Stick to In Welcome. New England housekeep- ers are too wide awake to be fooled into buying inferior soap more than once, just because there is a present given with it. On washing- day they V11 only the best soap; next clay they buy their own present. THE CREATAMERICAN ‘ com etent Club gent: (Women Men, Girls m- Boys) in every town in the U. S to get orders for our cele- brated goods. LIBERAL T113113; Goon Incomes. 81c Pusan-rs with ev ery sale. Good Teas and Cot- iees, 250. per pound. Send this ad. and 160. in cramps and we will mail you a 1-4 pound Best Imported Tea any kind and full 1&3. articulars. ‘ __ E GREAT AMERICAN EA CO. (S. L.) 31 a 33 Vesey 51., New York, R10. Box 289. .. PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. Stores and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. WINTER IS OOMIIIG And my new line of Fall and Winter Suitings are now ready and awaiting your inspection. Call in and examine them though you do not purchase. Suitiugs are cheaper, and I make them up in the latest styles at prices that will surprise you. F. KOCOUR. 1 MERCHANT TAILOR l4 Ilorth Main Street. So. Iorwalk MEEKER COAL CO. GOAL, WOOD, BRICK, LLIME, OEMENT, IILE PIPE. g . OFFICE WITH G. WARD SELLEGK WALL STEEET. NOBWA LK. Horace E. Dann, EXCELSIOB , Lwerv and Sales Stable. uwuvuuw~\ Opposite Danbury and Norwaik Railroad depotl Norwalk. Oonu. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers' Safe horses for women andohildren. . SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY IIEIIE’S YOIIII OIIAIIOE. A fine building lot' on Wilton ave- nue. If you intend to build,’look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a, Bargain. ,w. H. evmcrow, ‘Real Estate and Insurance Room I. Gazette B’I’d. l 00110, q . 01111111 . . 1111111111111, ‘ nd all Bowel Troubles 'romptly'relieved with HALE’S ‘ SAFE 1111111 Large Bottle 25 cents. ’ At all Druggist. C WEEKLY—NORWALI‘. GAZETTE POTENCY OF THE PEANUT. No On’Would Think the Humble Goober so Important. But little' 1s known of the peanut out— side of localities in which it is grown, and even where it is most largely grown its possibilities are for the most part not at all realized, and it is not by any means made to yield the highest results it is capable of. Taking into account all its sources ofgalue, the peanut ought to be one of the most profitable of the general farm crops in the South. The. following facts about it are in the main condensed from abulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture pre- pared by R. B. Handy of the office of experiment stations. ' The yearly production of peanuts in this country is about 4, 000, 000 bushels of 22 pounds, the bulk of the crop be ing produced in Virginia, Georgia, Ten- nessee, and North Carolina. These 4,000,000 bushels, while fully supplying the present demand of the United States. constitute but a small part of the peanut crop of the world, as the ex- portation from Africa and India in 1892 amounted to nearly 4, 000, 000 pounds, of which 222,000, 000 pounds went to Ma1seilles for conversion into 011. The largest part of the, American crop is sold by street venders, but small amounts are used by confection- ers, chocolate manufacturers, and fo1 the manufacture of oil. Peanut oil is used for lubricating and soapmaking. and is a good substitute for olive oil for salads and other culinary purposes. and as a substitute for lard and cotto- lene in butter and cooking. The residue from oil making, known as “peanut cake,” is a highly valued cattle food in the countries of Europe, and is also ground into fine flour and used as hu man food. It makes good soup, grid- dle cakes, muffins, etc., and is one of the most nutritive of foods. The vines, when dried, become a very nutritive ,hay, readily eaten by stock, though re- quiring care in the feeding, lest it pm duce colic. , The present uses of the peanut 11111“. its products are likely to be greatly ex- tended and new channels of utility he found for it, as has beenthe case with : cottonseed. With better metho s of tillage andalarger yield per 11019, the cost of production could be greatly less- ened. According to the eleventh census the average yield of peanuts in the . United States in 1889 was 17.6 bushels per acre, the average in Virginia being about twenty, and in Tennessee thirty- two bushels per acre. This appears to be a very low average, especiallyas of- ficial and semi-official figures give fifty or sixty bushels as an average crop, and one hundred bushels is not an uncom- mon yield. While the peanut has been cultivated in the United States to a. limited extent . for a number of years, it is only since 1866 that the crop has become of primary importance in the eastern section of this ‘country, which seems peculiarly adapted to its production. Between 1865 and 1870 the rapid spread of the culture of peanuts was phenomenal. Each year doubled, and at times in- creased threefold its crop over the pre- ceding year, so that this country, from being a large importer of West African nuts, was soon able to supply the do- mestic demand with the home-raised article. Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes- see produce a. large part of the peanut crop of the United States. Within the last few years this crop has ceased to be as profitable as heretofore. The method of culture—the annual planting of nuts on the same land, the lack of proper ro- tation of crops, the complete removal of all vegetation from the land, and the failure to replenish the soil means of fertilizers—has been a great factor in reducing the profits of the crop by re- ducing the ability of the land to pro- duce such crops as were previously se- cured in that section, so that now, in- 'stead of an average of 'fifty bushels per acre, with frequent yields of over one hundred bushels, the average in the peanut sections is not over twenty bush- els, while the cest of cultivation has been but slightly reduced. As regards food value, peanut ker- nels, with an average of 29 per cent. of protein, 49 per cent. of fat, and 14 per cent. of carbohydrates in the dry ma- terial, take a high rank, and should be classed with such concentrated foods as . soja beans and cottonseeds. The vines are shown by experience to be superior to timothy hay as a feeding stuff, and but slightly inferior to clover hay. The food value of the hay is, of course, higher the greater the percentage of nuts left 011 the vines in harvesting. The hulls also appear to possess consid- erable value as a feeding stuff, being much richer in valuable food constitu- ents (protein, fat and carbohydrates) than cotton hulls, which are extensively ised in some localities in the South as a coarse fodder and about equal to the poorest grades of hay—Boston Herald, The New Cnrnte. The Rev. Gideon Gosling—My arrival here seems to have caused some excite ment. P01 ter ——Y es, 511; but bless yer, noth- ing to the dune 111g been that come yes terday.—Thc Sketch. No Such \Vord, An East J ordan girl wrote to her best fellow: “Don’t phale to be thar.” He replied at once: “I’ ll be then. There s no sech word is phale.”——Grand Rapids Democrat. As Indiana Sees It. One of our prominent citizens took 4) drinks of whisky last Saturday after- noon. Such conduct is deplorable while 2‘11 many of his poor neighbors are with- .1111 a single drink. —- Rushville Ind. Graphic. Promising. ‘ There’s good material for an actor ir Softleigh. ” What leads you to think so?" “He. shed tears at his mother-in- law 1 funeral.”—Gothamite. ONE LITTLE WORSHIPER. But it Was Said, “0f Such is the Kingdom of Heaven. ” One lonely little. worshiper, whose eyes were big and gray, whose brown hair came almost to her waist in two fluffy braids and whose dress reached just to her shoe tops, had to say the amens and make the responses for the great, rich parish of St. Chrysostom one morning not very long ago. It was shortly before 9.30 o’clock that Dr. Snivelys congregation came trip- ping up Dearbom avenue with a little red prayerbook under its am. And the congregation, pushing open the big swing d061, saw with some misgiving that the dozen or so wor shipeis who usually are present at the weekday morning seivice had not yet amved. But she, nevertheless, tiptoed shyly down the aisle and slipped into her accustomed seat, which is just to the. right of the chancel steps, and, having knelt to say the little silent prayer f01 forgiveness and grace, she waited. Ten minutes passed, and fifteen minutes and twenty minutes, but still nobody came to morning prayer. But it never oc curred to her that if the rest of the world saw fit- not to worship she, too might be justified in omitting the duty So she looked steadfastly up, at the great stained windows where the sun streamed through in radiant patches .01 purple and gold. Just as she was beginning to think she must have made a mistake aboul the hour for service, Dr. Snively looked in from the vestry. When he espied the congregation he smiled very ten derly and came down to the pew when his faithful parishioner sat. And she looked up somewhat abashed, and he said: “Don’t go away, Edith, for we will have service in a few minutes.“ Then he went back to the vestry ant soon reappeared, clad in his vestments lie knelt at the altar an instant ii. prayer, and then rising and turning to ward the congregation. which also had risen, he spoke that solemn exordium of morning service, which begins: “The Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.” Then, as the ritual says it shall be. "the minister shall kneel and say the Lord’s prayer, the people still kneeling and repeating it with him.” After that Dr. Snively said: “O Lord, open Thou our lips,” and the very small person in a very scared voice said: “And our mouth shall show forth thy praise." Then they said the anthem and the psa-Elms appointed for the day, and of the psalms it happened that one was a petition in which David invoked the diiest penalties on his enemies. and the words of it sounded very strange as the child uttered them, skipping the hard, long ones and putting infinite sweetnes. into David’s terrible maledictions. The glories, the Te Deum, the lessons ‘ of the day, Bile creed and all the other ,ofiices of the service followed, not thing being skipped or slighted by the priest or the little girl who were we: shiping all alone in the beauty of l1oli~ ness. And when it came to the~beau~ tiI‘uI prayer of St. Chrysostom the min- ister repeated with peculiar solemnit-y that part of the petition which says "And Thou who dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in Thy name Thou wilt grant our re- quests, fulfill now, 0 Lord, the desires and petitions of Thy servants as may be most expedient for them.” Then he blessed the kneeling child very gently. and the congregation, do parting at peace with all the world,was soon 011 its way to Lincoln Park, where the skating was said to be very good.— Chicago Chronicle. THIS DOG A JOKER. He Had a Memory, too, and His Innocent Prank Showed It. Dr. Buell of Norwalk, Conn., owns an intelligent dog, now eleven years old, which for the first six years of its; life was ill treated by a young man who did the chores for the' doctor and took care of his horse. The young fel- low was an excellent mimic of anima. sounds. and whenever he caught the :log asleep he would creep up to him and give aloud bark close to his ear. The dog would be startled and would jump up to defend himself. Recently the young man came back in a visit. \Vhen he came into the house the dog looked at him, but gav- oone of the usual signs of recognition l'hat .ame day, while the young mar was leaning on his elbow looking out 01 a window with his back to the room Dr. and Mrs. Buell, with others in th room, noticed the dog creep softly up to the young man. All watched to se vhat the dog would do, ready to in erfere if an attempt to bite the young ellow was made. . But the dog was a joker. He had no ntention of biting or scratching, bu1 he memory of those six years remained :ith him and his time had come to take evange. The dog raised himself until its mouth was close to the young man's 411 when he gave a tremendous bark. and then dashed out of the room. The young man was as frightened as if at. .21 thqnalce had come. Ill. Infinite Resourbes. “I‘ve got to have something to fill out this column with,” said the fore 1112111 of The Spiketown Blizzard, poking his head into the editorial sanctum That's all there is about it. I've run 111 all the «lead ads. and all the catch lines and slugged everything out until there 1sn't even a piece of wood regle: .elt 11 the oliic e, and I’m sho‘rt yet hull ' 1 dozen Ii nee". ’ WI 1eieupon Editor Clugston sat down 111d 11 rote as follows: "(Turing to the crowded state of 0111 :olunms this week we are compelled to 1111i: several interesting communica- :io’ns now standing in type. I‘rienda will please bear with us. Advertisers 1.11111 be. accommodated. Until the 111'1:>:‘ul'e on our columns has eased up 01. 1 esjmiitlents will please write briefly 1:. ‘1 11, nine 1 hemeelves to simple state 11. 1...~: u. 1.11 ts. —C‘l1icago Tribune. / ___... THE DESERT PEARL. THE BISKRAN OASIS IS THE KEY TO 2 THE SAHARA DESERT. The Little Oasis Has 150,000 Trees and a _ Fructifying River. Its Oriental Town Hall, Fine Casino and Poetic Arabian Names. The Biskran oasis, with its 150,000 trees, is only about two miles long, and extends in half a dozen little villages by the Oued stream. The Arabs, in their poetic phraseology, style it variously the “Desert Queen,” the “Queen of the Cases,” and the “Pearl of the Desert.” Seen after two days’ journey through barren, treeless wastes, with its waving palms and brilliant verdure, it is a sight difficult to rival. Biskra has several line buildings, of which the town hall, built in the Oriental style, with gleam- ing cupola and a forest of dainty pil- lars, is the gem. It cost £6,000, and is cheap at that figure, but, of course, la- bor here is had for a song. The Oued Biskra flows through the oasis, and causes much of its prosperity. The chief industry is date-raising. and nearly all the inhabitants own a little plot of ground devoted to this purpose, and generally their only source of rev- enue. ' Biskra owes much to the Com- pagnie de l’Oued el R’irh, who bored artesian wells .and laid out vast date plantations. They also erected a fine Casino, and constructed a tramway to the celebrated Hamman Salahine, about six miles distant—springs well known to the Romans, whence. Biskra was called Ad Pisciuam. of all these benefits the company was granted various privileges. They are to enjoy for ninety-nine years the profits arising from the springs and from 300 acres of land, besides a large town slot. ' Biskra is practically the “key to the Sahara,” and hence ever since the French entered, in 1844, has been an important military station. The lover of Orientalism will find it here in a much purer form than in semi-Euro- pcnnized Algiers, and can also enjoy an almost perfect climate. The district, however. is not rainless, as is often sup posed; on the contrary, in winter there is a fair share of rain, though not so much as in Algiers, where this is the weak‘point in the climate. Like Al- giers,,it is beautifully mild, there is no snow, and for the majority of the win ter there is brilliant sunshine and a very even temperature. In the sum- mer, however, it is almost uninhabit- able. No one dreams of staying there unless military or other duty compels them. noxious, and snakes and scorpions abound, whose bite often proves deadly in an hour. The country at this period is subject to plagues of grasshoppers, the ruination of all Verdure and pro- duce. A very annoying malady called “clou de Biskra, ” Biskra pimple, pre- vails, which is said to resist most treat- ment except change of air. ANTITOXINE, DIPHTHERIA’S FOE. Mortality from the Diseaso in Boston Reduced One-Half. It 18 seldom that the use of any agent In the treatment of disease has met with the complete and lasting success that has attended the use of antitoxine in diphtheria cases. The success in its use has been marked, and it is a conserva- tive estimate to say that since it has come into use, the mortality from diph- theria has decreased one-half. As a matter of fact, it is probable that the use of antitoxine has reduced the death rate from this disease to a much greater extent, as from the ease with which cases are treated with the new agent many can at once be taken care of, which under the old system of treat ment might, through the poverty of the' family, or through other causes have reached such an advanced stage that it would be difficult to combat it. Interesting as the use of antitoxine in the actual application of the agent to diphtheria is, it is a small part of what it means to the medical profession. As soon as it was found out that there could be no doubt that antitoxine could be succeSSfully used in fighting diph- theria, medical men all over the world asked themselves why the same system could not be applied to diseases of like nature, and the result is that experi- ments are now going on which, if suc- cessful, bid fair to revolutionize ce1tain lines of medical science.-——B05ton T1 an- script. "..' Devotion. That was a remarkable instance of devotion to which an Italian journal referred some time ago, wherein a hus- band, on hearing that his wife looked herlbest in mourning, committed sui- cide that she might have an opportunity to wear it.-The Queen. OUTFITTERS 46 l , gnaw-away OfiNJH In consideration 1. The heat is intense, the water' OF new YORK CITY Have Purchased the Entire Stock formerly owned by TREDWELL .1 81.0111, Consisting of Men’s liigh Grade Clothing and Furnishing Goods and will sell it at One Hall 1/2 Off TRED WELL 1% SLOTE’S Former Prices. SALE NOW ON . _ at Tredwell-é; Slote’s Stores, - ~ 46,3 465, 467 Broadway, Cor. Grand St, New York City. BEFORE PAPER was INVENTED. Some Interesting Facts Regarding-13hr” Manuscripts. The invention of paper was, per- haps, more useful to the world than that of printing. It vastly increased the spread of knowledge,--m1aking pos- sible the possession, upon the pay- ment of .a few cent-s, of knowledge, which in the fourteenth century, the day of rare and costly manuscripts, could only be procured upon the pay- .ment of a large sum of money. In the most ancient times writing was used for rare occasions only, and a rock, a tablet or stone, or a plate of metal was the receptacle. Muse‘s wrote upon stone tables. The works of Homer and Hesiod were said 'to have ' been first written on plates of lead. And ancient docu- ments on copper are still within India. Some persons are of the opinion that the first writing .wasupon thin pieces of wood. From their conven- ience this seems probable. ', Such boards were used at an earlyperiod by the Greeks and Romans and were frequently covered with wax, which was, of course, more easily written upon than the bare wood. Where wax, was used errors were readily erased by rubbing .with the blunted end of the piece of metal which served for a pen. To make the writing more visible it appears that some black substance was smeared over the sur- face of the white wax and remained in the scmtched marks. Leaves of trees were used very early by the Egyptians, and probably by the Greeks. The Hinvdoos continued the use of this material until within a. few centuries. Even at the present time books of leaves are not uncommon , in the south of India. and the Isl-and of Ceylon. The leaves of some Asiatic trees, from rtheir size and smoothness, are admirably adapted for books. If we may judge from the name “leaf" being still applied to the paper of books, we should imagine these leaves to have been formerly the principal material in use. CAPTURING ELEPHANTS. Men, Horses and Tamed Elephants Are Used in the Chase. A small army, consisting of about five thousand men and three elephants, and a few horses, take part in the hunt, and they carry tents and pro- visions just as if a campaign against a powerful enemy were in progress. When the pad marks of an elephant are found he is steadily tracked down, and as soon as he- is found, a trained fight-er of his own species. is urged against him. 'As a rule, he steadily retreats upon sight or his pursuers, and their ob- ject is to press him so as to tire him out. He then stands at bay, and the tug of war commences. »Ttl1e oppos- ing animals butt at one another with the heads down, and should one show his flank he is quickly brought to earth. WVhen finally conquered, the Wild elephant is pressed by his pur- suers, toward water, of which he is so much in need after his exertions that his hind legs can be shackled as he drinks. He is then kept attached by ropes to other elephants until he gradually gets accustomed to bondage, and (in a few months he is completely under control. The sport is a blood- less one and the elephants when can tured are most kindly treated. AT THE POINT OF THE KNIFE. The Officer Found the Recruit Would Not Stand J oking. Here 1s a story of a raw recruit who proved a rather dangerous one to joke with. An ofiicer approached and asked for his rifle. - . “Let me see your rifle.” The raw recruit handed over his rifle, and a pleased expression stole over his face. As the officer received the weapon he said, in as tone of deepest disgust: "You’re a fine soldier! You’ve given up your rifle, and now what are you go- ing to do?” The young fellow turned pale, and putting his hand in his pocket. drew out a. big knife, and, preparing for bus- iness, said, in a voice that could not be misunderstood: “Gi’ me that rifle, or I’ll bore a hole through you.” The officer instantly decided not to play any further with the raw recruit, and the rifle was promptly sur- rendered. Bald in Either Cale. "Shure, yer hair' 15 falling frightful- ly.” You‘ll be bald soon if it kapel m‘Taith’,V I’ll be balder still if it don’t tape on.” I ‘ OWHSJ' mm 4.; - from backache, it was so with A snnions SUBJECT. Taken lt Up—Local Testlmony Speaks For Itself. Kidneys can’t talk, but if you don’t them. They have a language of their own, this' is how they tell you: When you work too hard what fol- lows? You are tired aren’t you? It’sjuet the some with the kidneys, Iihey get tired. they have so much to 0 You stoop War at some occupation. You strain yourself lifting. You walk too far, or ride too far. You call this over-exertion. You ,cannot sleep when night comes. Your back aches. Your head aches, often you ache all over. Oh you say, it’s because I’ m tired out. N ow this" 1311 ’t right, it’s because your kidneys are tired. _ They can only do so much, and the lifting, steeping, straining or exerting has retarded their action. The hearthas pumped the blood into them faster then they could filter it. The filter is over taxed and becomes clogged. They cry for assistance in many aches that fol low. Nothing starts the kidneys working so quickly as Doan’ s Kidney Pills. V1 .1 say so and people right here 1n Nor-walk are endorsing it. For instance take the case of Mrs. J no. Grace who resides at No. 32 Butts- ville avenue. She is a very old lady and old age has many infirmities. ney disorders are very prevalent and ’tis a rare thing that an aged person is found who does not sufi‘er more ornlIess rs. Grace. She had a bad back for years. The pains and aches extended down in- to the limbs. She says, ”I got a box of Doau’ s Kidney Pills at. Hale’s drug store_and began taking them. I think the pills are a good thing, they cared For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box, or six boxes for s2 50. Sent by mail on receipt of price by Foster—Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the U. S. Anyone who suffers from that terrible plague, Itching Piles, will appreciate the immediate relief and permanent ours that comes through the use of Doau’ s Ointment. It never fails. Raymond 61 Son. Successorsto GeorgeH. Raymond. Furniture Dealers and General Funeral Directors. 16 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ot Residence, Berkeley Place. ‘ Telephone No. 7 7»: ' Piano Lessons. ' MRS. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (dau hter of, the late Wm. B. Nash.) gives 9 cent and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at her home No. 193 Main = treet. S. B. WILSON, PRACTICAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. IIIII ~‘-1E‘_;._p\= ‘ [9‘ - .- a-nvM 1- #37:.- Estim-i‘les cheerfully Elven. Ltrga buil a specialty. Contracts taken in any part of the country. STEAM MILL AID YARD, III'FIBE, 8 68088 8T., 92 WALL 8T Norwalk, Conn. @Plans and Specifications fuanished. IIIIIIIMIIN ' BROTHER -——- MANUFACTURERS OF —— IMPROVED SODA IND MIN- ERAL WATERS. Flavoring Extract,s Also the Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. Lemon Soda, ' Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. ”Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address II. J. 81 Ii. 8. IiIIIIIIIIII, 44 Main Street. - Norwalk, Conn DRINK HATHOIIN l‘ u SPRINO WATER FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY The Holmes, Katie 81811181181 For You.forAnybody-—Norwalk has ' treat them rightly you will hear from Kid- '
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