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At a little dome school in the town close by:r 13
I carried her books. and she held my hand— !
bro Innocent children of God’s own band.‘
We wouidmcrry when we grew up. we said. £1
Grave plans for the time to come we laid-
A small boy I. and a wee girl she. . .'
In those bygone days—ah me! all me! ‘
' We grew-we were married-Dollysnd I,
At the quaint old church in the town close by:
The farm was purchased, the fees were paid—
“ What a blithd young couple!" the neighbor!
sold. .
And so. we were till the winds blew bleak.
And chilled the roses on Dolly’s cheek.
Like the waning tide of a w'avolcss sea. 1 '
. Her life chbed gently—ch me! ah moi . t '7
If you want to know why I cftlmes sigh.
You must come with me to the town close by;
You must see the church where our vows were
said.
And the mound that covers the restful dead.
For my love is sleeping the quiet sleep
That the Shepherd gives to His weariod sheep-
And the world is not what it used to be.
be its sunlight faded for her and mo.
'5.
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My B_irthday. .*"':‘:....~'“:
We. Mother Raynor. Jack and I. were
; sitting in our little sitting-room. our.) ‘
best room, but not parlor, for mother
would never call the little box of a room
by so dignified a title, and for the hun-
dredth time they were telling me what
they know of my life.
“You see, Births.” said mother, as I
had always called her, “it was a stormy
night and Jack had been detained at
the store—he was cub boy at Cotton d:
Co.’ s then—but just as ho was running
up the steps about seven o'clock he met
a woman hurrying down them. She
brushed by without speaking. and be.
when he reached the door, almost .
stumbled over a basket where you lay all
snuggled up fnwarm fiannels. Ah. but
you were a very nice baby, my dear. " i .
. .‘ ‘-‘Bity~ my mother hadn't thought sol"
I caratstically observed.
“Undoubtedly you would have fared
better than in our humble home." smd
Jack. grimly.
“Why, 'Jock. you don't think that. do
yen. dear ?" I hastily asked. “It made
me feel badly to think my own flesh and
blood would; abandon mo and trust me
with strangers, that’s all.”
" That was seventeen years ago to-
morrow night," I' meditated mothe1, ‘
unhceding' our conversation. ‘
“Yes." I chimw in. anxious to clear
the cloud from Jack's forehead; “and
you have always called it my birthday.
and have made the day so pleasant for .
me. too. Let me see," I rattled on;
"you thought I must have been about
a year old. and so I am eighteen tomor-
row. Have you made my birthday
cake yet, mother f"
"Yes, indeed. And that reminds me,
I must go out and see to the frosting of
3- 1t, fro-night. No. you stay right here.
Watch her, Jack, for she' a not to see the
cake until to-morrbw."
I retreated before her laughing com-
mand, and seeing how sour Jack- still
locked. I determined to do my best to
make him behave like his own old self
again. Pcrching myself on the arm of
his chair I leaned over. trying to catch
his eye.
“Cross. dear?" I asked, very sweetly. K '
“No." he replied, in a tone that said,
“ Yes, decidedly so; let me alone."
But I was not to be rebuffed. Slip-
ping my arms around his neck I drew
his face around toward mine.
-"You’ re sorry you didn't send me to
the Feundlings' Home, aren't you ? It's
enough to make any one cram to think
how he has been troubled for seventeen
peace just becanso he was so soft-hearted
over a miserable little baby whose own
peepic didn't care about keeping it.
Are you sorry. Jack ?”
"Are you. Bird?!
He suddenly straightened up. o look
in his dark o‘ycsIIhad never noticed
there before. .
“What am I to bu sorry fort"!
asked. 'IlIWas I not thrown into fits
- hands of thc"deuost. kindest mother
and brother a girl ever had 7'
“Yes. dear-that is we' we always
meant kindness; but still I am not your
brother."
“I know it. but I love you last as" ,
well," I began. but some way under the
steady look of Jack's beautiful eyes I
could? not go {in with my usuolprotecta-
' ticns‘of direction. as I had always been
in the habit of doing. andIdrew my
mcwayfromobouthisncck. ..:
s'nu't I don'twa’nt you to, Bird," he
said slowly; and then he went on eagerly.
“MydcrhngJ want you to”- iovemc
just as’wcll as I do you. Iwant you for
my very own, for my wife. Bird."
Clasping me close in his strong arms
he told me how. happy I could make
himbysoying that I loved him. And
so choc'gly did he argue his case that
slime way I was compleme won over to
his way of thinking, and before the
birthday cake was frosted Jack and I
were engaged.
"I‘vecccepfodJcck osoblrthdoy gift.“
Iwhisperedtomothoraslrancut.
A radiant look of surprised joy fairly
illuminated herfdccr old face as she
comprehended the meaning of my
remark
“Ithosboen tltowishofmy lifc.”shc
whispaed. kissing me softly. "Bo
“lady for other birthday gifts to-mor-
row." she called after me. -
"Oh. happy birthday!" I whispered
when to-morrow dawned. and I, awok-
ing. remembered my promise to Jack.
“What better gift couldIhave asked
than thogiftofdoorJock's love 2" ’i
Several little tokens were at my break-
fast plate; some very expensive. too. for
since Jack's pictures had begunto sell
oowcll andordorspoursdinfaster than -
he could execute them he had begun to
bequite extravagant. » ‘
He had gratified an cftex'prcsscd wish
of mine by having a little cameo ear-
ring, found in tho buket' m which they
first founding sot inaring formefcr
one of my birthday presents. It was an
exquisite. clear-cut cameo. and it had a
decidedly unique sotting;so soI had
always indulged' 1n the hope that some
time, perhaps. I might learn thkough it
whomypcrimts wore. . ' -' > ,
It had evidently dropped into the
basket by mistake, for there was nothing
else about me toidentify me. There were
none of the proverbial strawberry marks
or moles so often found on lost children
in storieoi‘sclhad onlythc cameo to .
connect me with the unknown past.
80 I slipped it on my finger and when
Jock told mctc keep it foran 8119;11ng
meat until he could procurc‘cn’oth'er it“
became doubly dear to me.
By-and- . as soon as breakfast was
finished. much to mysurpriso and dis-
appointment, my lover went up tohio
studio and remained invisible for two
hours.
“He might have spent my birthday
with me". anyhow." I pooled as I plodded
up stairs fooling “ blue" enough.
.I knocked at the door of his studio. m.
“Not just now. dear; I'm busy,”
came in Jack's voice from beyond the;
door.
Angry and indignant. for he had”.
allowed me to spend my mornings there
for two months post, I silently wont to
my own- room-
I WW ’fillf witch! ten minutes
later his door opened to admit Miles
Griflth. a fellow from tho ‘Artlots' Club.
Then I was reodvjo cry‘with vexation.
they opened the door and saw me there.
‘wastoo humiliating!”
suppose. that perhaps my ears had .19-,
_ with Birdie than you are. Griffith?
-Well, I would never stay and lethim
‘ I never could live through this trouble.
~ wasina strange room; everything was
-. strangeto me.
1.1.1.111 see no one.
my husband had ony clot-go. fine for
‘his carelessneif 1)
advertising for
.119on death'ojdoor Ihadbeon.
“Years ago,” he began. after a lo-
1 gluing for being the cause of my. ME.
"and congratulating me on my race
1 ingmear the window. «
' been ”Es"? \ "a
_ questioned housely. . , _ .
“I know that I am your child then. "
, lion;
,ra
this little noglect gtocefully.
At last I was determined to be mean
enough to listen and hear if I could
estly' 1n the studio.
Me. I found out at once, for Jack had
just spoken my name as I guiltily put.
my ear to the keyhole. A disgraceful
thing to do, I admit. but as I mean this
to be a faithful account of my birthday,
and as I really did listen at the keyhole.
I record. it. ,
“ I have made a great mistake." said
Jack. sighing heavily. ‘1 ‘
I couldn't distinguish Mr. Griffith's
reply, but, hashing my breath. heard
Jack say.—
“It has always been' my mother's
wish. I did it more _to please her,I
suppose. She loves Bird dearly, and—"
With a dry ooh I fell forward on the
.mg. I couldmot have stirred than had
" He has found out this early that he
has made a mistake. has he?" I'- thought
(Elderly. when my brain stopped iwhirl-
ing so I could think. “It was only to
please his mother that he asked me to
become his wife. And to think he
should reveal his disappointment to
that horrid old Griffith first! Oh, it
I resolved to‘ rclease him at once, but
again I listened, having a dim hope, I
bellied mo.
“If it suits my mother—" begaanck.
“That's not the thing," interrupted
Griflth. "You never would be suited.
She looked expression and—"
‘ “Yes. I know—naturalnoss; I know
the faults—for I’m better acquainted
' "To be sure." assented Grifiith.
“Mouth too large; eyes very vacant, ,
I’ve tnoticed. I advise you to give it
up."
“I’ll take your advice." exclaimed
Jack. emphatically.
Then I- rushed to my room.
80 through Grimth's advice, which
Jack seemed so ready to take. my brief
little romance was to be shattered.
see my heart break. too; for I felt sure
ooidecr hadJack in the roioof lover
become to me in a few short hours.
So. some way—now it all seems like a
vague dream to: mow-I found myself a
few hours later wondering aimlessly
down a strange street. not knowing or
caring where my steps tended. Some
workmen obstructed the sidewalk and I
was obliged to cross the street. Iro-
member stepping down and advancing
a few steps, of hearing homo shunts of
warning, feeling a sudden‘ shock. and
then all was blank.
Whoa I returned to consciousness!
“Where am I?" I asked. although
“What has hap-
pened l" ;
“You are with friends.” acid slow.
soft voice near me.
Taming my eyes. they fell on a sweet-
faced lady not yet old, although her
hair was nearly white, sitting near me.
"ch come I‘ here?" I demanded. in
a weak, startled veicc.
“Yonaro weak. but I trust to your
goodsenscto remain calm whileItell
you why you are here. About a month
ago you were crossing the street and
my husband and I accidentally ran
against and severely injured you.
There was nothing about you to identify
you, so we brought you home." . .
“And this was a month. Has no one
been here? Didyou advertise?"
“No;- lrcplicd Windy; “Itware-
ported in the~pohsc flows. I vo.-as
n‘cver tlfji'ught of
posed they would‘go to‘tho stution. ‘ and
thenbe directed here. lfyon hadanyin;
the pity " ' Kl
"I have none," I acid bitterly. “I
was only ofoundling, living upon charity
all my life? ‘. -
Inca-schism. Idid not think how”;
nuncoe'g‘mary it was to' of my own
hiutbry"; to a stranger. “EA whole? month
had I 111111 there and no one had called.
And. my pole. thin hands showed how
“As I lay locking ali'my wasted fingers":
I noticed that lay-ring was gone.~
My now-found acquaintance blushed. 1 -
and that field’— "- '
“Will you- allow my husband to talk
with you a few moments ? Be has your
cameo" '
In a few moments a fall. hhndscms 1
gentleman accompanied her into the
room.
"Ihadapoir of cameos carvedinthis
city. 'Ihey were unlike anything ever
seen here. Ihadthem setinopairof:
earrings for my wife. one night our
house was robbed by a trusted servant .
the. cameos were taken with other
valuables”
_ “Woo anything also taken ?" I asked,
sitting upright. forgetting for a moment
my weak state. ‘ ‘ =
The gentleman strove to control his
emotion, but his wife was silently weep-
(Wes. but only child.” he replied
bfbkenly ‘ “ Now will you tbll me how
you come by this cameo, for it is the
some? Ito-day took it to the pemon
who carved lt fur me no lack ago, and
he recognized it at once, although it has
”Was it ainev'onf'con years' ago that
your child was stolen f” I asked eagerly.
“ch. What do you know of it?” be
After I had told the otoryso often re-
peated to me by my mtithe'r denor they”
were perfectly satisfied that I belonged
to them. and their. joy beggars descrip-
‘ '21; sr r21”! .3,“ a! we...
Their story was that my father had
given his wife anecklace of diamonds.
and seiinfi kcwapibcsed? hcr baby was
with it she had shaken the stones before
its eyes. and at last, in aspirit of fun,
olhspod gigglioq t. the childls’ neck. But 2
she did not understand the fastening,
and as her husband was away from
t:.--~l
the child‘s head. Mas obliged to let
the nurse put the infant to sleep with
the glittering ornaII out about its neck.
But tlxctempmtiofi ed tob great for
the nurse, so she had ken baby quietly
out to a neighboring jeweler's and had
the necklace unfaotcn ;.
Thp theory we, my w-Iouud parents
that becoming
and 1. formed was.
frightened at her own exploit, and not
,dar' .to try to replace the baby-I
1.1.9.231». retinas that that baby was‘
y Jilist' shebe difioworcd fishy con.-
ud tombondou it entirely. if
.1 “Now. where do th3se people live
who have cared so kindly for you? I
mustsebtli ”said my mother. 1: k;
‘ 30an gave the nddress.‘ at:
pains straight?“ “this after. figs“, 11.1
"told her errand, and he looked so old
and worn and haggard that for a mo-
what they were talking about so enrn- -'
1.. lictc soc my attempts. The
my rmquhed where it was. ' ’
33 new"
home and sheooulrmt get the chain "pier ,
'r .ifoourw
"on, Jack! Jacki" I sobbed. unable
to be anything but my own impetuous
self; " why did you teach .me to love
you only to tire of me so soon i" '
“Tirol How? What do you mean.
dear ?" he asked, taking my hands anx-
iously as if he feared I was not quite
rational.
“It was my birthday. Jack. Don't
you remember you had Grifiith upin
the studio ? And you told him you had
made a great mistake in engaging your-
self to me, and—and he advised you to
give it up, and you said youvw‘onld fol-
low hisiadvice.” ,
For three minutes Jack stared at me.
and then he. with difficulty repressing
an inclination to laugh. said:-
"My darling, how could you believe
it: «New listen. As you know. my
forte is landscapes. Well, I thought
I'd make one more trial at portraits. Duo.
while lately I have been on
you and mother so politely 1n the studio.
I; was slyly toking‘ oittings.‘ You know
your birthday. or the day we celebrate
as yours, and mother's foil on the some
day;so as she had often expressed a
wish to have your portrait painted. and
thinking . that you would like hers. I
pointed '. your counterfeit as best I’
could, and then before I showed them I
sent for Grifilth, the fairest critic in the
club. He told me candidly that as a
portrait painter I was a dead failure.
and advised me to never allow the pub-
you heard were of your picture not you.
Are you satisfied ?"
“ Perfectly." I answered. feeling as if
I could get well and strong at once.
"But mypoorb1rthdoywosallspoiled."
I sighed.
' “To-day 1s your birthday, my door,”
interrupted my new mother, brightly,
entering the room with Mother Raynor,
f‘an'difthe other-was spoiiodcsk what
you will and you may have it."
“ I’ll take Jack." I said 'gcyiy.
And so Idid. “for botteror forworse,”
a year'from my. eighteenth birthday.
nvssuNI remnant.
This valuable fruit. timber and orna-
mental tree was brought to this country
from Booms by the Mennonites and' 1s.
as nearssIcon learn. acrou between
themorusnigracrbiackmulbcrry of
Persia. and the memo Tartorocan. a
native Russian variety. The tree isc
very rapid grower. and grows to be very
large. often reaching the height cf fifty
feet. andfromthrceto five feet indic-
meter, and' 1s perfectly hardy. standing
- heat and cold, dry and wet weather
alike. ' The timber is hard and durable.
cndisused intho manufactured cabi-
net ware. and proves as lastingfcr fence-
posts as oak or red cedar. It oom-
mences to bearwhen three years old.
ondi'saprclifio bearer. the fruit being
about thcsizcofKittotinny blackberries;
ninety-five percent. of the hen-lesions
'jetblack. the balance a reddish white.
They have a fine aromatic flavor and
snb~scid sweet taste, and are used for
eating outof halides fable use. They
also ihckso plant light wine. ,
Its fruit 1s ripening for oichcks or
more, and during that period your
cherries. blackbeiuies.’ raspberrios'and
strawberries will never be molested by
birds. as they prefer mulberry to any
other fruit. The leaves are mostly
lobed or out. and are valuable food for
silk-worms. The bark 1s grayish white,
gbronches- drooping. The Mennonites
use it as an ornamental hedge plant, .
and it makes a fine hedge; and stands
'shearing aswellosthe Osagaandwill
makeahodgcsodcnsc thotorcbbitcon
scorosly .{c‘t through. In Nebraska.
3 ha'vcbeeacxpcs‘cd to sum-
. and wmtcr's cold in every
test their
cousin rthe block dimoteuf; the--
8 mg the test ifcli and '-msk
ing winger growth thontho cotton-
wdod? Thcscarcltyoffuclinthisfltotc
is likely to make the people plant largely.
of the mulberry. It possesses more
valuable qualitieli for the poor man. or
I new settler oh the western plains. than
' . any othtr tree. Bees make hour it an
abundance of honey.
Wo—u—c—
rim EAGLE AND f'rs runs.
In hunting for their pray. the feag'lc
" and‘ his mate mutimlly assist each other.
.- It may here be mentioned that the '
eagles oro' all monogamous, keeping
themselves to a single mate and living
together in‘ the most perfect harmony
through their lives. Should. however,
one of them die or be killed. the sur-
, vivo'r is not long- lsftin a stotoof widow‘-
fhood. but banish'es not the spot fora
few days and then returns with a new
mate. It is a rather remarkable fact
that. whereas the vultures feed their
young by disgcrging the food which
they have taken into their corps. the,
eagles carry their prey to their nests
and there tear it to pieces. and feed the
eaglets with the morsels. thn' m pur-
suit of its prey itis a most audacious
bird, having been seen to carryofi' o
bars from before the noses of the bounds.
It is a keen fisherman. catching and
. securing salmon and various sea fish
with singular oklli. Sometimes it has
met with more than its match. and has
seized upon a fish that was too heavy
for its powers, thus falling a victim to
its sporting propensities Mr. Lloyd
mentions several instances where Mes
have been drowned by pouucing. upon
large pike. which carried their assailants
under waterandfairly drowned them. In
mere than one instance the feet of an
eagle have been seen .firmly clinched 1n
the‘ 'pfko'o book; the body of the bird
having decayed cud fallen away. ,
W
BRIGHT Gill—Ii .0! INDIA.
Min Gardner, antired Indian mis-
sionoIryfor Cawnpore. says: “ It was in
“1861.311“ the first missionary of the
Union Missionary Society visited India.
Permission was given freely .to open up
{13050013. to the boysi‘bct do not some;
a glrls.‘ ’ “ ”‘ sandman 1119*
fathers, brothers and husbands. Six‘
yggrsI fcgo there vaasmoI enlightmcntin‘
Cowhpore. 1’ New there‘ub tvronty-five
schools. Every girl was. married at the
age 'cf twelve. Very poor children were
thawed freedom until. after their mar-
monioaskedifheiscsinuer he is.
gun: to answer. no indeed. that he was“
{milled 1n the water of the Ganges. If ’
you persist that the outside only is
clensed hcdrinks of the wafer. and thus
do clean‘pdts'sdo nhd' 1n. “Itis easier to
teach collectively. but no easy task to
collect a school. The weary missionary
stupid as a cat or dog about looming.
‘pbut in every” includes girls learned as
bright. 'ilhco’o éwomcn are very! similar
ill hcbttu and all except
more externals." ' -
Wear your learning wlikm gyour watch.
‘1 in it private pocket; on biped! it
.5 clitr‘ and strike ft. m
hitvc one. If you are as ked what o’clock
it“ IS. tell it. but do not proclaim it loudly
meat I was lost in pity for him.
and unsalted. like a watchman.
W- ~..~
rmge. then they were secluded. If it ~
gees into 10' 1101130. and is asked:
‘wa much you givous toteach.
our girls? They consider them as
Iquickly as boysfland wage cruelly very .
ohowycu‘t
classes depend greatly upon the carro-
green moss, and some live upon itfor
months, in each year. It is imported
in large" quantities, and used as biano
mango and' in various ways. The Scotch
have their dulse, and in the Hebrides
the tanglc' 1s eaten. In South America
the natives eat the moss that is known
oeD'Urvilloea utilis.‘ It is a giant of
its kind. sometimes it attains a length
,of several hundred feet. and is so stout
that a small vessel could not anchor
by one. One found off the coast of
01111in so heavy that it took sixty
men to drag it ashore. It grows on the
breakers, and rolling about appears like
huge snakes. and often upsets boots
that becomcs'cntangled in it. Larger
still is the great weed Macrocystis pyri-
fers, that attains a length of six hundred
and fifty feet or more. It also grows in '
the breakers, and‘-is of great importance
to some coasts, alt-wore it not for its
protection, the use would beat so furi-
onsiythat no fishes would goinohoro.
and so the inhabitants would be do-
prived of means of support. This is
especially true of the South Patagonia
coast. and so important did Darwin con-
sider it that he once wrote “Amid’tho
leaves of this plant numerous species of ‘
fishlive. which nowhere else could find
fOod or shelter: With their destruction
the many cormorants' and other fishing
birds. the otters, seals and porpoises
would soon perish also; and lastly. the
Fucgion sovege—themisorablc lord of
this miserable land-would redouble his '
feast, decrease in numbers, and per-
haps cease to exit."
The seaweed collector of New England
uses kelp to keep him mud in
Notions partsof Europeit isnsedosa
. medicine, a greaterth of the iodine of
trade being made from it. Formerly
the alkili soda used' 111 the manufacture
of soap gloss and various articles was
derived from kelp, but it is now made
from other sources. In France the kelp
isplacedin great furnaces and dried.
finally making into a solid mass thatis
known as verse, and in Spain as horrific.
About twenty-four tons of weed pro-
duce a single ton of varec, that is shipped
to manufacturers in the bulk, and finally
used in the manufacture of iodine.
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EARLY RISING MADE EASY.
A Parisian millionaire. M. Lang. has
recently had made for him a wonderful
bed, which is certainly one of the most
luxurious pieces of furniture we have
yet heard of. If only it could become
universal what a boon it would beto
early risers. The description makes one
envy the fortunate possessor. The bed
itself is a model of comfort, and the
fellowing devices have been adopted to
render rising from it as little unpleasant
as possible. When it is time to get up
a chime of bells ring. The occupant
continues to sleep. Suddenly a candle
is lit by a clever mechanical arrange-
ment. The sleeper rubs his eyes. and
an invisible hand proceeds to divest
him of his nightcap. By means of
electricity a spirit iamp'with cofi‘ee-
roosting apparatus afiixed next begins
to burn. The water soon boils. and the
smell of coffee soon fills the room with a
delicious fragrance. Luxuriously revel-
ing in a crowd of agreeable 'sensap
tions. the occupant. now just beginning
to awake. is soothed by sounds proceed-
ing from a costly musical box. At
length the bells ring out another merry
pea], andat'the footof the bed acard
with {'Iicvezwous" (Get up) inscribed
onlit appears. If this invitation is with-
out effect. a powerful mechanism lifts
the occupant bodily frcmhis bcdand
depositshim- on the floor.
W
AHMCANS ON ION'I' BLANC.
The Americans were _early in the field.
In 1819 the top was reached by Dr.
J orcmiah Van Bonsselaer, of New York.
"and Mr. William Howard. of Baltimore;
and the former gives a brief but clear
account; It would be interesting to
learn whether this gentleman—whose
name, by the way. is not spelled alike
in any two accounts. or right in any
one—was an ancestor of the American
climber of that name. who. in 1884,
made, in a very few days, such a clean
sweep of all the dimcult peaks round
,Chomonix. In thioaocount there' 1s no
'i attempt at enhancing the exploit by
descriptions of harrowing farewells
between Tthc.~ guides and their wives.
' The only difficulty was to select from
the large number who were anxious to
go with them. They carried poles with
1'. them nine feet long; in other respects
everything went as usual. oven to the
regulation butterfly of gorgeous hues
who chose the some day for his accent
Mr. Frederick Chmld describes a nar-
row escape which hoI had during his
ascent in 1822. and Mr. H. E‘Jackson
deserves‘notico as the first who boldly
disdained all scientific motives for
making the attempt. "From clove of
hardy enterprise. natural to. and. I
trust.- excusable in a young man. I had
determined to ascend Mont Blanc-
chie‘ly. because the attempt was one of
acknowledged danger and dimculty.
9*aud the succeeding in it' would be
" rewarded with that pleasing recollection
which always attends successful bold-
necaf' : ,
n... have a curious on... which
sometimes causes them to embark on
land journeys in search of food and
water, if deprived of either of these
‘ necessaries of their existence.
111.! Newshom. an English resident at
Antwerp, inordertoteotthisthcory of
migration. made two new ponds. and.
stocked one with 111110 and the other
with small fresh-water fish, such as
-dcce.rcach.barbel,otc. Aftcrtwodoyo
he had both ponds emptied. when it
was discovered that many of the pike
had traveled by some means or other
Mthcir own potidintc and their
neighbors’. and had devoured tho
.grcctcr pcrtofthcm. Thctthcsepiko
‘shouldhavctckcnlossthcn twcdcysto
think out their. marouding plan and put
ltin practice is on additional proof that
.ithcwcfcrbwolfisctiecst possbsssdof‘a
prompt and decided character. These
Antwerp pike attained their end (and
.Ethct of the small fry) but another pike
.ohreoord come 11cm havinglcdifi‘ercnt
fate.
Ho adorned the aquarium at the
Zoological Gardens. One night the
glass tank in which he lived broke. and
the water-wolf, not appreciating being
thus left high and dry, was found next
*morningby thekseporat a distance
of twenty-four yards away, making for
c piece of water. Fortunately for him.
howccnct allcwodto rcachit. forthct
pond mm the otters. who would
no doubt am My oppkeciotcd a
morninglcall from a fine young pike.
W.—
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The value or ”its propoiticn totthe
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can't out anything, and might pouibl!
serve to mops a trenohor.
, " ,_....--
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When the Doctors could do
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apparent benefit. Finally, as a last re-
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other. knowu remedy. A ills of it is
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It eradicatés the
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it stands without a- rival for0
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A copy of Dr. Flower’s Rules
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M. 8 CEWA B .
OPTICIAN and OCULIST,
WILL BE AT NORWALK.
J nnc 16th and 17th, 1886,
At Norwallc Hotel.
cdmyssl! by years of hard study
”it
Having qn
in the best lnstitutioncin Europe, and no
practical experienceed of twen dive years
country. Icmencbi ct-llrsts htto adapt leuso
mostapproprictotorumrethovislouto its‘o
randcurcalithsvcrious diseases or the eye
I ave therefore combined my pract‘;
Ocuiist with that ofau clan. and am now on.
cblcd tofnrnishedcil of lenses and styles of
Spectacles and EyaGic-es whichcro mods to
order undermyown musics, tonsil my cus-
omers’ viinoncry aihnents.
Communion Iii-mo. .
Refemnces-iGemG. Bishop Charles mmstcsd
ex-Dcpnty Sh Ieriif Chutes A 111.01st-
Ns‘sh with. J.‘ F. Bonnet. GemD. .Oouch.‘Mrs.
W. K. James. Dr E. C. Clarke. ~
A STYLISH
VICTORIA
Newly Trimmed and Painted.
- '1 Fine Family Carriage- '
Will be sold "at a very low price.
HENRY TILLY, I
CARRIAGE MAKER.
SOUTII NOR WALK.
’l‘hc lies” .1. World:
Sperry it Barnes.’
Hams.
Shoulders, 3
Breakfast
Bacon, .
arm :
Sausage
m GUARANTEED
THE BEST
IN
THE MARKET.
‘ occult-luau mo is dull '
and Free from at! cdultorction.
Lukasrtutllyfcrtiis Droid. -
We manufacture all
our packing house.’ lien."
8111111 81 Barn: in 111181, 0111.
THIS Emile...“
Lemuel-111511101111.
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I fly to it for the relief it never fails to- ~
live" . -.
gel-m '
for' the Treatment of Con: 6
for instruction. and by the afflicted for relief. It .
FOR. SALE. .
bacilli; our brand It
orders {01'
Silk, Cotton or Linen
ELASTIC HOSE
For varicose or enlarged veins. Welcomed; to
fit, tcnd at reduced rates.
They also desire to state that they have accepted
the agency of the New York Vaccine 00., 'cnd will
keep a supply of
PURE BOVINE VACCINE VIRUS
Constantly on hand.
They have in stock Electric Batteries. which
will be sold at close figures. These also a full
sacrament of Keystone Writing oper kets.
it B. CRAUFURD,
Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Securities,
3| Main Street, Norwalk.
Age-t rm- Ilsa
Amorlccuins. 'Co..ofNewarl:. N. J"
,DI
................................. a 1,111
Northern Assurance Co, of m" Janus!
Germaine Fire Ins. 00.. of New Yorkg: 9,100,000
Nontauk Fire Ins. Co.. of New York. no.0“
Jersey City, of Jersey ................... 31m
7 1181' Mill. Bills lllll HOWE
Of the Equitable Mortgage Co., of Kansas. and
6' per cent. Bonds
0f the liddlcscx Banking 00.. of liddlctown
Priuc i and Interest of both guaranteed.
Securities 0 alldcscriptions bought and sold at
New York Qu
stations.
Aisrge number of desirable dwellings 111111 forms
for sale.
i847. l886.
STILL AT THE'FRONT
—WITH—
The Largest Assertment
__o}v_
'STOVES,
RANGES,
. HEATERS,
- on 0 0111111 1*,
Greases iW
WOODEN l A
WILLOW
AGATE R
TIN E
And all kinks of Wares required in a house at
it Prices- Luwai 1111 Ever!
_.Ar1~_ _
N o. 17 Wall Street,
Ell LOOKWOOB 8t 00.
E. K. Lomoon. FRANK I. Josue.
Hitch, 311111136100
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
"1.0111111, 11111111,
Shingles, Lath,
Doors, Sash,
Blinds, .Mozllding,
17131211010 1......
Rebels, so.
Veneered Hard Wood ‘Vlclll.
111111111111 Ceiling. and Flaming.
South Nurwalk, Conn.
Geo. 5. Gregory.
Livery. ' Boarding, Sale.
. Feed and Exchange
‘Stables.
No. 141 Knisht-S‘l
(1n rear of Horse Car Depot).
NORWALK, CONN.
es furnished- at 1 hours;
Carries Com-icon
neutron and gentiemanly dr vers. ‘ 1y
ions 11 suns, . '
FLORIST
ms'r smE or MAIN- STREET; , some
or can ROAD,
City of South Ncrwclk.‘ can...
Plants tFlowors st-ellrscascns
mow... 1.1m..." furnished maniacal:
arranged to order at short notice.
jfclss'
SOB
.Mr. Geo. B.’Plaisted :
Dear Sir .-
Knowing the formula from
which Plaisted’s
Remedy is preparedwc can
certifll‘ that the. medicines
of which it is composed are
of recognized utility [or
throat and lung'froubles,
and that it contains no
opium or any poisonous or
injurious drug's. .
FLEET C. CLARKE. N. 1).. Norwaik.
C. A. MURRAY, H. 1).. . “
DEXTER BITCHCOCK. M. 1).. “
G. R. XCGONEGAL, N. 1).. .“
WM. C. BURKE. I. 1).. So. Norwcik.
C. 0.4B0HANNAN, H. 1)., “
E S. MINER, I. 1)., “
c. w. summer. if. 11.. a
II. HUNGERPOBD. N. 1)., Stamford.
\V. S. TODD, I. Pym»
MANUFACTURED BY
Geo. 'B. Plaisted,
DRUGGIST,
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12 111111111111111111, 11111111111111.
CHOICE
Building 1.1111
F‘OR 'SALE
On Wilton Avenue
Apply to
a. .r. oneness. .ro. lawman.
GAZETTE BUILDING A“
Seven Years Experience 11 U. 3. Patent Office.
Geo. R. Byington,
SOLICITOB 0F
PATENTS.
Flume-lo Insurance Building,
WASHINGTON. D. O.
xtelolcc Cases before Congress a Specially
' SOTO
F. J. Curtis & Co’s.
._...pon_
Stoves flanges,
Crockery,- China,
AND FINE DICORATED
i‘liea and Toilet Sets,
TABLE GLASS wins.
81111111 1111 Hillllll bills
01' NEW PATTERNS,
CUTLERY.
1111111111111 , 1111111111
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
l
For 3le at Bargainsl
1 Canopy Top Buggy.
1 Light Grocery Wagon.
2 Heavy Grocery wagons.
l Lumber Box Wagon.
1 Light Trotting Wagon.
.1 Four Passenger Surrey.
Apply to
W.H.ismitha a 00.,
N orwalk, Conn.
m‘AID. —'rsc chcvc reward wllibo
paid for information that will load to
the arrest and conviction of the
artyR who is
re press-tin himself to DB . X.
AB.t_ho c and ccuilst. Dr. Schwan
$2
is to be found on at the Norwclm cckemo
Hotels. lIo employs no pcddiers to agents. tfss
Cough,
Absolutely. Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure
strength and wholesomeness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com-
petition with the multitude of low test, short
weight, clium or phosphate powders.
Rout. Bursa Pownsn co. .106 Wall St.. N. Y.
w; s: ’QUINTA-RD,
FURNISHING. ,UNBERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE B. R. DEPOT.
Residence 143 Molnatreet. Telephone Connection.
GEO. WARD 8111111511103,
HARDENBROOK'S BLOCK. WALL STREET,
FAMILY cnocemes.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
look Box 8 P. 0.. NORWALK. CONN.
i. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4. Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK, CONN
amen. nos-suns,
11111111 11111 61111111111111.1111,
a corona glancing,
NORWALK, - CONN.
E. WHITWOBTII,
Successor to B. CORN.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEKS’ BUILDING. WALL STREET.
a sum. man or
Of the Latest Styles. comically on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
PENSIONS
Government Claims.
My sole business. Thousands have Rights
Neglected. Address. free of charge, or visit,
GEN. W. E. NOBLE,
91 Stratford Avenue. Bridgeport, Conn
W. H. . MEEKER.
54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN,
Praetical Plumber, " '
Steam and Gas Fitters. Dealers in Plumbers’ and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies. and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. ly21
O. E. WI LSO N, '
General Insurance 1 Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
' Ilocm No.’ 3 Gazette Building. Norwaik. Conn.
EMA INSURANCE Cm, of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 181s. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902 ,272. 64.
insures against loss and damage by Fire. on
terms adoptedtothe hazard and consistent with
the lows of compensation. COWLES is MERRILL,
Solo Agents for N crwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk Fire. Insurance Co.
Hos now completed its
181i: SUGGESPUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of an aid losses
or claims for losses. No sound cornpaluu insures
for
W. C. Snm,Pres.. S. F. Classroom'i‘reaa,
Gso. R. Cowms Secretary.
A. CARD.
Having purcsascd the
, FURNITURE BUSINESS,
' Recently carried on by Winston Locxwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospectiv
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE All!)e
ORNAIEM'AL I have on hand a large
stock which I will sell
VERY CHEAP FOR CASH.
Ishsllbeplecsedtomect all old or new friends
andwli. wlilguarantee satisfactionin ~
every case.
GEORGE E. RAYMOND
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FlflBIST l’NUlS WAN,
UNION A‘VENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAIE, e ’ - GONE.
Declerinln Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tai Trees Shruhbery. Vines. Cut Flowers olway
on hand and ousorts of dcslgnsln Flowers arranged
tcorccr. ' 41ys
Grading and Re—filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
_L.
F. H. 1511011 WELL,
ARC TECT‘.
AGENT FOR
Gill ert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company‘ s door
knOb s.
New York Wood Turning company
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
“ Ne w.cls
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
. Also Fiat Moulded Door and Window
Casings furnished at short notice.
i—
- Ernie 111113111110 mien.
nan-1s ms 5
To compete with large cocoons, I have taken th
agency of one of the ordeal and largest estab-
lishments in the state for the sale of
smut. Saddles,Ealtcrs, Bur-
clngl ss, Collars, so.
I shall also Make
Fine Harness to Order.
as usual. at the oid'stand,
No. 7 WATER STREET. -
bamois. lankets, Robes, Feed
TravehngBagaa c . I .
.1. F. Peokwell.’
Notice to Builders.
FItIlST-QD’ALI'lP'to BUILDING STONE for sale
on” Applm JANES K SELLECK
r. 0. Box as. Nol'vvalk.
‘ For Sale.
'ADOUBLE, Loud Will b 111
on. e so ch
cash. Enquire at this oilice. cap I"
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
where I will kee a regular line of Whl S s
0 p51 MRS I
BARRELLED RIFLE madeby John
inthe city of Teheran, we quote the
following:
“What implements . they used in
ancient times, we know not; but to-day
the Persian artisan has neither rule.
compass, nor spirit-level. He is com-
monly ignorant of the fact that the'di-
ametcr is the third of the circumference;
his gimlets and angers are prods turned
~ by a bow-spring; he has no hatchet, but
_ only an adze, and no carpenter’s bench.
If he desires to plane a board he puts it ‘
on the ground; and if he'would saw a
block of wood, he squats on the ground
himself and holds it between his €008.
drawing the saw toward himself. ' '
“Wood is scarce, and with such tools
hard to work. If pillars are to be con-
structed. the trunks of poplars are '
raised. and simply stripped of their
branches and bark. They may be
crooked, but that matters not; the
master workman tells his subordinate
to shape the timber into an elegant
pillar with patch. Depgldmg only on
his eye, and the skiilof his hand, his
simple artisan applies the plaster round
the trunk in the form of a fluted pillar.
and crowns it with agraceful capital
and cornice, showing a lively inventive
fancy. Ifjudged by the strict applica-
tion of rule and compass, these decora-
tions may sometimes deviate slightly
from a straight line, but of the artistic
beauty of the conception there can be
no question. Walls and ceilings are
tastefully decorated in a like manner.
Lightness combined with strength is
often gained in Persia by building a
wall of square sun-dried bricks, ingeni-
_ ously arranged in hollow cubes, as in a
block house. They are cemented
together by a layer of cargo], or mortar
mixed with straw, over which. in turn.
follows a coat of white plaster. Whore
great strength is required, the angles
are fortified by a layer of burnt bricks.
Such a wall will stand for ages.
“ It is interesting to watch the build-
ers at their work. They wear long
tunics, which are tucked into their
girdles when working, displaying a
length and muscular development of
limb I have never seen equaled else-
'where. The one above sings out ina
musical tone:
- “ ‘Brother, in the name of God, toss
me a brick. ’
“The One below, as he throws the
brick, sings in reply:
“‘Oh,' my brother, (or, oh, son of
my uncle). in the name of God, behold
abrick.’"
Owe——
ORIGIN on THE worm mos.
In an article published in the North
American Review, Gov. Ireland, of Texas.
asserts that the word Texas means
"welcome,” and that on the landing of
the first white men on the coast of
Texas, the Indians greeted them with
the exclamation of “Texas." or “wel-
come." This theory. according, to a
correspondent in the Texas Vomtderls,
is not correct. In the ancient Spanish
archives, stored away inthe Land Office
at Austin, it appears that certain lands
were situated on elpai'sde los Tejas, or in
the country of the Texas or Tejas
indium, x and i being pronounced
alike. It is well known that the Tom
or Tejas Iurhans were a tribe of Indians
living in the valley of the Rio Grande.
who were cxterminated or driven off by
amore savage tribe. The word Texas
or Tejos is the root of the names of all
the Indian tribes in Texas and Mexico.
The prefix indicated the locality of the
tribe. The As-Tejaa, or Astecs, dwelt
onlhigh lands of Anahunc. The Tol-
Tejas, or Toltew. lived as for south as
Yucatan The Huas-Tejas lived on the
Gulf coast, between Motamoras and
Vera Cruz. and' the Teal-Tejas were
situated in the State of Coahuila.
,cmm's worm.
The word environment, now so popular,
was introduced into our language by
Thomas Carlyle, who borrowed it from
the French. they having used it for two
centuries. In 1832. in his essay on Cro«
ker's edition of Boswell’s Johnson (see
Fraser’s Magazine, No. 28), he says of
Croker's work: “It sat in a great environ-
ment, on the axle of a high. fast-rolling
parliamentary chariot." He used the
.word, also, in “Sartor Resartus," which
led John Sterling to write to him on
May 29th, 1835: “ ‘Environment,’ ‘ves-
turni.’ ‘stertorous.’ ‘visualized,’ ‘com-
pleated,’ and others to be found I think
in the first twenty pages-are words, so
far as I know, without any authority;
some of'them contrary to analogy; and
none repaying by their value the dis-
advantage of novelty;" (see Carlyle's
John Sterling, part ii., ch. 21). The
Sartor was written in 1831, but pub
lished in 1838; the word environment,
therefore, is apparently less than sixty
years old. Carlyle used it from the
beginning in the sense of “ that which
surrounds. " In his “Past and Present,"
1843, he addresses Columbus by saying:
”It is no friendly environment this of
thine. in the waste deep waters; around
thee mutinous discouraged souls, behind
thee disgrace and min. before ~thee the
nnpenetrated veil of night." Worces-
ter's definition of environment as “the.
state of being envircned or surround
is not as good as are those in Webster
and Stormouth, “act of surrounding,
that which surrounds." It is amusing
to think that environment, a pet word of
the Darwinians, should have been intro-
duced by Carlyle. who hated them
A 8103! on GEN. sco'rr.
Every one has noticed the heroic size
attributed to Gen. Winfield Scott in his
statues and portraits. Few of them are.
exaggerations of his real proportions.
He was six feet four and a half inches
high, and perfectly formed. In his full-
drcss uniform he presented a superb
appearance. It is said that the diminu-
tive Mexicans were awe-struck when
they saw him, and that many of them
attributed the success of the American
army to the grand physique of its leader.
The General was greatly incon-
venienced by his unusual size, and
whenever he had an opportunity always
- had special preparations made forhis
comfdrt. Inancld albuminWashing-
ton. I find this letter written by his
hand:
Wssuntcrow, June 15,1860.
Proprietors Girard House, Philadelphia
Guam: Expect me at the Guard
House to-morrow night at If o'clock,
and please give me a bed at least six
feet on inches' 1n length or one without
a foot-board. Yours respectful]. .
, ermnn corr.‘
——co—...-o~———-
FOR VIRTUE'S SAKE.
If the mothers and daughters of this
country cannot be saved to virtue with-
out mspiringin themafear of the results
of vice, conveyed through instruction
concerning its efi‘ects. as is proposed by
a » league of well . meaning Western
women. the incentives to purity have
become fearfufly weakened in this coun-
try. We refuse to believe the implied
'h'bel of such a conclusion. Virtue is
; still prized for its own soke,-nct because
vice is dangerous. ..
Norwalk Chronicler