.. r ._..-____————— . Jbilshed every Tuesday Afternoon at $2 per I ear in Advance : Single copies 5 cos. Oldest-,‘Largestflnd most Widely Circulatcd ' Newspaper in this section oJ'thc Slat». is the Best Advertising Medium, and has the Most A dourlisino, because it is read by the Best People. Entered as Ed class matter and Postage prepaid. \ .ldress Slips indicate time when Subscriptions by ‘ mail expire. S. BYIIJ'G'I‘ON, EDITOR AND l’uormnron. 3" III RODEMBYER, Jr. - Asiocictc Editor. I-I. ‘ . THE OLD-FASHIONED HOUSE. u... , Of all the tender and comfortable things * That now and then sweet memory brings, There's ilul hing dearer that love recalls Than the old fashioned house with its white washed walls. ' Not a. mansion today, though a marvel of art, Can ever usurp its place in my heart, For there my earliest prayers were said, And I slept at. night in a trundle bed. ’Neat ll coverlids roan-hing from feet to chin By a mother‘s hand tucked gently in, And a good-night kiss on my tired brow— Oh, earth holds no such blessing now l I A garden was fragrant in flower beds Where marlgohls lifted their velvet heads, And warmed by sunshine, refreshed by dew The bachelor-button and touch-menot grew. In a river, that; curved like a shepherd’s crook We fished for minnows with bent pin-hook, Or with little bare. feet cit waded through, And bravely " paddled our own canoe.” "I‘was a home of welcome no one could’doubt, Whose latch stringv hung invitingly out, And many a stranger snpped at its board While blazing logs in the chimney roared. 0 this is an age of reform and change 1 And things aesthetic, modern and strange— I Improvements that savor of silver and gold Are superseding the cherished and old. ' But I turn from palaces built for show With mansard roofs and stories below Of frescoed, kalsomined, dadocd hulls. To the old-fashioned house with its white- washed walls. WOW-e ROSELLE. It was the last but masque of the season —just before fasliion’s votaries said good-bye to the fnscinations of the opera and ball, and fled to country haunts and ocean beaches. Two genteel loungers who had strolled in to look at the costumes now set in one of the little alcoves. that opened upon the balcony, smoking and chatting over their cigars. ' ' “Where do you go ?” said Henry. "To Brighton. And you ?" "Switzerland. I think. Party of us going; all the club ; all save Standing.” “And he ?" Henry laughed.- “ He will not be in- duced to leave England, or the vicinity of London, this summer, ” he said. “He’s done for, evidently." “What! you don't mean he is in earnest with the dashing Roselle? I fancied he was not; so for gene as that." “I think he cares more for Roselle than he is willing to confess, even to himself. But; he is off on a. new scent now. There is a. lovely Wilda-use of a girl been visiting friends of his. She is from Beechville, fifty miles away. Her father has a superb country rosi- dence. and she is an only daughter. e is invited up there for shooting and fish- ing by her brother. If he goes—fare- Well, Standing. The wild-rose is v'ery fresh and very ‘fair, and her parents know it. They know, too, that Stand- ing is as rich as a. young Croesus, and wonderfully susceptible for one of his years and experience. I feel sorry for Roselle, ” “Bah l” sneercd the other. ”You waste your pity. 'Women of her'stylc do not need it." _ “ You do Roselle erng," said Henry.. "She is grossly misjudged by most people. She is imprudent, rush, even, in her conduct at tinies, but she is a fine girl, with a heart .‘which I believe is deeply touched just now. I belive she loves Standing passionately." “You are very lenient in your judg- ment for a man of as wide experience as yours.” 9 “Yes, perhaps so. My experience makes me lenient. Roselle excites my interest and pity. She always has. An orphan—with money, beauty, dash, spirits, wits, no caution, no adviser—she became a social code to herself. Yet no body can lay a finger upon one wrong act in the girl’s life, and if Standing would marry her, society would accept her and make the best of it. I wish Standing would marry her, but he hasn't the moral courage. I think he is going off to Beechville to wean himself from her fascinations. Let us move on." They moved on, and did not see the figure of a woman who had sat just Out- side on the balcony. She had gone out of the heated ball-room to rest and breathe the pure night air for a moment with her mask off. She was of fine figure, which was well displayed by her elegant costume. Her rich, bronze hair fell in luxurious free- dom over her handsome shoulders; her large, brown eyes were full of unshed 7 tears ; her beautiful mouth drooped at the corners; her white hands had dropped the mask on her lap, and were clasped convulsively upon her bosom. It was Roselle. ._ , She had heard all the conversation. “So he is going to Beechville," she said ; “and to her ! We will see.“ Two weekslater a tall young fellow, in thin coat and straw but, left his lug- gage to follow him, and, withja careless glance at the group of loungers about the little station, started for the inn, half a. mile distant on the Great Northern, at Beechville. He was, perhaps twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, beardless, brown- hoired, dark-eyed, with a handsqu Weak mouth, and an irresistible'smile and perfect teeth. It wosStanding. As he walked leisurely along he heard the clutter of a hOrse’s hoofs. Looking up, he saw, a handsome, high-spirited black horse, on which was seated a lady, in a. perfectly-fitting riding-hebit—a' lady who reincdpin her horse when she saw him, and leaned forward with a bright smile andjbow.‘ . “Roselle, by jingo!" he cried, eur- prise, pleasure, consternation, all mingled in his face and voice. Then he bounded over the pasture-fence,- ‘und was at her side in a moment. “Are you not glad to see me?" she asked, with one of her bright smiles. as she playfully touched his shoulder with her riding whip. . * “Glad i—why, yes, of course ! Al- ways glad to see you, you know, only its so very sudden and unexpected !" "Oh, it was very sudden !" smiled Roselle. “I was talking with Mrs. James Thornc, you know l—about sum- mer resorts, and chanced to mention Beeohvillc as a nice quiet place, where one could have plenty of air and exer- cise, and not be obliged to dress to ex. cess. She seized at it immediately. Said she was here once a few weeks, and she made up a patty of six of us in less time than I can toll you, and we come the next day. Have been here a. week. Heard you were coming last night.” “Who told you ?" queried Standing, as he lifted his hat and ran his slender, white fingers through his hair. “ Who ?--oh, Mr. Hamilton—Hugh Hamilton. He is up at the inn, and said he expected you daily. ,We were also‘surprised and pleased. ” . “Then you have met Hamilton ?” ”Yes, and’his sister came to call upon us to-day. Such a lovely glide-pink and white! We all thought her very pretty, and she and I are. already very friendly. I am invited there to spend the day soon. Tm! la ! I will see you later ! She touched, her horse, and was gone, with a bright, backward smile and glance, and Standing walked on at a swifter pace. _ 7 . ”So. after all, I am to be under the W877 goof yith Roselle.” he mused. 3 Volume LXXXV. “Instead of running ltway from licr'I have run to her, and I’ll be hanged if I know whether I am glad or sorry.” When Hamilton came up that night, explaining his unavoidable absence from leechvillo at train—time, and asking Standing to remove his luggage to his handsome residence, Standing declined. He went home with Hamilton, and spent the evening. Lydia Hamilton greeted him with that quiet and well- lnrml reserve that. was so habitual to her. liow fair she was ! Like a blush-rose! And 110w low her voice ! And her eyes ! ——but he had never seen them. fully; the white lids always veiled them. “What a difference!” he said, mon- tally, as he walked toward the hotel. " I wonder how it. would have seemed if she had said, ‘Tra ! la l I will see you later i" when I left? Yet; somehow, Roselle says these things So cunningly ! A fellow can but enjoy them.” Three or four parties were out on the balcony when Standing came up the steps. » Mrs. Hamilton leaned down and called to him to come up. “ I am smoking my cigar; I can’t l" he answered. ~ ~ “ Shall I come down, " said a. gay voice, finish it ?" It was.Roselle. “ Yes, come, " he said; and they walked in the moonlight until all the. others had left the balcony. And when he slept that night, it was the bright reparteo and ringing laugh of Roselle, not the gentler tones of Lydia Hamil- ton, that haunted his dreams. ‘ But that was Roscllo's last hour., Standing'arose the next morning with a firm resolve to keep himself master of the situation. “ I must not compromise myself Ilorc, " he said; “it is very different from Lon- don. Therc it was looked on as a flirta- tion. Here it would be thought to be a betrothnl, and I don’t want that idea to get out. I can be polite and civil, and all that sort of thing, without comprom- ising myself. " Most of his evenings after this were spent with Lydia Hamilton. “ She never startles—sho is never striking,” he said; she is like the moon- light.” . 'One day Roselle came down to spend the day, according to agreement. Hugh Hamilton and Standing came home from two days’ hunt, and found her there, and Standing remained to lunch. Roselle had never looked better. Strik- ing she'was always; her rich coloring, her fine figure, the general tout ensemble of the. women, made her that; but she seemed to fascinate and charm the gentle Lydia with her wit and repartec, instead of shocking her, as Standing half ex- pected. ' ' Hugh was in fine spirits, and his laugh was always ready if Roselle opened her lips, anticipating a. witticism. Standing, who! had been strangely nervous when. he first found himself in the presence of the two women, soon grew at ease, and made himself delight- fully entertaining. “ I think Miss Somers—or Roselle as you call her—is charming," said Lydia the next day to Standing. “I like her dash and sparkle, and she seems so gen- uine and so earnest." Standing, who was easily swayed by the opinions of others, felt his heart thrill. After all, Roselle was charming. He thought of her as he walked up the path in the starlight a. few hours later. And, as if in answer to his thoughts, he found her sitting alone on the balcony, enveloped in a. white shawl. “I know you do not object to smdk- lug,” he said, “so I will sit down here and finish my cigar. May I?" “Yes," she said; “and let me help you.” She took the cigar with a grace- ful gesture and a gay laugh, and held it close beside her lips. “Would I not make a. fine profile picture now ?” she asked. Just then a window-blind was opened, and a blaze of light ienvcloped them. She gave back the cigar, and they fell to talking lightly, while a thousand tumultuous thoughts surged through Standing’s brain. To the average man of the world, a spice of abandon about a. woman he knows to be good is fascinating and attractive, whatever the world may say of it. Standing was compelled to admit to himself that he enjoyed the bright, changing variety of Roselle’s society better than he did the unexplainable sameness of Lydia Hamilton’s demeanor. And yet, the world—the speech of people! ' One night he sat in the commercial room of the inn, reading the paper, and Hamilton sat at a little distance, also reading. " Two strangers, sportsmen, from Lon- .don, were carrying on a conversation. Suddenly the attention of Standing was called by their mentioning a name. “Didn’t I see that dashing Miss Somers in the dining-hall to-night ?” queried one. And the reply came— "Yes, she is here—handsome, and faster than ever, I should judge. I saw her smoking on the balcony, with a gentleman the other night.” There was a dead silence for a second. Standing poled behind his newspaper, but did not stir. Then, with a lithe spring, - like a young panther, Hugh Hamilton stood before the last speaker. “You have lied, and defamed'o. friend of mine,” he said, in a low, quiet voice. "‘Retruct what you just now acid, or I will 'knock your teeth down your three ” . . _,L . w- ____, “I—I beg pardon,” he said. - “I didn’t suppose she was a. friend of yours. I only spoke in jest.” . “I would advise you not to make use of a. lady’s name in your jestshereofter, " said Hamilton, as he turned away. The story of Hamilton's defence of her name reached Roselle the next day. It had spread through the inn, as such news will, like wildfire. - The next time she saw him alone she tried to thank him, but her tears choked her, and she covered her face with her hands. He took them both in his. “I need noithanks," he said softly. “What man would not defend the woman he loved? I love you, Roselle. Will you not be my wife 1’" And she wore his diamond solitaire that night. Standing heard a chance reference to the romantic finals of the sensation the next day. A sudden sickness seemed to seize him. He grew cold and hot by turns, and was like a. man‘ beside him- self. His heart and soul allrnllled and cried out against another man‘s possessing this peerless creature, who had been hi8. virtually, so king. Ah, he would see her~—he would talk to her; he would tell her she must not make this sacrificial for sacrifice it was. “ Roselle is romantic,” he said, “and she thinks she must give herself to repay this man for his defence of her. But it must not be. I have been mad, blind, to let it go so far." , . ' It was hours before he could see her alone. Then he drew her aside into an alcove. ' ' eygsislio had now; seen there before—.- ESTABLISHED 1800. “and keep you from melancholy till you _ “Roselle," he cried, a fire in his dark , f NORWALK An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. I “Roselle, 'w‘oat do I hear? Are you ’ betrothed to Hamilton ?-—promiscd to be. his willy?" ' ‘ “Yes," she answered, very softly. Ile s:-i'/.~-,l limbo-nil. . “ Why (lid you do it 1’" he cried. "Did you not; know I loved you—hull leiVUl you for a. long time? You are :*'~:lt2l‘l:lt2lllg yourself to a. romantic idea, liuscilo, in nun-lying Hamilton. It must not. be." ' , film drew her hands away, and looked l:Em full in :liceyos. “it min-t be," she said. “I am not sacrificing myself i . any idea. I am going to nmrry t: 1.53.; ilumilton, because Ilovoliim."‘ ’ I He heard her with a sharper pain in his soul than he had‘over supposed it~ pOSsiblc for him to suffer. :‘I had dreamed—I had fancied-——” he began, and paused, "‘Yos, I know," she said. “I had dreamed, too—dreamed that you could make me into anything high and true and noble that you desired; but you did not try, and I began to study you—after- wards !0 compare you with Hugh Hum- ilton, and I found him so much nobler, that all my heart has gone to him. I have been a motherless girl, Standing, all my life—guy, spirited, passionate; but I always knew that a.‘ loving band could lead me to any height. I have been praised, admired, flattered, scolded, censured, slander-ed, and it all has made me reckless. Now I am local, and by that‘lovc I mean to grow to all womanly g race and worth.” “But I loved you, Roselle !” hccried; his selfish heart in a wild passion of pain at, the loss of her. “No,” she said; “no man loves a woman who waits for his friend to defend her name. Good-night. ” Two months later, when the party had all gone back to the city, Standing lin- gered behind. “Anion is a fool who grievcs his life away over any woman,” he said. “ And Lydia Hamilton would be a model wife, I doubt not." So he asked her to accept the vacancy. “Are you not aware that I am be- trothed to my cousin," she asked; turn- ing her clam eyes upon him in surprise. “I supposed you knew of it—an engage- ment of long standing, and known to all my friends. I am sorry this has oc- curred. So was Standing. . __.._.......__ POPPY CULTURE IN PERSIA. t From time immemorial opium has been grown in Persia in the neighbor- hood of Yczd, and enough was always produced there to supply the demands )f the native market. Nine. out of ten of the aged in Persia take from one to five grains of the. drug daily; it is largely used by the native physicians, and a considerable export was kept up via. Meshed to Central Asia. During the cotton famine caused by our civil war, the attention of the Persian riot was turned to the cultivation of the cotton bush; but cotton soon became hardly worth growing, save the small amount required for home manufacture, and the villagers throughout the centre and south gradually turned their attention to the cultivation of the poppy. Year by year this crop has bepome a. more favorite one; and the result has been“ that grain-growing has been much neg- 'lected, with the effect of raising the price in some districts. In the neighborhood of Ispahan, as far as the eye can reach, nothing but fields of poppies are to be seen, with a small patch here and there of wheat or barley, which the cultivator produces for his own use or to give some rest to 'his land. The white variety of the poppy is the one that is grown. It is sewn broadcast and very thickly, and when it first comes up resembles a very abundant crop of dandelions. This re- dundance is soon reduced by the riot, who with a short curved knife hacks away superfluous plants till those that are left stand some six inches from each other. The reducing process has to be gone through many times, and the ground kept clear of weeds until the plant is six inches high. The fields are also irrigated once a week until the buds are about to burst into bloom. It is this irrigation, probably, that accounts for the inferiority in the percentage of mor- phia in Persian opium. And now that the poppies are in flower and the petals are about to fall, the riots, under the direction of men‘from the neigborliood of Yezd, who travel all over Persia to superintend the gathering of the crop, and its subsequent preparation, begin to collect the opium from the plant. This is done by scoring the seed-vessels with a. small three-bladed knife, which makes three gushes an eighth of an inch apart and three-quarters of an inch long. The The operation is performed in the after- noon. From the'se gushes the opium exudes in tears, which are collected at early dawn by scraping with a piece of "glass or a knife. If unfortunately a heavy shower of rain should fall, a large proportion or even all of the opium may be lost. This gushing and scraping is repeated a second and even a third time. The poppies, after the opium is extracted, one used as fodder. _._._.. .4 o ---. ltIALAIlI A ALTITUDES. While malaria belongs chiefly to low- lying districts, it may. under favorable conditions, exist at great elevations. On the Tuscan Apennines it is found at a. height of 1,000 feet above sea. level ; on 7_t.he Pyreneesagul , Mexican 7 Cordilleras, . ' 5,000 feet; on the Himalayas,‘c;5ooréet; on the Island of Ceylon, 0,500 feet, and on the Andes, 11,000. Under ordinary circumstances, however, a certain alti- tude affords immunity from malaria. The elevation of entire security is not positively known, but it has been up proximuted as follows: In Italy, 400 to 500 feet, in California, 1,000 feet ; in the Appalachian chain of the United States, 3,000 feet; in the West Indies, 1,400 to 1,800; in India, 2,000. In any of these regions malaria. may drift up ravines to an indefinite height. .-.‘..—...__._ HOW TO DEAL \VI'I‘II RATS. We clear of our promises of these detest- . able vermin, writes a. correspondent of the Scientific American by making whitewash yellow with copper-us and covering the stones and rafters in the collar with it. In every crevice where a. rat may trend we put the crystals of the copper-as, and scatter the same in the corners of the floor. The re- sult was a‘ perfect stampede of rats and mice. Since that time'not a footfall of either rats or mice has been heard about the house. Every Spring, acoat of yellow wash is given the cellar, as a purifier, as a rat ex- terminator; and no typhoid, dysentery, or fever, attacks the family. Many persons deliberately attract all the rats in the neigh— borhood by leaving fruits and vegetables uncovered in the cellar, and sometimes even the soup is left open for their regolement. Cover-up everything eatable in the cellar and pantry, and you will soon have them out. . These precautions joined to the ser. vice of a good cat, will prove as good a rat exterminator as the chemist can provide. We never allow rats to be poisoned in our dwelling; they are so liable to die be- tween thc walls and produce much- annoy. 0,1106. t t . av. ' W E”; .. ”mm l NORWALK, OONN, TUESDAY AUGUST 1], 1885. THE SEVEN WAYS 'Or' MARRYING. There are seven separate and‘distinct tied, the attending expense of the differ- ent modes varying from $I to $1,000. ”be. least expensive, and the one seldom adopted, except in cases of elopcment'. is that ofi'orded by the justice’s office. .There a couple can be firmly united in minute for a'small sum. It is custom- ary for a. groom to dress as he may please when the marriage is to be per‘ formed by a. justice, and a dress suit ty law office. The one great advantage of the justice-shop marriage is its cheap- ncss. As some people object to being mar- ried by a justice of the peace, prefer- ring the sanction of the church in addi- tion to that of the law, the young people may visit a parsonage instead of o. jus- ticc‘s Office with the same preparation. The ceremony may be fully as informal when performed at the minister’s home, the only difference being that not less than $3, and better still $5 or $10 should be paid for the service, although there is no fixed sum charged. The most popular ceremony among people who do not class themselves as in “socicty,”_ and also , among many who do, is a. quiet home wed- ding, where thc brideis attired in asuit of plain white or a travelling dress, and the groom in a. plain black or brown busi~ ncss suit, and where only a few friends and relatives are present. The affair is informal, perhaps a modest supper or lunch being served after the ceremony is performed, and the entire expense to groom being covered by a $20 bill, or \even less. This is the most popular wedding ceremony, and this is the way in which fully 75 per cent. of young poo. ple are married. Next in point of favor and inexpensive- ness is the informal church wedding, be- ing similar in all things except that the service is performed within the portals of the church. , If the affair is strictly private, the bride and groom may be un- supported, or have bridesmaids and groomsmen, as they please. In the lat tor case full dress suits should be worn, increasing the expense. The “full- dress wedding, " as it may be called when the ceremony is performed at home, is next in favor. Elaborate troussenu, full- drcss suits, bridesmaids and grooms- men, flowers in abundance and a host of invited guests are the requisites, followed by a. reception, feast or lunch, as the contracting parties may desire. The seventh and last, and most popu- lar is the full-dress affair performed in church. Among people who desire to create a. stir in society this is the favorite. It is expensive, and in many cases unsatisfactory. _._ .— nunmo nonnsrs or may annular .— Foxu' miles beyond Woodbine, out on the sandy stretch of old see. bottom or beach that is named Cape May Penin- sula, we came upon Dennisville, where all the Dennises of all time had evidently settled. ' “ We’re all in the loggin' business," said a. tall, thin Dennis, yet as far as the eye could reach not a tree could be seen standing, that would make even the ghost of a fair log. “ They ain't a grow- in’," continued the man. “They're underground. We dig for them or spear them, as you might say. Here‘s the tool,” and, stepping into a low hut, he brought out a crowbar that, like every- thing else, seemed attenuated and was stretched out into a long, slender- pointcd rod. “We wade. along,”:con- tinned the man, “and probe with this feelcr, and when we strike a log we feel around, and .if it is a good one we dig her up, and if it. ain‘t we let her soak; that’s about the way of it." - “So in Jersey you burrow for your logs ?" . "That‘s about it," replied the man. “You know, we’re obliged to be a whit Odd or so; we’ve got the name'oi it, 311nyhow. ” “The secret of this business," said my friend, the geologist, “ is that ages ago all this area was covered with a fine growth of large trees, and the same are found growing in some parts of the swamp yet, but they have died out and fallen down and sunk into the soft mud. 1nd so been covered up by mold and mud, until many other layers have grown over them; but; in some remark- ible way the wood is preserved and these sunken, ancient logs are just as good for shingles and other articles as they were when alive; hence, for many years there has been a steady hunt for them and Dennisville is the result of the. industry. To the botanist the tree is fire evergreen white cypress and the numbers that once grow over this swamp ind that have been entombed are beyond :onception. The trees upon or near the surface are the only ones available and Fortunately are the best. but far below ahere are probably myriads of others :urned to stone and representing the past- geological ages of the earth. The logs are worked out by the men who are nicknamed ‘Swampoodles,’ and who live in the malarious district all their lives. When a log is found a ditch is made about-it, into which the water soon flows. A. great saw is then applied and the roots removed, and as a. rule, the log will rise to the surface and can be cut up and carried off, though in many localities the shingles are made right. on 'zhe spot and dragged over the swamps on roads, in many cases, made of boughs and twigs. his curious business is not confined to New Jersey. but over in Delaware and Maryland there are simi-- lar swamps where the shingle business has been carried on ,for years One of the swamps in Delaware extends over twenty-five square miles, and hardly a house in Sussex county but what is shinglcd from the ancient deposit.” _._._. ._. . .««-____ COOPER. AND THE TAVERN. Fenimore Cooper had a story he was in the habit of telling of one of his early adventures. While he was in the navy he was traveling in the wilderness bor. daring upon- Ontario. The party to which he belonged came upon an inn where they were not expected. The landlord was totally unprepared and met them with a sorrowful counten- ance. There was, he assured them, ab- solutely nothing in the house that was fit to out. "When asked what he had that was not fit to out he could only say in reply that he could only furnish them with venison, pheasant, wild duck and some fresh fish. To the astonished question of what better be supposed they could wish the landlord meekly replied that he thought they might have wanted some salt pork. . w..——. THE SALT LAKE. A bother can lie on‘thc surface of the water of the great Salt Lake without exertion. Or, by passing a towel under his knees and holding the two ends, he can remain in any depth of water kneel- ing, with the head and shoulders out Of the water; or, by shifting it under the soles of the feet, he can sit on the water. The one exertion, in fact, is to keep one's balance ; nono whatever is re- quired to keep afloat. ways in which the nuptial knot may he. would be sadly out of place in the mus— , - ' cousins mas. lingers in our imagination of its hearty hos. pitalityand jovial landlord! There win; a hearty profusion everywhere about the house, and the very atmosphere was redo- lent with sumptuousliving. The juciest of joints were turning; and the plumpest of poultry basting before the roaring fire in the spacious kitchen; for that was before people had taken to economizing their fuel, and patent cooking-ranges were still un- dreamed of. Post—boys in travel-stained attire were seated behind mighty barons and sirlions, at which they might cut and come again, while guards and coachmen off duty for the time were hobnobbing'over foaming tank- ards. In those happy days for the land- lords und their customers, beef and mutton were comparatively cheap, and very likely the host brewed his own ale, priding . him- self on the “strike" and quality. Whole barrels were consumed in a wonderfully short space of time. ' ' ‘ ' ' There was a perpetual cracking of whips sumption of hay and . a. clerk was required THEE? if the . ac- counts; and every 'now and then came-a rush of customers when some flying stage. coach pulled up at the door. The passen- gers were supposed to breakfast or dine, as thocase may be ; and exceedingly liberal provision was prepared for them. There were kidneys, sausages, chops, steaks, hams, eggs and toast. Tho sideboard grouped un- der its weight of substantials. Frequently the landlord had as sound port in the cellar as the neighboring squire, and if the host had an invitation to sit down with his guest, he wduld take care to fetch the bottle from the bin in'the corner. As a role, he was by no moons bud company. He was on excellent tetlhs with the rector and squire, and haud-lmdéglove with the lawyer and doctor. He knew something Of every- body up and down the road, and heard all the gossip of the neighboring counties. After “ cracking a bottle " or so, and an evening of sociiil intercourse, you were placed thenceforward on the footing of a friend of the house, and might be sure that your tastes and wishes would be anticipated. And when the parting guest came to settle the score, he took hisleave among the smiles of the establishment, and felt that he had had value for his money. «00—00—— AN UN“"ISE COURSE. I have nothing to say in favor of smoking. but; a man who has acquired this useless habit seldom has power to discontinue it ; and the woman who tolerates her husband‘s cigar is unwise in objecting to her husband’s pipe. Some wives are perpetually railing against smoking, continually getting at sword’s points with every male friend and relative, and gaining nothing by it but a grim defianca, which discovers the fact that in the long run a man’s will is equally as strong as a woman's when he once sets upon a subject with the preconceived determina- tion of having his own way. Then there is ‘ the nervous woman who faints at the smell of tobacco smoke, andlcau detect a smoker 9. mile off; and the pagticulur creature who is afiuid of the house'lmd the furniture be- coming impregnated'with vapor. These un. philosophical wives rush to the extremity of driving the smoker from home to indulge in his failing for. the obnoxious “ weed." This is worse than folly, and is. generally the be. ghming Of much .unhappiness. Let the smoker have some cosy little nook to him- self where he can_ pull as much as he pleases without being continually tormented about it until fault-finding becomes a bore and a dread toalfim. Let it be sacred to cigars and mcerschaums, spittoons and pipes of whatever description. It is hard for a loyal wife to believe that the husband whom she fancies a tower of strength is really weaker than his own tobacco-smoke, and powerless to break the chains of habit, but. such is the fact, and she will find it'wiser in the end to let him have his own way at home, unless she wishes to drive him to the bar-room or billiard-1.1311. ——-o-O.—o+——- Tim nmncmoxs FOLLOWED. .__-— The celebrated Dr. Rankin says, re- cently,nn old German, by the name of Nunsen, called at my office for treatment for an ill-conditioned ulcer on the leg. I prescribed carbolic acid, one-half ounce in one quart water; bathe 'ulcer twice daily. The druggist, W. L. Leland, who filled the prescription, attached to the bottle the customary poison label, which read as follows : cmnomc ACID, POISON. Anmorn.-Emctic made by mixing one tablespoonful of mustard in warm water, or grease in warm water. After- ward whisky or other stimulants. W. L. LELAND, GOOD LUCK Dune S'roun. Cmorn, Io. In, about two weeks the patient who lives with his not over-wise son-in-law, sent the bottle back by his son-in-law to have the bottle refilled. When it was presented the following- conversation ensued: “I want a pint of fiskey,” son-in-law. “We don’t sell it," replied the drug- gist. “ What; do you want it for ?” “ Vhell, I guess it don’t make some difference. Vliat you dinks about dot?” " What do you want it for ?” “Vy, Dr. Quigley’s directions said to use it.” "No, you must be mistaken, for the directions don’t mention it. ” Pointing to the antidote on the label : “ You read dot. " “ Did you do as this reads l" '- “Yaw ; ve gif him dcr grease und der mustard, but. don't haf der fishey.” “ I should have thought it would have made him sic .” “Yaw, it make him sick enough, but we don’t haf d‘er fishey to gif him." . “ How often did you give him the mustard and the grease?" “ Efery .time we vash limes a day. " -——-0-—.4 MAKING GOLD LACE. said the the leg-two One of the most singular mechanical Operations imaginable is the making of gold wire for what is known as gold lace. The refiner first prepares a solid rod of silver about an inch in thickness; he beats this red, applies upon the surface a sheet of gold leaf, burnishes this down, and so on, until the gold is about one- hundredth part the thickness of the sil- ver. .Thc rodis then subjected to a train of processes which brings it down to the state of fmo wire, when it is passed through holes in a steel plate lessening step by step in diameter. The gold never deserts the silver, but adheres closely to it and shares all its mutations; itiis one-hundredth part the thickness of the silver at. the beginning and it retains the same ratio to the end. As to the thinness to which the gold-coated rod of silver can be brought, the limit depends on the delicacy of human skill. It has been calculated, however, the]; the gold actually placed on the very finest silver wire for gold lace is not more than one~ third of one-millionth of an inch in .thickness; that is, not above one-tenth vthe thiclméss of ordinarv gold-leaf. The old English .cbuntry inn is no more; I but how charming the picture which still and rumbling of wheels under the archway . that led to the ample” stablmyard; the con- , was “‘ grant that, . tablished 15 years. . Whatthe Dr. ll. 5‘ ’lllWEll’S REMEDIES. U- l' Bridgeport, Conn., March, 1885. “Dr. Flower's Liver and Stomach Sanative can- not be too highly recommended to those suffering from dyspepsia and kindred troubles. I have used it myself, and know whereof I speak.” ltnv. Svans'rnn CLARK, - Rector of Yrinity Episcopal Church. 12 Prospect St, Bridgeport, 0L, Feb., 1835. , benefit- to me. They are simply invaluable." j > c . Mane-ms. Ehwiialgor. __ 77: . 'a w 7., , >_ 7‘ " '"’ ‘C'ImtonA’re.’-,'Smm_.fo¢d, MML,AM‘U,1886. , “Four bottles of Dr. Flower’s Liver Snua‘ttve have done more formy wife than all the doctors. I eforc commencing its use she suffered intensely rom liver troubles. one is to-day in better con- dition than she has been for years ; is able to attend to her household duties, can enjoy her meals and sleep soundly; something that. was for months be- yond her power." HERMAN HElsnu. ‘ ' Norwall‘, 002171., March, 1885. .“Dr. Flowcr’s Liver Sanative is one best medl- clne for stomach troubles I ever saw. Ithas cured me of a case of long standing, and I gladly testify to Its merits.” Mus. A. G. Burrs. Danmu‘y, Conn, .t pril. 1885. “I can thoroughly recommend Dr. Flower’s Nerve hits. ‘1 hey are just what: every woman who has the cares of a house and family needs, for they seem to have a sedative and quieting effect on the nervous system without lcavlngany unpleasant etl‘cct behind.” Mus. JANE uox'r. I 109 Pearl St, IIm-Ij‘ord, Conn, Apr“, 1635. .“I recommend all sufferers from dyspepsia or liver complaint to use Dr. Ij‘lmvcr’s ‘Sanative. I speak from personal knowledge Of its value. It has helped me wonderfully." Miss MAnv Mnnx. . - Brewster-s, N. 1'... April, 1885. "I have been troubled with a torpid liver for years, and have never found permanent relief un- tilIcommenced using Dr. Plowcr’s Liver Sana- tlve. I am happy to be able to add my testimony to its worth." ' Mus. F. U. BAILEY. 12 Van Reipen Ava, - Jersey City, N. .I., A m‘il, 1855. “Your Sanatlve is doing me great good; my lips petite has improved, and l mu growing stronger every day. Miss IDA BUCKINGIIAM. 1y18 For Sale by all Draggists. RUPTURE (.‘llllED.——PI~IE'I'& 00., 501 Sixth Ave., Cor. 30th St., New York. New Method. Holds any case with ease and comfort. Relief at once. Parties attended to and return home some day. Also, Vu- ricocele Without: surgical operation. Advice free. Open day and evening. Sundays till 2 p. m. Es- Book for 2 cent stamp. 1y9 (OLD INDIAN CU RE.) Is rapidly taking the lead of all other Blood Purifi- ers being the only original 0. I. C. Purely vege- table having no potash, mercury or other drug in it, whatever. It is fast gaining the confidence of 1118 public all over the country. Pnnnv, GA.. .1 unc 16, 1894. Old Indian Cure is a perfect blood purifier. - F. A. Toounu, A. 15., A. M., M. D. After twenty years’ use of O. I. C., I can safely recommend it.as perfect: a. blood purifier as our materia medlca furnishes. J OSEPHJ’ALMER, M. D. I take leasurc in saying that after using six bottles 0 O. I. 0., for a case of Scrofuln. of eight years’ standing, I am fully restored to health. S. S. W. Sm’rn, Echeconner, Ga. W. B. J obson Macon, Geo., writes :=Two bottles cured me sound and well of along standing case of Rheumatism. - If you suffer from any disease due to impure blood, a certain cure is within your reach. Orders bymaii promptly filled. ll‘he 0. I. 0. Company, Perry, GEL. and 42 Clinton Place, N. Y. For sale in Nor-walk and South Norwalk at Geo. ' R. ‘Plalsted’s drug stores. PENSIONS And. Government Glaims my Sole Busmers. Thousands have Rights Neglected. ADDRESS, Free of Charge, Gemw. E. NOBLE, Bridgeport Pun, While anti Gallant, BfiNKERS. Orders executed for cash or on margin for all securites current in the New York market. Correspondence Invited. Mmmnns on THE NEW YORK STOCK Ex— CHANGE, AND Pnormnrons or “Poon’s MANUAL or .RAILWAYS.” ' . 45 Wall Street, New York. for working people. Send 10 cents pos HE Page, and we will mai. you fine, a roya valuable sample box of goods that wt put you in the way of making more money in a few days than you ever thought possible at any business Capital not required. You can live at home and work in spare time only, or all the time. All of both sexes, of all ages,grandly successful, 50 cents to to easily earned every evening. That all who want work may test the business, we make this unparal- leled offer: To all who are not well satisfied we will send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us. Ful. particulars, directions ctc., sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure for all who start at once. Don’tdc- lay. Address, STINSON do (.30., Portland, Maine. 1y41 “ THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST." .___..—aL—————— HAMS, " Shoulders. and Breakfast Bacon. Bearing the Trade Mark (See Out) of Sperry. & Barnes ARE THE Sweetest, Tcnderest. AND Best Cured of any in the market. Bulb—Miler. \ Sperry 86 Barnes' Kettle Lard Is “Strictly Pure,” ‘ and Positively Free " from adulteration. We are packers and all our goods are man- ufactured at our puck- ing house in New Haven. EVERY POUND OF which we GUARANTEE as PURE and SWEET. Housekeepers be sure and and get goods bearing the Trade Mark of “SPERRY .ta BARNES,” the largest manufacturers and exporters of Provisions in New England. Look carefully for the brand, take no others. They are the best goods in the world. Particular care is taken in the cut, cure, smoking and packing of all their immense pro- ductions. times SPERRY it BARNES, New Haven} Gt. ——Sl’ORTSl\IAN’S ———— CAMPING 0R FISHING TENTS Of all Kinds, Shapes and Sizes. Yacht and Canoe Sails of most appoved styles. Also '—--A W N I N $3.- #3 For Store Fronts, Windows, Yacht Boats, etc. New Style of —-CANOE TEN TS—_ Made at low figures. . Flags, Burgess and Covers, of all kinds. Camp Stoves. Camp Chairs, Sucking Bottoms, Hammocks, all kinds of _ - FflJVO'Y TENTS, and in fact anything made from canvas when an intelligent description is given of what is needed. Send stamp for price list. Address 8. IIEMMENWAY. 60 South St., N. Y. City. may be found nus man... . .3 rtislng Bureau (1031:3129 swaps r Adve 1gtree Mitigate adver- usin tractsma be .5333 for it ill Money to Loan. Enquire of O. E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette Bulld- ng, Norwalk, Conn. m3 "Dr. h'lower’s Nerve Pills have been of great ' Lei-TEE 'cnennr ran; as ‘ fulfill té'i eased to meet all older-new friends ’ My beautifully illustrated circular now ready. _ NEW WBK. , TWO DOLLARS A YEAR .0. E.'W|LSON,.. General Insurance it Real Estate Agent Money to Loan. Room No. 8 Gazette liu;‘.ding.Norwalk. Conn. ,‘TNA INSURANCE Co., of HARTFORD. Incorporated 1312. Charter Perpetual. CAPITAL AN!) 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 .lt MERRILL, Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity. THE Nerwalk H 9. insurance Go. Has now completed its 18th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses or claims for losses. No sound company insures for less. , W. 0. SWEET, Pres, S. E. Ounsrnnn, 'l‘rcas., GEO. R. Cowms. Secretary. .AL CARD. . loving purchased the EU ltN [TUBE BUSIN ESS. Recently carried on by \VILLIAM Locxwoon at No. 36 MAIN STREET. , I-am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND ' ORNAMEN'I‘AL. . Ihavcon hand a large ~ stock which I will sell, . 7_ -- 7 P. , ' and will gymnteosatlsfaction in every case. pom H. RAYMOND. PETER L. GUIGUE, FLORIST till! a no, ‘UNION AVENUE, North of Norwalk Cemetery, EOILWAEK, . GONE. Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen tal' Trees Slirnbbery', Vines. Cut Flowers alway on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged to order. 4ly2 Grading and Rc-filling Cemetery Plots . promptly attended to. 3.13. WILSON, Carpenters Builder, Steam Band 8: Scroll Sawing, Winds-W Frames, Blinds, (be. Packing Boxes, Mouldings and Brackets Made to Order Orders by Telephone or Mail promptly attended to Pll‘Sl-ClllSS Tfll‘lllllg [10118 if) Ul‘llfll'. Shop and Residence, 11, Summer, Street, ”3" Norwalk, Gonn. ROOMS TO LET on moderate terms to the right parties, in first-class neighborhood. Ap l to S. BJVI S N. H". II. diff EKER, 54: Main Street, SOUTH NORWALK. CONN, Practical Plumber, Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ and Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures. Jobbing promptly attended to. 1 To Rom. Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Main ‘ ' street, Borough. Apply to J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer. For Sale. A Small House with about one acre of ground at Broad River. Opposite Mrs. James l’anton’s. Apply to J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer. A Small Cottage With plot of ground at Winnipauk, ForSale Cheap. Enquire of J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer. A Small Form For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home- stead ut North N orwalk, or Old road to Silvethne, consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood Land, will be sold as a. whole, or in parcels to suit purchasers. A good chance to secure a home- stead. Appiy to J. B. ELLs. Furniture Dealer. Building Lot-s 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. ELLs, Furniture Dealer. For Sale. House and Lot opposite residence of Charles E. St. John, Main street, Lot 70 feet. front. Apply to J. l3. Ems, Furniture Dealer. For Sale. The Homestead of the Subscriber, No. 8 Camp street. Good, new House and Burn, 100 feet from. . on street. Apply to . 8. Eli SIICCCSSOI' to E. Quintard’s Son. Upptsile Horse liaiiway depot: Parlor Suits, BUFFALO LOUNGES. RATTAN 811i REED ROCKERS, Folding Carpet Rockers. WainutChairs & Rockers. Upholstered Easy Chairs Chamber Suits, CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA- DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK CASES COMBlNED, LIBRARY, MAR- BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and, ASH EXTENSION TABLES. Plush Top ,Siands. FOLDING BED, Wire Beds and Cots. Ilair, (lotto... Wool, Button and Excelsior lifetimescs, Pillows, Bolsters, the. flasks, large or small quantity Live Geese Feathers. Call and Examine when in want of anything in my line. that B. tits, ”’2‘ Bibles at 1-2 and Old Testaments at less than . me to make '_ money. Send 31.00 for out- in. Tunisvm menu. ~ The Henry Bill no. 00.. . Nor-Nob. mu. ;m presents given away, send us 5 ’ 20 0 09 Licents postage and by mail you will , getfrce a package of goods of large value, that will start on in work that will at once bring you in money aster 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. Fortqpes for all workers absolutely assured. Don’t do ay. H. IiALLErr at 00., Fenland, Maine. “w...“ strength};and-.jwmlesomenesjgm 'urdln'n - . Number 32. .m; , K. mam-I ,m Tim: rowder never varies. Amurve. in pure .‘m the: . ‘7. petition withxtlieiflnnlggfttu weighfiallnm or phosphate powders.“ - OYAL BAKING Pownmico'.. 106 Wall at, N. - 1y43 CHOICE uilding no 'F‘OR @ALE On Wilton Avenue . Apply to B. J. STURGES. or O. E. \YILSON, GAZETTE BUILDING. 4Q For Sale Cheap. WILL be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon a small, neat Cottage, of six: come, in good neignborhood, and three minutes’ walk of the bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. . For Sale. A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at . . 'l‘nts Orrlos. * _ For Sale. ADOliBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by John Blissett, London. 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 onclhorsc cart. . me A. LYON, Knight Street. W. E. QUINTARD, FURNISHING UNDERi‘lKER OPPOSITE HORSE R. It. DEPOT, Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection. ' GEO-WARD SELLEQK, "Anoaasaoox’s BLch. WALL smear, FAMILY GROCERIES, ALEX; S. GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church, , . Teacherof ' Pianoforte, Organ and Musical Composition, ’ Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALH, CONN. J. BELDEN HURLBUTT. litany all Counsellor at Law, Room No. 4, Up Stairs, GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN ~BERNARD COHN, ——MERCHANT TAILOR,— WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL STREET. . A FULL LINE OF ‘ Imported and Domestic Cloths. Of the Latest styles, constantly on hand. Novelties in Scotch Suiting. Satisfaction guaran- teed in every particular. Horse sneezing. WM. MCCORMACK. No. 111 MAIN 5'11, NORWALK. Shoeing in all its branches guaranteed tobc done in the best manner. Special attention paid to in- terfering, or tender footed horses. All work wa - ranted. Give us a. call. has ‘0 .~ .2.” UPS .__ o»»,o- O . I PROPRIETOR : LB. SUTTON, New Canaan, Gt. For Catnrrh and Cold in the Head it has not go equal. Gives immediate relief. Pleasant to use. Causes no sneezing. Restores the diseased mem- brane to a healthy condition. —Persistent Usa Assures a‘. Perfect Cure!— Alievtates Catarrhal Headache. 50 cents by mail and at druggists. R. Ugllonmsox d5 SON, Whole- sale Ageuts, 184 Greenwich street, New York. For sale by Geo. B. Plaistcd, Norwalk. 1y15 TRADEVITAMARK vP I L L g i For‘the cure or F‘ever and Agile, And Intermittent Malaria] Favors. , VrrA Co. : Kerr-oar, N. J., April 24, 1885. Dear Sire.- ' ' Iliad been suffering with malari- al intermittent fever for more than twenty years, until my life had become aburdento me. The last attack which was four years since, threatened to terminate fatally. Through my brother-in-luw, who had been recently cured of fever and ague, I heard of the PILLS, and procuring them was cured by them in a few weeks, and have had no return to this hour. I most cheerfully and earnestly recom- mend. these rm to all suffering from this mis- erable disease. Jnssn: HALLENBAKE. Price 60 cents. Send for circular. , Vita Company, 12 and 14 Cliff St. New York. Dr. Holmans’s Pad corms NAIARIA, DYSFEPSIA, Nervous and sick Headaches ALL Lrvnn AND S'ronncn TnounLns. It is also a sure Protection . against Cholera, Sea-Sick- ness, '1‘ phold, Blllons, and lntorm ttent Revers, and will cure Chonic Diarrhoea, Summer Complaints, chil- dren’s Diseases and conditions from which many adies suffer in silence. , For further information send 3 or pamphlet or write to Dr. Holman personally. If. not found at your nearest druggist, send registered letter direct to this office and get your Pad by return maila Regular Pad $2.00, Special Pad $3.00, post paid. . Holman Liver Pad 00., 120 ll illiam St., N. I. P. 0. Box 2112. 3‘1123 . -_ ' Scwin VIa- ' N Ew : Singerchinesgénly$ 7 ncluding a full set of extra Attachments, media, ollandus .n m: r 1 each. Bundlmdll'eflgethP-figdt: an. Burke-lo and Durable. Don‘t W! 840 or $50 for mobiles no Lotion. 9 will send them anywlw-e on 15 do trial before Iaging. Circulars and ~ particular- addressing a n.“ C. '1'!“ an db 00., - , 1” MI mm. 1’ look Box insv. “ JUST WHAT-m Anvil, Vise, Cut- wm. 011’ Tech The . best for farm and home use. Either size $4.50, $5.50 $6.50.sent freight . paid on receipt " “C of price, it‘ your 8%“ ' hardware dealer does not keep them. Good agents wanted. CHENEY ANVIL it VISE Co. Detroit, Mich. SPECIAL BA nouns - “IN—— Ghome Building Lots Situated on Spring Hill, Wilton Avenue, Fair Street, and Riverside Avenue. Eu- quire at GAZETTE OFFICE, or ‘of thS R. J. STURGES. \ f WDER Absclutely Pure. 7 . .Mdre economic, andannot‘be mldtficb’ni detox faintest, one“ ~ a f‘ ' ) ‘\ NORWALK (JAZBTTE. . I -——_ , .' ‘ Terms for Advertising, _ lurnlshedon application. Liberal, uniform, rum to long time and large space Advertilen. l‘mnslcnt advs. I square. (1 iHuh) 1 time 31.00 Subsequent Insertions, per week» 50 Funeral and Obituary Notices. same nun. Births, Marriages and Deaths, inserted free ‘ Questionable advrts. not inserted em, 9"“ All Bills Collectablejltomhly and Yearly Account: at pro rata Rafa. ' Job Printing of every Va: Dot, Nan-LY. Qmoxm n Omen! Exm ‘3‘ FAMOUS SEEN DTHRIFTS. ...—— _ ‘v Prodigals have been confined to no land or age. As long as the Wealth of the world continues to be unequally dis- tributed, so long, probably, shall we' ~ have spendthrifts. Old Adam Smith tells that the “necessaries of life" include only those commodities that are indis- pensable to our healthful support, and those things the lack of which, among creditable people of even the lower class, is rendered indecent by the cus- tom'of the community. All other things he declares to be luxuries. If such a “definition as that were accepted most of us could easily be convicted of needless extravagance. A glance at the careers of a. few of the monumental prodigals of the world will be found interesting. A history of the spendthrifts of ancient Rome would fill a ivolume Of “good size and unique charm. Apicius j‘ Cr‘assus, Probus, Claudius, Nero. Vitel— ‘lius and Caligula all squandered vast sums on the most trifling objects. Api- ci‘us Spent four million dollars on his .» “19%: cost up 'hisacco‘ants, and, discov- _ tie 7f“ giitlfdtigliei‘é intonation. . hundred- thousand dollars ‘ left, immediately hanged himself to avoid the privatiOns of threateflhg poverty. Elagabalus re- galed the attendants of his palace on the brains of pheasants, the tongues of thrushes and the eggs of partridges. At his own meals the peas- were sprinkled with grains of gold, pearls were scattered in dishes of rice, and the costliest amber was used to render palatable a dish of beans. Crassus made a. great feast for the populace during his candidacy for , the office of consul, at which ten thou‘ sand tables were heaped with luxuries. Even this was surpassed by Caesar, who at the funeral feast; on the occasion of his daughter's death, spread twenty-two thousand tables, accommodating three guests at each. Tiberius, like Cleo- patrn, gulped down . precious stones, mixed (after being crushed) in wine, and he heaped the plates of favorite guests with gold and jewels, which they car- ried away. It was Tiberius who caused to be built boats of cedar, covered with gold and precious stones and large enough to admit of their beingrturned into floating gardens, in which Were planted flowers, vines a‘nd fruit trees. But it is to Nero, of whom it has been said that “there was not; a vice to which he was not given, nor a crime which he did not commit," that the prize of senseless prodigality must be awarded. In the simple recreation of fishing he used lines of purple silk and hooks of gold. His tiara was estimated to 1% worth two and a half millions of dollars, and he never were the. some costume twice. When on a progress through his dominions, five hundred asses followed in his trail to supply milk for the daily bath of himself and his wife, Poppsea. Christianity gradually displaced the fashions of heathenism, and a deluge of burbarism overflowed Italian civiliza- tion. Thenceforward, for along time, the extravagant expenditure of great fortunes was confined to the Eastern em- pire, whose capital was the city of Con- stantine‘. W ADIER [CAN ' ‘ POTTERY. —-—— The great want in this couhlzry has .been a potter who, for the love of the art, would investigate the characters and capabilities of American clays. The example of Wedgwood should have been followed long ago here. He ex- perimented in clays and stones, discov- ered one and another new paste, and ~thus revolutionized ceramic art in Eu- rope by the simple discovery of what English materials would produce. That American clays are of the highest cenk mic value has now been amply proved by the remarkable work of Mr. L. F. Haynes, a potter in Baltimore. For some years past; he has been making practical experiments with home ma- . terials, and has been richly rewarded for his large expense and intelligent perseverance. A variety of pastes, made from American clays, which he has dis- covered, present features of value above any European pastes. These features vary. Some are specially strong, some united strength with lightness, some take color through 'tho whole body with the 1miformity and purity of \Vedg- wood’s Jasper wares, and some are so compact and fine that. they polish on the turning lathe. Uniformity of shrink- age of pastes of different composition enables Mr. Haynes to combine differ- ent colors, laying reliefs of one on sur- faces of another tint: A full account of the very important discoveries thus made and shown in a great; variety of ware now in the market would fill a , book. The wonderful beauty of many of the pastes, without addition of any ' coloring material, is a. surprising feature of the Baltimore wares. There is a deep . red, which is, 'to say the least, fully equal to the old Chinese red stone were, or to the richest Bottcher. ‘Thc browns, grays, pearl and fawn-colored wares are all pure. uniform, and therefore strik- ingly beautiful, in an extensive range of shades. The glazes and enamels which are used are as excellent as the pastes, and of course vary to meet all fancies. _ Relief ornamentations are used with skill and judgment, It is evident that -Mr. Haynes employs artists as able as those of Wedgwood. This is not an exaggeration. Medallions in a soft whité' Purim: paste, on grounds of one - or another colorftrc works of sculpture which challenge criticism. The geo- metric ornamentations on some of these Baltimore pitchers, mugs, lamps and other Objects, while in one sense the simplest forms of decoration, neverthe- less demand the highest artistic-taste in their use. We have seen on a mute] .in Hartford n. pottery clock, made in Baltimore, which is a very charming piece of work in form, decoration and color. o-ooo—o PAINTING BLACK BOARDS. There are two or three ways of pre- paring these boards, the finishing coat being the principal. The object to be obtained is a surface on which the chalk will make a clear and 'distinct mark, which will afterwards wash off and leave the board quite clear. If the board is a new one, it will require to be painted with, at the least, four coats of oil color, and finished with one or two coats of varnish color; in mixing which only sufiicient varnish (copal or best carriage) should be used as will bind the color fast, without its being absorbent or fuzzy. The black should be ground in turps (drop black), then the varm‘ 'sh added, and should dry dead (or nearly so). This is an absolute necessity, as the chalk will not mark freely on gloss color. Another plan, which is a very good one, is to paint the board with (if new) three- coats of oil color, then with two coats of varnish color—this having as much varnish added to itns will produce what is known as “egg- shell gloss. ” This should be allowed to become thength hard,.and then be cut down with felt and ground pumice. This is done siniply to deaden the sur- face, and if after being rubbed downit is left again to harden, a capital surface will be produced for the work to be done. . '
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