Jonathan and His Continent.
By Max O’liell, Author of “John Bull and
His Island," “John Bull, Jr.,
Etc," “32‘. Jack Allyn. .
[Translated by lime. Paul Blouet. Copyrighted
by easel] 6: 00., New York, and published by
special arrangement through the American Press
Association Paul Blouet (Max O‘Rell) IS fl '0'
markably clever Frenchman, who has devoted
his talents mostly to satirizing the Anglo-Saxon
race. The book from which the following ex-
tracts are made is his latest production, and ma-
terial bar it was gathered during his recent visit
to America] -
CHAPTER IX.
A word about American aristocracy to bee
gin with.
What, Americauaristocracy?
Yes, certainly.
I assure you that there em’sts in America
social sanctuaries into which i l; is more diffi-
cult to penetrate than into the most exclusive
mansions of the Faubourg Saint-Germain or
of Mayfair and Belgravia.
There are in Philadelphia;in Beacon street,
Boston; in Washington square (north side),.
New York; in Virginia; in Canal street (right
side), New Orleans, Americans who look upon
common mortals with much more pity and
contempt than the Montmorencys of France
or the Howards of England.
The Americans, not having any king to
give them titles of nobility, have created an
aristocracy for themselves. This aristocracy
boasts as yet no dukes, marquises, carls, or
barons, but the blue blood is there, it appears
—--Dutch blood as a rule—and that is sufficient.
“’hen a European nobleman arrives in the
States, the American aristocracy leave cards
upon him at the hotel where he has alighted.
He may perhaps be personally known to none;
but all nobilities are kindred everywhere, it
is an act of international courtesy, as it were.
The European nobleman, \vno often goes to
America for a. (lowered wife. is much obliged
to them, and returns all the visils paid him.
A New York lady, who is quite an author-
ity upon such matters, told me one day that
society in New York was composed of only
four hundred persons. Outside (his company
of elect, all Philistines.
Money or celebrity may allow you to enter
into this charmed circle, but you will never
belong to it. You will be in it, but not of it.
The lady in question entered also into very
minute details on the subject of what she
called the difference between “society people"
and “people in societyf’ but, in spite of all
her explanations, I confess I did not seize the
delicate nuances she tried to convey. All I
clearly understood was that the aristocracy -
of birth exists in America, not only in the
brains of those who form part of i r. but also
in the eyes of their compatriots.
The desire to establish an aristocracy of
some sort was bound to haunt the breast; of
lho Americans; it was the only thing that
(heir dollars scorned unable to procure them.
The second aristocracy is the aristocracy of
money, plutocracy. ’l‘o belong to this it is
not sufficient to be c. millionaire—you must, I
am told, belong to a third generation of mill-
ionaires. Of such are the Actors. the Van-
(icrbi is and company. 'l‘hrC‘ quarters of
"nobility“ are the nose ‘y key of this little
world. The first gent-ration u"I s the mill-
ions, the scconu generation is parvcnue, the
lhird is arrivcc. In the eyes of these people
to have from ihirlyZor forty to iifiytllousand
dollars a year Is To be in (lav-cut poverty. To
have two or three hluulvl- l lizousau-l dollars
9. year is to be in cur-y circumstances.
The third ‘
talent, literary and a .
ihird Ill‘l:t0('l’1‘.t‘y is ir ontosiubly the first, if
3011 will excuse the 11‘ mi; '
1 do not illizii; rl
where. or c‘.'cll iln
lined, more afiubl. .
witty or more brilliant. 1
here to indulge in u s: '-
the fashion of lime. no u. ..
ill‘ir-iil“
' morere—
iblc. more
21.1 like just
-: ivcs after
ll‘
One of (he (:01: (plaice: of the position
which women in in 1hr:- l'lziied States
is, that in good Anna-Emu drawing l'(=mllsc0n-
versation is never dull.
“If I were queen.“
camier one day, “I would command Mme.
de Stael to talk to me all day lung-F" One
would like to be able. 1:: give l!:._- szmlc order
to plenty of American wluucn -i|~ I'ulll-
puny conversation IIUVUI' l in 211's (‘0-
lnains within the domain (-1 I'Zl!!~1'l'lv:. lhey
glide lightly from one subject in (lllniiu'l‘. cxs
iracting somethingv fresh 1‘: : =
from the serious to the guy. on (1 in .ilc fl'l
lous without becoming cv-m :, sour
again to lofty heights, but (lo no: disdain to
come down to gossip for :1 [ill c ,.,. two. all
this without a grain of aii'eci won, but with
a. charm of naluralness (1 at is delightfully
winning.
French women are the only oucsl know
who can compare with the Alucrican lady in
ch. “III of conversation, and even then I am
obliged to admit two things: that the Ameri-
can women of intellectua society are often
more natural than their French rivals, and
that they make less cli‘ort to charm. In a
word, with ihcm you are amiable. without
having to he gallant, and none of those
stereotyped compliments, which so often spoil
the charm of a conversation between a man
and a woman, are expected of you.
The Americans, and that in every elation
of life, have almost always three names: one
Christian name and two family ones: George
Washington Smith, Benjamin 'I‘Trunkliu
Jones, William Tell Brown. I should not
have been astonished 10 make the acquaint-
ance of a Mr. Napoleon Bonaparte Robinson.
The celebrities do not escape it any more
than the rest: llcnry Wadsworth Longfellow,
John Greenlcaf Whittier, Oliver W'endell
Holmes, Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Richard
‘Watson Glider, James Russell Lowell. Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Henry Ward Beecher. etc...
etc. Can one not see in these double names a
title which the father thinks he (-rml‘m-son
his child at the baptismal f out!
All new societies have the some
basses. On the morrow of the Revolution.
did we not call our children Epaminrmrias.
Leonidas, Darius, Napoleon, eta:
Every American with the least self respect.
Is colonel or judge.
Few escape it, as Mark Twain once re-
marked of the decorations of the Legion of
Honor. We are quits, Mark. America has
a. hundred times as many colonels as we have
knights of the Legion of Honor.
When you are presented to a gentleman, in
an American drawing room, and you have
unfortunately not caught his name, there is
no need to try and repair the evil; call him
"Colonel,” nine times out of ten it is safe; if
luck should be against you, call him "Judge,”
and you are pretty sure to be right.
If, however, pursued by the fates, you
should discover that your int-cl'locutor is
neither colonel nor judge, you have another
resource; call him “Professor,” and you are
out of the difficulty; an American always
professes something, an art, a religion, and
you are risking nothing.
Imeta few American coloncls who had
recently been promoted “misters.” They
were so proud of their new title that they in-
sisted on being addressed thus.
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CHAPTER X.
1am afraid it will make my readers’ lips
water, but here is a list of some American
fortunes as I have heard them stated:
Revenue at 5
Name. Capital. per cent.
J. Gould. . . . . . ...... $275,000,000 $13,750,000
J. W. Mackay. 000,500,000 12,500,000
0. Vanderbilt. . 125,000,000 61mim
G. P. Jones.. .. 100,000,000 5,000,000
J. J. Astor" .. . . . . .. 00,000,000 4,500,000
A. '1‘. Stewart. . . . . . . 40,000,000 2,000,000
J. G. Bennett. . . .. 20,000,000 1,500,000
These are the princes of the Land of the
Dollar. The largest English fortunes fall
short of these figures. The Duke of West-
minster’s is reckoned at only $50,000,000, that
of the Duke of Sutherland at $30,000,000, the
Dukeof Northumberland 11215025000000, and
the Marquis of Bute $20,000,000.
It is in mines and railways especially that
the colossal American fortunes have been
made.
I have not seen the town house or the
country house of Mr. Gould; but I know that
Inthe groundsof the latter stand conserva-
tories estimated to be worth $250,000. I trust
this will give an idea of what the rest may be.
I cannot guarantee that Mr. Gould is a
happy man. Concerning immense fortunesa
witty American friend, rich in moderation,
and a. great philosopher, said to me one day:
“No man can own more than a luilliou
dollars When his bank account outgrows
that, he does not own it: it owns him, and he
becomes its slave. "‘
The Americans, having no king in our
sense of the word, make the "most of those
they have, republicans though they be. To
read the pedigrees, published in full every
time a death occurs in one of these rich
families, is highly entertaining. A Mrs.
Astor died while I was inAmerica, and, after
the enumeration of her charms and virtues,
which were many, came the list of John
Jacobs from whom her husband had sprung.
The Astors (veg; alljohnjpcobs apparently,
, andivero' mentioned a‘s‘.Tdiiil"‘JacBFl, John
? Notwithstanding this,
, Jacob II and John Jacob H1. The line does
' not go back very far, John Jacob I having
gono to America as a poor emigrant early in
this century, I believe, and laid the'founda-
tion of the present grandeur of his house by
trading in furs. .-
It will not do to inquire too closely into the
way in which some of America’s millionaires
have amassed wealth. Strange stories are
told of men so grasping that they stopped at
nothing, even to the ruining of their own
sons. When I saw ~Mr. Bronson Howard’s
clever play, “The Henrietta,” imwbich ho
portrays ason so ma‘dly‘engrcsseg yft tex-
citement of gambliiig on thgstoék c, ‘ go
as to try and absigrb bk fatfgjr’s millions, I
thought the picture was overdrawn. Ameri-
cans, however, told me that the case was his-
torical, but with the characters reversed——
which made it still more odious.
As for the colossal fortunes of railway
kings, it is well known how thousands of
small ones go to make them, how the rich
man‘s palace is too often built with the stones
of hundreds of ruined homes.
There is_no other name than "king” used in
speaking of the few great financiers, who
hold the bulk of the railway stock in America.
But they are not the only ones. There are
oil kings, copper kings, silver kings, and 1
know not what other majesties' in America,
and when you soothe power possessed by
these, and the nuinbel'less trusts, combina-
tions and pools, a power pressing often very
closely on the uiilliOn, you , wonder
Americans, who found one king one too
many, should submit so patiently to being
governed by scores. '
CHAPTER X1.
The liberty enjoyed by "American girls as-
tonishcs the English as much as the liberty
of the English girl surprises the French.
From the age of 18, the American girlis
allowed almost every liberty. She takes the
others. She can travel alone, and go to
concerts and oven to theatres unattended by
a chaperon. .
She issupplied with pocket- money, which
she spends at. her own sweet will in bonbons:
knicklmacks and jewelry. If there is none
left for tho milliner and dressmaker, papa is
coaxed to pay them. She visits and receives
whom she pleases—I mean those who please
her. She has her own circle of acquaintances.
If, at a ball, she meet with a young man who
takes her fancy, I do not say touches her
heart, she says to him: “1am at home on
such a. day; come and see me.” Next day he
may send her a ticket for a theatre and be
her escort for the evening. He may bring
her flowers, offer her refreshments after the
play, and take her home in a carriage. In
America, all this seems to be the most nat-
ural thing in the world. This leads to no in-
timacy, for a few days later it may happen
that he meets the young lady at a ball, and
she comes up to him, and says: “I want to
present you to a. friend; do tell me your
name, I quite forget it.”
The American girl, who appears to as
French so giddy and even fast, seems to me
to not according to the dictates of common
sense. Tired of the old formula. ”A lady
cannot do that, it would be izuprOper,"sbe
says: “I will do it, and if I choose to do it, it
becomes proper.” It is for woman herself to
make the law on these matters. ‘IVhy
should I not go to the theatre alone!“ sbesuys
again; “if your streets are impure, it is for
you to cleanse them. Why should I not re
ceive my ball partners who please me! 11' on»
of them were to profit by my seeing him alone
in the drawing room to take a libcrl v with
me. he would be an ill bred follow and 1
should have him preperly shown out of ‘he
house, and certainly it is not. for such as he
that. I should change my habits-3'
In trains, where the seals are constructed
to hold two persons. you will soc the Ameri
can seek a place from one cnd of the train to
the other before he will go and seal himself
by line side ol‘a young girl He -.-iil only do
so when there is no help for in l have many
tlhncsnoticcd men standing up in the local
trains, rather than run the risk of incom-
moding a young girl by sharing a seat with
her. And I am not speaking now of gentle
men only, but of men belonging to the middle,
if not lower, class—if the word "class“ may
be used speaking of Americans.
With what pleasure I remember the young
American girls whom I occasionally (not at
Parisian parties ill my youthful (lays I‘IICII'V
pretty, bright faces, their elegance (heir
unconventional charm of manner and :mi
mated, natural conversation—nil ibesv cu
chanted me. One never fell awkward with
them. Whereas with a French young girl 1
could generally find nothing but absurd (-(nn-
monplaces to say, in 1120 presence of Jon
allian‘s merry maidens l lost my timidity.
and could chat away with as lillle \‘llllflll'l'llrfi'
men: as 1 would with a young brothel oilil-pr
of my regiment.
The American girl is still \viihoul rivals in
Parisian drawing rooms, where she is more
and more sought after Men suck her for her
gayety, wit or beauty. mothers look favor
ably upon her for her dollars. the younger
women tear her to shreds—nothing is want-
ing to her success -
And what spirit there was in their llam-
ing! that animatinn' What eyes lit up
with pleasure! Not in moment‘s flagging-
they danced with as much supplcncss r... in
the morning as at the beginning of the oven-
ing. And why not, indeed: Such pleasures
are harmless, and it is not because :1 woman
has danced much in her girlhoml that she
should lead her husband 1': dance. When she
has one.
Good scholars are as easy to discover in the
recreation ground as in the class room The
morality of a youth is in din-rt |:1'4‘}|(11‘Il(m to
the deligbthc lakes in play, 1 ul :: girl
may be measured by he." ;1‘.'l\'vi}‘ ::TI!I high
spirits.
I shall never forget a young; :‘.;;wrw:m girl
who sat at the same table as m yseif on board
the steamer. The dear child, who w::< about
17, performed prodigics. I could .1. my be-
lieve my eyes, and watched her v. 1’. never
flagging interest. What appetite il'nal. a
little table d’hote ogrtssl l trembled {or our
supplies and wondered whethm- Iih‘ mulpnuy
had foreseen the danger.
First of all, at? in the morning. tea and
bread and butter was taken in line 11a v
one in her cabin. At halfpast a sir.- II-l'(‘aI:-
fasted. At this meal, she gem-lull) went.
straight through the bill of'raré .-\.-: 11 she
had beef tea and biscuits brought to her on
deck. Lunch time found her read} for three
fruit.
courses of solid food. besides p'Hl'”.
etc. At Oo’clock, she did val“ . ,,
and at 10 she was regularly served with a
Welsh rarebit, or some other nasty (rifle.
l rarely :lleLIIt'l' on
deck, or in the corridors, butshe was munuir
ing sweets, gingerbread or chocolate.
After all, there are so few distractions on
board shipl' Men smoke. play pok r, or in-
dulge in a little betting on the run of the
ship. Some people sleep, some try to think,
but unsuccessfully; others read; some ladies
knit. The American girl cats.
The American girl likes men‘s society for
several reasons. First, because she is well
educated and able to talk on almost all topics:
She can talk knickknacks and pretty non-
sense, butif she knows how to describe the
“cunningest. bonnet” lately invented in Paris,
she can also tell you all about Octave Feuil-
let’s latest novel, or even Herbert Spencer’s
latest work. She likes men’s society, because
it enlarges her circle of acquaintances, and
also because it increases her chances of mak-
ing a good match. No matter how much
of a butterfly she may be, she never loses
sight of the future. She does not say, as she
sits musing on marriage: “What kind of man
shall I suit?” but “What kind of man shall 1
choose?”
The constant aspiration of these young ro-
publicans is to be one day countess, marchion-
em or duchcm.
The number of European coats of arms
which have been taken out of pawn, or re-
gilt, with American dollars, is enormous.
Not long again writer on the staff of The
Paris Figaro counted, among the guests in
one of the most select drawing rooms of tho
Faubourg Saint-Germain, thirty-seven Amen
icon ladies bearing thirty-seven names of the
most authentic French nobility. To name
only those which are present at the moment
in my memory, the Princesso Murat, mother
of the Duchesse do Mouchy, is American; the
Marquise de Chasseloup-Laubat is American;
the Comtesse de Saint-Rehab, 1a Generale do
Charette, the Comtesse de Chevigno and the
Comtesse do Granny are Americans The
daughters of the great democracy have be-
come not only French in heart, but as royal-
ist as the most ultramontane of our old dow-
agers.
Every one knows how many American
women the English aristocracy counts in its
bosom, and that that most Tory and most
powerful political association, called the
Primrose league, originated with Lady Ran-
dolph Churchill, the young and handsome
daughter of Mr. Jerome of New York.
That passion for rich marriages, which
burns in the heart of so many young Amer-
ican women, often leads them to disastrous
resets
how the '
If one may (rust OIIL-‘Js' eyes, American law 1
allows yonlrr nL‘ls to marry their grand-
of:
fathers, or at least the contemporaries of
these worthies.
It is not rare, [may say it is quite com- |
men, to see girls of 1-1 a 1:1 530 married to men‘
of found over.
An American lold use that be once went a
long journey in the some railway car with an
infirm, hoary old man of 30, who was accom-
panied by a girl 01’ scarce more than ‘20. This
yo.-ng woman was strikingly beautiful. My
American friend admitted to me that the
sight of her lovely face had the effect of
making him fall quite in love with her be
fore their five days’ journey was over. Flo
(lid not have an opportunity of conversing
with her; but on arriving at their destina-
tion, be resolved to put up at the same hotel
as the old man, so as to perhaps have a
chance of making more ample acquaintance
with his fair charge. To find out the name
of the young girl and her venerable grand-
father, he waited to sign his name In the
hotel register, until the patriarch had in-
soribcd his own. Imagine his feelings when
he read:
“Mr. X. and wife."
Here isa joke that Icullcd from :1 Wash-
ington paper. Is ita joke?
“A bachelor lately advertised for a wife.
A tnmgraphical error changed his age from
37 to 87: but it made no difference, for he re~
ceived over 250 applications from ladies
ranging from 10 to 60, and all promising love
and devotion to the rest of his existence.”
Here is another which I extract from a
comic paper. 'l‘lic‘ author seems to believe
that the American mother does not look on
such marriages with displeasure:
“Mother—So you' have engaged yourself
to Mr. Jones. You must be agoose. He
has neither fortune nor position. I know he
may one day be well 00’; his grandfather may
leave him part of his fortune, perhaps.
“Daughter—But, mamma, it is his grand- ‘
father I am engaged to. ,_
“Mbther—Kiss me, my child: you”
ullgéll“ "M "f l ‘- I- ' _
7'The real American girl admires male qual-
itiesin 'man. The perfumed dandy,~dressed
iii the? latest fashion, the “dude,” as be is
called in the States, is not her admiration;
she prefers a little roughness totoo much
polish. At a large reception given in the
New York Union League club in the early
pan: of the year, I asked a young lady who
were ten or a dozen young men who did not
miss a. sirigle dance '
“Obi" she replied with an air of sovereign
contempt, "a few young dudes who have
been invited by the club just to keep up the
dancing; marionet-tes, you know.” . -
CHAPTER XII.
In a countr ' where woman is n spoiltchild,
potted and made so much of, who can do and
dare almost anything. it is strange to find
women who are not content with their lot,
but demand the complete emancipation 01’
their sex. '
American women asking for
emancipationl It makes one smile.
I was talking one evening with Mrs. Deve-
l'eui: Blake, the chief of the movement—a
middle aged lady, of a fluent, agreeable con-
versation, who has declared war to the knife
against the tyrant luau.
”You must excuse me." I said to her, “if I
ask questions. I am anxious to learn. I have
submitted so many times to the interviewing
process in your country that I feel as if I had
a right to interview the Americans :1 little in
my turn. The American woman nppcarsto me
ungrateful not to be satisfied with her lot.
She seems to rule the roost in the United
States."
“No." replied Mrs Illnkc. “she does not.
1m 1. she ought."
“lint she. certainly does." I insisted.
“De l'ucto. perhaps, but. do jure. no."
"\tht do you want more!"
“The right to make laws. “
"What do'you I‘nil'flil by that!"
i" “The right of voting for candidates for
congress. and even the right ton seat in the
house of representatives. "
complete
“Thisappears to me a little exacting, and‘
abnost unfair," 1 observed timidly. “You
probably already make your husbands vote
as you please. if, added to this, you are going
to tin-ow your own votes into the electoral
urns. it means the extinction of man, neither
more nor less, and as Lcon Gozlan says: ‘It
is perhaps as well that there should be two
sexes, for some time longer at all events.’
:iI)’ (leer lady, you are spoilt children. and
spoilt children are never satisfied."
A lady, who enjoyed that most esteemed of
wonlau‘srights, the right to be pretty, gave
me some very curious details on the subject
of New York life. We were speaking of the
security of women in the large cities, and of
the risk theyl'nu in going out alone after
nightfall. _
”l have been struck with the respectability
of your American streets," I said to her.
“One never secs vice daunting by daylight,
and in the evening. whenever] have been
through the great arteries of your city, I
have seldom seen anything that could shock
the eyes of an honest woman. In. Paris the
boulevards are infested with street walkers
from 6 o’clock in the evening, and the evil is
much worse in London. where from 4 or 5 in
the afternoon a whole (.i rict is given over
to them."
“You are right,“ said the lady, “but if the
streets of New York are respectable, it is
thanks to us If we had waited until the
men swept our pavements, we should have
11.11 to waitu long time We cleaned them
ourselves.”
“What do you mean!“
“A few years ago several young women,
among whom 1 might name members of our
best society. resolved upon going alone in the
evenings, and of striking the first man who
dared to accost them. They persevered for
a long while. and finally succeeded in accom-
plishing the ( ainfcction of the main streets.
Vice still exists. but it keeps within doors,
and hidcsinstcad of parading itself. If you
are able to go out. at night with your wife,
or even your young daughters; if a lady can
go to the theatre alone, and, if it please her,
return home on foot, it is to us that thanks
are due. And do you not think that women,
young, good looking and well bred, who
could master their disgust so far as to do that
which the authorities were too cowardly to
undertake, are not worthy to havendclib—
crate voice in the Councils of the nation?”
1 could not answer this.
inm going to launch a rather dangerous
assertion.
t seems to me that the American woman
does not render to man a hundredth part of
the adoration he rcndels to her. If love
could spring from gratitude, Jonathan would
be the most beloved of men.
But does love over spring from gratitude?
Ill the eyes of the American woman man
has his good points lle insures her a good
position when he marries her, he works hard ,
to satisfy hex-"smallest wishes, and so long as
his signature has any value at the foot of a
check this will be an extenuating circum-
stance in his favor.
This spirit of independence in woman pro
duces excellent results, it must be confessed.
You find in America. women who by their
talents have won for themselves positions
which numbers of men might envy. And do
not imagine that I am speaking of blue
stockings, spectacled spinsters, disdained of
Cupid. Not at all. The American woman
has always tact enough to remain womanly.
Even among the heroines of the platform I
have always noticed a little touch of coquetry,
which proves to me that man is not in immi-
nent danger of being suppresed in America.
Onlya. few days after I set foot in New
York, a friend took me to visit the ofllccs of
the principal newspapers of the city. Pass-
ing along a corridor in The World’s ofilces, I
remarked a lady writing in one of the rooms.
My friend led the way in, and presented me
to her. 1 found her to be a pretty brunette
of about twenty or twenty-two, delightfully
piqnunte, and with most distinguished man-
ners I was struck with her simple bearing
and her intelligent expression, and, on leav-
ing the room, naturally wanted to know to
whom I had had the pleasure of being intro
duced. I then learned that this young Ameri-
can girl did all the literary reviewing and
gossip for The New York World, and tool: up
as large a salary as one of the best writers on
the staff of The Paris Figaro.
The St. Nicholas Magazine is conducted by
a lady. Mrs D go. .
Since her husband’s death, Mrs. Frank Les-
lie has carried on, under her own nmnage»
meat, the numerous magazines which Issue
from the house founded by that gentleman.
The largest newspapers, and. all the prin-
cipal reviews, have ladies on their'stafl's.
Mrs Mary Louise Booth, who directs The
Harper’s Bazar, receives a salary of 08,000.
The two editors of The Critic are Miss
Jeannette L Glider and Mr. Joseph B. Gil-
der, sister and brother of Mr. Richard Wat-
son Glider, poet, and chief editor of The Con-
tury Magazine, who himself hnsfor colleagues
Mr. Buel and a talented lady.
I might name many more.
The education of the women being in
America very much the same as that of the
maladies nature": {ceramic to many se-
‘EN OR W A Lk " o‘AzrrT'E“ W
ploymenls‘ whiéh,“niEuropefar'e'ldo'k‘éd'ilfiin
as being the monopoly of man.
CHAPTER XIII.
The New England descendants of the Puri- '
tans have inherited a more than British
prudery. -
The word “leg” is improper, 'ou must say
“lower limb." Trousers have become “lower
garments." Instead of going to bed, people
“retire,” so that the bedroom becomes the
“retiring room." . »
A lady having said not long ago in a Phila-
delphiadrawing room that she felt cold in her
back, created a veritable panic among the
hostess’ guests.
I read the following piece of information in
a New York paper among the news from u
New England city:
"The authorities have begun a. crusade
against the nude in art. One of the wealthiest
gentlemen in the oil y will he proceeded
against for keeping in his house copies of the
Venus of Milo, the Venus dc Medici, Canova’s
Venus, Powers" Greek Slave. tho Laocoou.
and other works.“ '
During my stay in New York, I was con-
stautly hearing of u certain Mr. Anthony
Comstock, who Ilfill attained celebrity bya
campaign ho had undertaken against nuditics
Mr. Cnmstock visited the museums, galleries.
exhibitions and shops. and, whenever he found
a bit of flesh portrawnl in paint or marble. he
went before the‘nm rates and had a grand
field day 1 must. say. for the credit of the
New Yorkers, that Mr, Comstock had earned
for himself a reputation as grotesque us it.
was noisy To take up such a line of censor-
. ship is, it seems to me. to publish ono’s own
perversity, and the individual whose mind is.
so ill informed that he cannot look at an ar-
tistic counterfeit presentment of the human
form divine. without thinking evil thoughts,
is to ho pitied, if not despised.
But I suppose there will always be quack
doctors with the cunt of virtue on their lips
and filthy. imaginations in, their hearts.
' Meanwhile. the American newspapers
seemed to look upon Mr. Comstock nsa legiti-
mate target for their jokes and satire.
The New England India- have the reputa-
tion of being the most easily shocked women
in the world. An American gentleman told
we thutn Philadelphia lady, at whose side he
was seated one day at table, grew red to her
very cars at his asking her which part of a
chicken she preferred, the wing or the leg.
Are the New England women Saintcs-Ni-
touches?
CHAPTER XIV.
Jonathan is the cousin germs!) of John
Bull, but yet not so German as one (night
‘ imagine, for, if Germany supplies America
with two or three hundred thousand immi-
grants yearly. these Germans do not German-
izo America: on the contrary. they them-
selves become Americanized, thanks to that
faculty of assimilation which they possess in
such a high degree.
One strong-proof of this is the wuy Li)
which women are treated from one end of
the United States to the other And her-1 1
may say that. in this matter Jonathan 5915
John Bull an example which the latter would
do well to profit by
Whilst English justice gives merely one or
twomonths’ imprisonmcntto the man who
is found guilty of having almost kicked his
wife to death. an American town is in arms
at the mere rumor of a man having mal
treated a woman.
Sometimes the chustlscmcnl mkcs a comic
form. T here are few distractions in the lit-
tle American (owns, and natirc humor finds
an outlet in strange fashions. .-\ man who
iil treats his wife, or l'ursal'cs her for another
woman, is often tarrcd and Icililn‘lxul The
operation is curious and salisiler lhcven-
gcance of the populace, while procuring {hr-m
an hour‘s amusement.
The delinquent is let, sometin'k-s to the
sound of music, 10 a retired spot. 'l‘hcrcllc
is stripped to the skin and coated over with
tar from head to. foot. This done, he is
rolled in feathers, which of course stick to
him and give him the appearance of an im-
menso ugly (lllcklilw. To give a finishing to
the operation, his clothes are sometimes car
ried off, and the mob wish him good luck.
This chastisezueut is often applied to a
woman whose conduct is known to bei-m-
moral. In such cases I need not say it is the
women who operate on the culprit. They
want their husbands and sens to be able to
get about without danger, and they take
upon themselves the task of keeping the moral
atmosphere of the neighborhood healthy.
The idea appears primitive, but morality
thrives bv it.
The susceptibilities of American women are
sometimes very easily wounded.
A paper having announced a man's death
under the heading: “John K gone to a bet-
ter home.“ the widow brought an action of
libel against the editor
The further west one goes the more upper»
ent becomes the power of the women. the
further west one goes the rover (ions woman
get. Is this the reason?
To every American hotel there is a ladies
entrance This is to prevent contamination)
from the possible contact of man. When it
rains or snows an awning is thrown out over
the pavement. but I dare say u [.lcrmaneut
tl‘iumphnl arr-h will ultimately he demanded
by the ladies.
Here is a little story which would supply
a very good subject to the novelist or the
dramatist. ._
Idaho territory lies vci'y far was! Indeed,
and there is an alarming scarcity of women
there. This has bot-n curiously illustrated of
late in the town 0? Wagon Wheel
Recently two young ladies traveled to that
remote region to attend in their (lying
brother. The poor fellow (lid not long re
quire their services, and iuuncdiu tel y after his
death the sisters preparml to return home.
Before, however, they could get away. nearly
the whole population of the town—bended by
the mayor and other high olllcialsewcre
making matrimonial overtures to them Peel
ing run very high during five or six anxious
days, and the mayor’s chances. despite his
mature years, ruled the betting at six to one.
At the end of the week both young ladies had
capitulatcd: and were duly engaged. The
mayor was, however, cut out by a handsome
young miner The wedding‘da-y was fixed,
and the mother of the young ladies was sum-
moned upon the scene. Here troubles 1mgan.
Bbe duly arrived. but was hotly indignant
with her daughters for the scant respect
which they had manifested toward their
brother’s ulcmory by such indecent
haste to wed The girls, explained that
they had literally been besiegui. and had
yielded to the overwhelming force of circum-
stances. As usual, explanations increased
the offense, (and the mother vowed that
neither of them should be married out there
it all-that, in fact. the engagements were
“off," and that they must be off too. The
cup of felicity was thus rudely dashed from
'..the lips of the two accepted men, and they
made haste to tell their sorrows to the town.
An indignation meeting was held, and the
mayor appointed a committee to wait
upon the irate matron in order to ask
her to reconsider hcr resolution. The
mayor, with rare mngnaniluity, consider-
lng the cruel blow his own hopes had
just received, placed himself at the
head of the deputation, and in the name of
patriotism implored the good lady to grant
the petition. which he ardently urged. She,
however, stood firmly on her parental rights,
and declared that she would not leave the
town without her two daughters. Then the
genius of the mayor shone forth like the sun,
and proved equal to the occasion. He blandly
proposed acompromise. Why need she leave
at all? He drew her attention-of course in
most delicate Wile the fact that she was
fair, plump, and fifty odd, and that similar
language'mlght be taken as descriptive of
himself. Thereandthen he offered her his
band and heart, and the young ladies a kind
father and protector.
That settled the matter-{and three mar-
riages took place with a. great flourish of
trumpets at Wagon Wheel.
.1 To be Continued.
, The Population of Norwalk.
Is about 20,000, and we would say at
least one half are troubled with some
affection on the throat and lungs, as those
complaints arc,according to statistics, more
numerous than others.
all our readers not to neglect the opportu-
nity to call on their druggist and get a
bottle of Kemp’s Balsam for the throat
and lungs. Trial size free. Large [bots-
ilos 50c. and $1.. 'Sold by all druggists.
Berlmtrum-cars carry annually nearly
10,000,000 passengers.
'It is useless for young ladies who are
troubled with freckles, pimples, moth
and tan and a bad skin generally to use
liquid paints or dry powders, for they only
make the skin look well for the time
being. To haven good complexion you
must have pure blood. Use Sulphur Bit—
ters and your skin will be fair and com-
plexion rosy.»—Young Ladies’ Magazine.
A stringent anti-trust bill has been in-
troduced in the Nebraska Legislature.
New Orleans is going to have an ex-
hibition building constructed of cotton.
We would advis‘
EVERY lii‘iiill lSCRATClliEll.
[Tllsil 11m Skin was rnw- Body cov("r"d,w11h »
scales: like spots of 'mm'lnr. t‘urcd by
(he Cuticurn Itcnlcdics.
Ilun goluglo tell you of the cxn'nordinary change
E your (lu'rlouua ltvmnms performed on 1111'.
‘, About the lsl of A prll last I noticed some red pun-
; pics like coming on: all over my hody,bui thought
' nothing of it until sometime later on. when It be—
gan tolookllke spots of mortar spotted on, and
and which came 011' in layres, accompanied WIIII
meanwhile. were scratched on“ again. In vain (118
out aid. After giving up all hopes of recovery I
happened to see an achrliscnlent 1n the newspa-
pers about Concerns Ruin-1mm. and purchased
them from my (lrngglsl. and obtained aim t im—
mcdluterclief. Ibeganm hence that ill scaly
. eruptions gradually dropped off and disappeared
one by one, and have. been fully cured. 1 had 111(-
(1iscnsc (him-cu mouths beiorcl began faking the
('U’I‘ICURA REMEDIES, and In four or five weeks
1 was entirely cured. Mydlsense was cczculn and
psnriusls. [recommended the (.‘ll'l‘ICU'RA REME-
1111455101111 in my viciuliy, and 1 know of a great
many who have taken them, and than- me for
the knowledge of them, especially mothers who
have babes with scaly eruptions on their “Calls
and bodies. I cannot express in Words the thanks
, heeniomc. Mybody was covered With scales.
; and i was an (uvfnlspectacle to behold.
1 skin is as nine and clenras :1I)&I)Y'S.:'
GEO. C(‘i’l‘ifli’, Merrill. Wis.
1 Hopi. ‘ll, Essi.
lllY (illl'f‘.
We cannot do jnslh-c m the esteem in which
rlller, are held by lhd illousan‘lls upon illousnnlls
whosellvcs have been made happy by [he cure of
agonizing, huullllaling, lit-hing, scaly and plmply
hair.
Sold everywhere:
2.112; lruaoixnsr, £1.
DRUG AND 0111:3110“. 00,, Boston, Mass.
pages, 50 illusiraiimm, and loo lcsllmonials.
l‘LES.bl:lck-hcads. chopped and oily skin
'Eatauh ill Consumption.
t'aiarrh in its (\cslrucilvc fm'c: stands uexi lo
and undoubtedly leads on to cunsumpllon. II is
therefore singular lhat lhosu amluicd with fills
lIlCll‘lIVCS :0 Nil IhC‘IllSL‘ll‘CS of If.
medical knowledge have weakened the confidence
of the great majority of sufferers in all advertised
remedies. They become resigned to a life of
misery ral her than torture themselves with doubl-
ful palliatives. .
But this will never do. ('atarrh must be met at
every stage and combuied with all our mlglu.
In many cases the disease has assumed (lallnerous
symptoms. The bones and cartilage of the nose,
the organs of hearing, of seeing and of tosllng so
affectcdns to be useless. the uvnla‘so clongalcd,
the throat so inflamed and irritated us In produce
a constant and disu'cssmg cough
hANFOBD'S lumen. CURE meets every phase
of Catarrh, from a simple head cold to the most
loathsom and destructive stages. It Is loca. and
constitutional. Instant in relieving, permanent
in curing, safe, economlcal and never-failing.
Each package contains one beiile of the Ram—
CAI. Conn, one box of UA'I‘ARRIIAL Sonvnnr, and
one IMPROVED INHALER; price,$l.
I’OTTER DRUG A: CHEMICAL CO” “051011.
mPlill'S nn wunnnsses
OF FEMALES
Instantly irelicved by (no. Cutieura
Anti-Pain Plaster, a new, moat
lgrceable,lusiaulnncous and lnfallble
pain-killing plaster, especially adapted
to relieve Female Pains and Weak-
nesses. Warranicd vastly superior to
ill. umer plasters, and the most perfect Anilovlot
to paln,1nllalnation asd Weakness yet (inmpuucll-
ed. At all druggists, 25 come; llve for
£1.00; or, postage free. of Permit 1mm AND
CHEMICAL 00.. Boston, Mass.
Dr. Seth Arnold’s
For a Cough
I ever used.
MRS. A. J. CHURCH,
Summons. Mass.
25c., 50c. and $1.00.
gasoline.)
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Heaters. Established 1837.
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FOR SALE BY
F. w. JAQUI, Jr.
NORWALK, CONN,
‘2. mm}
ninh. niln (illin
wanna, unless,
Shingles, Lat/1.,
Doors, Sash
Blinds, .Moulding‘,
Window Frames
Pic/eels, 990.
Veneelsd Haul 110ml ink.
Haul Wood Ceiling and Hauling
South Norwalk, Conan.
For Sale Cheap.
SECOND-RAND Cast Iron Fence, with gate‘
all m perfect order and as
A
tlcelf applied for soon.
_801t,_
Enquire at
GAZETTE Ol-‘FIC 1“.
we aduse them to write J. E. Wurrnnv, Nur-
srnted and prices reasonable. Experience is not
needed 42
EDA—1111173” Si) A "Y . .11“ E 1?: EU 41 31:,
iichlng. I would scratch every night unlll I Will] .
raw, then the next- night the scales. being lnrmcd ‘
I consult all the doctors in the country, bul \villl- ;
mYou for what ”If: CITTICL’RA unmanned hnva .
.\ uw my
F0“- 7- 1531‘ «NM (1 lrncc whatsoever of lIl(:_1Il.‘i— I’
case from which i sull‘cred has shown itself smcc
(.‘UTICUnnJho grcal skin 1‘111'63, and Curlccua .
SOAP. an qunlsit Skin llenullllcl', prepared from .
1r,an(1 Curler-1m IlusonvENT,ilie new Blood ‘ l‘u- .
diseases of illeskln. scalp, and blood. \vllll loss of .
1'rlcc, (:l'rlcuxm, 50c. ; SOAP, .
Prepared by ”11'. I‘O‘l"l‘l€lt .
B‘a‘f‘Scnd for “ilou'lo ('ure Skin Diseases," (:4. '
pl'OVCllicil lly (_'L"l‘lCL'Il.-\ ,MIIDICATED SOAI'. :
fearful disease should not make it (he objector ?
Dcccpllvc .'
remedies connected by ignorant pretenders lo -‘
211136
cod as new: .
((0011th feet in length. Will he so (1 at a sun-vi. ’
I 11' any of our readers desire steady, paying work ;
aeryman, Rochester, N. Y.. for terms to agents, '
as he furnishes fine outfits free. 1115 stock is war. .
511E
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medicine. to be given in the fund, uncle
Worth Its weight ill gold when ln-us :ma nmu.t
by mail.
once to us.
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pound can and Guillc. 9.1.1").
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SAIlIl'
elegantly Illustrated copy of the “ l-‘Aluil‘iltw POUM RY RAISING GUIDI-i" (prh
to make money with a low hens). and two small pack
hniupie pnckn'fl' “1' l‘mvll
prepaid, for $5.01. Send stamps or L'tlhll. l. S. .lilllxst
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large cans, (-xm'c~~'
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redo SprinO‘s, Denver 9. 1d Puzblo.
between Chicago and
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and Chicago, Kansas 86 He
Its main lines, branches and extensions west, northwest. and southwest
include Chicago, .Toliet, Ottawa, Peoria, La. Selle, Molina, Rock Island in
ILLINOIS_—'-Davenport, lvluscatlne, Ottulnvm, Oskaloosa., \Vest Liberty, Iowa.
City, Des Monies, Knoxvrlle, Wmtorset, AtlanticJ Audubon, Harlan, Guthrie
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SOLID FAST VESTIEULE EXPRESS TRAINS
Ol‘ Palace Couches—loading; all compotitorsjn splendor of equipment. and
luxury of accommodations—run throuc‘h daily between Chicago' and Calm.
mi or MAGNIFICENT VESTIBULE
go and Gounod Bluffs (Omaha), and
Elegant Day Coaches Dining- Cars,
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ljorn Salt_Lake City, Portland, Les
intervening localities. Quick Lime,
Jnion Depots.
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each way between Chic-:1 o
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ply to
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E. A. HOLBROCK,
C-en’l Ticket {2 1321:;
HOUSATONIC RAILROAD.
Dan/mm rmu’ NOW/WM Dinisimz.
(‘url'W'ir-d April 2.1111, 15W.
l‘.\.~‘.\'li.\'(.‘1~lll TRAINS
SOUTH.
H.513. Ncr'aallx,
(1020.111.
Lv. Norwalk. Ar.Wlison Pain
0 I0 :1. I'll.
14‘. C. I’AYNE, Supel’ilm-ndcnl.
.l. ’1‘. l .\', General '1 ickri Agenl.
New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad.
DIX‘EMBl-lll 211d. 1885.)
NEH] "Gilli DIVISION.
Trains leave South Norwalk as follows:—
For New
6.56, 9.3.», “36, a. m., 1.20 (local) 2.44,
'.. ' (lo Stamfordonly)s.11, 10.15, p. m.
‘ns at 5.16 (cxucpt Mondays), 5.48, 6.12,
(local), ‘ (local), 1.51; (10cal)S.26 (local) 9.03
(Springfield local), 10.13, 11.45 a. m._; 12.59(Sprmg-
field local), 4-16, 5.20.1). m.
5.00,
(laiion trains at 6.: , 7.213. 5.50. 10.42 a. m., 1.45,
4.2-2, 5.13, 0.15 and . to lll'ldgepcrl, 8.49, 9.49,
11.07 [3.111. Express mum; at 9.11:, a. 111.;12.13,1.0‘i
(local), 3.07, 4.11 (llousaloulo Express) 5.09
(Naugatnck Express) 1.18, (Springfield local),
12.4311. m. (Iloslon express).
silmlnys.—-.~\cconunod:nion 7.1-:5, 9.11 a.
311110.51 p. m.
0. M. SHEPARD, (ion. Supt.
(l. ’l‘. lllilll'STl-IAD. Gen. Pass. Agl.
m.,
THE OLD AND RELIABLE'
Nnnnallll New You inninln Line.
'1 .
'I‘ 11 1')
City of borwalk and Eagle,
Will make (1:1in mm for freight between
New York and Norwalk, s1 lppiug at South Nor.
walk. Leaving l’icr 23,100t of llcckman streets
New York every evening at 5 o‘clock; Saturdays at
‘21). m. Leaving Norwznk Bridge every evening.
P It OP E L l. 1') R S ,
Freight. fallen from and received for all point
on the llnubur)’ and Nnrwnlk- and sin-palm Rail-
roads a1. (lrenily IINIIH'UII Rules.
Upon :mplicntlon to agents lllc (‘uy of Nurwnlk
and Eagle will be sent ft‘i' special lots of freight
anywhere in New York or its vicinity.
W711]: persons are forbid trust-lug any of the
employee of 11:0 boats on this line on account of
he owucrs thereof. 1141
any; “Record.”-
The {Norwalk Record
Is an established Incl. Allllough
year old its circulation already averages
3,000 COPIES" PER WEEK,
:1 fuel which altesisns rapid rise and firm hold on
the publlc favor. 1i aimsio be clean and whole-
some, and presenls all the legitimate news in
readable, spicy and terse shape. its subscription
)rice ls sulllcieully low to enable anybody to have
t-withoul discarding any other of their favorite
journals, and it prospers without encroaching
upon the prosperity of any of its excellent and
esteemed local contemporaries, as is- shown by
the fact that it enjoys and appreciates the hearty
good will of all—tile GAZETTE, ”our, Sentinel
Jom‘ncland RHNIUMWM. ,
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Paying 12 per cent. on the money
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H C. HYATT. NORWALK
Ur. address 11., lzox :29. N21“ all; 1‘
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T0 HORSE OWNERS !
We keep cunsiauily on hand a good aseoximenl of
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
selected with great care in the western markets.
We have horses suitable for all purposes and no
one who wants a thoroughly 1 eliahle animal should
purchase before seeing what we have to offer.
We also keep constantly on hand at our Carriage
Reposnory a complete line of CARRIAGES from
the best makers, which are manufactured for us
to special order; every carriage warranted.
WAGONS and UAR’I‘S of every (1e cripllnn.
IIARNESSES, Wlill’s, Rom-1s, BLANKli'l s
DANN’S LIVERY STABLE,
OFFICE 48 WALL sax, NORWALK
one. 1)..» .v. (1.1:. paper
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sensuous, A'crnn'rlox
M. L. BYINGTON,
Pen scion. A ttz: 1-1.: (54,-.
241 Eighth Strcm, N.
WASHINGTON D. (7.,
[Located at the National Capltal, adjacent :0 all me
Executive Departments, gives me supcllnr
advantage ill the prosecution of Claims
against the United states.
INCREASE YOUR PENSION.
Many pensioners borne on the rolls are eluuled
10amucnlligllcrraleof pension than they now
receive. In a great majority of cases in which
pension was granted for disease, the pensioner is
entitled to an increase of “118.1111“ in most cases
where it was granted for wounds or injuries the
disability Increases each year. AS i'me passes lllc
disability of all classes naturally increases. Many
were at first rated too low. and it often occurs
that pensioners are unjustly ‘or erroneously re-
(laced by examining surgeons. A pensioner is
entitled to increase on a (llsabiiily not'set forth ill
hisoriginul declaration. The pension laws are
more liberal than formerly, and better rating cm.
be bad for many disabilities. 1 make a specialty
of Neglected and Reicclrtl Claims, and if you WIII
present me with a. brief statement of your. case,
stating by whom it was presented, I will obinln a
rehearing of your case, and, if it has merit, will
procure a. favorable settlement Many claims
stand rejected before the department, when 11
only requires a competent attorney to make them
good cases. Soldiers summing 'u'z'I/l ‘(Iisnm'lilics
comractca in service, who have not applicrljnr a
pension, should do so '(IS 1'! is their mull'l‘.
SOLDIERS OF THE MEXICAN WAR,
Who were in that service sixty days, [or limit
widows lfnoi re-marricd] are entitled ioss‘Jlo per
month from January 211111. 1357. (fun
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M. @OHWAB.
OPTICIAN 21nd UCULIST,
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WILL ME AT NOIMVALK.
run. 27th a 28m, (359,
A t .Vo'r'wallc Hotel.
Having qualified myself by years of hard stud
in the best (institutions in Europe, and having had 3
practical experience of twenty-live years in the
country, I am enabled at first sight to adapt lenses
most appropriate to restore the vision to its orlgma
vigor and cure all the various diseases of the eye'
I have therefore combined my practice of an
Ocnlist with th :- or an Optician, and am now en
union to furnishaed all kinds of lenses and styles 0
Spectacles and Eye.Glnsses which are made t
order under my own supervision, to suit my cue.
omers’ visionary ailments.
Consultation Free.
References—Geo. G. Bishop, Charles Olmstea
' To Widowed. Pensioners.
Y the act of June 7111, 1838, all wldowed pcn-
sinners, whose pensions commenced subsc-
queut to June 3011], 1580. and the soldier husband
(11e.1 prior to that date. are now allowed pensions
from date of said death, instead of from date of
widow’s application as was heretofore the rule of
the Pension Ofllce. Any such widowed pensioner
so enilllcd to llrrcarages, as above, can have. her
claim afijnslcd and collected by addressing,
M. L. BYIS G'I‘ON.
"111 \‘th St., NIL, \Vasllingion,l).u
Building Materials, 81c.
BUILDING S'I'ON E, all qualities of sand, cel-
lars (lug. gardens and grounds renovated.
horses and curls for him. I have somellloroughly
rotted and very fine manure for flower beds.
.1. W. EDMUNDS,
No.6‘o‘oulh Union Avenue.
1’. O. Box 654. l'orwalk
01‘ leave rumors 311'. W. Batcs’hlarble Yarn; (113.
{ill
To Rent. ,
'l‘IIESHOE FACTORY PROPERTY, lately
occupied by F. 1-1. Rnscoc. belonging It)
the Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased, can
now be rented on reasonable terms. and is
available fora variety of purposes. Possession '
F. ST. JOHN LOCKVVOUD.
immediately.
if“ Trustee
A RlFT IN THE CLOUDS.
Only a rift in the leaden clouds,
And a glimpse of the winter skies,
Thar. seemed as clear and blue to me
'As the light in my baby's eyes
But I paused on the threshold o‘.‘ 1.1:-
Lingered and turned away;
Saved by the light of angel eyes, _
'l‘hnt smiled through the clouds of gray
—Ella [Ilgginson In The Chicago Journal.
Browning's Courtship.
It is rather startling to see a. journal in the
modern Athens gravely announce that
“Browning wrote 'Lady Geraldine’s Court-
ship’ in tvvo consecutive hours." Asit was
written by Elizabeth Barrett some years be-
fore she became Mrs. Browning fl. is not quite
clear how it, should be ascribed to her hus-
f band. ,It was, moreover, written by Miss
E iional literary achievements.
5 is under the most rigid restrictions as to i
lllVESrilllENl‘ .
Barrett in twelve hours, which. though Si-‘l
times the ”two hours” of our Boston con-
temporary, vas so swift that its production
will always be recorded among the excep-
In this poem
(written by bliss Barrett before shebad ever
seen her future hut-z 21d) she alludes too book
of poems he had just. published under the title
of’ “llclls and l’rcnlcgranates.” in a line that
runs; ‘
Or from ill-owning so’mo pomegranate, which. 11‘
cut down in the middle,
Shows a heart within, blood tincturczl. of a valued
. humanity .
It is related that the first meeting between
Miss Jarrett and Mr. Browning was brought ,
about by his calling to thank her for thisallu»
sinn to his pen .~L‘~uston Traveler.
Swift Messengers in Chi: .
lluman endurance is seldom tested so
severely as among the postal messengers
of the Chincse government between Pekin
and Lhassa. These messengers are
picked and trained men, who in times of 5
great urgency are required to cover the
11,500 miles between the two capitals on
horseback in thirty-six days, or 125 miles
9. day. The :ncssengcr's letters inclosed
in (Ly illow hagare never taken offllis back
except when he changes his dress, once .
a. week.
miles. cats
lle changes horses every few
and sleeps 1n postal stations,
articles of diet, and is permitted to sleep
only four hours a day. This remarkable
feat is said to be accomplished whenever
there is need of special dispatch, but on
ordinary occasions just double the time
is given the journey.——I'}oston Herald.
A Water Color Bod Quill.
{Several Lyme (Conn)
a block designed for a bed quilt, representing
the state of Connecticut by counties, each
county having some reminiscence elaborately
executed in water colors on silk. Litchfield
county shows a large clock in one corner and
a clocklnnker with his kit of tools, suggestive
of Connecticut‘s first clock, which was made
in that county Hartford county has the coat
of arms and “Qui transtulit sustinet" band-
somcl y painted, and the thirteen stars show-
ing Cbnnecticut one of the thirteen original
states. Tolland county has the birthplace of
Nathan Hale. Windham county represents
the “battle of the frogs.” Illiddlcsex county
has a View of Long Island sound and the
Lady Fenwick tomb. New Haven county is
a humorous representation of the old blue
laws and a view of the steeples on the green
at New llavcn. Fairfield county represents
Putnam’s ride, and New London county
shows Groton monument and Fort Griswold.
—llostcn Herald.
Tolegrnpbing llcapcr Than “iriting.
There has lately been invented a new 5 's-
(cm of syuclu'onism which. it is claimed, will
make it cheaper to telegraph messages than
to mail them. Dr. J. Harris Rogers, of
\l’ashingtou, D. C., is the inventor, and he
claims that the world will be almost revolu‘
Lionizcd by his drscovery. The new system,
Mr. Rogers says, reduces the English alphabet
to ten elementary characters. The memages
. are prepared by means of a. machine resem-
bling a. typewriter and manipulated in the
same manner. With the use of ten keys, one
for each character, any desirable message can
be written. A test of the new apparatus-was
held in New York, and a message of seventy~
six words sent over in tw. '-flvo seconds
and printed upon a tape in p Roman char-
acters. T he inventor says that he can by this
system make on; wire do the work that ten
: do now by the system in vogue—Frank Les-
lie‘s N wspaper.
Toys for Great Britain.
' Great Britain gets about £600,000 worth of
foreign toys every year. Now, as it is reek-
oned that there are rather more than 15,000,-
000 of children in the United Kingdom
15 years old and under, it follows that the
outlay for foreign toys is not much more
.than 0 pence per child. Most of these articles
come from Germany, which sends to British
dealers toys of the value of £320,000 9. year.
Holland is second, with £125,000 worth;
Franco follows with £90,000 worth, while
Belgium is a fairly good fourth with £70,000
worth. Considering how clever the Ameri-
cans are, it is singular that the United States
, supply only £8,000 worth of these joys of the
children’s lulu-t. Yankee inventors do not
care to waste their smartncss on the trivial
toy.—-I‘Iew York Telegram.
Americans and Money.
The American is constantly accused by
Europeans of worsuiping the “almighty dol-
lar,” and great was my curiosity to judge for
myself of the justice of this charge. After
calm observation of the ways of men in
America, [came to the conclusion that the
dollar was certainly not only the unit of the
monetary system, but that it was also the
unit of. the metrical system. However, I
soon saw that, if the dollar was coveted and
held in great respect, it was not so much for
itself as for the luxury it was the key to; in
other words, that avarice was a vice almost
unknown in the land. There is a lavishness
in the Americans way of expending his
money that rcdccms his trick of taking of!
his hat to it whenever he sees in—Max
O‘ncll
Photographing the Sky.
Profusor William H. Pickering has suc-
ceeded in detecting a number of new nebula:
by means of photography. The region sur-
rounding tho nebula. of Orion was selected for
these experiments, and from the results the
author concludes that, by photographing the
entire sky, four or five thousand such objects
may be discovered. Only in case, the large
nebula of .Orion should prove to embrace all
the new nebulae in its limits, this proportion
would not hold good. The experiments show,
however, that the method is well adapted to
verifying and completing our catalogues'of
stars—Science.
Don't Like the Plan.
The EJedico-Legal society has now made its
report as to the method that should be adopt-
ed for electric execution, and the would be
murderer can now acquaint himself as to the
details of the manner in which he will be dis-
posed of‘ if he should receive a sentence of
capital punishment. We must frankly ad-
mit that the plan does not commend itself to
our notions of decency or propriety. An
electrical csccution will, perhaps, be less
sloppy than one . by guillotine or by bIOWing
from guns, but it. will not be less ghastly in
its attendant circumstances. — Electrical
“’orld (New York).
“'11:“ She Saw.
Then the little girl put her chubby hand on .
the old man’s knee.
“I see something in the fire,” uulrmurcd
the child.
“What is it, Fannie?" and the old man .-
lookcd fondly down into her pretty face.
“A stick of wood,” she replied, simply, and
the old man got up and kicked over a chair.
—\‘7ashington Post,
Easy Enough.
A scientist says a man can stay under w: -
tor for on minutes as well as for twenty sco-
onds. The statement is not surprising. A
man who broke through the ice and disap
peared under the water three days ago is
there yet, but it is thought he will not talk
much interest in politics when he comes to
surface-Norristown Herald.
An Echo of the Ball.
One of the Patriarchs—How do you on joy
society as far as you’ve gone?
One of tho Rosebuds—From the time 1
came in until I met you I've had a perfectly
glorious time._ (And he don’t know yet just
how to take the remark.)-Judgo
Nicotine is one of the most powerful of the
known] nerve poisons. It is as virulent as prus—
sic acid. There is no substance known which
can counteract its effects; the system either
succumbs or survives according to its resist-
ing powers.
The bakers of London, Ont, work under
the eyes of a vigilant inspector. Several
hundred loaves of bread were recently seized
in that city because they were not up to the
standard of weight.
Miss liamio Davis, a telegraph operator,
remained at her post during the entire sea-
son of the yellow fever epidemic at J ackson-
viilc.
l havc‘bccn 21 great. sullerrr from dry
cninrrll for many years, and I tried many
remedies which helped me, but I had
none which did mc so much benefit as
Ely‘s (‘rcam Balm. Ii completely cured
IIleM. .l. Lally. 39 \Voollwurd Avcnue,
Boston Highlands. Mass.
The Tripoli. of the Italian navy, is the
next fastest vessel to our Vesuvius.
From the Pastor of the Olivct Baptist
Church, Philadelphia, Pa.: 1 was so much
' troubled with entarrh it seriously affected
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my voice. One bottle of Ely‘s Cream
Balm did the work. My voice is fully re
stored—B. F. Liepsuer.
Austria, Germany and Italy are alli
adopting the Lee pattern of magazine
rlflcs.‘
ladies and their ,
friends have made for achnrch fair in Florida '
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r‘suom‘wtxrfli‘lfiffil
How a Lady Became Overcorno by Noni
ous Strain and Fell on the Street—A
valnnblc Lesson to AllNcI‘vous‘VOanlli
Mrs. 31 orton E. Fassett. of Lowell, went Into
Boston recently to do a. day’s shopping. SDI
\ 153th many of the leading stores, and becanu
so inter sled in the attractive goods she saw.
that she failed to realize the flight of time.
The care of selecting- just the right article!
made her nervous. and neglecting to take be)
. lunch, added to tbil
nervous anxiety. at
that Vixen she calm
out from one or the
stores she fell pros.
tratc upon the side-
. walk on Tremonl
: Street. She wan
kl n (.1 ly cared for El
and eventually
hcr home. but her nervous system
:1 n shock from which she has not yet
recovered.
Such orporienécs are by no means uncommon.
Many ladies. it is true. do not fall lifeless upon
the street, but that. the nervous systems of
thousands of lovely ladics is undermined there
can be no doubt. Nervousness seemsto be
almost universal, nnd hundreds of women
who would be lovely otherwise and attractive
to their husbands. lovers and friends, are not
‘ attractive because they are so delicate and
‘ nervous. The well known Mrs. Harland, writ
ing on this subject. says: " Why ladies WllI
allow themselves to become weakened and
sickly I cmmot understand,- when it can be so
cmsiiy avoided. Careful l_lvnng. tz-e right food,
and a. regular use of the right remedy wdl keep
, any woman bright and healthy. Cood nourish.
1 ing food instead of the thousand unhealthy
I follic:,andthc regularuse {2,}
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1 1; ’7,
of the preparatmn
known as Hunt‘s Remedy.
will. I am sure, regulate-
nnd keep any woman in
1 perfect health. I have
, found this Great Remedy
, invaluable in my own
. case. and I am sun.- i! can
be made equally so
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1 that (if (:vcry other
, woman." /
I The: above ch-urly .N
: stalled advice should 7
.be of (he groan-st ,
i value to all hula-9..
! whether sulfa-rim,r or only slightly ailing.
1 It shows that well (lllccicd care and the
use of“ the right rcuxcdy \ ll MCSUI'I'U health,
life more joyous.-
i prolong lit-nuly null null:
YOEITEE and BEAUTY
c a, Can be Obtained
' BY USING
RLINTON’S
WITCH HAZEL-
nnnn ones
It is the cal preparation In the
world warrants to cure and eradicate
, all impurities from the Ikln.sucb u
g, a _ I’imlllel, Salt Rheum,
‘~— -"— - Flesh Vorms and Sun
urn. It gives the complexion a freshness and trmslncsncy
which cannot be obtained bynn othpr, even I: the (ingenious-of
”scale. It Is unequaled as a notifier of t e bands,rafiningtbz
skin and mskingltsaft, clear and white. “'1ch Hazel Toilet Cream
Is not a paint or powder used to cover up the 1m rifles of the skin.
but I remedy that heals perfectly and convert: l 9 same to enviable
benntv. Price oftlricl box, 95c. For Sale BY ALL DRUGGIS . .
WITCH HAlEI- TRACT 00. BLINTGNVILLE cons.
FECHTER’S anous
FAlRICON No. 3..
.1 PEERLESS HAIR DRESSER.
Prevents thehairirom falling out, almost immediately
starts a. new growth. Cleanses the Scalp. Removes
drufl and. Scarf. Prevents Baldness, and is a sure
cure for all Diseases of the scalp. W111 preserve the
hair in all its vigor. Price '75 cts. per bottle.
FAIRICON Nos. 1 and 2, price 31. per bottle m1].
info:- heads entirely or partially bald. Cases oftwenty
years' baldness have been cured. It leads the world.
Warranted not to contain any sugar of lead, nitrate qt
silver, or, other poisonous ingredien to. Will not stain.
1d by all druggists or sent on receipt of price.
Special course 810. Sand for genuine testimonial: to
EEC]! .l‘ER RWY 00., New Haven. Conn.
the Fairlcon~an Soup for Toilet, Ruth and Funny.
It is Peorieu for the Complexion, Chopped Head! or Bough Ilk-
B‘or Sale at George Plaisted‘s, Drug Store.
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KNOWN.
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, cllenpcstaudbest. lilsdoscsoi' SLL-.-
, : PIER BITTERS for$l.00,lessthan
: ,' one cent a dose. 11'. will cure thc -
I worst cases of skin disease, from
a. common pimple on the face
' to that awful disease Scrofula. a:
. SULPHUR BITTERS is the 3 -
best medicine to use in all
cases of such stubborn and
deep seated diseases.
’ our Kid-
DO ' neys are out
not ever take 1 oforder.L’se
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the purest and best-
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you are sick,no
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substance? Isyonr ,
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offensive? Your but get some at once, it
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:3 read here, it ma save your
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Don't wait until tomorrow,
Try a Bottle To-dayl
Are von low-spirited and weak,
- o- sullen-ing- from-the excesses of
‘ 011111? If 50, SULPHUR BITTERS
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Send 3 fl-ccnt stamps to A. P. Ol'dway & Co..
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This Invaluable Medicine is acknowled .
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‘f and Mouth, Whooping Cough, Canker. Rush,
' ”can, there is no medicme‘now In use that has
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._ It is tt’m'ranted not to contain an mineral
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:9 quills: it maybe taken at any time with per
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reach in any state or or}
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i (lm45 31 Wall SI" “alwaw’ gi-
; For Sale or Exchange.
.1115 Ilomcsiclul of the late Abljnh ltclls. shu-
. atcd at South Wilton, one mile from depot,
, chillnullas clcvenl‘oonls. good well of water.
barn an 1 sheds, eighteen acres of land, abundance
, offruli. Will be sold at a bargain. Enquire of
, O E. “71(30):.0 GAZETTE Budding, Norwalk, or
I TULIA'3.-‘ “R‘GOPA‘. Winnlpuuk, Conn. tm
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