HIS DECORATION.
“Ah! what a handsome man!” said the la-
dies when he appeared on Tuesdays at the
hour of the promenade, while the band was
playing in the square before the sons pre-
fecture, and gazing upon his tall military
figure, always tightly buttoned in its frock
coat, and then, with a contemptuous glance
of pity upon their own husbands, more than
one of them strangled a melancholy sigh.
It was a fact certainly that M. Montonnel
was a handsome man. And, seeing his close
cropped hair, the upward curve of his mus
tache, his martial port and the red ribbon
conspicuous at his buttonhole, like a full
blown poppy, no one would ever have
dreamed that the greater part of his exist-
ence had been passed behind a dry goods
counter.
A dry goods counter? Heavens, yes! For
twanty-five years, afl’able and smiling, he had
measured out. without ceasing cloths, silks,
merincs, cashmeres, poplins, crcotonues, reps,
serges, piques, cambrics, velvets, every p050
sible fabric, in a word, even down to vulgar
calicoes. His nimble hand folded and un-
folded goods, while his smile made havoc
with the hearts of his pretty customers. It
appeared that he had inspired grand passions
(the chronique galante wont so far as to cite
some very aristocratic names. Be that as it
may, M. Montonnel’s business had prospered.
He had amassed quite a little fortune, to
which he never alluded.
Not probably through modesty. But he
was not fond of recalling his beginnings. and
he would have liked to say with M. J ourdain:
“I a dry goods merchant? Pure calumny.
Being naturally obliging and a judge of good
materials, I used to gather a lot together
and give them to my friends for money.
That is all.” ,
Every year since his retirement from busi-
ness he had been in the habit of taking a little
trip of two or three months with his wife,
who was a languid, well preserved blonds,
somewhat addicted (if idle gossips were to be
credited; of course) to flirtatious, here and
there.
On these occasions M. Montonnel abso-
lutely radiated importance. He held him-
self still straighter, his mustache was waxed
into points still more menacing, his red rib-
bon spread itself upon his breast till it looked
like a nosegay. Not that the worthy draper
was especially fond of traveling. Glimpses
of beautiful sites, superb monuments, pal-
- aces, cathedrals, museums had but a mediocre
attraction for him. His artistic tastes had
not been largely developed. But could he
not register at the hotels “Isidore Montonnel,
ex-field officer and Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor?‘ And was not that true? Chevalier
of the Legion of Hongr he undoubtedly was.
Field officer he had been—for a week.
It was in 1870. This was the way of it:
In one of the northeastern departments of
France, its name matters not, there are two
towns—Siamese twins, soldered together by a
bridge thrown acroa~ a field. Call them X
and Y, if you please. The former clean,
open, orderly-somewhat like Nancy. The
latter fortified, poorly built and located, its
narrow, tortuous streets encircled in mm—
parts erected by Vanban.
Needless to say that the inhabitants of X
detest the inhabitants of Y, and that the in-
habitants of Y have for those of X a most
inveterate hatred, which every day trans-
lates itself in ferocious combats between the
small boys of both towns.
At the approach of the Prussians there was
:1. general reconciliation. Hatred, discord,
enmity were put aside. Only a few recalci-
trants among the civilian artillerymen of Y
took a malicious pleasure in recalling the
siege of 1815, during which the unprotected
X, where Blucher’s soldiers, had fortified
Ihemsclves, had been pitilessly bombarded by
the cannon of the citadel. ‘
But suddenly X began to erect barricades,
as though in expectation of a desperate re~
slstance. The national guard was rapidly
organized, and M. Montonnel, as the hand-
some man that he was, was elected comman-
der unanimously.
Unfortunately, being without arms, the
new national guard remained perforce inac-
tive, and heaven only knows the jokes that
were bandied in the neighboring town.
Those civilian artillerymen who came be-
tween maneuvers to the ramparts to see
their colleagues defiling along the square be-
fore the mayoralty took their full content of
the situation.
This was humiliating. The state of affairs
was becoming intolerable. Consequently M.
Montonnel, so soon as his tailor had brought
him his uniform with its four chevrons,
called his captains together, and before the
assemblage had disbanded repaired proces-
sionally to the headquarters of the general-
in-chief of Y. Once there, the new com-
mander, who had grown a foot taller with
those chevrons on his sleeve, those silver but-
tons, that red collar, gave voice to the desire
with which his men were fired—the desire of
dying fo”r their country.
“All were ready,” he said, “anxious to
march against the Prussians at the first
alarm. But what could they do without
arms? Could one ask those fine fellows to
expose themselves to the enemy’s fire with a
few old guns, a few rusty pistols, a few anti-
quated swords? It would be a piece of folly
—a needless sacrifice. Therefore they begged
the military authorities to provide them with
arms and ammunition. Once equipped, no
soldiers would be found more devoted, more
courageous in the defense of the city.
M. Montonnel was eloquent; his attendant
officers tacitly agreed; Lient. Gallibert, a
wholesale wine merchant, who stood there
with teeth clenched and savage eyes, even
cried “Bravo!” Notwithstanding, the general
hesitated, was slow to give what was de-
manded of him, knowing probably how far
the national guard of X was to be depended
on. Those old troopers, they’re all the same,
you understand, always seeking an opportu-
nity to snub civilians from the height of
their own grandeur.
well after much parleying, during which
M. Montonnel made use of all those gifts 'of
persuasion which had subserved him in the
days when he extolled his dry goods, the
delegation crossed the bridge, with some hun-
dred percussion guns and a couple of small
howitzers, drawn by some of the guards on a
handcart.
“Those howitzers,” said M. Montonnel that
same evening, haranguing the crowd from
the mayoralty balcony, “those howitzcrs are
the emblem of our imperiled country. Like
Romans, we would shed for them the last
drop of our blood!”
The phrase obtained enormous success. The
tax collector, who was of a skeptical and
malevolent turn of mind, remarked with some
timiditv that the cmmection between the
howitzers and the ancient Romans was per-
haps not very apparent. But this observa-
tion, evidently inspired by jealousy, was lost
in the universal enthusiasm. And all these
good people who at the bottom of their souls
cared only for one thing—to save their pos-
sessions and their skin—vied with each other
as to who should cry loudest:
-“Yes, we would die, all of us! Hurrah for
our commander! Vivc Montonnel!"
Five or six days later their spirits had
grown very much more. subdued—filth the
thermometer in November at G degs. below
zero, you understand—when some national
guards, charged with the defense of the old
cemetery. where the two howitzers had been
placed as a vanguard, reported to the com-
mander that a party of Prussian cavalrymen
was advancing down the road.
M. Montonnel appeared precipitate] y in
person, with unsheathed sword, a revolver at
his belt, a field glass under his arm and
booted to the thighs. ‘
Half a dozen horsemen, who had stopped
in a trench by the road, were examining the
barricades from afar.
“Hanoverian hussars,” announced M. Mon-
tonnel, putting up his field glass carefully.
Suddenly he grew very pale. A few shots
had reached the parapet of the barricade,
while small detonations sounded, from the
distance, like the cracking of a whip.
M. Montonnel concealed himself behind
a. wall. '
“Keep your stand, my boys! Hold firm!
This is probably an attack. “'0 shall call
upon the citadel for help. Keep your stand,
and remember that the eyes of France are
upon you! I am going to examine the
enemy‘s position. lVait for me. And com-
posure, above all things.”
Then, presumably to lay his plan of battle,
he made his way to a neighboring hay loft,
his heart beating tumultously.
A platoon of German infantry now ap-
peared, deployed beyond its scouts in line,
as though at parade. They seemed to come
from the woods, from every side.
M. Montonnel was covered with cold per-
spiration. Of course, when one has never
been under fire. His mouth was dry, his
brain a vaccum. Oh, those four chevrons!
He cursed their existence. But since he was
caught there was nothing to do but go through
the mill. He went to a dormer window,
from which the barricade could be seen.
“Attention, boys! It looks as though they
were gomg to surround us. It’sa whole army!
Hold firm! Hold firm?” '
In point of fact the army was composed of
about 100 men. But the commander’s field
glass had large magnifying qualities, you see,
The enemy’s sharpshooters opened fire ats
distance of some 1,800 meters. They looked
across the fields like little black specks. A
light smoke ascended in the air, and then'one
could hear the detonation. Not a shot car-
ried. The national guards were losing rap-
idly thc sang froid to which the intrepid
commander had exhorted them. The san-
guine complexions were turning pale, the
pale yellow, the yellow green.
Of a sudden the earth quaked—a. terrific
svhlzzing rent the air. The citadel was send-
mg the Prussians a few shells. The shells
passed over the guard’s heads, and the
wretchedcreatnres, seized with a wild panic,
began todecamp like hares, descending the
slope of the old cemetery with enormous
strides and sowingthe ground with the arms,
which they threw to the right and left to ex-
pedite their flight. Behind them their com-
mander—for it had taken him alittle time to
descend from his garret—hastened, stumbling
over his sword, which beat against his calves
. at every step. and coins; . '
“Wait! waitformel Stop! Wait fbrme!"
Wait for him, indeed! That was not
likely. His cries only increased their terror
and the rapidity of their flight. The oldest
and the goutiest of them used their legs as
though they were 20.
Discarding the last remnant of self respect,
which was, to‘ say the least of it, out of place ,
under the circumstances, M. Montonnel had ,
begun as he ran to unbuckle his sword belt,
when he struck his foot against a stone and
fell prone in the midst of a dung heap.
“I am a dead man! I am a dead man!” he
kept saying to himself. “Those cowards have
abandoned me. "
He touched himself cautiously tosee where
the bullet had penetrated, for he was sure
that he had been struck. He had a slight
sensation in the left side as he fell. Nothing
in the left side, though, nor in the right.
Well, his escape had been miraculous. The
question now was to see that he did not fall
into the hands of the enemy, who was ap-
proaching. He raised himself slightly on
his elbow and looked about him for a hiding
place.
Everything was silent around him.
01! there 'on the road the Prussians were
disappearing, followed by the citadel’s bnlo
lets. The national guard were nowhere to
be seen. Thus had it come about that'M.
Montonnel, thanks to his courage, his nerve,
had been left sole victor on the battlefield.
Thereat, forgetting his imaginary wound,
which had already healed, he gathered up
the guns, and with the ferocious cries of an
Iroquois or Comanche Indian dancing a
scalp dance he began, in an indescribable
state of exaltation, to discharge them all in
the direction of the enemy, who was enter-
ing the woods some two kilometers away.
When the company of regulars, who had
been sent to the assistance of the national
guards, appeared upon the scene they found
M. Montonnel, powder blackened and cov-
ered with dust, but calm, smiling, transfig—
ured with the enthusiasm of victory.
“Gentlemen,” said he to the ofilcers who
were complimenting him, “I should have
had myself cut into pieces before abandoning
those symbols of our country in danger. Like
a Roman, I should have spilled for them the ,
last drop of my blood."
And with a noble gesture he pointed to the
howitzers still lying side by side in their
cart.
When the general heard the story he so ap-
preciated it that, being a man with a sense
of humor, he decorated M. Montonnel with
the cross of the Legion of Honor, comparing
him to Horatius Cocles defending, solitary
and alone, a bridge against a whole army.
At the same time there was issued an order
disbanding the national guard of X.
And thus it is that M. Montonnel registers
“ex-oflice‘r,” and often, recalling those past
events, and speaking of the “Battle of the
Old Cemetel ',” he adds,with_clenched hands:
“Ah! if every Frenchman had felt as I not
a Prussian would have lived to see Germany
again.”
The best of it is that he has really ended by
believing that all he says is true. The brag-
garts do not all come from Gascony, after
alt—Translated from the French of P. La-
barriero by Agnes Gifford for New York
Mercury.
WHOLE POUNDS OF 'PENNIES.
Men Who Make a Business of Collecting
and Exchanging Them.
An Italian, staggering under a heavy-
load of coin which he carried on his shoulder,
tied in one end of a Ltont grain sack, entered
the rotunda of the sub-treasury. The Ital-
ian’s load consisted of 160 pounds of United
States pennies The bag and its contents
were passed through the little window over
the marble counter, a conditional receipt
was given to the swarthy depositor, who
placed it carefully in his inside pocket and
stalked contentedly out of the building.
“What are you going to do with all those
pennies?” was asked.
“The same as we do with all such depos-
its,” he replied. “We count them over, sort
out the counterfeit pieces and tokens, bag
the good ones up for reissue, and the uncu1~
rent ones we set one side to be returned to
Washington for mcoinagc. To-m'orrow or
next day the depositor returns, presents his
receipt and we give him bills to the amount
of his deposit, less the tokens and counter-
feits, if there are any.”
“Where does the man pick up such a quan-
tity of pennies?”
“I suppose he gets them from the gro-
ceries, saloon keepers and small trades people
down in the neighborhood of Mulberry
street, where they are received in great
quantities. He buys them up at a small
discount, then brings them here for ex
change, receiving their full face value, and
the dilference between what he receives and
what he pays for them remu’nerates him for
his time and trouble.” ,
“Do other people exchange pennies very
often?”
“Yes, some large firms very often send
large amounts for exchange. Retail stores
where the odd cents are charged. The street
railroads make exchanges almost every day.
The Dry Dock railroad, for instance, brings
in on an average $500 a day in one cent
pieces and nickcls; the Broadway road about
$400a day, and the elevated railroad from
2500 to $1,500 in five cent pieces."
“What do you do with all this quantity of
sluall stuff?” '
“There is almost always a demand for it.
Almost as may come after it as there are
depositors. Small change is rather scarce
than otherwise. Then, again, we ship a great
deal to the west and south, where up to
two or three years ago pennies were un-
known and five cent pieces were rarely used.
But latterly they have come into very gen-
eraluse. This‘increascd demand keeps the
coin movingpretty briskly new, and we sel-
dom have any great amount on band. Yes
tcrday we had 89,500 in five cent pieces and
84,100 in one cent- pieces, and that is a fair
average of the amount on hand at this season
of the year. Before the present demand in
the south and west we often had larger
mantities, I have seen the time, when we
add $120,000 in five and $49,000 in one cent
pieces”—New York Commercial Advertiser.
Terrible Punishment In Africa.
A recent telegram from Bechuanaland re-
lative to the supposed massacre by LoBeno
qulo, the king of Matabeleland, of 900mm
proves to be exaggerated. The truthis as
follows: Mr. Fred Seton, the celebrated
hunter, with some English friends, Mr.
Jamieson, of Dublin, Capt, Fountain and
another, who wereonahunting expedition
to L0 Benqnlo’s territory, were away in
Mashonaland after big game, accompanied
byabody guard of 150 Matabcle warriors
under an Induna. Their duty was, while
ostensibly acting as guides, to watch the
white hunters and prevent their leaving the
actual hunting grounds, and, above all,_to
thwart any attempted gold prospecting. The
latter attraction, nevertheless, induced the
whole party to, deviate from the hunting
grounds toward the northern gold fields,
prospecting by the way. The Induna neglect-
ing to prevent this, one of his followers, fear-
lag the consequences, returned and informed
Lo Bcnqulo, who dispatched a regiment to
administer the inevitable punishment. The
king’s messenger overtook the party and
communicated the death sentence, which
was immediately carried out. All the 150
natives died without a mufinur, the mode of
execution being two spe'ar'thmstsand a blow
from a knobkerrie. The English hunters
were simply cautioned and conducted back.
——London Daily Chronicle.
John Buskln’s Rocent Letter.
Mr. Ruskin has grieved his friends by
writing a letter which is quoted in behalf of
the law breakers of Trafalgar square, He
admits in the Opening sentence that he has
not read the newspapers lately and so doesn’t
know much about the case. “There are,” he
says, “surely honest people enough in Lon-
don to keep the average of rogues in quiet;
and that they don’t know how is the fault, not
of the speakers in Trafalgar square, but of the
chattcrcrs and babblerslin the houses of par-
liament for the last twenty years. As for
right, any British citizen has a right tostand
on the parapet of the terrace—if he can—to
talk to any one who will listen to him, but he
has no right whatever to use his paternal
wealth to buy himself leave to talk nonsense
in the house of commons. The shopkeepers
have no business to ask the police to help
them to swindle the public with cheap things
or tempt them with showy ones Let them
shut their shops up—not on Sunday merely—
to please God, but all the other days of the
week to give their shop boys and girls agood,
long Christmas holiday; and if the boys and
girls like to talk to each other from the backs
of the lions or the pillars of the lampposls,
don’t let the Life Guards interfere, nor the
police listen to what they are saying.”——New
York Tribune.
Weather for ' the Eskimo.
To speak briefly of the temperature the
Eskimo most enjoys, for while he does not
consider the lowest as any hardship to bear,
it is not that which he likes the best, and in
which choice be has a decided preference.
Taking it all around, I would say that at
about :20 degs. to 30 degs. below zero (leaning
toward the latter if any), with little or no
wind blowing at the time, and the sky clear
or covered byonly light, fieecy clouds, has
given rise to more expressions of satisfaction
from the Eskimo, as fares I obsjcu've'd while
among them, than any other. I mean this,
of course, as relating wholly to the weather
itself, unaccompanied by any other condition
than that of temperature, for the Eskimo
will praise the vilest storm ,or welcome the
worst weather if it brings with it a number
01' seal or walrus, a descending drove of rein-
deer, or anything else that makes life easy to
sustain, so little does he care for the .meteom-
logical part—Frederick Schwatka.
Trumps Never Bald Headed.
“I never saw,” said an officer who has done
duty for a long time, “a bald headed tramp.
Whether they stop tralnping when their hair
falls out, or whether those who tramp never
lose their hair, I can’t say, but tramps are
never bald headed."-—Grand Rapids Eagle.
‘ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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LIFE MASK o L NCOLN’S race.
[Taken In 1800 by Leonard W. VokesJ
How humble. yet how hopeful he could be;
How, in good fortune and 111, the same;
Nor bitter in success, nor boastful he, '
Thirsty for ‘gold, nor feverish for fame.
He went about his work—such work as few
Ever had laid on head and heart and hand—
As one who knows, where there‘s a task to do,
Man‘s honest will must heaven’s good grace
command.
LITTLE TAD LINCOLN.
The President's Fondness for the Com-
panionship of His Youngest Born.
Little Tad, or Thomas, the youngest son of
the president, was the only one remaining in
the \Vhitc House during the last hard years
of his administration. Robert was of]? at col-
lege until appointed to 'service on the stall’ of
Gen. Grant, and Willie had died in 1862. Tad
was a bright, lovable child and very constant
in his affection for his father, whose com~
panion he was on every possible occasion.~ At
the White House he was a. general favbrite
and free to come and go at will. No matter
who might be with the president, or how in-
tently he was absorbed, Tad was always wel-
come.
Mr. Browne, in his “Every Day Life of
Lincoln,” relates the following anecdote,
which illustrates the great indulgence ex-
tended to Tad: A friend of the family sent a
fine, largo, live turkey to the “Thin: House
several weeks previous to the holidays, with
the request that it should be served on the
president‘s Christmas table. In the interim
Tad won the confidence and esteem of the
turkey, as he did the affection of every one
with whom he came in contact. Jack, as the
turkey had been christened, was an object of
great interest to Tad, who had fed and potted
him until the fowl would follow at his heels.
One day, just before Christmas in 1803, while
the president was engaged with one of his
cabinet officers on an, affair of great moment,
Tad burst into the room like u. bombshell,
sobbing and crying with rage and indigna-
tioxi.’ The turkey was about to be slain.
Tad had procured from the executioner a
stay of proceedings while he flew to lay the
case before the president. Jack must not be
killed! It was wicked! “But,” said the
president, “Jack was sent here to be killed
and eaten for this very Christmas.”
“I can’t help it,” roared Tad; “he is 'a good
turkey and I don’t want him killed.”
The president, pausing in the midst of his
business, took a card and wrote on it an order
of reprieve. The turkey’s life was spared;
and Tad, seizing the precious bit of paper,
flew to set him at liberty. Tad lived tebe 18
years old, dying in Chicago in 1871.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND LITTLE TAD.
Twenty-one years ago no photograph was
more often seen than the one represented in
the accompanying cut of President Lincoln,
sitting with a. big book on his knee and his
little sou Tad leaning against _him and look-
ing - at it with him. The book was then
thought to be a Bible; in point of fact, it was-
Photographer Brady’s picture album which
the p sidcnt was examining with his son,
I72; omc ladies stood by. The artist begged
the. president to remain quiet and the picture
wm: t..l:cn.
Abraham Lincoln's Father.
Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abraham
Lincoln, was an idle, thriftless, but good na-
tured man. His vagrant career had supplied
him with an inexhaustible fund of anecdotes,
which he told cleverly and well, and to these
anecdotes he owed his popularity. In politics
he was a Demo rat—a Jackson Democrat.
By prefcss'ion he was a carpenter, and a poor
one at that: In religion he was nothing at
‘ times, and a member of various denomina-
tions by turns—a Free “Till Baptist in Ken-
tucky, a Presbyterian in Indiana and a
Campbellitc in Illinois. In this latter com-
munion he seems to have died.
Thomas Lincoln was exceedingly fortunate
in his‘choicc of wives. Nancy Hanks, Abra-‘
ham’s mother, was as good as she was pretty.
She lived to 1:0 the mother of three children-
n~dau;_ Her and two sons. A short time after
her death Thomas Lincoln married a second
time. His second choice was a. widow named .
Sally Johnson, who had three children. This
woman’s love and devotion to youngr Abe bc-
gun with her introduction .into the family.
He was encouraged by her to study, and any
wish on his part was gratified, when it could
be done. She was also equally kind to his
sister. She could not, however, change the
roving nature of her husband, who left him-
self and family poor and in a state of discom-
fort with his frequent moves, After his son
Abe left him to begin life on his own account,
- which was not until the latter was 21 years
of age. he moved several times and finally
ot hints \lf fixed in Coles county, 1115., where
1c died of a diurnre of the kidneys, at Ibo
ripe old age of 7.1.
One of Lincoln's Stories.
When Grant was fighting his way south-
ward, at the Wilderness and other bloody
battles, tells Mr. J. II, Littlefield, an old
friend of Lincoln's, somebody was always
going to the president and asking him why
he did not get a better general; one that
would give entire satisfaction north. Mr.
Lincoln told the dissatisfied stay-abhomes
this anecdote:
“There was a church up on the Hudson
river that hada swell preacher. The audi-
ence did not like him; be dressed too fine,
was too poetical in his ideas and too deduc-
tive in his methods of reasoning. The mem-
bers wanteda pastor not quite so fashion-
able, and more practical and‘cvery day like
in his sermons. The swell pastor was dis-
charged and the practical preacher installed.
He did not suit them. He was too ,in-
ductive in his reasoning and tooip'rosaic’ln
his delivery, and far too common and plain
in his attire. ' They couldn’t stand him, so he
had to go. Then the congregation petitioned
for a pastor that could combine all the qual-
ities of both their previous ministers, without
being as ultraas either, and who could strike
a happy medium between the inductive and
deductive methods, and not be too poetical
nor'too prosy, After much advertising they
got a man who had graduated at Yale and
Harvard. He ascended the pulpit, which
was high, and as he was short in stature, his
head just showed itself to the audience, He
yelled to them in a squeaky, cracked voice,
that he had come to preach to. them, and be
repeated it again and again."
Those who were listening to the president
saw the point of his story and retired. They
never asked him to remove Gen. Grant
again. '
First Painted Likeness of Lincoln.
The picture of Mr. Lincoln here presented,
is from an original painting by Thomas
Hicks at the beginning of the campaign.
This picture, which was made for a New
York publishing house, and lithographed at.
the time, is, perhaps, less familiar to the
world at large than any other likeness. It
has, however, the merit of having pleased
Mr. Lincoln himself, who; when the portrait
was finished, said to M1-_._Hicks;
“ t will give the people of the cast a cor-
rcct idea of how I look at home, and, in fact,
how I look in my office. I' think the pict-
ure has a somewhat pleasanter expression
than I usually have, but that, perhaps, is not
an objection.”
FROM mow BIGXS’ Penman.
This portrait is also of interest because it
is the first painted likeness ever made of
Lincoln, although he had been many thus
oblonsrapm
one To LINCOLN.
A head, how sober! A heart, how spacious!
A manner equal with high or low;
Rough, but gentle, uncouth. but gracious.
And stlll inclining to lips of woe.
Patient when saddest, calm when sternest.
Grieved when rlgld for justice's sake;
Given to jest, yet over in earnest
1: might of right 61- truth were at stake.
;.;i-.up1c of heart, yet shrewd therewith, a.
: low to resolve, but firm to hold;
:.2 111 with parable and with myth. 3.17:7};
Learning truth like them of old,
.\ pt-I‘Sll‘. humor and quaintest pith! I353?
(Still we smile o‘er the tales he told.) ;
Yet who so might pierce the gulse
' Of mirth In the man we mourn,
Would mark, and with grieved surprise,
All the great soul had borne,
In the piteons lines, and the kind, sad eyes,
So dreadfully wearled and worn.
. —11nsmr HOWARD Bnowxnm.
LINCOLN ON 1413 OWN POLICY.
.,..
How He Explained It In His Own 1::-
imitnble Style.
That important event in the life of the
president—tho emancipation proclamation;—
was long considered. It was the president’s
wish to promote alike the happiness of white
and black, and he hesitated before the stu-
pendous decree of immediate emancipation.
I-Ic wished the change to be gradual. To use
his own words: “I wish it to come as gently
as the dews of heaven, not rending or wreck-
ing anything.” The people Were watching
his action with intense solicitudo, and every
means -was used to influence him, alike by
those who favored and those who opposed
emancipation. Numbered with the former
was Horace Greeley, whose letter, published
under his own name in The New York Trib-
une, and urging emancipation, is well re-
membered by our older . readers. In the
pmident’s reply, extracts from which are
here given, ho availed himself of the oppor-
tunity to set himself right before the people,
and added yet another proof of his single-
ness of purpose. The letter was dated Aug.
22, 1869.
“As to the policy ‘I seem to be pursuing,’
as you say, I have not meant to leave any
one in doubt. I would save the Union. I
would save it in the shortest way under the
constitution. ‘ <
“My paramount object is to save the
Union, and not either to save or destroy
slavery.
“If I could save the Union without freeing
any slaves, I would do it. And if I could
save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it.
And if I could save it by freeing some and
leaving others alone, I would also do that.
“What I do about slavery and the colored
race, I do because I believe it helps to save
the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear be-
cause I do not believe it would help to save
the Union.
“I shall do less whenever I believe what I
am doing hurts the cause, and shall do more
whenever I believe doing lnorc will help the
cause.
“I shall try to correct errors when shown
to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so
fast as they appear to be true views.
“I have here stated my purpose, according
to my view of official duty, and I intended
no modification of my oft expressed personal
wish that all men everywhere could be free.”
The final proclamation was issued Jan. 1,
1863. As the paper was brought to Mr.
Lincoln by the secretary of state to be signed,
he said: “Mr. Seward, if my name ever gets
into history it will be for this act, and my
whole soul is in it."
Sarah Lincoln's Opinion of tier Stepscn.
Lincoln’s regard and affection for his step-
mother, Mls. Sarah Lincoln, was well
known._ With a view of obtaining this esti-
mable lady's opinion of Lincoln, a gentleman
visited ilcrnftcrher son’s death. She Was,
at the time of the interview, quite feeble,
being 04 years of age. She is described as a
plain and unsophisticated woman, with a
frank and open countenance, a warm heart
full of kin :css toward others, and in many
respects \cry like the president. Abraham
was evidently her idol; she spoke of him as
her “good ho ',” and with much feeling said:
“He was always a good boy, and willing to
do just what I wanted. He and his step-
brothers urxcx- quarreled but once, and that
vou lzno , is a great deal for stepbrothers. I
ilidn‘t v. him elected president. Iknew
they would kill him.”
Chauncey M. Dcpew’s Health.
I will give you the secret of Mr. Depcw’s
wonderful health and unfailing flow of hu-
mor. He knows how to eat and how to
drink. Watch him barely taste that soup.
You notice. Only two entrees are taken at
all, and they are hardly partaken of. Yet
this is the only dinner he has eaten during
the day. ' Now we have progressed as far as
Westphalia ham. Of this Mr. Depew eats.
heartily. Uptotbis time be has drank no
wine. Champago is now introduced. Of
this he drinks sparingly. Other dishes come
and go, until a choice roast of chicken is
brought on. This is wholesome and substan-
tial. Of these two dishes and of this single
wine his meal is made—Benjamin Northrop
in New York Mail and Express.
London’s Valentine Factory.
Many of the valentines which are a com-
bination of laced and sil vered paper, sprigs,
mottocs, bunches of colored flowers, little
mirrors and the like, are made in London in
a. factory where the work goes on the year
round. Much of, the work is doncby hand,
and women are the most expert at it. They
use a great deal of mucilage in constructing
these affairs, and invariably use the third
finger of the right hand instead of a nluci-
Inge brush—Chicago News.
FOR BREAKFAST.
SOLD BY ALL GROCEBS.
Quaker Mill 00., Ravenna, Ohio
can live at home and make more money
at work for us, than at anything else In
YOUIhIs world. Capital not needed; you
are started tree. Both sexes; all ages. Any one
can do the work. Large cal-mags sure from first
start. Costly outfit and terms free. Better not
delay. Costs you nothing to send us your address
and find out; If you are wise you will do so at once.
11. HnIIeIt a 00., Portland, Mame. 1y52
Ladlesl Tliose dull
tired looks and feelzirnlgs
Is
°.
Q a inkllme sDIs-
,\°O%(°6. m'ssnvklllngpumtonJ'. Y.
Letterso I] ‘1 answered.
Q‘ . ‘1! Guldetoli ch SentFrec).
For sale by C. LAPIIAM, 11 Main street.
James Means
James Means . 3 Shoe Is ab-
solutely theo 1y shoe of no
price which has ever been
placed extensively on the
’- ‘Ine market In WIIICII
\~ durability Is consid-
ered before mere
\ outward ap-
. .. BUTmN '
Call at our Store and try on a pair of these shoes.
44 A. E. HOY'I‘ 86 SON. 37 Wall Street.
3m.
r
. . - - , ,5 ':> - V
ls better Ihan ever. and should be In the hands
E3; 1'
every person eomcmplalin buying
5 ' m. snfioglglfil
0111mm nun . ,0 W
thousands of IllIIsIrnIlons. and nearly
what In buy, and where to get It. and naming lowest prlc
for honest ooIls. Price of GUIDE only 10 cents, Inclu -
[11¢ a Certificate good for 10 cents worth of Seeds.
JAMES VICK, SEEDSMAN,
Rochester. N, Y.
Po:- Sale or Exchange.
THE Homestead of the late Ab! an Bells. situ-
ated at South WIlton, one ml e from depot.
Dwelling has eleven rooms. good well of water.
burn and sheds, eighteen acres of land, abundance
of fruit. W111 be sold at a bargain. Enquire of
. E. WILSON. 3 Gaznrrn Building, Norwalk, or
JULIA C. Gnsoonv, Wiunlpank, Conn. - I114
For Sale.
‘WO-STORY Frame Tln Roof House, 9 rooms
20x36 5x24, barn 18x24, lot 61x225. Good
garden, abundance of fruit, good well water, at
South Wilton. within three mInuIes walk of depot.
Will be sold at a bargain. Enquire of
. 0. E. WILSON,
211
Norwalk, Conn.
Cemetery Notice.
R. GEORGE BARR '1‘T has been appointed
superintendent o the nl’on' Gemstery
Grounds. Parties deslrlng aves‘opened;“plots
fixed, etc., or work'of any k nd doneln Ine ceme-
tery wul apply to ‘lIIm. He will lie-at the cemeter
from '1 o’clock, a. m., I00 p. m.,' daily: and 11a, e
mi charge of the rounds. For older? ‘ " "
17!! XECUTII’E COM ITTEE.’
I
Infantile .
Skin Diseases.
Our oldest child, now SIX years of agenvhen an
mhmt six momlm 0111 was annexed Wllll a viru-
lent, malignant skIn disease. All ordinary reme- .
Illos inning, we caIIeII our lamIIy phlslclun, who ;
nIIcmpIeIl Io cure II; but I: spread Wll‘ll II most.
lllcl‘edlhle rapidity, unIil the lower pcruon of the
,lIme Icllow’s rerson, from the mllldle (11 his back :
down Io Ills knees, was one solid r0511, ugly, pulli-
Inl.h!otchednndma‘lclous. “c hat! 110 rest at
1|1g111,110peaceby day. Finally, we were advised
Iotrylhc CUTICURA llEMEDlES. '1 he elIch. was ;
simply marvellous. In three or four weeks a com- '
plelc cure was wrought, Icuvplg 1110 111111: fellow’s
ncrson as white and as healthy as though hc_had
never been attacked. In my oplnlon 5'0“? V3111-
nhle remedies saved Ills Ilfc, and 10411131 he Is 11
strong. Ileullny child, perfectly well, 1:0 101101111011
o! the disease having ever occurred.
(IEO. B. SMITH,
AII’y at Law and Ex-Pros. AII’y. Ashland, 0.
Reference: .1. (I. \Vcist. Drugglst. Asllland. o.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.
Arehorninlothe world every day wiIII some
eczemulous uIlecIIon, such as mllk crust, scull
llcad,scurf or (IIIIIIII'IIII. sure to develop Iulo an
agonizing cczcmu, [11c IlchIng, burning, disfigur-
aIIon of which 11 ake life a prolonged IoI'IuI'c 1111-
10:8 properly Il'czllctl.
A warm bum wml CUTICUIIA SOAP, an exquisite
Skin BeIIIIIIIIer, mu! a single uppIIcuIIJn of CUTI-
cmul, the great Skin cure. mm :1 mm: I‘U'I‘ICUIIA
RESOI.\'EN'I', IIIe new Blood 1‘urulcr.ls oIIen sul-
Ilcicm lo nrrcsIIIIe progress oi me disease, all!
point to a speedy and permanent cure.
llclu-c, no momer Who loves her children, who
takes prule In [new Incamy, purity and lleullh, and
III bcsmwmgou 1110111 11 cIIIld’s greatest inherit-
uuuc—II skin wnllout II blemish, and a body nour-
lsllcll by pure blood—should 12111 10 make Irial (II
Inc CU’rICUIIA REMEDIES.
Sold every where: I‘I'Il'o, CUTICEhA, 50c. ; 80.1 r,
250.; ll eschvnxr, $1. I’reDareIl by lllc 1'0171111
DRUG AND CHEMICAL C0,. 11051011, Muss.
II‘PI‘SenI! Ior“!Ioon Cure Sklu Illscuscs," 04
pages, 50 Illustralions, and 100 Icsmnoululs.
BABY’S
Constitutional Calarrll.
No single disease has entailed more sullen-lug or ,
hastened the breaking up of the consulutlon i
more than Calarrh..}l‘he sense smell, of taste, of ;
slglII,olh'aring, IIIc human volcc, IIIe mlnd— i
one or more, and sometimes alI,.erIII Io Its (115- I
l
Skin and Scalp preserved and beauti-
Iled by CUTICURA MEDICATl-ID SOAI'.
structive Influence. 'l'he poIson II distributes
Ihronghoutthe system atlacks every vilal force, .-
and breaks-uplhe most robust of constIIuIIons. Q
lgnorcd,becansc but liIIle'undeIsIood. by most ’
physicians. Impolcntly assallet! by quucks and -
churlatans. those suffering from It have Ilttlc hope .
to be relieved of It tnls sale of the grave It Is i
IImc IlIeII IIIIIt Illc popular treatment of this ~
terrible disease by remedies withln the reach 01'
all passed InIo hands at once competent and
Irustworlhy. The new and hIIIIerIo untried
method adopted by Dr. Sanford III the prepara-
IIon of his RADICAL’ cells has won the hearty
approval of thousands. It Is Instantaneous In
allording relief In all head colds, sneczlnl, snul- ‘
um: and Obstrucled brcalhmg. and rapidly re.
mosves the most oppressive symptoms, clearing
the head, sweetening the breath, resIorlng Ilic
senses of smelltaslc and hearing. and ncuIraIIz-
mg the constllullonnl Iendency of the luscasc‘
towards me lungs, llver and kidneys. .
SANFORD’S RADICAL Cons consIsIs of one bottle
of the RADICAL conic, one box of CATARRIIAI.
SOLVENT, and an IMPROVED INHALE“ ; nrlce, $1.-
l’orrsn Dune AND CHEMICAL Co., BJsIon.’
KIDNEY .PAINS,
STRAINS AND WEAKNESSES, .
Relieved In one minute by that marvel-
ous Antidote to Paul, lnfiammutlon and
Weakness, the Cutlcurn Ami-Pain
Planter The III-st and only paIn-kI 1mg
slrengluhenlng plaster. Especially
adapted to instantly relieve and speed-
Ily cure Kidney and Uterine Pains and Weakness.
Warranted vasIIy superlor to all other plasters.
At all dragglsls, 25 cents: (Ive for $1.00; or,
psostage free of toner Drug and Chemlcal‘Co.,
oston, Mass.
SOLDIERS, ATTENTION
M. L. avmcrou,
Pcu sin” A thn'n ("y
241 Eighth Street, N. E..
\VASHINGTON, l). 0.,
Located at the National Capllal, adjacent to all me
Executlve Departments, gives me superior
advantage In the prosecution of Clalms
against the United'SIaIes.
INCREASE YOUR PENSION. ,
Many pensioners borne on the rolls m c entitled
to a much higher rate of pension than they now
receive. lnagrcat majorlly of cases in which
pension was granted for disease, the pensioner ls
entitled to an increase of raIe, and In most cases
where it was granted for wounds or Injuries the
disabillty increases each year. As time passes the
dlsabillty of all classes naturally increases. Many
were atIIrsI rated too low, and It often occurs
that pensioners are unjustly or erroneously re-
duced by examlnlng surgeons. A pensioner Is
entitled to Increase on a disability not set. forth In
Ills orlglnal declaratlon. The pension laws are
more liberal than formerly, and better rating can.
be had for many dlsabllitles. I make a specialty
of Neglected and Rejected Claims. and If you Wlll
present Inc with a Drch statement of your case,
stating by whom II was presented, I wII! obtalu a
rehearing of your case, and, If It has merit. will
procure a favorable settlement Many claims
stand rejected before the department, when II
only requires a competent attorney to make them
good cases. Soldim‘s sufering with disabilities
contracted 1‘ n service, who have not npplicdfor a
pension, should do so as 1! is their RIGHT.
SOLDIERS OF THE MEXICAN WAR,
Who were In that servlce stIy days, [or them
wldows If not re-marrled] are encllled 1038.00 per
month Irom January 29111. 18st. 1120
The “Record.” _
The Norwalk Record
Is an cslabllshed fact. AlIhonglI bare‘y four
months on! Its circulation already averages
2,000 COPIES PER WEEK,
a fact which attestslts rapid rise and firm hold on
the public favor. It aims to be clean and whole-
some, and presents all the legitimate news In
readable, spicy and terse shape. Its subscription
price Is 6111 Icl'ently low to enable anybody to have
it without discarding any mile: of their favorlte
journals, and It prospers without encroachlgg
upon the prosperity of any of us excellent I;
esteemed local contemporaries. as 15 shown by
the fact that It enjoys and appreciates the hearty
good will of all—the GAZETTE, Hour, sztilnel,
Journal and Republican.
THE RECORD Is tent to any address foraul
small sum of
76 cents a Year; Single Copies,2 cents.
Now is the Time to Subscribe
SPECIAL TO FARMERS.
The 'Becord
. PUBLISHES EVERY SATURDAY TIIE
The New York Market Reports
“37
CORRECTED UP TO DATE.
A MONTH and expenses. We
actually pay thls to our sales-
men. OuIIIt tree. Can start
on at once. Send for terms
to J. AUSTIN SHAW. Nurseryman, Rochester,
._ _ m
2
.1
' '4
/
/
o:
10
YOUR
Chimneys.
THE 0YIILO on
ITS over the top course of brick keeping Ihem
In place for years. No more toppIng 01‘ your
chimneys, The Cyclone Cg preyenls down draft.
It Is made of ca I my lp 0),}; Ice: 11le will‘las‘ .
for ever. Any one can lace 1?. 1, Is 91120 11111
very ornamental. 1n 0 derln always sen 1 oil;-
slde measurement of your chlfilnCY. 0 number of
brIck each way. Exlra sizes Ina e to order.
Man 'factured solely by the Saugatnck Iron Works
00.. Saugatuck, Conn. 3m30
,3. L. PILLOW, Agent, Norwalk.
w. 3. SMITH, Agent, South Roi-walk.
M. SOHW A B.
,OPTICIAN and ocmasr,
‘
WILL BE AT NORWALK.
-.Febrnar ,' 28 and 29, 1888,
, At Norwa-lk. Hotel.
Havingqnalllled myseltby years of hard study
In the bestlnltltutlons In Europe, and navlng had a
practical experience of twenty-five years In Ihl
country, I am enabled at first I; “In. to adapt name
most approprlate to restore the vision to Its orlgIna
viglor and cure all the various diseases of the eye
I ave therefore combined my practice of an
Ocullst with that of an Optician, and am now en-
abled to lurnlaned all kinds of lenses and styles of
Spectacles and Eyc.Glasses which are made to
order under my’own supervision, to suit my ens-
omers’ vIsIonary ailments.
Consultation Free.
References—Geo. G. Bishop, Charles Olmstead
"-
Notice to- Builders.
FIRST-QUALITY BUILDING STONE for
- heap. Apply to
I .IAIVES SELLECK.
P. O. Box 23. ~
Per Sale Cheap.
ATen Horse Power Boiler and six Horse Power
Euglne for sale very ctelp. bpmu'e at the
Qszn'rrn Orrms. -’ »' 'i 43””
Iron
_— . .
.m—
FAIRBANK'S NEV
PURE WHITE FLOATING son,
manufactured by an original process from
choicest materials, selected especially for this _
Fairy brand. The finest high grade soap ever manu- -
llas received highest praise from the most famous soap manufacturers of
Is superior to any imported Castilc Soap for toilet and
Absolutely perfect {or washing IIanncls,
factured.
Paris and Marseilles.
bath, and especially for a “ shampoo.”
N‘ORWALK GAzErTE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARYIFI, 1888.
CAP
,.., 111;..10100.” -
blankets, woolens, laces and cambrics, and other materials that are susceptible to
injury from the use of poor Soaps.
Indispensable in every family after a. single trial.
Though unequaled. Fairy Soap is sold ata lower price than any other soap ( 1' the
Lind.
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ENNYROY
SAFEALWAYS RELIABLEJ’O LADIE
INDISPEHSABLESOLD BYAll DRUGGISTS.
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uusnucrrso wnmsu TESTIMONIALS Ann ov:n.rnou [ADI :5 mm "AVE 05:»
lGllES‘l‘lllS ENGLISHDMIOIID mo PEHHYROYAL PILLS WITH SINCE”.
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND 81. PACIFIC
MUOIII UOIFUI. IIIORIATIOI FROM A STUDY OF THIS MAP OF THE
A’.
It: central position and close connection with Eastern Lines at Chicago and
continuous lines at teminnl points West. Northwest and Southwest. make it the
true mid-link in that transcontinental chain of steel which unites the Atlantic
and Pacific. Its main line and branches include Chicago. J oliet, Ottawa, La Salle,
Peoria, Geneseo. Molina and Rock Island, in Illinois; Davenport. Muscatine,
Washington, Pairfield, Ottumwa. Oskaloosa,West Liberty, Iowa City,DesMoines,
Indianola, Winterset, Atlantic, Knoxville. Audubon, Harlan,
Guthrie Centre
and Council Plum, in Iowa; Gallatin, Trenton, Cameron,
.°SAFE
St. Joseph and Kansas City. in Missouri; Leavenworth
and. 'Atcluson, in Kansas; Minneapolis and St. Paul, in
Minnesota; Watertown and Sioux Falls, in Dakota. and
many other prosperous
towns and cities. 11: also 08ers a
CHOICE OF ROUTES to and from the Pacific Coast and intermediate places,
making all are in Union Depots.
Fast Train- of fine DAY COACHES.
trans!
elegant DINING CABS, magnificent PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CABS.
and (between Chicago. st. Joseph. Atchison and Kansas City) restful RECUR-
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Extends west and southwest from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Flux-bury,
Nelson, Horton, Topeka, 4., -~ v-» < - Herington. Hutchinson,
Wield Caldwell. and all .. pointsin southern Nebraskg
Interior as and beyond. ' - Entire passenger equipmezz
of the celebrated Pullman , , ,» manufacture. Solidly bal-
lasted track of heavy steel
rail. Iron and stone bridges.
All safety appliances and modern improvements. Comedians. well built
stations. Celerity, certainty. comfort and luxury assured.
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE
Is the favorite between Chicago, Rock Island. Atchlson. Kansas City, mam
neapolis and St. Paul. The tourist route to all Northern Bummer Resorts.
It!
Watertown Branch traverses the most productive lands of the great “wheat and
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The short line, via Seneca. and Kankakee, offers superior
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worth, Kansas City, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
For Tickets. Maps. Folders. or any desired information,
RELIABLE
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i. 31'. JOHN,
General Manager.
CHICAGO, ILL.
E. A. HOLBROOK,-
Gen'l Ticket Q Pan's Agent.
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Patents for Invention:
In the U. 3. Patent Ofiice and all Foreig
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An experience 01' nearly ten years In the Penn
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Clients. Being on the ground, and "suing the
'Patent omce daily, he can serve Inventors IL
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ously than Solicitors who do not reside
Washlngton.
Searches “II-ml Rejected
Applications
A Specialty. To all those whose applications
have been rejected. he'wlll make an cxamlnallon
and report on me sumegratuicousI-y. Prelimin-
ary examination of the Patent (mice Records.
prlor to an applicatlon for a patent, will be made
for a very small charge. and advIz-e or Informa-
tIon In regard to patents will be glven In full
detalllnaclrcular which will be mauled free of
charge to every applicant. He has speclal
facilities also for
Plocuring'PaIenIs in Foreign
‘ Countries,
He refers to any unicel- of the Patent 011199, a (I
IOIne many Connecticut Inventors for WIIOW' p
.HOUSATONIC RAILROAD
Danbm'l/ and Nol‘wallc Division.
Corrected December 11th, 1851'.
PASSENGER TRAINS
SOUTH.
Lv. Norwalk. Lv .80. Norwalk, ' Ar.Wiison Pom
732nm 745a.m. 752a.m.
8 56 I‘ 9.04 “ 910 d
1024 “ 10 32 “ 10 39 “
1250 p. m. 1000-111 101p.m.
4 39 “ “ 57 u
704 “ Mlxed 715 “ Mixed ’l' 22 “M’X’II
NORTH.
Lv. Wilson Point I.v.So. Norwalk, Ar. Norwalk
'1' 20 n. m. Mixed ‘1' 30 a. m. M’x'd 7 44 Mixed
s40 “ 920 “' 5 a.m.
935 u _ 1213p. m. 1215p.m.
I! 40 “ Mixed l 45 “ Mixed 1 52 Mlxea
153p.m. 515 “ 610p.m.
5 55 6t 6 15 ‘0 n
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II 30 “ Mixed 1000 “ Mlxcd 10 07 Mixed
W. H. STEVENSON, Vice-Pres. and Gen’l Manager
I“. C. PAYNE, Superlntcndent.
11. D. AvEIIILL. General Ticket. Agent.
Practice 5
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New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad.
- ' JANUARY 15,1883.
NE‘Y YORK. DIVISION.
Trains leave 80th Norwalk as lo!‘.ows:—
For New York—Accommodatlon trains at
5.50 0.12, 6.56.9.33, 11.45. a. m., 244,503. 0.54324,
10.15 p. 111. Express trains at 4.56, 5.16 (except
Mondays), 5.40, 7.23 (local), 7.43 (local), 8.20 (local),
9.03 (Sprmglleld local), 10.30 (Springfield local),
a. In. ; 12.59 (Springfield local), 3.38, 4 40 5.51. 9.50
p. In. Wasnlngton night express, 12.56 a. m.
For New Haven mud the Eula—Accommo-
datlon trainsat 6.31, 1.32. 8.46, 10.58 a. m.,1.15, 4.32,
8.29. 9.58, 11.00 p. 111. Express Iralns at 1.22 a. m.
(Washlngton night express), 9.20, a. m.; 12.13,
1.43 (local), 3.05, 4.49, 5.10 (locals), 5.42 (Stamford
and New Haven special), 6.14 (local). 6.29 (Brldge-
' port special),6.53 (SprIngIIeld local), 7.51 (Bridge-
has done business and taken out Lnrrnns I’A'I'pn‘ir i
THE OLD AND RELIABLE
00111111011111.1011 Freight Line.
THE PIIOIIJIIEBS.
City of Norwalk'and Eagle,
Will make daily trips for freIgIIt between,
New York and Norwa!k.st)pplng at South Noi- :
-'I'HE SUN,
walk, Leaving Pier 23, foot 01' Beekman slreet
New York every eveulng at 5 o’clock; Saturdays at
2 p. In. Leaving Norwalk Bridge every evening.
Freight taken from and received for all points
on the Daubnry and Norwalk and Shepmlg Rall-
I'omls at Greatly Reduced Rates.
and Eagle will be sent for special lots 01 frelght
anywhere In New York or Its vlclnll y.
WAR persons are forbid trusting any of the
employee of the boats on this line on account of
the owners thereof. “-11
to be made.Cnt thls out and re-
turn to us. and we will send you
free something of great value and
Importance to you. that w11l start you In business,
which will bring you in more money rIght away
111m anything else In this work]. Any one can do
me work and live at home. Either sex: all ages.
Som athlng new that just coins money for all
wor (era. We will start you ; capital not needed.
'l‘hll Is one or the genulne, important chances of a
lifetlme. Those who are ambitious and enterpris-
lng w!!! not delay. Grand outfit free. Address
True I: 00., Augusta Mame. 1v52
port special). 11.41 p. m.; 12.21 a. In. (Boston
express).
Sumluys.—AccommodalIon 7.32, 9.11 a. m.,
ap116.51 p. m.
' " 0. M. SHEPARD, Gen. Supt.
(J. '1‘. HEMPS'I‘EAD, Gen. Pass. AgI.
F0 1888.
The year 1888 promises to be a. year of
splendid olitical developments, one
and all redounding to the glory and
triumph of a
UNITED DEMOCRACY.
In the trout line will be found
Fresh from its magnificent victory over
the combined foes of Democracy in its
own State, true its convictions, truthful
before all else, and fearless in the cause of
' truth and right.
Upon applicatlon to agents the City of Norwalk '
THE SUN has six, eight, twelve and six-
Iccn pages. as occasion requires, and is
ahead of all competition in all that makes
a newspaper.
Daily, $6 00
Daily and Sunday .. 7 50
Sunday, (16 and 20 pages), 1 50
Weekly, 1 00
Address, THE SUN, New York.
For Sale.
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DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE madeby John
Bllssett, London. Will be sold cheap to
ash. Enqulre at this ofllce.
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: came on foot.
AT AN ENGLISH MEET.
AN OCCASION OF EXCESSIVE HOS~
PITALITY AND SOCIABILITY.
An English Country Day In Midwinter.
Exceeding Mlldn‘css of the Weather.
The Riders and Their Costumrs—Ar-
rival of the Hounds.
n the first place, the country is much more
interesting than with us in the winter. It is
rare for the mercury to go below 26 or 28
dogs. Fahrenheit. The English people use
the freezing point 32 as the indicator. They
speak of I; or 4 degs. of frost meaning so
many degrees below 3:3. They never have
weather which approaches zero. The winters
being comparatively miid the grass remains
green throughout the year, and but little
snow falls. The morning after Christmas I
went over with a party of friends to a. meet of
the bounds. Lord Fitzhardingc is the master
of the hounds for that district. It was the
first English meet I had ever seen, and as the
day was absolutely perfect the picture was a
most delightful one to my unsportsmenlikc
VISIon.
The morning was crisp and clear. There
was a light hoar frost on the ground which
soon ga'. ..- way, so that the ground became
moderately left under the rays of the sun.
There was not a. bit of wind. The cl" ":0 to
be run was over a. succession of green, ”l-assy
downs; skirting hedgerows and thick clumps
of woodland. These downs ran to a line of
cliffs overlooking an arm of the sea, beyond
which was a long line of blue hills—the
errISil mountains. A most in England is one
of t nest democratic of gathcrings. It
was new thing for me to learn thatany-
b011,, in the neighborhood can come to amect
and be received if 1.. can find a quadruped to
carry h'l‘i. Tho butcher, the baker, the
candlestick maker can come and ride along-
:side of the gentry and keep up with them if
they have as good horses and are as skillful
riders.
AT THE MEET.
The moot took place on the broad lawn of
a handsome country place of a private gentle-
man who has large coal interests at the Cape
Verde islands. Thcro were upward of a
thousand people who came through his gates
and up his walks without any invitation,
driving in all sorts of carriages and carts and
upon all sorts of horses. Several hundred
Another strange feature of
this; promiscuous gathering was the fact that
every one who came was made welcome to
the private hospitality of the house. The son
of the host actively assisted the servants in
passing out sandwiches and mulled claret to
w .voever redo up to the door. There was a
constant procession of lunching horsemen in
front of the door for at least two hours before
the bounds arrived with Lord Fitzhardinge
and the wllippers in.
[here were all sorts of riding costumes.
The master of the bounds and the whippers
‘ in wore the traditional pink coats, as did a
few of the other riders. The majority of the
the riders, however, even among the regular
members of the hunt, were dark coats. Two
army officers from the neighboring barracks
came up on very smart horses, wearing hunt
ing dresses which looked as neat as full
dress uniforms. They were high silk hats
with small steel chains attached to the brim
in the rear and passm' g around their necks.
Their coats were four button cutaways with
long skirts and broad fiapped pockets. These
costs were buttoned up tight to the throat,
above which appeared a high white collar
and a white cravat. Their knee brooches
were white corduroy. Their boots were
high patent leather, with steel spurs upon
the lower part of the heel. They were hand-
some, trim looking men, and sat their horses
with perfect case. One of the most striking
of the lady riders was a relative of the mas-
ter of the bounds. She was not over 14 years
of age. Her slim figure was set off bya dark
blue close fitting riding suit. Her hair, a
dazzling golden silver, floated in the wind
unconfined from underneath a black derby
hat. She was mounted on a thin skinned,
high bred, iron gray horse, which seemed to
be under the perfect control of his beautiful
young mistnas. But the good riders and the
correct hunting dresses were the exception.
This was owing in part to the fact that it was
a holiday, and upon such occasions the regu-
lar members of the hunt are inclined to stay
away. The trades people of Bristol came
out in great numbers. They were very en-
thusiastic sportsmen, but they made up a
motley gathering, coming as they did upon
all sorts of horses and in all sorts of riding
dresses. '
'mn 301721135.
The main interest culminated when the
bounds arrived. They were such a. smart, in-
tclligcnt looking lot of animals. They all air-
ried their heads and tails straight up. They
appear :11 to be eager and anxious tobc away,
but were easily restrained by the whips of
the servants in charge. They were moved
about with the precision and rapidity of
well drilled soldiers then the bounds came
into the inclosure about the house where the
mwt took place they smelled the food of the
morning lunch and were at once going to
press to the front, but a wave of‘ the whip-
pers—in stick sent them back in a compact
ss to a corner of the inclosure, where they
remained. The amount of lunching and
drinking done by the people who arrived,
and who must have just come from their
breakfast, simply illustrated the ability of the
, English people to eat at any and all times as
a. preliminary to anything in the way of
work or fun.
There was no great excitement about the
start. The hunters went away atan easy
pace and followed the road for several miles.
Gates were opened for them all through the '
first part of the morning. It was only when
afox was stated and the bounds were in
full cry that anything like hard cross country
riding was attempted. Few of the Bristol
people ventured on jumping any of tho
hedges, so within a very few moments after
the start the good riders had everything to
themselves Pedestrians, horsemen and peo-
ple in wagons went about the country all the
morning seeking to cross the trail of the
hunters. I was told that the cost of keeping
up a .pack of fox bounds for ordinary hunt-
ing purposes is £6,000 a. year. After once
seeing an English meet it iseasy to under-
standtheinterest in it. The fox is merely
an excuse for sharp and brilliant riding
acrossalovely country in brilliant, spark-
ling weather, The meet is generally made
up of congenial spirits, and, therefore,has
the additional element and zest of sociability.
—T. C. Crawford in New York World.
In the History Class.
A teacher correcting the history examina-
tion papers of her class:
QuestiontTell who the Puritans were, and
why they came to America.
Answer—The Puritans were a religious
sect who left England because they were per-
secuted. They first went to Holland, but left
there and came to America, because they did 4
not want their children brought up Dutch-
men.—Harper's Bazar.
\Veddcr signs good for some folks; but
when you see de co’n silkin’ tell me do Slur.—
mer‘s come; when yer fol; gits Wet make
mention er da- rain.
Hay fever, Asthma. Immediate relief.
Fontalnc's Cure. Sold by all druggists.
Hay fever, Asthma. Relief guaranteed.
Fontnmc’s Cure. For sale by druggists.,
C. Lupham, 11 Main Street. Norwulk.
A gas trust seldom trusts anybody for
gas.
Glad tidings. Relief and cure of threat
and lung diseases. Fontainc's Cure is
guaranteed to cure a cold in 12 hours
For sale by C. Lapham, 11 Main Street,
Norwalk.
On the lookout—The dude in the club
Window.
A cheap plane can only be used five or
ten years and is never entirely satisfacto—
ory. The Mathusbck will wear a lifetime.
AI Loomis’ Temple of Music.
The printer’s devil is not so black as he
is ink eti.
Too much cannot be said in censure of
the upsprupnlous adultcrations of food pro-
ducts. Many clsons are made ill and
wonder at the cause. Ask your grocer
for 11113 best lard made, that hearing the
brand of Sperry and Barnes. .
— Some of the best blood in the land now
runs through the mosquitoes‘ veins.
.One kind of medicine will not cure all
kmds of diseases. Dr Kllmer’s prepara—
tions are specifics—a remedy for each dis—
ease. . They are the result of a successful
practice since 1759. Guide to Health
(Sent Free) Binghampton, N. Y.
A fit climax—When the hysterical cat
breaks a valuable vase.
A woman who is weak, nervous and
sleepless, and who has cold hands And
feet, cannot feel and not like a well per,
son. Carlcr's Iron Pills equalize the cir-
culation, remove nervousness, and give
strength and rest.
Poker players expect that- 1888 will be
a good year, as it contains three of a
kind.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-
p und strengthens the stomach and kid—
ncys and aids digestion It has no equal
for female complaints.
. It is hard to say which proved the most
Insignificant cipher, Thocbc or his lawyer.
The new combination of Smart Weed
and Belladonna, as used in Carter’s Buck-
ache Plasters, has proved to be one ‘of the
best that could be made. Try one of
these popular plasters in any case of weak
lame back, backache, rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, soreness of the chest Or lungs, and
you will bc'surprised and pleased by the
prompt relief. Ask for Carter’s Smart
Weed and Belladonna Backaclle Plastcrs.
Price 25 cents.
'Y'ours for Health
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PINKHAM’S
VEGETABLE
oil-Wu;
Is a Positive Care
or. ALL of those Painful
Della-to Compllints and
Com hosted troubles and
We nessesw so common
smongour iveafloflu
Ind Daughters. on,
m to m
snaremaom,
mun m m‘l'.
- .. , Leann scan, (a
' . ‘ son 05.) Ell-Inn
/ , 9%. ¢/ or m um
I W. mm was.
cons mo: onsnvs‘nox, ox 31cm or man.
Mas. We‘ve!“ so mam-n" as» com-
mncmomnnmromnmrmno mu-
Axb arm 10 1mm, ms. Mention this Paper.
La-lles’ Weaknesses.
Mrs. '1‘. 11. Gallon], of Churchill, MIL, In so
thankful for the restoration of Ms mm to complete
health, that he Is Willing to certify to the tact and
manner of her cure. .'l'o Mrs. Lydia E. Plnkham :
This Is to certify to the grand efiects of your Vege-
table compound. My wife was sull'erIng from a
terrlblc disease, which seemed to ballle the skill of
the medical men. She was In a poor. languld,(1e-
pressed. nervous condition. We finally concluded
to try your \ egetahle Compound, and to our great
surprise the half of one bottle had not been taken
beforeIIIcI-e seemed to be a thorough change in
her whole condition, and now "May she Is In
good health and entirely relieved from 11!! former
depressed felllngs. 'l'. 11. GAFrouD and wife.
PHYSICAL SALVATION.
“Blessed Art Thou Above All Others."
Some of the expressions of gratitude for Ihe
physlcu! regeneration wrought by Mrs. Lydia E.
Inkham’s Vegetable Compound read IIke the re-
oncIugs of rellgious converts alter a revival. It
brings .S'alvatiuu to the body. A lady In Franklin
Parish, La..writcs :—"I tried one home of your
Compound for Prolapsus Uteri and Leucorrhma
I never had anything in my life Ihat (1111 me as
much good. 1 was hardly able to walk about
without IlifiIculIy. 1 covld not step upon anything
without- paln. When I Ihlnk how muchgood Illa!
one name 11d me I feel as II '1 can (I fall on my
knees and so y : “Blessed art thou above all others
for thou art one of the greatest benefactors Ihat
woman ever had.”
Can be Obtained
BY USING
GLIIITOII’S
WITCH HAZEL
It Is the on! preparation In the
, , ' worldwarranle Wcunlfldmll
,v ~ glimpulriliu fgimltgs gmmhll
. _ III e u been,
"— Flea: “or” IIIII 8-
Burn. I: gives (lie complexion a freshneu and “solvency
which cannons obtained byan ollmr,evcn b the damn-mot
manic. It ll unequal-d as a miller of I hand-*nlalnglh
Ikin and makingluoft, elm and while. Wlleh Haul ollntCnnIn
Is not a paint or powder and to cover up this: rules of the skin,
but I manly that heal! perfeclly and converts name to ouvlsbh
bunlv. Pr 1:: of 1:151! box 251:. For Sale BY ALL DRUGGIS‘IS.
WITCH IMIEI- IRAS! GD. GLIIIIINVIILI COIN.
cochE’s
ANTI-BILIOUS
PILLS
THE GREAT ENGLISH-REMEDY
For Liver. Blle, Indigestion. etc. Free from Men
cury; contains only Pure Ve etable In rodlenu.
Agent: C. N. CRITTENTO‘N, New ork.
FEOHTER’S FAMOUS
FAIRICON!
The above cuts are made from photographs of the
discoverer of this wonderful remedy, the first cut
showing him while perfect bald, and the second
after he had restored hls alr by means of the
FAMOUSFAIRICON. This reparation Isa perfectly
harmless herb remedy, I e result of a sclentlfic
study of the causes overnlng the wt]: of hnlr.
and contalns all the e ements of wk on halrls com.
posed. Does not contain any sugar of lead. nltrate
of silver or other polsonous substance. We articu-
larly Invite those who have unsuccessf y tried
some or all of the varlous so~called halr tonlcs
restorers. he" to makeatest of the Fall-Icon. and
we will guarantee that it brings about a new
growth unless the roots of the hairbeentlrcly dried
up, which latter occurs very rarely and exists in
perhaps not more than five cases out of a hundred.
$1,000 REWARD
payable to anyone who will prove that our state-
mcnts are not correct.
8.
FAIRICON No. 1.. price w cents per bottle, is
for heads entirely or partlally Md.
FAIRICON No. 2. price 75 cents per bottle. 1.;
used on the new hair after Its appearance.
FA IRICON No. 8.1prlce 75 cents per bottle. Iain.
valuable as a HAI DRESSER. especlally for
If applied to the head occaslonalIy. It w111
renew t no growth of hair that is falling out, keep
11: smooth and glossy. remove all dand and keep
the scaly) £11“: clean. 11‘ IS A CERTAIN
RELIED R AL DISEASES OF THE SCALP
and will preserve the hall- of anyone using 1:. for
the balance of life. While it 111 used. neither total
noggin-11M baldness need be feared. .
FE TER‘S FAMOUS FAIRICON Is for sale by all
drugglsts or can be sent bv the manufacturers on
receipt of price. Send for circular contalnln
history of t e dlscovery of this remedy and test -
monials from those who have used It. .
H. A. FECH’I‘ER & 00., NEW HAVEN. CONN.
Trade supplied by E. Hewxrré‘; Co., New Haven, 0"
31113
ladies.
ARABIBIIAALSAM
The Best Medicines Ever Invented For
Perfect and Immediate Balls! in 011311: If
PAIN AND INN-ANIMATION.
both Iktemally and Internally. It issafo and «j.
certaininits action. For human-90113118.}?!- .3
Em or Shannen. Piles. Sore Thmt. Group . a;
crnronchitvb. Priee25 cm. and. $1. at drugglsm.
I. aonesr 5: sons, Proprietors, Provide-co, I. I. '
Dr. J. 11111ch Vegetable Expgntorunt is In- E
valuable for Coughs 1'; Colds, 3'10. d: 81. at Druggists.
- J‘PHUR.
SEIIIT
‘I the best and cheap-
“ eat medicine. Try it
lead you will be satisfied.
Get it of your dmggist.
Don's Wm. Ger 1r Ir Once.
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I A. r. arrows! a 00.. Chemists,
0 Sole Proprietors for U. s. a Canada.
Send two 8c. stamps to A. P. Ordway&Co.
' .wrcnce, 11:155., and receive anelegnnt set OI
alley Cards free.
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS; 137‘»
BAKER 8
0111111111 00000.
Warranted absolutely pure
Cocoa, from which the excess of
Oil has been removed. II. hast/Inc
times the strength of Cocoa mlxéd
with Bunch, Arrowroot or Sugar,
and 1s therefore for more economi-
i col, costing less than one cent a
cup. It Is delicious, 'nourlshlng.
strengthening, easily dlgegled. and
~ admIrably adapted for Invalid: as
' well no for persons In health.
.“1. um I cu..’niT°£ii_§IEl:'fils.
, unnusin’éi"
PIANOS.
“TI-led and Triumphant."
llllllllalllll In niches: and III|IIII 01 Ton.
can? «noun or won-non ' -
AND DURAOILI‘I'Y.
Inch Instrument over 12 months In
processofconstructlon. Best matcrlalo
and finest workman-lamp. ‘
FULLY WARRANTEO. Whey wlll In”
a life-tune and keep In tuna at on.-
quarter the expense of any other plane.
OVER 17,000 IN USE.
Good for full descriptive pamphlet and .
prlces to
The II. 'I. walls 00., Temple 111 lush,
AT KITNII
Ntw HAVEN. Memnlu. anlocuon'r. DAN-
nunv. Warn-unv, "women!" on
Ylts‘r Wmsreo.
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