l'. Will practice before the Departments, Congres- sional Committees. Supreme Court, and Court of Claims. Preach Spoliation Claims A Specialty. amt. Correspondence Invited. Dressmaking. Miss A. G. COLLINS Is now ready to Cut, Fit;and Make Dresses by S, T. TAYLOR’S SYSTEM. A uncut. AMOUNT or “woman rs nssmun rum-"nor FIT AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 3m No.16 IAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN. 6 Building 1.... 0n WiltonAvenue I H PENSIONS Absolutely Pure, ‘ 'l'ms rowder never vaflcd.‘ Amarve; 01 pure . strength, and wholesomencm. More economic than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be soldin com petition with the multitude of low test, no weight allum or phosphate powders. ovxr. BAKING PowonCo., 106 Wall st, 12’; . , 1v . To Rent. I 5‘ Airmen Rooms‘suitable for a small faintly on Main v For Sale. A Small House with about one acre of ground at Broad River. Opposite Mrs. James Pauton’s. Apply to J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer. A Small Cottage With plot of ground at Winnipauk, ForSale Cheap. Enquire of J. B. Ems, Furniture Dealer. A Small Farm For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home- stead at North Norwalk, or old road to Silver Mine, consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood Land, will be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit pprciiasers. A good chance to secure a home- s em . Apply to J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer. Building Lots Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira- ble and eligible Building Lots near the residence of Chas. Kellogg, Esq, and Broad River District School. Enquire of J. B. Ems, Furniture Dealer. For Sale. House d Lot opposite residence of Charles E. St. John, 1 ain street; Lot 70 feet front. Apply to J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer. For sale. The Homestead of the Subscriber, No. 8 Camp street. (load, new House and Barn, 100 feet front on street. Apply to _ Hill SIICCOSSOI' to E. Quintard’s Son. AT THE OLD STAND opposite Horse Railway flaunt, Parlor Suits, ' BUFFALO LOUNGES. RATTAN and REED ROCKERS, Walnut Chairs & Rockers. Upholstered Easy Chairs Chamber Suits. CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA- DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR- BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and ASH EXTENSION TABLES. Plush Top Stands. FOLDING BED, Wire Beds and Cots. Hair. Comm, Wool, Rattan and Excelsior Mattrasses, Pillows, Bolsters, &c. Husks, large orsmall quantity Live Oeese Feathers. Call and. Examine when in want of anything in my line. Joseph B." Ells, EXEZMA ml SALT 11mm Another Glen. and Positive Recovery An Elderly Lady's Letter. Among.the numerous letters received by Dr. Kennedy testifying to notable Salt Rheum cures, the following will be found of interest to our readers, who may accept our assurance of its perfect authenticity and truthfuilness :— Woxcnsrnn. Mass, March 23, 1984. Dr! D. Kennedy, Rmzdout, N. Y. .- DEAR SIR z—Untii recently I have been for three years a sufferer from Salt ‘Rheum. It followed upon an attack of Erysipelas, for which I was for a long time under medical treatment. I placed myself again in the hands of the lphysicians who did, I have no doubt, all that con (1 be done. One thing is sure, however, I was none the better for all the medicine they gave me. The painful and unsightly disease made continual progress, until I began to fear-I should never get rid of it. By means of one of those accidents that often result in so much blessing I had my attention called to your FAVORITE REMEDY,which I was told would surely do me good. I used it, and within a. much shorter time than I would have believed possible, I received a permanent cure. I am now perfectly free from Salt Rheum. What a comfort this is, and how it places your wonder- ful medicine in my opinion, you may guess at, but never know. I keep it now constantly in the house as a family medicine. Yours truly. . MRS. DINAH PHAIR. Mrs. Phair sometime since, when on a visrt to Kansas, found a case of Salt Rheum, could not get FAVORITE REMEDY, sent to New York City for it. and cured the case. For all diseases of the Blood. Liver, Kidneys, Bladder and Digestive Organs, Dr. David Kenne- dy’s FAVORITE REMEDY, Rondcut, N. Y. MALARIA. As an anti-malarial medicine * on. DAVID KENNEDY’S FAVORITE REMEDY has won golden opinions. No traveler should con cider his outfit complete unless it inciudcs a. bottle of this medicine. If you are exposed to frequent changes of climate, food and water, Favorite Remedy should always be within ggur reach. It expols ma- ul poisons, and is the st revcntutive of chiiLs and malarial fever in the worl . It is cspeciallv or. tel-ed as a trustworthy specific for the cure of Kidney and Liver complaints» Constipationand all disorders arising from an impure state of the blood. To women who suffer from any of the ills peculiar to their sex Favorite Remedy is constantly proving itself an un- failing friend—a real blessing. Address the re rio- tor Dr. D. Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y. 81 bottle, £10: filly an (linguists. $200 00 l. cents postage, and by mail you will i . getfree a package of goods of large value, that Will start you in work that will at once bring you in money faster than anything else in America. All about the $200,000 in presents with - each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only, to work for us at their own homes. Fort yes for all workers absolutely assured. Don’t do ay. ii. Baum-1n & Co., Portland, Maine. :3: o r s e sneezing. WM: MCCORMACK, ’ No. 11!. MAIN 81h, NORWALK. Shoeing in all its branches guaranteed to be done in the best manner. Special attention paid to in- terfering, or tender footed horses. All work war- , ranted. Give us a call. lyao- m presents given away, send us 5 ‘ This Mrs to,,.. -, - urn ”finds, Furniture Dealer. '1- Folding Carpet Rockers. ' b coon momma. A young English sailor, who had escaped from a prison in the interior of France, had succeeded in reaching the coast near Bou- logne. Herc he made alittle skiff, miner. ably frail, of the branches and bark of trees. bark he intended to cross the channel in. ~ ' ‘ “Did you intend,” Napoleon I. said, “ to brave the terrors of the sea inso frail a skifi ? ” . “Yes,” said the young man, “ with your permission I willembark immediately.” “Have you a sweetheart at home,” asked Napoleon, “that you are so desirous to go' to your country again?" , “No," replied the lad, “ but I wishto see my mother, who is aged, poor and in- firm.” ~ Napoleon’s heart was touched. * “You shall see her," he answered, “ and give her this purse of gold from me. She can be no common woman to have brought up so good a son." ‘ Napoleon had but little. tenderness of feeling, and was insensible to the delicate emotions that agitate the human'h'cart. He had been accustomed to deal so ruthlessly with men, andtolobk upon them only as instruments of his ambition,_ and he had seen so much of the baunem of humanity that he had lost all regard for the better clementaof character; or women, gener- ally, he had a mean opinion ;. though in may and 110 was 'obh‘gcd to ac- knowledge their intellectual and political power when refined by culture. He had a morbid antipathy to all blue-stockings, but he had a high esteem for women who ful- filled their social. duties. Madame De Stael once said to him : , “It is reported that you are not very par.- tial to the ladies.” -“ I am very fond of my wife, madame,” was the laconic reply. A lady of rank once said to him, “What is life worth if one cannot be General Bona- parte ?" Napoleon answered herwisely, “Madame, one may be a dutiful wife, and the good mother of a family." Of the socialinfluences of a captivating woman, he expressed himself when he said: “I capture provinces, but Josephine wins hearts.” Of the moral power of women in molding the rising generations, Napoleon gave his opinion in the following memorable declara- tion to a French Senator: “ France needs nothing so much to pro- mote her regeneration as good mothers." He had a profound respect for virtuous ‘and exemplary mothers. His own mother, Letitia Ramolini, married in her seven« teenth year to Charles Bonaparte, an advo- cate of Ajaccio, was a woman of rare vir- tues and qualities, though her education was imperfect. From her sprang a race of kings and queens who have changed the. face of Europe, overturned the oldest dy- nasties, and inaugurated the' modern era. Estranged as her children sometimes were from each other, they all united in acknowl- edging their indebtedness to their mother. Her mental characteristics, her persona], qualities, her elevated views of life, and her moral courage and energy in a greater or less degree shaped the destiny of her de. scendants. ' The intellect, physiologists say, is inher- itable on the mother’s side. Certain it is, that her character has an immense and abiding influence on her ofi’spring. A good mother is an angel of beneficence and of in- calculable blessedness to a family. She makes her household 8 scene of continual happiness. ' As one by one she sends her children into the world, she does it with the assurance that they are fully provided with all that is necessary to fight the battle of life, and she lays down to I... last sleep 'with the consciousness that she has done her duty, and her name will live in the grateful memories of sons and daughters, themselves to become honored wives ano husbands, and to transmit in turn to their offspring the virtue she imparted to their parents. Napoleon, as a man, a statesman, and a. ruler, could not fail to recognize the sublime exeellcnces and the never ending influence of good mothers, and the homage that is due to them in every sphere of life. —Plu'ladelpllid Press. «0” A CRYSTALIZED ,WOMAI. Another very remarkable instance, we are informed, says an English paper, has just come to light as to the preserving or petri- fving effects of nitrate of soda. A well- known and influential city firm, who have very extensive connections with South American planters, miners, etc., have re- cently received from Peru a curiosity in tho shape of what. may be termed a crystallized female body, which, as their correspondents advise them, was some short time since dis- covered by a set of miners at Pisague, in that country, completely embedded in one of the great nitrate of soda deposits pecu- liar to the district. The body is described , as having the appearance of a petrified mummy, and is stated to be in a singular state of preservation. This curiosity has already been seen by several of our best known naturalists and scientific analysts, and it is believed that the woman, who ap- parently was of middle age, must have per— ished through accident or design at a re- mote period of the past, probably, as some even go so far as to say, two orthree thou- sand years ago. That her death was violent there is little room to doubt, inasmuch as when found the body was in a recumbent position, partly on the side, with chest slightly crushed, as if through a severe fall, the legs drawn up, and the fingers and toes contracted. The hair is in a most perfect state. and maintains its contact with the skull in a peculiarly astonishing manner, and the mouth is open, displaying the teeth and tongue, which are plainly visible. The extremities are remarkably small and per. fect, even the nails being in their respec- tive places. The hair on the head, we should add, appears to be plaited in a very peculiar manner, and is of great length and thickness, though in some parts detached, owing to part of the skull being destroyed. The curiosity at present is at the offices of the firm who have imported it from South America, but we understand that arrange- ments are being made that it shall be pub- licly shown at the Westminster Aquarium at an early date. __..........__— LIVING WITHOUT EATING. \ From time to time cases are reported of persons of sickly constitutions, for whom it is claimed that they use no food atoll—that they never eat anything. Close investiga- tion, however, has shown that in every case the word never is rather too strong, and that we come nearer the mark when we say hardly over. One of the cases which we personally remember was that of Miss Engeltje Van der Vliet, who for years was visited by the curious on ' farm where she lived, near Delft, Holland, and whom we saw in 1847. It waoclaimed thatshe never eat anything; at last she died, andthe post. mortem examination discovered in her stomach strawberries and cream, while the condition of the digestive organs showed that she had regularly enjoyed the delicacies of the seasons, which were procured for her by a faithful servant, who obtained them for herself and generously shared everything with her mistress, of course se- cretly, as the exhibition of her abstemious lady was quite profitable to both. #0.”..— Be temperate. Liquor has made more paupers than all other vicefcomblned.
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