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IN SUNNY AUSTRALIA.
The Heat Terrible to a Man Who is Fresh
' . to the Country,
A letter from a man living on the bor-
ders of New South Wales, about 300 _
miles from Broken Hill, gives some par-
ticulars of the terrible effects of the
heat wave that recently passed over the
colony. The record for the week ended
Jan. ' 20 is given as 115, 116, 1-17, 119.
115 and.120 degrees. “We are all done
up,” he wrote subsequently. “The
thermometer at 122 in the shadiest spot
we can hang it! We have had many
sad deaths, among others our poor gar-
dener. I heard he was ill, and ran
down to his hut, to find him lying in—
sensible. The manager and I did all
we could for an hour. and I saw it was
hOpeless from the first. He died at
nightfall. We dared not wait to make
a coffin; indeed, the exertion of digging
his grave was as .much as we could do,
so we laid him in the earth in his
‘bluey,’ with a sheet of galvanized iron
of the roof under him and another over
him. We could not even read a prayer
as it was dark and too far to go for our
book and light and return. -
The sheep are dying by thousands;
horses are knocked out for want of
water; the mail coach cannot run, and
we have to depend on a camel or two
that are being sent. So C—--—.and I are
determined to start and walk to Broken
Hill, as if we wait longer we may not
have the strength. Many squatters here
are quite. ruined, the millions of rabbits
own the country, and this drought has
finished their ruin. Even the blacks
have "prickly heat, a fact hitherto un-
known.
LEARN TO COOK.
"It is the Soup That Drakes the Soldier."
Says the French Adngc.
Whether it is wise to make instruc-
tion in cooking an important part of the
function of the public school is an open
question, although the result of experi-
ment in this direction seems to show '
that it does not interfere with the ,
proper work of the school and is. full of
benefit to certain classes of pupils.
In defense of the instruction of girls
and women who are to live a domestic
ll 50 in the art of cooking there is every-
thing to be said. {It} the soup that
makes the soldier)”. is an old French
military proverb, and that the fate of
nations depends on the dinner and the
.ligestion of a Minister «was Voltaire’s
observation.
I ' , As men grow older and wiser they
love their victuals more. In the height
of his vigor “Christopher Nort ” de-
=.-larcd that there was no pleasure of
nody or soul to be preferred to eating.
Great men have always disdained fast
days. How important then must be not
only the matter of food selection, but
also of preparationl Nothing will do
more to break down health than had
cooking. ~ ..
As one of the purposes of, the public
school is the making of future good citr
izens, it may be urged with some force
that as instruction in cooking is calcu.
lated to save the future citizens from
the consequences of a pernicious diet, it
isquite as important as instruction in
arithmefi’c, and certainly more impor-
tant than instruction in music.
Unemployed People can Vacant Lou.
A New York association secured, two
years ago, a number of vacant lots
which they parcelled out to be culti-
vated by persons who were without
employment. The association wished
to help the poor to help themselves, and
their success prompted twenty citiesrto
take up the scheme. All but two, Cin-
cinnati and St. Louis, have taken up
agxin this year on a larger scale the
s-good work. In St. J o‘seph,‘ M0,,
only one man was willing to cultivate a.
Mo! waste land last year, but his suc-
cus was such that this year there is not
land enough to supply the applicants.
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LOST IN A CAN. OF’T-OMATOES. C
When the Can was opened the Watch Be
* gnu to Tick.
The findingof a gold watch and char”
in a can of tomatoes by an Indianapol
woman brings out a remarkable story,
The find Was reported and the circum
stances noted in the Indianapolis News
and the next day a young woman who
woman who is employed in a cannery
appeared at the office and identified the
watch and chain.
Shedost them two years ago she said.
and while employed at the factory. She
did not know she lost them, and adver-
tised at the time for several days. Sl~
says this would .have discovered tlw.
property if it had not been sealed in
can in a storehouse. She had long ug-
bought a new one. . . .-
The lost one was dearer to her, how
ever, both because it was prettier an”:
because it was given to 'her.
ry is that the watch and pendant‘chai':
dropped from her belt into 'one of the.
elevator buckets of tomatoes, was car-
ried to the filler and went through the
filler to the Can. , ‘ '
The bow, or ring. which connects the
watch and chain was not found, and it
is believed that this part was not solid '
gold, and was, therefore, eaten .by the
acid of the tomatoes. The main spring
was broken, but everything else was in-
tact during, the two years’ handling of
the can, and the watch is again as good
as new and is keeping good time.
HOW TO ACQUIRE GRACEFULLNESS.
mm. to Women Who Want to Look
Pretty on their Wheels.
Of the multitude of women who are .
now cycling, there are only a few who
have acquired a really graceful-style ot
riding. Whether it is because the
greater proportion are still in their n0.
vitiate, or that the majority strive after
speed before all else, can scarcely be
decided; it is certain, however, that
there is a great deal of room for im
provement in this respect.
The oft repeated statement that a
woman cannot look graceful on a bicy~
cycle is 'a fallacy, the only thing that i-:
needed is a sense of fitness on the part
of the rider, and a proper adjustment
of the machine. -
Some woman have an idea that any
costume will do, So that the skirt 1-
very short. This is a great mistake.
One must have a special costume for
cycling, just as for equestrianism.
Feathers, flowing skirts, capes, and a
hundred and one other articles of drees
look just as out of place on a bicycle as .
on 'a horse. ~ A plain narrow skirt. not
too short, held in place by a pair of
dress holders, a smart Norfolk jacket,
a neat hat, untrimmed, save for- a nar-
row band, and, perhaps. a quill, plain-
black shoes and stockings, a ’well prac-
ticed ankle action, a straight back, and
you will look equally graceful as when
indulging in any other recreation. ‘
The Pretty Burmese \Vomen. ’
No Mongolian can be beautiful ac
cording to the European standard, bu‘.
apart from» this standard there is mucl .
to admire’in the Burmese girl. A round
face with olive skin and dark bright
eyes, is surmounted by coils of smooth
black hair, in which is jauntily stuck a
flower or two. The upper part of the
body is modestly covered with a white
cotton jacket. Bound closely round
her slender ‘ hips and falling to the
ground is worn the tamein, or skirt,
which is generally of silk, woven into a
brilliant and harmonious combination
of colors. A gray colored silk wrap is
threwn across the shoulders and brought
over the head when it is cold. Sandal.-
held by a strap between the big and
second toe protect the feet. All women
young and old, smoke immense green
cheroots. ‘
It is not at all unusual to see a bev:
of women and "children dressed as bril
liantly as a bed of tulips on a spring
day, engaged in pumng great clouds of
smoke outof cheroots twice as long as
their smiling, pretty faces. The child-
ren of the poor go absolutely naked till
about ten years of age. They do not
even wear the necklace of beads or the
piece of string and - a rupee which pass
for costume in Bengal. The men are as
brilliantly dressed as the women. Their
long black hair is gathered into a knot
beneath the folds of a pink silk turban.
A white Jacket and peach make up the
costume. The pasoh is a' shirt made of
a single width of silk about five yards
long. Brought; close around the hips,‘
it hangs in full folds in front. The Via-f
verite color is rcse pink, woven into
plaids, stripes and checks.
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THE "DORKIE smouapmsm. .
A Chicago Girl Nonpludfled by the Chair’s
. Pronunciation. ‘
Last evening, at one of the large Pres
byterian churches on the south side, a
specially attractive service was held.
It had been widely advertised, and every
seat was filled. In- one of. the forward
pews sat a young person who eagerly
waited for the proceedings to com-
mence.
The opening number "on the pro-'
gramme was a voluntary beginning, "A
day in thy courts is better than a thou-
sand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in
the house of my God ’than to dwell in
But the
young person hadn’t a programme and
she didn’t know. '
A woman’s beautiful voice rang out
clear and strong, and the young person
taxed her ears to catch the werds. At
first they eluded her exasperatingly, but
by patience and close attention she fi-
nally grasped the situation. The singer
c nsidered a day in the courts toa thou-
spent elsewhere. So far so good. But
the next sentence staggered the young’
person. The singer thrilled forth'that
she had rather be a “dorkie bird” in
, the house of her God than to occupy an
elevated position in a less righteous
place. ' . ‘
. The young person pondered. Since
her early infancy she had been fed on
verses and chapters from the Bible, but
somehOw she couldn’t seem to remem-
ber any "reference to a “dorkie bird.”
She must be mistaken in 'the word, she
thought, and settled herself to listen to
the tenor, who was now warbling the
sweet melody. Surely he would sing
the words plainly. '. .But no, the rendi-
tion was as, before—“dorkie bird.”' The
centralto and 'bass made nochangein
the version; but sang it as the Soprano
and tenor had done. '
“he young person’s mind was per-
;ed. She cbuld not {in her thoughts
on the prayer which followed, but bow-
ed .her head and meditated on the vari-
ous Biblical combinations. No, she
could not recall the least reference to a
“dorkie .bird,”, but if the choir sang
about it, Surely there must be such a
thing. She wondered if it were really
anything like an. English sparrow. Ev-
idently it was a humble member of the
feathery tribe, for’it was used in an un-
important occasion. ‘
During a subseQuent vocal number
she leaned toward her escort. “What
is a dorkie bird?” she Whispered softly.
“A what?” he inquired.
“A dorkie bird.”
He turned on her a pair of interested
eyes.
“A what?" he asked again. _ ,
“Oh, never mind," she whispered,
nervously. “It’s nothing. They are
going to pray.”
To the exclusion of all else that idea
of the unusual bird occupied her atten-
tion durin g. the remainder of the service.
When she reached home she rushed to
her room md seized .her Bible. I After
an ardu...u search she found the place
and read: “A day in Thy courts is bet-
ter than a thousand. I had rather be a
doorkeeper—” .
“Doorkeeperl Oh l” she said faintly,
and sat down on the edge of the bed.
FOOD AND’ DRINK.
Points About Many Dishes and Advice on
. Tea Making.
At the rate we are progressing in
other arts. it is to be hoped that the cul-
inary art—the most important of them
all—will have made such progress dur-
ing the coming century that the service
of soggy, heavy desserts and dyspepsia-
breeding sweets at the end of dinner
will be a thing of unpleasant memory
only. ' Americans, especially young
Americans, have been handicapped
with such fare long enough. They
should finish dining with fruits and
trifles. Our air is too rarefied, our ner-
vous organism too delicately "attuned
for the pastry of English farmhand an-
cestry. Our meats do not depend upon
the cruets for their flavor; our sweets
therefore should not be made under the
moderated formula of the saffron age of
cookery. '
Sugar cubes are too large; their size
forces peoplertc use more sugar than is
good for them. It seems strange that
for after- dinner coffee servants invari-
ably forget to quarter a few cubes in
advance of the dinner, but must be spo-‘
ken toyabout it at each meal.
The best way to make tea is to put an
earthen crock on top of the range when
it is quite warm, put into it the neces-
saryfamount of tea leaves; and pour
over it water freely drawn from the
faucet and boiled for the purpose. Let
.it stand until strong enough, then pour
it OK _ gently through 'a cloth into a
pitcher, and when cold set it away till
wanted. The best'wayto cool it is by'
surrounding it with ice‘in‘ a freezer, or
by setting the pitcher in - a bowl of ice.
When serving, insteadof the usual slice
of lemon, 8. little fruit acid, such as our
rant juice, tamarand juice, and the lile
may be-used. This kind of tea is re
freshiug. ~" ~ . - '
I assert that petatOes are healthy
food for healthy people. In certain di-
seases our- very 7-ch0ices't"'foods are' pro-
hibited; not on the ground that ., they
are unhealthy, but because‘they are fat-
tening, and so is bread. '. "So long'as-you-
remain in perfect health‘eat pctatoes as
often as you-~please,-.but don’ t always
eat them'cooked in one way. .
Filled cheese will not make a Welsh ~
rabbit (not rarebit). The moment it is
heated the lard in it turns to oil and
spoils the dish. If your rabbit is a fail-
ure it is likely that your grocer has sold
you filled cheese instead of full cream
cheese. '
Bicycles and Pretty Feet.
The latest'tribnte to the powers of
the bicycle comes from a chiropodist.
He says that bicycle riding produces
the high instep desired by beauty-seek-
ers. .It has the 'same.efiect upon the
feet as holdingthem in the stirrup, and
bareback riding has long been held ac-
countable for the Southern women’s
pretty. aristocratic feet. ' ' ‘
1 Weed,“ Druggist.
'_1HEEVEN1N (xGAZE'ITE ., p
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01d people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This ‘medicine does not stimulate and
contains no. whiskey nor other intoxi-'
cant, but acts as atonic and alterstive. - It
acts mildly on the stomach, and bowels,
adding strength and'giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding- Nature in the‘
performance of the _' functions. ' Electric
Bitters is an excellent a petizer and aids
digestion. Old People nd it just exact-
ly what they need. Price fifty cents and
$1.00 per bottle at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store Norwalk and ’Monroe's New Ca-
naan. .
The Riverlstreet gate tender’s shanty
is very prettily ornamented with a
morning-glory vine.
,l rim Lives saved.
Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City,
Ill. was'told byhe'r doctOrs she had Con-
sum tion, and that there was no hope
.for , er, but two bottles of Dr. King’s
New Discovery completely-cured her and
she says it saved her life. Mr. T homes
Eggers, 139 Florida St., San Francisco,
suffered froma dreadful cold, approach-
ing Consum tion; tried without result
everything e se, then bought. one bottle
of Dr. King’s New Discovery and in two
weeks wascured. He is naturally thank-
ful. It is such results; of which these are
samples, to at prove the wonderful eificacy
of- this medicine in coughs .and colds.
Free trial bottles at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New (‘9.-
naan. Regular size 50c. and $1.00.
John Su'omon of Dawson, \Georgis,
:is visitin: his sister Mrs. Elias Gusowski
on Mrs street.
. Belief in 55.1: Hours. .
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved insiz heurs by the f-‘New '
GREAT -SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE.” . This new remedy is a great, sur-
prise on account of its exceeding p'tompt,
ness in relieving pain in the bladder
kidneys, back and every part of the urin.
ary passages in male or female. It re-
lieves re‘ention‘ of water. and pain in pass-
ing it almost immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is your remedy.
gold- by E. P. \Veed, Druggist. Norwalk,
onn.
James G. Blaine put himself on record
as of the opinion that a 22-cent dollar is
a cheat!
Mother’s Delight With Hand’s Colic Cure
HAVERHILL, Mass, 11-30-’95.—Hand
Medicine Co.—“I Wish to say that I pro-
cured a sample bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic
Cure and am delighted with it. My baby
is new four months old, and has suffered
every day of her short life with col-
ic. I have tried almost everthiug ever
heard of, but can truthfully say that any-
thing I have tried cannot compare with
Dr. Hand‘s Colic Cure. Yours respect-
fully, Mrs. G. G. Miller, 38 Arch St.”
Sold by all druggists, 25c.
Mrs. K. Ferguson and children, of
Brooklyn, are the guests of George ,W.
Stools on"Haibor avenue.
Try Allen-‘3 Foot-Ease, .
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At, this season of the year your feet feel
swollen and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have aching feet, new shoes or tight
shoes, try Allen’s Foot-Ease. .It cools
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures
and prevents swollen and sweating feet,
blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns
and bunions of all pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggisls and shoe stores for 25¢. Sent
by mail for 25C in stamps. Address,
Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y.
Ruth Flynn and her little friends are
celebrating the former”s seventh births
day anniversary at the Knob. this after-
noon. .
snakclnto Iom- Shoes
Allen‘s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful swellings of the joints
and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It’s the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen’s Foot-Ease
makes tight-fitting or new shees feel
easy, It is a certain cure for sweating,
callous and bet, tired, aching feet. Try
it to-day. Sold by all drnggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Trial package free. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bowe of Water
street have removed to New York after
a residence of over twenty years in Nor- —
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Mother’s Find Nothing to Equal Dr. Hand 3
Colic Cure.
WATE‘RBURY Conn, 4-2-’96—-Hand
Medicine Coz—Dear Sitsz—“I am using
Dr. Hand’s Cough and Group Medicine
and Colic Cure for my children and find
nothing to equal them. They work
like magic. I would not be without
them in my house. The little ones love
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure and cry for it ; it
relieves them almost instantly. Mrs.
Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. At all drug-
gists, 25. .
‘ Mr. Isaac-Bowe' removed his house:
hold belongings this morning from the
James block, Water-street, to 326 East
42d street, New York.
Bucklln’s Amlcu salvo.
The Best Salvein the world for Outs
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum
Fever Sores Tetter, Chopped Hands
Ohilblaius, barns and all Skin 'Ernp
tions,-and positivelyoures Price. or .no
Payrcquir-ed. It is guaranteed to give
perfectsatisfaution,or money refunded
Prite25cents per box. ~l7‘or Sale by
. E P. Weed, Nor-walk and Monroe, New
Canaan. - _
Mr. and Mrs. Dale, nee Marion
Prowitt, of Denver. Colorado, are the
guests of her crand-parenrs,2Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M Prowitt, on East avenue.
Olifi'ord Tinckler of Newark N. J., is
visiting relatives on Orchard street.
The Best Remedy for Bowel 'Com-
plaints. -
It. gives me pleasure to most heartil .
recommend Chamberlain’s Medicines.
advertised them for a long time before I had
occasion to‘ use them inmy own family. At
the time referred to, thepati'ent was sufi'er—
ing. terribly from cramps, yomitmg and
purgeing. was delighted with the prompt
relief afforded by Chamberlain’s Coho, Chol-
lera-and Diarrhoea.Bemedy.—-A. M. Evans,
LAND Editor and Proprietor ofthe Weekly
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