I:
JOHN RODEMETER, Jr: -
. That lonely hours he the lot of man. -
' mingled with passionate yearning,
’of the advent of a circus within their
. midst. Thesehonest but narrow-minded
' Was it her delicate, creamy skin, or the
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— Alone.
All, all alone—ah, yes, ’tis surely so,
And yet familiar faces come and go;
I see again the bright and genial smile
And plainly hear a merry voice the while;
I feel the clasp of friendship, warm and true:
A song melodious thrills me through and ' '
through; ' , . '
A flower’s subtle incense fills the room;
A super-radiant face peers out the gloom—
Come back! come back! and sweetest joys
restore!
But faintly sounds the knell “ We come up
more!”
Without, the snow iles glist'niug ’neath the
moon,
The tickling sleigh-bells play a merry tune;
The laugh of maid and swain rings in the air, :
Lighthcarted, happy, free from care;
But in the room within the firelight glow,
These visions of the past steal to and fro.
Mocking the hours with their shapes ill vain,
The essence, not material, comes again,
And in my heartl feel, but make no moan,
That in the llrelight I am all alone.
Be still, my heart! ’Tls but an ordered plan
And in the mart, the home, amusement hall
The pain of loneliness will come to all;
For on each heart a secret burden lies
Beyond the chilling gaze of mortal eyes.
Each one must do life’s work with earnest zeal,
Nor pause to analyze what we must feel.
So do thy part, there’s naught that will atone,
For ev'ry living soul is all alone.
Not all Tinsel.
A grand potpourri of sounds by the
brass band. The white-gloved attaches
of Pecktin and Piebald's cirque drew up
at either side of the ring entrance. The
silken curtains parted and a young
woman in a cloudy mass of gauze-
bespangled skirts bounded into the
ring. Her pretty face mouthed in‘
smiles as she curtsied and kissed her
hands to the applauding audience.
Then she vaulted. upon the bare back
of the horse that stood proudly arching
its glossy neck, as if aware of the honor
of carrying such a dainty. charming
little figure as that of the young but
during equestrienne, Lola Fay.
Close to the ring curb sat a man whose
eyes followed with wistful intentness
every motion of horse and rider. A
man counting at least thirty years; not
handsome, but with an honest rugged-
ness of purpose shining'from out his
giny eyes and showing itself in the
square-cut chin- and thin, firm lips—a
man whose hands had been soiled and
roughened by hard work, but whose
heart was as yet free from guile. Once ,
or twice, as the intrepid rider executed
some daring feat, a look of anxiety,
swept across the man’s face, and the
veins of his hands stood out like whip-
cords, as clenching them he muttered
beneath his breath:
“My God! I cannot hear it.”
As he 'rose and sought to make his
way out, cries of “Sit down! Down in
front 1” greeted him. They reached the
ears of the young equestrienne and
caused her to glance inquiringly in their
direction. A faint exclamation escaped
her lips. She lost her balance, thereby
missing the paper hoop through which
she was to jump.
In a moment all was confusion. The
man, at the sight of the rider’s swaying
figure, had sprung over the ring curb
into the ring. The audience saw him
grasp the lithe form of the circus girl
from beneath the horse's hoofs; saw him ,
stagger back and fall as the frightened
horse kicked out wildly. Then awoman's
agonized scream out the air with a heart-
rending sound and sharp and shrill
echoed the words: “My God! I have
killed him i” as Lola Fay threw herself
upon the ground and sought to raise his
senselessbody in her arms.
’0 O 0
Some eighteen months previous to
the opening of my story the little village
of Quictton was awakened into a decided
state of excitement by flaming posters
O O O Q
villagers were mostly of the opinion that
it was encouraging the devil to allow a
show within their precinct. Neverthe-
less, the majority were inclined to learn
more of this wickedness, doubtless the
better to enable them to depict its pitfalls.
The eventful day arrived, and Quiet-'
tea was crowded .to overflowing , with
incoming visitors and the show ’folk.
It was with rather a feeling of doubting
his approval that kindly Mrs. Sturdy
informed her son John that she had let
her spare room‘to two of the circus folks,
adding:
“Lor, John, I couldn't. help it; they
were so friendly like. Not a bit what
you’d think. Real ladies, I’d of said, if
I hadn't of known 'em for the show
folks. ” - '
“Well, mother, as it's only for a night,
there’s not much harm done anyway;
but I've always heard that such folks
gave a sight of trouble, and—" the rest
of the sentence died upon J ohn's lips as .
a young girl tripped into the room with:
"0h! could you please tell me the
time 1’ My watch has stopped," holding
out a tiny gold repeater.
Nothing like this dainty bit of human-
ity had ever crossed John Sturdy's path.
soft uster of her deep hazel eyes ? Did
the charm lay in the grace of her tiny
figure or in her childlike, appealing
ways _? He could not have told, but from
that moment John Sturdy loved this
young circus girl with all the strength
and passion of his great, noble heart.
Not that he was aware that the new sen-
sation he felt was love, at lemt not until
they brought her home that night, pale
and weak from a broken arm, and he
rode the old more as he had never done
before to the neighboring town for a
doctor.
For hours John lay awake thinking of
the little sufferer beneath his roof. If
it had only happened to him instead of
her. If she would only let him, he
would take her from a life in which she
ran such risks’. Would'the village rise
in horror at his mating withacircus
girl? The grandson of a minister. He
laughed softly to himself. The villagers
and his ancestors would never trouble
him if he could but win her. Then
with bitterness he'thoughtLWhat have.
I to offer ? A great clumsy follow. I
am not worthy of her. She is far too
good for me. And his mother? He
was her only child. and if he were
happy she would be content, he knew. _
Early nextimernilig the circus, left
Quietton, buts'LOIa remained behind,
She criedalittle at parting'with her _
sister, whose" care she had been
fromachild. In foot, the elder sister
was almost likea mother totheyounger;
even her marriage had not weakened
her affection for L013 It had only
given the spoilt girl a kind brother.
Mrs. Sturdy was to receive a weekly sti-
pend for Lola’s board, which John
longed to refuse to take, but did not see
how he could under the circumstances. "
It was a novelty to Lola, this quiet life.
She enjoyed lying upon the big chintz
covered lounge and gazing out at the
green fields and the quaint oldgfashioned
garden of the cottage. And then the
knowledge that. she could make John
Sturdy, such a great, powerful fellow,
- tremble at her very touch, amused her. .
How he waited upon her,_n_cver tiring
even when she became a trifle exacting
and perhapsa bit cross. p He had always
an excuse for her. Her arm pained her,
' genuine gold leuftothejooio." _
W
mother one day, taking his 'hone’st face
between her hands, said:
John, John, my son, I am afraid you
are laying up trouble for yourself. The
Lord give you strengt ” Tenderly
kissing the wrinkled face he answered:
“You will .love her, mother, for my
sake and—and her own. ”
Lola’s. arm mended rapidlyand one
evening she suddenly annOunced her
intention of leaving Quietton to join
her sister, who was still traveling with
thecircus. Swinging gracefully to and
fro on the little whitewashed gate at
the end of the lane that led to the cot-
tage, she leveled this shaft at John,
who stood at her side, a wealth of in-
tensc feeling darkening his eyes. . '
“Going away?" he gasped; “no,—
oh, Lola! I cannot spare you; stay;-
stny and be my wife. Ilove youvso I
will do anything in the world tomake
you happy. You remember Hawthorn
farm, the pretty place you said,you
liked so much? We will live there.
.Oh, Lola, my darling! isit so hardto
love me just a little f" Holding out his
arms yearningly, yet not ofi‘erin'gto
touch this bit of agirl he could have
7 crushed in his strong grasp, he awaited
her words. -
Glancing shyly from under-her” dark
lashes, while a half smile quivered
athwath her rosy lips, she answered:
“Do you really love me so much ?
It's nice to be petted, and Hawthorn
Farm is a real pretty place, but it must
. have a bow window and a lovely flower
garden." At this he drew her towards
him and kissed her so passionately that,
perhaps a little awed by this strong
man's deep love for her, she said hur—
riedly: :
“I am afraid I do not love you
enough, and perhaps I shall not make
_ you happy. " '
“1am willing to risk it.” he mur-
mured fondly, as he again clasped her
in his arms. '
Just a month from that day Lola be-
‘came Mrs. John Sturdy and they pent
to live at Hawthorn Farm, where the
bow window and everything the young
wife had expressed a desire for awaited
her. "
For a few months not a cloud dimmed
the horizon of this happy pair. Lola
was pleased with her newly acquired
dignity and her power over her stal-
wart husband. Then the novelty began
to wear ofi‘ and the} young wife waxed
restless and John's lheart aohed with
the fear that she was growinfito feel
like abird that had been deprived of
its liberty. Once when she had driven
with him to the neighboring town, he
noted the quick color dyeing her cheeks
as they passed a large circus poster and
with what eager eyes she scannedthe
red letters, and he madeup his mind
when the circus arrived to visit it with
her. But unfortunately he was obliged
to be away that day on business and
it was not until late in the evening that '
he returned to find an empty home and
a few hastily written words, bidding
him farewell. His wife had gone back
to the circus. She bade him get a
divorce, that she was not worthy of his
love, for she cored more for the old life
than she did for him. , , ,
Not a word to any one did the
wronged husband say concerning his
wife, except that. she~ had gone one
visit to' her sister. and that he intended
following her as soon as he could put
things in order.
His mother suspected, but held her,
peace, although the sight of her son's
face came nigh to break her heart.
Then he went away, and only ascr-
rowing mother lmew how he wes'travel-
ing from town to? town. following’the,
fortunes of his wife, yet never seek;
ing to speak to her, 'or even enter
the circus to whose company she be
longed, just guarding and watching
over-her in everyway possible without}? '
in .tllelknowledgeythnther ypfing 0mm“,
was well provided for. when fshe {gave 3
» her into John Sturdy's loving hhfidl,
had with her husband jbined 'a circus
en route for California some two months _
previous, and consequently knew noth-
ing of Mrs. John Sturdy’s actions, or I '
am afraid the little culprit would have
been taken severely to task. “Only once
during the year that John followed'in
his wife’s wake did he witnessa per-
fOrmance, and what then took 1pm you
have already learned.
a s a e e o. -,
A pretty, sunny room with a bow
window opening upon a perfect bouquet
of a garden. A tiny mite of some two
summers - being tossed in the ‘air by
papa’s strong arms. As the little girl ‘
gleefully claps her dimpled handle
voice exclaims:
“Oh. John! how you do spoil baby.” “
Then two pretty white arms clasp
John's broad shoulders, and a Soft
cheek lay’s itself caressiugly against
his rougher one, as he, seating both
momma and baby upon his knee, an- .
swers: . ‘
“ Why, how can I help it. Lola, when
she is the image of you ll”
. With a smile that fails to hide the
tears clinging to the wife’s dark lashes
she suddenly raises her husband's hand
to her lips, murmuring passionately:
“0h, Johnito think I never knew _,
how much I loved you until I thought '
you were lying dead at my feet. '~The,
old life that I fled to had 09389.3 to
exist for me. I soon learned, and if!
had not been ashamed I should have
begged my husband to take me back
itchisheart long before that dreadful .3
night 'whenI thought I hadlos't him'
forever. I was weak and frivoloils. but A'
gathered his treasures close within his f
arms'he answered: - p ' . .»
"Tinsel! not a bit-of it, littlewoman, 1
A DOG’S NOSE.
The following anecdote is related in a
foreign contemporary bya well-known
English . gun-maker:—-A black . pointer
dog, while hunting in a moor in Argyle- .
shire, was on one occasion severely rated
for eating some can-ion, part ofadead
land putrid Sheep. ‘Passingztolleewardv
of the carriou about 'an hour afterward, -
the dog evidently remembered the for-
mer scolding, aud giving his master-Tan,
expressive look continued- to hunt. '
The stench from the carrion was so.
great a: hobo almost insupporhbls and.
hurrying past iuhis master 'was our-'-
prised to observe the pointer, generally '
a most obedient animal, make a sudden
wheel and draw,direo_tly uponthcoaroj
sass, from which up whistling. or com’-.
mand could prevent him. An advance
to cheek him'led only to his 'steadyand
regular approach. imflldns‘roint after
point to the dead sheep. Abnoyed at
u this, his owner seized him by the neck
‘and drew him away, when out that .
moment a cock grouse, rose from the.
very mass of earl-ion, and gli‘yly crowing
flew'dowuthe-hillside, but was in every
fewiminutcs afterward safelyzjbagged.
. After the‘bird had gone. the pointerat
'onoo cheerfully resumed hishunting.,
The: lesson? emolli’was so pewerfully
discriminative as to detect the presence
of one small bird from the, horribly.
_ x . .
taintedair' ofgthe deudgheepgk -._
less a diversion than any of the -idle
sports in fashion, if men could be
or it was lonesome for her., Till his
brought to delight in them. '
her. knowledge. ,EIlola’s‘iisfor. happy“; ‘1)
‘with no'crcam of tartar.
not quite all tinsel." And as John P
Profitablg employments wOuldbelhof -
'rnn DRAMA A ~an'rmrr AGO.
In 1776 the drama was very strong.
The most brilliant play writer was
Sheridan. He wrote "' The Rivals " in
1778 when only 25 years old. All his
plays have been written before our date,
but he lived until 1816. Richard Cum-
berland was famous in his day, not only
us dramatist, but as essayistppoet,
novelist. He washonored with a funeral
in Westminister Abbey. I saw» the
side of his coflln exposed when the
grave wssopened for Dickens. Cum-
berland died in 1811. George Colman,
Mrs. Cowley, the author of “The Belle's
Stratagem," and 'Macan, the author of
" The Man of the World." all hold their
ground on the modern stage. 'Macklin,
who diedin 1797, was aged 107. And
not only dramatists but actors shine
out brilliantly. Garrick and Foote
were dead, the one six years before, the
other eight. But John Philip Kemble,
in his impersonation of lofty characters.
has probably never been surpassed,
while his sister, Sarah Siddons, has
never be'en equaled as an actress. John
Kembie made his first appearance in
London in 1783, noting the part of
Hamlet;- He was then 26 years old,
(his brother Charles was only as yet 8).
Mrs. Siddons had already won such a
name that another first-class actor had
prophesied she would ever remain nu-
matched. Onthe 2dof February, 1785,
she first played at Drury Lane what-
proved her greatest character, that of
Lady Macbeth. She was then 30 years
of age. She died in 1831, her brother,
John Philip, in 1823, Charles in 1854.
Joseph Grimaldi, the very, prince of}
clowns during his short day, was now
only 6 years old, but had already made
his appearance on the boards under his
father’s auspices; and, indeed, had
made more than one sensation. Once
his father, as clown, led him dressed as
a monkey, and, while swinging him
violently around, the chem broke, and
the child was hurled into, the pit-and
not hurt. Another time Lord Derby,
who was always in the green room
courting Miss Fan-en, was thrown into
convulsions by the boy’s comical faces,
and gave him half a crown at each visit.
Fielding and Smollett were dead; but
three lady novelists were flourishing,
whose works‘are still read, and deserve
to be read—Miss Barney, better known
to us as Mme. d' Arblay, the suthoress
of “Evelina." Charlotte . Smith, and
Mrs. Inchbald. Mrs. Badclifi'e was a
little later; she was now 'just 21 years
old. Her first novel was published the
year that the Bastille was taken.
“-0
a ‘roncmnn rnnsuannn.
De Guy—”You must have had man
strange experiences in India." -
Bunglay — " Ah, yes! Sometimes I
didn't see a white face for months. Came
all the way from Munnypoor to Bande-
iimjam with an escort of . twenty pun-
jaubs. and not a fellow among them
could speak sword of English"
. De Guy—4‘ I'dou't see how you made
them understand you." * .
Bungalay—“Ah, my dear fellow, you
have never traveled. I had two revol-
vers and a horsewhip, and they had to
understand me." '
What Baking Powder Shall We Use.
.This plain question comes home to every
housekeeper. ”We all desire pure and
wholesome food, and this cannot be had
with the use of impure or poisonous bak-
in‘g powder. There can be no longer a
question that all the cheaper, lower grade
of baking powders contain either alum,
lime or phosphatic acid. As 10th as we
may be to admit so much against what
may have beenvsome of our household.
' gods, there can be no gainsaying the unan-
imous testimony of the official chemists,
Indeed, analysis seem to find no baking
powder entirely free from some one of
these objectionable ingredients except the
Royal, andthat they report as chemically.
ure. «We'find some of the baking. pow-
ders advertii'gd as pure, to, contain, under
the tests oration. Chandler, Hablrsh'aw
and others, Encarly twelve per cent. of
lime. ..;7Whilej others are made from alum
' This, we pre-
sume accounts for their lack of leavenlng
poweras sometimes complained of by the
cook, and'for the bitter taste found in the
buscuits so frequently complained of by
ourselves. ., _ ‘ ' A .
But aljdef'from the inferiority of the
work done by these powders, the physoii-
fists assure us that lime land alum taken
'> ate the geystcm in such quantities as this
are injurious.“ They are not decomposed
b heat nor dissolved in mixing or baking.
'Il'ley go with the bread, therefore into
the stomach,_wherc their physologlcal ef-
fecgs are indigestion, dyspepsna, or worse
cm s. _
The question naturally arises, why do.
these cheap baking powder makers use,
these things? Alum is three cents a pound,
lime stillchespcr, while cream of tartar
costs thirty-five or forty. The reasons for
the chemical purity of the Royal Baking
Powderwcre recently given in the . New
York Time: in an interesting description
of "a new. method of refiuing argolg,‘ or-
~crude cream of tartar. It seems that only
under this prosess that cream of tarth
can be freed from the lime natural to it
and rendered chemically pure; that the
patents andplentfor this cost the: Royal}
Baking Powder Company about half a
million dollars, and that they maintain ex-
clusive control of the rights. .
Prof..McMurtrio, late chief chemist of
the Department of Agriculture at Washing-
ton, D. C., in the interests. of commerce,
made an examination of this process, and
reported upon the results attained in the.
refined cream of tartar. The foilowxng
extract from his report would seem to an-
swcr the question repeated at the head of
this article, and which ,is so frequently
propounded by the. _ housekeeper :.
“I have" examined the cream of tartar
used by the American Baking Powder
Company in the manufacture of their bak-,
lug powder, and find it to be perfectly
are, and free from lime in-any form.
he chemical tests to which I have sub-
mitted the Royal Baking powder prove it
erfectiy healthy, and free from all deter-
lous substance)?
on a rail at Poquetannoc, some two weeks
ago hadnbtftakcn kiodiyto his treatment.
- Insteado'f swallowing. the unpleasantness
and standing in-awe of the coat of tar and
'feathers thatwns promised him if he re-
turned he has got out warrants against ten-
of the party whom he recognized.
Teacher..——Definc snoring. Small boy.
—-Le'tting ofl sleep. - ' ,
A runno nsnxraoriou.
»- How-to laundry liucuas it=is done in
'TroyfiN. Y., hasbccn kept a secret long
'en‘oug‘h; it can and should be dune in
every family. The ElasticStal-ch is the
pol ,starch in the United State's that isput
'ups: yemcnwho. have= a practical know.
ledge of-thclaundryprofession. Itrequiyes
no cooking, keeps the Iron from ‘sticking,
and linen from- blistering while ironing,
stiffness and beautiful polish they have
when new, which,evcrybod knows keeps
them clean twice as long. eware of, im-
,:itatious., See that the name J. C. ilIub-
:ih'gel volt Bro., New Haven,.Coun‘., is on
every. package. 3:111"
N
O
_ Ladiesurccalied‘deurs
so 'much/ to keep them.
because ,it costs
,...__
New Haven, Jan. 13d, 1880.
, Messrs. Luwrs 6.7 (204—, , , , -
Abourtwo innnths, ago I .had a severe
attack of Maldrileevcr‘. I wcnt’to two
physicians, but got no benefit from them.
'Afriend induced meato try Red Jacket
Bitters. I thought they were nothing but
cheap whiskey, but finally f.“ a, bottle.
The efiect was wonderful, u
I resumed work. ~I¥had rheumatism in
surprise; that lazentircly gone.‘ I write
this ln__gratitudc for the benefitI have re-
ceived fgom Red Jacket Blitemgi .
5301;121:1103 E.Puox, ‘ 2, . _.
Toiv’lis‘cud Ave., Annex, NcwHaven.
Contentment is better than . money and
.just hbout as scarce.
~ Joel Green, who was ridden out of town ~
Hind gives shirts, cuffsahd'collurs [that
.9 one week .-
froniithc time I-commcnced akingthcm ,
my knee for the last five months, to my'
A'noox-Knnrxn's mama-sou.
The head book-keeper of a large
manufacturing company is unable to
account 'foran experience that he had
sometime ago. "In balancing my
books]? he said, “ there appeared an
error of five... dollars, . insignificant
as big as five hundred or five thousand
dollars. Having flve assistants, 1' set
one of them at workto find the mistake.
He failed to discover it, and after three
days Iput another manou its track.
then a. third, a fourth, and‘ut last, after
a week. a fifth. They were capable
men, and searched diligently for the
missing five dollars, but were unable to
find it. They worked together all the
next week, but accomplished nothing.
The figures stood as before, five dollars
out of balance, and I then set to work
myself. Night and day we poured over
the big books, but still discovered no
change. The matter began to annoy
me exceedingly, for never before had I
known such an experience. For a
whole week :the six of us failed in vain.
Ioould not sleep for thinking of the
error, which now seemed as big as a
mountain on my shoulders. Idid not
enjoy my meals, and when Saturday
broken down inbody and mind. My
employers insisted upon my dropping
the matter. It‘wastoo small, they said,
to worry over. But I thought differ-
ently. My reputation was "at stake,
0n the third Sunday after the search
was begun Igot up late, after a sleep-
less night, and started out walking for
exercise. My mind wason my books
and I paid no attentionto the direction I
took. My surprise, therefore, was genu-
ine when I found myself at the door ‘of
:the company's omce in Union Square,
forI certainly had not intended to go ,
there. Mechanically I put my hand in
my pocket, drew out the key, opened
the door and went in. As if in a dream
I walked directly to the oflce, where I
turned the combination and unlocked
the safe. There were the books, a
dozen of them in a row. I did not con-
sider for one moment which to pick
up. It was no not of volition on my
part that my hand moved toward a cer- .
tain one and drew it from the safe.
Placing it on "the desk I opened it, my
eye ran along the column of figures,
and there before me, plain asday, was
the missing five dollars. I made an
note of the page, put the book back in
the safelandeent home. It was then
about noon. I lay down and fell into a
deep sleep, from which I did not wake
until nine o'clock on Monday morning.
After a hearty breakfast I hastened to
the office, feeling liken new man. It
seemed as if a burden had fallen from
me and I was walking on air. But
when I reached the door I drew back.
Had I been dreaming? No. There
was the memorandum in my head.
Tmmbiiugly I opened the book, and sure
enough, there was the error. Inever
told how I found it. -I did not want to
he laughed at, and then I was never
certain that I was not dreaming on that
Sunday morning. "
MEXICAN PENANCE. ,
The Mexican towns are full of
churches; hence the continuous ringing '.
ofbellsis deafening. Priests arealso
numlrous, and at one time so were
monks, though it might be well to re-
ceive with great caution the stories-re—
garding these Tpeople which everynow .
and again used to finda place in the
Mexican newspapers. Some of them
might not be all that could be desired.
But the church and the conventual es-
tablishment “got into politics,” and
then such tales served their passing
turn in discrediting the institutions
attacked. .. ‘By _all accounts, the discip—
line of the old ’conve'nts was something
tyrannical, so far, as punishment for
offences against the “order" .was con-
oerned. They wore nests-of. intrigue,
envy'and heartburniugs; and though
the monk who might be brought by the
police to his cloister in a stateof drunk-
enness would receive only a severe ad-
monition, should the some individual
have in his cups been imprudent
enough to have told a funny story
about the superior, and the way he
passed his time, the ingenuity of: the
convent would have been exhausted in
devising punishment for the unhappy
ecclesiastic. Sartorius, for whose ac-
curacy I do not vouch, tells us that one
of their punishments consisted in the
offender being compelled to lie dinnerr
less outside the rectory door, and after
enduring the indignity of the order
stepping over his prostrate body, to be
tortured for the next hour by hearing
the clatterof plates, and the jink of
glasses, while from under the‘door' and
through the keyhole came the madden-
ing odor of roast and boil, beans and
pepper—flak: and tortillas! Another.
‘ bit of grim discipline watho tie up a
. refractory monk to a stall in the stable,
- and allow him no food for a week or so,
except the barley in the mule's manger.
MOO-00—
Peopie in "Ufa, Buicimhayea cure
_for. hydrophobic of their'_own. They
give tomen'ind, beasts a powder made
from a field plant known on the Volga
as Drok, of which Gouda Timmy
the scientific name. This powder Til
taken on an. empty stomach-ital." three
day's,»and"one dose'on the ninth day.
Salt and salty food spoil the efi‘ect of
the drug. A well-known family, of land
owners used- the medicine for over-
forty years and saved over 400 men,
women and children afiected with
' hydrophobic.
~ . , cup——
'nsn run nun.
Through the last “defile” about half-
way; below ,Sampanago, on the borders
of Upper Burmah, is a small rocky
island which in. the dry season is con-
nected with the' shore by'a narrow spit .
”of sand. In the bay thus formed lie
enormous dog-fish which are perfectly
tame. 'Dr. Williams, in histokcalled
175mg}; Burmah to Western Ohm, re-
' latex: 1’45 we. drew near theisland. I
naked the batman?!“ the {inh- “He'
hesitated, haul assured‘ ‘ mauve bad
somethingto give them to eat, butat
lefigth slightly rattled the water with»
his outspreod fingers, and » called with a
_eoaxing voice, 'd‘it-tit, tit-titi'. when, to
inches to a» foot in diameter rose up to
the gunwale of the; boat. gaping for
aims. ._ They were. a‘ kind of dog-fish,
some of them at least five feet in length
and very broad at the shoulders.
Twenty or thirty crowded to the side of
«the canoe, and, though not clamorous,
were ludicrously energetic- in their beg-
ging, some of them rising so far out of
topple back with a splash on their
,neighbors. ' So tame were they that
,they allowedus to stroke their. backs.‘
IA riumm 1N Nnnn.‘
r: g — .»
many Miss Softly. Charming‘womsni
Let me congratulate you'ongour good
chub-3h) . e fact'isslhm
[enough in itself, but to a book-keeper '
night came I was miserable, and utterly ‘
' Association. to the President of which,
your extreme; mhmeeflielw “m -’
half a . minute. large months so... tell »
the water mo lose; their balance and :
«comes, Iheor ytuiire'lgoitg to’
“A", ye ‘ . _
broken OE ' ; Wind rm IOU .
' ‘0 mm any one.” . g. 8-
"Then. let meeongretnlate you on
yonrgood 89m." . »
. days than you ever thou ht possible at an business
glint Best "2..., ion
" .8le times lily Haven, toil. ‘-
ohm-ll ' .
‘ ' column
When the. Doctors. :..cou1d.- do.
“9- “mi .
‘. Finn
GRAS. A. Cm, 323awley Street.
Bsston, lfssmwrltssh , . _ .3
“Onc. your ago I was apparently so far
gone with Consumption that my.: life
seemed only a question of days‘mther
than mouths. >With my faith in thcvnbilily
of physicians to help me all one, I tried
almost every known rem y, with no
apparent benefit Finally, as a last re-
sort, I was induced to trv DR. R C.
FLOWER'S LUNG Counter. The very first
dose gave me relief, and with. the first
bottle I took a new lease of life, snd~l~cs’n
honestly say to-duy that' one spoonful of
this remedy is Worth more to the suflcrcr
from Lung troubles than a‘galion of any
other known remedy. A bottle of it is
now one of my choicest possessions, and
at the first sympton of a ecugh' or cold
I fly to it for the relief igncver, falls to
give.“ .
DR. FLowsa’s LUNo Con--
DIAL is without. question i
the most Wonderful Lung
remedy ever discovered.
It 'eradicatcs the germ
of Consumption asnoremedg/ =
has ever been linown to do.
It stands without a riv‘alvlfor 1
Coughs, Colds, Brmtchitl's, I
Asthma and Consumption.-
Price $1.00 per bottle.
A copy of Dr. Flowcr’s Rules! 1
for the Treatment of Con-.:
sumption accompanies each 2
bottle. *
Flower Medicine. 00,
A STANDARD MEDICAL WDRK
i-‘or Young and Middle-Aged Hen,
ONLY $i.00 BY MAIL, POST-PAID.
’ _’.
ililIlW . TlilSElF. . ,, ..
A GREAT MEDICAL WORK ON ‘IANHOOD.
Exhaustive Vitality Nervous and Physical De-
bllity Premature Decline in Man, Errors of Youth,
and the untold miseries resulting from indiscretlon
or excesses; A book for every man, young, mul-
dle-aged and old. It contains 125 prescriptions
for all some and chronic diseases, each one of
which is invaluable. 80 found by the,Auth_or,
whose experience for Is years is such as p‘robaoly
never before felitothe lot of any physio, n, 300
pages bound in beautiful French muslin, embossed
covers, full gnilt,‘guannteed to be a finer work in
every sense—mechanical, literary and professional
—,-thnn any other work sold in this country for
91.50, or the money will be refunded in every in-
stance. Price only $1.00 by mail, post-paid.
Illustrative sample 6 cents. Send new. Gold
medal awarded the author by the NationatlfiMegic:
e o .
P. A. Diesel], and associate officers of the Board
the reader is res tfuliy referred. _
' The Science 0 Life should be read by the young
for instruction, and by the afflicted for relief. It
will benefit alL—hondou Lancet. -
Therein no member of society to whom The
Science of Life wouldnot be useful, whether youth,
parent, guardian, instructor or clergyman —Arqo-
naut. ,
Address the Peabody Medical Institute, or Dr.
W. B. Parker, No. 4 Bulfinch stroet,Boston Mass.
who may beconsulted on all diseases requiring skill
and experience. Chronic and obstinate diseases
that have baffled the skill of other HE A phy-
clans a specialty. Such treated suc cess
-mmamasuru YSELF
for worklngpeo 1e. Send 10 cents pos
HELPage, and we wil mail you free, a roya
; Mo
5 Jersey City,
. Sechriiies o
.
i
BOSTON. muss.
# JG. Gregory &00.
Date tomato that It uldition 'to-=a ‘ full line
opnetary Medicines and
,,they unprepared to var
orders for . . .
Silk; Gotton' or "bison .
'nLas'rIc Hos‘E
Ear Vatican or enlarged‘velns. Wsmutcd fo-
. It, and at reduced rates. ,
l 4 "' , on)
Thai
the“ of
keepaihgiiy
..r.
' to state am they have may
this New York Vaccine-(1)., and will
0 - v .
They have in datum; Batteries, which
“mm-llwmww
4_ . lif-Elléicwrlllb..
Insurance, [Realilistate and
Investment Securities,
-. curi‘u‘flr. ~ 1-
3| Moldlfihtvifimaikd
Agent for the " '
American Ins. ‘00., of Newark, N. 3.,
Assets .......... * ...................... 3 1,711,424
Northern Assurance Co..otlnndou.... 1‘
Fire In. Cum! New You” 3,!»
Jul. Oo.,ofNew-Yuk.:.. no.0:
«Jersey ......... rim
7 per sentient all linings
' Ofnelqumflehfonmm,ofxalul, no 3
l 6' per cent. Bonds
or 'tile llk‘dlestx Banking 00.. of Nldclemwn
Conn Princi l and Interest of both guaranteed,
New York Quotations.
; A largennmbct-of desirable dwellings and farms
* for sale. - 1 ya!
.9 .
«.5.
GRAIN,
. :rLOUR,
'; NEED]
COAL,
WOOD, -
AND
HAY,"
Must be Sold Regardless oi.’
Cost, at
Raymond Brosi,
South Norwalk.
valuable sample box of goods that wl
put you in the way of making more money in a few
Capital not required. on can live at ome and
work in spare time on] , or all the time. All of both
sexes. of all marten successful, 60 cents to so
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 payfor the trouble of writing us. Fat: .
particulars, directions etc, sent free. Immense pay
absolutely sure for all who start at once. Don’tde-
lay. Address. SrmsoN a 00., Portland, Maine.
~ 1m presents given away, send us 5
200 augments postage. and b mail you will
) getfree a Rouge 0 goods of large
value, that will start on work that will at once
bring you in money aster than anything else in
America. All. about the $800,000 in presents with
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of alleges, for all the time or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fortuncs for
all workers absolutely assured Don’t delay. H.
Human & 00., Portland, Maine.
, Send 10 cents postage and we will
1 mail you free a royal, valuable sample
. .box of goods that will put you in the
' more money at once
way of makln
than anything else in Amer ca. Both sexes of all
ages can live at home and work in spare time, or
all the time. Capital not required. e will start
you; Immense pay sure for those who start at
once. Srlnson & 1:0,, Portland, Maine. lyao
M. 503w A 13.
OPTICIAN and OCULIST,
practical experience’of twent -nve years n thi
conn , I an enabled at first ghtto adapt lense
most ppr'opriste to restore the vision to its origina‘
' rand cure all the various diseases of the eye
1.:- ve therefore combined my practice of an
Oculist with that of an 0 clan, and. am. now on-
abledito furnished all xin s of lenses and styles of
Spectacles and»Eyc.Glasses which are made to
order,undermyown supervision, to suit my cus-
omers' visionary ailments.
.Qon-ultauon Free.
References—Geo. G. Dish? Charles Olmstead
ex-Deputy Sheriff Charles dams Mr. Clarence
Nash with J. r. Bonnet. Gen. D. N.-Couch, Mrs.
W. K. James. Dr. E. C."Ciarkc.
: FOR SALE; 1
xsrvusu
V';|.,,C T O R l A ,-
Ncwly Trimmed and Painted.
A Fine Family Carriage.
Will be sold at a very low price.
_ HENRY-TILLY, ’
CARRIAGE MAKER,”
soUTn NORWALK. ’
:
Sperry dBarnes’ .
‘1 Ems. . i . ~ ..
Shoulders,
Breakfast .
Bacon, -.
AND -
Sausage-
ARE summers
THE BEST.-
. in
THE MARKET.
Our “not” am is Strictly Pure
.ond Free from an “alteration. , .
' mentally-anthems.
We manufacture all goods baring our brand at
our packing house, New. Haven. , -
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x " ' Duran 0
(”W
E. K. Locxwoon.
:847. l886.
STILL AT THE FRONT
—W’ITll—~
The Largest Assortment
._01.‘.__.
moves,
RANGES,
HEATERS,
And all links of Wares required in a house at p
it Price no than Ever! .
__.Avp_
No. 17 Wall Street,
E. K. locxwoon coo.
FRANK I. J ours.
Geo. S. Gregory.
Livery, Boarding,- Sale,
' Feed and;‘Exchange .
8.133. ‘b 1 es .
N04431:“ '11: at
anrwpffiémflnPewt). .
No’nwann. cons. ,
- carriages furnished at uifhours. Cartoon
- tlentionandgeutiemanlydrivcrav : 5‘ .1y;.
JOHN II. “shun,
, F l. OR. I sT,‘
‘nss'rsmn oruumsrnnu'r" ,SOU'rn
~ or mosh, , ’
city of emu w . om.
Local News and Interacts.
NORWALK, ooNN.‘-, nunsnar APRIL 20,1886.
_
of
2;
all descriptious'bonght and sold at .
n L
l
CROCK lt'l.’ Y,
GLASS 3W .
wen. nafnrtliltglwallix. 886 ‘Kr~ ILI aO‘KT ‘
April 28th an 9i. ‘, l ,
' At Nor/walk Hotel. AGATE
militiea'lnsialussafi'sa‘.rh as TIN E
\
Plants dFlow'ers‘at‘ell’ seasons
Flowers for Funerals furnished and tastefully
~ MM°""“’°‘m-'"°i"'“‘ln-°‘v"'ll' 'nv nu
be M I)! it ill .. '
arranged to order at short notice.
‘1 .
._ . A
. .-o . 4 . ..
. van 3 -' --‘J
‘n.
T'l‘vvo DOLLARS A YEAR.
Number "'16; .
Q
' l. [x
, NORMALN l.
‘ 'l’erms for Advertising,
furnished on application I ibcral, :alifonn, me.
"to long time and large splice Advertisers.
fransieht advsr. i Square (l inch” time ll.“
subsequenflusclftiolis. per week, so
mineral and ObituaryjNotic'es, same was.
Births, Marriagee'and 'Deelhlp‘mted'free
.Qu " able advrts. not lam lolly-m
annals mum on nit“
Account: at mean Bola. - '7
Job Prlfitinu “‘va Ya kw
purer. Quroxnv‘emr linden-
- no no.
Mr. G00. B‘Plnisl’e'il .' .
Dear Sir: -’ = ? - 3
Knowing tileforntulujram _
which. Pla-isted’s (”bug/l.
Remedy is prepared. we cm: _
certifitflmt. the m ediuines
ofwhich- it is composed are
:0)” recognized utility [or
throat and lung Wraith/es,
and f that. it eo'rgfltqtiils' f in?)
opl.um;or any poisonous o.-
ilnjltrious drugs. "i " ~‘ "v '-
" ‘ unsure. CLARKE, u. KIN-grout:
" " ’c. A. utmost, 1r; iii; " ‘ ‘u' '
bxx'rru nrrcucocum, page ,
, _‘o.u:ucoonsosl., uni, f, Z. _
. , ' Villas; runs. a, a. Search.
life'- Wfiwfiem'mn- . -
' “""ll". 3. linsnnfif. in, ’ _
o. w. BENEDICT, n. ‘n.. . .
II. HUNGERFORD, ED“ ”ford.
' w. arrow, at. n , unwound.
r;
. arouse-om
Geo. Burnished,
DRUGGIST, ’
Carnelian illiil Wall-Streets, Hawaii.
62 Washington Street, South Hawaii.
Seven Ye!!! Experience ll U. 8. Patent OMI e.
Geo. R. Byington,
. SOLICITOR OI"
Firemen-9s Insurance Building,
machine-row, o. c.
non-Ion Cases before Congress- Spe‘clully
building Lots;
On Wilton Avenue
Apply to
n. J. emanate. or o. n. WILSON,
GO TO
F. J. Curtis & Go’s.
Stoves ll Ranges,
cookery, China,
AND FINE DECORATED
Tea and Toilet Sets,
TABLE GLASS WARE,
Stalin all Halli]! Luis
OF NEW PATTERNS,
CUTLERY.
——AND——
HUUSE has ll nuns
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
For tale at Bargainsl
.
1 Canopy Top I’mggy. ,
1,Light Grocery Wagon.
2 Heavy Grocery Wagons. -
1 Lumber Box ‘Wagon.
l I.igllt’_Trottiug Wagon.-
l. Four Passenger Surrey.
3 pply to
A
‘Nanam.
Nor-walk, Conn.
BEWARE—Tile above reward-will be
“for. infer-motion that will lead to
Wot”:-
$25
arrest. " eonvtcuo' u of the
twins . «press-m tin himself to
80!! AB,the
. 3arxuass.8ad.<llesf
Absoluttily genes;
”This l’cwder never varies. .« A in L9 , c
a”... W“ "wherewaflstiii
, III cannot ms
mamwuu’t e multitude of low test, short
weigh manor, , wdcrs.
Rodin :2de 33,105 Wall St., N..Y.
w. a common,
.iilllliliSHllii‘. UNBERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT, _
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
1. 1
_ Gmo.wVARD Iminnncn,
unnornsnoox's sLocK. WALL smear, .
FAMILY GROCERIES,
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
ltlnun all Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs.
eczema surname, Nonwsnx, CONN.
JAHES '1'. RUSSELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
a Gazette Building,
NORWALK, ‘. - CONN.
E. WHITWORTI'I,
Successor to B. CORN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEKS' BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A Fun. LINE or
Imported and‘llomestic Cloths.
0f the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
Novelties inScotch Snitings. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
PENSIONS
——:AND: —
Government Claims.
My sole business. Thousands have Riylts
Neglected. Address, free of charge, or visit,
GEN. W. E. NOBLE,
91 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn
H". H. ME EKER.
54 Main Street,
scorn NORWALK. CONN,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ and
Steam Fltters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. l
o. E. WILSON,
General Insurance l lleal Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
Room No. 8 Gazette Building. Norwn‘ik, Conn.
‘TNA INSURANCE 00., of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1818. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64.
insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms ado ted to the hazard and consistent with
the lawso compensation. COWLESSMERRILL,
Sole Agents for N orwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
l8ill SUGGESSFUI. BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of 'unpaid losses
or claim’ms for losses. No sound mmpazw insures
or .
W. G. 8mm, Pres, ' S. E. Outs-run, Tress,
Gm. R. Comma. Secretary. .
.A. CARD.
Having pursxased the
EU ltNITURE BUSIN ESS,
' Recent! y carried on by \VILLIAX Locxwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET,
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
ORNAIENTAL I have on hand a large
' stock winch I will sell
VERY CHEAP FOR CASH.
lshallbcpieasedtomeet al; old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfactionin
every case.
'yquORGE H. RAYMOND.
PETER L. amour,
FLlllllST lllll'lll lllllll,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWALE, - GONE.
Dealerin In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamsn
tel Trees Shrubbery,Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designsin Flowers arranged -
to order. clyu
Grading and Rc-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
F. H. PEC'K WE I. 1.,
ARCHITECT.
No. 7 WATER STREET.
AGENT FOR
Gill ert Lock Company.
”Dibble Manufacturing Company's door
< knobs.
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
I 6 l i ( d I I Newels I
' Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
Also Flat Moulded Door and W'indow
Casings furnished at short notice.-
saute UNABLE TO “NAOMI:
’énnnmnss‘
‘To compete with large concerns, I have taken til
agenc of one of the oldest and largest estab-
’ isiunents in the state forthe sale of
. Halters, Sur-
cmglss, do
less, cc.
1 shall also Make
Fine Harness to Order,
as usual, at the old stand,
No. 7 WATER STREET,
where I will use a regular line of Whips, Sponges
Chamois, lankete, R Feed Bags,
Travehng Bags, 0.
.1. F .PEOKELL.
For Sale Cheap.
WILLbe sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon
a small, neat Cottage, of sixr come, in good
neighborhood and three minutes’ walk of the
bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
" Notice to Builders.
Fmsr-qumrr BUILDING srr'onu for éolo
and ocuiist. Dr. Scnw'ab cheap. Apply to .
u to be found on y at the Norwnxanltlfauscxemo ifs JAY-‘3‘ K. SELLECK
man. He employs no psddlers ro agents. me P. 0. Box 23. Norwair.
“MEDICAL more All) SHOES,
There is so little interesting literary
- matter deduciblejromthe manufacture .
: of theatrical boot: and shoes that I am
almost tempted to. leave this item un-
‘ , noticed. Yet Ithereoan‘bdzno doubt
3 that adolescent curiosity wilfulways find
i .a gJamor of romance about, say. the
; foot of a premiere «laments. Even respect}
f able story tellers do not hesitate to work
‘ typed pretty speeches-about “ the poetry
‘ of motion” exhibited~in, pantomime or
opera boufi‘e. Still, the stage dancer's
shoe is an everyday aflair after all. Just '
step into this bootmakerfs shop with me,
and you’ll see the wholemanufacture
in a trice. The danoemhas, just. had her
pretty foot measured for shoes for one
of the current pantomimes, andvis bor-
ing the shoemaker. with no. end of in-
structions about the make. and shape of
the required article. l~ “ Now, remember,
Mr. SGahd—Sgfithey’re, to have white
shtin outsides) and be sure and have
thé toes well stiffened; and don’t. forget
to make the soles as white as possible ;"
and so on, and so on, while the much-
enduring boo'tomake'r listens in polite
silence, and obsequiously hows the
; great little lady out. Then he proceeds
, to business; first making a last to the
measurement he has taken of the foot ;
: then cutting out the material, he fits it
-on the last, and in a short time the
dainty article is ready for its daintier
wearer. Of course, ordinary ballet
’shoes-those intended for the third or
fourth row of dancers—do not require
anything like the attention bestowed
on the foot-covering of the premiere don»
mac. Such second-rate shoes are gen-
erally‘covered with canvas; the wearer
afterward refining their exterior with
silk or satin, as she pleases ; and can be
had fora shilling or two apair. The
reader, however, must not run away
with the idea that this represents any-
thing likc the average cost of footware
used in stage displays. I have, seen a
pantomime “prince" wear a pair of
thirty-buttoned sky-blue satin, “tur-
,reted " boots, the cost.of which would
nearly keep me in boots for a year.
UPS AND DOWNS or WHALEBONE.
There is no article of commerce that
varies more widely inits market price
than the whalebone, said a dealer re-
cently. “In January it may sell for $2
a pound. Twenty—five years agothc
price was seventy-five cents a pound.
It varies in price according to the
catch, and this in turn depends upon
the sailors. If they find the whaling
grounds closed by ice, meet with ship-
wreck, or for any reason fail to catch
whales, the price will go up. This mar-
ket is a very speculative business and
we can never tell what our stock
worth until we hear of the cute ."
"The main supply isobrought from
the North Pacific Whalers and comes in
in November. Asimilar quantity comes
from the South sea and arrives about
June. Now and then a small supply
comes from David’s Straits and Hud-
son’s Bay. Whales are caught there at
all seasons of the year, and the bone
coming to New York is apt to disturb
the price. Many years ago it was the
custom of whaling captains when out
of stores to stop at some Pacific port and
exchange some of their whalebone for
the necessary supplies, and in this way
smaller lots would come in and trouble
the market. Ships are now so thorough-
ly supplied that there is no longer any
necessity of continuing this practice.
The supply comes from New Bedford
and San Francisco, which are the great
whaling points of the country. A great
amount used to come from Nantucket,
but the shallowness of its harbor and
the greater convenience of New Bed-
ford drove its trade away. On board
ship the slaps of whalebone, as they are
termed in mercantile phrase, are done
up in bundles of about 200 pounds each
and are sent to market in that shape.
In cutting up whalebone there is a loss
of about 20 per cent. on the raw ma-
terial. The hair is worth ten cents a-
pound for mixing with horsehair for up-
holstering purposes, and it is sometimes
used in the manufacturing of brushes.
READING ALOUD.
If you ask eight persons out of toil
now, they will tell you that they hate
being read to. And why? Because
from their childhood they have been
unused to it, and used only to such a
monotonous drone as robbed even the
Arabian Nights of half their charm.
The husband at the end of a hard day's
work, returns home to pass the even-
ing absorbed in his book, or dozing
over the fire, while the wife takes up
her novel or knits in silence. If he
reads to her, or if he could tolerate her
reading to him, there would, be com-
munity of thought, interdhange of
ideas, and such discussion as the fusion
of two minds into any common channel
cannot fail to produce. And it is often
the same when the circle is wider. I
have known a large family pass the
hours between dinner and bedtime, each
one with his book or work, afraid to
speak above his breath, because “it
would disturb papa," Is this cheerful,
3r wise, or conducive to that close
union in a household which is a bond
of strength through life, which the
world can neither give nor take away ?
I cannot blame them, for they all read
endured the infliction of family prayers,
gasped and mumbled by the head of
the family, to feel that listening to such
a delivery for any length of time would
exasperate one beyond endurance.
But it was not always so. In the last
century—even as late as fifty years ago
-reading aloud was regarded as an ac-
complishment worth the cultivation of
those (especially those who lived in the
country) with pretension to taste; and
it was, consequently, far more frequent-
ly found enliveniug the domestic circle.
There were fewer books, fewer means
of locomotion, fewer pleasures of winter
nights outside the four walls of the
country parlor. The game of cribbage,
or the sonata on the spinet,‘ did not
occupy the entire evening after six
o'clock dinner; and Shakespeare and
Milton were more familiar to the young.
generation of those days than they are -
now—mainly, I feel persuaded, because
they were accustomed to hear them
read aloud. The ear, habituated to
listen, is often a more safe conduitto
the memory in youth than the inatten-
.tive eye which rapidly skims a page.
kEN'ruoKr WOMEN.
The women of Kentucky have long
had a reputation for beauty. An aver-
age type is a refinement on the English
blonde—greater delicacy of form, feat-
ureand color. A beautiful Kentucky
woman is apt to be exceedfhgly beauti-
ful. Her voice is almost uniformly
low and soft; her hands and feet deli-
beautiful in" tint and shading” ‘ ; her eyes
blue or brown and hair nut brown or
golden brown;,to allwhich is added a
certain unapproachablc refinement.
It must not for a moment be supposed,
however. that there are not many genu-
inely ugly womeuhore, as elsewhere.
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f up the interest in their novel or novelette ‘
' j by here and there introducing the stereo-
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abominably; and itis enough to have u
.. eately formed; her skinzquite pure and .
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